<p>“Sometimes, the best thing you can do is not a damn thing,” Dave Munro sings on Air Traffic Controller’s song “Sometimes.” In other cases, the best move is to strip away life’s background buzz — just as the Boston group did for their new dash acoustic EP. The project, which dropped today (March 28), pares down three tunes from Air Traffic Controller’s 2022 album DASH. The acoustic EP reworks “Sometimes,” “Anybody Got A Light?,” and “100%,” bringing folksy flair to […]</p>
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Today we are extremely excited to bring you the premiere of the new EP by Portland-based new wave-y post-punks Creature Party! The EP is called The Meaning of Being and features six party rockin’ tracks. The songs are full of danceable beats and the band’s signature wit whether they are talking about bites sustained while working at the Playboy Mansion, exploring the frustrations that come with being kept in the dark, seeing the world through a UFO's eyes, celebrating badass women, or contemplating quicksand. We caught up with the band to hear the stories behind each of the tracks.The Meaning of Being will be out everywhere on March 31 and you can pre-save it right here. Creature Party will be playing their EP release show on April 5 at the Kenton Club in Portland, Oregon. Listen to the EP and read the track-by-track breakdown below!

<p>Alex Scharfman’s Death of a Unicorn seemingly only exists to terrify little children mortally as they walk with their parents to whatever theater in the multiplex is showing Dog Man – an arresting sight to the seven-year-old eye, one that will open up a bevy of complex and ugly questions on the ride home about mortality and that Goldfish Farm Upstate that little Flipper made his way to last year. If a unicorn can die, so can a fish, and […]</p>
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Sex Pistols with Frank Carter have announced that they will be heading out on a North American tour. The tour will begin on September 16 in Dallas, Texas, and wrap up on October 16 in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale to the general public on April 4 but pre-sales will begin on April 1. This is the band's first North American tour with Frank Carter on vocals. The Sex Pistols are made up of Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Glen Matlock. Check out the dates below.

Mike Vallely, who has been the singer for the reunited Black Flag for about six years, has apparently left the band. On his substack, he posted an journal entry called "My final tour with Black Flag." While he doesn't directly state that he has left the band in the body of the piece, he details how much of a miserable time he had on the last Black Flag tour. We reached out to Mike for comment, but have not heard back. You can read the the entry here and draw your own conclusions. since reforming, Black Flag has had about 13-15 members cycle through the group.

<p>Wake up babe, Waking Windows just dropped its 2025 lineup. Vermont’s annual music festival in Winooski has announced the initial bill of performers for this year’s edition, which is scheduled for the weekend of May 2 to 4. Former Boston resident Palehound (pictured above) and Brooklyn’s Cut Worms lead the lineup of 40-plus acts, the majority of which are local to to the Green Mountain State. As the spring fling spreads across Winooski at venues like The Monkey House and […]</p>
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Born Ruffians have released a lyric video for their new song “Supersonic Man”. The song is off their upcoming album Beauty’s Pride which will be out on June 6 via Wavy Haze Records and Yep Roc Records. Born Ruffians released their album PULP in 2021. Check out the video below.

You Vandal has announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called this is where people come to die and will be out on May 23 via Euclid Place Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “feeling zen -or- covered in shit” which was directed by Matthew Zagorski. You Vandal released their album Pretend I Don’t Exist in 2022. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Earlier this week Mannequin Pussy were the musical guests on an episode of John Mulaney’s Netflix show Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney. This was the band's debut live TV performance. The band performed their song “I Got Heaven” from their 2024 album of the same name. They were joined by Karly Hartzman of Wednesday and Jessica Lea Mayfield. The band also paid tribute to the late Sinead O'Connor with a kick drum cover printed with the iconic image of her ripping up the Pope's photo during her 1992 SNL performance. Check out the video below.