RAWG, which depending on who you ask, is either GWAR temporarily transmuted into human form or the world's most preeminent GWAR cover band, has announced a gig. The band hasn't played in at least a few years, but they will be at "The Freeman Fifteen" gig, which celebrates 15 years of the pr company Freeman promotions. The gig is on a boat, too. It's May 13 at the Liberty Belle in New York. The cruise runs about three hours. Trukken opens.
Lauren Denitzio has announced that they will be bringing Worriers to a close. They announced this in an Instagram post which reads, After five albums, two EPs, and countless tours across three continents, I’m wrapping up Worriers as a project. The tour in May will be my last shows on the East Coast as this band, with West Coast dates to be announced soon. I love so much of what goes into making music, but if you’ve been following along, Worriers has been thrown a lot of curveballs over the years. With ever-changing goal posts, the economics of touring, and the diminishing returns of social media, I’m just not having fun anymore. I’ve always said that being in a band is the most fun job in the world, but I’ve reached a point where too many expectations associated with that don’t align with my values anymore. At a certain point, that overrides the fun parts. I’m still recovering from burnout and need to shake up the creative snow globe of my life. I certainly hope that I tour again, but I want to do other things too like write an EP with friends for fun, produce someone else’s record, write songs for other people, and travel more without having to play shows to get there. If you have ideas for any of that, you know how to find me. Thank you to everyone who wrote on these records, got on stage with me, believed in my songs, and gave me too many opportunities to count. I’ve met some of the best people I could ever hope to know through playing music, and I’ll never take that part for granted. I hope you’ll go support Ernest Jenning Record Co, who still has my latest two records in print. I look forward to the next chapter and seeing you at these final few shows. HAVE FUN DON’T DIE Worriers will be playing their final East Coast shows this May including a performance at Pouzza Fest in Montreal and will be announcing their final West Coast shows soon. Worriers released their albums Warm Blanket and Trust Your Gut in 2023. Check out Lauren’s statement in full below.
Chinese Medicine have released a new song. It is called “Total Happiness” and features Shiv Scott of Shiv and The Carvers. The song is off their upcoming EP The Trans Agenda which will be out on May 16 via Twin Fang Records. Chinese Medicine released their EP Die Aspora in 2022. Check out the song below.
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Survival Club have released a video for their song “Maybe We’ll Learn Something From All of This (But Probably Not)”. The video was filmed at Encounter Studios in Toronto, Ontario and was directed by Chelsea Williams. Survival Club released the song as a standalone single in July 2024. Check out the video below.
Penny Rimbaud of Crass and sax player Louise Elliot have released an album. It's called Touch is Hold and was actually recorded back in 2012. it's out now via Caliban sounds. Gee Vaucher did the artwork. You can hear it below.
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Anthony Green has announced that he will be releasing a reworked and reimagined version of his debut solo album Avalon. The album is called So Long, Avalon and will be out on June 20 via Born Losers Records. Two songs have been released, “She Loves Me So” and “Stonehearted Man”. Anthony Green will be touring the US starting on July 11 in Philadelphia and wrapping up on September 13 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Geoff Rickly and Kurt Travis will be playing support. Anthony Green released his album Doom. Spun. in 2024. Check out the songs, tracklist, and dates below.
<p>What’s left to divulge about a band that’s lived as boldly and nakedly as the Butthole Surfers? As the new documentary Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt proves, plenty. The Tom Stern-directed film contains your standard BHS insanity: Frontman Gibby Haynes firing a shotgun onstage at Lollapalooza, a This Is Spinal Tap-esque rotation of nine bassists, pockets of nudity (more than you’d expect, somehow). But underneath the antics is a fair share of bombshells — guitarist Paul Leary’s admission […]</p>
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