<p>Something In The Way Fest is back for its second edition this weekend — and if the festival continues compiling this level of top-tier rock, it might just become one of Massachusetts’ favorite music festivals. With artists like Soccer Mommy, Slowdive, American Football, and Mannequin Pussy (pictured above) on the bill, how could it not? Scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday (February 1 and 2) at Roadrunner in Brighton, Something In The Way Fest is a two-day rundown of rock’s […]</p>
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Hirax is going to release a new album. It's called Faster than Death and it will be out via Armageddon. That's out February 28 and you can hear the lead single below.

L.S. Dunes have released a video for “Forgiveness”. The video was shot and edited by Patrick Demarais and Nicholas Demarais. The song features violin by Shelley Weiss and is off their album Violet which is out now via Fantasy Records. L.S. Dunes are currently on tour in Europe and will be touring the US and Toronto in the spring. Check out the video below.

Earlier this week, we reported that Jason Roeder of Neurosis and Sleep was selling all of his gear and stated that he was no longer a touring musician. Last night, he put up a new post clarifying his position. He states that he has not quit music, but is not currently touring due to personal reasons. He also says that there is nothing he'd rather be doing than playing music. He adds that he was fired from Sleep last fall, via phone, by the band's manager and has not spoken to Al Cisneros or Matt Pike. to that end, he is also selling all of his Sleep records. You can see his post below.

Murder By Death have announced that they will be going on their final tour. The band announced this with a statement posted on Instagram that reads, ”This band has always been a jumble of contradictions. On the one hand, we've had a long-running career where we got to make art for a living. But on the other, we have always eluded any kind of traditional success.  We weren't covered much in the press, we never had a song that had a lot of radio play, nothing ever went viral, we didn't have a big social media presence, we never played a good festival spot where there was a sea of people in the audience, not once opened an arena or even a big shell auditorium show or tour. We constantly lost opportunities because of the band name and were somehow always treated like nobodies or yesterday's news by most of the industry. But you, you gosh dang wonderful audience, managed to keep us growing, and we never had a career slump.  When we were our busiest — playing over 200 shows a year — we were chronically underpaid and always barely scraping by. But people kept writing us or telling us how much we mattered and kept showing up, and we started to believe it a little. And then over the years, we grew to a more manageable place and it seemed possible to carve out a niche in this massive, mean world of entertainment. When I reflect on how good our career was and how lucky we were, I'm left with just gratitude for the small team of folks who have worked with the band and this grassroots fan following that has lifted us up the entire time. I feel like we owe any and all our success to you.  I never called us DIY — despite taking on much of the work ourselves — because there are always people behind the scenes helping: it takes a village. Thank you to the promoters, clubs, bands, managers, agents, artists, publishers, lawyers, publicists, crews, etc. etc. etc. who believed in us and everyone who made this work for so long. An enormous thank you to those of you who helped us through the many difficult periods.  Thank you for your relentless support, your passionate listening, and your generosity. It's been the honor of my life to write, record, sing and perform for you. We are currently in the studio pouring ourselves into a new album — stay tuned for it. After this tour, we plan to continue to do our cave shows so we can have a way to meet up once a year, but that's it. We will be joined on this last tour by Laura Jane Grace, William Elliott Whitmore, AJJ, Shawn James and BJ Bahram. Excited to see you all on this last trip out.The final tour will take place across the US and parts of Canada with throughout the year, starting in June and running through November. Laura Jane Grace, William Elliott Whitmore, AJJ, Shawn James, and BJ Bahram will be joining them on select dates. Murder By Death will be releasing one final album and their most recent album was Spell/Bound in 2022. Check out the dates below.

Vienna Vienna has released a video for his new song “God Save The Queens”. The video features a cameo from drag queen Salina Es Titties. Vienna Vienna released his EP Wonderland in 2024. Check out the video below.

<p>The Weeknd’s world-renowned “Blinding Lights” will return to Foxborough this summer. The pop superstar today (January 31) unveiled his “After Hours Til Dawn” stadium tour, which spans 25-plus dates across North America. The tour launches in early May and runs through the beginning of September, with the artist born Abel Tesfaye stopping by Gillette Stadium on June 10. The announcement arrives in tandem with The Weeknd’s sixth album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, although his upcoming tour won’t focus solely on his […]</p>
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<p>For the better part of 30 years, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes have sung praises for the city of Boston. While it would seem like just another cordial acknowledgment from two of the funniest men in the business, Smith is here to promise us that it is, indeed, anything but empty lip service. Setting up shop at The Wilbur on Sunday (February 2) to kick off their Aural Sects tour, and effectively begin the next chapter of the Jay and […]</p>
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Today we are thrilled to bring you a premiere of the new video by Portland-based rockers The Mistons! The video is for their new song “Bronze Age Collapse” and was directed, shot, and edited by James Winters. Speaking to Punknews about the song and video, guitarist and vocalist Sean Crohen said, “My dad left me tons of books, a good part of them on ancient history. I spent years reading them when I came across the Bronze Age Collapse. Finding out about it when I did seemed to correlate with our times and issues, a dance I would prefer we avoid entirely. I think the video took several times longer to create than writing and recording, Mike Vasquez banged this one out at his Astoria home studio during a long weekend. Jame’s video on the other hand became a labor of love with the passing of all of our hero David Lynch. The details are fantastic and we were totally blown away when we saw it.” “Bronze Age Collapse” will be available along with “Anxiety” on The Mistons’ upcoming 7-inch called Single. It will be out on February 21 via Nadine Records and you can pre-order it right here. Watch the video below!

Rebelmatic have released a new song. It is called “Cornbread and Collard Greens” and is off their upcoming album Black Hole Eats the Tornado which will be out in late February via Say 10 Records. Rebelmatic released their live album Rebelmatic Live at Fuzzfest WV earlier this year and released Mourning Dove in 2022. Check out the song below.