Craig Finn of The Hold Steady has announced that he will be releasing a new solo album. It is called Always Been and will be out on April 4 via Tarmac Recordings / Thirty Tigers. A video for his new song “People of Substance” which was created by David Kelling has also been released. Craig Finn released A Legacy of Rentals in 2022. Check out the video and tracklist below.
London, Ontario-based punk band Polluted has released a video for their song “Lemongrabber”. The video was produced, shot, and edited by @alex_telfer_av and @carolinerjunqu. The song is off their EP Chocolate Nickels and Dimes which was released earlier this month. Check out the video below.
Californian music festival GROWING UP IS DUMB is back after nearly 10 years and has announced its first wave lineup. Algernon Cadwallader, Ariella, Babebee, Dogs on Acid, F.Y.P., Frown Line, Ging Nang Boyz, Good Luck, Merry Christmas, Sad Park, Shinobu, Short Fictions, Star 99, Sunday Cruise, Superworld, The Taxpayers, Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra, and Whatever, Dad will be playing the festival. GROWING UP IS DUMB is presented by Lauren Records and it will take place at The Echo and Echoplex in Los Angeles, California on April 5.
Knuckle Puck have released a new song. It is called “Nice To Know Ya” and is available digitally now via Pure Noise Records. Knuckle Puck released their album Losing What We Love in 2023. Check out the song below.
<p>When Q Division moved from Davis Square to Rindge Avenue in Cambridge in 2023, we wrote that the recording studio’s new digs represented “the most refined vision of Q Division to date.” Nearly two years later, the storied Boston-area institution is still polishing its third location into a fully-realized vision. Last night (January 23), members of the region’s music community visited Q Division for a walkthrough and celebration of the studio’s completed Studio B and adjacent lounge. While the additional […]</p>
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Punk Rock Bowling has announced details for two more club shows. Street Dogs (playing their album Back to the World), The Briefs, Beton Arme, and Mystery Actions will be playing the Fremont Country Club on May 25. New Bomb Turks, The Baboon Show, Civic, and Cromm Fallon and the P200 will be playing at The Usual Place on May 25. Lee Fields, Shannon and the Clams, and The Luxuries will be playing at the Citrus Grand Pool Deck on May 25. That show will also feature a DJ set from Jessie Wagner of The Aggrolites. Check out the posters for the shows below.
<p>When the weeks grow longer, the jams must be shorter. That’s just how it is, we don’t make the rules. So as we begin to fade perhaps the longest fucking week ever, we’re sunsetting it with a high-octane sucker-punch of a 78-second banger from Wax Jaw called “Night Sweats.” The Philadelphia psych-punk band unleashes its buzzsaw of a tune today (January 24), the first lethal taste of a new album due later this year that’s certain to continue unfuckwithable label […]</p>
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The HIRS Collective have announced European tour dates for the spring. These dates join their previously announced dates supporting Chat Pile in the UK. The HIRS Collective released their album We’re Still Here in 2023. Check out the dates below.
Sunrot have released a video for their song “The First Wound”. The video features footage shot on tour and was edited by Ross Bradley. The song is off their EP Passages which is out now via Prosthetic Records. Check out the video below.
Tokyo-based punk band Ging Nang Boyz have announced that they will be going on their first-ever US tour. Shinobu will be joining them on all dates. Ging Nang Boyz will also be releasing a new comp album called Blew Blue on March 14 via Lauren Records. The artwork for the album was created by Jesse Micheals. They’ve released a song from the comp called “Nikaisen”. Check out the song, tracklist, and dates below.