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Tours: Cliffdiver / The Casper Fight Scene / Leisure Hour (US)


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Cliffdiver has announced US tour dates for this winter. The Casper Fight Scene and Leisure Hour will be joining them on all dates. Cliffdiver released their album birdwatching earlier this year. Check out the dates below.

Authority Zero: "Long Way To Go"


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Authority Zero have released a new song called β€œLong Way To Go”. The song is off their upcoming EP Thirty Years: Speaking to the Youth which will be out on November 1. Authority Zero released their album Ollie Ollie Oxen Free in 2021. Check out the song below.

DS Gallery: Grime punk? Hip-hop? Grunge? You get a taste of it all with Bob Vylan and Jigsaw Youth at Chicago’s Subterranean!

Chicago got a truly unforgettable night of grime punk and grunge with the high-intensity raw power from both Bob Vylan and Jigsaw Youth at the Subterranean on October 1st. You know Dying Scene would not miss the Humble as the Sun tour! Joining Bob Vylan on their North American tour is my favorite nitty gritty […]

Chicago got a truly unforgettable night of grime punk and grunge with the high-intensity raw power from both Bob Vylan and Jigsaw Youth at the Subterranean on October 1st. You know Dying Scene would not miss the Humble as the Sun tour!

Joining Bob Vylan on their North American tour is my favorite nitty gritty city band, Jigsaw Youth.

Jigsaw Youth is non-stop working their asses off; since we last covered them at their show with Des Rocs at The Bottom Lounge on April 26th, the sludgy-grunge non-apologetic band from Staten Island, NY has released two more singles: “Waiting” and “Secret“.

They also played major festivals Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky and Aftershock in Sacramento, California all while embarking on Bob Vylan’s Humble as the Sun North American tour. 

Jigsaw Youth’s gritty guitar riffs echoes of excitement, complete with angsty vocals; top that off with encouraging fans to form circle pits and you have the perfect storm of chaotic energy.

What is up next for Jigsaw Youth? East Coasters are in luck: on November 3rd they are playing with an absolutely sick line up at Gold Sounds in Brooklyn, New York with Skarhead and NEWCOMER plus a nearly sold-out show (if not sold out already!) in Philadelphia on December 14th at Creep Records. You can also get your vacation on at ShipRocked January 19-25th, 2025 and cruise with some killer bands.  

Meanwhile, I will be here waiting, wishing and hoping for a well-deserved Jigsaw Youth headlining tour and album. πŸ˜‰ 

The grime punk/hip hop hell-raising duo from London Bob Vylan took the stage next. Compromised of Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan, they released Humble as the Sun on April 5th, 2024. They both put on an exciting, in your face performance every time I have seen them (check out our gallery of them from Riot Fest 2022 here!) and they cannot be missed. Their unique blend of genres creates a sense of urgency and action, but also comradery and tranquility. 

Bobby Vylan makes a connection with his audience at every show, engaging with fans and fearlessly crowd surfing, leaving everyone thrilled to be a part of the experience. His passionate energy while echoing social and political issues is nothing short of inspiring. The duo’s performances always knock it out of the park! 

The duo also played Louder Than Life and Aftershock this year in addition to several European music festivals. The Humble as the Sun tour continues to the UK right now, so if you are across the pond do not miss your chance to see them! 

Check out the rest of the gallery below!

by Staff Writer Mary_Sunde
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Alessia Cara paints a portrait of love on β€˜(Isn’t It) Obvious’


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<p>Get ready for an(other) Alessia Cara renaissance. The Canadian alt-pop artist is set to release new album Love & Hyperbole on Valentine’s Day ’25, and today (October 21) primes the release pump with a mindful dose of cool via a John Mayer collaboration called “(Isn’t It) Obvious.” The chilled-out and magnetic pop-rock single paints a lyrical portrait of unconditional love and follows recent effort “Dead Man,” complete with a sweet guitar solo from Mayer. β€œIf β€˜Dead Man’ is about emotional […]</p>
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Isabel LaRosa spins a web of admiration and infatuation on β€˜Muse’


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<p>Last month Isabel LaRosa rolled through Allston for a show at Brighton Music Hall, and we told y’all not to sleep. Now the teenage Cuban-American artist from Maryland continues her ascent with an elevated dose of dark alt-pop hypnotism called “Muse,” a lush and dizzying new single via via Slumbo Labs/RCA Records that hit the streams this past Friday (October 18). Β  As guitar riffs fuel its alt-rock core, “Muse” explores lyrical themes of admiration and infatuation as LaRosa radiates […]</p>
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DS Album Review: Beastii – “Follower”

Chicago rockers Beastii have released Follower, their first album in seven years. Beastii has brought a genre-bending collection of songs to the table that blends garage rock urgency in a post-punk atmosphere. Beastii wears their influences on their sleeves for all to see, and holy crap, is it fun. The first half of Follower channels […]

Chicago rockers Beastii have released Follower, their first album in seven years. Beastii has brought a genre-bending collection of songs to the table that blends garage rock urgency in a post-punk atmosphere. Beastii wears their influences on their sleeves for all to see, and holy crap, is it fun.

The first half of Follower channels raw energy with precision and opens with the song “Justine.” Lyrics praise its titular hero for her intimidating coolness and being a fighting machine. The second track “The Limit,” who dares to join them, is equally a welcome and a challenge. “Cosmic Burner’s” mid-tempo is a nice transition into the surfy and note-bending “Spilt Milk.” 

“Evil Eye” channels Le Tigre with its drum machine driving the song. An eighty-second intro jumps into short lyrics about cutting ties with someone and repeating lines, β€œDon’t look at me! Don’t talk to me! Don’t think about me!” The meditative “Double-Sided Cig” is a Sonic Youth-like song about seeing the faults in the habits you’re cultivating. Its pre-chorus chant “Don’t fuck it up, don’t fuck it up,” gives us a sense that there’s a lack on confidence and frustration in the attempts to make these changes. “Sell Out” is a nice little pep talk on your own creating worth and reminds you not to sell yourself for cheap or discount your personality.Β 

The back half of this album is very post-punk. The Peter Gunn theme-styled bass line for “Butch Beach” is surfy and steady and feels like the long-lost child of the B-52’s “Planet Claire.” The drum-machined “Ghost Follower” is a driving synthy darkwave song “Subliminal” feels like it could fit well on a Pixies’ album. “In The Ground” is a moody romp before closing strong with the new wave “Trusted Mystik” and “Be Sweet.” “Be Sweet” seems to be the amalgamation of the sound cultivated by the band and might be my favorite closing song on a record this year.

I cite these influences of other bands not as a way to denigrate Follower at all. I think this is a well-made album. The best bands are the ones who can take their influences and meld them to create something new. This album succeeds because of this. 

Jen Dot’s vocals adjust well to whatever genre is thrown at her. Her and Jesse Fevvers’ guitars work congruently on the rock songs of the album. Maureen Neer shares bass and keyboard duty with Kai Black and Asha Adisa of the band Orisun. The nonchalant keys on the more rockier songs only enhance their sound, but the keys on the post-punk songs really stand out. Chris Lee sits behind the drums and the mixing board on this album and has created a unique sound for Beastii to bring together.

There are right ways and wrong ways to do this sort of album. I’ve always felt bands that did the whole garage rock revival thing take themselves too seriously, but with Beastii, there’s an element of fun and joy that comes through vividly in arrangements. This record is a great journey through music and moods. Don’t sleep on this album. Follower from Beastii is out now.

by Staff Writer Forrest Gaddis
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Rancid, Descendents, Circle Jerks, War On Women, Propagandhi, more on upcoming D.O.A. tribute comp


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A new D.O.A. tribute album is on its way. It is called No Escape From What You Are and features 15 covers of songs across their catalog by 14 different bands including Circle Jerks, Fear, Propagandhi, Descendents, Rancid, War On Women, Adolescents, M.D.C., and Duff McKagan. It will be out on October 25 via Sudden Death Records. Check out the tracklist below.

Tsunami Bomb release live video for "Take The Reins"


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Tsunami Bomb have released a live video of them performing β€œTake The Reins” at the Manchester Punk Festival. The video was filmed by Mark Richards at Gorilla in Manchester, UK on March 29, 2024. β€œTake The Reins” is off the band’s album The Ultimate Escape which was released in 2002. Check out the video below.

Silverstein to release double album, share "Confession" video


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Silverstein have announced that they will be releasing a double album. It is called Antibloom / Pink Moon and will be released in two parts. Antibloom will be out on February 21 via UNFD and Pink Moon will be out later in 2025. The band has also released a video for their new song β€œConfession” which was directed and edited by Wyatt Clough. Silverstein released their album Misery Made Me in 2022. Check out the video below.

Fest Intentions: Cruel World 2025 in Pasadena, CA


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<p>There are 208 days until May 17, 2025 — which means there are only 208 days until a ‘Til Tuesday reunion show. The iconic Boston new wave band led by Aimee Mann is part of the 2025 edition of Cruel World Festival, the annual goth, post-punk, and classic alternative fest held at Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The springtime fest unveiled its lineup today, and extremely notable to our interests here in Massachusetts is ‘Til Tuesday’s (rather […]</p>
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