Enjoy, the solo project of Wyatt of the Garden, will release a new album on March 21. It will be called Ther Sound of Deceit and the lead single is expedited out this week. We'll keep you updated.

<p>Lalah Hathaway is supplying this year’s BAMS Fest with an extra dose of soul. The annual event — which stands for the Boston Art & Music Soul Festival — has announced the performers scheduled for its 2025 edition, with Hathaway leading the lineup. The singer (and daughter of the late soul legend Donny Hathaway) is one of three national acts who will visit Franklin Park’s Playstead Field on June 28 for the all-ages festival, along with Cleveland-raised singer-songwriter Durand Bernarr […]</p>
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Elway are recording a new album. The band issued a brief statement that said they are done tracking. After mixing and mastering, the band will be moving towards the release phase. You can see the post below.

High Vis have announced that they will be embracing on a North American tour. They will be joined by Militarie Gun on all dates with Age of Apocalypse, Cold Gawd, and Pissed Jeans joining them on select dates. The shows will begin on April 15 in Seattle and will come to a close on May 15 in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale on February 21. High Vis are currently touring the UK with support from Narrow Head and released their album Guided Tour in 2024. Check out the dates below.

Jivebomb have released a video for their new song “Estrela”. The video features live footage which was shot by James Carline, Rob Silverstein, and Greyson Pearce. The video was directed and edited by Noah Haycock. The song is off their upcoming debut album Ethereal which will be out on March 28 via Flatspot Records. Jivebomb released their EP Primitive Desires in 2022. Check out the video below.

Ry Ry Fest is March 22 at the Brooklyn Monarch. Fishbone will headline the festivities. Scream, Shutdown, La Armada and more bands also play. You can see the details below.

Laura Jane Grace In The Trauma Tropes, made up of Paris Campbell Grace, Jacopo Fokas, and Orestis Lagadinos, have released a video for their new song “Your God (God’s Dick)”. The video features footage from their recent tour of Europe and the UK which was shot and put together by Nessiahuu. The song was released as a standalone single earlier this month. Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals (Mikey Erg, Matt Patton, Paris Campbell Grace) will be touring the US starting in April. Laura Jane Grace will be touring North America supporting Murder By Death on their farewell tour this summer. Check out the video below.

After about ten years as a band, Decent Criminal has broken up. The band issued a statement, which you can see below. They released DC EP in 2021.

Michale Graves, who sang for the Misfits from 1995 to 2000, has had a bunch of shows canceled by venues and promotors. Notably, he has had three shows canceled in Pittsburgh- an initial venue canceled, followed by two replacements venues. Following that, a show set for April 21 in Colorado Springs was canceled, as was a Halloween 2025 show in Las Vegas. As to the Pittsburgh issue, Graves stated: "And so the show in Pittsburgh, PA has been pulled from the 3rd venue now because of the "attacks" that have come online. I received an email to "stay out of town" How the hell am I supposed to fight this?". As to the Las Vegas show, he stated, "Last week Plaza Live in Las Vegas made me a very generous offer to headline Halloween 2025. I enthusiastically agreed to the deal. Today I was notified they have rescinded the entire offer because of….."politics"."Graves is currently in the middle of a spring tour and is working on a documentary. As you may recall, Graves played a small concert for proud boys the night before the January 6 insurrection. During the Jan 6 hearing, he was called as a witness. Graves has also stated that he is a "proud wester chauvinist." We'll keep you updated.

The Melvins will release a new album in their Melvins 1983 incarnation. This time, Melvins 1983 is founding members Buzz Osborne and Mike Dillard (drums). The new album is called Thunderball and it finds the band collaborating with Void Manes (who previously worked with the band, including their Throbbing Gristle covers LP). It's out April 18 and you can hear the lead single, "victory of the pyramids" below.