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<p>Aside from what has become his signature look of wearing a beanie on stage, Casey Crawford wears many hats. However, no descriptor has rung more true for the longtime Boston-based comic than the simple yet effective “Joke writer.” You’ll be able to see exactly why at The Rockwell tonight (September 20) as the North Dakota native and longtime locally-rooted fan favorite takes to Davis Square to record his debut album, Joke Writer. With years of accolades to his credit, including […]</p>
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<p>Editor’s Note: Welcome to V3 Weekend, Vanyaland‘s guide to help you sort out your weekend entertainment with curated selections and recommendations across our three pillars of Music, Comedy, and Film/TV. It’s what you should know about, where you need to be, and where you’ll be going, with us riding shotgun along the way. Music: Great Scott at O’Brien’s Pub A few weeks back news broke that Great Scott would be returning to Allston Rock City, relocating down Harvard Avenue to a newly constructed space in […]</p>
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The Chisel have announced that they will be cancelling the rest of their North American tour. The band released a statement on Instagram which reads, ”DUE TO SOME VERY UNFORTUNATE EVENTS WE ARE HAVING TO SACK OFF THE REST OF OUR US TOUR. SORRY TO ANYONE WHO WANTED TO SEE US ON THIS RUN, CONTACT YOUR POINT OF PURCHASE TO GET A REFUND, LOVE, THE CHISEL” The tour began on September 19 with a show at Reggies in Chicago and was set to run through mid-October. The Chisel released their album What A Fucking Nightmare earlier this year. See the statement in full below.

The Calamatix have released a lyric video for their song “Still Rudy”. The video was created by Jason Link and was filmed by Eli Rae. The song is off their self-titled debut album that is out now via Hellcat Records. We spoke to Raylin, Adam, and Clarence about it earlier this month and you can read that right here. The Calamatix kick off their West Coast tour today. Check out the video below.

Dropkick Murphys have released a video for their new song “Sirens”. The video was directed by Travis Schneider. The song appears to be a standalone single and is available digitally. The band has also announced the dates for their 2025 St. Patrick’s Day weekend shows. The shows will take place on March 14, 15, 16, and 17 in Boston. More details about these shows will be announced next week. Dropkick Murphys will be touring North America starting next week and will be touring Australia with Alkaline Trio in November. The band released their album Okemah Rising in 2023. Check out the video below.

Body Count have released a new single… and it's a Pink Floyd cover… and it has Floyd's David Gilmour ripping on the guitar! "Comfortably Numb" is off of the upcoming allbum Merciless. That's out November 22. You can check out the tune below.In a statement, Gilmour even says he'd be up for playing with the band live. He said: " “Body Count's version of Comfortably Numb is quite radical, but the words really struck me. It astonishes me that a tune I wrote almost 50 years ago is back with this great new approach. They've made it relevant again. The initial contact from Ice-T was for permission to use the song, but I thought I might offer to play on it as well. I like the new lyrics, they're talking about the world we’re living in now, which is quite scary. Ice-T and Body Count played in London recently, sadly I couldn't make it, but if another opportunity came up to play with them, I'd jump at it.”

Morrissey took a few hits this week. Over the past month, Moz stated that Johnny marr ignored a Smiths reunion offer and that Marr registered The Smiths trademark in order to claim ownership of the band name. Well, earlier this week Marr stated that he did not ignore the Smiths offer, he turned it down. Also, according to Marr, he wanted Morrissey to go in 50/50 on the trademark registration, but it was Morrissey who ignored Marr's messages. Researched conducted by Punknews determined that at least the second issue at hand was likely accurate as per Marr's description and that Morrissey was, uh, "misinformed."Today, Morrissey issued another statement. This one was very short. He has fired his management, which he has had for less than a year. He said: "Morrissey has severed all connections with Red Light Management/Pete Galli Management." We'll keep you updated.

<p>I don’t know how ready American audiences may be for Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, given that it’s perhaps the most European depiction of our culture to hit screens with this much buzz in a long, long time. That is to say that you’re less likely to get grossed out by the ample amounts of body horror – which, to be fair, are classically Cronenbergian in their sensibility and executed perfectly – but more by a scene in which Dennis Quaid, […]</p>
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