Hamilton, Ontario-based punk rockers Chasing Heroes have announced that they will be releasing a new EP. It is called The Half Dozen EP and will be out on August 30. The band has also released the first single from the release called “In Your Head”. Chasing Heroes released their debut single “Empty Cages” in 2023. Check out the song below.
Ween has canceled three shows. this week's gigs at Seattle, Portland and Eugene are a no-go. The band did not issue a reason for the cancellation, but future gigs are expected to take place as scheduled. The band just re-released Chocolate and Cheese with a lot of bonus tracks. The band stated: "We regret to announce that we will have to cancel our shows this week in Seattle, Portland and Eugene. We love performing for the best fans in the world, and we are beyond disappointed we won’t be able to do these shows. All tickets will be refunded at point of purchase. Thanks as always for the love and support."
<p>Editor’s Note: Anyone who says there isn’t good music coming out these days — and quite literally, every day — simply isn’t paying attention. Vanyaland’s new compilation feature The V List highlights the best in new music over the past month, pulling together the sounds that have soundtracked the website in recent weeks from our wide-ranging series of features. It’s all the stuff we’re bumping here at Vanyaland HQ, one new bop at a time. Charly Bliss, ‘Waiting For You’ Just after Fourth of July weekend, Charly Bliss entered […]</p>
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<p>Way back in February, we warned that we’ll all be getting a whole lotta DIIV in 2024, and things have played out as expected. The Brooklyn band of Andrew Bailey, Colin Caulfield, Ben Newman, and Zachary Cole Smith unveiled in May a solid fourth album called Frog in Boiling Water, and are now spending the summer on a 33-date North American tour that comes to Royale in Boston tonight (August 5), a day after hitting Montreal’s Osheaga Music and Arts Festival over the weekend. A […]</p>
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Episode #658.5 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Em plays some great new songs from July including tracks by Death Goals, Chat Pile, Bacchae, Cell Deth, boxcutter, Treehouse of Horror, Respire, Kid, Feral, Mechanical Canine, Devon Kay and the Solutions, NIIVI, The OBGMs, Gulfer, Scrunchies, Oak and Ivy, Omnigone, The Dreaded Laramie, Doubt, Latter, Squint, Touché Amoré, Skullpresser, and so many more. Listen to the episode and check out the tracklist below.
Dale Crover of The Melvins wants to drum for your band. Redd Kross, one of the bands in which Crover drums, is wrapping up their massive tour this month. Late sumemr and early fall finds Melvins' Buzz Osborne on tour with Trevor Dunn as King Dunn. So, that leaves room for Crover to add even more onto your plate- Crover is available for remote session work in August and September. You can reach him at dalecroverdrums [ a t ] gmail.com.
The Dwarves recently appeared on an episode of the vinyl guide podcast. In the episode, Blag Dahlia talks about the new Dwarves Keep It Reel record, the Dwarves The Dwarves Concept Album in 2023, and other records. Blag also talked about his dealings with former record labels, the Ralph Champagne record, and a bunch of other stuff. You can hear the record here.
Eugene S. Robinson of the recently disbanded Oxbow has announced a book tour for A Walk Across Dirty Water. The short tour kicks off on August 21 in Eugene's hometown of Washington, DC and runs up the east coast. Tickets are on sale now. Meanwhile, Eugene has a few recording projects in the works including a new Bunuel record. We will keep you updated.
Kingston NY's Nightmares For A Week is back with new music. The band recently released a new single called "Grateful Alive", see below. The band last released Celebrations in 2018.
Flores y Fuego and Slaughterhouse have released a split EP. It has two tunes from each band and it's out via Pirate's Press. You can hear some of the new songs below.