<p>Editor’s Note: As the summer wears on, and the earth continues to melt a little more each day, it’s becoming abundantly clear that the best place to be is indoors – like comedy clubs and theaters. The good news here is that comedy is still coursing through the veins of The Commonwealth even as the temperature rises and the humidity keeps things soupy, so you have plenty to do while also evading the heat. With homegrown talent, national headliners, and open […]</p>
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Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new video by Seattle-based glam punks Beautiful Freaks! The video is for their song “If God” and was directed by Andrew Dimitrov. Speaking about the song lead vocalist Meg Hall said, “If God” is the story of a queer person falling in and out of faith, who desperately seeks the comfort of a higher power. This person must reckon with one existential question: “if god loves me, why would he want to hurt me?”. Being based on my life experiences and the lens of my own queer identity, I hope the lyrics provide solace for those out there who are struggling similarly. “If God” is off Beautiful Freaks’ album We Talk to Birds which was released last month. Watch the video below!

The Black Dahlia Murder have released a video for their new song “Mammoth’s Hand”. The video was partly inspired by a scene from 1982’s The Beastmaster. The song is off the band’s upcoming album Servitude which is their first album following the 2022 passing of lead vocalist Trevor Strnad and will be out on September 27 via Metal Blade Records. The Black Dahlia Murder released Verminous in 2020. Check out the video below.

Brendan Kelly and Heart and Lung will play three Eastern USA shows. They'll be dropping by Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Washington DC in August. You can see the details below.

Rust Ring have released a new song. It is called “Everybody’s Darling” and is available digitally now. Rust Ring released their album North To The Future in 2023. Check out the song below.

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.