Jeff Rosenstock is the latest artist to drop off of German music festival Booze Cruise. He released a statement on Instagram which reads, ”After a lot of thought and offline conversations, we will not be playing this years Booze Cruise. I'm deeply sorry to anyone who was looking forward to seeing us. Free Palestine and stop using our tax dollars to fund fascism and genocide instead of health care.”This follows the organizer of the festival being accused of being a Zionist to which the organizer responded with a statement on Instagram earlier this month (April 15) that reads in part,” Like many Jews and citizens of Israel, I do not support the current Israeli government, nor do I have any knowledge about Israel's settlement plans. The pacifist optimist in me would love to see two peaceful states, Hamas incarcerated, Netanjahu out of office, and Palestinians free to travel, work, and love whomever they choose.So, if you hold a different viewpoint on the existence of Israel, Booze Cruise might not be the festival you want to attend this summer. If you believe that shouting "from the river…" is an acceptable statement, it’s not, in fact it is a crime according to German law. If you post terms like "i$rael", "z!onist", "gen0cide", then fuck all the way off already. If you wish to discuss this further, feel free to reach out.”Toodles and the Hectic Party dropped off the festival on April 15 with a statement on Twitter that reads in part,”We’re no longer playing Booze Cruise in Hamburg or going to Germany next month. If you don’t believe in the liberation of Palestine, don’t book our band, don’t listen to our music, don’t come to our shows”.Teenage Halloween dropped off the festival on April 16 with a statement on Twitter reading,”Teenage Halloween has decided to drop off of Booze Cruise. We’ll also be unable to fulfill any other planned EU dates. We hope to be back to the EU as soon as we can. Thank you for understanding”.You can see all the posts in full below.

<p>NICE, a fest might have to update its name to “HOLY SHIT, did you see this fest?” in the near future. The Somerville-based festival will expand yet again for its fourth edition, broadening its footprint beyond Crystal Ballroom and The Rockwell to include an outdoor stage in the nearby Grove Street parking lot. The size of the lineup has swelled as well, with over 80 local artists scheduled to perform between Thursday, July 25 and Sunday, July 28. It almost […]</p>
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In a large feature at Q, it has been revealed that Fishbone has fractured. According to founding member Chris Dowd, working with fellow founding member Norwood Fisher became untenable as Fisher attempted to take total control of the band. After months of letters between the two sides (Down and singer Angelo Moore on one side, Fisher and co-founder Walter Kibby on the other), the band fractured. The article was not exactly clear on why Moore and Dowd remained in the band while Fisher and Kibby left (as opposed to visa-versa, considering the article pitches Dowd as having control over the group) but the band issued a somewhat vague statement that you can read below. Interestingly, Dowd did somewhat suggest that he hopes everyone can reconcile in the future.

The Get Up Kids have announced North American tour dates to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their album Something to Write Home About. Smoking Popes will be joining them on all dates. The Get Up Kids released their album Problems in 2019. Check out the dates below.

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Crazy and the Brains have released a new video.It's for the stand alone single "Warm Sake." You can check it out below!

On April 24, New York’s Gustaf played at The Garrison in Toronto, Ontario. Edy Modica opened the show. Gustaf released their album Package Pt. 2 earlier this year. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture all the action. Check out his photos below.

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