<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: Casket Rats at The Middle East Last weekend we spent three days taking the MBTA Red Line to Harvard Square, and walking across the Charles to hit Boston Calling in Allston. […]</p>
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Earlier this month Chicago-based emo punk band Arcadia Grey released their stellar second album Casually Crashing. The band’s growth is on full display as they kick out ten tracks full of killer riffs, infectious hooks, and moshable moments. Their lyrics confront grief, identity, self-love, mental health, regret, and living with roommates with introspective lyrics that oscillate between heart-rending and humuorous. Casually Crashing is out now via Smartpunk Records. Arcadia Grey will be touring the US (including a stop at Pug Fest in Michigan) and Ontario starting in June and will be playing FEST in Florida in October. Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with guitarist and vocalist Cora Kunda and bassist and vocalist Nat Breeden to talk about the new album, why owl pellets are the perfect analogy for songwriting, the power of the Prince Daddy and the Hyena hoodie, being a good roommate, creating bits, and so much more. Read the interview below!This interview between Em Moore, Cora Kunda, and Nat Breeden took place on May 29, 2024 over Zoom. This transcription documents their conversation and has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

Episode #649.993 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode Em is joined by the greatest punk mom ever – Roost – to talk about their experiences at this year’s Pouzza Fest in Montreal. They talk about food, music, and all sorts of other cool things. Listen to the episode below!

Mouses have released a new song. It is called “Huckleberry” and is the final single from their upcoming album bwywtb which will be out on June 21. Mouses released The Mouses Album in 2016. Check out the song below.

Today, we are pleased to be debut the new video by… Pleaser!The band cuts out rolling, shoegaze style post-rock and they just released their debut album Read the Room! The new video, "Degrade" finds the band juxtaposing dream-like images with some shots that are decidedly darker. It sounds real nice… except there's something menacing in the background. You can check it out below.

<p>Los Angeles rising pop darlings Winnetka Bowling League have been making waves for a minute, making slow but steady progress with a trickle of singles since 2018; now, their shining full-length debut, Sha La La, is out today (May 31) via Local Weather. The album features a number of the aforementioned earlier singles, like the title track, “America In Your 20’s,” and “Handsome,” all of which dropped earlier this year. But this is hardly a victory lap or greatest hits […]</p>
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Kaonashi have announced that they will be releasing a new EP. It is called A Second Chance at Forever: The Brilliant Lies From Casey Diamond and will be out on July 26 via Equal Vision Records. The band has also released a video for “Passing Through The Hourglass”. Kaonashi released their EP The 3 Faces of Beauty: A Violent Misinterpretation of Morgan Montgomery earlier this year. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Omnigone have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called FERAL and will be out on July 26 via Bad Time Records. The band has also released a new song called “Quicksand”. Omnigone will be touring the UK this summer and released their album Against The Rest in 2023. Check out the song and tracklist below.

Douglas Scott Kane, lead singer of The Generators, Doug and the Slugz, and Schleprock, has passed away. He was 56 years old and passed away on May 30 following a battle with cancer. Doug and the Slugz announced his passing in an Instagram post which reads in part, ”Douglas Scott Kane left us at sunrise this morning. Over the last few months, Doug fought hard battling an aggressive form of cancer and it had come time for him to get the rest he so desired. Doug was a spiritual man and found comfort in knowing that he was going to cross over to heaven and join his mother, his father, his ancestors, and all the old friends that had passed before him. […]Doug was all in for his family, his friends, his music, his love, his rage, and his spiritual self. All of those that knew him were pulled into his orbit, and they were better off for it. Their lives became a little more interesting and a little more exciting for taking the ride. Doug always showed up, always put in the work, never did anything halfway, was fully committed…and he got there. Doug was complete. Doug was whole. Doug’s life wasn’t totally ordinary. Douglas Scott Kane was authentic.” We send our condolences to Douglas Scott Kane’s family, friends, and fans.

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new album by UK-based punks Bad Nerves! The album is called Still Nervous and features 12 rocking new tracks. We caught up with lead vocalist Bobby Nerves to hear all about each of the tracks. Still Nervous is out everywhere today via Lowly. Listen to the album and read a track-by-track breakdown below!