Mr. Bungle have announced European tour dates for June. Oxbow and Spotlights will be joining them on the majority of dates. Check out the dates below.

Bikini Kill have announced that they will be playing a benefit show for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund in January. The show will take place at the Capitol Theatre in Olympia, Washington on January 27. Selma Al-Aswad will speak at the show and The Ghost Ease will be playing support. Tickets go on sale on December 14. Bikini Kill will be touring Mexico and South America in March and touring Europe and the UK in June. Check out the poster below.

Punk Rock Holiday have announced the lineup for 2024. Rise Against, Flogging Molly, Descendents, Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Comeback Kid, Mad Caddies, Zebrahead, Strung Out, Terror, Feine Shane Fischfilet, A Wilhelm Scream, The Toasters, Mustard Plug, Belvedere, Grade 2, Death By Stereo, Not On Tour, Charlie Bit My Finger, Picke Vriste, Jet8, Strum 101, Dankeschatz, Pink Panker, Stanis, Smacked, Kill The President!, Andy B and The World, PMX, Codename Colin, Bloodstrings, Mean Girls, Fucking Angry, Pubic Enemy, Shooting Bambi, Amorfo, Bike Age, Dumb Bats, Drunktank, Half Price, Fair Do’s, Chasing For Glory, The Mustard, and Rickee and Redicule will be playing the festival. Punk Rock Holiday will take place August 5-9 in Tolmin-Slovenia.

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Knocked Loose have announced tour dates for Europe and the UK. The shows will take place this February and March. Knocked Loose released their two-song single Upon Loss earlier this year and released their EP A Tear in the Fabric of Life in 2021. Check out the dates below.

Microwave and The Dirty Nil have announced tour dates for Europe and the UK. The dates will take place in the spring and tickets go on sale on December 13. The Dirty Nil released their album Free Rein To Passions earlier this year. Microwave released the anniversary edition of Much Love earlier this year and released their album Death Is A Warm Blanket in 2019. Check out the dates below.

Cayle Sain, the drummer for Twitching Tongues, has passed away. He passed away on December 10 at the age of 31. No cause of death has been made public. The band announced his passing in a statement on Instagram which reads, Our beloved friend, brother, and drummer Cayle Sain has passed away. Aside from his unmatched talent, Cayle had the biggest heart and was the most loyal and caring friend anyone could ask for. If you spent one minute with him, he loved you. We are moved by the outpouring of love and support we’ve seen for him today and we promise you that it would have meant everything to him. His charisma, his raw power on the kit, and his unbeatable comedic timing will never be replaced or forgotten. Rest in peace, and goodbye for now.”Cayle Sain also played in Downpresser, Mizery, God’s Hate, Fuming Mouth, Betrayal, Ghostemane, If I Die First, and Troncale. We send our condolences to Cayle Sain’s family, friends, and fans.

J. Robbins (Jawbox, Channels, Burning Airlines) has announced that he will be releasing a new solo album. It is called Basilisk and will be out on February 2 via Dischord Records. Brooks Harlan plays bass and Darren Zentek plays drums on the record. A new song called “Exquisite Corpse” has also been released which features John Haggerty on lead guitar. J. Robbins will be touring the US in February and released his EP Three Masks earlier this year. Check out the song, tracklist, and dates below.