Music: The Kilograms: 'The Kilograms'

Ska-Reggae/punk supergroup The Kilograms releases their self-titled EP today. The full album is streaming digitally, see below. The band consists of Joe Gittleman (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Avoid One Thing), Michael McDermott (The Bouncing Souls, Joan Jett), Sammy Kay, and J Duckworth (Newport Secret Six).

Worst Doubt: "Immortal Pain"

Worst Doubt have released a new song. It is called “Immortal Pain” and is off their upcoming EP of the same name which will be out on March 1 via DAZE and BDHW. Worst Doubt released Extinction in 2021. Check out the song below.

Delilah Brao preserves ‘Seats For Ghosts’ in wistful new single

<p>If you put aside an antique for a lover, but break up before you have the chance to present it to them, is that item technically cursed? We’re asking on behalf of Delilah Brao, who’s staring down a pair of dusty, ungifted Harvard chairs in her new single “Seats For Ghosts,” released today (February 9). From her current home in Los Angeles, the Boston-born traces pangs of nostalgia back to the antiques — once intended to be a home-run Christmas […]</p>
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‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Review: It’s dead on arrival!

<p>I dislike few things more than a well-funded riff on very cheap ‘80s genre flicks. For every Mandy, one gets a dozen or so movies that just miss the point outright — creativity is what made those films special (with a hefty dosage of DIY pragmatism tossed in for good measure) — and it’s even worse when, in an attempt to pay homage to every one of a filmmaker’s pet influences, they muddle and mix up eras. But it’s even […]</p>
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Festivals & Events: Raein, Saetia, Jeromes Dream, NØ MAN, more to play New Friends Fest 2024

New Friends Fest has announced its lineup for 2024. Raein (playing their first and only North American show since 2013), Saetia (playing their first ever Canadian show), Jeromes Dream, Newfound Interest in Connecticut (first show in 18 years), Blind Girls, Dowsing, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Vs Self, Joliette, Algae Bloom (first North American show), Awakebutstillinbed, Vile Creature, NØ MAN, Short Fictions, Football, Etc, We Were Skeletons (reunion), Terry Green, Radura, Carrion Spring, Glassing, Heavenly Blue, Indisposed, Kid, Feral, Flooding, New Forms, Basque, Votive, Knumears, Tyler Daniel Bean (reunion), Treehouse of Horror, Rainmaking, Emma Goldman, Gossip, and Boxcutter will be playing the festival. New Friends Fest will take place on August 2-4 at the Lithuanian House in Toronto, Ontario and passes are on sale now.

Domain announce album details, release "Corrode" with Tom Sheehan of Indecision

Southern Florida-based hardcore band Domain have announced details for their upcoming album Life’s Cold Grasp. The album will be out on March 8 via DAZE. The band has also released a new song called “Corrode” that features Tom Sheehan of Indecision. Domain released their three-song Promo in 2022. Check out the song and tracklist below.

Girth Control release lyric video for "Passin' Out"

Girth Control have released a karaoke-style video for their new song “Passin’ Out”. The video was produced by Justin Belden of PWRUP. The song is off their upcoming album Life’s Too Short for Girth Control which will be out on March 1 via Insidious Industries. Girth Control will be playing a couple of shows to celebrate the album release in March and released their album Shorter Faster Dumber in 2017. Check out the video below.

Videos: Totally Slow: "Future Burns" ft. Noelle Shuck of Shehehe

Totally Slow have released a video for their new song “Future Burns”. The video was directed and edited by Chuck Johnson. The song features backing vocals from Noelle Shuck of Shehehe and is available digitally now via Refresh Records. The song will be on their upcoming album. Totally Slow released their album Casual Drag in 2021. Check out the video below.

Music: Scarboro: "New Normal"

New York City punks Scarboro just released a brand new single called "New Normal". The single is out today digitally via WTF Records. See below to check it out.

On Sale @ Citizens House of Blues: Kranium & Ding Dong

<p>Editor’s Note: Welcome to On Sale @, a weekly series from Vanyaland alerting concertgoers to the best shows coming to Citizens House of Blues. Check in each week for a highlighted look at each show, and how to access the best tickets as soon as they go on sale. Kranium & Ding Dong: USA Dancehall Tour 2024, May 10 The dude Kranium continues his rise in Boston. After a high-energy show in North Station last spring, the Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer […]</p>
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