DS Exclusive: St. Louis punks Fight Back Mountain unleash music video for new single “Trouble & Havoc”
Hot on the heels of their stellar 2023 Backslider EP, St. Louis punks Fight Back Mountain are back for more with their brand new single “Trouble & Havoc”. The first taste of their forthcoming third full-length album, the song tackles chaotic relationships, with a nod to vocalist/guitarist Adrian Barnello and guitarist Anjelica Aquilino’s quarrelsome two […]
DS Show Review & Gallery: Red Scare Industries 20th Anniversary: The Bollweevils, The Brokedowns, Brendan Kelly and the Wandering Birds – Chicago
While Red Scare Industries is not old enough to drink yet, it can certainly throw a kick-ass party. In its 20 years of putting together albums, it has curated a selection of artists that have touched lives across the globe. For those unfamiliar with Red Scare Industries, the label was founded by Tobias Jeg, an […]
Dying Scene Book Review: “In Defense of Ska: Ska More Now Than Ever Edition” by Aaron Carnes
I do not know where to start with this review because Aaron Carnes’s In Defense of Ska leaves almost no stone unturned. Throughout the book’s four hundred forty pages, Carnes relates his love for ska with research, personal stories, and opinions on a genre that has hardly had a moment to breathe since its first […]
Dying Scene Show Gallery: Black Eyes and Bed Maker, Comet Ping Pong, Washington, DC (10/12/2024).
On 12 October, Comet Ping Pong hosted a sold out show with headliner band Black Eyes with supporting band Bed Maker in Washington, DC. Dying Scene was there to capture the two DC bands play until midnight with the same energy that they started off with. This was a killer show. Post-punk band, Black Eyes […]
DS Album Review: The Calamatix – ‘The Calamatix’
The Calamatix have released their debut, self-titled album via Hellcat Records, and while summer may very well be over. The Calamatix doesn’t care. The album is full of laid-back music, blending genres like reggae, ska, funk, trip-hop, and punk. They take it upon themselves to transport us back to the slightly warmer days when the […]