DS Feature: The changing of San Francisco’s 17th St: Volume 1
I grew up in the California Bay Area and have lived in Potrero Hill in San Francisco since 2012. I moved here because I loved the neighborhood and wanted to be close to two of my favorite venues, Bottom of the Hill and Thee Parkside. Potrero Hill has always had a unique mix of industry, […]
DS Gallery: The Hives and The Chats strike Chicago’s Salt Shed (3/26/26)
Swedish garage punk band The Hives just finished a brief US East Coast tour, with their last stop at Chicago’s Salt Shed on March 26th. Joining them are Australian punk sensations The Chats! With their cheeky, rowdy, and highly-infectious energy, The Chats popped off the night with hits “Identity Theft“, “6L GTR“, and “Struck by […]
DS Show Review – Bad Time Records Tour ’26 @ The Echo, Los Angeles
This week the Bad Time Records Tour made their SoCal stop. They would have their Los Angeles show in Echo Park at the respected Echo venue. From helping in crowd participation, to skanking during intermissions; the LA crowd showed up and showed off, proving they have one of the liveliest ska scenes today. Bad Time locals would […]
Dying Scene Radio Presents: Four Records – Episode 16: Nicole Laurenne (The Darts (US) and Black Viiolet)
photo credit: Emmanuelle Margarita Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest and Jason speak with Nicole Laurenne, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of The Darts (US) and her solo project, Black Viiolet. Both projects released new records this […]
DS Record Radar: Mom’s Basement reissues The Jasons’ “Blood in the Streets” – exclusive vinyl color variant preview
Behold, collector nerds! Our friends at Mom’s Basement Records and I Buy Records are reissuing The Jasons’ long out of print 2019 album Blood in the Streets. Dying Scene stoked to bring you an exclusive first look at all 5 color variants (6 if you count black wax) you’ll be able to grab the record […]