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Desert Days is here again

Posted in Shows on June 19, 2022

Taking place Sept. 30-Oct 2 in Lake Perris, CA, Desert Daze will celebrate its tenth year of sharing live music and art with a lineup that includes Iggy Pop on his only 2022 North American show, plus King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Chicano Batman, Tame Impala, Shannon and Clams, Reggie Watts, Surfbot, and many more.

Visit the festival site for specific information. A full lineup is listed below.

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DESERT DAZE 2022 LINEUP
TAME IMPALA performing LONERISM • IGGY POP • KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

CHICANO BATMAN • THE MARIAS • SKY FERREIRA • BADBADNOTGOOD • JPEGMAFIA • MILD HIGH CLUB • MEN I TRUST • CORTEX • FUZZ • POND • PERFUME GENIUS • ALDOUS HARDING • SLEAFORD MODS • DAKHABRAKHA • BOY PABLO • CYMANDE • SHANNON AND THE CLAMS • DUSTER • VIAGRA BOYS • REGGIE WATTS • INNER WAVE • LOS RETROS • NATION OF LANGUAGE • NILUFER YANYA • SHOW ME THE BODY • BABE RAINBOW • PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS • THE ARMED • LADY WRAY • DANIEL ROSSEN of Grizzly Bear • BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD • SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80 • MARIACHI REYNA DE LOS ANGELES • THE SPACE LADY • GUM (DJ set) • L.A. WITCH • AUTOMATIC • SURFBORT • SMALL BLACK • MILDLIFE • SURPRISE CHEF • JOHN CARROLL KIRBY • BUCK MEEK • CHARLOTTE ADIGÉRY & BOLIS PUPUL • STRAWBERRY GUY • VANISHING TWIN • SLOPPY JANE • SOUL GLO • THE PARANOYDS • PANTHER MODERN • JJUUJJUU • ZO • SLIFT • BRAINSTORY • IMARHAN • WORKING MEN'S CLUB • SNAPPED ANKLES • MOLLY LEWIS • L'ECLAIR • ELKKA • NOURA MINT SEYMALI • DIVIDE & DISSOLVE • AL LOVER • CHULITA VINYL CLUB • HEADS ARE HEAVY

THE SANCTUARY
Curated by Cristopher Cichocki
NOSAJ THING (DJ SET) • CLIPPING. • TELEFON TEL AVIV (DJ SET) • SILENT SERVANT • KID 606 • CRISTOPHER CICHOCKI (CIRCULAR DIMENSIONS IMMERSIVE SOUND INSTALLATION)

TALKS + SCREENINGS
HAMILTON'S PHARMACOPEIA SCREENING + HAMILTON MORRIS Q&A,
MYSTICISM IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WITH MICKI PELLERANO,
TARIK BARRI AV WORKSHOP - EXPLORATIONS WITH VIDEOSYNC, AND MORE TBA

VISUAL ARTISTS
TARIK BARRI • MAD ALCHEMY LIQUID LIGHT SHOW • SLIM REAPER • ASTRAL VIOLET • FEVERDREAM INTERACTIVE • BILLGAZER • WARPED VISIONS • ZACHARY RODELL

THE OUTER SPACE
MODULAR SOUNDBATH & YOGA EACH MORNING • FRANKIE & THE WITCH FINGERS • LEVITATION ROOM • MAUSKOVIC DANCE BAND • ACID DAD • VINYL WILLIAMS • GRAVE FLOWERS BONGO BAND • LEAH SENIOR • RADIOJED • CLOSING CEREMONIES W/ JJUUJJUU & FRIENDS

THURSDAY NIGHT WELCOMING COMMITTEE
MEATBODIES • SHANNON LAY • HOOVERIII • QUITAPENAS • BAPTIZM • HOTT MT - ‘ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN’ W/ THE BOB BAKER MARIONETTES

LARGE SCALE ART INSTALLATIONS
NON PLUS ULTRA • BRAD HANSEN • BEZ MARTINEN • AND MORE

Poptek and The 1984 Draft and Todd Farrell Jr. and Two Cow Garage

Posted in Records on June 19, 2022

Poptek Records presents us with a new split 7" between The 1984 Draft and Todd Farrell Jr. (Benchmarks), which will release on Sept. 2. On the short-play split, The 1984 Draft share an alternate version of "Two Cow Barrage" from their upcoming Best Friends Forever LP, while Todd Farrell Jr. … Read more

La Dispute US tour

Posted in Tours on June 19, 2022

En route to The Fest 20 this fall, La Dispute will take the 10+ anniversary of their Wildlife album tour on the road for 6 weeks with a pandemic-delayed celebration tour. The band hits the road on Sept. 15 from their hometown of Grand Rapids, MI, La Dispute most recently … Read more

Cigar from Fat Wreck

Posted in Labels on June 19, 2022

Fat Wreck Chords has announced that Cigar has joined their lineup. The band, first formed in 1996 in Eugene, OR, and later relocating to San Diego. Since releasing albums on Theologian in the 1990s, the band has taken a back seat among members, who have also played with The Sings, … Read more

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Fate's Got A Driver at 25

Posted in Records on June 18, 2022

Chamberlain's Fate's Got A Driver album, first released in 1995 (under the name Split Lip) prior to re-release the next year with band name Chamberlain, is turning 25. To mark the anniversary, Arctic Rodeo Recordings is repressing the record as a limited LP on colored vinyl, including four bonus tracks … Read more

Pirates & Punks Festival Tour in Costa Rica

Posted in Tours on June 18, 2022

Taking place in Costa Rica throughout August comes the Pirates & Punks Festival Tour, featuring Down By Law, Master Nate & The Reprobates, The Baseball Ballad (featuring Scott Radinsky of Pulley), Long Life In A Small Town (featuring Roger Lima of Less Than Jake), Hinge, and several local bands. Dates … Read more

Frantic City opening night with Samiam, Night Birds, and The Ergs

Posted in Shows on June 18, 2022

In addition to the official lineup on Sept. 24 in Atlantic City, NJ, the inaugural Frantic City festival has announced an "opening night party," featuring a packed lineup of Samiam, The Ergs, and Night Birds, hosted by comedian Natalie Cuomo on the evening of Sept. 23. The festival also features … Read more

Therapy repress and more coming from Volar

Posted in Labels on June 18, 2022

Volar Records has unleashed a list of upcoming releases, represses, anniversaries and more. Shannon and the Clams - Gremlins Crawl/White Rabbit 7" will be repressed in September to mark its 10th anniversary. Therapy - s/t LP will be repressed to help vocalist Chris McQ manage treatment for a sudden acute … Read more

Kitimoto unleashes their Vintage Smell

Posted in Records on June 18, 2022

Fort Lowell Records will soon release the debut album from Kitimoto, Vintage Smell. The band formed in Phoenix, AZ and played fuzzed-out, '90s influenced slacker rock. The album will release next Friday, June 24, though a single is available for preview now, "Time Saved" (below). Vintage Smell by KITIMOTO Read more

Amyl & the Sniffers in the USA

Posted in Tours on June 18, 2022

Buzz band Amyl & the Sniffers, who recently played dates in North America, will return o the US in the fall on a cross country jaunt. The tour follows the release of an expanded edition of Comfort To Me, released on ATO Records, which is their second full-length album following … Read more

Sparta to join The Get Up Kids

Posted in Tours on June 18, 2022

Sparta, already announced for Riotfest '22, will be touring North America in late summer, including dates in support of The Get Up Kids on the 25th anniversary of their Four Minute Mile Tour anniversary. Sparta returned with a new album in 2020, Trust The River (Dine Alone Records), which was … Read more

A new drop from Bloodlet

Posted in Records on June 18, 2022

Metallic hardcore band Bloodlet is back with a new single, a tour (with Darkest Hour and Zao), and hints of a new record. The band, who last released Viper in Hand back in 2019 (Translation Loss), shared a new single this week, "Stealing Fire." The band says: We have been … Read more

Powerviolence War Babies full-length

Posted in Records on June 18, 2022

War Babies are back with a new 23-song LP called Shameless Imbalance, with preorders open now from Hellminded Records. The two-piece band released a demo in 2020 and features Mike D (Kill Your Idols/Sheer Terror) and Darren Nanos (Headhunters, Brain Slug, more), playing playing brutal powerviolence dubbed “Quarantine Core” because … Read more

30 years of Pansy Division

Posted in Tours on June 18, 2022

Formed in 1991, queer punk icons Pansy Division will celebrate their 30th year as a band (after a pandemic delay) with three live shows in California this summer. “It's great to have lasted this long,” vocalist/guitarist and band founder Jon Ginoli says in a statement, “It's exciting to have people … Read more

Get a new song by Get The Shot

Posted in MP3s on June 18, 2022

Get The Shot, thrash-tinged hardcore from Quebec City, has shared a new song and video, "Survival Denied." The song is the third single from the group's upcoming fourth album, a follow-up to Infinite Punishment (2017). Read more

Beverly Crusher shares "Scab"

Posted in Records on June 17, 2022

Formed in 2014, Seattle, WA acid punks Beverly Crusher has shared a new single, "Scab," which will appear on a new album, Waste of Waves. The album will release on August 12 via Freakout Records. As described in a press release: "Scab" dances around the idea of mortality and the … Read more

Goatsnake 1 on vinyl (repress)

Posted in Records on June 17, 2022

First released in 1999 on cd/lp by Man's Ruin, Southern Lord will release Goatsnake 1 on LP again on August 29. The band formed in 1996, featuring guitarist Greg Anderson (Engine Kid), vocalist Pete Stahl (Scream, Wool), drummer Greg Rogers, and bassist Guy Pinhas (each of The Obsessed). The album … Read more

Colleen Dow's new EP, out today

Posted in Records on June 17, 2022

Out today, Count Your Lucky Stars has released a surprise EP from Colleen Dow called Inside Voices. Dow previously released a series of singles dating back to last fall. The EP continues that series with five new songs. Dow previously released a full-length solo album, I'm Glad We're Friends. Their … Read more

The Beths Become Experts in a Dying Field

Posted in Records on June 16, 2022

The Beths have announced their third album, Expert in a Dying Field. The record will be available on September 16th via Carpark Records. You can check out the video for their new single, "Silence is Golden" below. Band leader, Elizabeth Stokes, describes the song as being "about stress and anxiety … Read more

SPB premiere: "Dark Passengers" by Conan Neutron & Friends

Posted in Videos on June 16, 2022

Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends has a new video for the title track from their third full-length album, Dark Passengers (Learning Curve Records, 2020). Check it out below. It is a concept album about depression and mental health -- subjects always worthy of discussion and reflection. Speaking of the … Read more