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Riot Fest 15th anniversary

Posted in Shows on June 2, 2019

Scheduled for September 13-15 at Douglas Park in Chicago, Riot Fest will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a big lineup featureing diverse acts like Bikini Kill, Slayer, and Blink 182, plus notable sets by The Flaming Lips (playing Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots), Ween (playing The Mollusk), Descendents, Rancid, Patti Smith, and more.

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Get more info via the Riot Fest website.

FULL ALBUM PERFORMANCES: 

Against Me! - Reinventing Axl Rose + Transgender Dysphoria Blues 
Avail - Over The James 
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm 
Dashboard Confessional - The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most 
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot 
Glassjaw - Worship and Tribute 
The Selecter - Too Much Pressure 
Senses Fail - From the Depths of Dreams + Let It Enfold You 
Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends + Louder Now 
Ween - The Mollusk

RIOT FEST 2019 LINEUP: 
BLINK-182, SLAYER (final Chicago & Milwaukee show), BIKINI KILL, THE RACONTEURS, RISE AGAINST, THE FLAMING LIPS (performing Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots), JAWBREAKER, WEEN (performing The Mollusk), BLOC PARTY (performing Silent Alarm), DIE ANTWOORD, PATTI SMITH AND HER BAND, TAKING BACK SUNDAY (performing Tell All Your Friends and Louder Now), RANCID, VIOLENT FEMMES, DESCENDENTS, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, THE B-52s, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL (performing The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most), THE STORY SO FAR, AVAIL (performing Over The James), THE STRUTS, AGAINST ME! (performing Reinventing Axl Rose and Transgender Dysphoria Blues), PVRIS, PENNYWISE, THE STARTING LINE, COCK SPARRER, STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO, ANTHRAX, NECK DEEP, BOB MOULD, HOT SNAKES, AMERICAN FOOTBALL, GUIDED BY VOICES, RIDE, LUCERO, TESTAMENT, ANDREW W.K., SENSES FAIL (performing Let It Enfold You and From The Depths Of Dreams), THE GET UP KIDS, VILLAGE PEOPLE, LESS THAN JAKE, HOT WATER MUSIC, GLASSJAW (performing Worship & Tribute), GWAR, THE SELECTER (performing Too Much Pressure), ANTI-FLAG, NICK LOWE w/ LOS STRAITJACKETS, TURNOVER, THE DAMNED THINGS, CURSIVE, TURNSTILE, SURFER BLOOD, THE ERGS!, SAVE FERRIS, FRANK IERO AND THE FUTURE VIOLENTS, WHITE REAPER, GRANDSON, H2O, I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, HOT MULLIGAN, THE HU, TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET, PROF, CHERRY GLAZERR, DAVE HAUSE & THE MERMAID, THIS WILD LIFE, THE GARDEN, DRAKULAS, DEAD SWORDS, CAN’T SWIM, CAROLINE ROSE, THE BEACHES, MAT KEREKES, ANGEL DU$T, MICROWAVE, PKEW PKEW PKEW, SINCERE ENGINEER, SKATING POLLY, NO PARENTS, ULTRA Q, LANDO CHILL, CLEOPATRICK, ELDER BROTHER, THIN LIPS, CHAOS CHAOS, KALI MASI, YOURS TRULY, GANSER, RAMONA

 

The Fest wave 2 lineup announcements

Posted in Shows on June 2, 2019

Scheduled for Nov. 1-3, 2019, The Fest 18 announced additional bands to play the gargantuan Gainesville, FL festival. Against Me! will play 4 full-length albums over the course of 2 nights, plus the addition of Stiff Little Fingers, American Steel, The Bronx, and a one-time Spraynard reunion. Now in its … Read more

Harvey Pekar summer dates

Posted in Tours on June 1, 2019

Harvey Pekar, playing a record release show in Cleveland tonight in support of the new Paris Green (Steadfast Records), have announced several US tour dates through the summer. Named after comic book author Harvey Pekar, who also hailed from Cleveland, the band has two releases prior to Paris Green: Upward, … Read more

What's new with Boris?

Posted in Records on June 1, 2019

Boris will release a brand new album on Third Man this August. Dubbed LφVE & EVφL, it is a double LP with two distinct, yet overlapping, concepts: "LφVE" and "EVφL." In addition to the new record, the band will be touring in late summer with No Uniform. Third Man is … Read more

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Bleach Everything full-length coming soon

Posted in Records on June 1, 2019

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Ufomammut 20th anniversary boxset

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MONO turn 20, plan European tour

Posted in Tours on June 1, 2019

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New Mike Love album (Beach Boys) covers "Rockaway Beach"

Posted in Records on June 1, 2019

On July 19, Mike Love of The Beach Boys will release a new solo album titled 12 Sides of Summer (BMG). The album is a collection of new songs and covers, including of the Ramones' "Rockaway Beach," which can be heard at Billboard. Earlier this week, Ramones drummer Marky Ramone … Read more

New Pelican record, new Pelican beer

Posted in Bands on May 31, 2019

Chicago's instrumental metal quartet Pelican are back with Nighttime Stories next month, releasing June 7 on Southern Lord. While the band has two songs available for preview on their bandcamp page now, they have additional developments as well, including a beer collaboration with Metropolitan Brewing. "Both Pelican and Metropolitan have … Read more

City Mouse UK tour with Werecats

Posted in Tours on May 31, 2019

This June-July, City Mouse and Werecats will hit the road together across the UK. City Mouse released their debut Get Right in 2017 (It's Alive Records), and followed with a split EP with The Murderburgers for a European tour last year. Werecats call South London home and share members with … Read more

Friendship on Southern Lord

Posted in Records on May 31, 2019

Southern Lord will bring a new Friendship in June. Titled Undercurrent, the new LP by the blackened hardcore band with touches of sludge and grindcore from Japan features 10 blistering tracks and officially releases on June 14. Southern Lord is putting it out on vinyl, following its release on CD … Read more

The Slackers reissue and other new Pirates Press releases

Posted in Records on May 31, 2019

Originally released in 2006 on Hellcat Records, The Slackers' Peculiar is being reissed on 12" LP by Pirates Press Records, and being paired with a bonus 7" of two tracks that weren't on the original. Besides Peculiar, the label also just announced a new LP by The Vicious Cycles, a … Read more

Cave In shares a new song

Posted in MP3s on May 26, 2019

Cave In, who will release Final Transmission on June 7 on Hydra Head, have released a single for "Shake My Blood." The song can be heard along with an interview with AltPress. The record features the work of bassist Caleb Scofield, who passed away during the album's early stages. Read … Read more

Against Me 2-nights tour

Posted in Tours on May 26, 2019

Against Me! will be hitting the road this fall on a tour that spends two nights in each city, playing 4 records in-full over back-to-back evenings. The 48 song sets will include Searching For A Former Clarity, New Wave, White Crosses, and Transgender Dysphoria Blues in their entirety. The band … Read more

New EP by Ogikubo Station

Posted in Records on May 26, 2019

As duo Ogikubo Station prepares for a UK tour in June, the Mike Park and Maura Weaver group has announced a ne 3-song EP. The EP features bass by Dan Andriano, plus a They Might Be Giants cover song. Okinawan Love Songs releases on June 14 via Asian Man Records. … Read more

The Aggrolites return

Posted in Records on May 25, 2019

Officially released yesterday on Pirates Press Records, The Aggrolites are back with the new Reggae Now!, to be followed by their first US tour in six years, starting next Wednesday. Following a hiatus, the band got together for a one-off recording session in 2015 that ultimately spawned the new record, … Read more

Nelsonville Music Festival 2019

Posted in Shows on May 25, 2019

Taking place June 6-9 at Robbins Cross at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, the 15th Nelsonville Music Festival has set its 2019 lineup. This year's multi-stage, four-day event will feature The Breeders, Death Cab For Cutie, The Coathangers, Death Valley Girls, Nots, and many more, listed in full below. Read … Read more

Torche's Admission, this July

Posted in Records on May 25, 2019

Torche return with the brand new Admission, coming on July 12 on Relapse Records. It's the fifth album from the band and their first new record since Restarter in 2015. It is the first record featuring new bassist Eric Herndez (Wrong) and Jon Nuñez shifting from bass to guitar. The … Read more

Remastered Suicide

Posted in Records on May 25, 2019

Mute/BMG will release a remastered version of Suicide's self-titled 1977 debut on July 12, 2019 on red vinyl, CD, and digitally as a part of the Art of the Album reissue series. The series focuses on the original album rather than on unreleased or bonus tracks that shift the dynamic … Read more

Ringworm on the East Coast

Posted in Tours on May 25, 2019

Ringworm have a run of early June tour dates that mostly cover the US East Coast, starting things off on June 6 in Pittsburgh and playing shows in Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. The Cleveland, OH-based band last released Death Becomes My Voice! (Relapse Records). They will … Read more