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Nerf Herder to headline "A Merry Punking Christmas" Show

Posted in Shows on September 15, 2019

Pop-punk geek rockers Nerf Herder will return to Chicago on Dec. 7 for the inaugural "A Merry Punking Christmas" show, the band's first time in Chicago in 17 years. The lineup for the event also feautre The Copyrights, Dan Vapid & The Cheats, and Capgun Heroes. 

While the group released records on Fat Wreck Chords, Arista, and Oglio Records, they are perhaps best known for composing the theme song for TV's Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

All proceeds from the show will benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Greater Chicago Food Depository, and Toy Box Connection. The current Nerf Herder lineup features founding members Parry Gripp and Steve Sherlock, with Linus Dotson and Ben Pringle. 

A new Consumer album

Posted in Records on September 15, 2019

Consumer return with the new In Computers on Oct. 25 on The Flenser. The project, formed two years ago uses a variety of experimental sounds collected from analog and digital electronics. The band features Tim Macuga (Have A Nice Life), and also Have a Nice Life’s live band members Myke … Read more

New to Fat Wreck: MakeWar

Posted in Records on September 15, 2019

The next record from MakeWar will release on Fat Wreck Chords. The label sent an announcement earlier this week that Get It Together, the follow-up to 2016's Developing A Theory Of Integrity. Currently calling Brooklyn and Florida home, the band features members originally from Venezuela and Columbia. The new record … Read more

Brother Ali/Evidence joint tour

Posted in Tours on September 15, 2019

Rhymesayers labelmates Brother Ali and Evidence will embark on a co-headlining tour on Nov. 7, getting things started at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA and wrapping up at Vervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, CO. Brother Ali last released All The Beauty in This Whole Life while Evidence most recently … Read more

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Katie Malco joins 6131

Posted in Labels on September 15, 2019

6131 Records has announced the addition of Katie Malco to the label's lineup. Malco, who played at If Not Now, When? Festival this weekend, is also scheduled to perform at Wild Paths Festival in Norwich, UK next month. Along with signing to 6131, she is now streaming the song "Creatures," … Read more

New Age Midwest Fest compiles benefit comp

Posted in Labels on September 15, 2019

New Age Midwest Fest, taking place in two weeks in St. Louis, MO, will release a 15-band compilation this year to raise funds for the Dayton Foundation, an important resouce following the Oregon District Tragdy that took place in Dayton, OH last month. The festival takes place on Sept. 28 … Read more

Martin Bisi's Solstice

Posted in Records on September 14, 2019

Veteran New York producer Martin Bisi is returning with his first solo album in five years. Having worked with the likes of Brian Eno, Bill Laswell, Sonic Youth, Swans, Helmet, John Zorn and more from his BC Studio in Brooklyn, Bisi now returns with his sixth full-length solo record, Solstice, … Read more

New 4LP/2CD anthology from The Damned

Posted in Records on September 14, 2019

UK punks The Damned have a 4xLP/2xCD collection called The Definitive Anthology set to release on Nov. 1 (BMG). The release piggybacks with the release of Black Is the Night greatest hits collection. Hit the jump for a full track listing as well as a few live dates in the … Read more

It's American Football season

Posted in Records on September 14, 2019

American Football will celebrate the upcomign 20th anniversary of its debut, LP1 with some brand new, old material. The band, via Polyvinyl Record Co., will released Year One Demo on 12" vinyl later this year, on Dec. 13 via Polyvinyl Record Co. LP1 officially turns 20 years olf today, Sept. … Read more

Drain join Revelation Records

Posted in Labels on September 14, 2019

Revelation Records has signed Santa Cruz, CA band Drain to the label, with plans to release a full-length called California Cursed in early 2020. The band play hardcore with a metallic thrash tinge and share members with Hands of God (Flatspot Records) and Gulch (Creator Destructor Records). Read more

Suck Brick Kid's Salt To Taste

Posted in Records on September 14, 2019

On Oct. 25, Suck Brick Kid, a 6-piece pop-punk group from Central Florida will release Salt To Taste on Smartpunk Records. A video for the song "Get Even," plus a "bloody steak vinyl" are available here. Read more

Drakulas announce new label and new record plans

Posted in Bands on September 14, 2019

Formed by Mike Wiebe and Rob Marchant (Riverboat Gamblers) and Zach Blair (Rise Against), Drakulas have signed with Dine Alone Records for their upcoming full-length. Described as an art-rock marriage of proto-punk, garage, '80s synth, and new wave, the dynamic, high energy band previously released the OWOWOWOW ep and album, … Read more

SPB Premiere: Small Stresses - Either Way I Lose

Posted in Records on September 13, 2019

Growing up in middle-of-nowhere Pennsylvania, the local college station stood as the one place on the radio dial that I could consistently turn to for listening enjoyment. The hours of classical music programing each day didn't bother me much, and the sense of not knowing quite what you'd hear next, … Read more

The return of 30,000 Monkies

Posted in Records on September 8, 2019

30,000 Monkies return with Are Forever, the second full-length from the Belgian noise/sludge troup. It releases officially on Sept. 27 on Consouling Sounds. The band last released I Ate Myself to Grow Twice as Big in 2016. Check out a video for the song "He-Men" below. Read more Read more

New Deaf Club EP, new Deaf Club video

Posted in Records on September 8, 2019

Why editorialize when the label blast describes a band like this? Deaf Club is a savage sound bath dripping with sardonicism: a blastbeat-centric hardcore punk assault channeling crust, thrash, and grind (un)sensibilities. Succinct pauses, surreal frequencies and effects, breakneck pace and sharply hurled vocals characterize the band’s aesthetic, which seems … Read more

HoZac news: 3 new releases

Posted in Labels on September 8, 2019

Chicago, IL label HoZac has 3 new records coming out soon -- and a bargain price for those who want to order all three in a single bundle. Those releases: Trampoline Team LP - A new full-length from the New Orleans band. Velveteen Rabbit - The first full-length from Brooklyn's … Read more

Friedemann plans double live album

Posted in Records on September 8, 2019

A new double live album is in the works from German's Friendmann, to be titled Mehr Sein Als Schein - Friedemann Live II and to release next month through Exile On Mainstream. Mehr Sein Als Schein - Friedemann Live II was recorded with a full band, including his brother Johannes … Read more

Cunts join Ipecac

Posted in Bands on September 8, 2019

Comprised of members of Dead Cross, Qu, and more, Cunts have officially announced its debut record on Ipecac Recordings. Based out of Los Angeles and featuring Michael Crain (Dead Cross/Retox) and Matt Cronk (Qui), the self-titled debut will release on Nov. 1. Cronk speaks of the group's origins: Everyone in … Read more

Knaaves stream The Serpent

Posted in MP3s on September 7, 2019

Knaaves released their debut full-length earlier this week and it's streaming online, in full, at Metal Injection. Titled The Serpent, it released on Sept. 3 on Confluence records. The Milwaukee, WI band features former members of Amora Savant, Enabler, and Die Alone, playing riff-heavy, angry metallic hardcore with a groove. … Read more

Dead Kennedys Iguana Studios Rehearsal Tape to see CD release

Posted in Records on September 7, 2019

Iguana Studios Rehearsal Tape – San Francisco 1978, an early collection of 1978 recordings form first wave punks Dead Kennedys, will release on CD on Sept. 27 on Manifesto Records as part of the band's ongoing 40th anniversary celebration. Prior to a vinyl release on Record Store Day 2018, the … Read more