San Antonio, TX's Illustrations will release an EP titled Acts of God later this summer. The EP will be a digital release followed by an August tour with Plague Widow.
Half Japanese, the brother band featuring Jad and David Fair will release their first new LP in 13 years, the long player Overjoyed, releasing Sept. 3 on Joyful Noise. John Dieterich of Deerhoof is producing the album.
Mexican Slang's debut EP, Inside the Velvet Castle, will release on July 15 via Buzz Records.
The Toronto three-piece started as a solo project by leader Annabelle Lee and expanded into a full band.
Red Scare Industries will celebrate 10 years with a blowout on the weekend of Oct. 24. The Chicago-area label's lineup is to feature 12-14 bands and cost $25.
Bands include The Lillingtons, The Methadones, The Falcon, and more bands and related shows still to be announced.
Silver Snakes are playing several tour dates this July, including shows with Planes Mistaken for Stars and Aeges.
The band released the 11-song Year of the Snake earlier this year on Bridge Nine.
Keitzer will release a new album, their fifth, via FDA Rekotz on July 18. The record is to be titled The Last Defence and is their first full-length since Descend into Heresy, released in 2011.
Joel Tannenbaum of Plow United and Ex Friends has published a lengthy and detailed piece explaining copyright law and how it benefits musicians here. The article examines and explains various facets of the liscening and looks to the changing future of the music industry from a DIY perspective.
The Sugar Stems will release their third album, Only Come Out At Nightnext month, July 22, on Dirtnap Records.
The band, with tour dates in July also, released Can't Wait last year. Check out the title track below.
Bullet Tooth Records is offering a free 2014 sampler online. The comp includes free songs from Affiance, The Paramedic, I Omega, Gamma Pulse, and Save The Clock Tower, and more.
D.O.A. have announced a European tour this summer with a new line-up. The band wlil be Joe Keithley and Paddy Duddy, joined by new bassist Mike Hodsall (BCDC, Circle The Wagons).
Wolves in the Throne Room has debuted a new song from Celestite, "Initiation at Neudeg Alm." The record will release on July 8 on their own Artemisia Records and be followed by a West Coast tour.
Philadelphia's Beach Slang haev announced a new record this fall on new label Tiny Engines.
The band, including members James Snyder (Weston), JP Flexner (Ex-Friends), and Ed McNulty (Crybaby) previously released the Who Would Ever Want Anything So Broken? 7" on Dead Broke Rekerds.
Minneapolis melodic hardcore group Household will release debut EP later this year on the label Blood & Ink. Scattered Minnesota and Illinois live dates are scheduled for the summer and included after the jump, along with the video to "Reservoir," which will be on the EP.
Relapse Records will release the next album from metal vets Obituary.
The album, their ninth studio effort, was funded via Kickstarter and self-recorded. No title or release date is yet announced.
The band is currently in Europe through August.
Dallas, TX’s Dead to a Dying World has wrapped up tracking for Litany, their upcoming second full-length.
The band will tour in July with Unconscious Collective and Uzala, and the record should release later this year on Tofu Carnage. Litany includes guest appearances from members of Pallbearer, Pinkish …
Spoon, set to release the new album They Want My Soul on Aug. 5 (Loma Vista) has announced a headlining North American tour in the fall.
Dates are listed below. They will be joined by Hamilton Leithauser or EMA on many of the tour stops.
Noisey is streaming “Serious Things Are Stupid” from Cayetana’s upcoming Nervous Like Me LP. The record is set to release this August on Tiny Engines and is available for digital pre-order now.
This fall As We Draw will release a new CD/2xLP on Throatruiner Records.
The release, untitled at present, is their first since 2010’s Lines Breaking Circles.
On July 22 Southern Lord will release Total Funeral, a 53 track full discography from the Swedish punk band. The collection includes the group’s full-length releases, splits, and previously unreleased tracks.
Members of Electric Funeral have also played in Paranoid, Desperat, and more.