In Memoriam: Sarah Kirsch
Ebullition Records has announced that long time staple of the Bay Area punk scene, Sarah Kirsch, has succumbed to her long battle with Fanconi anemia. Kirsch is most known for her work with Fuel, Pinhead Gunpowder, Fifteen…
December 07, 2012

In Memoriam: Fifteen reuniting for Gilman's 25th anniversary
Fifteen will be reuniting to headline the 25th Anniversary of noted venue 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA. The show will be $10 at the door and supporting acts include Courtney N' the Crushers, It takes place New…
December 16, 2011

In Memoriam: Fifteen, the Wunder Years playing Nostalgia Fest
Nostalgia Fest has been announced for December 30 at The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, CA and intends to live up to its name, with reunions from Fifteen and The Wunder Years.…
July 27, 2011

In Memoriam: Solidarity Records plans "Plea for Peace" compilation
Solidarity Recordings has announced the first in a promised series of benefit compilation, this one benefiting the Plea for Peace foundation. The album will feature 30 songs from the likes of Cobra…
August 27, 2010

In Memoriam: Solidarity plans Fifteen/For.The.Win./Hanalei three-way split
Solidarity Recordings will be releasing a new three-band split from Fifteen, For.The.Win. and Hanalei. Fifteen will cover Jawbreaker's "Caroline" which was originally on Old Glory and reissued on Etc.. For.The.Win. and Hanalei will each cover a Fifteen track: "Middle" and " Petroleum Distillation"…
May 20, 2010

In Memoriam: Hopeless celebrates 15 years with new retrospective
Hopeless Records celebrates its 15th anniversary with a special double CD+book compilation featuring music from the label's catalogue and that of their non-profit arm, Subcity Records. To that end the CD contains music from…
December 18, 2009

In Memoriam: Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy/Common Rider) and Jeff Ott (Crimpshrine/Fifteen) plan acoustic shows
Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy and Common Rider will be joining Jeff Ott of Fifteen and Crimpshrine for two shows in August. The first will be at the…
July 14, 2008

In Memoriam: Plan-It-X to Re-Release Fifteen's "Buzz"
Plan-It-X has announced plans to reissue Fifteen's classic and out-of-print full length Buzz originally issued a full decade ago on defunct Grass Records. The disc is due out October 5th, 2006 and the album sales will benefit Food Not Bombs. Depending on the response to the reissue, the label is…
September 01, 2006

In Memoriam: Jeff Ott posts new material, plans more recordings
Jeff Ott, formerly of Crimpshrine and Fifteen, has launched a new myspace page for some new and previously unreleased acoustic material. Jeff had this to say: I have this stupid idea that since things i record don't sell enough for somebody to even put it out, and because there is an easy way to share music that requires no "thing" to be produced…
August 11, 2006

Editors' Picks: Capital / This Is My Fist!
Brian: While I haven't actually heard the album itself yet, I'm about 90% sure Capital will be delivering one of the year's best on July 25th with Signal Corps. The Long Island-based act writes passionate, creative and socially aware melodic punk rock / hardcore songs that easily match up to the veterans influencing their sound (Avail, Lifetime to name a few). Silent Majority fans will either be pleased to know or already in it reg arding the presence of…
June 03, 2006