Coachella full lineup unveiled
While two of the highest profile (around here at least) acts have been confirmed, Coachella has confirmed the rest of the lineup which will now be spread over two weekends - April 13th to 15th and April 20th to 22nd. Some…
January 10, 2012

Fun Fun Fun Fest adds Hum, Hot Snakes, Cave In, Bane, Touche Amore, Henry Rollins, Danzig
The promoters have confirmed the rest of the lineup for this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Texas. The event takes place November 4th,5th and 6th. The event features notable reunions from…
August 01, 2011

Videos: Day two of the Matador 21 livestream right here
Just a reminder. Day 2 of the Matador 21 stream is up now. Like yesterday, the set is a series of live performances celebrating Matador Records' 21st Birthday. Performes include Chavez, Fucked Up,…
October 02, 2010

Videos: Watch the Matador 21 livestream right here
Beginning at 7:30 tonight and running till 1am, and then Saturday and Sunday from 4:40pm to 1am, we'll be hosting a live stream of Matador 21, a series of live performances celebrating Matador Records' 21st Birthday. Chavez, Fucked Up, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Girls, Come, Perfume Genius,…
October 01, 2010

Videos: Matador celebrates drinking age with 6 CD boxset
Matador Records is celebrating their 21st birthday with a new, decade-spanning box set. The limited-edition box contains five CDs documenting the history of the label with remastered songs released from 1989 through 2010, and one CD of unreleased live recordings from the Matador 10th Anniversary concerts in New York City in 1999. All proceeds from the set will go to benefit three charities chosen by the label owners, enumerated at the…
September 22, 2010

Videos: Skate 3 soundtrack to feature No Age, Pixies, Misfits, Thermals, Agent Orange, Japanther
The soundtrack for Skate 3 has been announced and will feature music from 3 Inches of Blood, Agent Orange, Animal Collective, Beastie Boys,…
March 29, 2010

Videos: Dirtnap Records celebrate 10 Year Anniversary with free sampler
Dirtnap Records is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a free downloadable sampler and Portland, OR area shows. The Portland-by-way-of-Seattle label is home to bands like The Exploding Hearts, The Briefs, Epoxies, The Marked Men, The…
November 11, 2009

Videos: Dirtnap Records posts free digital sampler
Dirtnap Records has posted a free 14 song downloadable sampler. The set features recent or back-catalog songs from Mean Jeans, the The Marked Men, The Impulse International, Something Fierce, Goodnight Loving, The Returnables, The Raydios, The Estranged, Psyched to Die, Beat Beat Beat,…
October 30, 2009

Videos: Capitol Hill Block Party with Sonic Youth, Black Lips, Past Lives, Jesus Lizard
The lineup has been announced for the 2009 Capitol Hill Block Party. Dubbed "Seattle's Premiere Celebration of Independent Music," the event takes place July 24 & July 25th and will benefit two non-profits: Home Alive, which encourages violence prevention, and The Vera Project, a youth run all ages venue and recording studio in Seattle. The lineup includes Sonic Youth, the Jesus…
April 29, 2009

Videos: SXSW with The Queers, Rival Schools, TAAS, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, Teenage Bottlerocket
SXSW have announced the bulk of the lineup for the 2009 festival. There are more than a thousand bands listed, but here are some of the bands we've covered here on Punknews.org: Annuals, Arkells, Bedouin Soundclash, Black…
January 15, 2009