Courting have released a video for their new song “After You”. The video was directed and edited by Charlie Barclay Harris. The song is off their upcoming album Lust For Life, Or ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story which will be out on March 14. Courting will be touring the UK this spring and released their album New Last Name in 2024. Check out the video below.
Bayside have announced North American tour dates to celebrate their 25th anniversary. They will be playing two shows in each city with the first night finding them playing songs from their albums Sirens and Condolences (2004), Bayside (2005), The Walking Wounded (2007), and Shudder (2008). They will be playing tunes from Killing Time (2011), Cult (2014), Vacancy (2016), Interrobang (2019), and There Are Worse Things Than Being Alive (2024) on the second night. Sincere Engineer, Smoking Popes, and The Sleeping will be joining them on select dates. Tickets go on sale on January 24. Check out the dates below.
Music 4 Cancer has announced its lineup for this year. Pennywise, The Interrupters, Mad Caddies, The Planet Smashers, SUBB, Pepe et sa Guitare, The Corps, KRANG, The Speakeasy, The Lookout, Dutch Nuggets, Drop it First, Death by Dingo, King Thief, Trashed Ambulance, and Killing Daisies will be playing the festival. There will also be an homage to Fat Wreck Chords Vol. 2. Music 4 Cancer will take place September 11-13 in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec.
Cheekface have released a new song. It is called “Growth Sux” and is available digitally now. Cheekface will begin their tour of Canada and the US tomorrow in Winnipeg. The band released their album It’s Sorted in 2024. Check out the song below.
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San Jose-based indie rockers Star 99 have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Gaman and will be out on March 7 via Lauren Records. The band has also released their lead single called “Kill”. Star 99 released their album Bitch Unlimited in 2023. Check out the song and tracklist below.
Beach Bunny has announced tour dates for the US and Canada. The shows will take place in the spring with Pool Kids, Scarlet Demore, and Jayla Kai joining them on select dates. Beach Bunny released their album Emotional Creature in 2022. Check out the dates below.
The Body and Intensive Care have announced that they will be releasing a collaborative album. It is called Was I Good Enough? and will be out on March 14 via Closed Casket Activities. The bands have also released a video for their new song “At Death’s Door” which was created by skintape. Check out the video and tracklist below.
Charleston, South Carolina-based punk band Florida Man have released a video for their new song “El Rey”. The video was created by guitarist Andrew Barnes and Matt Varner. The song is available now digitally. Florida Man released their album Tropical Depression in 2019. Check out the video below.
Quebec-based music festival Envol et Macadam has announced its first wave lineup for this year. Pennywise, The Interrupters, Streetlight Manifesto, Face To Face, Monoc Serge and Anonymous, Martyr Records, Get The Shot, and GFK will be playing the festival. Envol et Macadam will take place on September 11-13 at the Agora du Port de Quebec in Quebec City.
The Jesus Lizard has released a new song. It is called “Westside” and is a standalone single. The song is available digitally via Ipecac Recordings. The Jesus Lizard released their album Rack in 2024 and will be touring the US in May. Check out the song below.
Vampire Slumber Party have released a new song. It is called “Polka King of the Midwest” and is off their upcoming album Holes which will be out in April. Vampire Slumber Party released their self-titled album in 2023. Check out the song below.
SUMAC and Moor Mother have announced that they will be releasing a collaborative album together. The album is called The Film and will be out on April 25 via Thrill Jockey. They have also released their first song called “Scene 1”. SUMAC and Moor Mother will be playing collaborative shows in April - at the Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany on April 17 and at Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands on April 19. Check out the song and tracklist below. Photo credit: Paulo Gonzales
Episode #686.5 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In part 1 of the Em Tells You What to Listen to Year End Spectacular, Em plays one song each for every album she wrote about on her year-end list. Songs by Mannequin Pussy, Sprints, Anti-Queens, Cross Dog, Thunder Queens, Guhn Twei, Thotcrime, METZ, Voluntary Hazing, Amyl and the Sniffers, Burial Etiquette, The Calamatix, The OBGMs, Bacchae, Teens In Trouble, Terry Green, Half Past Two, Eevie Echoes and the Locations, Indian Giver, NO MAN, BRAT, CHERYM, Omnigone, Basque, Later, Spaced, Heavenly Blue, Pillow Queens, Bad Movies, The Dreaded Laramie, Kid Kapichi, Pom Pom Squad, Blind Girls, Gulfer, Yagrum Bagarn, Respire, Big|Brave, Bring Me The Horizon, and many more are played. Listen to the episode below!
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Reno, Nevada's mysterious Rotary Club have released their debut LP. Sphere of Service follows a 7-inch and a tape. It's out via Iron Lung. You can hear it below.
Sbam Fest 7 is expanding its lineup. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes headline the festival along with Millencolin. Bands also playing include Leftover Crack, The Ataris, Save Ferris, Guttermouth, Voodoo Glow Skulls. Zebrehead and more. That's May 30-31 in Austria.