A new compilation, The Shape of Ska Punk to Come, has been announced by Bad Time Records. Due for release June 7th, the comp features the likes of J. Navarro & The Traitors, Matamoska, Joystick and others. The 13-track comp will be available on vinyl, CD, and digital download.
There are currently three tracks streaming on the album's Bandcamp page, and you can check out "No Control" by J. Navarro and the Traitors below.
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Dopplepopolis (feat. Punknews' own Greg Simpson) have announced a new EP and tour. The EP, titled BIZARRO, is due out June 6th. The band will be motoring around their neck of the woods for a quick tour in support of that new release.
This is the band's second EP, and follows up 2018's s/t debut EP. You can check out the track "Hot & Hungry" off of that earlier release, and the tour dates, below.
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Indiana's beloved Murder By Death took to Lee's Palace in Toronto last month for a show in support of their 2018 record The Other Shore. They played alongside local country rebels Doghouse Rose. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to get shots of both bands. You can find his photos below.
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London, UK's Kickin' Pigeons have released a video for their single "145." The recently-surfaced band doesn't have a lot of releases under their belt, but what they've got so far is promising.
Kickin' Pigeons is also set to play support for Republica next weekend. You can check out the new video, and the details of that gig, below.
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Good Riddance have announced the release date for their new album, and have also revealed a new single from it. The song, "Don't Have Time," comes off of the band's ninth studio album Thoughts and Prayers, which is due out July 19th on (you guessed it) Fat Wreck Chords. Good Riddance's most recent album, Peace in Our Time, was released in 2015.
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Instrumental rock band Covet have announced a headlining tour this July with Vasudeva and Holy Fawn. Tickets for this run of dates are on sale now. See below to view the tour dates.
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Toronto experimental hardcore heroes Fucked Up recently hit their hometown for another show in support of their recent LP Dose Your Dreams. The band played The Phoenix concert hall with support from Wooing. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to get shots of both bands. You can find his photos below.
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A new hardcore festival have popped up in the New York City area. Hardcore Hell is happening on August 9th to 11th at three different venues in Brooklyn. They have announced the line-ups for the program and it will include The Marked Men, Career Suicide, Skizophrenia, Kriegshog, Muro and much much more. Tickets for these shows are on sale now. You can click
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Washington, D.C. post-punk band Priests were in Toronto recently to support their second studio album The Seduction of Kansas. They played a song at The Garrison alongside German garage-rock duo Gurr and Toronto art-punks Slutcode. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture all three bands. You can find his photos below.
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In continuation with our Pouzza Fest coverage, we bring to you three more mini-interviews. Pouzza Fest is a kick-ass three-day punk music festival held in Downtown Montreal, Quebec. The festival starts tomorrow and will continue until Sunday. They have about 178 acts set to perform this weekend, including a panel talk, Yoga for punks, and a baseball tournament. For more information on the festival, you can click here.
Today, we have here some mini interview responses from Boston's Save Ends, Brooklyn's Answering Machine and Paris, France Guerilla Poubelle, see below.
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Nick Woods of Direct Hit! is throwing his third Dummerfest. That's happening at X-Ray Arcade, the venue he and other musicans just opened in the Milwaukee area, on June 22. Bands playing include The Lawrence Arms, Direct Hit!, La Armada, The Lippies and a bunch more. The day before, the venue will be throing a professional wrestling "pre-show."
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Grand Rapids' post-hardcore group La Dispute hit Toronto last month for a show at the Opera House in support of the Epitaph-released Panorama. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to catch their set. You can find his photos below.
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In an effort to combat the current opioid epidemic, Punk Island NYC, the annual DIY festival, have announced the Lunchbox stage, where every hour, between sets, they will be teaching classes on the proper use of Narcan, the life saving opioid antagonist that can mean the difference between life and death for a potential overdose victim. Punk island is June 22 at randall's Park in New York City. Dozens of bands are palying include All Torn Up, Days n daze, Eve Minor, Teenage Bigfoot, Cop/Out. Babe Patrol, and many more.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico aggressive rock band Russian Girlfriends have announced a new album. They will be releasing In The Parlance Of Our Times on June 21st through A-F Records. The band released a music video for the first track, "Coke". You can view the video below.
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