Elvis Costello announces 2018 tour dates

The legendary Elvis Costello has announced new tour dates to round out the year. At the end of the month he will be over in Europe and the UK, finishing up in July. A single date at this year's Riot Fest follows in September, after which he will embark on a nationwide US tour in November (with a stop up in Canada, for good measure). Costello's most recent release album, 2013's Wise Up Ghost, was a collaboration with hip-hop artistsThe Roots.

Beach Rats: “Lonely For The Night”

Beach Rats, which features members of of Bouncing Souls, Lifetime, Minor Threat, and Bad Religion had their song “Lonely For The Night” premiered over at DyingScene.com. The track will be on their upcoming debut EP titled Wasted Time, which will be released on July 27, 2018 via Bridge Nine Records. You can listen to the song below.

Self Defense Family: “The Supremacy of Pure Artistic Feeling”

Post-punk band Self Defense Family released a music video for the title track of their upcoming LP. The track is called "The Supremacy of Pure Artistic Feeling" and it features guitarist Mary Brulatour telling her devotion to Muy Thai. The album, Have You Considered Punk Music is due out June 29, 2018 on Run For Cover Records. See below to view the video.

Sean Bonnette to play 77 Montreal

Singer-Songwriter Sean Bonnette of AJJ have been announced to play 77 Montreal this July. 77 Montreal is a one day punk festival happening on July 27th, 2018 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada. AFI, Rise Against, Suicidal Tendencies, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes and much more is set to play the event.

Holy Pinto: 'Tales From The Traveling T-Shirt Salesman'

Indie pop band Holy Pinto released a full stream of their new record over at Substream Magazine. The record is called Tales From The Traveling T-Shirt Salesman. The album is out today. You can click here to listen to the stream. The band is currently on a full UK and European tour, see below to view the tour dates.

Watch the new Dog Party video!

Today, Punknews is pumped to bring you the new video by Dog Party!

The band's new album, Hit & Run, is their punchiest record to date- 11 songs in 25 minutes, 150 second charger after 150 second charger. Opening track "The Walk" exemplifies this precisely. As drummer/vocalist Lucy Giles hisses "You think you can walk on me? Well, I dare you to walk on me!" while sister Gwendolyn flips between Johnny style buzzsaw and lashing guitar solos.

Hit & Run is out today via Brat Records and you can pick it right here. Meanwhile, check out "The Walk" below, right now!

Real Friends announce new full length

Illinois pop punks Real Friends have announced that their new full length, Composure, is due for release on July 13th via Fearless Records. The record is the band's first since 2016's The Home Inside My Head and ahead of the release date, they have shared videos for the singles "From The Outside" and "Smiling on the Surface"(Lyric video).

Check out the videos below.

Against Me! play Detroit show with former bassist Andrew Seward

Last night Against Me! played a show at the Trumbullplex in Detroit, Michigan with former bassist Andrew Seward. Seward joined the band in 2002 and then left in 2013. He was then replaced by current bassist Inge Johansson. It isn't clear whether Andew Seward is back in the band or not at this point. Against Me!'s last full-length was Shape Shift With Me , which was released in 2016. You can watch a fan-shot video and see some social media posts of the performance below.

Video Credit: YouTuber Jon Cendrowski

Members of Up! Up! Ups! and Posers form new ska band, Catbite

Members of Philly's Up! Up! Up!s and Posers have formed a new ska band called Catbite. The band includes Tim Hildebrand of the still active Up! Up! Ups! on guitar, Johnny Mick of the sadly defunct Posers on guitar, Brittany Luna singing and playing the keys, and Chris Pires of Peekaboo Striptease Orchestra on drums. The band has released a debut video which finds them covering The Selecter's "Street Feeling." Their debut show is opening for the Fad June 28 in Philadelphia. See their debut video below. If the video is not displaying on your computer, you can also see it here.

DMFK: “No Me Gusta Chavela Vargas” at LFTRR

Tijuana's DMFK paid a visit to Live! from The Rock Room recently, and the first song from their session is now online. The track, "No me gusta Chavela Vargas" comes off of the band's 2016 album 7 canciones sobre un individualismo radical EP.

Dog Party on Beatles, Breakups, and their new album

The three chord, high energy duo Dog Party are about to release their sixth record, Hit & Run. As before, sisters Gwendolyn and Lucy Giles stick to a sharp guitar/drum attack that is reminiscent of the Ramones and the first wave of west coast punk. But this record is their shortest, fastest, and meanest one to date- and that's a good thing!

Because the record is out this Friday, Punknews' John Gentile spoke to the band about the LP, the Beatles, and keepin' it DIY. Check it out below.