`Twas the night before S.C.E.N.E.

`Twas the night before S.C.E.N.E.
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This Sunday, June 9th is the 18th edition of the S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival in St. Catharines, Ontario, and once again Punknews.org is thrilled to be a sponsor. This year we're particularly excited as the stage at Mikado has been branded the Punknews.org stage and features some of our favourite up and coming punk bands from Ontario and beyond. Speaking as myself, this is my local festival and it's an honour to be a part of it and expose it to the wider Org audience.

S.C.E.N.E. is a multi-venue festival with over 140 acts from varying genres performing throughout the day, and as such it can be a radically different experience depending on how you choose your adventure. Leaving some space for merch shopping and late night musical discoveries, here's my schedule. Click below for a sampling of music from the bands playing the Fest who I'll be singing along to. It includes some emerging Toronto punk rock from bands like Pkew Pkew Pkew (Gunshots), Bathurst, Brutal Youth and Careers in Science. Powerful roots rock and roll from Saskatchewan's Northcote is sure to appeal to the Revival Tour crowd. You'll find energetic folk-punk from Permanent Bastards, veteran street level stuff from The Class Assassins and a token American act in the form of Buffalo's rising stars Pentimento. Of course I've included my favourite live act The Dirty Nil, the caustic and insanely talented Single Mothers, and the headlining hardcore institution Comeback Kid.

Pkew Pkew Pkew (Gunshots)

Pkew Pkew Pkew (Gunshots) Hometown: Toronto, ON
Latest Release: Red Ass 7" (N.C.J.T. Records)
Set Time:3:45-4:15 PM at Patrick Sheehans

Pentimento

Pentimento Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Latest Release: Pentimento (Paper and Plastickpap)
Set Time: 4:05-4:35 PM at the Mikado Punknews.org Stage

Permanent Bastards

Permanent Bastards Hometown: Vaughan, ON
Latest Release: Young Girls EP Set Time: 5:05-5:35 PM at the Mikado Punknews.org Stage

The Dirty Nil

The Dirty Nil Hometown: Dundas, ON
Latest Release: Split 7" with Northern Primative (IndoorShoes Records)
Set Time: 5:35-6:05 PM at the Mikado Punknews.org Stage

Bathurst

Bathurst Hometown: Toronto, ON
Latest Release: Bathurst (Safe Haven)
Set Time: 6:00-6:30 PM at Coco Cabana

Northcote

Northcote Hometown:Saskatchewan now based in Victoria, BC
Latest Release: Northcote (BlackBox Recordings)
Set Time: 6:20-6:50 PM at the Mikado Punknews.org Stage

Brutal Youth

Brutal Youth Hometown:St. John's, NF now based Ontario
Latest Release: Stay Honest (My Fingers! My Brain! Records) Set Time: 7:05-7:35 PM at the Mikado Punknews.org Stage

Single Mothers

Single Mothers Hometown:London, ON
Latest Release: Single Mothers (Secret Voice) Set Time: 7:15-7:45 PM at the L3 Dragon Security Stage (Upstairs)

The Class Assassins

The Class Assassins Hometown:Toronto, ON
Latest Release: The Addiction & The Solution (Rebel Time) Set Time: 7:50-8:20 PM at the Mikado Punknews.org Stage

Careers in Science

Careers in Science Hometown:Toronto, ON
Latest Release: Cowards (Art Drug) Set Time: 8:35-9:05 PM at the Mikado Punknews.org Stage

Stream the record here at Punknews.org

Comeback Kid

Comeback Kid Hometown:Winnipeg, MN
Latest Release: Symptoms + Cures (Victory, Distort) Set Time: 8:50-9:35 PM at the Jagermeister Stage @ Market Square

While you're in town you should of course grab a craft beer or two at the Merchant Ale House and keep your caffeine levels up at the Mahtay Cafe, but any local would tell you that. The full S.C.E.N.E. band list and schedule can be found here and tickets will be available at the Market Square gate.