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Tess & The Details Refuse to Go Quietly

Tess & The Details Refuse to Go Quietly in “Take Me Alive” A fresh force has emerged from the Bay Area’s punk rock undercurrent. Tess & The Details, a four-piece, female-fronted punk outfit, are making waves not only for their breakneck riffs and electrifying live shows but for the meaningful...

Hause Sounds the Alarm with “Look Alive”

Hause Sounds the Alarm with “Look Alive” Dave Hause returns with a fiery burst of creative energy in his newest single “Look Alive”, previewing his forthcoming album And The Mermaid. The single is part of a release that also includes tracks like Enough Hope, A Knife in the Mud, and...

As The Clock Winds Down for AFI

As The Clock Winds Down for AFI & Thier New Single A Fire Inside has stirred widespread speculation following a sequence of cryptic actions across its digital platforms, suggesting a possible new release? The band, known for its evolving sound and dramatic visual motifs, wiped all content from its official...

Jared Petteys Asks ‘Is This Love’?

Jared Petteys Asks ‘Is This Love’? With New, Solo Single After years leading Jared Petteys & The Headliners with raucous rockabilly shows and relentless touring, Jared Petteys steps into a new role: a solo artist forging his own emotional path. Tomorrow, Friday August 1 at noon, he releases “Is This Love?”, a...

Rex Tycoon – ‘No Limit 2 Luv’ is a Love-Infused Revelation

Rex Tycoon – ‘No Limit 2 Luv’ is a Love-Infused Revelation In a world that often feels like it’s tearing itself apart, Rex Tycoon offers one thing: uncompromising belief in love. Their debut full-length, No Limit 2 Luv, releases August 1 via Smartpunk Records and delivers just that—power-pop exuberance laced with...

The Strange Ones and Delta Wave Kick Off Local Split Series

  The Strange Ones and Delta Wave Kick Off Local Split 7-inch Series What started as a bold idea from East Bay punk outfit The Strange Ones has evolved into a full-blown movement. Rather than releasing a traditional five-song EP, the band proposed something different: five split releases with five...

Mickey Moone Sets Out to ‘Ride Alone’

Mickey Moone Sets Out to ‘Ride Alone’ Canadian songwriter Mickey Moone isn’t asking for attention — but it’s hard not to give it to him. Armed with nothing more than a few mics, a couple of instruments, a stubborn work ethic, and a sharp instinct for melody, Moone has quietly...

Hunx and His Punx Unleash New Single Before Release of New Album! 

Hunx and His Punx Unleash New Single Before Release of New Album! California’s irrepressible queer‑punk brigade Hunx and His Punx are back with a fiery new track, “Wild Boys,” and an eagerly awaited full-length return after a 12-year hiatus. With their upcoming album Walk Out on This World dropping August...

Ben Nichols Releases Latest Single to Upcoming Solo Album

Ben Nichols of Lucero Releases Latest Single to Upcoming Solo Album Sixteen years after his last solo release, The Last Pale Light in the West, Lucero frontman Ben Nichols returns with In the Heart of the Mountain—a haunting, poetic, and deeply personal album that trades distortion and barroom grit for...

Cameron Collins of ‘Punk in the Park’ Responds

Cameron Collins of ‘Punk in the Park’ Responds A growing wave of dissent has rippled through the punk community after it emerged that Cameron Collins, owner of Brew Ha Ha Productions and organizer of the multi-city festival Punk in the Park, made financial contributions to former President Donald Trump’s campaign...

Sublime: Legacies Don’t End— They Just Evolve!

Sublime: Legacies Don’t End— They Just Evolve! Nearly three decades after the tragic passing of Bradley Nowell, the unmistakable voice of Sublime, a new chapter unfolds—one that bridges past and present with reverence and bold new energy. With Bradley’s son, Jakob Nowell, now fronting the band alongside original members Bud...

The Damned Cancels PNW Shows

The Damned Cancels PNW Shows In a recent social media post, The Damned were sad to inform the Pacific Northwest that they had to cancel the Seattle, Portland and the Vancouver shows. Below is the official release and Instagram link. “We are very sorry to have to cancel our Seattle...

The $hape of Art to Come…

The $hape of Art to Come… In a year where noise is currency and silence is complicity, the punk rock community finds itself at a crossroads. A flame long smoldering beneath the stage lights has burst into something much harder to ignore — and the timing couldn’t be more crucial...

Hot Jazz Jubilee: Decade of Delight!

Hot Jazz Jubilee: A Decadent Decade of Delight! From August 29th to September 1st, 2025, the DoubleTree by Hilton Sacramento will be transformed into a veritable sonic playground. And let me tell you, preparations are more frantic than a squirrel at a nut convention! We’re talking 18 phenomenal bands, a...

Alkaline Trio Releases First of Trio, ‘Oblivion’

Alkaline Trio Releases First of Trio, ‘Oblivion’ Alkaline Trio unleash “Oblivion,” their first new music since January’s blistering LP Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs, and their first studio recording to feature new drummer Atom Willard. Produced by none other than Travis Barker of Blink-182 fame, “Oblivion” marks a new chapter in...

The Adventure Before The Adventure…

  The Adventure Before The Adventure… Domestic Allegations of Laura Jane Grace & The Trauma Tropes Ahead of Album Release On the eve of Adventure Club, the debut album from Laura Jane Grace and the Trauma Tropes, an explosive and deeply personal domestic dispute between frontwoman Laura Jane Grace and...

Panic Shack Opens the Door to Thier Debut Album

Panic Shack Opens the Door to Thier Debut Album Cardiff’s Panic Shack are gearing up to shake things up—and not just their pun-adorned track titles—with tomorrow’s release of their debut full-length. The album lands on the heels of their explosive new single “Pockets,” a dancing punk banger that domes the...

Laura Jane Grace Prepares for Another ‘Adventure’

Laura Jane Grace Prepares for Another ‘Adventure’ w. Trauma Laura Jane Grace roars into a new chapter of punk defiance and personal reinvention as Adventure Club — the long-anticipated album from Laura Jane Grace in The Trauma Tropes — arrives Friday, July 18, via Polyvinyl Record Co. But before the...

Kerosene Heights Says “Forget it” Before New Album

Kerosene Heights Says “Forget it” Before New Album is Released Just weeks after announcing their sophomore LP Blame It On The Weather, which will be released from Side One Dummy Records on August 15th. North Carolina’s Kerosene Heights have unleashed another emotional gut-punch with their latest single, “Forget It.” The...

Lizzy & the Triggermen Take Their Timeless Tunes on Tour

Lizzy & the Triggermen Take Their Timeless Tunes on Tour They Call It Jazz, But It Feels Like Crime. Slip on your glad rags and dust off your dancing shoes — the razzle-dazzle is returning to town, courtesy of Lizzy & the Triggermen, Los Angeles’ most thrilling swing sensation. Transporting...

Experience the Harmony: Cotati Accordion Festival ’25

Experience the Harmony: Cotati Accordion Festival ’25 I bring you news so delightful, so harmonically intriguing, it may cause a gentle tapping of the feet and an overwhelming desire to perhaps learn a new folk dance at dusk. The gathering, dear friends  –The Cotati Accordion Festival 2025– is nearly upon...

The Planet Smashers Want to See You ‘On the Dancefloor’

The Planet Smashers Want to See You ‘On the Dancefloor’ After three decades of brass-blasted euphoria, ska-punk mischief, and relentless positivity, Montreal’s legendary The Planet Smashers have done it again. Their new single “Meet Me On The Dancefloor”, out now with a vibrant video and full summer swagger, is more...

Tami Neilson and Her ‘Neon Cowgirl’ Shines Bright

Tami Neilson and Her ‘Neon Cowgirl’ Shines Bright Some dreams haunt you. Others hold your hand for a lifetime — flickering just out of reach until, one day, the light finally shines your way. For Tami Neilson, that light takes the shape of a neon cowgirl glowing above Broadway in...

Jon Batiste Shows us ‘Big Money’ and It’s Money!

Jon Batiste Shows us ‘Big Money’ and It’s Money! Jon Batiste isn’t interested in doing what’s expected — not by the industry, not by genre conventions, and certainly not by the legacy he’s already cemented. Coming off the classical-jazz fusion of 2024’s Beethoven Blues, and riding high from an Oscar...
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