Violent Femmes

Echo & The Bunnymen drop off this weekend's Cruel World fest (set times)

While the Bunnymen have had to drop off this weekend’s very ’80s Cruel World festival, the lineup still boast Bauhaus, Blondie, The Psychedelic Furs, Devo, Violent Femmes, and lots more.

Summerfest 2022 lineup: Wu-Tang, Machine Gun Kelly, Halsey, Jason Isbell, Charli XCX & more

The lineup also includes Lil Wayne, John Fogerty, Charli XCX, Death Cab, Modest Mouse, Portugal. The Man, Taking Back Sunday, Big Boi, Anthrax, Violent Femmes, The Breeders, Parquet Courts, Bob Mould, and much more…

Indie Basement (1/28): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Urge Overkill, Steve Gunn, Modern Nature and Night Crickets (members of Bauhaus & Violent Films), plus the Meet Me in the Bathroom documentary and a look back at Built to Spill’s ‘Perfect from Now On‘

Night Crickets (mems Bauhaus, Violent Femmes) pay homage to The Beatles on "Candlestick Park"

Night Crickets, the trio of David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets), Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes) and Darwin Meiners, will release their debut album, ‘A Free Society,‘ on January 21

Cruel World adds second day to 2022 edition

The CA festival was originally scheduled for 2020, then rescheduled to 2022 with much of the same lineup, including Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie, Devo, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, Violent Femmes, The Church, The English Beat, and more

Flogging Molly, Violent Femmes, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes & THICK announce tour

Two bands who mix acoustic folk music and punk rock in different ways, Flogging Molly and Violent Femmes, will do a co-headlining tour this summer/fall…

Cruel World fest rescheduled for 2022 (Morrissey, Bauhaus, Devo, Blondie, more)

Originally set for 2020, the L.A. fest with an ’80s alternative / goth vibe will now happen in 2022 with Echo & the Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, The Damned, Violent Femmes, The English Beat, PiL, Cold Cave, Black Marble and more also playing.

Bob Biggs, Slash Records founder, has died

Bob Biggs, who founded Los Angeles independent label Slash Records — which was home to The Germs, X, Los Lobos and more — has died after a long illness.

L.A.'s Cruel World fest postponed to September (w/ most of the lineup intact)

The ’80s-centric Los Angeles festival Cruel World has announced it’s moving from May 2 to September 12, due to “recent circumstances.”

X celebrating 'Los Angeles' 40th anniversary with L.A. show, touring w/ Violent Femmes

L.A. punk icons X are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their debut album, Los Angeles, with a special hometown show then heading out on tour with their onetime Slash Records labelmates Violent Femmes for a summer tour…
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