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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.

Listen to new songs from Tricky, Alex Kapranos & Clara Luciani (Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood cover), Brutus, EarthGang’s Olu (Marvin Gaye cover), Crippled Black Phoenix, SUUNS (remix EP) and more.

This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ takes a look at the rich discography of AFI, a highly unique band who evolved in interesting ways and defied easy categorization for nearly three decades.

Listen to new songs by Panda Bear, The Killers, H.C. McEntire, Chaka Khan, Flat Worms, Townes Van Zandt, Daphni, Susanna, Dent May, and more.

Plus, Sonic Temple comedy/spoken word lineup with Henry Rollins & more, AFI offshoot Blaqk Audio, Hot Tuna, Dent May, Active Bird Community/Wild Pink, Whitechapel/Dying Fetus/Revocation, and more tour news.

††† (Crosses), the band including Deftones singer Chino Moreno and Far guitarist Shaun Lopez, put out their debut album earlier this year (available on iTunes), and now a few of the tracks have been given remix treatment…