Choke Up

No Trigger announce shows; first album in a decade due this year

After revealing that their first album in 10 years will arrive in 2022, Massachusetts melodic hardcore vets No Trigger have announced a run of comeback shows…

Choke Up's Sam Johnson releasing solo LP 'Along the Dark Edges of Everything' (stream a track)

In addition to fronting the Boston punk/post-hardcore band Choke Up, Sam Johnson is a solo artist who writes quirky, wordy, folky indie rock in the vein of artists like AJJ and The Weakerthans. He’s releasing a new album, Along the Dark Edges of Everything, on September 24 via What We Talk About Records (pre-order), and […]

The Fest 2019 adds Against Me!, Stiff Little Fingers, Spraynard, The Bronx, Torche, more

Other additions to The Fest’s stacked lineup include War On Women, TWIABP, The Lillingtons, Career Suicide, Grade, The Casket Lottery, Able Baker Fox, J Robbins, Bob Nanna, and more.

The Fest adds Ergs reunion, Dillinger Four, Torche, Floor, Boysetsfire, Digger, FYP & more; Mikey Erg announces solo LP

The Fest also added Lemuria, Mean Jeans, Somos, Vacation, Iron Chic, Slingshot Dakota, PUP, RVIVR, Timeshares, Frameworks, Lifted Bells, Antarctigo Vespucci, Ian Graham, Katie Ellen, Roger Harvey, Museum Mouth, Hiccup, Amanda X, Die Choking, Sonic Avenues, Mac Sabbath, Creepoid, Sports and mannnnnny more.

The Fest 2016 initial lineup (Planes Mistaken For Stars, Propagandhi, Latterman, Small Brown Bike, Samiam, Knapsack, Braid, United Nations, more)

It includes Planes Mistaken For Stars, Propagandhi, Small Brown Bike, Samiam, Dead To Me, Strike Anywhere, Knapsack, Tim Barry, Braid, Latterman (who are reunited again), The Menzingers, AJJ, War On Women, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Toys That Kill, United Nations, Iron Reagan, Jeff Rosenstock, Night Birds, and many more.

Ma Jolie share "Pittsburgh" from new EP, touring w/ Choke Up

Philly punks Ma Jolie are following 2013’s Polars LP with a new EP called Jetpack Mailman on June 16 via A-F Records. First single “Pittsburgh” is out now, and if you like Dillinger Four, Latterman, or Shed-era Title Fight, this will probably be right up your al…

The Fest announces 2015 lineup (Desaparecidos, Menzingers, mewithoutYou, Jazz June, Beach Slang, Restorations, more)

Gainesville’s annual punk festival The Fest returns in 2015 for its 14th year (hence Fest 14) from October 30 to November 1, and like in previous years, a handful of the bands play Pre-Fest in Little Ybor from October 28…

Choke Up releasing debut LP on Black Numbers (song stream)

Boston punks Choke Up recently signed to Black Numbers, and will release their debut album called Black Coffee, Bad Habits on February 3 via the…

Lee Corey Oswald planning LP, touring w/ Choke Up (dates)

Portland, OR’s Lee Corey Oswald (a band, not a person), who have recently played hometown shows with The Lawrence Arms and The Menzingers, and have one coming up with The Hotelier, will be leaving town and heading east in March on a tour with Boston punks Choke Up…

Gainesville's The Fest expands lineup (ALL, Circle Takes The Square, United Nations, Titus Andronicus & more)

As discussed, Gainesville’s The Fest is returning this year from October 31 to November 3, and they’ve just expanded their lineup to include more artists…