Obits

Ted Leo backed by members of Fugazi, Faith & Obits as The Foreign Correspondents on new 7" (listen)

Ted Leo, Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Michael Hampton (Faith, Fake Names) and Sohrab Habibion (Edsel, Obits) cover two songs by ’70s French-Canadian power-pop artist Michel Pagliaro…

Read tributes to Rick Froberg from Superchunk, Thursday, Jenny Lewis & more

Rick Froberg of Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes died over the weekend from an undiagnosed heart condition at age 55.

Rick Froberg (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes), dead at 55

“His art made life better. The only thing he loved more than art and rock n roll was his friends“ – Rick’s Hot Snakes bandmate John Reis.

Obits releasing 'Die at the Zoo' live album (listen to "Widow of My Dreams")

The album was recorded during Obits‘ 2012 Australian tour. “If you know our band and went to one of our shows, this will sound familiar,“ says the band‘s Sohrab Habibion. “If we’re new to you, but you have equal amounts of affection for AC/DC and CCR as you do Wire and The Wipers, then together we shall set the dingoes free.”

DC post-hardcore vets Edsel unearth "lost" 2001 EP for Bandcamp Friday

DC band Edsel, who released records on Dischord, DeSoto, Jade Tree, Grass and others, broke up in 1997 but here’s a lost EP the band recorded in 2001…

tons of '80s DC hardcore live videos unearthed: Fugazi, Dag Nasty, Govt Issue, Descendents, more

Over 60 videos shot by former Edsel / current SAVAK vocalist Sohrab Habibion in the ’80s have been newly digitized and released for free online, including footage of 7Seconds, Moss Icon, Shudder To Think, The Lemonheads, Scream, Soul Side, and much more…

Skip Groff, legendary DC punk producer and record store owner, dies at 70

”To say that that Dischord Records wouldn’t exist had it not been for Skip Groff isn’t really a stretch” – Dischord Records’ Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson.

SAVAK releasing debut LP 'Best of Luck in Future Endeavors' in May (listen to "Reaction"), playing SXSW & other dates

The band, featuring members of Obits, Holy Fuck, The Make-Up, also play three NYC shows this spring.

The Men, The Gotobeds, SAVAK (ex-Obits) & Christines helped celebrate Cake Shop's 10th anniversary (pics)

Cake Shop wrapped up its month-long 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday (5/30) with a pretty killer lineup of The Men, The Gotobeds, SAVAK, and Christines…

Sohrab and Greg of Obits form SAVAK (listen), making live debut at Cake Shop "super show" with The Gotobeds

It was sad news when Obits called it quits in April, but on the good news front: guitarist Sohrab Habibion and bassist Greg Simpson will continue to play together in new band SAVAK…
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