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Don Giovanni artists' favorite music of 2015 (Chris Gethard, Screaming Females, Downtown Boys, Tenement, more)

Like in past years, several Don Giovanni Records artists have given us lists of their favorite music (and more) of the year. This time we’ve got lists from Downtown Boys (who, amazingly, include the blink-182/Drake mashup), Screaming Females, Tenement, Izzy True, Shellshag, Worriers, Mikey Erg, Vacation, Aye Nako, Roadside Graves, comedian Chris Gethard, and label co-founder

Government Issue, The Beltones, Andrew WK, Mean Jeans, Radon & more added to The Fest (updated lineup)

Gainesville punk bonanza The Fest has added more bands to its 2015 lineup. There’s reunited hardcore legends Government Issue (who also play NYC this month), party animal Andrew WK, Ramonesy punks Mean Jeans, Gainesville vets Radon, one of Mikey Erg’s many bands Hatrabbits, a solo set from KJ of Chixdiggit, emo revivalists Foot…

The Fest 14 adds bands (Title Fight, The Progress, Modern Life Is War, As Friends Rust, Smoke or Fire, PBTT, Bigwig, more)

Gainesville punk festival The Fest returns for its 14th year from October 30 – November 1, and today they added a bunch of more bands to their lin…

NYC punk roundup: As Friends Rust, Defiance Ohio, NYHC book release, Gang Green, Timeshares, Night Birds, more

Like their Gainesville counterparts, Hot Water Music, As Friends Rust doesn’t give a damn what you think punk is about. They’ve broken it down to it’s original components: raw emotion, no bullshit riffage, and hooks galore…

Don Giovanni bands list their favorite LPs of 2014 (Screaming Females, Cali X, Worriers, Crow Bait, Laura Stevenson, more)

Don Giovanni Records had yet another good year, with solid 2014 releases from Nude Beach, Priests, Peter Stampfel, Black Wine, Crow Bait, Chris Gethard and more, and they’ve already got big plans for 2015 with new ones from Screaming Females, California X, Downtown Boys and more on the way…

RVIVR touring, playing NYC w/ Aye Nako, Slingshot Dakota, Shellshag & more; GreenSleep reunited; Crow Bait touring

Olympia’s RVIVR, one of the many ex-Latterman bands and one who are known equally for their catchy pop punk and their fight against sexism, put out a new EP earlier this month via Rumbletown Records called Bicker and Brea…