The Ambulars

This spring, half of Swearin’ will hit the road as members of Waxahatchee’s band, but they decided to squeeze in two of their own shows ahead of that, the first of which was in NYC at Baby’s All Right on Thursday night (2/…

The Goodbye Party is the project of Michael Cantor, formerly of Philly lo-fi pop punks The Ambulars, who are currently on hiatus. He released a split with Spoonboy earlier this year, and now he’s got a new full length called Silver Blues out this week on Salinas (also home of The Ambulars, as well as Radiator Hospital, Swearin’ and othe…

Soft Speak Records are launching a new split 7″ series which will include one release a month until the end of the year, with the proceeds from each going to a charity of the bands’ choice…

NY/NJ indie rockers Spook Houses have been quiet as of late, but their members have been involved in many ongoing projects including LVL UP, Crying, the Double Double Whammy label (home to Frankie Cosmos), and more…

Spoonboy is the solo project of David Combs (of DC DIY punk band The Max Levine Ensemble) that he’s kept active since 2003 with a rotating cast of members from Nana Grizol, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Music Tapes, Defiance Ohio, Good Luck and more…

Brooklyn’s Chumped have been leaving their mark on the local punk scene for a little while now (and just returned home from The Fest), and this past October they finally put out their self-titled debut EP…

“Being smushed up front while PS Eliot played = top 10 moment of 2013 And swearin is a top 10 band of the earth” – @heyheywellok Swearin’ at Silent Barn – 8/17/13 (photo via Marc Viloria) Salinas Records celebrated their tenth anniversary at Silent Barn on Saturday (8/17)…

We were just talking about The Julie Ruin‘s tour, which includes a sold-out NYC show with Brooklyn/Philly lo-fi pop punks Swearin’ on September 3 at Bowery Ballr…

This Saturday (8/17) at Silent Barn, Salinas Records will throw a tenth anniversary party, which is being dubbed “Punk Is Important.” Brooklyn/Philly lo-fi pop punks Swearin’ and related band Radiator Hospital (fronted by Waxahatchee collaborator Sam Cook-Parrott) are playing, as are Ginger Alford (of Good Luck), Little Lungs (whose Angie Boylan is now in Aye Nako), the now-defunct PS Eliot (whose lineup includes Swearin’s Alison Crutchfield on drums and her twin sister, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield, on vocals), the now-defunct (but don’t call it a reunion) The Measure (whose members are now in Pity Party, Worriers, and other bands), the now-defunct North Lincoln (who currently have a member in Wormburner), North Lincoln’s also broken-up pals The Gibbons, The Ambulars, The State Lottery, Delay, and All D……