Treasure Fleet

Iron Chic & Timeshares opening for Gin Blossoms (and playing other dates)

Though the Gin Blossoms now often find themselves on the kinds of ’90s nostalgia tours that we kinda wish stayed in the ’90s (like with Sugar Ray), it’s no secret that like the Goo Goo Dolls, the Gin Blossoms have influenced a handful of quality modern punk and indie rock bands too…

Treasure Fleet touring in May, including 3 NYC-area shows (dates with Shellshag, Big Eyes, Iron Chic & more)

Punk-meets-psych-pop supergroup Treasure Fleet (mems of The Arrivals, The Lawrence Arms and Smoking Popes) are heading out on a two-week US tour this …

Treasure Fleet releasing a new LP (stream the new single)

Treasure Fleet, the Chicago band featuring members of The Arrivals, The Lawrence Arms and The Smoking Popes who put their punk spin on ’60s mod/psych pop, will release the followup to 2012’s Future Ways this y…

Recess Records 25th anniversary tour (hitting Township) + Red Scare 10th anniversary show at Metro + Dwarves LP stream

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Chaos in Tejas 2011 (more by Harriet Roberts) Classic punk label Recess Records will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a tour this year…

The Fest adds even more bands (Paint It Black, Iron Chic, The City on Film, Treasure Fleet, Sundials, State Faults, PUP, more)

Paint It Black in Philly in 2013 (more by Alyssa Tanchajja) We mentioned earlier today that the reunited Mineral would be playing Gainesville, FL multi-venue punk festival The Fest (10/31 – 11/2), and since then even more artists have been announced…

Treasure Fleet playing the Bottle w/ Toys That Kill in July, working on new material

Chicago outfit Treasure Fleet welcomed their …Ziggy Stardust-meets-punk album, Future Ways, last fall via Recess Records. The group, which is comprised of members of The Arrivals, Lawrence Arms, Smoking Popes, and Sass Dragons, are currently working on the follow-up to the solid LP…

Treasure Fleet releases debut LP (stream it)

Treasure Fleet (photo) Treasure Fleet sound like they’ve been in a time capsule, and I mean that with the utmost respect. The band’s sugary-sweet mix of 60’s mod pop-psych mixed with a dash of punk rock seems almost as if it has forgone any influence from bands in the past thirty years to craft their debut for Recess Records…

Joyce Manor released a new LP, touring (dates & song stream)

LA band Joyce Manor, who we just mentioned are playing Generation Records on Record Store Day, released their sophomore LP, Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired, this week (4/17) via Asian Man Records and kicked off a tour with folk punk outfit Andrew Jackson Jihad and Treasure Fleet the same day…

Scott Ian (Anthrax) + Snitch (Mike Diamond) = Retox (a new club) | Cypress Hill playing Halloween

“NEW York lost CBGB, but we’re gaining a new rock Mecca. Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian is teaming up with club owner Mike Diamond, who started Snitch, Pangaea and Vela, to open a rock venue in Chelsea on Halloween called Retox…