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The CA festival was originally scheduled for 2020, then rescheduled to 2022 with much of the same lineup, including Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie, Devo, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, Violent Femmes, The Church, The English Beat, and more

Originally set for 2020, the L.A. fest with an ’80s alternative / goth vibe will now happen in 2022 with Echo & the Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, The Damned, Violent Femmes, The English Beat, PiL, Cold Cave, Black Marble and more also playing.

Men on the Verge of Nothing also features Kate Nash, Roxanne Clifford (Patience / Veronica Falls), Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill / Frumpies) and Alana Amram (Hunx & His Punx/Habibi).

It’s like a John Hughes soundtrack performed live, with Violent Femmes, The Church, English Beat, Public Image Ltd, Gary Numan, Marc Almond and lots more also playing this one-day LA fest.

Punk Rock Bowling happens in Las Vegas over Memorial Day Weekend and their just-announced late night club show schedule includes Killing Joke, Sick of it All, Murder City Devils, Pennywise, Flipper (with The Jesus Lizard’s David Yow), The Dills, Le Butcherettes and mroe.

NYC loves Halloween and there’s no shortage of spooky action this year.

Cris talks about Phoenix punk OGs Exterminators’ first-ever LP (that he produced and plays bass on) and upcoming first live show since the ’70s, plus Meat Puppets stuff, Nirvana, Grateful Dead, The Feederz, Destruction Unit (who are named after an Exterminators song), and MUCH more.

Mike Watt’s releasing a live album of his 1995 tour with Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Eddie Vedder, and William Goldsmith. In semi-related news, Exterminators, whose members went on to play in The Germs, The Gun Club, and more, reunited and Meat Puppets’ Cris Kirkwood is in the new lineup.

“The Growlers may be the most interesting band in the world, certainly one of the coolest. Nor gypsy, nor goth, nor surfer, nor punk, yet somehow all of them.” – Julian Casablancas

Conan O’Brien earlier on the tour (steeveleenow) tonight in NYC * Conan O’Brien @ Radio City Music Hall * Nellie McKay @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency * DOM, Popo (DJ) @ Brooklyn Bowl * Jay Electronica @ Red Hook Park * Athlete, Carney @ Bowery Ballroom * Diane Birch, Matt White @ Highline Ballroom * Pendu Presents: Pendu Disco @ Glasslands Gallery * The Damned Things, Static Summer @ Knitting Factory * Le Sphinxx, Omega Jarden, Happy New Year, Follower @ Cake Shop * The Futureheads, Hooray For Earth @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Blessure Grave, White Ring, Passions, The Sabbath Assembly @ Santos Party House * Blondes (DJ), Bearbot (DJ), Anamanaguchi (DJ), Sabrepulse (DJ) @ Santos * Binary Marketing Show, Coltrane Motion, Glorious Veins, Graham Smith @ Bruar Falls * Brahms, Class Actress, The Tony Castles, Baby Alpaca, Cool Places Sound System (DJ) @ Pianos Summerstage officially kicks off their season today with Melody Gardot and The New York Pops in Central Park, and Jay Electronica in Red Hook Park…