Aviator

As discussed, Xerxes are releasing a new album, Collison Blonde, on October 21 via No Sleep and also playing their label's CMJ showcase (BV co-presents) that same day...

Olga Bell at Rough Trade in May (more by Chris La Putt) NYC's annual CMJ Music Marathon (Oct. 21-25) already announced one batch of artists and they've now revealed many more, including some whose shows were previously announced like A Place to Bury Strangers, DIIV, James, and m...

Chicago's Cut Teeth formed back in 2011 by Matt Jordan of the great Stay Ahead of the Weather (one of Evan Weiss' many bands), Dustin Currier of the recently-reunited Felix Culpa, Dan Yingling of '90s/early '00s screamo band Forstella Ford (and a few others), and Kyle Johns of '00s emo band Monday's H...

Louisville post-hardcore rippers Xerxes are set to release the followup to their 2012 debut LP, Our Home Is A Deathbed, with a new album titled Collision Blonde on October 21 via No Sleep...

Boston hardcore band lovechild (ex-Cerce) have an awesomely titled new record, Migraine Music, coming out September 1 via Mayfly Records, produced by American Nightmare/Give Up the Ghost drummer Alex Garcia Rivera...

Boston's Aviator are yet another fine example of modern bands keeping alive '90s/'00s screamo and melodic hardcore -- see also Touche Amore, Pianos Become the Teeth, Defeater, Frameworks, State Faults, etc etc etc...

Gainesville, FL multi-venue punk festival The Fest just announced even more bands, including Melvins, United Nations, Coliseum, Small Brown Bike/Casket Lottery-related Able Baker Fox (who haven't played in a while), Whores, Vacation, Plow United's Brian McGee and more...