The Fest adds Samiam, Bigwig, Crime in Stereo, Home is Where, and more to 2021 lineup
The Fest have added another 20 bands to their already-stacked lineup, happening Halloween weekend in Gainesville, FL.
Bigwig
EUPHORIICA = dream pop from NJ punk scene vet Jeremy Hernandez (EP stream & new video)
Jeremy Hernandez is a NJ punk scene veteran who's played in Sticker, Highstrung, Humble Beginnings, Bigwig, Near Miss, A Balance Between, and Red Hymns over the course of his 20+ year career, and today he released the debut EP by his new solo project EUPHORIICA, Songs For Heal...
Chris Gethard, Mikey Erg, mems of Folly, Catch 22, Midtown & more tapped for NJ punk covers project
Listen to members of Folly cover Mohawk Barbie, Heath from Midtown covering Bigwig, and a few others, and stay tuned for many, many more.
We reviewed all 101 songs on ‘Short Music For Short People’ for its 21st bday because quarantine
Fat Wreck Chords' (in)famous compilation of 101 30-second punk songs is turning 21, and since we're all sitting at home during quarantine, we thought: what if we individually review all 101 songs?
tours announced: Lou Barlow, Ghostface Killah/Raekwon, Remember Sports, more
Plus: Of Montreal, Chris Gethard, Confidence Man, Black Midi, '77 Montreal fest, Colin Blunstone, KISS, and more tour-related news.
Punk Rock Bowling NJ lineup (Specials, Buzzcocks, Lifetime, Dillinger Four, NOFX, Charles Bradley, more)
The lineup also includes Leftover Crack, The Pietasters, The Explosion, PUP, and more.
Screeching Weasel announce 30th anniversary shows, playing ‘My Brain Hurts’ in NYC with Bigwig
Punk vets Screeching Weasel are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year (well, remaining original member Ben Weasel is at least) with some upcoming shows. Support on various dates comes from The Dickies, The Queers, Bigwig an more, and select shows have them performing 1991's My Brain Hurts in full...
punk collective The Rentiers made a song with Jesse Miller of jamtronica band Lotus (listen)
Joel Tannenbaum's (of Plow United, Ex Friends) project The Rentiers put out an EP and a few singles this year, and they'll release another single, "The Early 2000s," thi...
The Queers touring, playing dates with Bigwig & more
Punk vets The Queers are touring from this week through the end of the year, including a couple shows this weekend with The Lillingtons, an opening slot one of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Hometown Throwdown shows, and three dates at the very end of the year with another crew of long-running punks, Big...
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...