Choir Vandals

Alcoa (Defeater) & Choir Vandals releasing a split EP (stream two tracks)

Alcoa’s “What A Fool” is full of country signifiers like the slide guitar and the twang in Derek’s voice, while Choir Vandals’ “Lucifer Yellow” is more of an indie rocker with singer Austin McCutchen’s Will Sheff-esque baritone leading the way.

Skate & Surf 2015 is this weekend; schedule revealed (win tix!)

Asbury Park’s Skate & Surf festival is this weekend (May 16-17) with a pretty great lineup of punk, pop punk, indie rock, post-hardcore and m…

The Fest announces 2015 lineup (Desaparecidos, Menzingers, mewithoutYou, Jazz June, Beach Slang, Restorations, more)

Gainesville’s annual punk festival The Fest returns in 2015 for its 14th year (hence Fest 14) from October 30 to November 1, and like in previous years, a handful of the bands play Pre-Fest in Little Ybor from October 28…

Pianos Become the Teeth announce tour with Gates and Loma Prieta, playing Spring Fling & Bled Fest (lineups, dates)

Pianos Become the Teeth went on a short headlining tour last year in support of their great 2014 album Keep You, and they’ve now announced a much longer one…

Skate & Surf adds Cloud Nothings, Defeater, Hot Rod Circuit, Thrice & more, reveals day-by-day lineups; Alcoa touring

Asbury Park festival Skate & Surf has expanded its lineup once again, and this thing just keeps getting better and better. Cloud Nothings, Iron Chic, Defeater, Defeater alt-country side project Alcoa, Hot Rod Circuit (first show announced for their Sorry About Tomorrow-era lineup reunion), and Thrice (first US reunion date announced) have all been added, joining a lineup of The Gaslight Anthem, American Nightmare, Manchester Orchestra, The Front Bottoms, Modern Baseball, Small Brown Bike, Beach Slang, mewithoutYou, Pianos Become the Teeth…