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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…

UK trio Doe release new single and compilation (listen), visiting NYC for six area shows (1 w/ Radical Dads)

London trio Doe make riffy, hooky, punky indie rock in a vaguely ’90s style. The band’s early UK releases have been compiled onto one record, First Four, which will be out next week via Old Flame records…

Beach Slang (ex-Weston) streaming EP, touring w/ Crow Bait; Ex Friends (mem Plow United) streaming EP & touring too

’90s Bethlehem, PA punks Weston broke up back in ’01 (though reunited only five years later), and now guitarist James Snyder is fronting a new band Beach Sl…

Punk Island 2013 happening in Staten Island (initial lineup)

Make Music New York’s Punk Island is back for a sixth year! From 11am until 10pm on June 22nd, hear more than 90 bands from every corner of the punk scene performing for 11 hours on seven stages, all curated by ABC No Rio’s punk/hardcore collective…