Pennywise

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?

As a bonus, organizers point out, ”This festival is BYOB, completely free, and clothing is optional.”

This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at 20 bands from the mainstream pop punk era paying tribute to the comparatively underground legends who influenced them, through the lens of cover songs that still sound great today.

This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks back on 23 albums from punk and pop punk's pivotal year of 1997 that turn 23 this year. Surely *somebody* likes them...

The Ohio festival includes Metallica, Slipknot, Deftones, Rancid, Anthrax, Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, Cypress Hill, Power Trip, Knocked Loose, Code Orange, Brutus, and more...

Cypress Hill, Anthrax, Flatbush Zombies, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament, The Darkness, Knocked Loose, Code Orange, Power Trip, Brutus, and more round out the lineup.

So far, the reunited Circle Jerks are playing Punk Rock Bowling in Vegas and three editions of Punk In Drublic in Europe. There are also many more Punk In Drublics TBA with many more bands TBA...

Also: Bikini Kill vs Taking Back Sunday, Against Me vs Guided by Voices, Flaming Lips vs Rancid vs Glassjaw vs Descendents, and more....

Headliners include blink-182 (playing 'Enema of the State'), Slayer (final Chicago & Milwaukee show), Bikini Kill, Jawbreaker, The Flaming Lips (playing 'Yoshimi'), and more...

The Bouncing Souls have shows scheduled through late December, including dates with The Bronx who also just announced a tour with Pennywise...