Smoking Popes

Smoking Popes’ first album with their original lineup since 1998 is called ‘Into the Agony’ and it comes out on Asian Man Records this fall. They also have shows with the Descendents this weekend.

Tim Barry’s tour includes just-announced tristate area shows with Roger Harvey and Restorations.

Tons of great punk and punk-related bands are playing Gainesville’s The Fest at the end of the month. We picked 16 that, for one reason or another, feel really exciting to us right now.

The Long Island and New Jersey shows include local support from The Backup Plan and The Scandals, respectively.

”If we aren’t burned alive in Chicago, we wanna do more, and not have to have people make it a destination and pay a ton of money to see us.”

This week’s show includes tracks from The Knife, Vince Staples, Lana Del Ray, Protomartyr, Grizzly Bear, CH3, and more.

Alt-rock vets Smoking Popes are playing The Fest this year, and they’ve just announced a tour with Chris Farren leading up to it…

Riot Fest isn’t the only punk festival announcing its lineup this week. Gainesville’s The Fest returns for its 16th year with Against Me! (playing Reinventing Axl Rose), Hot Water Music, Hum, Rainer Maria, The Lillingtons, Snapcase, Smoking Popes, Teenage Bottlerocket, Iron Reagan, 88 Fingers Louie, Beach Slang, and more…

The second day of Riot Fest Chicago (September 17) featured sets from Morrissey, Death Cab for Cutie…

The second day of Riot Fest Chicago (September 17) featured sets from Morrissey, Death Cab for Cutie, Brand New, Social Distortion…