Vamanos

Choking Victim & World/Inferno added to Punk Island 2019

Reunited ska-core vets Choking Victim just played two rare shows over the weekend, including one with The World/Inferno Friendship Society, and now both have been added to Punk Island…

Punk Island 2019 expands lineup

Annual free, all-ages NYC punk festival Punk Island returns to Randalls Island on June 22 for its 2019 edition. We posted the initial lineup, and now a bunch of bands have been added.

What's going on Saturday?

Wilco, Jens Lekman, Ezra Furman, Breakdown, and more NYC-area show options for your Saturday night.

The Mystery Lights, Nude Party, & Breanna Barbara @ Baby's All Right (pics)

Breanna Barbara also plays this weekend’s two-day Pizzamania in Brooklyn.

'70s-era Toronto art punks The Scenics releasing early studio recordings, touring (NYC-area shows this week)

Toronto’s The Scenics were an art-punk/new wave band who formed in 1976, drawing a lot of influence from what was going on in New York at the time (Talking Heads, Ramones, Lou Reed, Television), and released one single and an album before calling it quits in 1981…

Nashville's Faux Ferocious ready new LP (listen) on tour w/ 2 Brooklyn shows this week

You may remember Nashville mutant garage punks Faux Ferocious, who last year released a self-titled tape as part of the Infinity Cat Cassette Series. They also released an LP last year, Blue Legends, and are set to release new LP, Cloning the Rubicon, on October 21…

Johnny Aries (of The Drums) releasing debut solo LP, playing shows (dates & new song stream)

Though The Drums are mainly the concern of founding members Jonny Pierce and Jacob Graham, they’ve had various live members over the years including current guitarist/bassist/backing vocalist Johnny Aries…