Hot Water Music and Descendents playing free show tonight in Brooklyn at 8 PM EST
Hot Water Music and the Descendents are playing a last minute free show tonight at St. Vitus bar in Brooklyn at 8 PM EST. Official word from Riot Fest: “Due to inclement weather, we are sorry to inform the fans of Riot Fest that the rest of this evening's performance at Williamsburg Park has been...
Riot Fest Brooklyn cancelled due to tornado warning, refunds offered and tickets honored in Chicago
Riot Fest Brooklyn (flyer above) has been cancelled due to a tornado warning. Refunds are offered at point of purchase and tickets will be honored in Chicago for both days of Riot Fest and Carnival. Read a message from the promoter and tweet from Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan below. “Due to inclement weather, we...
Mike Gitter (Killswitch Engage, Bad Religion, Jawbox) joins Razor & Tie's A&R team
Mike Gitter has joined Razor & Tie's A&R team, as reported by Billboard. Gitter is best known for his tenures at Roadrunner and Atlantic Records, where he signed acts like Killswitch Engage, Megadeth, Glassjaw, DragonForce, Bad Religion, Samiam, Orange 9MM and Jawbox. Razor & Tie are currently home to a variety of artists including Such Gold, Hit...
Facebook account no longer mandatory for Spotify registration
A Facebook account is no longer mandatory for Spotify registration in the United States, according to Billboard. Currently, US users may still sign up with their FB account, but the option of e-mail only registration has been added. The lift marks almost an exact year since the requirement was first put into place. Billboard claims...
Listen to a new Ben Folds Five song, "Sky High"
Check out a new Ben Folds Five song titled “Sky High” streaming on Spinner. It's off their upcoming album, The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, which is released on Sept. 18.
Daytrader (Rise Records) perform new single "Rita" live
Below you can watch a fan-filmed video of Daytrader performing their unreleased single “Rita” live.
The Prize Fighter Inferno to release new EP, 'Half Measures'
Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez's folktronic side project will release a new EP titled Half Measures at this year's New York Comic Con. The EP will feature four brand new songs: “Elm Street Lover Boy,” “The Simple Fix,” “Pistol Pete Matty,” and the title track, “Half Measures.” The release will be limited to 500 copies on white...
I Call Fives perform acoustic session
Below you can watch a recent I Call Fives acoustic session, courtesy of Punks In Vegas.
Evan Weiss, Mike Kinsella and Matthew Frank form new project, Their / They're / There
It has been revealed that Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It.), Mike Kinsella (Owen, Cap'n Jazz, American Football) and Matthew Frank (Loose Lips Sink Ships) are in a new project together called Their / They're / There. No other information has been revealed at this time, but you can check out their facebook to poke around a...