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The lineup also includes American Football, Drug Church, Mannequin Pussy, and more.

Writer/director Judd Apatow accurately summed up college when he said: “College is the reward for surviving high school.” It’s true. The college experience proffers unprecedented freedom and a constant buzz of wonder—alive in every cup of ramen noodles and late-night study group. You may have left your teen angst in high school, but you’ve only […]

Has it really been 35 years since a group of well-intentioned Washington, D.C. punk scenesters coined the term “emo”? Because hardcore was cemented in its own realm, new bands and fans were looking for some kind of vernacular to describe a new sense of introspection. But it’s pretty safe to assume that back then, nobody […]

Imagine for a moment living in a world where Jawbreaker hasn't announced their Riot Fest reunion yet. It shouldn't be that hard; we all lived in that world a few months ago. Before Jawbreaker's monumental return was known, Cap’n Jazz was also planning to reunite at Riot Fest. However, guitarist Davey von Bohlen didn't want to play the […]

Over the past decade, Riot Fest has become one of the most beloved festivals in the world. They have reunited some of punk’s most iconic bands, and, in many ways, set the bar for how genuinely great a music festival can be. But when founder Mike Petryshyn started out in 2005, literally none of this […]

Owen, the solo vehicle of former Cap'n Jazz, Joan Of Arc, and Owls member Mike Kinsella, has made his new album, L'Ami Du Peuple available for streaming on SPIN. The record is slated for release July 2 via Polyvinyl, and can be pre-ordered now on CD or limited vinyl and cassette tape editions, all of which include […]

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 […]

Joan Of Arc Joan Of Arc Presents Joan Of Arc Chicago music collective Joan Of Arc have already proclaimed their love for foreign/avant garde cinema (the artwork for their album Live In Chicago, 1999 consisted of recreations of scenes from Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 masterpiece Week End). And there can be no denying the artful leanings […]

Check out this exclusive stream of “No Place Like Home” off Owen's new album, Ghost Town, out Nov. 8 on Polyvinyl. You can pre-order the album here.