Haute Magie Records has announced three new tape releases this month: OObe, Bathaus, and The Blood Wisdom, being released on Dec. 7, 13, and 21 respectively. The Bathuas and OObe are re-issues.
Masked Intruder, who released their self-titled record earlier this year on Red Scare Industries, has signed with San Francisco, CA's Fat Wreck Chords. Fat Wreck will be issuing this year's release on vinyl, and as well as issuing a brand new record sometime next year.
Rob Miller has announced the split of seminal punks Amebix. The band originally formed in 1978 and reunited in 2008. They released Sonic Mass last year and spoke with SPB about it shortly afterward.
Miller explains the break-up as follows, promising a new band with drummer Roy …
In a recent interview with City Pages, Hideo Takahashi of Birthday Suits revealed an upcoming collaboration between The Birthday Suits, Paddy Costello (Dillinger Four), and Mike Park (Skankin' Pickle) titled Maguma Taishi.
The recording will be several short (as in 30 seconds) songs that were recorded in one …
New Found Glory has released a limited edition cassette titled A Very New Found Glory Christmas, which includes a new acoustic "Nothing for Christmas" song along with 4 other Christmas-themed tracks. The tape is limited to 2,000 copies.
A389 Recordings has anned God's America both to their label roster and to the extended 4-day Anniversary Bash ine-up next month. The band will soon be releasing Our Bones Will Bleach in the Sun EP. Check out a cut here:
Raindance, from New Bedford, MA, will be touring for the month of January across much of the US. The band released New Blood earlier this year on Animal Style Records, and SPB streamed their Love Under the Sun EP last year (Glory Kid) here. The band features ex members …
1990s band Quicksand has scheduled a handful of tour dates in early 2013. The band features Walter Schreifels, who has also played with Gorilla Biscuits and Rival Schools. The tour mostly hits the coasts, although a few midwest dates are included.
Scene Point Blank reviewed the band's 1995 Manic …
No Sleep signess Departures are now streaming their Teenage Haze record at rocksound.tv. The record was released last month on No Sleep in the USA and In At the Deep End elsewhere.
Florida bands Dikembe and You Blew It! are hitting the streets together in December-January, kicking off in Jacksonville, FL. You Blew It! released Grow Up, Dude earlier this year on Topshelf Records.
Future Ways, the second release from Chicago, IL's Treasure Fleet is now streaming at brooklynvegan. The record is the band's second of the yaer, both issued by Recess Records. Members of the group also play in The Arrivals, Lawrence Arms, Smoking Popes, and Sass Dragons.
As Hydra Head Records announced several months ago, the label is ceasing operations--or at least the release of new records--at year end. To help cover costs and to ensure the continued operations of back catalog items, the label has announced special sales of test press and rare items, as is …
Pinback and Judgement Day will soon be touring together on a two-week run. Judgement Day recently released Polar Shift for Minus Head Records. Dates are below.
Having already celebrated 25 years in California and New York, Revelation Records has announced a weekend of shows in Chicago on January 4-6, 2013. The show will include classic Revelation acts Gorilla Biscuits, Texas Is The Reason, Sense Field, Youth of Today, Into Another and more at the House of …
Annual benefit compilation, Take Action Volume 11 has been announced and will feature The Scene Aestetic, Plug in Stereo, and more. The record will be released on January 8, 2013 and 5% of proceeds will go toward the It Gets Better Project for LGBT youth.
Deep Elm Records has added their entire catalog of enarly 200 albums to Spotify. Over the years, the label has released the like of Latterman, The Appleseed Cast, Athletics, Accents, Moving Mountains, Nada Surf, 500 Miles To Memphis, and more.
Royal Thunder has announced December shows with Monster Magnet on their US east coast run. The band released CVI earlier this year and just completed a run of dates with Corrosion of Conformity.