San Diego’s punk rock scene goes full carnival with The Adicts

Few things will get me out of the house on a rainy night in the middle of the work week, especially when I’m already running on fumes. It being the week before Halloween (my favorite), I’ve naturally already run myself into the ground in an effort to take full advantage of spooky season (as I […]

Inside Coheed and Cambria’s inaugural Neverender Festival

On October 3rd, the Observatory Festival Grounds in Santa Ana, California welcomed the inaugural Neverender Festival, bringing together an eclectic lineup of artists whose music has helped shape alternative rock across generations. What began as Coheed and Cambria’s tradition of performing full albums live has now evolved into something much bigger: a two-day celebration of […]

Public Image Ltd brings 50 some years of punk rock energy to Nashville

Nearly 50 years after helping ignite the original punk rock explosion, John Lydon is still making noise, still provoking reactions, and still doing things on his own terms. On Friday, October 9th, the artist formerly known as Johnny Rotten brought Public Image Ltd (PiL) to Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl for an evening that traced the more […]

$uicideboy$ bring Grey Day back to St. Louis

$uicideboy$ brought Grey Day back to St. Louis on September 19th, taking over Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre with one of the more varied lineups the tour has put together in recent years. Grey Day has grown into an annual event at this point, with the 2026 version bringing Destroy Lonely, Shakewell, DRAIN, Black Kray, and $lim […]

Rocking out with Dogstar (feat. Keanu Reeves) in Del Mar

The Sound in Del Mar, California hosted an old-fashioned rock-and-roll show on a Sunday night in late September. Dogstar, featuring none other than Keanu Reeves on bass, has music that would fit comfortably on local alternative rock radio station 91X today, as well as at any time in the 1980s or 1990s — when the […]

Hot Flash Heat Wave hits The Casbah in San Diego

Hot Flash Heat Wave brought their nostalgic 2010s punk rock energy to downtown San Diego as part of their tour following the release of their fourth album, Butterfly in a Landslide. The Bay Area band made their second stop on their US tour at the intimate venue, The Casbah. By the end of the night, […]

Aftershock 2026 set to quake Sacramento bigger & harder

The west coast’s biggest rock and alternative music festival is gearing up for another unforgettable year. That’s right, Aftershock 2026 is returning to Sacramento’s Discovery Park from October 1st through October 4th, bringing four full days of music and immersive experiences to Northern California. And 2026 is one of the most diverse lineups in the […]

Coheed and Cambria’s Neverender Festival lands in Santa Ana this October

There are music festivals… and then there are gatherings built for a community that speaks the same language. This October, Neverender Festival arrives at the Observatory Festival Grounds in Santa Ana for a two-day celebration of post-hardcore, emo, punk, indie, and progressive rock. It’s a rundown crafted with intention, an entity increasingly rare in today’s […]

Hazmatt freezes time with heartfelt new single, “Time Stops”

Encinitas band Hazmatt has built a reputation on energy, spunk, and the kind of songs that thrive in front of a live crowd. But their latest single, “Time Stops”, reveals a different side of the band. Trading urgency for sincerity, the track is an uncomplicated love song rooted in the moments that matter most — […]

The countdown is on for Warped Tour Long Beach 2026

It’s time to dust off your studded belt. In just a few short weeks, Vans Warped Tour returns to southern California on July 25th and 26th, bringing two days of pop punk, metalcore, emo, ska, hardcore, alternative, reggae rock, and everything in between to the Shoreline Waterfront in Long Beach. With the recently released daily […]

Make way for Bonnaroo 2026, the most massive year yet

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is excited to confirm the return of its internationally celebrated camping festival, taking place this June 11th through the 14th, on the 700-acre Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester, Tennessee — just 60 miles southeast of Nashville. Bonnaroo 2026 will once again deliver nonstop entertainment with a full roster of world-class performers […]

Local Weatherman wants the ‘Right One’ back in new EP

Brooklyn-based band Local Weatherman has new music to share! Titled Right One, the five-track EP follows the band’s breakout album of 2023 — although this time dripping with emo-tinted introspection. It’s melancholic, remorseful… all the makings of a good ‘sad boy’ saga. Relationships are tricky, especially when you know you’re the problem. Right One chronicles […]