Montreal's Pouzza Fest have delivered another update, this time adding The Lawrence Arms , Jon Snodgrass , Joey Cape , Vic Ruggiero of The Slackers , Junior Battles , Rollerstarter, and Maladroit. You can see the full list of bands here . Additionally, the festival organizers have also set up a Kapipal account to raise money for the festival, similar to a Kickstarter fund. Pouzza Fest is set to take place May 18th - 20th in downtown Montreal, Quebec.
Brendan Kelly of The Lawrence Arms posted a link on his twitter to a short film entitled, The Counselor . In the film, Brendan plays a counselor and a drug addict in which the drug addict seeks help from a not so helpful counselor. The film can be viewed here after entering the password: Sergio.
The first weekend of 2012 does not disappoint. There's plenty of happenings to take in as you enjoy this RIDIC weather. We're talking Secret Colours , Tiger Bones , The Gorilla Press and more! Dig it... FRIDAY THE CELL PHONES In case you hadn't heard, late last month I named The Cell Phones's Hospital Spaceship [...]
I feel really disappointed that I didn't make the trek out to Asbury Lanes last night to catch None More Black, so I'm listening to them all day today. I then realize I never even posted on some of their best albums... Fucking A, I have a lot in the archives I need to work on.After the demise of (the great) Kid Dynamite, from the ashes rose hardcore band Paint it Black, and more punk
The Lawrence Arms ' uproarious bassist, Brendan Kelly , is currently in the process of recording a <a href=" http://www.punknews.org solo album . He has been tracking his progress through his blog and his twitter . Recently he announced that he has finished recording four brand new songs: "4 songs TOTALLY done. Add that to the 4 that are already done and we're 2/3 of the way there. sorry, folks with expectations. gettin weird" He even goes on to mention a possible release date for November 8: [...]
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Greg Kot profiles local supergroup Bloodiest, and we find out that Bruce Lamont joined because Bloodiest wasn't metal . • Time Out Chicago's photos from Day 1 of Green Music Fest in Wicker Park . • The Lawrence Arms dominated the Chicago Reader's Best Of Chicago 2011 Reader's Poll taking the top spot for [...]
It's funny how an album or song can take you back to a very specific place and time. I remember jamming out to the Impossibles "Brick Bomb" EP my freshman year of college (8 years ago, damn...) while skating, and having the song "Oxygen" pretty much sum up everything I was feeling: homesick, missing NJ, wondering what the fuck I was doing with my life.I'm listening to the song now, and I
All's well that ends well. Sure, it rained all week, but it's nice and sunny outside with just a tiny nip in the air. Naturally, that means it is time to party down while we still can. This weekend, especially, is a doozy. There are so many great shows that it is almost impossible to choose among them. Some of the shows we're all abuzz over are Gypsyblood at Liar's Club , Dead Milkmen at Congress Theater and Local H at the Metro . Let's hop to it, [...]
The long-awaited DVD from The Lawrence Arms has been detailed. An Evening of Extraordinary Circumstance is slated to be released in late summer via Fat Wreck Chords , chronicling the band's 10th anniversary performance in Chicago, IL last October. Crankstrap Productions has posted a trailer for the DVD, which can be seen here .
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Less than 10 days until the big holiday is here and then gone. Is all your shopping done? Are all your Christmas cookies made? Don't worry, we're not close to being ready either. Despite all the preparations this year, it just sorta snuck up on us. It's the routine that we all get stuck in. Sometimes you just gotta rock out to some killer Christmas music. Listen to the songs below or to the songs from Day 1 , Day 2 , Day 3 , Day 4 , Day 5 , Day 6 [...]
Yesterday, new recruit Katie Hovaland gave RFC and it's loyal, lovely readers their first look at her photo editorial of this year's Riot Fest . Today, Katie is up to it once more, now covering day two which features bands that even this indie folk kid grew up more than a little familiar with: Off With Their Heads ! The Bouncing Souls ! Circle Jerks ! The Lawrence Arms ! [...]
Ahoy, there punk rockers! Your favorite fall music festival, aka Riot Fest , returns to Chicago for it's sixth year this October 6 - 11 with a lineup full of your old-school mosh pit favorites. The headliners announced so far include Bad Religion , The Mighty Mighty Bosstones , Circle Jerks , Snapcase and Less Than Jake . The bill also includes locals The Lawrence Arms , Articles of Faith , Smoking Popes and a few bands in the metal sector such as High On Fire [...]
The highly regarded dark punksters of Jawbreaker get a worthy and long overdue release of its debut record. Music - Arts - Reviews - Collecting - Bobby Jindal
By now, you are more than aware of the brutal attack on Stacy Jurich and Natasha McShane that took pace last week in Bucktown, which left both girls hospitalized. Well, Chicago's Lawrence Arms have been moved enough to help out. According to their blog they've organized a benefit show at the Subterranean to be held Wednesday, May 19th. Also on the bill are San Francisco's Dead To Me and fellow Chicagoans The Blind Staggers . [...]
Has it been ten years already? The Lawrence Arms, despite only one new full-length in the past five years, celebrate their longevity with a quick-hitting EP.
With more time, I've only grown to appreciate the punk masterpiece Oh! Calcutta! from Chicago's Lawrence Arms more and more. Which means I've been seriously anticipating their follow-up. Unfortunately, their latest release is only an EP - the unfortunately named Buttsweat and Tears . Fortunately, it picks up where the last album left off - raucous guitars, vocals that balance right on the edge between harsh and beautiful, and enough energy to power a minor city. It's also a bit more introspective, demonstrating their continual progress as not just a [...]
JOHN K. SAMSON - "City Route 853 (Anti-) John K. Samson, singer/songwriter/guitar player for punk laureates The Weakerthans, has dabbled with solo recordings previously, but they were low budget under-released affairs with material equal to that of the recording quality. But his latest EP, a 73 for Anti-, the label he records for with the Weakerthans, is a batch of solo material finally worthy of space alongside his band material. The three-song EP, rumored to be the first of several 73s about roads in Samson's hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, begins with "Heart of the [...]
While on the Warner Bros. lot this week, a friend of YuppiePunk World HQ sent us the above image after trying to view the site in between meetings. Alongside an image of Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr., aka Sylvester the Cat, aka gringo pussy-gato, is written: THE PAGE YOU HAVE REQUESTED HAS BEEN BLOCKED BECAUSE IT MAY CONTAIN CONTENT INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE WORKPLACE . Apparently we're the Tweety Bird of the Internets. And though we'd like to think we make merrie melodies, apparently they're too edgy for some places of employ. We are flattered to have been called out by [...]
If my understanding of roman numerals is correct, this week's Friday Mixtape marks out 80th edition! 80... that's a big number! So big in fact that we felt it was necessary to celebrate by piecing together one hell of a mix of new singles, remixes, covers, and mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out. Enjoy! NEW Singles: "I Don't Like Your Band" by Annie "Tiger Tamer" by Arms [...]
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