ALBUM REVIEW: The Bronx –  Bronx XI


Despite 19 years in the business, American punk rockers The Bronx’s new album Bronx VI (Cooking Vinyl) is just as energetic and full on as ever. This is the sixth record – funnily enough – from the L.A. based quintet and ‘White Shadow’ starts things off with a bang; a tone setting blast of snappy punk, bristling with pace and swagger.

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Faith No More, Motorhead, Rancid, etc Confirmed For Riot Fest Chicago 2015


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The Chicago Riot Fest 2015 will be happening on September 11-13, 2015 at Douglas Park. More artists are expected to be announced, including one more headliner who has yet to be announced.

No Doubt
Faith No More
Iggy Pop
Snoop Dogg (performing Doggystyle)
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Motörhead
Rancid (performing …And Out Come The Wolves)
Tenacious D
Billy Idol
Ice Cube & Special Guests (performing Straight Outta Compton Remix)
Alkaline Trio
Coheed And Cambria
Taking Back Sunday
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Drive Like Jehu
Merle Haggard
Flogging Molly
Slightly Stoopid
L7
Alexisonfire
Thrice
The Dirty Heads
Stephen “Ragga” Marley
The Academy Is… (performing “Almost Here“)
The Lawrence Arms
Kongos
Cypress Hill
Echo & The Bunnymen
Bootsy Collin’s Rubber Band
The Devil Wears Prada
Yelawolf
Pennywise
The Airborne Toxic Event
Manchester Orchestra
Eagles Of Death Metal
Anthrax
De La Soul
The Damned
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness
New Politics
Mayday Parade
Jimmy Cliff
Against Me!
Babes In Toyland
Ok Go
Bayside
Mest
Andrew W.K.
Desaparecidos
The Joy Formidable
The Dead Milkmen
Atreyu
Fidlar
Millencolin
American Nightmare
Swervedriver
Lee Scratch Perry
Gwar
Less Than Jake
The Expendables
Living Colour
The Thurston Moore Band
Morgan Heritage
Lifetime
Benjamin Booker
Fishbone
Death
Doomtree
Hum
Tarrus Riley
Mariachi El Bronx
Civ
Joyce Manor
Every Time I Die
The Movielife
The Dwarves (performing “Blood Guts And Pussy“)
Tommy Stinson
Steve Ignorante & Paranoid Visions
Real Friends
The Dear Hunter
Kevin Devine
Mustard Plug
The Ataris
Jo Mersa
Into It. Over It.
Alvvays
The White Buffalo
Black-Am-I
Skip Marley
Knuckle Puck
Post Mallone With FKI
Jazz Cartier
Marmozets
Modern Life Is War
Fit For Rivals
Barb Wire Dolls
The Coathangers
Flatfoot 56
Teenage Bottlerocket
Prayers
CHON
Counterpunch
Have Mercy
Speedy Ortiz
Superheaven
White Mystery
Foxing
Direct Hit!
Main Attrakionz
Ground Up
Skinny Lister
Beach Slang
Cayetana
Alex Wiley
Heems
Dirty Fences
Blis
Sleep On It
The Brokedowns
Meat Wave
Psalm One
Northern Faces
Dreamers
Souvenirs
Elway
Indian Handcrafts
Skating Polly
Signals Midwest
Modern Chemistry
Faulkner
Pears
Gateway Drugs
Tasha The Amazon
Foxtrott
Twin River
Clowns
Indian School
Die Selloutz
The Municipal Drainage Project
Special performances will also be made by The Rock-Afire Explosion and the Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Revue.

CHICAGO: FIRST WAVE of lineup announcements for Riot Fest & Carnival are here!TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!…

Posted by Riot Fest on Wednesday, May 27, 2015


Mastodon, Mariachi El Bronx, Clutch, etc Confirmed For Shaky Knees Music Festival


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The 2015 Shaky Knees Music Festival will take place in Central Park in Atlanta, GA on May 8-10, 2015. Confirmed artists for the event include:

The Strokes
The Avett Brothers
Wilco
Pixies
Social Distortion
Ryan Adams
Noel Gallagher‘s High Flying Birds
Tame Impala
Brand New
Mastodon
Old Crow Medicine Show
Neutral Milk Hotel
Interpol
Flogging Molly
TV on the Radio
Manchester Orchestra
James Blake
Death From Above 1979
Milky Chance
Kaiser Chiefs
Dr. Dog
ZZ Ward
Spiritualized
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave
Panda Bear
American Football
Clutch
The Black Lips
Xavier Rudd
The Devil Makes Three
The Mountain Goats
Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls
The Kooks
Best Coast
Real Estate
Wavves
Built to Spill
The Both (Aimee Mann / Ted Leo )
Diamond Rugs
Mac DeMarco
Minus the Bear
Old 97s
The Heartless Bastards
Mariachi El Bronx
The Mowglis
Fidlar
Metz
The Bronx
Two Gallants
Tennis
Speedy Ortiz
The Whiskey Gentry
Fences
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Palma Violets
The Sheepdogs
Asgeir
Surfer Blood
Jukebox the Ghost
Haerts
Viet Cong
Strand of Oaks
Halsey
Steve Gunn
Field Report
Nikki Lane
Black Pistol Fire
Matthew E. White
Blank Range
& More To Be Announced


Fat Mike (NoFX) Holding Home Street Home In San Francisco


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Fat Mike (NOFX) will be holding his punk rock musical Home Street Home at the Z Space in San Francisco, CA on February 20-22, February 26-March 1, and March 5-7, 2015.

The musical concept album will be released on February 10, 2015 via Fat Wreck, and will feature new songs from NoFX and guest musicians featuring members of Descendents, Lagwagon, No Use for a Name, Alkaline Trio, Mad Caddies, Frank Turner, The Living End, Old Man Markley, Me First and the Gimme Gimmies, Dropkick Murphys, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Dance Hall Crashers, The Aggrolites, Limp, The Real McKenzies, Mariachi El Bronx, RKL, and Hedwig & the Angry Inch.


Mariachi El Bronx Announce Headline UK Tour In February


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Mariachi El Bronx, the alter ego of punk rockers The Bronx have announced a headline UK tour in February, and dates are posted below.

Feb 03: Electric Circus – Edinburgh
Feb 04: King Tuts – Glasgow
Feb 05: Gorilla – Manchester
Feb 06: The Sugarmill – Stoke-On-Trent
Feb 07: The Key Club – Leeds
Feb 08: Cluny – Newcastle
Feb 10: The Parish – Huddersfield
Feb 11: Bodega Social Club – Nottingham
Feb 12: Thekla – Bristol
Feb 13: Guildhall – Gloucester
Feb 14: Brooklyn Bowl – London
Feb 15: Epic Studios – Norwich
Feb 16: Komedia – Brighton
Feb 17: The Boiler Room – Guilford
Feb 18: Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff