Meet Deep Pockets. This four-piece alt-rock band from Long Island, NY released You Feel Shame via Iron Pier this past September. Punknews Interviewer Christopher Barrett sat and spoke with the band at their record release show in the basement of Saint Vitus. The band was able to touch on an array of subjects from Ramones covers, self-recording a music video and dream concerts to Dyson vacuums and love for water parks.
Recently picked as one of Punknews' '12 Under the Radar Bands to Watch at Fest 12,' Save Ends' sweet tunes have been catching the ear of many since their release of last year's Strength Vs. Will EP. This Boston band has already made a such a mark in this scene that they were picked up by the ever growing and always awesome Tiny Engines, with whom they will be releasing their debut LP, Warm Hearts, Cold Hands in November. Save Endss co-vocalist and guitarist, Christine Atturio, chatted with Punknews staff writer Adam Sever about their new album, her astronaut uncle, Dungeons & Dragons, and their plans for this year's Fest.
This week we resume our series Rad Women Who Make Rad Art. The series is a string of interviews with some of the most exciting female visual artists that have connections with music today.
Cristy Road is not scared to draw hair on women's legs. She's not scared to draw gay people making out. And even more, she's not scared to draw utility knives with eyeballs hanging from them. DAMN!
Road has made a name for herself by focusing on issues in the gay community, releasing the autobiographical Indestructible and making bold-as-hell pictures that reference cartoons, classic art, and everything in between. On top of that, she's in the band The Homewreckers and does all their art AND just released her newest book, Spit and Passion!
Click more to read John Gentile's conversation with Road.
Rare tracks can be something sought after especially when they are long out of print. For Bay Area's Nothington, they have decided to release Lost Along the Way, a collection of their rare releases and B-sides. The release dropped earlier this month on October 8th via Red Scare Industries. Contributing interviewer Samantha Barrett spoke to Chris Matulich about the new collection.
A (not really that) new thing we've tried to keep going here at the 'org is a series that features a band interviewing another band they either really like, respect and/or just enjoy. In this edition, we have Fake Problem's Chris Farren and Look Mexico's Matt Agrella interviewing each other. Both bands will be appearing at this year's Fest (Hey! We're sponsors!). Look Mexico will be performing on Saturday, November 2 at The Wooly at 10:30 p.m. and Fake Problems takes the stage at 8 Seconds on Sunday, Novermber 3 at 7:40 p.m. And with that, we'll hand it over two these fine two gentlemen.
Drunk-punk: a sub-genre designation for those who've left emotions at the party door, and are ready to let loose, heavily intoxicated by their never-wavering companion; alcohol. Are sub-grene's an attempt to diversify saturated scenes? Most likely. Are they relevant and worth the time? No. But, if there is one band that personifies the designation, Pkew Pkew Pkew (Gunshots) may be the best choice. Their no-gimmick, straigh- forward punk invites the listener to the party just through their speakers. Their insanely fun new record Glory Days will soon be released to the masses, and these Canadian punks are hoping you'll join the party.
Without much information on the web to give you a well rounded view of who they are, what they do and how they sound, Punknews interviewer Xan Mandell spoke with guitar/vocalist Mike Warne to gather further information, get a better sense of their recording techniques and why they chose such a hilarious name. We also got off topic for a second to talk about beer, whiskey and their legendary tolerance to alcohol.
After releasing their debut LP, Sports, in 2012 and embarking on their first national tour earlier this year with Tiny Moving Parts it seems like Modern Baseball is slowly but surely on their way to world domination - or at the very least becoming a household name in the punk scene. Later this year the band will release a 6-way split with the likes of Dikembe and Pentimento just to name a few.
With a schedule like this, with several members being in college, it's amazing how the band finds time to even breathe let alone tour. Luckily bassist of Modern Baseball, Ian Farmer, was able to find a few spare moments to chat with contributing editor & interviewer Armando Olivas. The two discussed school, the recording process, The Fest in Gainesville and much more.
Punknews is a proud sponsor of the Fest and each week during the month of October we featured weekly live sessions with folks playing in swampy Gainesville next week. For our final installment of the Fest Edition We'll Do It Live sessions Laura Stevenson of Laura Stevenson and the Cans is here to answer your questions, discuss Halloween costumes and give protips for Fest. Laura will be performing on Halloween (Thursday, October 31) at Rockey's at 11:40p.
So if you have a burning question for Laura, post it in the comments section and look for a response via username stevelaurenson. And that's a wrap! Thanks to Laura for taking part. If you missed the chat, you can still read all of the questions and answers below.
Since their formation half a decade ago, Atlanta, GA's The Wild have added a definite lightness to the world of folk-tinged punk. Not lightness as in inconsequentiality, but lightness as in the indefinable way their work has a tendency to illuminate and uplift. With this year's full-length, the deeply personal Dreams Are Maps; produced by Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace; The Wild have cemented their position as one of the most gifted bands in their field.
Punknews contributing editor Andy Waterfield sat down with guitarist/co-vocalist Witt Wisebram earlier this year, to discuss losing friends, channeling grief into art, and the experience of working on the most personal material of The Wild's career with Laura Jane Grace.
Signals Midwest's newest album, Light On The Lake, is due out on October 22nd via Tiny Engines and they will be playing a couple shows later this month, including the Tiny Engines label showcase, prior to their shows at FEST. Frontman Maxwell Stern spoke with Punknews staff writer Adam Sever recently about vacationing in Israel, his 30 songs in 30 days project, Signals Midwest's latest album, Light on the Lake, and their plans for this year's FEST.
Punknews is a proud sponsor of the Fest and during the month of October we'll be featuring weekly live sessions with folks playing in swampy Gainesville later this month. Tonight's special guest is Bob Nanna of Braid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film, and others. Braid will be performing Saturday, November 2 at 5:10p at the Florida Theater of Gainesville as part of Fest 12.
So if you have a burning question for Bob, post it in the comments section and look for a response via username heybobnanna. That's it for tonight! Huge thanks to Bob for hanging out with us and thanks to everyone who participated. You can read the complete Q&A below. Join us next week for our last installment of the Fest Edition We'll Do It Live sessions with Laura Stevenson. See you then!