Chock full of music from Boston and New England-based bands the new, 30 song comp Quarantine Age Wasteland: A Benefit for Boston’s Small Venues has been released with the goal of raising money to support the local music venues of Boston through the coronavirus closures.
Jeff "the white drew carey" Sorley
“Stay Home! Navajo Nation COVID-19 Benefit Compilation” released
A new comp, the Stay Home! Navajo Nation COVID-19 Benefit Compilation, has been released via Bandcamp, benefiting charities and services which support the Navajo and Hopi peoples.
Days N Daze are streaming their new album in full
Thrashgrass quartet Days N Daze are now streaming their newest LP Show Me The Blueprints in full.
Quarantine Concert Roundup – May 2nd, 2020
Whenever possible or applicable, we will make a post at/around noon with information and links for any concerts being streamed that particular day. These will be listed in order by start time, then in alphabetical order by host.
Psychobilly Freakout Festival 2020 (London, UK) announces first round of bands
Assuming there are no unforeseen circumstances, London’s New Cross Inn is scheduled to host Psychobilly Freakout Festival 2020 over the Halloween weekend this year. The fest features acts such as The Bikini Bottoms, Restless, The Teenage Zombies and more over three days.
Massive “Music Venue Trust” comp out now
UK-based CPRW Records (an offshoot of the Colin’s Punk Rock World blog) has released a gigantic comp as a download via Bandcamp. Featuring 155 tracks, proceeds from the the CPRW Records Supports Music Venue Trust comp will go to the Music Venue Trust’s #SAVEOURVENUES initiative, the goal of which is to raise at least £100k for struggling venues throughout the UK, who have seen revenues plummet to do coronavirus-related lockdowns and no gigging.
We Are One Tour announces streaming acoustic concert for May 9th w/ Face to Face, Strung Out, and more.
The annual We Are One tour is bringing us a special online edition for our pandemic era. On Saturday, May 9th, the event will hold a streaming acoustic concert headlined by Trever Keith of Face to Face, and will also feature acts from around the globe such as Strung Out, Belvedere, The Decline, MakeWar, All the Postcards, and more.
Barfbag stream new song “Right To Fight Back”
Agit-punk trio Barfbag, featuring members of The Dresden Dolls and AWOLNATION, have released a new single from their upcoming EP.
Mikey Erg’s new EP “Bon Voyage” is out today
Mikey Erg, of The Ergs!, Worriers, and Doc Hopper (and, it really seems, a million other bands) has released a new solo single today. Bon Voyage is a catchy and energetic four-song EP that is a tribute to pop punk releases of old.
The Chinkees announce new EP, release first track
The Chinkees have announced they have recorded a new 4-song EP titled K.A. Music. This is the band’s first new music in 18 years, following up 2002’s Searching for a Brighter Future.
