Stereogum — Next month, the ferocious, politically charged Providence punk band Downtown Boys will release their new album Cost Of Living, their first for new label Sub Pop. Fugazi co-leader Guy Picciotto is on board as producer, and you should be very, very exc... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Quicker one today. The Camp extends PJ Harvey's new line in songwriter journalism, a collaboration with Ramy Essam based on the displaced refugee children of Lebanon's Bekaa Valley - all proceeds go to Lebanese non-governmental organisation B... more info

Stereogum — Eddie Vedder kicked off a solo tour in Europe last week, and he turned the first show into a subtle Chris Cornell tribute, honoring the Soundgarden frontman by slightly tweaking a few lyrics and covering Fugazi and Neil Young. But at his show at Lond... more info

Stereogum — For decades, the Washington, DC park Fort Reno has been bringing free, volunteer-run live shows to the city twice a week every summer. The Fort Reno Concert Series is a national treasure, and shows at that space from DC bands like Fugazi and the Dism... more info

Obscure Sound — Sterile Jets recall ’80s and ’90s punk and alt-rock with their raw, loose vocal approach and take on societal discontent — not too distant from names like Fugazi, Butthole Surfers, and Melvins. New track “Fireside Drive”, the first single o... more info

Kings of A&R — Strange Her, an Alabama based rootsy-rock band offers the track Middle Man which comes off their debut The Wrong Kind of Mermaid scheduled for a summer release. Chaos rightly described this 4 piece noise act that cites influences from Fugazi to At th... more info

Consequence of Sound — The career and philosophies of the legendary D.C. DIYers seem more relevant than ever. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Downtown Boys are working on their new album with Fugazi's Guy Picciotto. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — The Providence punk band Downtown Boys have signed to Sub Pop and are currently working with Greg Norman and Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto on their second LP, the follow-up to 2015's Full Communism . The album will be out later this year, and in the mean... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The venue, which hosted Fugazi, Operation Ivy, Agnostic Front, Judge, Misfits, and more over the years, opened in the '80s with help from Jane O'Meara Sanders, the future wife of Burlington's then-mayor Bernie Sanders. Continue reading… more info