In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that weren’t always taken so seriously. April was slightly lighter for… Read More
Fire Island, NY has long been a haven for the gay community, and during its heyday in the '80s and '90s was known for its vibrant party scene. Revelers danced to disco and house all through the night and into… Read More
Circle Jerks were forced to postpone most of their April shows after Keith Morris contracted Covid. He's now thankfully full recovered, and they've announced rescheduled dates, which feature the same killer support as originally planned: 7Seconds and Negative Approach. Most… Read More
House music great and producer Yaeji is releasing her first two EPs on vinyl for the first time. The EPs, both originally released on Godmode in 2017, will be on opposite sides of one vinyl album that's out June 17. The… Read More
L.A.'s The Linda Lindas, who became a viral sensation last year and recently released their debut album on Epitaph, just wrapped up their first visit to NYC as a band. They opened for Jawbreaker at four shows at Irving Plaza,… Read More
Malaysian one-person screamo band Piet Onthel (aka Mashi Mierul) has been busy. He released his debut LP ambo(l)enitaksu(p)odulu last year and has a 4-way split with Demersal, Vientre, and Letterbombs arriving 5/23 via Tomb Tree/Witch Elm, but first he'll release… Read More
Filmmaker Lance Bangs, who has directed documentaries on Slint and Pavement and music videos for Sonic Youth, Guided by Voices, The Black Keys and more (not to mention Portlandia and Jackass), is making a new documentary television series titled I… Read More
Vagrant Records has been in the midst of celebrating its 25th anniversary with reissues, a podcast, two big upcoming anniversary shows, and more, and now Wiretap Records and Friend Club Records are teaming up to put out a tribute album… Read More
Bikini Kill had been forced to reschedule their 2022 tour multiple times because of the pandemic, but they finally began it on Friday night (4/29) in Los Angeles, and they have dates scheduled through September, including an NYC show at… Read More
A couple weeks ago, This Is Hardcore announced that it would return from July 8-10 at the Franklin Music Hall & Underground Arts in Philly and revealed the initial lineup, including Thursday (Full Collapse set), Hatebreed (Perseverance set), Madball, Comeback… Read More