New Jersey indie-punk shred lords Screaming Females have announced an Australian tour this August. Touring in support of their critically acclaimed 2015 release Rose Mountain, the tour will be the band’s first in Australia. The band has also announced an Australian tour version of Rose Mountain with outtakes and B-sides. The band will play the Curtin on Saturday August 6.
The Smith Street Band frontman Wil Wagner has announced two solo shows in Melbourne and Sydney this August, joined by former Bomb The Music Industry frontman Jeff Rosenstock. The two shows will follow a sold-out national tour from The Smith Street Band who continue to support their 2014 album Throw Me In The River. Wil Wagner and Jeff Rosenstock will play the Corner Hotel on Friday August 19.
Footscray punk rock locale The Reverence Hotel announced the lineup for their fourth anniversary birthday party on Saturday July 23. Headlined by long-running melodic alt-rockers Blueline Medic, the lineup will also include Adelaide’s The Hard Aches, Brisbane’s Screamfeeder, plus local support from Foxtrot, Tigers, Tyre Swans and Cascades. Tickets are available now from the venue.
The annual Brewtality Fest is back again in August, this time taking place across both The Bendigo and The Tote on Saturday August 6. A “celebration of metal, rock and beer”, the fest features a massive lineup of all things loud and heavy, with sets from Toe to Toe, Collosvs, Join the Amish, Coffin Wolf, Hostile Objects, Levitating Churches, Frankenbok and many more. Tickets are available now via Desert Highways.
Short-lived Alabama indie punk band P.S. Eliot, featuring Katie and Allison Crutchfield (Waxahatchee, Swearin’) have announced a compilation album of their complete discography. The set will include both albums – 2009’s Introverted Romance of Our Troubled Minds and 2011’s Sadie – plus a multitude of demos and unreleased tracks. It’s due Friday September 2 and they band will also be undertaking a short accompanying US tour.
In tragic news prolific bassist Brandon Ferrell has passed away. Playing in many bands throughout the years, including Career Suicide, Municipal Waste and Government Warning, Ferrell also ran No Way Records. The cause of death is as yet unknown.
Adelaide hardcore punks Crisis Alert have announced the release of a new 7” single Internal Conflict. Available now on Resist Records, with the lead track No Way Out streaming on the Resist Records website.
Skate punk veterans Less Than Jake have announced the release of Live at the Astoria. Recorded live in 2001 at London’s famed Astoria venue, the album is available on LP, CD and digital formats directly from the band.
