When you’re scrolling through many emails trying to get caught up but also not miss anything and you come across “CIRCLE JERKS x DESCENDENTS release split cover EP today…” you stop everything you are doing and buy it and immediately, anxiously anticipate its arrival.
The split EP is in honor of their co-headlining tour that starts on March 15 in Tempe, AZ (you can find the rest of the tour dates below). It’s just as amazing as you can imagine it to be. It has Descendents doing the Circle Jerks’ “Red Tape,” “I Want Some Skank,” and “Beverly Hills.” As well as Circle Jerks doing Descendents’ “Kabuki Girl” and “Hope.”
You can get this from the bands during the tour and online via Trust Records. It is not available in any other way. GO GET THIS NOW!
Circle Jerks + Descendents Live Dates:
March 15 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre (SOLD OUT) March 16 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater (SOLD OUT) March 17 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace March 19 – Houston, TX – House of Blues March 20 – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center March 22 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s (SOLD OUT) March 23 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues (SOLD OUT) March 24 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom (SOLD OUT) March 26 – Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live March 27 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre March 29 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live (SOLD OUT) March 30 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live (SOLD OUT) March 31 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues (SOLD OUT) April 2 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Heaven (SOLD OUT) April 3 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl (SOLD OUT) April 5 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz (SOLD OUT) April 6 – Richmond, VA – The National (SOLD OUT) April 7 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live (SOLD OUT) April 9 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place (SOLD OUT) April 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall April 12 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom (SOLD OUT) April 13 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount (SOLD OUT)
Detroit’s FEN FEN are near and dear to me. They are one of the first bands I played on my Sunday night radio show, The Virus on Radio 3hive (shameless plug). They released an incredible self-titled EP in late 2022 and are now releasing their debut long-player, National Threat, in May via Sweet Time Records.
Check out their first single, “Bub” (below); it’s an in-your-face, hardcore-punk blast that ends way too soon. I can’t wait for National Threat to drop, and I can’t recommend FEN FEN high enough. Enjoy.
Mexico City’s Malcría do not pull any punches on their blistering 8 songs in 15 minutes new album Fantasías Histéricas. It’s an onslaught of relentless hardcore punk (like early Suicidal Tendencies on speed) that demands to be spun on repeat.
Flooding is a three-piece band out of Kansas City, Missouri. They are releasing their new album, Silhouette Machine, today (09/29/2023).
Listening to Silhouette Machine is like watching a horror movie, even more so after the initial shock and surprise of album opener “Run”. We know the person running from evil on the big screen is headed for their ultimate demise, and we anticipate the shock of it happening even though we know it’s going to happen, and it’s still thrilling and works every time—it’s a tried and true formula. Silhouette Machine works just like that. Most of the songs have a soothing, almost ethereal beginning, and you know what’s coming. Then they strike and pummel your senses with a brutal onslaught of heavy guitars, drums, and Rose’s incredible shredded vocals. It works every time. I love it.
Check out “Run”, “Muzzle”, and “Transept Exit” below for a little example. As I was told regarding this album “don’t sleep”. Go get it. Silhouette Machine is out on vinyl via The Ghost Is Clear, on cassette via Manor, and digitally via Flooding. Enjoy.
