The third annual Today’s Mixtape Festival will take place March 29th and 30th at 89 North in Patchogue, NY. Put on by East Coast Collective, the festival will also be expanding to the West Coast this year with the help of Bake Shows. It will take place at the Oakland Metro in Oakland, CA kicking off with the Pure Noise Records 5th Anniversary on March 21st and continuing the festival the 22nd and 23rd. The lineups will be announced on December 17th and weekend passes will also go on sale that day. Stay tuned for more info and keep up… Read more »
SoCal heavy-hitters Rotting Out are on the road right now with pop punk youngsters The Story So Far. Taking cues from their idols the Suicidal Tendencies, Rotting Out are carrying on the tradition of aggressive West Coast punk and hardcore. idobi writer Alex Rudisill spoke to frontman Walter Delgado after their set at the Philadelphia date of the tour and discussed the band’s history, his permanent love for Tegan and Sara, the next great merch idea, and much more. How did Rotting Out get started? This is not the original lineup. We started in about ’08. We used to be… Read more »
Forever Came Calling have released a new song from their upcoming split with Family Thief called “Endanger Innocent.”
Packed with colossal hooks and melodies, State Champs’ debut album The Finer Things stands out as one of the best pop punk releases this year and raises the bar sky high for the genre.
The kind folks over at Rock Sound are streaming the new album from State Champs, The Finer Things. The album is out October 7th in the UK and October 8th in the US on Pure Noise Records, and if you like what you hear, you can grab a pre-order of the record at their merch store. The band is heading out on some awesome tours this fall as well. They’re opening for the Bayside and Motion City Soundtrack tour along with What’s Eating Gilbert, and then heading out on the road with Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, and you can find… Read more »
State Champs debuted their latest music video for their song “Hard to Please” on MTVU today. The track is from their debut album The Finer Things, which is due out on Pure Noise Records on October 8th. If you like “Hard to Please” you can watch a video for another track, “Elevated,” here. The Finer Things was co-produced by Steve Klein (guitarist from New Found Glory) and Sam Pura recorded it at Panda Studios. They’ll be headed out on a couple awesome tours this fall – they’ll be opening for Bayside and Motion City Soundtrack along with What’s Eating Gilbert… Read more »
State Champs have released a music video for the song “Elevated” off their upcoming album, The Finer Things.
You’ve been crossing off the days on your calendar for months now, and the time is finally almost here – the 2013 edition of the Vans Warped Tour kicks off this Saturday. With so many bands to check out and only so many hours in a day, our writing team has put together a list of our must-see artists on this year’s Warped – some you already love, some you may not have heard yet, but all you should make an effort to see this summer.
The second annual Today’s Mixtape Festival will be held April 5th-7th at 89 North in Patchogue, NY and idobi is proud to be a part of the fest. To get you prepared, we’ve come up with a list of ten bands to check out now, whether you’re attending or not.
The Story So Far have posted a music video for the song “Empty Space” off the band’s upcoming sophomore release, What You Don’t See. Click “Read More” to watch the video.
