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News Articles: punk rock

Howling Star Performing at Our Bar August 14th for the final Punk Black pop-up punk show of the year.

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'It Was Sorely Needed': Black Alternative Artists Building Creative Spaces

Historically, rigid beliefs of who gets to make art have meant some avenues of self-expression have been considered out of bounds for Black artists. Now, a new generation of Atlanta punk creatives are pushing back against those expectations.

 

September 17, 2021
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  • Amanda Andrews
The Linda Lindas' "Racist, Sexist Boy" went viral last week. The band got a record deal within days from Epitaph Records.

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Fresh Off A Viral Library Gig, The Linda Lindas Get A Record Deal

After their performance of "Racist, Sexist Boy" at the Los Angeles Public Library went viral late last week, the band has been signed by the LA punk label Epitaph Records.

May 24, 2021
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Meet Me @ the Altar.

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Meet Me @ The Altar Breaks Racial, Gender Bounds In Punk Rock Scene

What started as YouTube drum covers and three girls scattered across the East Coast with a love for music turned into Meet Me @ the Altar, a pop-punk band led by three women of color who signed to a major record label Fueled By Ramen in October.

November 17, 2020
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Jade Abdul-Malik

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  • News

OST Full Show: Gnat Line, Black Lips, Joshilyn Jackson

Gnats don’t read maps, but the bugs do seem hesitant to cross an unseen, geographic boundary in Georgia. Learn about the disparities north and south of...

November 27, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
X in 1979, at The Masque, which was a small punk rock club in Hollywood, California. The venue was a key part of the early LA punk scene, and became home to bands like X, the Go-Go's, the Dickies, the Weirdos, the Dils, the Screamers and many more.

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Pioneering Punk Band X On The Evolution Of L.A. Punk - And What It Means In 'The New World'

The first wave of punk rock growled out of the economic and social malaise of New York and London in the mid-1970s. But Los Angeles played a huge role...

September 16, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
Atlanta locals The Coathangers will perform at this year's Music Midtown festival, Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

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  • Music

Atlanta Locals The Coathangers Bring Their 'Compassionate Punk' To Music Midtown

Music Midtown begins Saturday! This year, 25 years after it first began, the two-day festival will feature acts like Travis Scott, Cardi B, Lizzo and...

September 13, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
The Coathangers released a new album, called The Devil You Know, in March.

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  • Music

Georgia Playlist: The Coathangers

With a curled lip and a graveled voice, Atlanta-based band The Coathangers will tell you what they think. Their gritty garage music incorporates...

April 23, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 2 more
Dan Horowitz, left, and Mike Mantione, right, of the band Five Eight.

Athens' Five Eight On New Album And 'Best Guitar Solo Ever'

Mike Mantione said he gets to live out his teenage fantasy, right around the halfway mark of the song "Palace Estates." “It's got the best guitar solo I...

July 19, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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