by Jenna Melanson | May 1, 2026 | Promos
Austin Scene Veterans DRAKULAS Return With Synth-Soaked LP Midnight City Austin, Texas synth-punk lifers Drakulas return with Midnight City, their third full-length, out May 1 via Dirtnap Records (Wild Honey Records in Europe/UK). Built from proto-punk grit, garage...
by JamesM | Jan 16, 2026 | Promos
Montreal’s The Fake Friends Step Into Sleek New Wave On Advance Single “The Way She Goes” Montreal’s The Fake Friends follow up their December single with “The Way She Goes,” a sharper, colder cut from their upcoming debut LP Let’s Not Overthink This, arriving January...
by | Nov 22, 2025 | Shows
Men Without Hats, SpoonsNovember 19, 2025Maxwell’s Waterloo ON Canadian 80’s New Wave and synth-pop band Men Without Hats is touring in support of their new album On the Moon and performed to a packed room at Maxwell’s. Great opening set was...
by JamesM | Oct 6, 2025 | Promos
Jean Caffeine’s Shape Shifts Between Upbeat Catchy Tunes and Sharped-Tongued Anthems on New Generation Jean Album feat. “You’re Fine” Self-described “genre-fluid” artist Jean Caffeine unveils her new album, Generation Jean, on the Austin-based Flak Records. Across its...
by JamesM | May 26, 2025 | Promos
Joe Lapinski Dances Through the Fire of New Love on Vulnerable New Single, “I Know This” With his new single, “I Know This,” St. Catharines-based artist Joe Lapinski delivers a raw and rhythmically charged celebration of new love. Ecstatic, visceral, and...
