Remember Election Day 2024? Maybe you shouldn't. Maybe you've blocked it out. That's fair, but there was one pleasant surprise that day: a new EP from Wisconsin's Arms Aloft. It took a while to claw out of the darkness in November, then Year End 2024 coverage took over the Scene Point Blank editorial calendar but now we caught up with Seth Gile of the band to get the story of how Red Lanterns came to be. Given that much of the conversation is about being particular, it seems fitting to run this interview six months later. The EP is streaming now. Will it be released on vinyl? Keep reading for more cryptic answers. Scene Point Blank: It's been a chunk of time since the last LP and I don't see you playing as many live shows locally either, though maybe that's just my own post-covid homebody lifestyle. How do you describe the band's approach or activity level these days? Seth Gile: Oh, I’d say you’re absolutely right. We’ve slowed down, more than a little bit… but it’s also been 8 years or whatever since What A Time came out. We were super busy for a couple of years and then, yeah. COVID hit everybody who does anything pretty hard, and we were no exception. Then everybody gets increasingly busy with real life. Lauren moved out west a while back, Jack’s had some sick guest spots all over, tattooing… and so on! Cool stuff but makes it harder to schedule Punk … Read more
Each year in late May, the 4-day party and noise-rock festival Caterwaul takes over multiple venues in Minneapolis. It’s a … Read more
There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not … Read more
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The lazy approach would be to call Dauber "ex-Screaming Females," but that barely scratches the surface. If I had to pick one band to namedrop a comparison to, it would be labelmates Night Court. They play a familiar style but with a lot of quirks that set it apart from the genre standard-bearers. It's driving and energetic -- more importantly, … Read more
Aesop Rock has a reputation for esoteric and abstract raps. It's certainly an earned reputation, but that background makes it interesting when you peel off the layers of his latest, Black Hole Superette and realize that many of these dense songs are actually about the mundane: walking the dog, cohabitation... hell, even fishkeeping. While there's a lot of day-to-day routine … Read more
Haley Fohr's artistic vehicle, Circuit des Yeux, defies categorisation. Stamping the indie folk label on her was superficial, something dispelled easily once you have experienced the lo-fi distortion of "The Girl With No Name." It might be that under the layers of sonic disfigurement, a folk ethos is present in Fohr's narrative sensibility, but it is no longer the same. … Read more
Sometimes you can just hear the passion in a voice. ZEPHR is one of those bands. They defy convention a little bit, in that I associate gravelly voices with harsher, heavier sounds, but ZEPHR use sore-throat vocals to great effect with midtempo, emotional and melodic 3-chord chugging punk rock and some DC sound. In few words, it's raw, both musically … Read more
Kreiviskai's origins are deeply rooted in the neofolk sound and ethos. Their debut record, Zemmis : supnãi, focuses on the musical lineage of Tver, embracing the traditional instrumentation to produce … Read more
The debut album from Florida punk band Miller Lowlifes features a vintage baseball theme, best enjoyed with a can of cheap domestic beer in hand. The metaphor fits, as Pinch … Read more
Few bands have as fitting a name as The Slow Death. They play forlorn, self-deprecating punk that’s heavily influenced by lonesome country. The music itself is more driving and punchy, … Read more
People in the indie punk scene in Canada can usually be linked by six degrees of separation. I’ve never met Golden Shitter guitarist Matt Ellis IRL but I became acquainted … Read more
The Raging Nathans are a unique band. They play '90s influenced punk that checks a ton of familiar boxes. It will appeal to fans of the old "EpiFat" sound, as … Read more
Rodeo Boys play in the punk circuit but there's so much going on in their music. I'll broadly summarize it as guitar music. This description, of course, might be biased … Read more
Bay Area band Mamaleek has shared a cover of "The Pressman," originally by Primus."'The Pressman' is one of many tunes that didn’t make the cut for Out of Time, originally recorded in 2015. From friendships formed to seasoning our sound, few bands have impacted Mamaleek quite like Primus. The song … Read more
In an announcement certain to thrill generations of rock aficionados, AC/DC - the indomitable architects of hard rock - have confirmed their long-awaited return to Australian stages as part of … Read more
Converge and Coalesce have come together to release their live performances from 1996 at CBGB's. Converge + Coalesce Live at CBGB's is available now digitally with a 2XLP release coming … Read more
North Carolina's Kerosene Heights recently announced their signing to SideOneDummy. Now the band is band with ah update: a release date for their label debut. The band will release Blame … Read more
Following last year's Mansuetude (SKiN GRAFT/Overdrive), noise-rock band Buñuel is hitting the road across North America this month and next. Today Is The Day will join them for the entire … Read more
Los Angeles, CA indie band Dear Boy is back, sharing "Kelly Green," the first single from the band's upcoming second album -- a follow-up to Forever Sometimes (2022). The album … Read more
Long Island, NY punk band Half Dizzy just unveiled a new single, "Turn This Up," an anthemic singalong out on Punkerton Records and produced by Pete Steinkopf (Bouncing Souls). “Get … Read more
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