World-famous punks Dead Kennedys have a bunch of live dates on the horizon. Culminating with a show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire, the band arrive in Europe for three shows in Germany in June and are also set to appear at this year’s Hellfest.
The current band includes long-serving members East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride and DH Pelligro alongside vocalist Ron ‘Skip’ Greer.
Italian punks Tough [not to be confused with Poison wannabes, glam rockers Tuff] first appeared in the mid-noughties from which point they kept themselves busy knocking out material on various DIY labels. In addition to various split 7”s, by 2013 they had four albums under their collective belt and had increased their following with each passing year. Their 2014 EP ‘Obey The Ramones’ might just be their best to date, its four high energy numbers presenting the best in melodic punk.
US punks Swingin’ Utters are heading to Europe at the end of February for a run of dates promoting their 2014 LP ‘Fistful of Hollow’. Support is supplied by punk pop band ToyGuitar whose self-titled EP was released via Adeline Records in 2013.
The legendary Bad Religion will be touring the Western United States throughout March and April on a long string of dates with hardcore punks OFF! (featuring ex-Black Flag man Keith Morris and Redd Kross bassist Steven McDonald). All confirmed dates are listed below.
Italy isn’t short of great punk rock bands. The Manges have gained a big cult following with their Ramones-obsessed schtick, enough to secure them a US released split with the legendary Queers; Killtime do almost as good a job at being Screeching Weasel than the Weasel themselves; then in addition to those who’ve broken through to the US, there’s a whole scene of hardcore bands… Hailing from Piacenza, The Nuts are another Italian band on which to keep a very close eye. The three piece band are yet another outfit that take four chords and an unhealthy obsession with Joey & Johnny, but like so many others borrowing from such a timeless source, the results are absolutely first rate. On their 2014 EP they capture four lightning bolts of punk guaranteed to please.