Chicago punk vets Sludgeworth re-issued Losers Of The Year on vinyl for the first time on Red Scare Industries. They played Riot Fest in 2023, a few club shows, and released Together Not Together, their first new music in over 30 years. New music coming soon…

The Methadones features Dan Vapid (Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales), Simon Lamb on guitar, and Mike Soucy on drums. New album coming in 2025!

Featuring members of Naked Raygun, The Methadones, and Blood People, VIOLETS debut EP will be released on May 2, 2025. First single coming soon!

90's Chicago Alt-Rock underdogs, FIG DISH, are back with their first new music in 27+ years. Feels Like The Very First Two Times out now on Forge Again Records. Listen to “Science Goes Public.”

’90s indie greats, Triple Fast Action, released 32 rare tracks on new comp entitled, Triple Fast Action, via Forge Again Records, remixed by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth). Check out the track “Mooner.”

Sara Jean Stevens’ new EP, Lovesick, will be released on Friday, February 14, 2025. Listen to her singles “Thaw” and “Fourteen Carat Mind.”

Aud Whitson’s debut EP, A House that Can’t Get Quieter, (recorded entirely on an iPhone) is out NOW. Listen to “Loose Ends” and “Nine Lives.” "absolutely stunning... mind alteringly good" – Paul Silver

Chicago punk label Red Scare Industries’ 20 Years Of Dreaming And Scheming features The Menzingers “Second City,” Laura Jane Grace “Baby, Baby,” Dead To Me, The Falcon, Sludgeworth, and more to celebrate 20 years.

Godspeed… A Tribute To Pierre Kezdy of Naked Raygun has covers from Hot Water Music, Face To Face, Swingin’ Utters, J. Robbins (Jawbox), Josh Caterer (Smoking Popes), The Bollweevils, The Methadones, Pegboy, and more. Stream/buy/donate here.

“The Brokedowns make scruffy, silly punk that satisfies,” writes Leor Galli of the Chicago Reader. Watch the video for “Obey The Fumes” and "Samurai Sword Decontrol" off Maximum Khaki, out now on Red Scare Industries.

Essential is the new full-length from The Bollweevils, out now on Red Scare Industries. Watch the videos for “Predisposition” and "Resistance.”

Chicago post-hardcore trio are set to release their debut LP, Triptych, on Friday, May 9. Mixed by J. Robbins and mastered by Bob Weston. First single coming February 18.

BlackWristBand’s first single, “I Don’t Care” is out now. Debut LP out April 11, 2025. Catch their record release show at Gman Tavern on April 10!

From the mind of Screeching Weasel co-founder John Jughead Pierson comes the creation of Semi-Famous. Destroy Ourselves is out now on Rare Bird. Watch the video for “Weasels In A Box.”

Panther Style (feat. members of Mary Tyler Morphine, Dyslexic Apaches, and Reptoids) released a new EP in May, 2024 after a 13-year hiatus. Watch their video “Dynasty” and catch them at Reggies in March with The Dollyrots.

Seances is a new wave recording project from Milwaukee, WI. Their debut, Power Is A Phantom, will be released on Friday, February 28, 2025 via Triple Eye Industries. Watch the videos for “Fade” and “Weighted.”

Five-piece powerhouse led by the inimitable Bruce Lamont on vocals (Yakuza), Scott Spidale and Sean Hulet on guitar, Fritz Doreza on bass (Naked Raygun), and Clayton DeMuth (Sybris) on drums. Their debut album out now.

Mike Lust, the high-kicking and guitar-shredding frontman behind Chicago’s Tight Phantomz, released his debut album Demented Wings, out now on Forge Again Records. Watch the video for "Danceteria."

The Cle Elum debut full-length, Its Ok If It Falls Apart, is out now on Winston Sounds and features guest vocals from members of Nada Surf and The Smoking Popes. Listen to “Goodbye Night Sky” and “Old Folks.”