Category: Festivals

Cold Waves' Wax Trax! Showcase in L.A. to feature Front 242, The Young Gods and more

Cold Waves’ Wax Trax! Showcase in L.A. to feature Front 242, The Young Gods and more

Just days after announcing the ninth incarnation of its Chicago industrial-music festival, Cold Waves today revealed that it will bring a bit of the Windy City to Los Angeles in late September with a Wax Trax! Records showcase featuring performances by Front 242, The Young Gods, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult and more.

Front 242, Stabbing Westward, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult headlining Cold Waves IX

Front 242, Stabbing Westward, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult headlining Cold Waves IX

Chicago’s industrial-themed Cold Waves festival returns for a ninth installment this September with a lineup topped by Front 242, Stabbing Westward, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult and The Young Gods, plus Wax Trax! Records mainstays Paul Barker and Chris Connelly. Check out the full lineup.

Bauhaus confirms fifth 2020 performance with appearance at Greece's Release Festival

Bauhaus confirms fifth 2020 performance with appearance at Greece’s Release Festival

The reunion of goth-rock legends Bauhaus continues to expand beyond the three shows the band played in Hollywood, with the announcement of a fifth 2020 date: an appearance at the Release Festival in Athens, Greece, on June 12. It’s the band’s second European festival date. 

Bauhaus, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pavement, Bikini Kill and more to play Primavera Sound

Bauhaus, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pavement, Bikini Kill and more to play Primavera Sound

The massive Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain, unveiled its 2020 lineup this week, a bill that includes Bauhaus, The Jesus and Mary Chain (performing Darklands), Pavement, Bikini Kill, Dinosaur Jr, Massive Attack, Iggy Pop, Einstürzende Neubauten and more. Full details right here.

Oingo Boingo's Danny Elfman to perform at Coachella music festival in April

Oingo Boingo’s Danny Elfman to perform at Coachella music festival in April

Former Oingo Boingo frontman and Oscar-nominated film composer Danny Elfman will make a rare concert appearance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, appearing on a bill toppped by headliners Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott and Frank Ocean. Details right here.

Madness to play first U.S. concerts in 8 years around Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Madness to play first U.S. concerts in 8 years around Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

The Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival in Las Vegas last month announced that Madness will headline its 2020 installment along with the reunited Circle Jerks and Oi! pioneers Cock Sparrer. Now the 2 Tone-era ska heroes have announced three more rare U.S. concerts around that festival next May.