Jeff Rosenstock Drops Surprise EP

Only a few months after gifting us his fourth solo album, and his second record to be dropped without any promotional lead-up, Jeff Rosenstock is back with another surprise release.

The former Bomb The Music Industry! frontman dropped 2020 DUMP, a four-song EP available for free on his Bandcamp page. He also said that more material would be coming out throughout the rest of 2020. Check out the record below.

2020 DUMP features appearances from former Bomb The Music Industry! keyboardist Laura Stevenson and Jeremy Hunter of Skatune Network and We Are The Union.

Rosenstock wrote, “Please do not feel obliged to spend money on this music. I do not intend for it to be monetized. Any money that comes in through Bandcamp for these songs will be donated to charitable causes, but less money will get taken out if you just do that directly on your own – which I encourage you to do if you can afford it. And if not, it’s cool.”

He continued, “As [2020 DUMP] is being released the air in California is hazardous to breathe, the current president has repeatedly used Nazi imagery for his re-election campaign and the police are still shooting people because of the color of their skin with no signs of slowing down, despite a worldwide outcry for peace. In fact they are fighting those cries with chemical weapons deemed too brutal for conventional warfare.”

The Wonder Years, I Am The Avalanche, Florida Man, More Added To The Fest 19

As if The Fest 19 couldn’t get any better.

Since the festival is now being delayed to next fall, Florida’s beloved Fest is planning on making Fest 19 the best one yet.

Earlier today, over 50 bands and acts were added to the festival, including The Wonder Years, Post Teens, Lost In Society, I Am The Avalanche, Spanish Love Songs, Florida Man, Juan Richardo Yilo, Skatune Network, Lilac Queen, and 500 Miles To Memphis, to name a few. You can check out the new additions here.

Back in early July, over 230 bands were announced to play the makeup dates, including Into It. Over It., Worriers, Broadway Calls, Torche, Gorilla Biscuits, Murder By Death, Prince Daddy & The Hyena, A Wilhelm Scream, Teenage Bottlerocket, and Modern Life Is War.

The Fest 19 will take place Friday, October 29 to Sunday, October 31, 2021 over the course of 18 venues in Gainesville, Fla. Tickets are available starting August 7.

The Fest 19 Postponed To 2021, Announce Killer Lineup

Surprised? You shouldn’t be.

The beloved Floridian punk rock music festival The Fest will not be taking place this year due to the current coronavirus pandemic that’s sweeping the world at the moment.

Founder Tony Weinbender broke the unfortunate news yesterday in a lengthly post on the festival’s website. “I know this is hard for many of you and it’s very hard on all of us,” Weinbender wrote to fans. “Many of us have worked very hard to bring you a killer lineup this year and the hardest part is knowing that even with our best intentions there is just not a feasible way to make FEST 19 the safe, fun, and awesome time we have all become accustomed to.”

Weinbender did however announce the new dates for The Fest 19, now taking place from Friday, October 29 to Sunday, October 31, 2021. He also posted three important options for those who bought tickets/hotel rooms/merch for this year’s installment:

OPTION #1: You can REQUEST A REFUND
OPTION #2: You can KEEP YOUR PASS/HOTEL/MERCH AND USE IT FOR THE POSTPONED 2021 DATES
OPTION #3: You can CHANGE THE NAME ON YOUR ORDER AND GIVE THE PASS TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH NO CHANGE FEE APPLIED

These requests will be good for the next 30 days. After Thursday, August 6, anyone who hasn’t contacted the website for refunds will automatically have their purchases transferred over to the 2021 makeup dates.

Now for the important part. Since the festival’s getting postponed, will there be a new lineup? Yes and no. So far, over 230 bands have confirmed that they will be playing in 2021, such as Frank Turner, Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Into It. Over It., Beach Slang, The Callous Daoboys, Red City Radio, Modern Life Is War, Gouge Away, Skatune Network, and The Lawrence Arms. For a full list of bands for 2021, click or tap here.

The Fest 19 will take place Friday, October 29 to Sunday, October 31, 2021 over the course of 18 venues in Gainesville, Fla.

The Fest started back in 2002 and has never missed a single year until now. Past bands and acts who’ve played the festival before include Mastodon, The Front Bottoms, Piebald, Jawbox, Off With Their Heads, AJJ, Direct Hit!, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, La Dispute, and Hum.

Against Me!, We Were Sharks, Grade, More Added To The Fest 18

We got more bands!

Earlier today, The Fest added more bands to their already incredible lineup. Now on the bill for this year include Masked Intruder, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Such Gold, Grade, Stiff Little Fingers, American Steel, A Wilhelm Scream, Skatune Network, The Dollyrots, and Against Me!, who’ll play four classic albums (Transgender Dysphoria Blues, White Crosses, New Wave, and Searching For A Former Clarity) in full over the span of two nights. 

Others appearing at The Fest 18 are Elway, Origami Angel, The Randy Savages, We Were Sharks, Dowsing, The Jukebox Romantics, Mark Rose of Spitalfield, Bike Tuff, The Casket Lottery, and Russian Girlfriends.

Back in April, the first artists for The Fest 18 were announced, featuring Planes Mistaken For Stars, Jawbreaker, Lee Bains III + The Glory Fires, Dag Nasty, Less Than Jake, AJJ, Überyou, Stanis, The Copyrights, and Dikembe.

Only a few tickets remain. Get them while they last.

The Fest 18 takes place in Gainesville, Fla., from November 1-3.