Devon Kay and the Solutions: “Christmas Boring”

Devon Kay and the Solutions have released a video for their holiday song “Christmas Boring”. The video was shot by Joslyn Zbichorski and edited by Devon Kay. The song is available digitally now. Devon Kay and the Solutions released their single “Flagpole Sitta” earlier this year and released their EP Fine: A Ska EP in 2023. Check out the video below.

Protomartyr, Bonnie Trash, Alix Fernz, more to play Taverne Tour 2026

Montreal music festival Taverne Tour has announced its first wave lineup for 2026, which marks the 10th anniversary of the festival. Alix Fernz, Afternoon Bike Ride, Bonnie Trash, Bossanova Frankenstein, Cootie Catcher, Durex, Enfants Sauvages, Hot Garbage, Lydia Lunch and Marc Hurtado, N Nao, Penny and the Pits, Protomartyr, Psychic Armour, Shunk, Sunglaciers, Super Duty Tough Work, Thee Soreheads, The Fake Friends, TVOD, Tween, Victime, and Yoo Doo Right are among the bands announced. Taverne Tour is presented by Mothland and SiriusXM Franco and runs February 12-14 around several venues across the Plateau Mont-Royal in Montreal. Check out the band announcement video below.

Vempire: “Last Christmas” (Wham! cover)

Vempire have released a cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas” just in time for the holiday season. “Last Christmas” was originally released in 1984. The cover is available digitally now. Vampire released their album The New Invincible and their EP Past Lives earlier this year. Check out the song below.

S.H.I.T., Slash Need, Friction, more to play SHITMAS 2025

Not Dead Yet has announced details for its upcoming SHITMAS show. S.H.I.T., Slash Need, Faze, Friction, Terminator, Charade, and Pest will be playing. The show will take place on December 27 at East End United Church in Toronto, Ontario.

Listen to Punknews Podcast #703 - Jayniac Jr.!

Episode #703 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Jay of Jayniac Jr. stops by to talk about the origin story of the band, recently released EPs Flower Mouth (which we spoke to Jay about earlier this year) and GirlFoe, revisiting old songs, the stories behind the "GirlFoe" music video, and so much more.

Jay also sticks around to talk about the news with John and Em and they cover Spike and the Gimme Gimmes’ upcoming calendar and Christmas cover, Surfbort’s upcoming album, Nova Twins’ Tiny Desk Concert, and Sixteen Scandals’ recent Incorrect Thoughts Sessions. They also talk about video games and werewolf Sonic the Hedgehog. Listen to the episode below!

The OBGMs announce Western Canada tour

The OBGMs have announced Western Canadian tour dates for January. The trek will begin with their performance at Winterruption YXE in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on January 21 and will wrap up on January 25 in Calgary, Alberta. The OBGMs released their album SORRY, IT’S OVER in 2024. Check out the dates below.

Suzie True record A Fistful of Vinyl live session

Suzie True have recorded a live session for A Fistful of Vinyl. The band played “Sentimental Scum” off their 2023 album of the same name. The video was recorded live at Pirate Studios in Los Angeles. Suzie True released their album How I Learned To Love What’s Gone earlier this year. Check out the video below.

Silhouette: “dreadful game”

Silhouette, the new band made up of Azeka and Gil of AURAT and Nev Ver, have released a video for their new song “dreadful game”. The video was shot, edited, and directed by aceadelic. The song is off their recently released self-titled debut album which came out last week via Get Better Records. Check out the video below.

Sixteen Scandals release two more Incorrect Thoughts Live Sessions

Sixteen Scandals have released two more Incorrect Thoughts Live Sessions. The band played “A Mate Worse Than Death” and “H.I.L.O.”. Both songs were recorded at Sugar Shack Studios in London, Ontario with the music being recorded and mixed by Kyle Ashbourne. The videos were filmed by Chris Forrest, Tyler O'Brien, and Courtney Forrest. These sessions join their previously released sessions for “Diffriends”, “We’re Off and Need The Wizard” and “C No Evil, Hear No Evil, Talk A Lot of Shit” which were released earlier this month.

Butterbrain announce US tour, Angelo Moore to join them on Florida dates

Butterbrain have announced US shows for December. The shows begin on December 4 in Miami, Florida, and wrap up with their performance at the Holiday Slamboree in New York City on December 14. Angelo Moore of Fishbone will be performing with the band on their four Florida shows. Butterbrain released their album Armageddon Party earlier this year. Check out the dates below.

Cheekface record No Fun Club Live session

Cheekface have recorded a live session for No Fun Club Live. The band played “Flies”, “Growth Sux”, and “Hard Mode” from their album Middle Spoon which came out earlier this year via New Professor Music. The video was filmed at BNB Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was shot by Julio Assis and Patrick Jordan and was recorded by Rob Hill with Tiley Hill doing the mixing and mastering. Check out the session in full below.

Born From Flames: “Wires Crossed”

Ontarian punk rockers Born From Flames have released a new song. It is called “Wires Crossed” and is available digitally now. Born From Flames released their debut single, “Suckhole”, earlier this year. Check out the song below.