#queercore

Eli Burke of 8 Inch Betsy Maintains Bandmate's Posthumous Legacy With Digital Re-Release of The Mean Days

Meghan Galbraith, lead singer of Chicago queercore band 8 Inch Betsy, passed away in 2015. After queer Chicago punk band 8 Inch Betsy wrapped up a 30-day U.S. tour in 2010, many things appeared uncertain for the members. Their original drummer Stephanie Levi had left the band, and the transition...

Annie White

INTERVIEWHow Team Dresch is Living the Dream

Team Dresch pulls a fan on stage to sing "Hate The Christian Right" at Union Transfer. All photos by Amanda Silberling. Before Team Dresch performs their 1995 anthem “Hate the Christian Right” at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer last week, singer and guitarist Jody Bleyle pulls a longtime fan from the...

Amanda Silberling

CUT AND PASTEA Brief History of Zine Publishing

CUT AND PASTE is a new column that celebrates proto-blog culture by delving into the world of self-published print media - colloquially referred to as zines - which cover a wide scope of the personal and political lives of its authors and their various cultural obsessions. The column will be a mix...

Rebecca Kunin

PLAYING COLUMBUSJay Som @ Ace of Cups

Jay Som has had a big year. Since Polyvinyl picked up the project – conceived and led by Oakland's Melina Duterte – in 2016, Duterte has released a second full-length album (Everybody Works), toured nationally, played a tiny desk concert at NPR, and received extensive coverage by major media...

Kaiya Gordon

AF X CMJ 2013 ARTIST PROFILEKings

To get you as pumped as we are for our CMJ 2013 showcases, we’re introducing each band to you by asking them five unique questions. Kings is playing Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A in Manhattan on Wednesday, October 16th at 10PM. You can RSVP on facebook or DoNYC. Kings are a three-piece country band...

Lindsey Rhoades