It could’ve been a punk-rock cliché. The Chicago DIY band Lifeguard “grows up,” discovers pop, and loses what made them thrilling to begin with — that dissonant, angular, emotional (but not emo per se ...

What exactly is DIY music? It’s as simple as it seems: DIY is all about making music yourself, marketing it yourself, and creating art and media for it yourself or through a small, independent label.

DIY shows — also known as house shows — are intimate social gatherings at residential houses with live music. Generally, house venues will host bands in basements, garages, or wherever the band can ...

For September’s Bandcamp Friday, Bad Time Records, Asian Man Records, and Ska Punk Daily released Ska Against Racism, a compilation benefitting The Movement for Black Lives, The NAACP Legal Defense ...

Ten years ago, Facebook was a place for college kids to share pictures, connect with new friends and post unnecessary status updates about the hangovers from their 21st birthday parties. Today, it’s ...

College house shows have suddenly become a thing of the past. Gone are the days of students going out on the weekends, crowding into a small Como basement to watch DIY bands play a sweaty setlist from ...

Like most do-it-yourself endeavors, the first Punk Palouse Fest — sprouting up on Moscow's main drag Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25 — started with a spark of curiosity. Last summer, Moscow ...