The June roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

From CBGB to the LIE.. Just when you thought it was “so last summer,” the iconic punk rock/emo and hardcore scene is still moshing hard on Long Island. The Big Apple’s far east neighbor is ...

Hear AEW's Kyle Fletcher's new theme Prototheme, written by emo band Hot Mulligan. Learn the story behind the surprise ...

Big acts Men I Trust and Turnstile turned up the heat for the third day of Bluesfest, giving two varied performances for the ...

Nostalgia comes and goes in cycles, but it's still a bit surprising that early 2000s pop punk has experienced such a revival ...

Four Chord Festival has announced the preshow for Four Chord 11. The official preshow will be the day before the two-day ...

LA-based singer-songwriter (and alum of KCRW’s School Night) chlothegod grabbed our attention with a musical style that runs ...

Some of today’s pop-punk groups also instill elements of emo, punk rock, post-hardcore, alternative, indie, and even electronic influences, meaning there's a group for everyone's taste. Here are ...

The songwriter’s latest album, split between polished cabaret pop and slow-burning emo explorations, is a striking but uneven ...

San Antonio is the "home away from home" of emo and pop punk cover band, Y’all Out Boy. A year after the Austin-based band formed from a Craigslist ad in 2018, they played their first show ...