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Hump Nights
Dear Maryanne | Blame it on Whitman | Pink Slip | Jerrys Got Jokes
Aug 30
Dear Maryanne | Blame it on Whitman | Pink Slip | Jerrys Got Jokes

Ska punk matinee & Jerry’s return from the dead at Midway Cafe.

Bobby Mahoney / One Fall / Cheer Camp
Sep 3
Bobby Mahoney / One Fall / Cheer Camp

Triplestack in Rat City, USA.

Trash Sound Conglomerate / Static Friction / Taken By Vultures / Bad Idea USA
Sep 8
Trash Sound Conglomerate / Static Friction / Taken By Vultures / Bad Idea USA

Another trash-themed band in Rat City, USA.

Maya Ongaku
Sep 9
Maya Ongaku

Maya Ongaku, straight outta Japan!

Moon Over Salem 2025
Sep 12
Moon Over Salem 2025

Moon Over Salem takes over Witch Town.

Hack the Planet: Hackers celebrates 30 Years
Sep 12
Hack the Planet: Hackers celebrates 30 Years

30th anniversary of Hackers explodes with screening, celebs, and A/V bonanza.

Bambara / Buck Gooter / Eden Rayz
Sep 17
Bambara / Buck Gooter / Eden Rayz

Ask to see Bambara’s birthmarks.

The Burning Paris / Circus Trees / Mancala
Sep 19
The Burning Paris / Circus Trees / Mancala

The 4th Wall celebrates its 22-month anniversary at Capitol Theater.

Nicole Lepre | Conor Hennessy | Poster Colors | Joey Thieman
Sep 20
Nicole Lepre | Conor Hennessy | Poster Colors | Joey Thieman

Matinees are folk punk rock!

Bad Idea USA | Kids On Fire | Mk Naomi | Autumn Astronauts
Sep 23
Bad Idea USA | Kids On Fire | Mk Naomi | Autumn Astronauts

A quadruple stack of pre-post punk.

Slow Quit | Tarbox | Husbands | Dogs Run Free | Tunneling
Oct 11
Slow Quit | Tarbox | Husbands | Dogs Run Free | Tunneling

Who let the dogs out at Midway Cafe?

Battlemode, Mercy Ruin, Ultra Deluxe, Jade Weapon, and nicoteens
Oct 18
Battlemode, Mercy Ruin, Ultra Deluxe, Jade Weapon, and nicoteens

An indie sampler at Warehouse XI.

Latest Music
Maya Songbird: “Debauchery”
Maya Songbird: “Debauchery”

Neo soul, straight outta Oakland.

The Stress Balls: “I’m A Slob”
The Stress Balls: “I’m A Slob”

Some words, when you really think about them, are gross.

The Kid Kung Fu: “Come Around”
The Kid Kung Fu: “Come Around”

Shout out to the wind chime sample.

Michael Arizmendi: “Dependence”
Michael Arizmendi: “Dependence”

A jazz horn bloweth.

Waffle Killers: Cool Things Are Not Cool Anymore
Waffle Killers: Cool Things Are Not Cool Anymore

This band has it down to a waffle killing science.

Avalon Emerson: “Treat Mode”
Avalon Emerson: “Treat Mode”

Back on the beats!

The Collect Pond: “Cemetery Man”
The Collect Pond: “Cemetery Man”

Book learning isn’t dead.

Tea Eater: “John Lemon”
Tea Eater: “John Lemon”

A meditation on the existential status of lemons.

Rat Lyfe
Rat Lyfe

Rat City Arts Festival haunts your garbage at the Speedway.

Socks.: “Maple Syrup”
Socks.: “Maple Syrup”

Hyper pop for you and me.

Summer Sounds
Summer Sounds

Niqisax leads a jazzy crüe at the Garden Bar.

Kira McSpice: “Blackfly”
Kira McSpice: “Blackfly”

Blackfly buzzing in the dead of night.

The Love Shamans: “Nothing To Lose”
The Love Shamans: “Nothing To Lose”

This band has been assimilated.

The Backyard
Uniform Motion: Life
Uniform Motion: Life

Not like a box of chocolates.

cars & trains: the roots, the leaves
cars & trains: the roots, the leaves

Full stack indie rock.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Robert Kraft’s son hates art.

Monotalk: Fix Me Up
Monotalk: Fix Me Up

Some sort of cheap Israeli Radiohead knockoff.

Caspian: Tertia
Caspian: Tertia

Straight outta Beverly with no vocals.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Even as the bombs fall, art matters.

Shany Kedar: Bloodlines
Shany Kedar: Bloodlines

Israel’s Hope Sandoval?

Great Waves: Blue Blood
Great Waves: Blue Blood

From Sammamish with love.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Election coverage returns to Hump Day News.

Badboss: Fun Under The Sun
Badboss: Fun Under The Sun

Album review from the Archives.

The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days
The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days

Album review from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Phil has empathy issues. Who is this guy?

Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim
Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim

Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009).

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