Steve Albini. July 22, 1962 – May 7, 2024 The punk rock world has lost one of its most influential figures with the passing of […]

Holy shit! What an incredible show! The Monsters from Switzerland invaded Los Angeles’s Zebulon on a Tuesday night, delivering all the wild, crazy fun we […]

VNV is one of our favorite live shows here at Up The Punx. I’ve seen almost every tour since 2002, and they’re at the top […]

We’ve received word that general admission has sold out, there are still several other tiers available, but we wouldn’t sleep on this. Guaranteed to be […]

Headliners are Madness, Devo, and The Descendents. Some of our favorite favorite bands, but 2/3 were headliners in 2021 leaving some to feel a bit […]

Why can’t LA have nice things? The Knitting Factory Noho, located above the historic Federal Bar in North Hollywood is shutting it’s doors at the […]

Our favorite post-punk/goth/new wave fest is hitting Pasadena, CA again this Spring – and it is a killer lineup! Blondie. Adam Ant. Ministry (doing an […]

The punk scene (and music scene at large) mourns one of the greatest lyricists of all time. The seemingly invincible front man has passed away […]

Filmed live at the LAIST screening of Chinatown Punk Wars.

The LA punks were treated to an epic night in Hollywood this Wednesday. First up was NIIS (pronounced “Nice”) Los Angeles locals, and this was […]