Punk

Performer Mag’s reviews of punk, ska and lo-fi music and videos.

We the Wild ‘From the Cities We Fled’ Album Review and Video

Drenched in cutthroat cut time and amicable angst,  Northwest rockers We The Wild capture a nightmare romance with panicked phrasings and a touch of black fingernail polish. Opening with the misleadingly gentle click of typewriter keys, the 10-track LP begins its...

Record Review: Peelander-Z

Peelander-Z Super DX Hitz New York, NY “Punk Cowboy Bebop Collection” From the bowels of their distant planet and musical catalogue, Peelander-Z has released Super DX Hitz. Chronicling their 13-year...

Record Review: Forty Winks

Forty Winks Bow Wow Bologna, Italy “Attitude driven, Italian pop-punk” After several releases and worldwide tours since 1998, Italian quartet Forty Winks unveils their latest, Bow Wow, which...

Record Review: Ruptures

Ruptures Adormidera Los Angeles, CA “Cali band brings brains and brawn to the table with latest offering” Ruptures are a hardcore band of dudes that have a lot going for them. Aside from having the...

Record Review: Chixdiggit

Chixdiggit Safeways Here We Come Calgary, AB “Delightfully delirious pop-punk for prom queens” In 1990, Chixdiggit started by selling t-shirts for a fake band who didn't even own instruments. The...

Record Review: Smoke or Fire

Smoke or Fire The Speakeasy Richmond, VA “Poetic, Political, Punk” When the words “Fat Wreck” and “Speakeasy” are found on an album, sophomoric antics in a backroom bar come to mind. But Fat Wreck...