CREEM Releases The No New York, No L.A. Issue Today

Parties at SXSW Announced for March 13-16

Partnering With Third Man Records, Empty Bottle

Featured Artists Include Dry Cleaning, HINDS, 

They Are Gutting A Body of Water & More

Today, CREEM released its Spring 2024 edition – The No New York, No L.A. Issue – and announced four days of shows in Austin, TX, during SXSW from March 13-16.

CREEM’s Spring issue features zero bands and zero bylines from the coastal cities. It’s an homage to CREEM’s midwestern origins and historic tendency to thumb its nose at any assertion that these podunk towns held any outsized importance in the culture. The issue reports on bands and scenes from the Rust Belt, the Bread Basket, and beyond, in a mission to embrace the fly-over: stay where you are, build something. Artist Richie Bucher, known for illustrating the cover of Green Day’sclassic album, Dookie, contributes the cover illustration featuring a U.S. map filled with musical landmarks.

Anchoring the issue is Wayne Kramer’s final interview, taking place 10 days before the news of his passing. The MC5 founder reflects on Detroit music, learning about punk rock from prison, and his 50+ year career in a conversation with fellow Detroit native and CREEM legend Jaan Uhleszki. “Given that CREEM was born in Detroit the same year Kick Out the Jams was released, we thought immediately we should talk to Wayne,” explains Uhelszki. “It’s fitting that he would give CREEM his last words of wisdom, to a magazine who heard his first.” See full table of contents below.

Along with the issue, comes the announcement of three CREEM-presented events in Austin, TX, during SXSW. In keeping with the issue’s “No New York, No L.A.'' theme, CREEM is partnering with some familiar friends from the Midwest to highlight some of the best new bands in rock, punk, and beyond.

First up is a free party in partnership with Chicago’s Empty Bottle on March 13 at Mohawk. The lineup features Dry Cleaning, HINDS, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water, Mother Nature, and more. Presented by Slane Irish Whiskey and sponsored by Prism.fm and Austin’s own Rambler Sparkling Water.

 Third Man Records and CREEM Magazine are throwing a free two day rock ‘n’ roll rager from March 14-15 at 13th Floor. That’s two days of non-stop rock ‘n’ roll curated by two Detroit institutions both born out of Cass Corridor. The line-up, curated by Third Man Records and America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine, includes The Spits, Pylon Reenactment Society, Snõõper, Ho99o9, Glixen, and more. Presented by Slane Irish Whiskey and sponsored by Grillo’s Pickles, Crescent 9, and Austin’s own Rambler Sparkling Water.

The week ends with a bang with CREEM’s show on March 16 at Yellow Jacket Social Club. A punk party curated by the editors of CREEM, this one promises to be the rowdiest night of the week featuring GEL, Skourge, High,and more. Presented by Slane Irish Whiskey.

Free RSVP for all events here.

All event RSVPs get 20% off a year of CREEM, and the first 50 people in the door each day get a copy of CREEM’s Spring 2024 issue.

The No New York, No L.A. Issue includes: 

Wayne Kramer: The Final Interview

The MC5 legend spoke to CREEM just days before his death at 75.

by Jaan Uhelszki

DEVO: Now It Can Be Told

A few scrawny, sexually frustrated mandroids meet at Kent State. The rest is Ohio rock history.

by Zack Carlson

Cooler Heads Prevail

Michigan’s own Danny Brown talks spitting bars and rock guitars.

by Fred Pessaro

Nothing To Scowl At

Haters be damned, America’s best young band is from Santa Cruz. And they’re just getting started.

by Michael Tedder

Make Them Wonder Why

Cruelster’s Cleveland and the return of unpredictable strange punk.

by Sam McPheeters

Fuck This Band Again

Will mclusky’s good intentions finally pay off?

by Zachary Lipez

Once More, With Feeling

Photographer Farrah Skeiky documents the D.C. punk scene and beyond.

Heartland Heroes

In the 1990s, a burgeoning music scene in Nebraska launched the career of Conor Oberst, among others. Rob Walters shot it all.

The Party That Saved Pittsburgh

Inside the artisanal-popper-fueled sex ’n’ noise party hot enough to melt Steel City.

by Miles Raymer

Plus, new bands not to fly over and the long awaited return of CREEM record reviews.

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Matt Hanks (mhanks@shorefire.com)

Shannon Cosgrove (scosgrove@shorefire.com)