Providence political punks Downtown Boys have shared “Sirena”, the third single from their forthcoming album Public Luxury, alongside a video by Sudanese visual artist Sarah Elawad.

Hear Downtown Boys' new single "Sirena"

Watch the official video for @downtownboys.bsky.social new single "Sirena" out today on all streaming services. The track is from Public Luxury out June 26th on @subpop.bsky.social. The video was directed by #SarahElawad, a visual artist known for her work responding to issues, including (1/3)

Our new single "Sirena" is out today with a beautiful music video directed by the incredible Sarah Elawad Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h46H...

Our NYC album release show is July 23 at Baby's All Right!!! With our dear friends the great Ratas en Zelo Get it while you can: wl.eventim.us/event/downto...

Made it in by a hair thanks @rollingstone.com

Happy Bandcamp Friday go pre-order our new record downtownboys.bandcamp.com/album/public...

We're going on tour this summer

Downtown Boys announce summer tour, shares "You're a Ghost" from upcoming album www.brooklynvegan.com/downtown-boy...

Portland, ME just became the first city in the country to kick out Live Nation. In an enormous win for artist organizing, the Portland City Council just passed an ordinance banning Live Nation from building a venue in the city.

Got some words in this great NPR music piece on the Live Nation decision

UMAW statement celebrating today's decision finding that Live Nation - Ticketmaster is an illegal monopoly

In 2023, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA went on strike and won major protections from AI in their contracts. The current trajectory of corporate AI domination and exploitation in music is in no way inevitable.

Catch the Critical Listening crew in convo with @joeyquits.bsky.social this Saturday at Georgetown

I'll be in DC this Saturday to speak on a panel at the Georgetown Music Sustainability Forum with @lizpelly.bsky.social and @peretsky.bsky.social

"No Me Jodas" is finally out everywhere (except Israel) now music.subpop.com/downtownboys...

The Bosnian bar in Astoria is so fucking lit right now

We made a new record! Out June 26 on Sub Pop. First single + video out today. Watch the video and order the record: music.subpop.com/downtownboys...

We have something big to share on Monday morning

UMAW Austin party schedule tonight. See you at Hole in the Wall. Free with RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/umaws...

Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

I'm in Austin and moderating this panel today on organizing musicians against the war machine. 3pm at the Austin Liberation Center. Free and open to all.

Spotify's new CEO Gustav Söderström is giving a keynote address at SXSW tomorrow. @umaw.bsky.social will be holding a picket outside.

UMAW DISRUPTS SXSW 2026 💪

UMAW's Fair Pay at SXSW party is this Sunday in Austin at 8pm with this stacked lineup Free w RSVP at actionnetwork.org/events/umaws...

PANEL 3/14 at Austin Liberation Center with speakers from Austin for Palestine Coalition, @palyouthmvmt.bsky.social and @jonsiebels.bsky.social, moderated by @joeyquits.bsky.social

Our Fair Pay at SXSW protest show is March 15 at Hole in the Wall in Austin. Free with RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/umaws...

Thousands in NYC today say No War on Iran

Spotify releases a bluetooth urn the same day that BDS calls for a consumer boycott for the company's complicity in Israel's genocide www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...

These kinds of "Wait what if AI could actually be good sometimes?" pieces completely collapse after even a brief economic analysis of who owns the AI companies and their relationships with the DSPs and the major labels

We're doing a spring tour in New England! 3/26 - Providence, RI @ AS220 3/27 - Boston, MA @ Deep Cuts 3/28 - Portland, ME @ SPACE All tickets on sale now: linktr.ee/downtownboys

speaking w/ joey and Luke Stewart today at Lincoln center and you can bet we will also talk about how utterly depraved it is that Spotify has defended running ICE ads.

I'll be talking streaming and music worker organizing today at Lincoln Center as part of Jazz Congress

Times Square protest earlier this afternoon

Call your lawmakers now — stop the war on Venezuela! act.demandprogress.org/call/call-pa...

I spoke with The Verge about why AI music sucks www.theverge.com/report/84445...

Remember when every music industry panel was 3 grifters saying how NFTs were going to save working artists

Why must we pit two queens against each other?

Looks like Spotify is now also running recruitment ads for armed units in the Israel Prison Service

I think I found SXSW 2026's most horrific panel — reps from Amazon, Nvidia, and the Israeli AI surveillance company Realsense talking about "Humanoid AI" schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP116...

If you post your spotify wrapped as penance you must send a letter to your lawmakers urging them to support the Living Wage for Musicians Act actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

The great city of Detroit is now the second city to call for fair pay in streaming and endorse the Living Wage for Musicians Act www.metrotimes.com/music-2/detr...

Ok, it was worth staying out until 2:30am in order to finally see Downtown Boys live.

Last Downtown Boys show of the year this Saturday in NYC at TV Eye. We're playing a bunch of new music. Doors at 11 but starts right away, we'll be on at midnight. wl.eventim.us/event/downto...

Zohran Mamdani

Live Nation–Ticketmaster controls nearly every corner of the US live music business, from ticketing to touring. In Portland, Maine, a coalition of venues, musicians, and art workers rallied the city against the industry’s most powerful monopoly.

UMAW’s own @joeyquits.bsky.social has a new piece in @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social about the grassroots Maine Music Alliance campaign to stop Live Nation in Portland, ME 💪

Here's how Portland, Maine's DIY community organized and won an unprecedented victory over Live Nation-Ticketmaster. My new piece in @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/live...

The new Yasmine Hamdan record is incredible and should be getting more attention in U.S. music media yasminehamdan.bandcamp.com/album/yasmin...

I'm tabling for UMAW today at All Things Go in Maryland come talk to us