Punktastic https://www.punktastic.com Punk, Pop Punk, Hardcore, Metal, Emo Music Tue, 01 Mar 2016 10:37:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Transit announce break-up and farewell shows https://www.punktastic.com/news/transit-announce-break-up-and-farewell-shows/ Tue, 01 Mar 2016 10:37:31 +0000 http://www.punktastic.com/?post_type=news&p=177572 2015 may well have been the year of pop-punk, but it would seem 2016 is the year we say farewell to many of the bands who helped build the scene to what it has become today. Making the announcement on Facebook, Transit are the latest in an ever-growing list of bands calling it a day. In a letter to their fans, they expressed their gratitude to those who supported them over their 10-year career.

“After ten years of writing, recording, and living on the road, it is time for us to close this current chapter on Transit, as we have decided to direct our energy into other aspects of our lives.

Since 2006 we’ve been given the incredible opportunity of sharing our music with the world, performing in over 14 different countries, and circling our own countless times.

Through all the ups and downs we have witnessed a side of humanity so caring and sincere that we now see the world in a vivid and magnificent light.

As for us as individuals, we will always love each other and the records we wrote together. We love all of you for lending an ear and losing your voices with us.

We will always be able to say that we had the best fans a band could possibly ask for. When we think about the road we’ll see all the faces and friends fly by in one big warm blur. Your stories and kind words helped push us along more than you may ever know.

April 21st to April 26th we will be performing an array of mixed songs from over the years at our final shows as a band. We have chosen some of our favorite intimate clubs to put this to rest at.

We never expected a few basement show to turn into ten years of traveling the world, playing the songs we love. For that we will always be forever grateful. We love you all and thank you.

Nothing lasts forever.
Goodbye.

Daniel, Joseph, Brandon, PJ, Torre
-Transit”

The band will play the following shows as a farewell:

21.04 – Studio at Webster, NYC

22.04 – Foundry, PA

23.04 – AMH, Long Island NY

24.04 – The Space, Hamden CT

26.04 – Sinclair, Boston MA

]]> Transit cancel UK and mainland EU touring plans https://www.punktastic.com/news/transit-cancel-uk-and-mainland-eu-touring-plans/ Sat, 26 Dec 2015 13:27:32 +0000 http://www.punktastic.com/?post_type=news&p=174464 Transit have cancelled next year’s UK and mainland EU touring commitments, citing unforeseen circumstances. The band had been due to spend some time travelling around the continent in support of their most recent album, ‘Joyride’.

“We would like to take the time to send our most sincere apologies to all of our fans and friends in the United Kingdom and Mainland Europe,” their statement reads on Facebook.

“Due to unforeseen circumstances we will no longer be able to come over and do our Joyride tour that we currently had booked. Once again we would like to apologize to our fans, promoters, agent, and friends for not being able to execute this run which had a lot of love put into it. Thank you for always supporting us, especially in struggling times. Namaste.”

Little more information is available at the moment, but it doesn’t sound too good.

]]> Stream the new Transit EP, ‘Futures & Sutures’ via YouTube now https://www.punktastic.com/news/stream-the-new-transit-ep-futures-sutures-via-youtube-now/ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:54:14 +0000 http://punktastic.com/?post_type=tc_news&p=143873 You can stream the new Transit EP, ‘Futures & Sutures’ via the Rise Records YouTube now. It’s a release that comes in advance of the band’s Warped Acoustic Basement Tour early next year, and you can check the release out using the player below (or by having Spotify if you like).

]]> Transit @ Slam Dunk Festival https://www.punktastic.com/galleries/transit-slam-dunk-festival/ Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:58:30 +0000 http://punktastic.com/?post_type=tc_gallery&p=139662 Transit @ Slam Dunk Festival

]]> Transit have a new video out https://www.punktastic.com/news/transit-have-a-new-video-out/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:14:05 +0000 http://punktastic.com/?post_type=tc_news&p=138187

Video after video after video today! This time Transit have a new one for their track ‘Weathered Souls’. Watch it below:

]]> Transit announce LP release and new song! https://www.punktastic.com/news/transit-announce-lp-release-and-new-song/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:01:50 +0000 http://punktastic.com/?post_type=tc_news&p=138104

Boston based Transit will release their new LP, “Young New England” on April 1st via Rise Records. The band has also revealed the cover art and track listing for the album, which was recorded with Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Flogging Molly) and Gary Cioffi (“Listen & Forgive”) in MA.

The lead track, “Nothing Lasts Forever” is now streaming. Check it out below:

Young New England Track Listing is below:

01. Nothing Lasts Forever
02. Second to Right
03. Young New England
04. Sleep
05. So Long, So Long
06. Weathered Souls
07. Hang It Up
08. Don’t Go, Don’t Stray
09. Thanks For Nothing
10. Summer, Me
11. Hazy
12. Bright Lights, Dark Shadows
13. Lake Q

The band are also on tour in the UK in May playing the Slam Dunk Festival at the end of the month. Check out the dates below:

Wednesday 22nd May Soundcircus, Bournmouth (W/Man Overboard)
Thursday 23rd May Shipping Forecast, Liverpool (W/Man Overboard)
Saturday 25th May Leeds Slam Dunk North (Leeds Uni)
Sunday 26th May Hatfield Slam Dunk South (Hatfield Uni)
Mon 27th May Wolverhampton Slam Dunk Midlands (Civic Hall)

Pre-orders for “Young New England” are live at:
www.transitband.com/youngnewengland.

www.facebook.com/transitmakesmusic

]]> Tonight Alive announce Underworld headline show w/Transit and Gavin Butler https://www.punktastic.com/news/tonight-alive-announce-underworld-headline-show-wtransit-and-gavin-butler/ Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:18:47 +0000 http://punktastic.com/?post_type=tc_news&p=137605 Tonight Alive have announced a headline show at the Underworld in Camden on May 28.

Transit and Gavin Butler of The Blackout will support and you can check out all the details of the show below.

]]> AltPress premiere the new video from Transit https://www.punktastic.com/news/altpress-premiere-the-new-video-from-transit/ Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:14:12 +0000 http://punktastic.com/?post_type=tc_news&p=137557 AltPress have premiered the new video from Transit. It’s for the band’s new single ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’, which is on the band’s forthcoming album ‘Young New England’ (out April 1).

Check it out at the AltPress website or by using the player below.

]]> Transit enter the studio for a new Rise Records full length https://www.punktastic.com/news/transit-enter-the-studio-for-a-new-rise-records-full-length/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:18:46 +0000 http://punktastic.com/?post_type=tc_news&p=136270 Transit have entered the studio to record their second Rise Records full length. In a Facebook post last night, the band said the following:

“Transit begins tracking their 2nd Rise Records full length with producer Ted Hutt on Saturday at Maximum Sound Studios in Danvers, MA. Gary Cioffi will also be working with us on the record.”

http://www.facebook.com/transitmakesmusic

]]> Transit post ‘I Think I Know You’ video online https://www.punktastic.com/news/transit-post-i-think-i-know-you-video-online/ Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:58:42 +0000 http://punktastic.com/?post_type=tc_news&p=133614 Transit have posted the official music video for their song ‘I Think I Know You’ on YouTube.

It’s taken from their recent Rise Records album ‘Listen & Forgive’ and you can watch it using the embedded YouTube player.

http://www.facebook.com/transitmakesmusic

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