May 31, 2012 - Neo-punk band Rancid will headline the 18th annual Hootenanny, scheduled for July 7 at Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine, CA, along with festival regulars Reverend Horton Heat.
August 10, 2011 - Photos of Blink-182 on stage at Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA, last night (8/9), holding down a co-headliner slot on the fourth stop of the Honda Civic Tour.
July 15, 2009 - Fronted by lefty guitarist Tim Armstrong, Nor-Cal ska/punk veterans Rancid are credited with reviving interest in the genre during the mid-'90s. The lineup still maintains three of the four members who formed the group in 1991. In 1993, they invited a friend by the name of Billie Joe Armstrong, who co-wrote their single "Radio," to join Rancid, but he chose to stick with his group Green Day.
May 7, 2009 - Rancid is releasing a series of webisodes that feature behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the new album "Let The Dominoes Fall," according to a press release. New webisodes--nearly two dozen installments in total--will premiere every weekday on the Hellcat/Epitaph Records website leading up to the album's June 2 release.
July 23, 2008 - Ska-rockers Less Than Jake will add co-headlining stints with Rancid and Reel Big Fish to their resume when the group resumes a steady stream of roadwork this fall.
April 11, 2008 - Rancid is working on a new album that is expected to drop around the same time the punk-rockers dive into their first North American tour since 2006.
August 11, 2006 - With the first leg of their summer tour now behind them and the second leg's launch date right around the corner, punk-rockers Rancid are laying the groundwork for a round of fall shows.
Neo-punk band Rancid will headline the 18th annual Hootenanny, scheduled for July 7 at Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine, CA, along with festival regulars Reverend Horton Heat. 
Follow @soundspike