Laura Jane Grace has tried for years to get an Operation Ivy set to happen at Riot Fest. Eventually, she took matters into her own hands when the venerable Chicago festival asked her to perform an Op ...

Bad Optix’s first official track, “Raid,” is out today (March 29) as part of Armstrong’s Hellcat Singles Club. With its gang vocals, wobbly horn line, and sly melody, “Raid” is destined to thrill fans ...

Tim Armstrong’s Epitaph imprint Hellcat Records has teamed up with Tapehead City to give Operation Ivy‘s classic Energy a 35th anniversary cassette reissue. There’s a “2-Tone edition” and a “UV ...

Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace and Catbite have teamed up for Operation Ivy covers sets at a few shows and festivals, and today they’ve released a live album of their secret Riot Fest afterparty set ...

I know it, you know it, we all know it- Operation Ivy is as good as it gets! To celebrate the iconic band, Sell the Heart Records and Lavasocks Records are releasing a HUGE Op Ivy tribute album. Not ...

Catbite and Laura Jane Grace have announced that they will be releasing a live album of Operation Ivy covers. The album was recorded by Jacopo Fokas during their secret set at a Riot Fest Afterparty ...

Be honest: Do you really want an Operation Ivy reunion? Berkeley ska-punk greats Op Ivy started in '87 and ended in '89 -- you had a garage or an amp, they'd play anytime. The band released one album ...

Laura Jane Grace at Riot Fest 2024 (Credit: Ryan Bakerink) Laura Jane Grace has tried for years to get an Operation Ivy set to happen at Riot Fest. Eventually, she took matters into her own hands when ...

It’s not quite the full Operation Ivy reunion for which fans have been clamoring since 1989, but that group’s Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels have re-teamed in the new group Bad Optix, which also ...