The Violent Femmes are featured on the song “Gotta Get to Peekskill” by Dropkick Murphys that appears on the band’s album Okemah Rising (2023).
In July 2019, the band returned to the East Side neighborhood of Milwaukee, in and around the street art destination Black Cat Alley, to film the music video for the single “I’m Nothing”.
On April 30, 2019, the band announced a new studio album, Hotel Last Resort , released on July 26, 2019.
In January 2016, Viglione announced via his Facebook page that he had “handed in his resignation” to the band, adding that he was “grateful to have had the experience”.
Later that month, the band announced that its first full album in 16 years, We Can Do Anything , would be released on March 22, 2016. Viglione is credited as the drummer on the album.
At the end of 2015, after Viglione’s exit, drummer John Sparrow, who, in August 2005, had begun playing cajón in the Femmes’ backing band, the Horns of Dilemma, joined the band as its new drummer. On February 23, 2016, he appeared with the band on The Late Show with Stephen…
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Around the start of 2015, the band played several shows in Australia, including the Woodford Folk Festival , the Sydney Opera House , and MONA FOMA festival. In the midst of these performances, they recorded their first new material in 15 years on New Year’s Eve 2014 in Hobart, Tasmania.…
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On May 11, 2014, the band performed at the Shaky Knees music festival in Atlanta, Georgia.
As part of the 2013/2014 Falls Festival , the band played three shows in Australia performing at Marion Bay on December 30, Lorne on December 31, and Byron Bay on January 2.
In September 2013, the band was on the bill for Riot Fest , which took place in Chicago.