When Bryan Ferry lamented, in 1973’s “Mother of Pearl,” “If you’re looking for love in a looking glass world/It’s pretty hard to find,” he had not reckoned with how easy the looking would become. Twenty years later, on the cusp… Read More
Like so many in the South Asian diaspora, 37-year-old Tamil Swiss singer and rapper Priya Ragu is hungry for art that speaks to the complexity of our experiences. She has said that there’s no single theme to her new album,… Read More
The voice of Kristin Hayter is a conduit for extreme pain. Her music as Lingua Ignota channeled the violence and abuse that men inflicted on her, which she righteously directed back at them with incantatory singing, transcendent screams, and immaculate… Read More
Long-running NYC-based quartet Sō Percussion will play Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall this Saturday (12/2) for a show that’s part of the venue’s Fast Forward II series. They’ll be joined by Vijay Iyer (for the world premiere of Dharma-Eye), Angélica Negrón… Read More
Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. MARIAH THE SCIENTIST Having just released her new album To Be Eaten Alive, R&B singer Mariah the Scientist has now announced a lengthy 2024 international tour, including an… Read More
Noname is on her first tour in four years, supporting her fantastic new album Sundial. Before the North American leg wraps up in Toronto on Wednesday (11/29), she stopped in NYC for a show at Brooklyn Steel with STOUT (who… Read More
France’s Hellfest has announced the lineup for its 17th edition, happening on June 27-30 in Clisson. Featuring over 200 bands across six stages for 2024, it’s headlined by Avenged Sevenfold on Thursday 6/27, Machine Head on Friday 6/28, Metallica on… Read More
NYHC vets Sheer Terror have announced a birthday show for vocalist Paul Bearer happening at Brooklyn’s Meadows on January 12 with PA hardcore band Wisdom in Chains, ska/reggae group Top Shotta Band, Houston Oi!/streetpunks Liberty and Justice, and Brooklyn’s Tired… Read More
Atlanta, GA festival Shaky Knees has announced its 2024 edition, happening on May 3-5 at Central Park Atlanta. Headliners for 2024 are Noah Kahan on Friday, Weezer and Queens of the Stone Age on Saturday, and Foo Fighters on Sunday,… Read More
Citizen released one of their best albums yet this year with Calling The Dogs (Run For Cover), they celebrated the 10th anniversary of their beloved debut album Youth on tour, and they had a lot of interesting things to say… Read More