By late 1984, the Replacements were transforming from a shoddy Minneapolis barroom punk band into the biggest prospect in the underground alternative rock scene. They had just released their third album, Let It Be, a title that both paid homage… Read More
Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. THE FEELIES The Feelies don’t so much tour as play a weekend’s worth of shows, usually in the Northeast. They’ve got a few shows this fall: a hometown… Read More
After posting a teaser video on social media earlier this week, Long Island post-hardcore vets From Autumn to Ashes have announced their first shows since December of 2021. The East Coast dates happen in November and December, and you can… Read More
Boston shoegaze greats Drop Nineteens release their first album in 30 years, Hard Light, in November, and they were scheduled to tour for it in October with Greg Mendez, Horse Jumper of Love, and Winter each joining them on select… Read More
Seattle garage punk greats Wimps will release City Lights, their first new album five years, on October 13 via Youth Riot Records. Singer guitarist Rachel Ratner is one of the great chroniclers of everyday life, finding pathos and humor in… Read More
Voxtrot got back together last year for some great shows and they’re back for real, having just released their first song in 14 years. “Another Fire” has all the Voxtrot earmarks: jangling guitars, soaring melodies and a big chorus. “‘Another… Read More
Earlier this week, fast-rising country star Zach Bryan teased new songs with Bon Iver and Noah Kahan, and now they’ve arrived on new EP he’s surprise released today, Boys of Faith. Justin Vernon sings on the title track, Noah Kahan… Read More
When yeule uncorks their roar, it sounds like a full-body exorcism, like they’ve been waiting their entire life to let it out. Wrapped up in grungy angst, hurtling alongside rambunctious cymbal crashes, and shadowed by an exasperation with the empty… Read More
For Alan Palomo, the past eight years were an education. In the time since 2015’s VEGA INTL. Night School, his shimmering third LP under the Neon Indian moniker, Palomo felt the need to hone his chops. “I realized I was… Read More
Laetitia Tamko opens her latest album as Vagabon, Sorry I Haven’t Called, as if you’re leaving a party right alongside her, finally free to debrief without looking over your shoulders. “Can I talk my shit?” the Cameroon-born, New York-based musician… Read More