A man in his 40’s died after falling from the balcony at the Dead & Company show at Citi Field on Friday night (8/20), the New York Post reports. Witnesses and police told the Post that they saw the man… Read More
Tom T. Hall, one of the great storytellers in country music, died on Friday at age 85. “Tom T. Hall’s masterworks vary in plot, tone, and tempo, but they are bound by his ceaseless and unyielding empathy for the triumphs… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We… Read More
This week in the Basement we’ve got three excellent new albums: Happy Mondays/Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is back with his first new solo album in 18 years; Tropical Fuck Storm are as apocalyptic as ever on their third record; and… Read More
Riot Fest has announced additions to their 2021 edition after Sunday headliners Nine Inch Nails cancelled all of their 2021 shows due to COVID. Slipknot will now close out the festival’s Sunday night on Sunday, September 19. In addition, those… Read More
BriGuel is a resounding success as confidence and talent oozes through each well-crafted note and stunning vocal phrase. The couple’s new track “Sweet Relief,” is frank and fresh in its fashion, carrying mystery and unguarded emotions on crests. Listen to… Read More
Colombian-born, Bronx-based artist Alea is releasing a new album, Alborotá, this week (pre-order). It pulls from a variety of Latin American styles of music including cumbia, porro, currulao and huapango, and it features contributions from Felipe Fournier, Luisa Bastidas, Jackie… Read More
Following solid solo efforts from members Gavsborg, Time Cow, and Shanique Marie, Equiknoxx’s Basic Tools is the fourth full-length from Jamaica’s most endearingly experimental ensemble since Ward 21. While not as outré as Time Cow’s Glory—a remarkable EP released in… Read More
LVL UP have been broken up for a few years, but the members have stayed active with other projects, and two of their vocalists have announced new albums in the past few days. Multi-instrumentalist and illustrator Nick Corbo has announced… Read More
Johnny Football Hero are a new-ish emo trio from Philly (named after a lyric from Nada Surf’s “Popular”) who formed in 2018 out of the ashes of guitarist/vocalist James McGill’s previous band The Dispersions, released their debut album Long Walk… Read More