The world is becoming Ready Player One (and/or The Matrix, and/or Black Mirror…), and there’s one K-pop girl group leading us towards our digital destiny: aespa. (To be fair, they already warned us they’re on the Next Level.) While they’re… Read More
Two very cool Massachusetts hardcore bands, Restraining Order and Warfare, have just released a four-song split for Triple B Records that clocks in at under five minutes. It’s Restraining Order’s first release since their 2019 debut LP This World Is… Read More
A Place To Bury Strangers have announced See Through You, their first album in four years, which will be out February 4 via the band’s own Dedstrange label. (They released the Hologram EP on Dedstrange earlier this year.) This is… Read More
NYC’s Winter Jazzfest will be back in 2022, running January 13-22 in venues all over the city. This year’s lineup includes Questlove, Blake Mills & Pino Palladino, Terence Blanchard, Marc Ribot, Ben LaMar Gay, Jaimie Branch, Alan Braufman, Madison McFerrin,… Read More
The Queen of Funk, aka Chaka Khan, brought her hits to the NYC-area this weekend with shows at Newark’s NJPAC on Saturday (11/6) and Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre on Sunday (11/7), both with Leela James. We caught Sunday night’s show, where… Read More
On the eve of Mitchell’s birthday — she turned 78 on Sunday (Nov. 7) — the night was both bold and comforting. Carlile deftly accomplished an artistic high-wire act, faithfully recreating Mitchell’s album live. “I’ve no interest in putting my… Read More
Tribute concert “The Songs of Big Star” happend at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn on Sunday night (11/7). The ensemble included Big Star drummer Jody Stephens, R.E.M.‘s Mike Mills, Yo La Tengo‘s Ira Kaplan, The dB’s… Read More
’90s ska-punk had a moment on SNL last night (11/6). Host Kieran Culkin (Succession) starred in a skit parodying Goldfinger‘s “Superman” by way of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, in which Kieran played a skater-turned-jockey in a period drama spoof. The… Read More
Happy November. The fall cornucopia remains full as we’ve got seven records to check out this week: Penelope Isles make a big leap on their impressive Which Way to Happy; MUNYA looks to the stars on her charming debut album;… Read More
Today is Bandcamp Friday and Sonic Youth are using it to raise money for Fund Texas Choice and the Abortion Support Network via two previously unreleased live shows recorded in Texas. The two live albums are: one recorded at Austin Music Hall… Read More