All Away Lou is the new solo project of Philly-via-UK punk staple Lou Hanman (who sings in Caves and the now-defunct Flamingo50 and has also played in RVIVR, Thin Lips, Worriers, Queen of Jeans, Katie Ellen, and Mikey Erg’s band),… Read More
This week we got the very good new Boldy James & Alchemist album, which I reviewed in Notable Releases, and we also got a Benny the Butcher EP (see below), a surprise Ka album (ditto), and new songs from MAVI,… Read More
Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. JOHANNA SAMUELS (HEADLINE SHOWS & OPENING FOR COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS, MIPSO) Johanna Samuels will soon be on tour with Courtney Marie Andrews, including stops in Atlanta, Dallas, San Antonio,… Read More
Parquet Courts released the terrific (and very different for them) new single “Plant Life” earlier this summer, and it looks like they may be about to announce something else. They’ve announced an event happening in NYC on Thursday, August 12… Read More
“When I think you’re the one that I can’t live without, I just wanna leave you…“ Meet Hanne Mjøen, your newest notable Norwegian singer-songwriter crush. (In Scandinavia, We Trust.) The rising Oppdal-born star, who has already penned tracks with the… Read More
Danny Elfman has collaborated with Trent Reznor on a new version of “True” from Elfman’s 2020 album Big Mess. “This is the first duet/collaboration I’ve ever done in my life, so to do it with Trent was a real surprise and… Read More
The extremely prolific FLee Lord put out one album per month in 2020, followed by the DJ Muggs-produced Rammellzee earlier this year, while fellow New York rapper Roc Marciano put out his own great album Mt. Marci last year and… Read More
Stevie Nicks was scheduled to play some festivals this year, including Austin City Limits, Shaky Knees, and BottleRock Napa, but she’s now cancelled all of her tour dates for 2021 because of surging COVID cases. “These are challenging times with… Read More
GWAR are gearing up for a fall tour with Napalm Death and Eyehategod this fall, bringing their bloody mess to nearly 40 North American cities, including a stop in NYC on Halloween at Irving Plaza. Tickets to that one are… Read More
Bonnaroo is scheduled to hold its 2021 edition on September 2-5, 2021 in Manchester, TN, and the festival has now announced they’ll be requiring attendees to provide proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID, or a negative test result from… Read More