Nashville band Snooper formed at the start of the start of the pandemic by Connor Cummins (Spodee Boy), and visual/video artist Blair Tramel. Their sound is an adrenalized mix of mutant punk and garage rock, with a little twee and art rock in… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Lykke Li, Grace Ives @ Apollo Theater Violent Femmes, Amy Ray, Jeff Fielder @ City Winery Daphni, Yibing @ Nowadays Duckwrth, CARRTOONS @ Webster Hall Hailu Mergia, Awesome Tapes (DJ set), Nickodemus (DJ set), Madame Vacile (DJ… Read More
Earlier this week, Arctic Monkeys announced a 2023 North American tour with Fontaines DC, and now they've expanded it, adding extra dates in some cities. There are two new Los Angeles shows, on September 30 and October 1 at The… Read More
Happy October! This is a massive week for album releases and this week and give 10 a spin: Sorry, Alvvays, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Broken Bells, Dungen, Daphni, The Orielles, Pete Astor (The Loft), Peel Dream Magazine and Ganser.… Read More
New York Comic Con is back at Manhattan' Javits Center for its 2022 edition, beginning on Thursday (10/6) and running through Sunday (10/9). After happening in 2021 with reduced capacity, masks and vaccines required, they're back at full capacity for… Read More
So many artists, so many songs, 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… Read More
Power Trip covered NYHC legends Outburst back in 2019 for a tribute LP, and now Outburst have returned the favor. It's a rendition of "Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe)" that was recorded live earlier this year, and 100% of… Read More
Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, "college rock," and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new albums, reissues, box sets, books and sometimes movies and… Read More
"Alright, let's begin," Stereolab lead vocalist, synth player, and guitarist Laetitia Sadier began the show Sunday night at MTELUS in Montreal. The band's North American tour kicked off about a month ago in Nashville, and a couple weeks ago their… Read More
Bono is releasing SURRENDER: 40 Songs, One Story, a memoir told through the lens of 40 U2 songs, on November 1 via Penguin. “When I started to write this book, I was hoping to draw in detail what I’d previously… Read More