Florida hard rock and metal festival Welcome to Rockville goes down this weekend with headliners KISS, Korn, Guns N' Roses, and Nine Inch Nails (who replaced the Foo Fighters), and at the last minute, Jane's Addiction had to drop off… Read More
Toronto indie rockers Kiwi Jr have announced their third album, Chopper, which will be out August 12 via Sub Pop. For it, they enlisted Wolf Parade cofounder and current Arcade fire guitarist Dan Boeckner to produce, and it finds them… Read More
Christopher Wallace, aka the Notorious B.I.G., would've turned 50 on Saturday (5/21), and the city he once called home will be celebrating his birthday with some special tributes. The Empire State Building will change its lights to red and white,… Read More
After kicking off on Friday, Winooski, VT festival Waking Windows continued its 2022 edition on Saturday (5/14). Japanese Breakfast headlined, ahead of being this weekend's Saturday Night Live musical guest, and Dry Cleaning, Vagabon, Aoife Nessa Frances, Alex Cameron, Bethlehem… Read More
MISZCZYK, aka Toronto musician and producer Nyles Miszczyk, has announced his debut album, Thyrsis of Etna, which will be out July 15 via We Are Time. The album features guest vocalists on every track, including Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier, Chad VanGaalen,… Read More
Flanked by two dancers, a guitar player and drummer, Rina controlled the room with the confidence of a pro running a greatest hits setlist, not a breakout artist touring her first full-length. Opener “Dynasty” unleashed screaming and chanting from the… Read More
The talk of the hip hop world this week is of course the new Kendrick Lamar album (read our first-listen review), but we also got great new albums from Leikeli47 and Quelle Chris (read about those in Notable Releases), as… Read More
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. ARCADE FIRE Arcade Fire will be on tour this fall for their great new album WE, and they've added second nights in a few cities, including Boston, San… Read More
Minsk minimal wave trio Molchat Doma brought their "New Wave Sadness" tour to Brooklyn on Thursday night (5/12), playing a packed Music Hall of Williamsburg. The crowd was going nuts and singing along in Russian the whole show. Egor Shkutko… Read More
The musical guest and host were announced for the Season 47 finale of Saturday Night Live, and they're both amazing: Russian Doll star Natasha Lyonne will make her hosting debut, and the musical guest is Japanese Breakfast! That happens May… Read More