After being forced to postpone what would have been its inaugural 2020 edition because of COVID, the Netflix is a Joke comedy festival will instead happen on April 28 – May 8 at venues all over Los Angeles, including everything… Read More
Saturday (12/4) was the seventh night of Hanukkah and the seventh show in Yo La Tengo‘s annual residency at Bowery Ballroom. For it, they got Joshua Abrams‘ hypnotic, minimalist ensemble Natural Information Society to open the night, and they joined… Read More
Toyah and Robert Fripp are in holiday sing-a-long mode on their weekly Sunday Lunch series, and today they take on “The 12 Days of Christmas.” They’re armed with lots of props for this one, but instead of turtle doves and… Read More
Every Time I Die recently released a statement saying that they’d play the last few shows of their tour without frontman Keith Buckley as he dealt with mental health issues. In a message in response, Keith wrote about “exactly WHY… Read More
After celebrating their 37 anniversary as a band on Thursday, Yo La Tengo entered the home stretch of their 2021 Hanukkah run on Friday night with another show full of festive cheer, covers, deep cuts and surprise guests. While Jaimie Branch:… Read More
Metalcore lifers Every Time I Die are currently on tour supporting their excellent ninth album Radical, and the band just revealed that frontman Keith Buckley will sit out the last three shows for mental health reasons. The band writes: Mental… Read More
Le Tigre are reuniting for Pasadena, CA’s This Ain’t No Picnic fest, which will happen on August 27 & 28 at Brookside by the Rose Bowl. It’s an insane lineup all-around, with The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem headlining, and the… Read More
Cleveland emo-pop band The Grievance Club are back with their first new single in nearly two years, “Iconartist.” The song “deals with the disillusionment that often comes as a result of putting those we respect on a pedestal, kind of… Read More
PJ Harvey‘s vinyl reissue series continues with 2011’s Let England Shake, due out January 28 via Island/UMC. It has been remastered for vinyl, with cutting by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering under the eyes and ear of original co-producer John Parish. Like… Read More
Jawbox frontman J. Robbins released a new solo song earlier this week, and today we bring you Jawbox drummer Zach Barocas‘ ten favorite albums of 2021. If you’re expecting post-hardcore albums in the vein of Jawbox, think again; Zach’s list… Read More