Willie Nelson is currently on his Outlaw Music Fest tour, and while in the Northeast in September, he'll stop in NYC to play SummerStage in Central Park on 9/20, with Charley Crockett opening the show. You can get tickets early…
The 2022 edition of the Brooklyn Folk Festival, presented by the Jalopy Theatre & School of Music, happens October 21-23 at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church. featuring live performances, film screenings, talks, workshops, family events, the annual Banjo Toss competition,…
TONIGHT IN NYC: black midi, Sal Valentinette, Alisa Ali (DJ set), Sarah Squirm (host) @ SummerStage in Central Park Warpaint, Belief @ Brooklyn Made Cassandra Jenkins, V.V. Lightbody, River Ramirez @ Baby's All Right Elton John @ MetLife Stadium James…
After postponing the dates in March because of a Covid case in her touring party, Mitski finally returned to NYC on Friday night (7/22) for her first show here since 2019, and her first of two dates at Radio City…
Whew, what a week for heavy music it's been! I highly recommend the new records from Wake, Fixation, Stand Still, Spaced, and Sonagi, all of which you can read about in Notable Releases, plus there's the new Imperial Triumphant, who…
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…
Rolling Stone has just published the latest of their genre lists: the 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time. What qualifies as a dance song? Here's a bit from their intro: After paying homage to the godfather of the extended…
Cursive's beloved third LP, 2000's Domestica, was their first concept album, telling the story of a relationship between "Sweetie" and "Pretty Baby." It's getting a remastered reissue via the band's 15 Passenger Records, due out on September 19, and you…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Cave In, Moon Tooth @ Gramercy Theatre Mitski, The Weather Station @ Radio City Music Hall Jawbox, Ted Leo @ Le Poisson Rouge The Black Keys, Band of Horses, Ceramic Animal @ Jones Beach Third Eye Blind,…
It's been six years since we had a new studio album from Radiohead — their last was 2016's A Moon Shaped Pool — and with members busy with various side projects, most recently Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's band The…
Last year, Cornelius' Keigo Oyamada resigned as composer of the Tokyo Olympics after incidents of bullying during his high school years resurfaced, but he went on to deny that any of them had happened. Stereogum points out that he recently…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Beach House, Mary Lattimore @ Kings Theatre Jawbox, SAVAK @ Le Poisson Rouge The Cult, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Zola Jesus @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 Camp Cope, Petal @ Webster Hall Andrew Bernstein sextet, Lee…
Rose City Band, the country-psych band led by Ripley Johnson (Moon Duo / Wooden Shjips) have announced a North American tour in support of their most recent album, Earth Trip. Dates are with Rosali and include stops in Boston, Brooklyn,…
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…
Back in September of 2020, The Hotelier tweeted that they "probably won’t release a new album until after the rev so if you want it go out there and get it," and since then they've played one show (the Counter…
Michelle Branch will follow her 2017 comeback album Hopeless Romantic with a new LP, The Trouble With Fever, on September 16 via Audio Eagle/Nonesuch/Warner (pre-order). Like Hopeless Romantic, it was co-produced with The Black Keys' Patrick Carney (her husband), and…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Pigeon Pit, Nana Grizol, Froeutfum @ Under the K Bridge Park — STAY IN TOUCH Find BrooklynVegan on FACEBOOK and TWITTER and INSTAGRAM and YOUTUBE and SPOTIFY and TIKTOK. Join our EMAIL LIST. For even more metal,…
“I want to do something bigger and special for you which requires stadiums,” The Weeknd said when he upgraded his 2022 arena tour to his first-ever stadium tour. The tour was originally supposed to happen in 2020, the same year…
Mariusz Lewandowski, the Polish painter whose iconic style has graced album covers by Bell Witch, Abigail Williams, Mizmor, Fuming Mouth, Lorna Shore, and many other metal bands, has died at age 62. A post on his Facebook from his family…
William Hart, lead singer and songwriter of Philly R&B/soul legends The Delfonics, died on Thursday (7/14) at age 77. His son Hadi told TMZ that he was having trouble breathing so he was admitted to the Temple University Hospital in…
Indie rock vets and Elephant 6 collective mainstays Elf Power just released Artificial Countrysides, their 14th album and first in over five years. The Athens, GA band's fuzzy, twangy, harmony-laden psychedelic pop sound remains resilient and appealing, and you can…
