With COVID still keeping us from gathering at shows and festivals, SXSW is going virtual this year, with an abbreviated online edition happening March 16 – 20, 2021. They've just announced the initial lineup of artists who will play as… Read More
Ian Shelton had a very busy 2020, with the release of his new band Militarie Gun's debut EP, his new band Sex With A Terrorist's (with Patrick Kindlon) demo, and two Regional Justice Center releases, the collaborative two-song EP with… Read More
Reviewing music built primarily on instrumental ambience and drone is a Rorschach Test. Ambiguous responses may or may not reveal something about the imagery flowing through an individual’s head. Any interpretation is unscientific and does not reveal a single common… Read More
Film critic Pauline Kael once declared cattily that the only flair in Candice Bergen’s acting work is in her “nostrils”. For over 50 years, Candice Bergen was a movie star, though for much of it, she was cast in ill-fitting… Read More
It's a big week for Bartees Strange; he's playing his excellent debut album, Live Forever, in full on a free livestream on Saturday (1/30), and you can also catch a performance from him before that; tonight (1/25), he'll make his… Read More
NOTE: We post the newest livestreams in a new post every week. Make sure you're reading the newest edition of our roundup – check the livestream tag HERE for the latest. LAST UPDATED: 1/24 at 12:01 AM ET HERE ARE… Read More
Phoebe Bridgers continues to infiltrate the mainstream (she's up for four Grammys, including Best New Artist, Best Alternative Music Album, and Best Rock Performance, and she's on a new Kid Cudi song), and you probably predicted this would happen soon,… Read More
When news broke that Dave Chappelle cancelled the remainder of his Austin residency at Stubb's after testing positive for COVID, some pointed to Grimes as a potential source of his infection. She had been seen in pictures with Chappelle (along… Read More
Marvin Gaye's iconic What's Going On turns 50 this year and to celebrate there's a new Deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition that's out digitally today. It combines tracks from previously released special editions, and includes the original album, plus 12 bonus tracks… Read More
Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi has just released a new solo song, "Mold," which was co-written and co-produced with A.G. Cook, who also worked on Jonsi's 2020 album Shiver. It's an offering of atmospheric, electronic art pop that's as appealing as… Read More