Icelandic band Sigur Rós, which has Kjartan Sveinsson back in the band alongside Jónsi and Georg Holm for the first time in a nearly a decade, are wrapping up their North American tour this week with three NYC shows. The…
The Internet member, guitar great, and solo artist Steve Lacy has announced his sophomore solo album, Gemini Rights, due this summer via his new major label home, RCA Records. It's the followup to his 2019 debut album, Apollo XXI. Most…
Instru-metal greats Russian Circles have announced their eighth album, Gnosis, due August 18 via Sargent House (pre-order). It was engineered and mixed by frequent collaborator Kurt Ballou of Converge, and the first taste is "Conduit," a riffy banger that finds…
Santigold has announced a new album, Spirituals, which will be out September 9 via her own Little Jerk Records. “Recording this album was a way back to myself after being stuck in survival mode. It wasn’t until I made the…
This past weekend, Citi Field vibrated with the noise of NYC music festival Governors Ball. This was the fest's second consecutive year in the parking lot of the Queens ball park, following a lengthy run on Randall's Island and its…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Phoebe Bridgers, MUNA @ BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, The Motet, Dopapod, The Pimps of Joytime, Blu Eye Extinction, Funk Flex @ SummerStage in Central Park Blonde Redhead, Sqürl @ Le Poisson Rouge…
Miami, FL festival III Points has announced its 2022 edition, happening October 21 and 22 at Mana Wynwood. LCD Soundsystem headlines Friday, Rosalía Saturday, and the lineup also includes Porter Robinson, James Blake, Chris Lake, Madeon, Nina Kraviz, Freddie Gibbs,…
The 2022 XXL Freshman Class has been announced. This year's lineup includes Nardo Wick, Doechii, SoFaygo, Babyface Ray, Kali, KayCyy, Cochise, Big30, KenTheMan, Big Scarr, Saucy Santana, and BabyTron (who got the most fan votes, earning him the 10th spot…
UK band Los Bitchos, who released their fun, Alex Kapranos-produced debut album earlier this year, just began their first North American tour, which includes dates opening for Belle & Sebastian as well as headline dates. That includes NYC's SummerStage in Central…
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward are currently on tour in support of their upcoming She & Him album Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson, and they've just announced East Coast dates happening in September in the Washington, DC area,…
Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead did a collaborative tour together in 1987, which resulted in the 1989 live album Dylan & the Dead, and Dylan has performed their music in concert nearly 200 times since then — sometimes joined…
The Smile, the new band featuring Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood alongside Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, have announced their first-ever North American tour in support of their excellent debut album A Light for Attracting Attention. The…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Phoebe Bridgers, Claud @ Stone Pony Summer Stage Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Tank & The Bangas, Big Freedia, George Porter Jr. & Dumpstaphunk, Cyril Neville, The Soul Rebels @ SummerStage in Central Park Bilal @ Sony…
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. JOJI Having just released new single “Glimpse Of Us," Joji will be on the Smithereens Tour this fall with SavageRealm on all dates, Dhruv joining on September shows,…
Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new…
Thrice and Bayside have been on a co-headlining tour this month, with support from Anxious, that was scheduled to hit NYC on Sunday (6/12) for a show at The Rooftop at Pier 17. That show is now cancelled because of…
Singer Julee Cruise just passed away at age 65, and her music is most associated with David Lynch, who collaborated on songs with her and composer Angelo Badalamenti for Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks (including its iconic theme song, "Falling"), Twin…
After decades on multiple major labels, Jimmy Eat World are once again unsigned, like they were when they wrote and recorded their breakthrough 2001 album Bleed American. We don't know yet if/when that will change (but it probably will), but…
It's a very solid week in Indie Basement with reviews of new albums from Kelley Stoltz, The Dream Syndicate, Shearwater, Yoo Doo Right, µ-Ziq , and former A Place to Bury Strangers bassist Dion Lunadon, plus a new single from Dummy.…
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…
Phoenix are headed out on a US tour starting in September, with support on most dates from Porches. They'll be in Los Angeles for a show at YouTube Theater on October 6. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 10 at…
