Dreamy surf pop combo La Luz are back on tour next week with West Coast dates that include a stop at Huichica Fest in Sonoma. After a quick trip to Calgary for Sled Island, they'll head to the UK and…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Kurt Vile and the Violators, Natural Information Society @ Webster Hall Robert Glasper @ Washington Square Park Bush Tetras, The Cradle, Hugo Burnham (DJ set) @ Elsewhere Rooftop Nick Hakim, Meshell Ndegeocello, DJ Tedd Patterson @ Public…
Vampire Weekend had their touring plans supporting 2019's excellent Father of the Bride cut short because of the pandemic, but you have a couple of chances to see them this summer, when they'll be back out on the road playing…
Before Elvis Costello became known as a solo artist and formed The Attractions, he was a member of Rusty, a group that he joined while in university in 1972. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of that event, Elvis and…
Singapore grindcore trio Wormrot's new album Hiss is due July 8 via Earache, and it looks like it'll be their last with lead vocalist and co-founder Arif, who just left the band (along with their manager Azean). He writes: It…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Digable Planets, JWords @ Elsewhere Rooftop Max & Iggor Cavalera Return: Beneath Arise, Warbringer @ Gramercy Theatre Kristin Hersh, Fred Abong @ City Winery T-Pain, Erica Banks, Young Cash, Mason Dane @ Irving Plaza Mess Esque, Alexia…
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…
The Flatliners have been gradually expanding their 20th anniversary tour, but they've kept quiet about new music… until now! They've just announced their first album in five years, New Ruin, due August 5 via Fat Wreck Chords/Dine Alone. The first…
Neil Young continues to dig through his vast archives, unearthing live recordings and studio albums he's been sitting on for decades, and he's announced Toast. He made the album with Crazy Horse in 2001 but never released it, and it…
Alabama artist Ethel Cain released her debut LP, Preacher's Daughter, earlier this month, and on Wednesday night (5/25) she played the second of two intimate release shows supporting it, at Brooklyn's Market Hotel. It was her first headlining show in…
The Griselda tour kicked off on May 10 and hit NYC for a show at Terminal 5 on May 18. Though set times posted at the door had Griselda kingpin Westside Gunn starting the Griselda portion of the show at…
“Honey, you can see that it’s a rotten world…” No, it’s not just a sad dream: 108 years and 99 tears later, Sky Ferreira is back. Nearly a decade after her 2013 debut studio album Night Time, My Time, and…
Sky Ferreira has been promising new music for a while and she's finally now delivered new single "Don't Forget" which is her first new music in three years. It's the first taste of her new album, Masochism. Listen below. "Don't Forget"…
Chicago hardcore band Snuffed have been at it for a few years, having dropped the Mind's Eye EP in 2018 and the "Skincrawler" / "Rats of Sympathy" single in 2019, and now they're gearing up to release their debut LP…
Jawbreaker's classic Steve Albini-recorded third album 24 Hour Revenge Therapy is one of our favorite albums of all time, and we're thrilled to be partnering with them on a new exclusive vinyl variant of the album! It's pressed on clear…
TONIGHT IN NYC: The Afghan Whigs @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Ethel Cain, Colyer @ Market Hotel Portrayal of Guilt, Yautja, Anatomy, Tunic @ Saint Vitus Bar Carcass, Imperial Triumphant, Creeping Death @ Elsewhere Citizen, Ceremony @ Amityville Music Hall…
Free, all-ages, DIY punk fest Punk Island hasn't happened since 2019 because of the pandemic, but it's returning this summer. The 2022 edition happens at a different location than usual, on Saturday, July 23 at Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick…
You really gotta see it live to get it. I mean, you don't have to — Turnstile's Glow On was our favorite album of 2021 off the strength of the studio recordings alone — but as masterful as that album…
Singer, songwriter and violinist Amanda Shires has announced a new album, Take it Like a Man, which will be out July 29 via ATO Records. She made the album with producer Lawrence Rothman, and it features her husband, Jason Isbell,…
Brisbane, Australia alt-pop artist Mallrat released her debut LP, Butterfly Blue, earlier this month via Nettwerk, and now she's announced a tour supporting it. The North American dates follow her appearance at Firefly Festival and run through October, with stops…
Brooklyn Academy of Music's Hanif Abdurraqib-curated Spring Series continued on Friday night (5/20) with the iconic Mavis Staples. Her set included classics like "I'll Take You There," covers of The Talking Heads' "Slippery People" and The Impressions' "This Is My Country,"…
