Anthony Green of Circa Survive, Saosin, The Sound of Animals Fighting, and other bands turns 40 today (happy birthday!), and for the occasion, Fuckin Whatever — his psychedelic side project with Adam Lazzara and John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday…
Lizzo has announced a new album, Special, which will be out July 15 via Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic Records. The first single is "About Damn Time," a bright, frothy, retro-flavored and instantly appealing disco pop song. You can watch the…
Tickets for Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit's NYC and NJ shows at The Rooftop at Pier 17 on September 1 and 2 and Stone Pony Summer Stage on September 3 are on BrooklynVegan Presale today (4/14) from 10 AM-10…
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…
June of 44 are in the process of playing some long-awaited reunion shows, and just hit the West Coast for a few dates last week. We've got pictures of their LA show at El Rey Theatre on April 8 with…
The absurdly heavy Denver doom/sludge band Primitive Man have announced a new EP, Insurmountable, which is due May 13 via the fast-growing hardcore/metal label Closed Casket Activities, and is their first for the label following multiple releases on Relapse. It…
TONIGHT IN NYC: a-ha @ Radio City Music Hall R.A.P. Ferreira, Sha Ray, Pink Navel, Eldon Somers, Fatboi Sharif @ Elsewhere Zone One The Retirement Party, Carly Cosgrove @ Baby's All Right Man on Man, Macy Rodman @ Saint Vitus…
Superchunk had already rescheduled dates on their 2022 tour with Torres, supporting their new album Wild Loneliness, once, and now they've announced another postponement, due to an illness in the band. Jon Wurster has tested positive for Covid, and the…
Circle Jerks were forced to postpone a few shows last week, in Burlington, Boston, Asbury Park, and Philadelphia, after Keith Morris tested positive for Covid. Monday night's (4/11) show in Stroudsburg, PA was to be their first show back, but…
John Hinckley, the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981, was released from prison and institutional care in 2016. One of the things he's been doing since is writing and recording his own songs, having released…
Insane Clown Posse's debaucherous, Faygo-filled annual festival, The Gathering of the Juggalos, has officially announced its 2022 edition. "The Gathering of Dreams" happens from August 3-August 7 at Legend Valley in Thornville, OH. Tickets are on sale now, and here's…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Converge (Bloodmoon show with Chelsea Wolfe, Stephen Brodsky, etc), Caspian, Liturgy @ Brooklyn Steel The Far Side, Imani, Fatlip, DJ Abilities @ Sony Hall Jason Isbell (solo), S.G. Goodman @ Tarrytown Music Hall Gospel, Terminal Bliss, Herjaza…
Charleston, South Carolina country rock vets Blue Dogs have announced their first album in 16 years, Big Dreamers, due June 3 (pre-order). The album was produced by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit guitarist Sadler Vaden (who's also fresh off…
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. BABYTRON Rising Detroit rapper BabyTron is fresh off releasing his very fun new album Megatron and his tour supporting it begins in Houston this Saturday (4/9) and hits…
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…
Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell played NYC's Irving Plaza on Tuesday night supporting 2021's Brighten, his first solo album in 18 years. Jerry put together an all-star band for this tour, including composer and former Marilyn Manson guitarist Tyler…
Kansas tech-death vets Origin have announced their eighth album and first in five years, Chaosmos, due June 3 via Nuclear Blast (pre-order). It was produced, engineered and mixed by past collaborator Rob Rebeck. Guitarist and sole remaining co-founder Paul Ryan…
Sweet Gloom is a new punk band with some familiar faces: Get Married's Jaake Margo, Tiny Stills' Chris Clark, and DeTour's Morris Carrillo. They came together in 2021, after "DMing about the pandemic blues," and ended up making a full-length…
Stromae released his third album Multitude last month, and he's going on a North American tour supporting it this fall. After announcing the initial round of dates, he's added second shows in Los Angeles (October 28 at Shrine Auditorium, and…
Anna Calvi has scored the final two seasons of Peaky Blinders and contributed songs as well, including her version of Nick Cave's "Red Right Hand" which serves as the show's theme. Four of the songs she recorded for Peaky Blinders…
Erykah Badu is doing some touring in US and the UK this spring and summer. She'll travel though the South in May, including a set at New Orleans Jazz Fest, followed by a couple of UK dates in July, and…
