Pavement's iconic debut album, Slanted and Enchanted, turns 30 today — happy birthday! — and to celebrate they've announced new vinyl and cassette pressings that will be out August 12 via Matador Records, as part of their Revisionist History series. The… Read More
The 2022 edition of the Tribeca Festival (formerly the Tribeca Film Festival) happens June 8-19 at theaters all over lower Manhattan. This year's lineup includes 88 world premieres, two international premieres, seven North American premieres, two U.S. premieres, and 11… Read More
Andrew Bird has announced a new album, Inside Problems, due out June 3 via Loma Vista. Bird recorded it live with his four-piece band, with added vocals from Madison Cunningham being some of the only overdubs, and it was produced… Read More
Hot Chip have announced their eighth album, Freakout:Release, which will be out August 19 via Domino. They made it at their new Relax & Enjoy Studio in East London that Al Doyle put together before and during the first year… Read More
Kendrick Lamar's last album, DAMN., came out in 2017, and needless to say, we've been highly anticipating its follow up. On Monday (4/18), he quoted a tweet from @raptalksk reading "Kendrick Lamar is officially retired," with a link to his… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Wilco, Aizuri Quartet @ United Palace Big Thief, Kara-Lis Coverdale @ Kings Theatre Lyricist Lounge 30th Anniversary Celebration w/ KRS-One, Kid Capri, Bahamadia, Grand Puba, MR Cheeks, Buckshot, CL Smooth, Large Professor, Rah Digga, Talib Kweli @… Read More
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… Read More
Snail Mail has been on the road this month supporting her new album Valentine, and she and her band hit Chicago on Thursday night (4/14) for a show at Riviera Theatre with Joy Again. As she has for most of… Read More
Author, editor, and drummer S.W. Lauden released a new book, Forbidden Beat: Perspective on Punk Drumming, earlier this year. The collection looks back on six decades of the genre's drummers; Lauden told The Believer, "There’s not a lot of writing… Read More
Experimental artist Colin Self's new multidisciplinary opera, Tip the Ivy, will be staged in NYC this spring, on May 5-7 at the Keith Haring Theatre. Self collaborated with Bully Fae Collins, Dia Dear, Mica Sigourney, and Geo Wyeth on the… Read More