Ska is one of the longest-running styles of popular music, and it has a rich history, one that spans over half a century, six continents, and countless examples of cultural exchange. It was born in Jamaica in the 1950s as… Read More
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was supposed to return for two weekends in October 2021, after the 2020 edition had been postponed, and now they’ve announced that the festival will not occur in 2021 due to “the current exponential… Read More
So many artists, 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,… Read More
As the Delta variant continues to drive COVID cases throughout the country, festivals, venues, and individual artists (all indoor entertainment in NYC included) have begun announcing that they’ll require event attendees to provide proof of vaccination, or a recent negative… Read More
The Doobie Brothers have announced a new album, Liberté, which will be out October 1. The band made the album with producer/songwriter John Shanks (Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus) and ahead of that they’ve released four of its songs as an… Read More
Last week, screamo legends Jeromes Dream gave the first-ever vinyl release to their 2001 sophomore album Presents, and the entire first pressing quickly sold out (including our splatter variant). Now, the album is getting a second pressing including a variant… Read More
A new musical based on the songs of late Fountains of Wayne songwriter Adam Schlesinger makes its debut tonight as part of the Adirondack Theatre Festival in Glens Falls, NY. Taking its title from FoW’s 2007 album, Traffic and Weather will run through… Read More
Post-hardcore vets Thrice are releasing their new album, Horizons / East, on September 17 via Epitaph (pre-order on vinyl), and they’ve put together a playlist of songs that inspired the album. It includes songs from Unwound, Black Sabbath, John Coltrane,… Read More
California punks The Last Gang have announced a new album, Noise Noise Noise, due October 8 via Fat Wreck Chords (pre-order). The album was co-produced by their label boss (and NOFX vocalist) Fat Mike, Useless ID’s Yotam Ben Horin, and… Read More
Tickets for the SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Greyhaven, Vatican, and Wristmeetrazor show at Market Hotel go on BrooklynVegan presale today (8/5) at 10 AM. PASSWORD = SeeYouBrooklynVegan. If you miss out on the presale, you can try again for tickets when the general… Read More