Australian sax-and-drums duo Party Dozen will release their new album, The Real Work, on July 8 via Temporary Residence Ltd, and they've just shared the skronky, danceable "Fruits of Labor." "One side of Fruits of Labour is about the rewards of effort,"… Read More
The Smile, the trio of Radiohead's Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, are continuing to expand their North American tour, and have just added a second shows in Denver (Mission Ballroom on 12/11) and… Read More
Spoon have released "My Babe" as the new single from this year's excellent Lucifer on the Sofa. The video for it was directed by Jamie-James Medina and stars Brad Leland, who you may know as Buddy Garrity on Friday Night Lights.… Read More
The great San Jose hardcore band Gulch are in the midst of playing their final shows, which include the upcoming Sound and Fury festival, and now they've just released a cover of the Pixies classic "Monkey Gone to Heaven" to… Read More
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… Read More
Back in March, The Gaslight Anthem announced that they'd be returning to "full time status as a band," and they announced a fall tour with Jeff Rosenstock and Tigers Jaw. They got their return started earlier than expected, however, when… Read More
Just two days after Paul McCartney turned 80, his longtime friend and creative rival Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys has turned 80! For the occasion, many fellow musicians have put together a video wishing Brian a happy birthday, including… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Midnight Oil, Leah Flanagan @ Hammerstein Ballroom Motion City Soundtrack, All Get Out, Neil Rubenstein @ Terminal 5 Summer Thunder w/ Tonstartssbandht, Gus Englehorn @ Union Pool Municipal Waste, Integrity, Bewitcher @ Crossroads The Queers, The Dwarves,… Read More
For decades, musicians have relocated to big cities like New York, London, and Nashville for their internationally renowned music scenes and histories, but Grumpster vocalist/bassist Donnie Walsh (originally from Salem, Massachusetts) and guitarist Lalo Gonzalez Deetz (originally from Albany) moved… Read More
The Smile, aka Radiohead's Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood plus Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, announced their first North American tour this week. Since then, they've added a few dates, including a third NYC show: Kings Theater on November 19.… Read More