Some bands are just built to be arena bands. The huge venue isn't a hindrance, but something that band uses to their advantage to put on an even more epic and memorable show than they could have almost anywhere else.… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Grouper, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma @ The Opera House Patti Smith @ Brooklyn Public Library Primus, Battles @ Wellmont Theater The Feelies @ Brooklyn Made Orville Peck, Teddy and the Rough Riders @ Brooklyn Steel Alex Cameron, Aoife Nessa… Read More
Sentenced 2 Die are a new Minneapolis death metal band who formed last year, played their first show in August (with Xibalba, Wanderer, and While God Sleeps), and released their debut EP No Reason to Live in November. They're fronted… Read More
I'm still making my way through the extremely dense, complex, and complicated Kendrick Lamar album, but there are also a lot of new albums out this week worth talking about, so let's talk about those. I highlight 11 below, and… Read More
It's a very Pavement year. We've already had the long-awaited deluxe edition of Terror Twilight a 30th anniversary vinyl repress of Slanted and Enchanted, the 25th anniversary of Brighten the Corners, and the band's upcoming reunion tour. Adding to that,… Read More
"Couple years late, but we made it!" Gaz Coombes was joking to the Webster Hall crowd about the global pandemic delays on Supergrass' first US shows in over a decade. It had now been 14 years since their last NYC show,… Read More
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD Singer-songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield will be touring this August. Most dates are on the West Coast — L.A., San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, more — but… Read More
Rina Sawayama just wrapped up her tour with three NYC shows, the final show of which she closed out by teasing something new on the way, with signs reading "Rina Is Going To Hell." She's now announced her sophomore album,… Read More
New Zealand indie rock icons The Chills will be touring North America this fall in support of last year's terrific Scatterbrain. The tour, their first in three years, kicks off with a NYC show at City Winery on October 16,… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Devo, Creed Bratton @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, Benny The Butcher, Doe Boy @ Terminal 5 Built to Spill, Wetface, Blood Lemon @ Brooklyn Bowl Sleaford Mods, Sorry @ Irving Plaza… Read More