Rolo Tomassi wrapped up their first headlining tour of the East Coast on Thursday night (9/15), headlining a stacked lineup at The Meadows in Brooklyn. Their set was a full audiovisual experience, with light panels that flashed and strobed, highlighting… Read More
Rioting occurred at Vancouver's Breakout Festival on Sunday night (9/18) after Lil Baby canceled his headlining set with no notice — the announcement was made at 9:30 PM, which was 30 minutes before his set was supposed to end. According… Read More
Rapper/singer/producer HAWA has announced her debut album, HADJA BANGOURA, is coming on November 4 via 4AD (pre-order). HADJA BANGOURA is named after HAWA's great-grandmother, who passed last year. HAWA wrote most of the album in Conakry, the capital of Guinea,… Read More
Metallica have announced their third annual benefit concert and auction for their non-profit All Within My Hands foundation, which supports workforce education and the fight against hunger. This year's edition happens at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on December 16, and… Read More
Riot Fest 2022 is underway, and we've got photos and a recap of day one: Friday, September 16. We already posted pics and review of My Chemical Romance's headlining set and post-hardcore supergroup L.S. Dunes' live debut, and here are… Read More
Experimental rapper MAVI has announced a new album, Laughing So Hard It Hurts, due October 14 via self-release. First single "Baking Soda" was produced by Chicago's Monte Booker (Noname, Saba, Smino, etc), and MAVI's dizzying style sounds great over Monte's… Read More
Rhett Miller came up through the '90s alt-country scene, but his new album, The Misfit, comes from a decidedly different place. Working with producer Sam Cohen, they had no boundaries for how the songs should sound, and the result is a record… Read More
Two ska-punk/ska-core bands, California's Noise Complaint and NJ's The UpFux, have come together for a split LP called Coastal Collapse that's due September 23 via Bad Time Records (pre-order). Both bands make raw, scorching ska-punk that brings to mind stuff… Read More
It's another very busy week for new albums; I highlight eight below and Bill tackles even more in Bill's Indie Basement, including The Beths, Suede, Marina Allen, Crack Cloud, The House of Love, No Age, Whitney, and more. On top… Read More
It's another very busy week for new albums; I highlight eight below and Bill tackles even more in Bill's Indie Basement, including The Beths, Suede, Marina Allen, Crack Cloud, The House of Love, No Age, Whitney, and more. On top… Read More