You may know Minneapolis musician Andrew Broder as the leader of Fog, or for his collaborations with Lambchop, Bon Iver, Open Mike Eagle, Jenny Lewis, Armand Hammer, Denzel Curry, and more. He stays very busy, including work on film and…
In 2019, Markus Siegenhort (Lantlôs), Christian Kolf (Valborg, Owl) and Dirk Stark came together to form the death metal project Labyrinth of Stars, and they're now set to release their debut album Spectrum Xenomorph on September 30 via Translation Loss.…
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Having recovered from a nasty auto accident earlier this year, John Flansburgh and longtime collaborator John Linnell will soon be taking They Might Be…
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 post music news, track premieres, and…
Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell's band Porno For Pyros — which also includes Jane's drummer Stephen Perkins, the Minutement's Mike Watt, and more — first reunited during lockdown on the 2020 Lollapalooza livestream, and then played their first real show…
It's been another great week for heavy music, with the debut EP from Power Trip offshoot Fugitive, the debut album from Dark Tranquillity/In Flames supergroup The Halo Effect, and the new Boris Heavy Rocks album, all three of which you…
Joseph Arthur has filed a $25 million anti-defamation lawsuit against the Los Angeles Times over a 2021 article he alleges labeled him an anti-vaxxer. The article came after Arthur had posted a new song on his social media accounts titled "Stop the Shot" that…
San Diego grungy psych band Wild Wild Wets recently released their new LP Love Always, and we're now premiering the stop-motion animation video (by Sierra Waller) for its song "The Cut." Here's what band members Mike Turi and Taejon Romanik…
Since releasing their 2020 album Give Me Attention, Milwaukee ska-punks Something To Do put out the timely new single "This Year's Been A Kick In The Nuts" and a cover of Dua Lipa's "Levitating," and now they're gearing up to…
Run The Jewels dropped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, performing "A Few Words For The Firing Squad" off RTJ4. The sunglasses-clad duo appeared with their DJ and, like at the MSG shows, they had RTJ4 contributor…
Back the early 2000s, a short-lived Nashville alt-rock supergroup came together and called themselves Astronaut Pushers. The band, comprised of Sam Ashworth, Superdrag vocalist John Davis, drummer Lindsay Jamieson (who'd worked with The Sundays and later Ben Folds and more),…
Global Citizen has announced the 10th anniversary editions of the Global Citizen Festival, which take place in NYC and Ghana on September 24. The NYC portion goes down in Central Park with Metallica, Charlie Puth, Jonas Brothers, Måneskin, Mariah Carey,…
Back in 2018, Florida indie-emo vets Pohgoh returned with their first new album in 20 years (ad second ever), Secret Club, and now they're gearing up for another one, du und ich (German for "you and I"), due November 4…
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. LAMBCHOP Kurt Wagner will release his new Lambchop album, The Bible, on September 30 and has a few special shows planned where he'll debut songs from that and…
For folks in the '80s and '90 who didn't live near a commercial alternative radio station, or a college station or an independent record store, MTV's 120 Minutes was one of the few ways to hear (and see) alternative /…
Psychedelic bluegrass/country rock legends New Riders of the Purple Sage are releasing a live album, Lyceum ‘72, of their set opening for the Grateful Dead at London's Lyceum Theatre on the Dead's legendary Europe '72 tour. It's due September 23…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Rage Against The Machine, Run The Jewels @ Madison Square Garden Blxst, Buddy @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 Sadistic Ritual, Cranial Damage @ Saint Vitus Bar Dust Star, Bag Lady, Zero Point Energy @ Purgatory Reverend…
Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Touré recently announced a new collaborative album and both played together in Prospect Park on Thursday evening as part of the 2022 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. For those hoping they would preview the album, they did,…
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…
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…
Phoebe Bridgers played a secret show on Thursday night (8/4) at a place in Sonoma County, CA called Little Saint. The venue teased a free show from a "super secret special guest" with a poster featuring a skull and tombstones,…
