Oklahoma City sludge/noise rock/post-hardcore band Chat Pile's debut LP God's Country is quickly becoming one of the year's most widely-loved heavy albums, and one of the band's upcoming dates is Denton, Texas' noise rock-heavy No Coast Fest in October (10/27-30)… 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 post music news, track premieres, and… Read More
Bad Bunny landed in the Bronx this weekend for two massive shows at Yankee Stadium in support of this year's excellent Un Verano Sin Ti. He brought a handful of surprise guests, including Chencho Corleone for "Me Porto Bonito," Jowell… Read More
This past weekend, longtime Neurosis co-frontman Scott Kelly posted a statement in which he admitted to engaging in "the emotional, financial, verbal and physical abuse of my wife and younger children" and revealed that he is "100% permanently retired from… Read More
UK artist Greentea Peng is following up 2021's excellent album Man Made with a mixtape, Greenzone 108, that will be out September 9 via Universal. “Greenzone 108 is a free flowing, open field of expression. A collection of works accumulated over a… Read More
The Casual Dots, aka the trio of singer-guitarist Christina Billotte (Slant 6/ Quix*o*tic), guitarist Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill) and drummer Steve Dore (Deep Lust), are finally releasing a second album some 18 years after their self-titled debut. It's titled Sanguine… Read More
Rising Florida emo band GILT recently released their guest-filled Conceit EP (which features The Callous Daoboys, Shaolin G, The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir, Doll Skin, and Kind Eyes), and now they've announced a lengthy tour going down this September and… Read More
Interpol and Spoon kicked off their "Lights, Camera, Factions" tour on Thursday night (8/25) at the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park. Both bands are signed to Matador, released new albums this year (The Other Side of Make Believe… Read More
Indie Basement's quiet but very hot August continues, and this week includes: the swaggering debut album from Speedy Wunderground-signed The Lounge Society; new DFA signees JJULIUS; cinematic guitarist Rachika Nayar; Ezra Furman finds empathy at the edge of the apocalypse;… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Anthrax, Black Label Society, Hatebreed @ Coney Island Amphitheater ODESZA, Sylvan Esso, San Holo, Gilligan Moss @ Forest Hills Stadium The Beths, Rosie Tucker @ Asbury Lanes Summerland w/ Phony Ppl, Sarah Kinsley, Young Franco, Mia Gladstone,… Read More