For Jeff Rosenstock, “Bomb the Music Industry!” was more than just a clever name. After his excellent ska-punk band The Arrogant Sons of Bitches had burnt out in the mid 2000s, Jeff was left with boundless creativity but no interest… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Anxious, Wild Red @ Elsewhere Rooftop Naomi Ekperigin, Pat Regan, Christi Chiello, Alex English @ Littlefield Darlene Love @ City Winery Phoebe Robinson @ The Bell House David Cross @ Union Hall Michel… Read More
Liz Phair has dropped off the Alanis Morissette / Garbage tour, just weeks before it was set to start. “Sadly, due to unforeseen circumstances, I won’t be able to join Alanis & Garbage on tour this summer,” Liz wrote on… Read More
It’s a very good week for new music in the Basement: Piroshka, featuring members of Lush, Elastica, Moose and Modern English, mellow out and find themselves on Album #2; former New Young Pony Club keyboardist Lou Hayter invites you to… Read More
It’s been a weird summer, with the very noticeable effects of climate change coinciding with the cathartic release of looser lockdown restrictions as well as the very valid concern that maybe things aren’t going back to normal. (Get vaccinated!) One… Read More
Footwork isn’t just dance music, it’s meant for competition. At roller rinks, raves, and other functions on Chicago’s South and West Sides, DJs cue up tracks with syncopated layers of percussion to mirror the rapid movements of battling dancers. (At… Read More
Here’s a very stacked tour of punk-infused metal bands: Municipal Waste, Crowbar, Skeletal Remains, and Dead Heat. Things kick off in Indianapolis in early November before hitting Brooklyn, Boston, Hampton, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, and more and wrapping up in Grand… Read More
Super Furry Animals are giving their 2001 magnum opus Rings Around the World a 20th anniversary reissue, including a remastered vinyl pressing and a three-disc CD set with 40 never-before-released tracks. It’s out September 3 via BMG and you can… Read More
Leon Bridges‘ third album, Gold-Diggers Sound, is due out Friday (7/23) via Columbia, and he’s now announced a tour supporting the album. “This fall I’m bringing this immersive experience to you in the intimate rooms where it all started,” he… Read More
Buffalo metalcore lifers Every Time I Die have announced the return of their annual holiday shows, ‘Tid The Season, which will go down December 10 & 11 at Buffalo Riverworks in the band’s hometown. The lineup is still TBA, but… Read More