Toronto band Kiwi Jr released their Sub Pop debut, Cooler Returns, back in January, and it’s a baker’s dozen of ridiculously catchy three-minute pop nuggets that deliver massive sing-along-choruses. If you haven’t checked it out yet, give it a spin… Read More
This week: late reggae and dancehall icon U-Roy gets a terrific sendoff; A Place to Bury Strangers are both more raw and more melodic than usual on their new EP; Broken Social Scene‘s Kevin Drew goes post-rock; and new UK… Read More
West Virginia-raised country singer John R. Miller has been on the rise lately. His upcoming tour (dates below) including shows with Son Volt and a gig at Red Rocks Amphitheatre opening for Margo Price and Tyler Childers (the latter of… Read More
As mentioned, Laura Jane Grace is playing a show with Brendan Kelly at Philadelphia’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping, the unlikely site of Rudy Giuliani’s infamous Trump press conference. That show quickly sold out, as did the second Philadelphia show Laura… Read More
MoMA PS1 took their annual “Warm Up” series of weekly summer dance parties virtual last year because of COVID, and while the series won’t return in full force this summer, they have announced an abridged edition, happening online and in… Read More
The BrooklynVegan Show returns to Vans Channel 66 this Thursday (7/15) at 11 AM ET, and this week we’ll be airing a brand new, full-band live performance from Cassandra Jenkins, whose An Overview on Phenomenal Nature (Ba Da Bing) is… Read More
There’s a new tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico on the way this fall that features an insanely stacked lineup of artists covering the classic 1967 album, including Courtney Barnett, Iggy Pop & Matt Sweeney, Michael Stipe, Kurt Vile &… Read More
Halsey has a new album on the way, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, and it gets more interesting the more we hear about it. First she revealed that Trent Reznor and Atticus had produced it, then described… Read More
Bright Eyes embark on their first tour since 2011 (which was rescheduled from 2020 due to COVID) later this month, and they’ve just added a new NYC date. It happens on August 1 at Terminal 5, and like the rest… Read More
The New Pornographers‘ fantastic debut album, Mass Romantic, is getting a 21st anniversary special edition on December 10 via Matador. The repress of the album, on red vinyl, comes with a 7″ single of “Letter from an Occupant” featuring b-sides “The… Read More