Machine Head just kicked off their "Electric Happy Hour (Live)" tour, with Havok guitarist Reece Alan Scruggs filling in for Wacław “Vogg” Kiełtyka, due to Vogg's commitments with Decapitated. The tour was supposed to hit Long Island on November 30… Read More
Country punk vets Lucero embraced their rowdy side on Should’ve Learned By Now's lead single "One Last F.U." (one of the best punk songs of October), and second single "Buy A Little Time" finds them embracing fuzzed-out, anthemic heartland rock,… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: The Menzingers, Touché Amoré, Screaming Females @ Le Poisson Rouge AFI, Drab Majesty @ Terminal 5 Soccer Mommy, Helena Deland @ Webster Hall Claudio Simonetti's Goblin (performing Suspiria) @ Melrose Ballroom Sorry, Charlotte Rose Benjamin @ Elsewhere… Read More
Aussie band Tropical Fuck Storm wrapped up their North American tour on Saturday (11/5) in Brooklyn with a raucous show at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The band had energy levels set to max right from the get-go and kept it up through… Read More
Jeff Cook, one of the founding members and guitarist for '80s country superstars Alabama, has died at age 73. He'd been suffering from Parkinson's Disease for a decade. The new came via Alabama's Facebook: Cook, a member of the Country… Read More
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. BEN LEE Australian singer-songwriter Ben Lee recently released his 20th album, I'M FUN! and just announced January shows in Los Angeles (The Moroccan Lounge on 1/17) and NYC… Read More
Paramore announced a North American arena tour late last week, with Bloc Party, Foals, The Linda Lindas, and Genesis Owusu each opening various dates. They've now expanded that tour, adding second nights in NYC and Los Angeles. See updated dates… 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
Retirement ain't easy. Despite saying he'd given up the road, George Clinton took the Parliament-Funkadelic mothership out of the garage for a tour this summer, and he's got more shows coming up. Among them: a New Years week NYC show… Read More
After debuting in Berkeley in January, Mike Birbiglia's new show The Old Man & The Pool is running on Broadway now, at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre. It was previously scheduled to close at the end of the year, but… Read More