Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. BRAINIAC (UK DATES WITH MOGWAI) The surviving members of Ohio art punks Brainiac are reuniting for their most extensive touring since the death of frontman Timmy Taylor, having… Read More
Beck has dropped off Arcade Fire's North American tour, which is still currently scheduled to begin later this month in Washington DC following allegations of sexual misconduct which surfaced against co-leader Win Butler. There has been no official statement from… Read More
The B-52's are on what they're saying is their final tour, which stopped in NYC for the first of two nights at Beacon Theatre on Thursday (10/13). After screening a video presentation of the band's history (and including a character,… Read More
AVAIL return to NYC later this month for their first headlining NYC shows since their 2019 reunion tour, on October 21 and 22 at Irving Plaza. As mentioned, they have killer support lined up for these: night one has Paint… Read More
Ladytron have announced their seventh album, Time's Arrow, that will be out January 20 via Cooking Vinyl. The first single is "City of Angels" which is the Ladytron you know and love, with motorik rhythms and glacial synths backing Helen… Read More
Todd Rundgren's new album Space Force is out today, and on it he's collaborated with a different artist on every track. Guests include Sparks on the glammy, giddy "Fandango"; Adrian Belew (King Crimson, David Bowie) on the dreamy "Puzzle"; Crowded… Read More
Halloween is almost here, and to celebrate we're giving away a few items from the BrooklynVegan Shop: three seasonal records — and a turntable and speakers to play them with! Our Ultimate Halloween Vinyl Bundle includes an Audio Technica AT-LP60X… Read More
Violent Femmes wrap up their five-night City Winery residency tonight, Friday 10/14 (tickets). We caught the third night of the residency (10/11), where Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie and current drummer John Sparrow (whose kit included a Weber grill) played a… Read More
Former R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry hasn't been in a band since he left the group after 1996's New Adventures in Hi-Fi, but he's back behind the kit as part of Athens, GA group The Bad Ends. The band are led… Read More
Green Day's classic 1997 album Nimrod came out 25 years ago today, and to celebrate, the band are releasing a 25th anniversary edition box set that features the original album, a disc of previously unreleased demos, and a live set… Read More