Depeche Mode have announced their first tour in five years, the Memento Mori world tour, which will support their upcoming album of the same name, due in spring 2023. Martin Gore says, "We started work on this project early in… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Jessie Ware, Stiletto @ Webster Hall Robert Glasper (ft. Nicholas Payton & John Ellis) @ Blue Note Jazz Club Eyedress, Flysiifu, Fly Anakin, B Cool-Aid @ Elsewhere Molly Nilsson @ Market Hotel Nisa, Doll Spirit Vessel, Shallow… Read More
2manydjs, aka Soulwax's Stephen & David Dewaele, are reissing their classic DJ mix As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt 2 for its 20th anniversary. It will be out November 25 via DEEWEE and will also hit streaming services for the… Read More
GLORIOUS DEPRAVITY New York death metallers Glorious Depravity — the band including Doug Moore (Pyrrhon), Chris Grigg (Woe), Matt Mewton (Woe), George Paul (Mutilation Rites), and John McKinney (Cleanteeth) — have announced a short Northeast tour happening in November, kicking… 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
Dry Cleaning's anticipated second album, Stumpwork, is out October 21 and folks in NYC will have an opportunity to hear it early at a free roller-skating listening party at Rockefeller Center's Flippers on October 10. The party is sponsored by… Read More
Knockdown Center in Queens' seasonal series, Outline, has announced its fall edition, which happens Saturday, November 19. Helado Negro headlines, and the lineup also includes genre-defying NYC jazz/hip hop/soul collective Standing on the Corner, NYC singer-songwriter Vagabon (aka Lætitia Tamko), instrumental guitarist Yasmiin Williams, ambient… Read More
In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that weren’t always taken so seriously. It's officially fall, September is… Read More
MUNA released their self-titled third album in June, and they've been out on tour with Meet Me @ The Altar supporting it, stopping in NYC for a run of three sold out shows at Irving Plaza on Friday, Saturday, and… Read More
The Avalanches have canceled the remainder of their current North American tour. They wrote: "Unfortunately due to serious illness we have had to make the heartbreaking decision to cancel our remaining US and Canadian shows to return home. Thank you… Read More