The breadth of sounds and vibes at Pop Montreal, particularly on Saturday (10/1), is unmatched by any fest I've been to, dominated by international artists at many venues. Last night alone had sets by Isabella Lovestory, Scott Hardware, Jamal Padmore, Jane… Read More
"Hey, don't boo Steve West!" Bob Nastanovich was defending his partner in Pavement percussion, who made the mistake of telling Saturday's Kings Theatre crowd that normally he had ping pong balls to throw into the crowd but he forgot them. "Never admit you did… Read More
Robert Fripp is still in North America on his That Awful Man Q&A tour, so this week's Toyah & Robert's Sunday Lunch is another of Chesney Hawkes' visits to their kitchen. This week it's The Killers' "Mr Brightside and Chesney belts this… Read More
Saturday Night Live season 48 premiered last night, and the musical guest was Kendrick Lamar, whose performance was as stunning and artistic as you'd expect. First he did "Rich Spirit" and "N95" from his new album Mr. Morale & The… Read More
The Killers' tour landed in NYC for two nights at Madison Square Garden this weekend, and at night one, they brought opener Johnny Marr on stage for a Smiths classic, as they've done at every stop of the tour so… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Pavement, Horsegirl @ Kings Theatre Lizzo, Latto @ Madison Square Garden Punk in Drublic w/ NOFX, Descendents, Face to Face, Free the Witness, School Drugs @ Stone Pony Summer Stage UPDATE: postponed to 10/14 due to weather.… Read More
While Pavement are in NYC for their four-show run at Kings Theatre, Matador Records and the band put together Pavements 1933-2022: A Pavement Museum in Tribeca featuring memorabilia (show posters, handwritten lyrics, Stephen Malkmus' old Whitney Museum guard uniform, their… Read More
The theme of Pop Montreal Day 3 to an American listener seemed to me, "your favorite band you've never heard of." The city-wide independent music and arts festival continued to host scores of events across town, many of them in… Read More
After playing their first NYC show in 13 years on Thursday, Sunny Day Real Estate returned to Brooklyn Steel on Friday (9/30) for a second round. Just like on night one, they sounded as fantastic; here's an excerpt from our… Read More
Pavement began their four-night run at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre on Friday night (9/30), delivering a two-hour, 25-song, crowd-pleasing set of '90s indie rock classics. Nearly 20 shows into their reunion tour, Stephen Malkmus, Spiral Stairs, Mark Ibold, Steve West, and… Read More