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
This week in heavy music, we got the new Slipknot album, the first City of Caterpillar album in 20 years, OFF!, Regulate, and Acephalix, all of which you can read about in Notable Releases. You can also head to Invisible… Read More
The Killers were originally supposed to tour North America shortly after the release of 2020's Imploding the Mirage — their best album in years — but COVID had other plans. Since then, they released another new album, 2021's quieter, folkier… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Pavement, 75 Dollar Bill @ Kings Theatre Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Japanese Breakfast, The Linda Lindas @ Forest Hills Stadium The Killers, Johnny Marr @ Madison Square Garden Anthony Green, Kayleigh Goldsworthy @ Crossroads MUNA, Meet Me @… Read More
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. WILLOW WILLOW says "Spend <my birthday> with me," announcing two special shows — one in Los Angeles on Halloween at The Novo and one in NYC on 11/3… Read More
The annual Z100 Jingle Ball returns to NYC for its 2022 edition on Friday, December 9 at Madison Square Garden. We're excited to see Dua Lipa and Lizzo lead the lineup, and also performing are Charlie Puth, Backstreet Boys, The… 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