THE AFGHAN WHIGS / PINK MOUNTAINTOPS Indie rock greats The Afghan Whigs just released their ninth album, How Do You Burn?, and begin their Wish You Were Near tour tonight in Minneapolis. Dates are with Pink Mountaintops and the NYC… 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
With Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday, there have been a lot of tributes to her, including some from surprising sources, but one we're probably not likely to get is from The Cure's Robert Smith. A longtime anti-monarchist, Smith actually… Read More
Megaforce Records cofounder Jon Zazula died in February, just a year after his wife, Marsha, passed away, and now their private collection of records, memorabilia and other items is up for auction. The auction is running now through September 11.… Read More
Brooklyn-based musician Grace Ives began her first ever headlining tour supporting her great new album Janky Star in her home city on Thursday night (9/8), playing a packed show at Elsewhere Zone One. Though she began the night with an… Read More
Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new music we’re excited about, we’ve been posting a new playlist… Read More
Reggae revivalist Kabaka Pyramid has announced a new album, The Kalling, due September 30 via Ghetto Youths International/Bebble Rock Music (pre-order). It includes his recent singles "Red Gold and Green," (ft. Damian Marley), "Grateful" (ft. Jemere Morgan), and "Make Things… Read More
Triple B Records is throwing America's Hardcore Fest from December 1-3 in Cambridge at The Middle East and Sonia, and the lineup is stacked. It's got Fiddlehead, Vein, Fuming Mouth, Mindforce, Sunami, Magnitude, Division of Mind, Pain of Truth, Restraining… Read More
Long Island punk/melodic hardcore greats Iron Chic and supergroup Ways Away (vocalist/guitarist Jesse Barnett of Stick To Your Guns, guitarist Sergie Loobkoff of Samiam and Knapsack, drummer Jared Shavelson of The Hope Conspiracy, Boysetsfire, etc, and bassist Ian Smith who… Read More
New York Fashion Week is officially upon us, with runway shows for designers' spring/summer 2023 collections and a whole bevy of private, secret, invite-only, or otherwise hard to get into parties and special events, some of which have cool musical… Read More