Will Sheff, the founding lead vocalist and only constant member of Okkervil River, has announced his debut solo album, Nothing Special, due October 7 via ATO (pre-order). The album was recorded with recent/current Okkervil members Will Graefe (guitar) and Benjamin… Read More
Toronto's Tallies have been honing their shimmering brand of dreampop for the last five years, drawing from a very specific place and time – I put it at England from 1987 to 1991 – when 4AD and Creation were the among the coolest labels around,… Read More
Toronto group Ducks Ltd are back with the second installment of their The Sincerest Form of Flattery covers series, taking on The Cure's classic 1985 single "In Between Days" as a collaboration with Jane Inc (aka Carlyn Bezic). They keep… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: City Morgue, SSGKobe @ Brooklyn Steel Jasmyn, Air Waves @ Elsewhere Zone One Biitchseat, Innerlove, Stand and Wave, Megawave @ The Broadway girl in red, Blu DeTiger, Binki @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 The Budos Band,… Read More
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. CHANNEL TRES / ROCHELLE JORDAN With his debut album due out this fall via Godmode, Channel Tres will also be on tour soon. His 10/14 show at Brooklyn… 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… Read More
Courtney Barnett played Long Island's Adelphi University on July 27 with Bloomsday, which was part of the Shine a Light Music Series that benefits the Tommy Brull Foundation, which helps people with special needs. As with her show at Radio City Music Hall the… Read More
Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine brought their "Outside Problems" co-headlining tour to NYC on Friday (7/29) at The Rooftop at Pier 17. The setup for this tour has Sam Beam opening with a solo Iron & Wine set, followed by a set with Andrew Bird… Read More
David Byrne has released the August edition of his monthly playlist series, titled "Tomorrow's Hits Today." He wanted to highlight more up-and-coming and currently popular artists with this list, bucking reports that older music is more popular today. He writes:… Read More
Having both played Newport Jazz fest the day before, UK group Sons of Kemet and Makaya McCraven hit NYC on Sunday night (7/31) for a free SummerStage in Central Park show with L'Rain and Danielle Ponder. Photos from the whole… Read More