The person witnessed attacking Dave Chappelle at his Hollywood Bowl show on Tuesday night (5/3) has been identified as Isaiah Arias Lee. According to booking records obtained by The Daily Beast, the 23-year old was arrested on a charge of… Read More
UK dance duo Basement Jaxx are reissuing their classic first two albums, 1999's Remedy and 2001's Rooty, on vinyl. This marks the first time Remedy has ever been available on vinyl in the US, and both have been out of… Read More
Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, "collage rock," and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new albums, reissues, box sets, books and sometimes movies and… Read More
Lucero are in the midst of a spring tour, and they stopped in Long Island on Saturday night (4/30) to headline a benefit for the Tommy Brull Foundation as part of their Shine A Light Music Series. Myron Elkins opened,… Read More
The first edition of Austin music festival Oblivion Access (fka Austin Terror Fest) is just over a week away, happening May 12-15 at various venues in downtown Austin. They've announced set times for all four days of shows; find those… Read More
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Sound Mind is celebrating with their 2022 Music Festival for Mental Health, happening on Saturday, May 21 at Central Park in NYC. The lineup features Cold War Kids, Big Boi, American Authors, KAMAUU,… Read More
"When everything ends, can we do it again?" Win Butler asks on "WE," the closing title track of Arcade Fire's sixth record, and this will probably not be the only review to point out that it comes off like a… Read More
Joey Bada$$ kicked off 2022 with a bang, releasing his new single "THE REV3NGE" and saying that his third album — and first in five years — was "coming soon" via Columbia. He put out a second new single, "Head… Read More
Wake revealed a few months ago that they have a new album called Thought Form Descent on the way, and now it's been officially announced. It comes out July 22 via Metal Blade, and first single "Swallow the Light" is… Read More
Blonde Redhead have announced two special shows at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge on June 14 & 15 as part of the venue's 14th anniversary celebration. Night 1 is a career-spanning "Best Of" set that will also feature brand new songs, while… Read More