Ten years after its DIY Pomona, CA fest was launched by Rene Contreras, Viva! has teamed up with Coachella producers Goldenvoice for a new Los Angeles fest, Viva! L.A. Music Festival, happening on Saturday, June 25 at Dodger Stadium. Here's… Read More
Amyl & The Sniffers are releasing an expanded edition of their terrific 2021 album Comfort to Me, that will be out May 13 via ATO/Rough Trade (preorder) It comes with a second disc of the band performing the whole album… Read More
Tributes from all across the music world poured in to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins following the shocking news of his death, and now another one has come in, from one of the Foo Fighters' most famous collaborators, Paul McCartney.… Read More
Kelly Lee Owens is back with a new album, LP.8, which will be out digitally on April 29 via Smalltown Supersound, with the vinyl release on June 10. This one is quite a bit different than 2020's Inner Song. She… Read More
As you may have heard, Spotify is gearing up for the Grammys by asking this year's Best New Artist nominees to cover songs by past Best New Artist nominees. Arlo Parks recently covered Kaytranada, Finneas recently covered Bon Iver, and… Read More
Home Is Where released one of the best punk albums of 2021 with I Became Birds, and Record Setter released one of the best punk albums of 2020 with I Owe You Nothing, and now these two great bands have… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Moses Sumney's Blackalachia in Brooklyn, L'Rain @ BAM Car Seat Headrest, Bartees Strange @ Brooklyn Steel Maxwell, Anthony Hamilton, Joe @ Barclays Center GZA @ Blue Note Jazz Club Thao, Becca Mancari, Why Bonnie @ Music Hall… Read More
“I just wanna feel, feel on something / Without that extra agenda of love…” U up? Claudia Valentina is #looking for fun. You might remember the 21-year-old singer-songwriter from the top of last year as one of the MuuMuse Acts… Read More
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. COGNITIVE / HATH New Jersey death metal crews Hath and Cognitive will be on the road together later this spring, with Inoculation and Replicant on select dates. The… Read More
So many artists, 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 more all day.… Read More