Tierra Whack has released countless singles since putting out her instant-classic 2018 debut project Whack World, and now she’s put out the three-song Rap? EP, which is technically her first project since Whack World that’s more than just one single… Read More
Take Today are a punk band from the New Jersey/Pennsylvania area, and we’re stoked that they’re opening the Philly night of our BrooklynVegan showcases with Catbite, JER, and Teenage Halloween this January. They aren’t usually a ska band, but ahead… Read More
NPR unveiled their top albums of 2021 yesterday, and today they’ve followed that with a list of their picks for the year’s best songs. Like their album list, their song choices span mainstream pop, jazz, classical, experimental music, and more,… Read More
Jawbox frontman J. Robbins released a new solo song earlier this week, and today we bring you Jawbox drummer Zach Barocas‘ ten favorite albums of 2021. If you’re expecting post-hardcore albums in the vein of Jawbox, think again; Zach’s list… Read More
Damn: Australia’s Amyl & The Sniffers were due to be in NYC next week for a one-off show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Monday (12/6), but unfortunately that show has been canceled as singer Amy Taylor and drummer Gus Romer recently… Read More
Year-end list season is in full swing, and here’s a list that’s always worth reading: Complex. As always, the list is heaviest on rap and R&B — including J. Cole, Tyler the Creator, Doja Cat, Jazmine Sullivan, Mach-Hommy, Summer Walker,… Read More
Thursday‘s upcoming holiday shows with Laura Jane Grace and Vein.fm include a home state NJ show on December 30 at Starland Ballroom (tickets) and their 2022 tour with Cursive, Jeremy Enigk (of Sunny Day Real Estate), and The Appleseed Cast… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Yo La Tengo @ Bowery Ballroom Caroline Polachek, Oklou, Arooj Aftab @ Terminal 5 Tierra Whack @ Elsewhere Hall Cave In, Altered States @ Saint Vitus Bar The Hold Steady, St. Lenox @ Brooklyn Bowl Cris Brokaw… Read More
Pioneering experimental composer Alvin Lucier died at his home in Middletown, CT after complications from a fall. He was 90. Born in New Hampshire in 1931, Lucier studied music theory at Yale and co-founded the Sonic Arts Union in 1966… Read More
Toadies and Reverend Horton Heat have rescheduled their tour to fall of 2022. The tour has Toadies playing Rubberneck in full, while the Rev will play Liquor in the Front in full. Drakulas are on the first half of the tour,… Read More