The four-show, four-burough “It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC” series — part of the celebratory Homecoming Week in NYC — wrapped up at Forest Hills Stadium on Friday night (8/20) with George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars, Too $hort,… Read More
WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert happens today, August 21 at Central Park’s Great Lawn. It’s free for vaccinated attendees who scored tickets, and you can watch from home, too: it airs starting at 5 PM ET on CNN.com, as… Read More
A man in his 40’s died after falling from the balcony at the Dead & Company show at Citi Field on Friday night (8/20), the New York Post reports. Witnesses and police told the Post that they saw the man… Read More
Tom T. Hall, one of the great storytellers in country music, died on Friday at age 85. “Tom T. Hall’s masterworks vary in plot, tone, and tempo, but they are bound by his ceaseless and unyielding empathy for the triumphs… Read More
This week in metal and hardcore, we got the (not actually metal) Deafheaven album, the (very metal) Wolves in the Throne Room album, and the debut LP from rising hardcore band DARE, all three of which I reviewed in Notable… Read More
This week in hip hop, we got the posthumous Chynna album, which I wrote about in Notable Releases, and we also got a slew of singles, from the late Gift of Gab, Young Thug, Kari Faux, Kevin Abstract, Mozzy, Big… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert w/ Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Patti Smith, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Batiste, Andrea Bocelli, Kane Brown, LL Cool J, Elvis Costello, Lucky Daye, Earth Wind & Fire, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Cynthia Erivo,… Read More
Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. ANAMANAGUCHI 8-bit superstars Anamanaguchi have announced fall dates with Wavedash that will kick off October 10 at NYC’s Webster Hall and from there hits DC, Boston, Pittsburgh, New Haven… 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. We… Read More
Elvis Costello will release Spanish Model in a few weeks, an album that takes This Year’s Model, his classic first album with The Attractions, and puts puts new Spanish language vocals over the original backing tracks, featuring a wide variety… Read More