DaBaby has come under fire in the past week for making homophobic comments on stage at Rolling Loud (and bringing Megan Thee Stallion’s alleged shooter Tory Lanez on stage) and then for defending them in a non-apology. Fellow musicians have… Read More
Early in her opening set at Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday (7/31), Lucy Dacus asked the crowd if this was the first show they’d gone to since COVID. For many, it was, and there was a palpable sense of excitement… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Lucy Dacus, Tomberlin @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Ovlov, Bad History Month, Nyxy Nyx, Castrated Caligula @ The Broadway Sweet Baby Jesus, Palberta, Shawty, Cold Deck @ TV Eye El Juice w/ John Reynolds, Karolena Theresa, Chris… Read More
The 2021 edition of Lollapalooza continued as scheduled on Friday (7/30), but public concern over COVID cases in Cook County and the country continues, and now for Saturday, the festival will begin requiring masks be worn by attendees, regardless of… Read More
Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new… Read More
Greetings travelers. This week in the Basement: Laura Marling and Tunng’s Mike Lindsay are back with their second proggy, synthy album as LUMP; former One Dove singer Dot Allison trades trip hop for baroque folk on her first album in… Read More
It’s been a pretty rough week in the music world, with the deaths of three icons: Slipknot’s Joey Jordison, ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill, and Metal Church’s Mike Howe. All of them left behind rich legacies. Spin some of their music… Read More
In addition to the Central Park “mega-concert,” WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert, happening on August 21 with Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Patti Smith, The Killers, Elvis Costello, Polo G, and many more, NYC is holding a series of shows… Read More
169 Ave A in NYC’s East Village, the space that once housed Hi-Fi, Brownies, Coney Island Baby, and, most recently, Lola, now has a new name: East Berlin. The venue, which is a sibling to Berlin and The Bowery Electric,… 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