Another NYC venue has announced its return from COVID shutdown. Beacon Theatre will open its doors at full capacity for the first time in 15 months on June 22 and 23, 2021, for two nights of shows with Phish’s Trey… Read More
Singer/songwriter and The Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon is gearing up to get back on the road, including two three-night runs in his home state of NJ this year. First up is the outdoor, socially-distanced summertime ‘Concerts on the Green’… Read More
Not only is Acrobat Unstable one of the best labels in DIY/emo/punk/etc right now (home to releases by awakebutstillinbed, Stars Hollow, Carpool, Hazing Over, Dogleg, The Callous Daoboys, Infant Island, and more), and they’ve also got a video series where… Read More
After being forced to cancel their 2020 edition due to COVID, Made in America is on for 2021, The Philadelphia Enquirer reports. A spokesperson for Jay-Z’s Roc Nation management company told them that the festival is scheduled for September 4… Read More
Megadeth officially parted ways with founding bassist David Ellefson following allegations that he was grooming an underaged girl online. “We do not take this decision lightly,” Dave Mustaine wrote in a statement. “While we do not know every detail of… Read More
Genre-defying Detroit punks The Armed recently released their excellent new album ULTRAPOP on Sargent House (read our review), and they’ve now announced three U.S. release shows shows for 2022: a hometown date on January 8 at El Club (tickets), a… Read More
José González‘s anticipated first album in six years, Local Valley, is due out September 17 via Mute, and in addition to his tour with Rufus Wainwright supporting it, he also has a couple of special livestream events coming up. The… Read More
Cameron Crowe‘s fantastic 2000 film Almost Famous celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, and the celebrations are continuing. The film is getting a new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on July 13 and the soundtrack is getting reissued in a variety… Read More
After cancelling their 2020 edition due to COVID, Atlanta, GA festival Shaky Knees has announced its return this year. It’ll move to the fall, on October 22-24 in Central Park, instead of its typical May dates, and one of the… Read More
St Vincent was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night, and she and the Down and Out Downtown Band played “Down” from her new album Daddy’s Home. In keeping with the ’70s vibe of the album, the… Read More