Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. ALVVAYS Alvvays release their new album Blue Rev this week, and will be on tour with Slow Pulp starting next week, including Brooklyn's Kings Theatre on November 16.… Read More
Drake is headed to NYC for an intimate show next month. He'll play Harlem's Apollo Theater on November 11, presented by SiriusXM as part of their Small Stage Series. Like previous SiriusXM shows at The Apollo, tickets will be given… Read More
So many artists, so many songs, 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… Read More
Former video store clerk Quentin Tarantino will release his first non-fiction book, Cinema Speculation, on October 25 via Harper Collins. It is, of course, about movies. Here's back-of-the-book the synopsis: In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary… Read More
Chicago venue Empty Bottle hosted its second annual Thee Best Western fall block party on Saturday (10/1), featuring vendors, food, games, a dunk tank, live music, and more. The live music part of the festivities was headlined by Steve Gunn… Read More
Dutch composer and pianist Joep Beving released a new solo piano album, Hermetism, this year. It follows a trilogy of albums, which concluded with 2019's Henosis, and he drew inspiration for it from ancient philosophy and the city of Paris.… Read More
After two years off due to the Covid pandemic, the Iceland Airwaves festival is back, happening November 3-5, 2022 at venues all over Reykjavík. This year's lineup, which features a few artists who were supposed to play in 2020, includes… Read More
The singer and rapper may be the most capable steward of self-esteem in 21st-century pop music since Pink, but where the latter’s mama-bear persona offers the promise of hard-won acceptance and protection, Lizzo is cheerfully (but not tearfully) inclusive. Throughout… Read More
Meet Me in the Bathroom, Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace's documentary about the early-'00s NYC music scene that gave us The Strokes, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more (based on Lizzy Goodman's book of the same name), is getting its… Read More
Good Music, in collaboration with Noise For Now, have put together a new benefit compilation, Good Music To Ensure Safe Abortion Access To All. It'll be available exclusively on Bandcamp for 24 hours during this week's Bandcamp Friday fundraiser (where… Read More