Japanese avant-garde metal vets Sigh have announced a new album, Shiki, due August 26 via Peaceville (pre-order). Here's some background, via the album announcement: The word "Shiki" itself has various meanings in Japanese such as four seasons, time to die,… Read More

Tickets for the Clutch, Quicksand, Helmet, and JD Pinkus (of Butthole Surfers) show at Palladium Times Square go on BrooklynVegan presale today (6/15) at noon. PASSWORD = BVCLUTCH. If you miss out on the presale, you can try again for… Read More

The Shins are celebrating the 21st birthday of their quietly game-changing debut album Oh, Inverted World this summer, and they've added a few new dates. The new shows are in NYC, Big Sur, Flagstaff, and Portland, and you can see… Read More

Santigold has announced a new album, Spirituals, which will be out September 9 via her own Little Jerk Records. “Recording this album was a way back to myself after being stuck in survival mode. It wasn’t until I made the… Read More

Experimental artist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith has announced her new album, Let’s Turn It Into Sound, due August 26 via Ghostly International (pre-order). "The album is a puzzle," she says. "[It] is a symbol of receiving a compound of a ton… Read More

This past weekend, Citi Field vibrated with the noise of NYC music festival Governors Ball. This was the fest's second consecutive year in the parking lot of the Queens ball park, following a lengthy run on Randall's Island and its… Read More

Uncompromising artist Diamanda Galás will release new album Broken Gargoyles on August 26 via Intravenal Sound Operations. Conceived and recorded during 2020 lockdown, the album features two lengthy works Galás has been playing in different forms for some time. Here's… Read More

Rising singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist MAR, drops what is to be an instant Latin Pop classic titled “QUÉDATE” which means stay. A dynamic track that evokes a soothing sexy allure, with soft vocals that envelop an upbeat Latin-inspired melody.  The… Read More

TONIGHT IN NYC: Phoebe Bridgers, MUNA @ BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, The Motet, Dopapod, The Pimps of Joytime, Blu Eye Extinction, Funk Flex @ SummerStage in Central Park Blonde Redhead, Sqürl @ Le Poisson Rouge… Read More

Canada's Polaris Music Prize, which honors the best Canadian album of the year, has announced the Long List for its 2022 edition. 223 albums were considered by a 197-member jury for this year's prize, and the 40 albums they chose… Read More