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watch Danish band Yung’s new “God” video, see them at CMJ this week
by Bill Pearis Danish band Yung made their North American introduction with These Thoughts Are Like Mandatory Chores, six songs of hazy, melodic indie rock with a dollop of angsty vocals. Opening cut...
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BrooklynVegan Friday day party lineup (Porches, The Album Leaf, Superheaven,...
FREE, THIS FRIDAY, noon-7pm at Baby’s All Right…. In addition to the BV + Collect Records CMJ showcase at Baby’s All Right on Wednesday, BrooklynVegan is throwing free shows there on Friday (10/16) and...
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What’s going on Thursday? (CMJ, Dungen, Mercury Rev, Protomartyr, Empress Of,...
photo: Dungen @ T5, 2010 (more by Andrew Saint Clair) Because of CMJ, we’re doing ‘What’s Going On’ slightly different this week. Each day there’s a handful of day shows which are listed first,...
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Porches, Makthaverskan, Superheaven, Album Leaf, Car Seat Headrest, Ezra...
photos by Amanda Hatfield, videos by (((unARTig))), words by Pink Baby The Album Leaf / Makthaverskan BrooklynVegan took over Baby’s All Right for the third year in a row for free Friday and Saturday...
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SXSW 2016 2nd round of artists announced
photo: White Lung at BV-RBSS in 2014 (more by Ryan Muir) SXSW already announced its initial lineup of 2016 showcasing artists, and now they’ve announced another batch, including White Lung, Tacocat,...
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Yung releasing debut LP on Fat Possum, playing SXSW & other US shows
Denmark’s Yung won us over at CMJ 2015, which they played just after releasing an EP. Now they’re releasing their debut album, A Youthful Dream, on June 10 via Fat Possum. The first single is “Pills,”...
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B Boys released debut EP and “Get a Grip” video, playing Brooklyn show w/...
Brooklyn trio B Boys release their debut EP, No Worry No Mind, today via Captured Tracks. Drawing influence from the mutant pop days of the late ’70s (Wire, Stranglers, more Wire), it’s tense,...
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26 New Songs Out Today
A Winged Victory for the Sullen art 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...
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19 New Songs Out Today
Sinai Vessel art 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...
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Hooton Tennis Club streaming new LP, playing CMJ including NME showcase w/...
by Bill Pearis Hooton Tennis Club UK band Hooton Tennis Club released their debut album, Highest Point In Cliff Town, a couple weeks back. Somewhere between Pavement and the Pastels, it’s a return to...
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CMJ 2015 initial artist lineup
The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 13-17, and today the initial list of artists was revealed. A bunch of these are NYC shows we’ve posted about (browse our “CMJ” tag), but highlights...
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Australian duo Hockey Dad released EP & new single (listen), playing CMJ...
by Bill Pearis Hailing from Wollongong, Australia, duo Hockey Dad released their debut EP last year, five songs overdriven earworm pop. Just barely out of high school, they toured with fellow Aussies...
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