
Dec 30: QUARTET, The Flag, Bevy, Gardens, DJ: Words + Dreams @ Cake Shop
See 2014 off right at the Cake Shop with our friends in Bevy, a gritty psychedelic pop group that’s sure to keep you both spaced

See 2014 off right at the Cake Shop with our friends in Bevy, a gritty psychedelic pop group that’s sure to keep you both spaced

By now, Sunflower Bean, Life Size Maps, and BLUFFING have found a nice, snug spot in your music library, but you can catch all of

Review by Sasha Outside, it’s a quiet Sunday night in Williamsburg. It’s that no-man’s-land between Christmas and New Year’s that leaves the city equal parts

German DJ and producer Boys Noize is going to hit up Output in Williamsburg alongside Ratchett Traxxx and Lauren Flax. Boys Noize’s spin on electronic

Deep Purple’s “Highway Star” is the opening track of the band’s sixth studio album Machine Head, and it’s a propulsive precursor to what heavy metal

Tired of traditional Christmas songs? Need something a little more alternative this holiday season? Well, look no further. Slink — a supergroup made up of

Maxo and Life Size Maps, two innovative artists rocking the electronic / chiptunes spheres, are sharing the stage with Visuals and Limited at Baby’s All

St. Vincent is an enigma, of style and sound and everything in between. Her most recent self-titled LP made our top albums of the year,

The Slits were a gritty, British punk from the ’70s, now recognized as one of the foremother’s of the riot grrl movement. Their combination of

Erase Errata’s most recent single may be titled “My Life In Shadow,” but that didn’t stop the San Francisco trio from hitting up a quiet,

Ex-Cult are a punk outfit from Memphis, and they’ve just released “Meda House Company,” a single off of their upcoming EP Cigarette Machine. As you

Darlings are a garage-pop troupe based in Brooklyn, and they’ve just released the single “I Love You Too” from their upcoming third LP Feel Better

Princess is a drums-and-guitar duo hailing from Dublin, comprised of Aoife Frances and Liam Mesbur, two teenage friends who only began writing, performing, and producing

Last week punk / thrashcore duo HO99O9 along with Spewing Cum played The Flat for one thunderous, over-the-top debacle. Together, the two each ripped through

I was having dinner at a Malaysian spot in Chinatown, wondering whether or not I should try to catch Jon Hopkins at Output. Truly, there

Last week, Julian Casablancas + The Voids and Dev Hynes — converged at Hammerstein Ballroom. Not only were their individual sets incredibly inspired, but Hynes

The Audacity definitely live up to their name, particularly on their brash new cover, “Mind Your Own Business,” a track off of their upcoming 7″

Nite Fields may hail from Melbourne, but they are gaining traction here stateside. Merging shoegaze, post-punk, and psych rock, Nite Fields craft songs that feel like

Here’s another healthy dose of ’80s no wave. Y Pants (the only existential question you’ll ever need) was comprised of of Barbara Ess, Virginia Piersol,

Suburban Living feels more like a LES dance floor than a backyard barbeque, particularly with their new track “No Fall,” a single from their upcoming

A Place to Bury Strangers just released a pummeling new track titled “Straight,” a single off of their upcoming album Transfixiation, which is due out

We’re digging into the past — in search of inspiration and ideas, highlighting both songs that have stood the test of time and those that never

Folk songstress Angel Olsen released a somber, cinematic video for “Windows,” a track off of her most recent album, Burn Your Fire For No Witness.

A fantastic b-side to Saint Pepsi’s new 7″, the video for “Fall Harder” is a tale of romances young and old. A married couple goes

Girlpool has just released a video for “Blah Blah Blah,” a single off of their upcoming debut, self-titled EP. In stark contrast to the introspective

Bully, hailing from Nashville, released a video from “Brainfreeze,” a single off of their recently released self-titled EP. Elements of punk and surf rock converge

Swedish pop sensation Tove Styrke first made waves in the music world with her self-titled debut in 2010 and just last month she returned with Borderline, her

Music Driven, a partnership between Nitehawk Cinema and Noisey, will screen director Scott Crary’s no wave / art punk documentary Kill Your Idols, as well as

NYC punk figure Richard Hell is curating a series of events at Symphony Space where he will interview an up-and-coming young artist that interest him

Sometimes you just don’t need a reason — for anything. Sometimes there is no method, and madness is just madness. In the devil-may-care spirit of

SQÜRL, DIY director Jim Jarmusch’s dark, noisy trio, released the gently droning “Francine Says,” a single from their third and final EP in a series that

Kindness’ new video with Robyn asks “Who Do You Love?” and director Daniel Brereton answers with a series of intimate, black and white portraits of