LVL UP, Kal Marks, Palehound, Frankie Cosmos @ Shea Stadium 8pm ($7) A pretty fuckin’ stellar line-up brought to you by the geniuses over at
The use of the recorder on the first track of Tally All The Things That you Broke is worth the price of admission alone. Parquet Courts
Savior is an album about the grief that someone deals with after a break up. This isn’t a new concept. But the way that Savior slowly shows
Chronic gossip catalyst Miley Cyrus evidentially received some “thoughtful” words of advice from Sinead O’Connor. You can read them here. After learning she served as
Allison Crutchfield, one half of the coolest twins in music (take that Ying Yang Twins!), and her band mate Kyle Gilbride have released a new
Wavves, King Tuff, Jacuzzi Boys @ Irving Plaza 7pm ($20) Wavves and King Tuff make for a pretty sweet snotty punk concoction. Considering the really
Colleen Green, White Fang, The Memories, Hector’s Pets @ Death By Audio 8pm ($8) Colleen Green put out one of my favorite records of 2012
So Migos of “Versace” fame finally released a video for that song and watching it gives you the same vibes you get after listening to
The onset of Autumn not only ushers in a new school year and cooler weather in NYC, it bestows upon us the musical magic that
Because you obviously need another writer telling you that HAIM is awesome, I am here to tell you the following: HAIM is awesome. The Cali-based
Bouncing Souls, Brian Fallon, Aye Nako, Nude Beach @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 6:30pm ($3) Yes this show will cost you all of $3. No,
Lorde, Until The Ribbon Breaks @ Webster Hall 7pm ($30.50) New Zealand’s Lorde has been taking the world by storm with her pretty awesome devil-may-care
Savages released the excellent Silence Yourself earlier in the year. The band has now released a video for the excellent “Husbands” of that same album. The John
Local Natives, Lucius @ Terminal 5 7pm ($27.50) Very few bands are worth the trek to what is arguably everyone’s least favorite venue in NYC.
It’s been over a year since the Scottish trio first teased listeners with their incurably addicting singles “Lies” and “The Mother We Share,” and after
B.Y.O.V. (Bring Your Own Vinyl) Night @ Knitting Factory 9pm (FREE!) Bring a record to spin and get a free beer – why would anyone
The ladies of Habibi make the kind of music that I can listen to for days. This Brooklyn-based group spins delicate surf-pop songs with grace
What genre does The Weeknd belong to exactly? R&B tinged with soul/disco/hip hop/alt-rock/synth/downtempo/funk? Probably. As an artist who kept himself “shrouded in mystery” and deftly
Screaming Females, Waxahatchee, Tenement, Aye Nako @ Bowery Ballroom 7pm ($16) What better way to celebrate Mexican Independence Day than with a bunch of Independent
Arcade Fire returns with a psychedelic interactive short film to showcase their new single “Reflektor,” the title track of their highly anticipated upcoming album. Entitled
Brooklyn noise-pop sensation Sleigh Bells returns with a new video for the title track of their upcoming album, Bitter Rivals. The video opens with the
Aye Nako, Radical Dads, Primes @ Glasslands 8pm ($10) Aye Nako, whose tumblr page description is the fantastic “better off gay” are definitely going to
Porches, Summer People, No One & The Somebodies, Frankie Cosmos @ Shea Stadium 8pm ($8) This is the record release show for Porches’ excellent Slow
This week, the super influential Pixies released a 4-song EP called simply EP-1. It contains probably the best Pixies song in recent memory – “Indie
Brooklyn’s own Frankie Rose recently released “Street of Dreams,” a cover of an original by The Damned and also the second single from her upcoming
California’s psychedelic surf-rock downers The Growlers know how to get stuck in your head. Take “Humdrum Blues,” a single from their upcoming Gilded Pleasures EP,
For the second video from their excellent Thr!!!er, !!! (chk-chk-chk) made a very DIY-style video in an elevator in Japan (and got caught by security).
Some people still think of Earl from the “FREE EARL” rallying cries from his OFWGKTA cohorts when his mom sent him off to a boarding
Now that Matangi finally has a release date(11/5), M.I.A. has shared a glitchy and subdued track from it. “Unbreak My Mixtape” is M.I.A.’s most lovelorn
Butter The Children gets a lot of shit for its name. Even me, a self-described stan for the band was apprehensive to listen. But when
Things have been quiet on the Parquet Courts front, as they’re probably still riding margarita waves of bliss from their much-applauded 2012 full-length Light Up
Philadelphia’s curiously volatile Man Man continue to rein in their subversive quirk in favor of inviting and stripped-down pop with their exclusive Facebook release this
