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Country Westerns Announce Covers EP for Fat Possum
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 11, 2021 The EP arrives after a banner year for the band, whose self-titled debut album (Fat Possum) drew praise from all corners of the media world. Pitchfork called the album 'ragged in all the right places' and named it one of the 35 Best Rock Albums of 2020....
Tashaki Miyaki Release New Song & Video 'I Feel Fine'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 23, 2021 The new record sees the band expanding their musical palette with songs circling around the themes of love, memory and time which are haunting, catchy and soothing. ...
Gary Louris Shares Jaunty New Single 'Almost Home'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 08, 2021 His first solo release since Vagabonds in 2008, Jump For Joy includes 10 never-before-released songs written, performed and produced entirely by Louris himself, as well as cover art illustrated by his son, Henry Louris....
Guitarist Dave Philips Dies at 52
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2021 Over the course of a 30 + year career, Philips became a go-to guitarist for some of post-punk and alt-rock’s most influential figures including The Pixies’ Frank Black, The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson and Guided by Voices’ Robert Pollard....
Swerve Share New Single 'My Enemy Is Dead'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 28, 2021 Los Angeles-based band Swerve is pleased to present their new single 'My Enemy Is Dead.' ...
DUST BOWL FAERIES Release Floyd Fisher's Gothic Hip Hop Remix of 'Ibex'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 27, 2021 Today. New York-based dark carnival-inspired indie-rock band Dust Bowl Faeries release the pop remix of 'Ibex' from their new sophomore album, The Plague Garden. “'Ibex’ is a song about the extinct Pyrenean Ibex, which scientists ‘resurrected’ in a laboratory for seven minutes through DNA cloning,” ...
Rising Indie-Rock Quartet Cadet Carter Shares 'The Best Part' Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 05, 2020 Indie-rock British-Bavarian quartet Cadet Carter have announced the release of their latest single, 'The Best Part' on the 13th of November via 8 Ohm Records. ...
Jon Snodgrass Announces New Album TACE
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 27, 2020 Tace means 'shhh' in Latin,' explains Jon Snodgrass about the title of his long-awaited new album. 'I think people need to listen more, including me. It’s my version of Mark Twain's 'Never miss a good chance to shut up.'...
The Milwaukees To Release Sixth Album THE CALLING
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 09, 2020 Any suburban kid of a certain age who misses the wholehearted music of their anthemic rock radio listening youth will find THE MILWAUKEES' new effort The Calling (their sixth overall and their first since 2011) both sincere and familiar....
Country Westerns Share New Track From Fat Possum Debut
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 12, 2020 Nashville rockers Country Westerns have shared 'Anytime,' the next single from their self-titled debut album (out May 1, 2020 on Fat Possum Records). BrooklynVegan debuted the track, noting that 'Country Westerns make twangy rock n' roll with a punk energy that is in the same tradition as The Replac...
The Frogs Unreleased '1st' LP Out April 3rd
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 02, 2020 More than a vast departure from The Frogs previous works, it's an arrival at the beginning. It's the “1st” original debut album. Recorded within the realms of time stamped January 1986, presents 12 songs & 8 unreleased bonus tracks. Understanding correctly, “1st” aka “Pat's Session” was intended to ...
My Chemical Romance to Headline Riot Fest 2020
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 03, 2020 Riot Fest organizers announced today that the recently reunited My Chemical Romance will headline Riot Fest 2020. The three-day festival takes place September 11, 12 & 13 at Douglas Park in Chicago; 3-day passes are on sale now....
The Frogs Announce Unreleased New LP
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 21, 2020 Today, Jimmy Flemion of The Frogs share, 'Hellsville Baby' the first track off of their upcoming album '1st' out April 5th via End of All Music. The single was premiered and the album was announced exclusively with BrooklynVegan....
Beach Slang to Release New Album This Friday
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 06, 2020 American rock & roll mainstay Beach Slang will release their most accomplished album to date The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City this Friday, January 10 on Bridge Nine Records. Featuring special guest bassist Tommy Stinson of The Replacements on the entire new collection, the band has unleashed one...
Pravda Records Signs Former Trip Shakespeare Leader Matt Wilson & His Orchestra
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 18, 2019 Chicago's Pravda Records is proud to announce the signing of former Trip Shakespeare leader Matt Wilson & his Orchestra and will be releasing the ensemble's full-length debut When I Was a Writer March 20, 2020 preceded by the release of the title track on January 17 and the follow up single 'Come To...
Beach Slang Release Original Rock & Roll Holiday Song 'Jolly Liver'
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 16, 2019 American rock & roll mainstay Beach Slang will release new album The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City, January 10 on Bridge Nine Records. Their most accomplished album to date, the album features special guest bassist: Tommy Stinson of The Replacements and was mixed by heavy-hitter Brad Wood (Smashi...
Beach Slang Announces 2020 North American Tour Dates
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 18, 2019 Today, American rock & roll mainstay Beach Slang have announced a 2020 North American Headlining Tour, kicking off on March 13, 2020 in Nashville. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, November 22 at 10:00 AM LOCAL. Beach Slang recently announced their most accomplished album to date The Deadbeat Ban...
Listen to BEACH SLANG's New Single 'Tommy in the 80s'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 07, 2019 Today, American rock & roll mainstay Beach Slang debut gritty new song 'Tommy In The 80s' with a Consequence of Sound “Origins” feature, strutting a classic crunching hard rock sound infused with sweet melodicism and energetic horns. Beach Slang recently announced their most accomplished new album t...
Tommy Stinson Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal With Third Side Music
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 16, 2019 Tommy Stinson has signed a worldwide deal with Third Side Music, as first reported by Billboard....
Riot Fest Announces 2019 Daily Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 24, 2019 Riot Fest has unveiled its daily lineup for the 2019 festival, with a very special deal: single-day tickets will be priced at $49.98 for a very limited time. 1-day and 2-day tickets are on sale now....
Elle Belle's New Single WKND Out Today On Little Record Company, Los Angeles Shows Announced
by Tori Hartshorn - June 28, 2019 'WKND' the newest single from Elle Belle, the psychpop alterego of Los Angeles Native (and “experimental pop maverick” as dubbed by All Music Guide) Christopher Pappas is out today on all streaming platforms via Little Record Company. The track premiere this weeked on We All Want Someone To Shout ...
Dust Bowl Faeries Celebrate New EP Release at Helsinki Hudson
by Tori Hartshorn - June 26, 2019 Dust Bowl Faeries, a gothic chamber-folk outfit led by interdisciplinary artist Ryder Cooley, celebrates the release of their EP, 'Beloved Monster,' at Club Helsinki Hudson with a 'Dark Carnival Dance Party' featuring Frenchy and the Punk on Thursday, July 11, at 8pm. Ninety-year-old vaudevillian Wa...
Avant Guitarist Turned Oncologist Turned Rocker Karen Haglof Releasing 3rd Full Length Album
by Tori Hartshorn - March 06, 2019 Tobiano is the 3rd full length release by guitarist/songwriter Karen Haglof. The bulk of the ten songs included were written and recorded in the same time frame as the 2018 EP Palomino Steady Rocking. The album was produced by Steve Almaas, recorded at Cowboy Technical Services in Greenpoint Brookly...
Bar/None Records to Release Two New Alex Chilton Albums
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 02, 2019 February 8 will see Bar/None Records' release of From Memphis to New Orleans and Songs From Robin Hood Lane, thought-provoking looks at an often overlooked period of alternative rock icon Alex Chilton's long, curious career. Alex was at the height of his cult fame in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s when...
The Imperial Sound to Release THE NEW AM On 8/31
by Tori Hartshorn - August 16, 2018 The Imperial Sound's blithe synthesis of 21st-century irony and bright, unselfconscious AM-radio pop is both brave and unique. And catchy as hell. The band's debut album, The New AMshowcases songwriter Frederick Mosher's hook-driven heritage – with influences from Todd Rundgren and Carole King to Th... |