Philly/Brooklyn band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have announced a new tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut record. The band will be playing their debut record in in full, plus “other favorites.”
Californian singer-songwriter Mikal Cronin has shared another song off his upcoming third record, MCIII. The song, “ii) Gold,” is part of a six-part song cycle that makes up side B (whatever THAT means) of the record. Continue reading
Good news, Rentals fans: Now that RadioShack is going out of business, Matt Sharp can lay claim to the red-R-in-a-circle logo all for himself! Also, the Rentals have announced a North American tour coming up in May. Continue reading
Canadian indie pop outfit Stars played a sold-out show at the Fillmore in SF, on the tail end of two-month international tour in support of their last record, No One Is Lost. Continue reading
Former San Francisco-now-sort-of-LA-based garage/punk/alt rock band Thee Oh Sees have announced a new record, Mutilator Defeated At Last. It’s the second The Oh Sees record in the 14 months since founder John Dwyer told a crowd at Great American Music Hall that the band was going on extended hiatus. Continue reading
Though there was some disappointment at Modest Mouse delaying the release of their first album in eight years by a few weeks, it’s starting to seem like the band pushed back the date so that they could release as much of the album as possible track by track. Continue reading
Aussie singer-songwriter-guitarist/rising star Courtney Barnett releases her highly-anticipated record Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit on March 24, and ahead of that she’s released another track from the album. Continue reading
The Mountain Goats release their wrestling-inspired new record Beat the Champ on April 7th, but they surprised listeners of the Welcome to Night Vale podcast on Sunday by playing a new song from the record, “Heel Turn 2.”
Canadian indie rock supergroup the New Pornographers played the Noise Pop show at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Saturday night, and despite a recent lineup change and being one key member short, they delivered the same, dependable hour and a half of hook-y, harmonizing, driving rock music that they’ve been peddling for 15 years now. Continue reading
Noise Pop 2015 continued on Tuesday with an excellent show at Bottom of the Hill. LA’s Best Coast – whose last proper Bay Area show was a year ago at The Fox Theater – headlined the show Continue reading
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