Mar 11, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Genre Is Death is an uncompromising noise duo made up of Ty V (guitar, vox) and Tayler Lee (bass, vox). Their sound is abrasive yet melodic, using heavy distortion, dissonant riffs, and reverberating vocals to create a wave of boldly hypnotic noise. The duo have been...
Mar 10, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
The acclaimed trio BIG|BRAVE have announced their 10th full-length, in grief or in hope, out June 12th, 2026. in grief or in hope is an innovative vision of electro-acoustic sound and emotive storytelling, an endless bounty of overwhelming distortions and devastating...
Mar 10, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Holy Sun Opera House at its core is soprano and drummer Krissy Barker with composer dl Salo. Along with a revolving cast of collaborators, singers and performers, they create emotionally engaging and haunting symphonic music embellished by electronics, heavy drums and...
Mar 9, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Dinosaur Jr and The Jesus and Mary Chain will co-headline Total Bummer, a new full weekend festival that will be held May 30th and 31st at The Knockdown Center in Queens, N.Y. The two night bill showcases some of the most iconic alternative artists alongside the...
Mar 5, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Bill Callahan fans (and ye olde Smogolytes), hear here! Bill’s setting up shop in your shop — the record shop! — to celebrate the release of his new album, My Days of 58. His brief March/April U.S. in-store tour will kick off in New York at Rough Trade on March...
Mar 3, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Setting, the trio of multi-instrumentalists and esteemed collaborative artists Jaime Fennelly, Nathan Bowles and Joe Westerlund, have shared the new single “Gum Bump, taken from their debut, self-titeld Thrill Jockey album Setting, out April 24th. The...
