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Florida band The Cadets signs to Bar/None, announces retrospective album & shares music video
After a Man or Astro-Man? show in 1995 at Einstein A Go-Go, one of the only all-ages venues in the...
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PUREST FORM release “ANIMAL” video/single. Announce ‘RESISTANCE’ EP. Sign to Dais Records
LA’s visceral dance-punk trio PUREST FORM sign to Dais Records for their next EP RESISTANCE,...
Monolord Release “Iodine” Video; U.S. Tour Resumes on Aug. 27
Monolord, who return to the U.S. in late August, have released a live video for the song “Iodine”...
Van Chamberlain shares new summer anthem, “Fantasy TBD”
Fearless, self-aware, and irresistibly hooky, Brooklyn’s Van Chamberlain arrive with their most...
Emma Ruth Rundle debuts “Enough” video/single | Announces North American tour | New album ‘These Killing Times’ out Sept 18
Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, poet and multi-disciplinary artist Emma Ruth Rundle debuts her...
Bitchin Bajas Annnounce New EP, ‘Isle Peaks’; Add US Dates to World Tour
In the wake of 2025’s acclaimed Inland See, Bitchin Bajas ascend to higher ground with the...
Stephen O’Malley announces “Avaeken”
American experimental composer Stephen O’Malley announces Avaeken, two sides of immense,...
SMIRK kicks off East Coast tour next week. NYC, PHL, BOS & more. New album ‘Speculative Fiction’ out now
Across Smirk’s Speculative Fiction, just released via Smoking Room, punk mastermind Nick Vicario...
Gothenburg Occult Rockers TERRA BLACK Announce New Album and ‘IN STONE’ Single
Following their acclaimed debut and recent signing to Bonebag Records, Gothenburg occult rock...
FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS (feat. Neurosis, 16 Horsepower, Enslaved + more) shares weekend performance schedule
Fire in the Mountains is an immersive, open-air music and cultural event that merges heavy music...
Out Today: Tricky ‘Different When It’s Silent’ Album / First North American Tour In 8 Years Begins September 18th
Today, Tricky releases Different When It’s Silent, his critically acclaimed 15th studio album and...
Post-Hardcore Legends QUICKSAND Return With Acclaimed New Album, “Bring On The Psychics,” Out Today, US Tour Starts August 3rd in Norfolk, Virginia
Legendary independent New York-based rock label Equal Vision Records and Quicksand are excited to...
Brooklyn-based Upper Wilds share climate change-inspired single/video “Fever”; ‘Mercury’ LP out 8/28
Stargazing Brooklyn noise-rock cosmonauts Upper Wilds—the power-trio led by Parts & Labor...
Angelo Badalamenti’s iconic “Blue Velvet” score returns to vinyl for 40th anniversary
Varèse Sarabande celebrates the 40th anniversary of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet with a reissue of...
Velocity Girl shares two more tracks from their upcoming collection of early material, “1989 – 1992”
Getting their start as the 1980s bled into the 90s, Velocity Girl arose from a new pop underground...
COLD GAWD announces upcoming E.P. “Glory2”, drops “Grease” music video
Cold Gawd’s forthcoming EP Glory2 brings forward the muscular distortion of their God Get Me...
LOCKSTEP share haunting new single “Solvent Sound”
Nashville’s LOCKSTEP have built a sound rooted in atmosphere and weight, and move between...
Ty Segall Drops New Single “Running to Nowhere” and announces South American Tour
Burnin’ rubber and breaking the sound barrier, Ty and his band are blitzing through the end...
Railcard, feat. members of Dolly Mixture & Heavenly, announces debut LP
You have to wonder why Railcard took so long to be born: their debut album feels like it should...
Setting announce additional US tour dates; self-titled LP ‘Setting’ out now
Setting, the trio of multi-instrumentalists and esteemed collaborative artists Jaime Fennelly,...
Chat Pile share new single / video “PEN I S MALL”
Since Chat Pile’s formation just over six years ago, the Oklahoma City-based quartet has...
“A Band Called Death” Now Streaming on the Criterion Channel
Have you truly lived if you haven’t experienced Death? That is, the Detroit proto-punk band...
Stick Men (Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter) Release “Let’s THRAK Again” on Sept. 4
Stick Men, the progressive powerhouse featuring King Crimson’s Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto with...
Liturgy announce archival release of 2004-2008 recordings, streaming for the first time
On July 4, Liturgy will unveil archival releases of recordings spanning 2004-2008 from the...
Dinosaur Jr announce new album “There Near” drop new single “Several Got Away”
Dinosaur Jr have announced the upcoming release of their 13th album “There Near” which...
Earth Tongue Announce US Tour For August & September Including appearances at Field Of Vision & Levitation Festival
New Zealand heavy psych two-piece Earth Tongue are coming back to the USA this August and...
Agriculture announce North American headline tour for fall 2026
Since the release of their exceptional LP The Spiritual Sound in 2025, ecstatic black metal...
Waldo Witt releases new single “Moonlighter,”
Today Waldo Witt shares a new single, “Moonlighter,” following the recently released...
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Pallbearer announce Aug + Sep tour dates in celebration of “Foundations of Burden”
Following this year’s extensive series of tour dates and festival appearances celebrating...
Truck Violence release “The weathervane is my body” LP
Canada’s Truck Violence howl through the harsh edges of hardcore and folk with an ending...
SMIRK releases new single “Going Off To Die”, new album “Speculative Fiction” out July 3rd, East Coast Tour starts July 29th
Smirk mastermind Nick Vicario slows it down on his nihilistic single and album centerpoint, “Going...
Russian Circles release new single “Empath”, announce new album and 2026 tour
Russian Circles are set to drop their ninth album which is fittingly called “Nine” on...
Croz Boyce – Animal Collective’s Dave Portner & Brian Weitz – Announce Fall US Tour
Animal Collective’s Dave Portner (Avey Tare) and Brian Weitz (Geologist) have announced the...
Veteran Alt-Rock Band SLOTHRUST Sign With Equal Vision Records & Announce Full North American Tour; New Single Out Next Week
Equal Vision Records is excited to announce the signing of veteran Los Angeles-based alt-rock...
UNORTHODOX ALT-ROCK FOURSOME Cor de Lux drop new single/video “The Cringe”, new album “Year Of The Horse” set for release September 18th on Ipecac Records
Cor de Lux, who recently announced their signing to Ipecac Recordings, release their label...
Franklin shares another track from their upcoming reissue on Solid Brass, appears on Washed Up Emo
Franklin (sometimes written as “!franklin”) was a cornerstone of Philadelphia,...
Frankie Rose announces new album, ‘Hila,’ shares first single / video, “Cant Be Wrong”
Today, Frankie Rose announces her sixth solo album, Hila, due on Sept 18 via Born Losers / Night...
Pennywise Announce East Coast Fall Tour with Support from H2O, Murphy’s Law and more
Pennywise, who are currently in the midst of a European tour, have announced an Eastern North...
Punk Vets Hot Water Music Announce 2026 North American & European Tour Dates Spanning July Through September
Punk vets Hot Water Music have announced their remaining 2026 live performances. Spanning July...
New Posthumous Ed Askew Single “Tough Guys” Out Now; Art Exhibition in Chicago Announced
The Final Painting, out July 31, is a marvelous last word from the late psych-folk legend Ed...
Quicksand Channel Minor Threat & Negative Approach On OG Diss Track, “Cool Guy”; First LP In Five Years, “Bring On The Psychics”, Out July 17th
Legendary independent New York-based rock label Equal Vision Records and Quicksand are pleased to...
Monolord and Dunable Guitars Launch Signature Guitar and Bass
Monolord, who are currently in the midst of a U.S. tour following the release of their new...
Dale Crover set to release solo acoustic E.P. “Get Yer Ba-Ba’s Out” September 4th
Joyful Noise Records have announced Get Yer Ba-Ba’s Out, a brand new acoustic EP from the...
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