Big Eyes

It’s a concept album inspired by the Stephen King series of the same name, and you can get a taste from the ’70s country-inspired single ”The Beam.”

The now-defunct Brooklyn indie-punk band’s new comp features 20 songs newly remastered by Jack Shirley.

In 2011, the new wave of post-hardcore came into full effect with seminal albums by Touche Amore, Pianos Become the Teeth, La Dispute, Defeater, Title Fight, and more. This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks back on those albums for their 10th anniversary, the overall punk landscape of 2011, and today’s young bands who are starting their own new wave

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include Against Me!/Cursive, Luna, Oh Sees, Cave In/War On Women, Steely Dan, Mark Mulcahy, David Byrne’s American Utopia, and more.

It’s a big night in NYC for shows: Stereolab, Massive Attack, Guided by Voices, Billy Bragg, Pinegrove, Arca, Madball, Heart/Joan Jett, Every Time I Die, The Hu, Cerebral Rot/Fetid, and lots more all playing.

”We wanted to try something new for the ‘Hourglass’ video, so we went with more of a trippy, psychedelic vibe instead of a specific storyline or more literal interpretation, like most of our other videos,” singer/guitarist Kait Eldridge says.

Plus: Nile/Terrorizer, The Alarm/Modern English/Gene Loves Jezebel, Squeeze, Ben Folds/Violent Femmes, KORN/Alice in Chains and more tickets on sale.

Listen to new songs by Tierra Whack, Hatchie, Wand, Stealing Sheep, Devil Master, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Big Eyes, Ex Hex, Control Top, The Drums, Mountain Man, and more.

Joyce Manor played four songs off this year’s very solid Million Dollars To Kill Me but mostly delivered a career-spanning set of faves…

Joyce Manor made their new album ‘Million Dollars to Kill Me’ with Converge’s Kurt Ballou producing, and they’re also touring, including shows with Jeff Rosenstock, Vundabar, Big Eyes, and Peach Kelli Pop.