Crazy and the Brains

Wednesday’s NYC-area shows include Paramore, Grace Jones, AJJ, Heart Attack Man, Panchiko, Mega Bog, Silversun Pickups, and more.

Plus: Isabella Lovestory, My Morning Jacket, Biohazard, Louder Than Life, Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky, Something in the Water, and more tour and festival news.

Friday’s NYC-area shows include Nas, Puzzled Panther, Crazy & The Brains, See You Next Tuesday, Geese, A Wilhelm Scream, and more.

Thursday’s NYC-area shows include Elvis Costello, Viagra Boys, Kimbra, Crazy & The Brains, Brandi Carlile, Nisa, and more.

New project Hardcore Highwayman will open one of Gogol Bordello’s New Year’s shows, and other openers include Murphy’s Law and Crazy and the Brains.

Thursday’s NYC-area shows include Arctic Monkeys, The Smashing Pumpkins, Father John Misty, OSEES, Arooj Aftab, Earth & Iceage, Girlpool, Titus Andronicus, and more.

Destination Chaos is an all-inclusive fest at a resort in the Dominican Republic that also features Parquet Courts, Gogol Bordello, Peter Hook & the Light (playing Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’), Bouncing Souls, and more…

Catbite have been touring like crazy this year, and just added a stint opening for ska-punk vets Streetlight Manifesto…

Wednesday’s NYC-area shows include Moses Sumney, Car Seat Headrest, Maxwell, GZA, Thao, and more.

Saturday’s NYC-area shows include Animal Collective, Ministry, Matt Pryor, Unsane, Slash, and more.