The Perennials

Doveman’s latest Burgundy Stain Sessions show featured announced guests Norah Jones, Steve Salett and Joan As Police Woman, plus surprise guests St. Vincent, Sufjan Stevens, Justin Vivian Bond, and John Cameron Mitchell.

The NYC-area shows had three members of The National (including Aaron Dessner, who had to sit out the other tour dates), Josh Kaufman, Conrad Doucette, Dawn Landes’ band The Bandanda Splits, Sam Cohen, and more.

Tonight’s NYC shows include Van Morrison, Merchandise, Strike Anywhere, Nots, and more.

Brooklyn duo The Perennials is the project of married couple Pete & Amanda Wells, and they recently signed to Brassland (the label founded by Alec Bemis and National members Aaron & Bryce Dessner). Their debut album will come out this fall, and we’re now premiering its first single “Breadcrumbs,” which was produced by their labelmate […]

It’s a stacked Saturday in NYC: White Lung, Woods/Ultimate Painting, Crystal Castles, Ivan Julian Benefit, Ought/Priests, DJ Windows 98, and lots more show options.

Cat Power / Sky Ferreira at Elliott Smith tribute (more by Amanda Hatfield) As you may have heard, on the tenth anniversary of Elliott Smith‘s death (10/21), a tribute show went down at Glasslands in Brooklyn with a number of musicians, including Cat Power, Zachary Cole Smith (DIIV), Sky Ferreira, Yoni Wolf (Why…

Dupuis delivered the night’s heaviest alt-rock blast, leading a Nirvana-like performance of “Abused” by dialing up the track’s soft-loud-soft dynamics…

Like the four Elliott Smith tribute shows that took place in August to honor the songwriting legend in the ten-year anniversary of his dea…

Craig Finn in Austin in April (more by Tim Griffin) As mentioned, Doveman (aka Thomas Bartlett) is doing his final Burgundy Stains Session of 2012 at Le Poisson Rouge on December 13…

Organ-fueled partiers Cola Jet Set from Barcelona, who sing in Spanish and maintain an impeccable wardrobe, are visiting NYC for NYC Popfest this week and play a FREE show at Cake Shop tonight …