Ava Luna

Pictures from the second and final day of the 2016 Boston Hassle Fest.

Learn to work the saxophone and play just what you feel.

For the second year in a row, Dumbo is playing host to the Live At the Archway series, which is “a weekly cabaret below the Manhattan Bridge — with free performances, beer, wine, and a magical, only-in-DUMBO setting”…

From Brian Wilson to Beech Creeps, from Wolf Parade to Cut Worms, it’s our picks for don’t-miss shows at Northside 2016.

For the dog lovers of the world.

As previously announced, the 33 1/3 book series is throwing a showcase at Brooklyn’s Northside Festival with artists covering songs from albums that have been given the 33 1/3 treatment. Frankie Cosmos is doing Liz Phair’s Exile In Guyville, Ava Luna are doing Serge Gainsbourg’s Histoire de Melody Nelson, and now the show has an exciting addition. Otherworldly art pop musician Deradoorian will be playing songs off Black Sabbath‘s insanely influential doom masterpiece Master of Reality…

Deerhoof‘s new album The Magic is out June 24 and if you haven’t yet checked out the glammy “Plastic Thrills” and more typically Deerhoof-ian “Debut” below. The band have just announced a tour to go along with the new LP, which kicks off with two nights at Brooklyn’s Market Hotel on June 22 & 23. […]

The 33 1/3 book series is presenting a Northside showcase featuring cover sets by Frankie Cosmos and Ava Luna at Rough Trade on June 11. Frankie Cosmos is playing songs from Liz Phair’s iconic Exile in Guyville (which should suit her style well) and Ava Luna are playing songs from Serge Gainsbourg’s 1971 pervy masterpiece Histoire de Melody Nelson…

TEEN‘s new album, Love Yes, is out today via Carpark. As I wrote before, they have found the sweet spot between their arty, proggy first album and the nu-R&B of their second, making for by far their best record yet…

Mexican garage rockers Le Butcherettes spent the past year touring with Antemasque, Melvins, and Faith No More, and also released their newest album A Raw Youth on FNM frontman Mike Patton’s Ipecac Recordi…