Beverly

Beverly just wrapped up a tour, including a bunch of SXSW shows. They’ll soon be off to Europe but will first play two NYC release shows for their upcoming second album, The Blue Swell. The first happens at Baby’s All Right on May 5 with EZTV, Painted Zeroes and Tall Juan (tickets). Then they’ll play […]

Mac DeMarco headlined the Planned Parenthood Valentine’s Day benefit at Music Hall of Williamsburg last night (2/13). It may be more accurate to say he played last — there were many acts, and nobody got more than three songs — but when he walked out on stage it was clear who the bulk of the crowd were here to see…

Beverly have a video for new single “Victoria” from the forthcoming The Blue Swell album. It was made by Jacob Graham who, in addition to playing in The Drums, is a puppeteer and filmmaker — maybe you know The Creatures of Yes series he does with his brother, Caleb…

No, the McCarren Pool Parties aren’t back, but Brooklyn staples The So So Glos are now throwing free monthly parties at the McCarren Hotel And Pool (16…

Bevery have announced details of their second album, which is titled The Blue Swell and will be out May 6 via Kanine Records. The band has gone through major changes since their debut — cofounder Frankie Rose moved to California and Drew Citron kept the band going herself with producer Scott Rosenthal and a rotating group of musicians, including former Drums member Johnny Pierce…

Annie Hart of Au Revoir Simone has been quietly releasing music on her own via her SoundCloud page over the last year or so. While not terribly different than the synthpop that ARS make and still with a strong ear for melody, her solo songs have their own idiosyncrasies and her latest, “Hard to Be Still,” is probably the closest she’s ever come to “rock…

Philadelphia’s Mercury Girls won the battle over use of their name (Toronto’s Mercury Girls are now called Pavilion). With that settled, look for a 7″ out early next year on venerable indiepop label Slumberland…

Now in its sixth year, The Savannah Stopover will happen March 10-12 at venues all over Savannah, GA. For those who’d like a little of that SXSW flavor but with less insanity, the Stopover provides a more genteel experience…

Beverly are wrapping up work on their second album — which will be out spring 2016 — but have just shared a new single, “Crooked Cop.” They’ve been playing this one live for a while, and its descending chord pattern owes just a smidge to Big Star…

CMJ is just barely behind us, and now it’s time to start thinking about SXSW who have just announced their first round of showcasing artists…