Black Lips

Black Lips are going on an extensive tour, including east coast dates with Hank Wood & the Hammerheads

Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival returns from June 1-5, and as always, the lineup is pretty amazing. They’ve got Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigur Ros, PJ Harvey, Tame Impala, The Last Shadow Puppets, Air, Brian Wilson (performing Pet Sounds), Beach House, Suede, Beirut, Animal Collective, Pusha T, Action Bronson, Explosions in the Sky, Moderat, John Carpenter, Vince Staples, Drive Like Jehu, Deerhunter, Dinosaur Jr, Richard Hawley, Kamasi Washington, Neon Indian, Battles, Ty Segall, Julia Holter, Destroyer, Thee Oh Sees, Titus Andronicus, Tortoise, Mudhoney, Boredoms, Royal Headache, Shellac, Dungen, Beach Slang, Venom, Unsane, The Chills, Holly Herndon, Psychic TV, Mbong…

The Austin installment of the Red Bull Sound Select series returns on September 19 at Red 7 Sidewinder (which is taking over all of R7’s September shows), curated by Transmission Eve…

The 2015 Gigawatts Festival is upon us, bringing 80+ bands to The Wick, the adjacent outdoor venue The Well and smaller nearby club Our Wicked Lady tonight through Sunday (7/24-26)…

Last year, China’s Modern Sky Festival held its first-ever US edition in NYC’s Central Park. This year, they’re returning to Central Park on October 4, and also doing one in Seattle on October 11 at Mural Am…

Known troublemakers Ariel Pink and Black Lips will be joining forces for a fall tour. Right now there are only dates on the West Coast. Stay tuned…

Brooklyn’s annual Gigawatts Festival returns this year with a lineup that’s bigger and more impressive than ever. The fest happens July 24-26 at The Wick & The Well, and artists playing include Black Lips, Braid, A Place to Bury Strangers, Liturgy, Swearin’, Beach Slang, Cheap Girls, Chumped, Anamanaguchi, Pile, Ava Luna, Cerebral Ballzy, Amanda X, Potty Mouth, Mannequin Pussy, Heaven’s Gate, Honduras, Laura Stevenson, Dan Friel and still m…

Indie labels Castle Face, Famous Class and In the Red (which have all released records and Ty Segall) are teaming up to auction off rare vinyl test pressings to raise money for charity…

DOWNLOAD: Diamond Rugs – Voodoo Doll (MP3) Diamond Rugs — the supergroup featuring John McCauley & Robbie Cowell of Deer Tick, Ian Saint Pe formerly of Black L…

Man, Burger Records is really feeling the Angus Soundtrack ’90s kids lately. First they signed The Muffs and now they’ve booked Weezer for their fourth Burgerama festival happening March 28-29 at The Observatory in Santa Ana,…