Chris Cohen
Bill's Indie Basement (4/27): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in the Indie Basement: some long-overdue Teenage Fanclub vinyl reissues, the return of Australian post-punk/proto-grunge band The Scientists, a new EP from Melbourne’s Fall-esque The Shifters, a great new EP from UK band Ulrika Spacek (who will tour North America this fall), plus Montreal’s very fun Anemone, and a great new Amber Arcades single.
Huichica East 2018 lineup: Amen Dunes, Allah-Las, Bettye LaVette, Mercury Rev, more
Huichica East happens August 24-26 at Chaseholm Farm in NY’s Hudson Valley and also features Robyn Hitchcock, Vetiver, the first Espers show since 2009, and more.
What's going on Saturday?
Today’s many great NYC-area shows include Seaport Music Festival, OctFest with GBV & more, Pete Townshend’s ‘Classic Quadrophenia,’ Depeche Mode, Willie Nelson, Danzig, Oh Sees, Joshua Light Show, and more.
Colin from Twin Peaks tell us his Top 10 LPs of 2016 (their tour hits NYC this week)
Chicago’s Twin Peaks are currently on the last week of their North American tour which hits NYC on Friday (12/9) with together PANGEA and Golden Daze…
EZTV announce new LP, share "High Flying Faith" ft. Jenny Lewis, touring
The new album also includes contributions from members of Real Estate and Quilt, and their NYC shows include opening for Miracle Legion, and the Out in the Streets festival.
Andy Shauf touring with Chris Cohen
Singer-songwriter Andy Shauf made The Polaris Prize shortlist for his album The Party, a baroque concept album that is one of this year’s underrated gems…
Chris Cohen releasing 'As If Apart' (stream two song), playing shows
Chris Cohen is set to return with a new album, titled As If Apart, out May 6 via Captured Tracks. Judging by the two tracks released from the LP so far, Cohen is in airy, baroque mode, recalling The Left Banke, The United States of America, and other similarly not-adverse-to-harpsichords ’60s pop. Check out “In […]
The Essex Green working on first new LP in 10 years, playing Vermont's Waking Windows fest (line-up)
Former Brooklynites and makers of ’60s-inspired baroque psych pop, The Essex Green, have been, for the most part, in hibernation since 2006’s Merge-released Cannibal Sea…
Le Butcherettes announce tour, on Joyful Noise flexi-disc series with Don Cab, Thurston Moore, Swirlies & more
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…
Ty Segall played 'Sleeper' at MHOW and Bowery Ballroom (pics from Bowery)
Ty Segall is usually making a racket, stomping on the fuzz pedal and generally tearing shit up. But his latest album, Sleeper, delves into psych folk and is mostly acoustic…
