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The dB's Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey and more playing 'Trouser Press' 50th anniversary party

Legendary ’70s/’80s music mag ‘The Trouser Press’ turns 50 in March and they’ll be celebrating with a special NYC anniversary party also featuring Dennis Diken (Smithereens) and more…

Tommy Keene releasing new LP 'Laugh in the Dark,' shares "All Gone Away," touring in September

Tommy Keene has been making jangly, post-Big Star power pop since the early ’80s when songs like “Places That Are Gone” and “Run Now” were staples on collage radio…

Sweet Jesus (Have Heart, Verse, Dropdead, Soul Control) released an EP, opening for Soulside in NYC

As discussed, DC/Dischord vets Soulside are reuniting for some shows this year including two in NYC: December 17 & 18 at Saint Vitus. Hopefully you got your tickets because those are both sold out now, but if you are going you might want to show up early for the just-announced openers: Sweet Je……

What's going on Saturday? (Built to Spill, Black N' Blue Bowl, Ghost BC, Chromeo, King Gizzard, Morcheeba & more)

Built to Spill @ Irving Plaza, 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

The Monochrome Set played 1st NYC show in 30 years (pics), play Maxwell's tonight, Popfest on Friday

Arch, erudite post punks The Monochrome Set played their first NYC show in over 30 years on Memorial Day (5/27) at Bowery Electric with the pounding drums of their titular theme song leading the charge…

NYC Popfest 2012 preview (Pt. 2): Comet Gain, The Pooh Sticks, White Town, The Ladybug Transistor, The Wave Pictures, Allo Darlin', Pushy Parents, and more

Here’s the second part of the NYC Popfest 2012 preview. For info on tonight’s show at Knitting Factory can read part one here. SATURDAY, MAY 19 There’s a free show at Spike Hill with Sweden’s rough-and-tumble Lisa Bouvier, the gentle sounds of  Philippine band Outerhope (who also play The Rock Shop on Monday ) plus Pale Lights (featuring Comet Gain’s Phil Sutcliffe and Andy from Crystal Stilts) and Brooklyn up-and-comers Habibi…

NYC Pop Fest 2012 line-up announced: Pooh Sticks, White Town, Comet Gain, Allo Darlin', Wave Pictures, Burning Hearts and many more playing

The Pooh Sticks in the early ’90s The sixth-annual NYC Pop Fest is happening May 17 – 20 and the organizers have just announced the 27 band line-up, which includes UK acts Allo Darlin’ and The Wave Pictures who will wrap up their US tour together with their Popfest show, plus Comet Gain, Seattle’s Seapony, Finland’s Burning Hearts, Sweden’s Speedmarket Avenue and The Electric Pop Group, and longrunning American indiepop group Saturday Looks Good to Me…

Black Tambourine, Aislers Set, Small Factory, Legendary Jim Ruiz Group & more reuniting for chickfactor festival

 will celebrate its 20-year anniversary with five blissful nights of sparkling indie pop on the Northeast Corridor of the USA (three in NY; two in DC) including the first shows in years and Fan Modine and rare performances from such pop luminaries asStevie Jackson (Belle & Sebastian), Frankie Rose, Lilys, Lorelei, Dot Dash, Versus, Bridget St John and Honey Bunch. c…

2006 Dot Dash Festival (Year IV) @ Southpaw w/ The Dicks

THE DICKS THE 2006 LINEUP @ SOUTHPAW, BROOKLYN, NY THU 7/27 – THE DICKS, MARKED MEN, CARBONAS, PISSED JEANS & LIVE FAST DIE FRI 7/28 – THE ALARM CLOCKS…