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Truth Club sign to Double Double Whammy, share "Blue Eternal"

“It feels like such a full-circle moment to sign with [Double Double Whammy], and we are feeling so grateful that the record found such a great home,” says Truth Club’s Yvonne Chazal.

Allegra Krieger announces new LP, shares "Nothing In This World Ever Stays Still," playing shows

Allegra Krieger has live dates coming up supporting Greg Mendez and Angel Olsen, and a headlining show with Frances Chang.

Life after LVL UP: members discuss staying prolific with new projects

Since the Brooklyn indie band broke up in 2018, its members have become even more two prolific, and two of them release anticipated albums with their newer projects this week. We caught up with each of them to discuss the music they’re making now…

Frankie Cosmos & Lomelda cover each other on Double Double Whammy 10th anniv comp (listen)

In honor of Brooklyn indie label Double Double Whammy’s 10th anniversary, the label is putting out a compilation with 14 current and former DDW artists covering their labelmates.

70+ artists & labels donating Bandcamp Day profits to anti-police brutality causes

Sacred Bones, Thrill Jockey, Sad13, Wicca Phase, RVNG, Father/Daughter, Get Better, Brutal Panda, Cascine & more are donating to bail funds, legal defense funds, and other similar causes.

tix on sale: J Cole, Iron & Wine, Julien Baker, Aimee Mann, Ty Segall, more

The annual Libera Awards with Aimee Mann, The Dap-Kings featuring Lee Fields (paying tribute to Sharon Jones & Charles Bradley); Jack Antonoff’s Shadow of the City fest with Julien Baker, Turnover, Beach Slang, and more; First Aid Kit; Shakey Graves; and more NYC-area shows on sale.

Eskimeaux releasing an LP on DDW, touring w/ Adult Mom, playing Silent Barn w/ Free Cake for Every Creature (dates)

Eskimeaux is the project of Gabrielle Smith of Frankie Cosmos‘ band and of the Brooklyn-based Epoch Collective (Told Slant, Bellows, Sharpless, etc), whose members frequently play in each other’s bands and are known for highly passionate live shows in the local scene…

LVL UP release a track from new LP, touring w/ Liam Betson, playing NYC w/ Andrew Cedermark & Mitski (dates, stream)

Brooklyn indie rockers LVL UP are releasing their new album, Hoodwink’d, on September 23 via the label owned by LVL UP members Dave Benton and Mike Caridi, Double Double Whammy (also home to Frankie Cosmos and others), as well as Exploding In Sound (formerly home to Speedy Ortiz and o…

Pity Sex dates w/ Self Defense Family (& more BV-CMJ pics) ++ upcoming LVL UP, Porches, Diarrhea Planet, Crying shows

Ann Arbor shoegazers Pity Sex, who put out a pretty great album this year, just announced that they’ll head back out on the road in January with post-hardcore band Self Defense Family (fka End of a Year, and whose singer Patrick Kindlon is also in Drug Church)…

Sirs releasing a new EP, playing shows, including Shea w/ Radical Dads, Shark? & Porches (dates & stream)

Upstate, NY punks Sirs released their self titled debut LP last year via Topshelf, which channeled the raw, fidgety post-hardcore of bands like Braid and Bear vs…