Fort Lean

What's going on Thursday? (Luna, HEALTH, Lower Dens, Duck Down BBQ, Wildhoney, Beth Israel, Leggy, more)

The Northside Festival‘s four-day takeover of North Brooklyn is in full swing today with basically every venue in Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick invol…

Tokyo Police Club's Dave Monks releasing solo EP, touring with Fort Lean (dates, song stream)

While Tokyo Police Club are still going, frontman Dave Monks will release his first solo record, an EP titled All Signs Point To Yes, on June 16…

Devo's 'Freedom of Choice' celebrating 35th anniversary with 33 1/3 book & a comedy tribute in NYC

Devo‘s classic 1980 album Freedom of Choice celebrates its 35th birthday this year and coinciding is the release of Evie Nagy’s 33 1/3 book about the album which was just published last week…

Gigawatts Festival 2015 happening at The Wick & The Well w/ Black Lips, Braid, APTBS, Liturgy, Swearin', Beach Slang & more

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…

Fort Lean ready debut LP, cover the Jeremy Spencer Band (listen), play Rough Trade this weekend, SXSW & other dates

Around since the start of the decade, Brooklyn band Fort Lean are only just now getting ready to put out their debut album. It’s called Quiet Day and will be released this spring via Ooh La La…

Savannah Stopover announces full 2015 lineup

Now in its fifth year, the Savannah Stopover has established itself as a smaller, genteel alternative to SXSW, happening March 5 – 7 in Savannah, GA right before Austin’s megafest, featuring bands on their way there…

SXSW announces third round of 2015 showcasing artists

SXSW, which happens March 17-22 in Austin, TX, has announced its third round of 2015 showcasing artists. (Here’s round 1 and round 2.) It’s a big update, with over 500 new additions, including Amason, Frog Eyes, Palma Violets, Girl Band, Pity Sex, Sheer Mag, Kate Tempest, THEESatisfaction, Viet Cong, Matthew E…

What's going on Tuesday? (Blonde Redhead, Sebastien Tellier, Bob Dylan, Skinny Puppy / FLA, Jeffrey Lewis & more)

Skinny Puppy @ Webster Hall, 2/14/2014 (more by Greg Cristman) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

Radio Bushwick abrubtly closes (temporarily), CMJ shows being moved/canceled

Fairly new Brooklyn venue Radio Bushwick had a busy CMJ week planned until yesterday something caused all their shows to be moved/canceled…

Bully releasing an EP, touring, playing CMJ (dates & stream)

Nashville’s Bully are self-releasing a self-titled EP next week (10/21), and ahead of that they’ve put out its lead track, “Milkman.” Considering their hometown of Nashville and their love of distorted guitars, there’s a little garage rock in there, but “Milkman” has big pop hooks that wouldn’t have been out of place on ’90s rock radio…
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