Gigawatts Festival

Brooklyn zine '1.21 Gigawatts' shutting down; final Gigawatts Fest this weekend

Dances, Dead Stars, Motion Studies, SLONK DONKERSON, Haybaby, Total Slacker and more will play the final Giggawats Fest.

Braid played Wrecking Ball (w/ Descendents, Judge, etc) and Gigawatts (w/ Cheap Girls, Chumped, etc) -- pics, videos

Emo vets Braid are still reunited and on tour now, having recently played a couple festivals: Brooklyn’s Gigawatts Fest in July and Atlanta’s inaugural Wrecking Ball this pas…

Gigawatts Fest starts today (schedule/set times); Black Lips' Cole Alexander DJing on Sunday at Black Bear Bar

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)…

Dances releasing debut LP in September (listen to two songs), playing Gigawatts Fest

Brooklyn trio Dances are set to release their debut album, titled Keep Talking, on September 4 via Black Bell/Gigawatts Records. The band are adept at overdriven, garagey rave-ups and more breezy psychedelia, with an ear for hooks, too…

A Place to Bury Strangers get remixed by Dave Harrington, expand tour, playing Gigawatts fest & dates w/ Grooms

A Place to Bury Strangers are slaves to the road this year, having toured for most of 2015 so far and will continue to do so. They’ve just announced a fall tour with their old Death By Audio roommates Grooms which concludes here in Brooklyn at Saint Vitus on October 9…

Beach Slang expand tour, including shows with Braid and Iron Chic (dates ++ a chance to win tix to Gigawatts Fest!)

We already knew Beach Slang were playing the stacked third day of Brooklyn’s Gigawatts Festival (7/26) with Braid, Swearin’, Laura Stevenson, Cheap Girls, Chumped, and more; and they’ve now announced a tour surrounding t…

Adult Dude releasing debut LP on Animal Style (hear a song)

Brooklyn’s Adult Dude (who we’ve written about here and here) have signed with Animal Style Records, who will release their debut album, Adult Moods, on July 31 (pre-…

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…

Gigawatts Fest expanding to 4 days, lineup includes Fiasco, Frankie Cosmos, Field Mouse, Tonstartssbandht & more

Fiasco at (the old) Silent Barn in 2010 (more by Leia Jospe) Free bi-monthly DIY music, art and fashion mag 1.21 Gigawatts will once again put on their Gigawatts Festival this summer in Bushw…