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Black Lips at Bowery Ballroom, Nov. 2012 (more by Dylan Johnson) SXSW 2014, which does down from March 7-16 across multiple Austin venues, already announced one round of artists, and they’ve just now revealed the second lineup announcement…

EMA at Coachella 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) SXSW returns in 2014 from March 7-16, and after already announcing one round of artists, they’ve just released their second lineup announcem…

NYC’s Vaura just announced a record release show for their forthcoming sophomore album The Missing (due out 10/29 via Profound Lore) that will go down on Friday, November 22 at 285 Kent with Brooklyn experimental prog/metal band Kayo Dot and industrial metal duo Psalm Z…

When we last discussed the upcoming Sal Mineo (aka Eugene Robinson of Oxbow & Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart) show at Bell House on September 6, not much was known other than the dates (one of three total)…

Browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows. Here are some highlights… Medicine, Weekend, Leverage Models @ Music Hall of Williamsburg One of the few legit American shoegaze bands of the ’90s is back with a terrific new album and their first NYC show in eons…

On October 10, Le Poisson Rouge is hosting ‘Save The Village: A Benefit Concert,’ which will feature performances from avant-garde saxist John Zorn, Thurston Moore (who plays with his band Chelsea Light Moving at 285 Kent tonight ), guitarist Jesse Harris, TriBeCaStan, Flutterbox, and performance artist John Kelly…

WIERD will host a special Vaura appearance at their weekly party at Home Sweet Home tonight (7/25) (131 Chrystie St in Manhattan). The band will strip down to play a rare “acoustic variations” set at the venue, which will see the band unplug for the second time in their history (the first being at The Stone earlier this year)…

Seattle doom crew Samothrace‘s last LP was nothing short of amazing, and now the band is perparing their new LP for release on 20 Buck Spin…

Liturgy at Webster Hall in February (more by Amanda Hatfield) If you’ve noticed a handful of interesting shows at The Stone happening next week, like the acoustic Vaura show (4/20) or the Amen Dunes and Guardian Alien show (4/17), they’re part of Chippy Fest, which goes down at John Zorn’s non-profit venue from April 17-22, and was curated by John Zorn’s exclusive designer Heung-Heung Chin (aka Chippy) On April 21, the night after Vaura plays, Toby Driver (who is a member of Vaura and also fronts Kayo Dot/maudlin of the Well) will present the world premiere of his new trio, Ichneumonidae, which includes violinist Timba Harris (of Secret Cheifs 3) and Michelle Morinaga…

Kevin Hufnagel on stage with Vaura (more by Greg Cristman) Vaura are back from a successful round of dates with Alcest that kicked off with a sold-out show at Public Assembly (pics)…