Mike Watt

pics: Tav Falco's Panther Burns (ft. Mike Watt & Toby Dammit) and D'NT @ Grand Victory

Legendary Memphis eccentric and punk/rockabilly lifer Tav Falco and his new iteration of Panther Burns kicked off their tour in NYC on Tuesday at Grand Victory…

Tav Falco released a new LP and photo book, touring w/ Mike Watt & Toby Dammit in his band (dates)

For folks who prize unspoiled simplicity in rock’n’roll (and especially in rockabilly), Tav Falco’s Panther Burns may be the ultimate band…

Red Mass ready new LP feat. Mac DeMarco, Mike Watt & more; playing The Flat after NYC shows w/ King Khan (dates)

Montreal’s Red Mass are a mercurial lot. Led by onetime CPC Gangbangs member Roy Vucino (aka Choyce), the line-up has expanded and contracted but the MO remains the same: pysch-punk with a flair for arty drama…

Swans, Plaid, The Tontons, How to Dress Well & more tickets

Tickets to see Swans‘ second show at Lincoln Hall go on sale TODAY (5/23) at noon CST. Tickets to see Plaid at Lincoln Hall go on sale today at noon…

Mike Watt's Il Sogno Del Marinaio releasing a new LP, going on North American tour (dates)

Il Sogno Del Marinaio is the trio of Italian musicians Stefano Pilia and Andrea Belfi with Minutemen/fIREHOSE bassist Mike Watt. They’ve announced that they’ll put out their second album, Canto Secondo, on August 26 via Watt’s Clenchedwrench Records, which follows their 2013 debut, La Busta Gialla…

Thurston Moore's Stone residency updates: Chelsea Light Moving playing New Year's Eve, Lee Ranaldo added to Jan

Chelsea Light Moving at Bowery Ballroom in April (more by Greg Cristman) As discussed, Thurston Moore is kicking off a residency at The Stone with two New Year’s Eve shows at the…

NYC New Year's Eve Concert Options (that aren't Billy Joel at Barclays Center)

confetti at Amanda Palmer’s NYE show last year (more by Amanda Hatfield) The fact that Phish will play the refurbished Madison Square Garden again this New Year’s Eve is old news already, but Barclays Center just announced today (10/31) who will be playing the Brooklyn arena’s second-ever New Year’s Eve show, and the honor goes to…

punk roundup: Black Flag, Descendents, Good Riddance, Night Birds, Angry Samoans, Casualties, Teen Agers and more

Descendents at Coachella 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Much has been going on in the punk world lately, and in case you’ve missed out, here’s a roundup of information on upcoming shows (mostly in NYC), and other related news…

'80s UK psych band Loop reforming, playing and curating ATP "End of an Era" fest ++ other shows

Existing for a barely five years, UK psych band Loop were one of the most perfectly-named bands ever. Rarely bothering with verse-chorus-verse song structure, the South London group took a riff and added layer upon layer till it had its own gravitational field…

Iggy & the Stooges announce new album for Fat Possum

Iggy & The Stooges, who had three classic albums during their first run as a band (1967-1971) and returned with Iggy, Rob Asheton, and Scott Asheton in tow for 2007’s The Weirdness, are now ready to release another new album, Ready to Die (I guess they didn’t feel Illmatic was fitting…
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