Modern Rivals

Rey Pila released a new song (stream it), doing NYC residency in August before West Coast dates with Interpol

Mexico City’s Rey Pila have been tapped to open for Interpol on the West Coast leg of their upcoming tour. (Hundred Waters open the NYC shows, tickets for the 11/26 date are still available…

Out in the Streets Fest back at Onderdonk House in July with A Place to Bury Strangers, Hunters & more (initial lineup)

The Out in the Streets Festival is back for a second year, happening again at Ridgewood’s Vander-Ende Onderdonk House on July 26 & 27. Bands this year include A Place to Bury Strangers, Body Language, Cities Aviv, Hunters, Ski Lodge, Honduras, Weyes Blood and more…

What's going on Tuesday? (Earth Day, Woods, Chris Gethard, The Orb, Fanfarlo, Boy George, Landlady & more)

Woods at Storm King Art Center in 2012 (more by Jessica Amaya) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

Tashaki Miyaki released an EP on Burger, playing shows, including two in NYC (dates & streams)

It’s been a while since we heard from dreamy LA trio Tashaki Miyaki (around CMJ 2012 to be specific) and while the band have been working on their debut album, they collected odds-n-ends for a cassette EP on Burger Records which does contain the lovely new song “Keep Me in Mind…

Still Corners playing NYC before NXNE (dates & updated lineup)

As mentioned, Still Corners‘ new album, Strange Pleasures, is out next month (5/4) on Sub Pop. Reduced to a duo of core members Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray, the band embrace synthesizers which gives their sound an Air-y feel…

NYC's Aputumpu Festival starts tonight (Computer Magic, Eula, KNTRLR, Dickpic, Speedy Ortiz & more)

Computer Magic @ Bowery Ballroom, 9/8/12 (more by Erik Erikson)The Aputumpu Festival is a musical showcase featuring more than two dozen rising Brooklyn-based bands comprising the backbone of the burgeoning Brooklyn music scene…