Modern Vices

Hurray for the Riff Raff adds small NYC record release show to tour

Hurray for the Riff Raff recently announced that they’d be releasing their new album The Navigator on March 10 via ATO and then touring with Ron Gallo…

Twin Peaks share "Holding Roses" animated video, touring this fall

Twin Peaks will be on the road in October and November with White Reaper, Together PANGEA and more.

Lincoln Calling music festival 2016 initial lineup & tickets; Real Estate announce tour

Nebraska’s annual music festival Lincoln Calling has announced its 2016 lineup. The festival is October 6-8, and headliners include Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Real Estate, Kali Uchis and Cloud Nothings. Other artists performing at the festival are Twin Peaks, Ceremony, and Screaming Females. Along with music, the festival has comedy performances from Adam Cayton-Holland, Timmy […]

Cool Ghouls releasing new single & LP, on tour now, playing free CMJ shows w/ Beverly, Mild High Club & more

San Francisco paisley throwbacks Cool Ghouls have a new single, “Creature That I Am,” that’s out next week (10/23) via Dizzybird. This one is especially Byrds-ian and you can stream it below…

CMJ 2015 initial artist lineup

The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 13-17, and today the initial list of artists was revealed. A bunch of these are NYC shows we’ve posted about (browse our “CMJ” tag), but highlights include Car Seat Headrest, Cheatahs, Destruction Unit, Dent May, Dilly Dally, Doomsquad, Drinks, Eternal Summers, Evans the Death, Ex Hex, Expert Alterations, Ezra Furman, Frankie Cosmos, Hooton Tennis Club, Kamasi Washington, Kero Kero Bonito, Mercury Rev, Nai Harvest, Neon Indian, Panda Bear, Perfect Pussy, Protomartyr, S, Shannon and the Clams, Slim Twig, Stealing Sheep, The Album Leaf, The Dirty Nil, The Men, The Wonder Years, Titus Andronicus and Wil…

What's going on Tuesday? (The Mystery Lights, Danielson, Adult Mom, Modern Vices & more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… The Mystery Lights, The Yin Yangs, Larry and The Babes @ Alphaville Party-friendly garage rockers The Mystery Lights are a real blast live, acheiving near Oh Sees levels of energy (though less mic-eating)…

What's going on Monday? (Heems, Elvis Perkins, Modern Vices, The Hum, Diamond Terrifier, Waka Flocka, more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Heems, Weekend Money, Topaz Jones, Kahli Abdu, VHS Safari @ Baby’s All Right Das Racist is no more, but Heems is continuing on as a solo artist, and this year’s Eat, Pray, Thug is full of quality songs…

Ryley Walker touring, playing CMJ this week, covered Amen Dunes (stream & dates)

Ryley Walker at MHOW in April (more by Amanda Hatfield) Psych folk singer Ryley Walker won us over when he came to NYC earlier this year to open for Cloud Nothings…

Kevin Morby releasing 'Still Life,' made a new video, touring, playing CMJ with Twin Peaks & more (dates, streams)

Kevin Morby is set to release his second solo album, Still Life, via Woodsist on October 14. Like his solo debut, the new album was produced by Rob Barbato but sounds a bit more fleshed-out, production wise, than his first…

Modern Vices ready debut LP (stream a track), playing NYC this week, opening for Ought & Dub Thompson at Baby's

It’s nice when bands name their own genre, sometimes. Chicago’s Modern Vices call what they do “dirty doo-wop” which probably has more to do with the sonics than the lyrical content…