Norman Westberg

Thor offers up an eclectic list that shouts out fellow Swans musician Norman Westberg, both Jenn Wasner projects (Flock of Dimes and Wye Oak), Death Grips, Lawrence English, Hospital Ships and more.

Tickets for the Jeff Lynne’s ELO show at Irving Plaza go on sale at 10 AM. Tickets to see Anthrax with Lamb of God at Hammerstein Ballroom go on s…

Norman Westberg has been a guitarist of Swans for almost their entire career, from their 1983 debut Filth into the early ’90s and once again with the current version of the band that released three albums this …

Chris Brokaw, who’s played in Codeine, Come, Wrekmeister Harmonies and many other groups, will release his new album, The Periscope Twin, on March 17 via 12XU…

“We’re not quite finished writing our new album,” admitted Savages singer Jehnny Beth. “So we thought we’d come here and try some things…

; video Young Widws’ decision to debut live strikes me as canny for a few reasons. It allows the band to get out ahead of their own press cycle; they’re building hype for their new album before it even has a public release date…

Young Widows at Le Poisson Rouge, 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) Though Young Widows have only been around since 2006 and only have three LPs under their belts, they already feel like something of an institution — noisy rock music is becoming increasingly popular, and their ventures into the field have been as strong as anyone’s…