Royal Bangs
What's going on Sunday? (285 Kent's Final Show, Camper Van Beethoven, Disclosure, Talib Kweli, Pixies & more)
Fucked Up @ Governors Ball 2013 (more by Dana Yavin)
Browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows. Here are some highlights…
Free Week pics: Royal Bangs, Sour Notes & Sweet Spirit
Free Week continued on Saturday (1/11) with a late start (for me), catching great sets from Royal Bangs and The Sour Notes at Mohawk before heading over to Hole In The Wall for Bobby Jealousy Sweet Spirit…
Rough Trade NYC music venue still not ready; Against Me!, Cloud Nothings, Connan Mockasin & other shows moved
Rough Trade NYC (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Though it looked like the new Rough Trade NYC, which put its shows “on hold for a while,” would be back this January, it’s unfortunately not ready yet, and almost all January shows have been moved…
CMJ 2013 initial line-up released
The 2013 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 15 – 19 at clubs all over New York City. As we’ve been tweeting about at @BVCMJ, tonight (8/27), the CMJ folks held an announcement party at Bowery Electric with live performances from Weekend and Magic Man…
watch a video of David Letterman asking a bunch of different bands, "Are those your drums?"
For those keeping score, your man Klaus has played drums in many many unpopular and unsignable bands since 1991. I’ve dragged my 1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 4 piece kit (2nd rack tom not shown) with 1965 Gretsch snare (all of which were purchased in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts for $175) from one end of the earth (the Northeast) to the other (the Midwest mostly) hundreds of times…
Portugal. The Man releasing new LP, touring (dates & videos)
Portugal. The Man at Outside Lands 2012 (more by Amoreena Lucero)
Proggy alt-rockers Portugal. The Man are set to release the followup to 2011’s In the Mountain in the Cloud this year with Evil Friends, due out on June 4 via Atlantic…
SXSW reveals a lot more 2013 artists
Savages at BV-CMJ 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
Last month, SXSW revealed its first round of artists for their 2013 festival, which happens from March 12-17, and now they’ve revealed a second announcement with way more arti…
Tonight's River Rocks show w/ Oberhofer & Soft Pack canceled
Bummer news: tonight’s River Rocks show with Oberhofer, The Soft Pack and Royal Bangs has been canceled due to the Severe Thunderstorm watch that is in effect for this evening…
We Were Promised Jetpacks played Webster Hall, Bear Hands add Brooklyn show (dates)
We Were Promised Jetpacks at BV-CMJ (more by BBG)
Scotland’s We Were Promised Jetpacks spent their Mischief Night (10/30) at Webster Hall in NYC…
We Were Promised Jetpacks now on tour (win tix to Webster Hall!), played CMJ (more BV party pics)
As you know, We Were Promised Jetpacks will HEADLINE Webster Hall on Sunday (10/30) with Bear Hands and Royal Bangs in tow as part of a string of US dates together…