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Shana Falana -- CMJ schedule & album stream (listen)

Back in March, we posted the first single from New York duo Shana Falana‘s (which is also the singer’s name) debut album, the awesomely titled Set Your Lightning Fire Free, and that album is out now on Team L…

Mr. Twin Sister wrapped up tour w/ Moon King at Bowery Ballroom (pics), playing Ridgewood's Out in the Streets fest

Mr. Twin Sister wrapped up their tour with Toronto’s Moon King on Friday (7/25) with a homecoming show at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom. It was a full house and songs like “In the House of Yes,” “Rude Boy,” and “Out of the Dark” had the crowd dancing…

What's going on Thursday? (Faith No More, Santigold, Agent Orange, Mystic Braves, Dead Heavens, Tanlines & more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Faith No More, Le Butcherettes @ Webster Hall Though they had fluke hit with “Epic,” Faith No More have always been a deeply strange band, blending disparate music styles into something truly their own…

What's going on Thursday? (Buzzcocks, Trans Am, Juan Maclean, Bob Saget, Laura Gibson, Acrylics & more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Buzzcocks, Residuels, Otherworldly Things @ Irving Plaza One of the OG UK punk bands, Buzzcocks had pop smarts from the get-go with a string of classic singles…

Blessed State playing shows this weekend, 2 in NYC including Baby's First Annual Wake & Bake Festival (dates)

Western Mass post-hardcore rippers Blessed State are playing a few shows in the Northeast this weekend with New Haven’s Worn Leather, including two shows in NYC on Saturday (3…

Cousins sign to Ba Da Bing, releasing new LP in May, playing NYC this week, touring w/ Chad VanGaalen (dates, streams)

Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, garage pop duo Cousins made a catchy racket on their 2012 album, The Palm at the End of the Mind. I caught them at M for Montreal that year and they were a lot of fun…