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Sport released a new album, 'Slow' (stream it)

French emo band Sport returned this past Friday (5/13) with the digital release of Slow, the followup to their great 2014 album Bon Voyage. Talking about that album, I said “It’s easy to get tired of the Kinsella-style emo bands — like garage rock or doom metal, it’s a genre where the point is sort of to do something that’s been done before — but Sport really do feel like a breath of fresh air.” That’s true of Slow too…

Mimi Hong's favorite photos of 2014 (that she took)

Beach Slang @ BV-CMJ at Baby’s All Right 10/25/14 Mimi Hong shot a bunch of shows for us this year, and now that 2014 is coming to a close, she’s gone through her pics and submitted a list of her 14 favorite photos she took in 2…

The Jazz June, You Blew It!, label co-founder Kevin Duquette and more Topshelf Records artists' favorite albums of 2014

Topshelf Records has had a pretty great year, putting out records by several rising young bands across various rock subgenres (not just emo…

The Jazz June, Pity Sex, Beach Slang, Cayetana & Sport played our official CMJ showcase at Baby's All Right (pics)

& Mimi Hong After our Saturday (10/25) day party at Baby’s All Right, we went right into the official BrooklynVegan CMJ showcase with The Jazz June, Pity Sex, Beach Slang, Cayetana and Sport…

BrooklynVegan official 2014 CMJ show @ Baby's ------lineup: The Jazz June, Pity Sex, Beach Slang, Cayetana & Sport!

Last year’s BrooklynVegan CMJ shows happened at then-new Williamsburg venue Baby’s All Right (the first two days it was open), and now that Baby’s has been kicking for the past year we’re excited to announce that we’ll be returning this CMJ for free day parties on the Friday (10/24) and Saturday (10/25), plus an official night show on Saturday (10/25)…

15 bands to check out at The Fest (whose schedule is posted)

In a little less than two months, a huge handful of the best punk bands in the world will head to Gainesville, FL for The Fest (10/31-11/2), a three-day multi-venue festival (similar to CMJ or SXSW, but more genre-specif…

The Fest adds even more bands (Paint It Black, Iron Chic, The City on Film, Treasure Fleet, Sundials, State Faults, PUP, more)

Paint It Black in Philly in 2013 (more by Alyssa Tanchajja) We mentioned earlier today that the reunited Mineral would be playing Gainesville, FL multi-venue punk festival The Fest (10/31 – 11/2), and since then even more artists have been announced…

Nada Surf playing next Housing Works Benefit Show

The next “Live From Home” Housing Works benefit concert is July 15th. Nada Surf, Tara Angell, & The Last Town Chorus are on the bill. Tickets are $25…