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Check out new singles from Mega Bog and Matt Bachmann who each just announced new albums; Hand Habits expanded their tour.

“These songs were written in response to the state of the world and our current political reality,” says singer/bassist Chris Pickering. “It’s very current events oriented whereas everything we’ve done before was futurist sci-fi. Shit got so real and fucked up in the last couple of years that we can’t even imagine a utopian future any more.”

Thursday shows include Japanese Breakfast, Yams Day at Barclays Center, Yawning Man and more.

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include Thrasher Death Match (w/ Gorilla Biscuits & much more), Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival, Liz Phair, Eric Clapton, Martin Rev, Frankie Cosmos, Leon Bridges, and more.

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include MGMT, Miguel, the MoMA PS1 label market, Iceage, Porches, IDLES, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Valerie June, Tyvek, and more. It’s a busy night!

A benefit for Genesis P-Orridge, plus Courtship Ritual and more Friday show options.

Flower Girl have shared the video for “High Fives” from last year’s ‘Tuck in Your Tie-Dye.’ Tie-dyes figure into the video, directed by Andrew Gibson, which has cheery frontman Nick Morris traveling from Times Square to Coney Island and back…

Brooklyn’s Operator Music Band make motorik, analogue-synth noise rock that is probably the closest this city comes to Stereolab in 2017.

Sailor Poon, Austin’s dearly beloved squad of unapologetic raunchy feminist punks have hit the road, and they’ll be making their way to Brooklyn this weekend. Check out some videos, photos, and an interview with the band.