Surfer Blood

It includes a new song (“Crow”) from Mount Eerie‘s upcoming, unannounced album. It also includes a Pains of Being Pure Heart song exclusive to this compilation (“Easy To Be Loved”), a cover of “Hey Paula” by Dean & Britta, and more.

The Lower East Side indie rock venue closed on New Year’s Eve weekend.

Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete has sadly lost his battle with cancer.

photo: Thurston Moore at Modern Sky Festival 2015 (more by P Squared)

Austin’s annual Free Week will actually be 10 days this year, with free shows happening every night at Mohawk, The Sidewinder, and The New Movement from January 1 – 10. This year’s lineup, featuring mostly Austin bands, has been announced and includes Ringo Deathstarr, Sweet Spirit, Matthew Logan Vasquez (Delta Spirit), Surfer Blood, Spray Paint, Residual Kid, Indian Jewelry, Leftover Crack, American Sharks, Golden Dawn Arkestra, and lots lots more. There will also be comedy events this year. The 2016 Free Week schedule will be released December 18. Until then, check out the lineup of bands playing. below…

Alex Bleeker and the Freaks begin their tour in Connecticut tonight (11/11) and it hits NYC Thursday (11/12) at Brooklyn Bowl. Since we last spoke, several guests were added to that s…

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Patti Smith & Her Band @ Beacon Theater It’s been 40 years since Patti Smith’s still-fantastic and highly influential debut Horses came …

Ghostface Killah and DOOM have released a new DOOMSTARKS song, “Lively Hood,” as part of the Adult Swim Singles Club. You can stream or download it below…

Cassette Store Day is back for its third year, celebrating the glory of tape, and happens October 17 in North America, UK, Australia, New Zeleand and Germany…

A few months back I had a major surgery to remove a large tumor from my abdomen. I was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive cancer (a sarcoma), which unfortunately has moved…