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San Francisco's The Mallard broke up but have a new album on Castle Face (stream a track)

Some things just aren’t meant to last. Bay Area band The Mallard had been building steam for a couple years with their dark, intense brand of psych rock, but coming off a tour to SXSW this year, but the band busted apart…

Panache shows at SXSW (Bruise Cruise included) - lineups

Bruise Cruise at NXNE in 2012 (more by David Andrako) Panache Booking is returning to Austin for a number of SXSW events, kicking off with a Bruise Cruise on Monday (3/11), followed by an unofficial kickoff party at Tillery Park on Tuesday, an acoustic show at Flatstock Stage on Thursday, their official showcase on Friday at Hotel Vegas across four stages, and for those sticking around on Sunday there’s a hangover party at Beerland which runs all day (11:30 AM to 2 AM on Monday) with tons of bands and free bloody marys, and an official closing party with Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap & Dance Off at …

Naomi Punk going on tour; Habibi & The Mallard too (dates)

Olympia, WA trio Naomi Punk, who recently signed to Captured Tracks and rereleased their debut, The Feeling, on the label in October digitally and on CD (it’s out 11/20 on vinyl), will be playing some shows in November leading up to the vinyl release of their album…

Throbbing Gristle releasing Nico tribute; Thee Oh Sees & more on Velvet Underground tribute; Antony has a new LP & video

Industrial vets Throbbing Gristle are finally getting around to completing their “reinterpretation” of Nico‘s Desertshore, an idea of member Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson, who has since passed a…