The Zombies

Friday’s NYC-area shows include Sleep, The National’s “Guilty Party,” Tim & Eric, Taking Back Sunday, Cockney Rejects, Beth Ditto/US Girls, Katie Ellen/Camp Cope, and more.

Matthew Sweet is releasing his first album in six years, a 17-song double album titled Tomorrow Forever, this week via his own Honeycomb Hideout label. The record features his longtime rhythm section of Paul Chastain and Ric Menck (both of Velvet Crush), as well as the Bangles’ Debbi Peterson and a “keyboard cameo” from The Zombies’ Rod Argent…

This week we pulled inspiration from ‘Master of None’ with songs from the soundtrack: Arthur Russell, Sparks, Father John Misty, The Cure, X-Ray Spex, The Durutti Column, Lou Reed David Bowie, Digable Planets, William Onyeabor, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, and lots more.

Coachella’s country and more festival kicked off Friday with Jerry Lee Lewis, The Zombies, Justin Townes Earl, The Sadies, John Moreland, Son Volt, The Cactus Blossoms, Rhiannon Giddens, and more.

Stagecoach takes place April 28 – 30 at Empire Polo Club grounds in Indio, CA (aka same location as Coachella) with Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Zombies, Son Volt, Margo Price, Cyndi Lauper, Los Lobos & more.

The band’s Rod Argent tells us about their picks, including Spoon, The Shins, The Lemon Twigs, and more.

New book The “Odessey”: The Zombies features rare and unseen photos, original artwork and and oral history with original band members Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Chris White, and Hugh Grundy.

The STACKED Barcelona festival also has Solange, Van Morrison, Run the Jewels, Miguel, Flying Lotus, The Magnetic Fields, Death Grips, Descendents, Angel Olsen, Broken Social Scene, Japandroids, Swans & still so much more.

The country music festival also features Son Volt, Justin Townes Earle, .38 Special, Nikki Lane, Robert Ellis, Tommy James and the Shondells, Los Lobos, Cowboy Junkies, The Long Ryders, The Sadies, and more.