Tweens

Leggy released an EP, touring, playing SXSW (dates, stream)

Ohio’s been a pretty good breeding ground for catchy lo-fi punk lately, thanks to All Dogs, Tweens, Vacation, Boys, Sports, and probably way more…

Pharmakon on tour, opening for Suicide at Webster Hall; Flykills playing 'Nuts!' fanzine release party tonight

NYC’s Pharmakon, whose 2014 album Bestial Burden placed at #64 on the Pazz + Jop Poll, will be on a North American tour for the rest of this month and most of February…

More Artist 2014 Year-End Lists: Thurston Moore, Ex Hex, Low, Tweens, Weatherbox, Caspian, AJJ, Jason Narducy & more

Over the past month or so, we’ve been posting ‘Best of 2014’ lists from several artists, including Caribou, Converge, Yo La Tengo, A Place to Bury Strangers, Screaming Females, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, Tom Scharpling, Vetiver, Moon Duo, Tigers Jaw, Pianos Become the Teeth, Title Fight, Protomartyr, Klaus Johann Grobe, Kevin Morby, Hookworms, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Foxing, Evan Weiss, Crocodiles, and others (you can browse our “Best of 2014” tag for more)…

The Sidekicks -- new song, dates, BV-presented release show w/ Cayetana, All Dogs, Roger Harvey + their top LPs of '14

As discussed, The Sidekicks are releasing their new Phil Ek-produced album, Runners in the Nerved World, on January 20 via Epitaph. You’ve already heard “Deer,” and now they’ve got another single, “Summer Brings You Closer to Sa…

Don Giovanni bands list their favorite LPs of 2014 (Screaming Females, Cali X, Worriers, Crow Bait, Laura Stevenson, more)

Don Giovanni Records had yet another good year, with solid 2014 releases from Nude Beach, Priests, Peter Stampfel, Black Wine, Crow Bait, Chris Gethard and more, and they’ve already got big plans for 2015 with new ones from Screaming Females, California X, Downtown Boys and more on the way…

Crocodiles playing farewell Glasslands show, give us Top 10 of 2014; Flowers of Evil added to free Baby's show tonight

As mentioned, Brandon from Crocodiles will be DJing tonight at Baby’s All Right as part of Kanine Records’ holiday party which is free with RSVP…

Best of CMJ 2014: our 11 favorite acts

CMJ 2014 is now just a fading handstamp on our inner wrist (and maybe a slight ring in our ears). We’ve posted photos from our various parties and other shows we caught but we thought, before we put the fest to bed entirely, we’d pick our favorite performers from the week…

Twin Peaks, TWIABP, Protomartyr, Single Mothers, Dilly Dally, Tweens & more played BV's Friday CMJ day party (pics)

and Chris La Putt The Canadian group Dilly Dally exude a combination of nonchalance and expertly-concealed nervousness. Their songs are bloody-knuckled marvels, big, hammering numbers that are grainy and gritty and yet still centered around clear and cunning pop melodies – it’s like sucking into a mi…

more CMJ Wednesday day party pictures: Tweens, PAWS, Lee Bains III, PINS & She Keeps Bees

While Amanda was at Pianos on Wednesday (10/22), fellow BV photographer Chris La Putt was at nearby Arlene’s Grocery for the Never Better CMJ day party where there was a rockin’ bill of grungy Scottish trio PAWS, southern sleazy riffmongers Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires, poppy/punky Tweens, and Manchester, UK’s attitude-heavy PINS. Th…

20 out-of-town artists we're excited to see at CMJ

and Bill Pearis OBN IIIs in Austin in January (more by Tim Griffin) We just posted a list of 10 NYC artists we think are worth catching this week at CMJ, but CMJ is also a great time to check out bands from other cities and countries passing through for the multi-venue music f…
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