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Tonight's NYC shows include two different Other Music farewell parties, St. Vincent, Title Fight, FLAG, Bill Callahan, the XXL Freshmen show, and more.

From Brian Wilson to Beech Creeps, from Wolf Parade to Cut Worms, it's our picks for don't-miss shows at Northside 2016.

Brooklyn via Boston funk-punks Guerilla Toss are streaming their new album Eraser Stargazer now, which is out March 4 on DFA. It's a fun album that manages to be both manic and groovy in a way that few bands can pull off, recalling Deerhoof at their most frenzied...

Baltimore noisemakers Dope Body are releasing the followup to last year's Lifer with the new album Kunk on August 28 via Drag City. First single "Old Grey" has all the noise and discordance you expect from Dope Body with a thudding Big Black-esque rhythm sect...

Brooklyn's annual Gigawatts Festival returns this year with a lineup that's bigger and more impressive than ever. The fest happens July 24-26 at The Wick & The Well, and artists playing include Black Lips, Braid, A Place to Bury Strangers, Liturgy, Swearin', Beach Slang, Cheap Girls, Chumped, Anamanaguchi, Pile, Ava Luna, Cerebral Ballzy, Amanda X, Potty Mouth, Mannequin Pussy, Heaven's Gate, Honduras, Laura Stevenson, Dan Friel and still m...

Brooklyn's Zula just released their debut full length, This Hopeful, a 9-song collection of contemporary-sounding psychedelic pop, this week (10/29) via Inflated Records, who have put out singles for Speedy Ortiz, Memoryhouse, and Oberhofer...