California X

Two Brooklyn showcases at Knitting Factory; and one at Philly's First Unitarian Church.

The festival aims to be "held in direct opposition to the apolitical sludge that has come to pass as 'indie' and that has nothing to do with operating independently." They add, "There will be no sponsors, no backdoor advertising via branded content, or other base money-making schemes."

Kindling, the new-ish Western Mass shoegaze band with two members of screamo band Ampere, released their Galaxies EP last week on No Idea and began some release shows over the week...

Western Mass screamo band Ampere have been pretty busy this year. They recently released a split with Raein, and Will and Meghan released the debut album with their band Longi...

Amherst's Longings are something of a minor supergroup. They're co-fronted by Will Killingsworth of the influential screamo band Orchid and Meghan Minior, who Will also plays with in ...

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Archers of Loaf, Monsoon @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Hailing from the same North Carolina scene as Superchunk and Polvo, Archers of Loaf were probably the most "rock" of the bunch, with an arsenal of '90s college radio fist-pumpers like "Web in Front," "Wrong," and "Plumb...

Brooklyn punks Tournament play a lot around here. Maybe you've seen them with H2O and 7 Seconds, or with Coalesce and Coliseum, or with Gospel, or Kylesa, or Tor...

Western Mass post-hardcore rippers Blessed State are playing a few shows in the Northeast this weekend with New Haven's Worn Leather, including two shows in NYC on Saturday (3...

Brooklyn songwriter Mitski won us over with last year's Bury Me At Makeout Creek, a great mix of folk, lo-fi indie rock, and art pop that contained one of our favorite songs of the year...

Massachusetts sludge punks California X just released their sophomore album, Nights In The Dark, and are playing a few shows out in support of it...