chickfactor

Indie zine 'chickfactor' turns 30 this year, and the NYC anniversary shows include The Aluminum Group, Stephin Merritt, Jeanines, Seablite, Jim Ruiz and more.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews Horsegirl's debut album, the 'Land Trust' benefit ft Kim Gordon, Kathleen Hanna, The Raincoats and more, the new issue of “indie nerd bible“ 'chickfactor' and more.

Fucked Up (ft. Matt Berninger), Sloan, Marissa Nadler + Nicole Atkins, Hidden Mothers remix album, benefit compilations for trans youth and NAMI, and more special/exclusive releases for the April Bandcamp fundraiser...

Plus: Frances Quinlan, Rebecca Gates and more paying tribute to Berman.

This week in the basement: a new issue of beloved zine 'chickfactor' and a Kicking Giant reissue, plus Halo Maud, The Orielles, Bambara, Bonny Doon and more.

The two NYC "chickfactor 25" shows feature Kicking Giant, Joe Pernice, The Pacific Ocean, Bridget St. John, and more.

The Clientele @ Chickfactor 22 (more by Greg Cristman) The Clientele, who just played Brooklyn as part of the Chickfactor 22 celebration at The Bell House, will be back in the U...

chickfactor: what has the clientele been up to? are you back together for good or just a few shows? alisdair maclean (the clientele): I've been slowly and painfully writing a novel, and playing in amor de días...

Scottish singer/songwriter Dan Willson will release New Gods, his second album as Withered Hand next week (3/25) via Slumberland. It's a sparkling collection of literate pop, and the record features appearances Black Tambourine's Pam Berry, Eugene Kelly of The Vaselines and members of Belle & Sebastian and Frightened Rabbit...

Nice to see that indie zine chickfactor is having a third birthday party -- "chickfactor 22" -- at Brooklyn's The Bell House on March 20 & 21...