Chris Weisman

Wednesday’s NYC-area shows include Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Vagabon, Alicia Keys, Big Joanie, and more.

‘Jelly Road,’ which Blake made with Chris Weisman, is out July 14 via New Deal/Verve.

Plus: Christina Aguilera, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Impractical Jokers/Eric Andre, Belly, Philly Music Fest, Wolf Eyes, Calexico, and more tour and festival news.

King Tuff’s 2022 favorites include albums by Darkthrone, SASAMI, Ernest Hood, and more.

Lots of cool shows coming up at this church just off McGolrick Park in Greenpoint.

Next week (October 7) is a pretty major album release week, which means a lot of major albums are streaming in full this week. We already posted full album streams from Zola Jesus, Godflesh, Iceage and Single Mothers, and here’s a roundup of some of the other anticipated records coming out this Tuesday…

intro Speedy Ortiz had one of the finest indie rock albums of the year with Major Arcana which we’re already seeing on some best of 2013 lists, and we asked them for a best of 2013 list of their own…

Kyle Thomas, Ruth Garbus & Chris WeismanHappy Birthday is Kyle Thomas (aka King Tuff), Chris Weisman, and Ruth Garbus. They formed in November 2008 to play one show at the punk-space “Tinderbox”(RIP), in their hometown Brattleboro, Vermont…

DOWNLOAD: Marissa Nadler – River of Dirt (MP3) With a new touring band, a refurbished banjo and some personal clarity (“I just cut this person out of my life who I’ve been writing about for four records,” Nadler said), she sounded extremely pleased talking amid rehearsals for the new tour …