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Plus: The Hold Steady, The Wonder Years, Hannah Jadagu, Life of Agony, Man on Man, Omerta, OSU Fest, Boston Calling, and more tour and festival news.

The tour supports Canadian doom/sludge duo’s 2022 album ‘The Exile,’ their first in a decade.

”It’s a song about empowerment, surviving, healing and breaking those cycles of abuse that so many of us have been put through.”

Plus: Crocodiles, Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet, Jeff Parker, Jerome’s Dream / Elizabeth Color Wheel, No Pressure, The Natural Lines (Matt Pond), Big Thief, and more tour and festival news.

Sunday’s NYC-area shows include Codeine, Lilys, Imperial Triumphant, Laurie Anderson and John Zorn, and more.

NJ sludge band Sunrot have shared an intense, 6+ minute taste of their upcoming sophomore album…

Plus: Knuckle Puck / Real Friends, Off With Their Heads, The Residents, Alt-J, Rauw Alejandro, Kelela, Riddlehead / Drug Church / Angel Du$t, Seth Herzog’s SWEET, and more tour and festival news.

Friday’s NYC-area shows include The Menzingers, Tigers Jaw, Robert Glasper, Let’s Eat Grandma, Museum of Love, Knifeplay, and more.

Thursday’s NYC-area shows include Kaytranada, Neko Case, Azealia Banks, Angel Du$t, Arlo Parks, and more.

As Denton, Texas noise rock festival No Coast approaches, founder Jeff Helland and noise rock’s band of the moment Chat Pile go back and forth in a new BV interview…