Cousins
Constantines announce 'Shine A Light' reissue details and Canadian shows; Bry Webb touring w/ Chad VanGaalen
A few months ago, Canadian indie band Constantines announced they’d be reissuing Shine A Light and playing reunion shows. They were since announced for Toronto’s Field Trip Festival and now a few other dates have been announced (but still all in Canada)…
Hopscotch Festival 2014 initial lineup (Spoon, Mastodon, Sun Kil Moon, St. Vincent, Death, High on Fire, White Lung & more)
We recently mentioned that the Hopscotch Music Festival will return to various downtown Raleigh, NC venues from September 4-6, and now the initial lineup has been announced…
Cousins sign to Ba Da Bing, releasing new LP in May, playing NYC this week, touring w/ Chad VanGaalen (dates, streams)
Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, garage pop duo Cousins made a catchy racket on their 2012 album, The Palm at the End of the Mind. I caught them at M for Montreal that year and they were a lot of fun…
Chad VanGaalen prepping 'Shrink Dust,' playing Empty Bottle on spring North American tour (dates, song stream)
Chad VanGaalen (photo by Jeff Thorburn)
Calgary, Alberta-based songwriter Chad VanGaalen is slated to release his fifth album, called Shrink Dust, on April 29 via Sub Pop—Flemish Eye in his native Canada…
POP Montreal Day 2 in pics: The Dodos, Braids, Suuns, Patrick Watson & more
With the first day of POP Montreal always being a lighter day, Thursday (9/26) started things rolling toward the weekend and busier schedules with way too much to see in way too many parts of the city…
The Dodos releasing 'Carrier' (song stream), playing Lincoln Hall on fall North American tour
The Dodos —
The Dodos are gearing up for the release of their fifth album, Carrier, which is due out on August 27 via new home Polyvinyl Records…
M for Montreal 2012: day 3 review (Pat Jordache, PyPy, Yardlets, Cousins + more)
Freedom…horrible freedom! One thing M for Montreal, part festival part industry conference, was previously known for was its tightly-controlled schedule…
2012 M for Montreal Festival: full line-up (Death Grips, A Place to Bury Strangers, Of Monsters & Men, Mac DeMarco + more)
The seventh annual M for Montreal festival happens next week (November 14 – 17) in its namesake Canadian city. Previous years, M4M has featured mainly Montreal (and other parts of Canada) artists, being showcased to a group of “international delgates” (talent buyers, journalists, music supervisors, tour agenents and other industry types) in a tightly controlled set of shows, this year’s fest expands its scope with nearly 100 performer at 16 venues, giving it more of an actual festival feel than an industry conference that has music showcases the public could by tickets to…
Feist, Stephen Malkmus, The Hold Steady and lots more playing Calgary's Sled Island Festival (full line-up)
The 2012 edition of Calgary, Alberta festival Sled Island is set to take place from June 20-23 at venues throughout the city. This year includes over 200 bands performing at 30 venues plus a large comedy schedule, film screenings, and art shows…
Pop Montreal @ SXSW 2012 (1 day party, 1 official showcase)
Just like we’ll do for Hardly Art on SXSW Wednesday & Thursday, BrooklynVegan will hand over Hotel Vegas (aka “Hotel Vegan” during the day) to Pop Montreal Friday night, for their official SXSW showcase…
