Desaparecidos

The killer debut album from Conor Oberst’s punk band is getting a special 20th anniversary edition, and being pressed to colored vinyl for the first time...

The 2015 release show Conor Oberst’s punk band, Desparaecidos, played at beloved DIY space Shea Stadium in support of their most recent album, ’Payola,’ is coming out as a live album

With concerts still cancelled, we recommend these classic live videos of Jets To Brazil, Jimmy Eat World, Pedro the Lion, Rilo Kiley, Rainer Maria, Sunny Day Real Estate, and more...

Today's picks for live videos to watch while you're home and every show is cancelled also include Desaparecidos and Tegan & Sara.

The decade's best punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, screamo, and more, from Foxing to White Lung to Touché Amoré to Joyce Manor to Julien Baker to Camp Cope, and beyond...

NJ's xylophone-fueled punks Crazy & the Brains have a ton of shows coming up in NYC/NJ, as usual. Their NYC shows include Pianos on Friday (1/15) with The Black Clouds, Those Mocking Birds, Dead Stars and Darkwing (tickets); a free show at Pine Box Rock Shop on Saturday (1/16); one at Palisades on January 21 with Larry & the Babes, Bodega Bay and Little Cobweb (tickets); Good Room on January 30 with Philly folk punks Mischief Brew (headlining), The Homewreckers and Out of System Transfer (tickets); a release party for their new video at Le Poisson Rouge on February 6 with comedian Brett Davis (who they've played with before) and High Waisted (tickets); back to

& Amanda Hatfield Every year is a good year for new music, but 2015 felt like the best one in a while. It was an especially great year for major label rap, after 2014 was an especially slow one, but it was good for plenty more than that too: folk, post-punk, indie pop, noise, art pop, punk, etc...

We're happy to announce that BrooklynVegan is part of Spotify's "In Residence" series where we'll not only curate a monthly playlist, but premium users can hear us talk about it too...

Desaparecidos have been forced to cancel the remainder of their US tour dates, as well as Conor Oberst's appearance at the Ground Control Touring 15th anniversary show at NYC's Webster Hall in December:Conor Oberst fell ill while on tour in Jacksonville, Florida and was briefly hospitalized due to laryngitis, anxiety, and exhaustion...

Some of the best action of the day went down on the smallest stages. I can't begrudge anyone for focusing on the big names, but I wish more folks had turned up for the ripping sets from younger acts such as Meat Wave and Joyce Manor (the latter of whom had a sizable crowd anyway)...