Dilly Dally
Our favorite songs of the week (playlist)
This week’s playlist includes new music by Lael Neale, boygenius, Constant Smiles, Halo Maud, Daughter, Youth Lagoon, slowthai ft Fontaines DC, Dilly Dally, Scowl, Truth Cult, Svalbard, Arlo Parks, and more
Tour news: Ashnikko, The Hotelier, Fireworks, KeiyaA, Luna, Sister Nancy, Ryley Walker, more
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.
Dilly Dally breaking up, share new singles & announce final show
”It’s time for us to move forward and continue our journeys separately,” Dilly Dally write.
My Chemical Romance add more reunion tour dates, reveal openers (Thursday, TBS, Turnstile, more)
The reunited Midtown, Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, Turnstile, The Bouncing Souls, Nothing, Soul Glo, Kimya Dawson, and more will open MCR’s long-awaited reunion tour…
Q&A w/ Motion City Soundtrack on "lost" Mark Hoppus-produced song, social justice, COVID, more
Justin Courtney Pierre discusses being a band during a time of political unrest and during a pandemic, as well as the recently unearthed ”lost” Motion City Soundtrack song, the late Adam Schlesinger, and more…
Basilica Soundscape brought experimentation & intimacy to Hudson NY (pics, review)
With only two (and a half, if you count a stage tucked into the rafters) venues and no simultaneous music performances, the weekend’s schedule begets an emphasis on deep and careful listening and invites musicians who aren’t afraid of a bit of intimacy.
Cursive, Cloud Nothings & Appleseed Cast touring together (and separately)
Cursive are touring with Cloud Nothings and The Appleseed Cast after their tour with Against Me!, and they also added a few other headlining shows…
2019 Polaris Prize Long List (PUP, Carly Rae Jepsen, Fucked Up, more)
The 2019 Polaris Music Prize — Canada’s annual award for a great album — will be given out in Toronto in September.
Against Me! playing full albums on tour with Cursive
Against Me! will play two-night stands this fall in Los Angeles, Toronto, ON, Boston, Baltimore, and Sayreville, NJ, performing their albums ’Searching For A Former Clarity,’ ’New Wave,’ ’White Crosses’ and ’Transgender Dysphoria Blues’ in their entirety. Cursive & Dilly Dally open the East Coast shows.
Basilica Soundscape 2019 initial lineup (Low, The Body, Waxahatchee, more)
The lineup also includes Dilly Dally, BIG|BRAVE, Greg Fox, Lingua Ignota, Jessica Moss, and more.
