Downtown Boys

Plus: Kabaka Pyramid, The Feelies, America's Hardcore Fest, Current 93, Smut, Hyd, and more tour and festival news.

Today's NYC-area shows include day 1 of Governors Ball, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Osees, Yo La Tengo, Blood Incantation, and more

plus Angelique Kidjo, Zola Jesus, Every Time I Die, Lil Nas X, Harmony Woods, Glass Beach, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, and more things to stream this week.

Over 600 artists have signed onto the campaign so far, which was launched by the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers.

Downtown Boys have shared a cover of traditional communist worker anthem ”L'Internationale” to which they apply their rousing, punky spirit...

A new musicians' union, the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, has formed, and its first objective is to seek aid for musicians affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

”While all workers are suffering right now, musicians, touring workers, DJs and other gig economy workers are particularly hurt because we are ineligible for unemployment, paid sick leave, or other benefits under our current system.”

Indie label Don Giovanni is hosting an all-day online festival on Monday, March 23 that they're calling "Going the Distance"...

Plus: Body Count, Purity Ring, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Archers of Loaf, and many more NYC-area shows on sale.

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...