Follakzoid

Listen to new songs by Nick Lowe, Pip Blom, Pop. 1280, BadBadNotGood, Lone, Genesis Owusu, and more.

Plus: Northwest Terror Fest, Migration Fest, Lion of Judah/E-Town, KISS, Om/Wovenhand, and more heavy tour news.

The 2019 edition of Utrecht music festival Le Guess Who wrapped over the weekend and featured performances from Jenny Hval, Cate Le Bon, Efterklang, Deerhunter, Deerhoof, The Raincoats, Sudan Archives, Moon Duo and more.

Guest curators at 2019 Le Guess Who? include Jenny Hval, Moon Duo and The Bug.

The 2018 Desert Daze festival happens October 12 – 14 at Lake Perris, CA with already-announced headliners Tame Impala, Death Grips, Mercury Rev (who will perform their classic 1998 album ’Deserter’s Songs’ in full), and Warpaint.

Plus: Ash, Suuns, Gallant, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Wax Idols, and more newly-announced tours.

Having been rained out in 2016 and taking 2017 off, Levitation returns to downtown Austin in 2018 from April 26 - 29...

The 2016 Festival Nrmal takes place March 12 & 13 at Deportivo Lomas Altas in Mexico City. (That's right before SXSW.) This year's lineup includes Slowdive, Deerhunter, Battles, Health, Empress Of, Low, Acid Mothers Temple and more...

It's that time of year again when folks start publishing their End of Year Best-Of lists. Almost always first out of the gates is UK-based Rough Trade Shops who dropped their 100 Best Albums of 2015 list today...

Chilean psych band Föllakzoid wrapped up their North American tour over the weekend, playing NYC at Rough Trade on Saturday (5/23). The band ride motorik, krautrock grooves with extended psychedelic passages and their live show (which I caught at Austin's Levitation) was some trip...