Gary War

Part of the 2018 Red Bull Music Festival, there were also jugglers, clowns, palm readers, eyeball balloons, smoke machines galore, and of course lots of music including Maus, Geneva Jacuzzi, Gary War, and more.

How did you spend your Valentine’s Day? If you are John Maus you spend it giving 110% on stage at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere. This of course is business as usual for Maus whose exuberant, sweat-soaked performances are what you come for…

Ariel Pink‘s tour in support of new album Dedicated to Bobby Jameson hit NYC over the weekend stopping at Le Poisson Rouge on Saturday (10/4)…

John Maus hasn’t toured in five years, and hasn’t released an album in even longer. While his fashion sense — oxford shirts — and manic, sweaty, high-energy stage presence hasn’t changed since then, he is now playing for the first time with a live band…

Sacred Bones 10th Anniversary show for Red Bull Music Academy featured performances from Zola Jesus, Blanck Mass, Jenny Hval, The Men, Moon Duo with Jim Jarmusch, Psychic Ills, Marissa Nadler, Uniform, and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Edley O’Dowd. The label is putting on another 10th anniversary showcase as part of Northside Fest.

Mad Decent Block Party, Amercana Fest’s tribute to ‘The Last Waltz,’ Mr. Twin Sister, Frankie Cosmos, Creepoid, William Bell, Drake/Future, Pinegrove, and more NYC shows for your Saturday.

Local experimental punk crew PC Worship put out a new EP called Basement Hysteria on Northern Spy today, which is a sprawling piece of work that runs a cool 40 minutes and covers more ground than your average 4-song EP…

As mentioned, Glasslands will be closing out their time on Kent Ave with a New Year’s Eve Party featuring four “special, secret” guests, all of whom have history with the venue…

Walking out of last night’s Merchandise show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, I did a double take seeing a store across the street with a Sonic Youth Confusion is Sex window display, one half with with the album’s artwork on the window itself, the other half with a hanging t-shirt…

Eric Copeland at Bowery Ballroom in April (more by PSquared Photography)

As you may know, all ages DIY space The Silent Barn is back in action with a new Bushwick location (603 Bushwick Ave), and they’ve got some pretty great shows happening this weekend (and in gener…