Greg Vegas

Bill’s Indie Basement (5/4): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

It’s an overstuffed Basement this week, with new records from UK eccentric Julian Cope, Ireland’s Girls Names, German house producer DJ Koze, the return of Taken By Trees (aka Victoria Bergsman of The Concretes), ’80s alt vets Shriekback, Montreal’s gothy Freak Heat Waves, and snarky Minneapolis duo BNLX.

'90s indie rockers Monsterland reissuing back catalog, playing reunion shows

’90s era band Monsterland brought a self-effacing sense of humor to their noisy, sometimes shoegazy brand of catchy indie rock. Shows in NYC and New Haven, CT will be their first in 23 years.

the 2010 BrooklynVegan CMJ showcase @ MHOW in pics

“Sometimes I feel like when I do the moves,” the Blow’s Khaela Maricich says toward the end of the night, dancing in front of a rapt audience at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, “certain members of the audience look at me like they could have me…