tours announced: Jonathan Coulton, Haley, Paul McCartney, J Cole, more
Plus: Dinosaur Jr, ASM (of Mountain Man), and more tour news.
Haley Bonar
Bill’s Indie Basement (3/30): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week: FACS rise from the ashes of Disappears, Stereolab's Tim Gane is back with his current group Cavern of Anti-Matter, Haley Bonar drops the "Bonar" and readies a Record Store Day Single, plus the new Dutch Velvet Underground and the return of Max Tundra by way of Daphne & Celeste.
BBC 6 Music Festival: 2017 lineup & tix
The BBC's indie/alt station is throwing a three day fest in Glasgow featuring Depeche Mode, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Ride, Belle & Sebastian, Father John Misty, Sparks, The Wedding Present, The Shins, Warpaint, Edwyn Collins, Future Islands, and tons more
Haley Bonar released ‘Impossible Dream,’ covered The Crystals at Old Granada Studios (watch), touring
Haley takes on the classic "Then He Kissed Me."
What’s going on Tuesday?
Tonight's NYC shows include Lush's first NYC show in 20 years, Peaches, Willie Nelson, Girls Against Boys, Tobacco, Wolves In the Throne Room, Lush, and more.
Murals release new single “Violet City Lantern,” playing CMJ
It's been a couple years, but Louisville, KY's Murals are back with a new label, Firetalk, and a new single, "Violet City Lantern," which is out next week (10/16)...
Gramma’s Boyfriend (featuring Haley Bonar) releasing new LP, share “Forget The Stones” & playing CMJ
Haley Bonar, who released 2014's very good Last War, has another band called Gramma's Boyfriend. With this band, that also features members of Cloak Ox and Andrew Bird's band, Bonar further explores her late-'80s alt-rock leanings, taking things into danceable dark new wave territory...
Eaux Claires Music Fest full lineup (Bon Iver, The National, Sufjan Stevens, Spoon, Tallest Man, Polica, Sylvan Esso, more)
Part of the lineup already leaked for Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner's Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, and now the whole thing has been ann...
The Tallest Man on Earth announces new LP, playing Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires Festival (initial lineup)
The Tallest Man on Earth is ready to release album #4, the followup to 2012's great (and possibly underrated) There's No Leaving Now. It's called Dark Bird Is Home and will be out May 12 via Dead Oceans...
Rough Trade’s favorite albums of 2014
Rough Trade NYC on Record Store Day 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
As they usually are, Rough Trade Shops are one of the first this year to post their favorite albums of 2014 l...