Hospitality

We're just a few days away from Record Store Day 2014 (April 19) and quite a few of NYC's record stores have special events planned in addition to carrying all the RSD exclusive titles (check out our picks of the top releases)...

Teenage Fanclub @ Williamsburg Waterfront, 2010 (more by Amanda Hatfield) As mentioned a couple times, Merge Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, culminating in the Merge 25 festival in Carrboro, NC from July 23 - 26...

I'm not sure how many artists I saw over the course of five days at SXSW but it was a lot. My week started (Kelley Stoltz) and ended (La Luz) at Hotel Vegas which was probably my favorite place to see bands in Austin...

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at The Bell House in 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) The insanity that is SXSW is about to uproot folks from around the globe, sending them to Austin for a week to see 628 bands...

Hospitality's tour with Air Waves came to a close on Saturday (3/1) with a hometown show at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg with old pals ARMS on the bill as well...

Air Waves @ Knitting Factory 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Air Waves are currently on tour with their Brooklyn neighbors Hospitality but have hit a bit of bad weather vehicular bad luck:Hey all...

One of the coolest festivals in the world, Barcelona's Primavera Sound will hold its 2014 edition from May 29 - 31. Arcade Fire, Pixies and Neutral Milk Hotel were announced as headliners a while back but the fest announced it's headliners today via an online short film...

video, and Albert Amaya Hospitality's terrific second album, Trouble, is out today via Merge. It finds the Brooklyn band loosening up and confident taking their sound into new areas -- most notably prominent use of keyboards...

Brooklyn trio Hospitality have avoided the sophomore slump, as Trouble might just be better than their terrific debut album. Solving the different-but-similar conundrum, the band's hook-filled songwriting and Amber Papini's thoughtful lyrics / appealing vocals remain at the core, while expanding their scope sonically...

The 2014 SXSW Festival is coming up soon -- March 11 - 16 in Austin, Texas -- and they've just announced the third round of showcasing bands which is a massive update...