Karl Blau

Today is Owen Ashworth's birthday, and for the occasion, 26 of Owen's talented friends have surprised him with a covers album of his own material, with all proceeds going to charity...

”I hope this video conveys the confidence and sense of aliveness that I feel now as a solo woman in the world after a tough two and a half years of going through my divorce and the pandemic,” Laura says.

Plus: Godcaster, Dummy, Bob Odenkirk, Girls Against Boys, Dashboard Confessional, Billie Eilish, Maxo Kream and more tour and festival news.

Tonight's NYC-area shows include Modest Mouse, Porches, Tobin Sprout, The Natvral, Ben Seretan, Skip Marley, and more

Fucked Up (ft. Matt Berninger), Sloan, Marissa Nadler + Nicole Atkins, Hidden Mothers remix album, benefit compilations for trans youth and NAMI, and more special/exclusive releases for the April Bandcamp fundraiser...

Plus: Swervedriver, The Mountain Goats, Lingua Ignota, Lucy Dacus, Charly Bliss, Wylde Ratttz (Sonic Youth, Stooges, Minutemen), Petrol Girls, Fleet Foxes, Lakes (Glassjaw cover), and more.

AJJ's Sean Bonnette, Diners, Karl Blau, and more are also on ’Comp for a Cause,’ which supports Phoenix, AZ venue and non-profit The Trunk Space.

WHY?, Thor Harris, Karl Blau, OHMME, Aaron Roche & more contribute to this compilation that supports 17 progressive candidates running for US Congress in November.

Portland indie rockers The Shaky Hands have been on hiatus since 2011, but frontman Nick Delffs has stayed busy...

Hop Along are also playing Forecastle and touring with Kississippi this month, and Strand of Oaks is doing a fall tour...