Michael Shannon

Muzz, the trio of Paul Banks (Interpol), Josh Kaufman (Bonny LIght Horseman) and Matt Barrick (The Walkmen), will release their self-titled debut album next week.

Tonight's NYC-area shows include GZA, Tim & Eric, GosT, iLE, Marc Ribot and more.

The tribute to the late Silver Jews / Purple Mountains frontman is part of the monthly ”Three Ring Bender” series at Threes Brewing.

Tonight's NYC-area shows include The Movielife, Rafiq Bhatia, Men I Trust, Buster Poindexter, Have A Nice Life, Phil Lesh, Richard Barone & Glen Mercer, and more.

Plus: Superorganism, Viagra Boys, Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders, Pure Bathing Culture opening for Lucius, and more tour-related news.

From Echo & The Bunnymen to Bob Dylan to Jarboe to Pusha T, there are many show options this long Thanksgiving Weekend in NYC (plus a few other music-related events).

”I sat down to write this song with my son. I said, ’what should we call this jam?’ He said ‘Skeleton’s Tooth’, Darnielle laughed, ”So I wrote Skeleton’s Tooth.”

The "Flip These Houses" protest benefit also features Nicole Atkins, Lenny Kaye, Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), Shilpa Ray, Mac McCaughan (Superchunk), Hamilton Leithauser and lots more.

The event is called "Flip These Houses" that celebrates "Protest Songs, Political Music, and Unity through Song" and the lineup also includes Hamilton Leithauser, The Wrens' Charles Bissell, Nicole Atkins, Ted Leo, Syd Straw, and many more.

Plus: Chris Gethard, 75 Dollar Bill, Josh Gondelman, and more at the penultimate night of Yo La Tengo's Hanukkah marathon.