Mike Adams At His Honest Weight

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...

Tonight's NYC-area shows include King Crimson, Lana Del Rey, Ride, Madonna, Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Nick Cave ("Conversation With"), Lee "Scratch" Perry, Josh Ritter/Amanda Shires, and more.

Friday's NYC-area options include Bloc Party (playing 'Silent Alarm'), blink-182 (playing 'Enema of the State'), Jerry Seinfeld, Tropical Fuck Storm, Gospel, Easy Rider Live, +/-, Lucinda Williams, and lots more. It's a super-packed night of shows.

Plus: GWAR/Sacred Reich, Knocked Loose, Off With Their Heads, Brittany Howard, Shonen Knife, New Pornographers, Mike Adams at His Honest Weight, and more tour news.

Of all the people I admire for their varied contributions to the arts, it dudn't get any better'dn Mr. Dave Hill. Everything this guy touches turns to gold and I suspect he's probably the envy of all his peers. Mr. Hill is an established and integral part of the international stand up comedy community...

Bloomington, IN power poppers Mike Adams At His Honest Weight released their latest album Casino Drone earlier this year and began a tour in Nashville last night (7/13). The tour makes its way to the NYC-area for two events with comedian/musician/author Dave Hill...

Mike Adams At His Honest Weight have been making left-of-the-dial pop music for most of the current decade, and they'll release their third album Casino Drone on May 20 via Joyful Noise (pre-order). We've got the premiere of the album's lead single, "Bronze Worlds," which has a definite shoegaze tint but is by no means obscured my reverb and distortion...

Thee Oh Sees are one of many cool artists participating on a new compilation titled 50 Bands And A Cat For Indiana Equality which stands against the recent anti-gay legislation in the state...