Indie Basement (2/25): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Superchunk, King Hannah, Johnny Marr, Bambara, ADULT., and Holodrum.
Mike Krol
Superchunk announce guest-filled new album & 2022 tour (listen to “Endless Summer”)
Superchunk‘s 12th album features appearances by Sharon Van Etten, Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Wye Oak’s Andy Stack, Camera Obscura's Tracyanne Campbell, Owen Pallett, and more.
Halloween livestreams – a guide to the spooky virtual concerts you can watch this weekend
Teenage Halloween, GWAR, Code Orange, Mr. Bungle, The Fest, The Distillers, Puscifer, Nothing/Full of Hell, Rolling Loud, The Wonder Years (as blink-182), The Skatalites, World/Inferno, Rocky Horror, Grateful Dead, and much more...
This Week’s Livestreams (Elton John, GWAR, Mr. Bungle, Grateful Dead, Phish, more)
Plus Jason Isbell, Bright Eyes, Kathleen Hanna, Angel Olsen, Animal Collective, Puscifer, The Lemonheads, H.E.R., Bartees Strange, Japanese Breakfast, Phoebe Bridgers, Nothing, Teenage Halloween, and more livestreams you can watch this week since there are no live concerts to attend.
Tom Scharpling’s ‘Grown-Ups 3′ script being read in NYC & L.A.
Guests at the readings include Andy Daly, Kevin Corrigan, Chris Gethard, Connor Ratliff, Jake Fogelnest, Nick Thorburn, Lance Bangs, and Allison Crutchfield & Mike Krol.
Kevin Morby tells us about his favorite albums of 2019
Kevin Morby's year-end lists for BrooklynVegan have become an annual tradition, and this year's his favorites include Purple Mountains, Big Thief, 75 Dollar Bill and more...
What’s going on Saturday?
Tonight's NYC-area shows include Bad Religion/The Explosion, Peter Murphy, Lou Reed Tai Chi Day, Florist, Mike Krol/Swearin, Steve Gunn, Disassociate, and more.
Merge Records 30th Anniversary Fest begins (final lineup, set times, and a Spinanes reunion)
From Superchunk to Ibibio Sound Machine, 30 artists from the NC label's roster are partaking in the big party this week.
tours announced: The Get Up Kids/Cloud Nothings, Incubus, Swearin’/Mike Krol, more
Plus: Imogen Heap, Laura Stevenson opening for Craig Finn, Control Top, Nick Cave, Lenny Kravitz, Lydia Ainsworth, Madonna, Joe Mande, and more tour-related news.
The 15 Best Sets We Saw at SXSW 2019
From legends like Youth of Today and De La Soul and The Chills, to promising newcomers like Control Top and Otoboke Beaver, to acts you just have to see to believe like CHAI and Haiku Hands, here are our favorite sets we saw at SXSW 2019...