Tonight's NYC shows include Craig Finn/Laura Stevenson, The National/Courtney Barnett, Gang Gang Dance, Halo Maud, Nicole Yun (Eternal Summers), Nails, William Tyler, and more.
Today's shows include: The Weeknd / Rae Sremmurd, Dr. Octagon, Skepta, Lake Street Dive playing this year's BRIC Celebrate Brookyln! kickoff show, The Drums, Iron Maiden/Ghost, Hand Habits, and more. Plus: we're moderating a free talk on the NYC concert industry.
"The Growlers may be the most interesting band in the world, certainly one of the coolest. Nor gypsy, nor goth, nor surfer, nor punk, yet somehow all of them." - Julian Casablancas
Austin's Levitation fest is less than a month away, and they've announced the 2016 daily schedules which can be found here. Brian Wilson is playing Pet Sounds at 9:35 PM on the main Reverberation Stage on Saturday, April 30 right before huge Pet Sounds fans Animal Collective headline the stage, which may find conflicts for folks who want to catch Woods, Sun O))), Black Mountain and Sleep as well..
Highlights from the main stage, appropriately named Beach Goth, included FIDLAR, a party punk band that sings mostly about drinking beer and not doing homework...
LA psych outfit Mystic Braves, who look and sound like they were just teleported from 1967, will release their new album, Days of Yesteryear, on November 6...
The Growlers' fourth annualBeach Goth Festival happens October 24 & 25 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA. The Growlers play both days, and the lineup also includes Grimes, Die Antwoord, Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, FIDLAR, Camera Obscura, Ghost, Juicy J, Warpaint, DIIV, Touche Amore, Cherry Glazerr, Sir Mix-A-Lot (seriously), Eagles of Death Metal, The Aquabats, Riff Raff, Allah-Las, Del the Funky Homosapien, Subhumans, Wanda Jackson, The Adicts, together PANGEA, Moving Units, My Life With A Thrill Kill...