Norman Westberg

This week's picks include Moses Sumney, The New Colossus Festival, Fessesz, Human Impact (ex-Unsane), the Planned Parenthood benefit with Courtney Love & Melissa Auf der Maur, and more.

Where Does a Body End? is a new documentary about Swans made by director Marco Porsia who spent five years ”in the band's tight inner circle,” filming ”rehearsals, songwriting sessions, the grind of life on the road, petty arguments and transcendent performances.”

Another Swans member, Norman Westberg, will open post-hardcore/noise rock supergroup Human Impact's NYC release show...

Friday show options include The Fleshtones, the second-to-last night at Brooklyn Bazaar, Live Skull, A$AP Twelvyy, House of Independents 4th anniversary, Hot Tuna and more. It's also Record Store Day Black Friday.

The album features contributions from all members of the now-dissolved 2010-2017 lineup of Swans, plus Anna & Maria von Hausswolff, Ben Frost, The Necks, Baby Dee, A Hawk and A Hacksaw, and more...

Where did the summer go? If you're in the mood for some live music in and around NYC this long holiday weekend, we have some suggestions...

Sunday's NYC-area shows include Jawbreaker, Other Music/MoMa PS1's "Come Together" fest, Hamish Kilgour, Norman Westberg/DBUK, Jose James, and more.

Anemone, Thundercat, Action Bronson, Corrosion of Conformity, The Cactus Blossoms and more Wednesday show options.

Tonight's NYC-area shows include Big Red Machine (Justin Vernon/Aaron Dessner), Phoebe Bridgers/Julien Baker/Lucy Dacus, Lucinda Williams, Shannon and the Clams, Porches, Fucked Up, Cursive, Iron & Wine, and more.

This was Iceage's sixth NYC show so far this year supporting new album Beyondless...and they'll play at least two more before 2018 ends.