Tonight's NYC-area shows include Saves The Day/Hot Rod Circuit, Wiki, Kishi Bashi, Robert Glasper, King Princess/Girlpool, Foxes in Fiction, Rosanne Cash, and more.
The Fest announced its second round of bands, including Superchunk, Pegboy, The Movielife, City of Caterpillar, The Chris Gethard Show, Majority Rule, Grade, Able Baker Fox, You Blew It, Into It Over It, and more.
Long Island indie/punk band GreenSleep were initially around in the early/mid '90s before splitting up after releasing just one album, 1995's self-titled LP, and some EPs. They did a few one-off reunions over the years, and in 2014 they officially got back together. They've done a few more EPs, and now they're releasing their first album since 1995...
Adult Magic is Jesse from Iron Chic and Broadcaster, Mike from Iron Chic and Crow Bait, and Chris from Sister Kisser and Crow Bait. If you listen to any of those bands, you probably have some idea of what to expect from Adult Magic. It's jangly punk with a clear Westerber-gian influence and some solid hooks...
Like in past years, several Don Giovanni Records artists have given us lists of their favorite music (and more) of the year. This time we've got lists from Downtown Boys (who, amazingly, include the blink-182/Drake mashup), Screaming Females, Tenement, Izzy True, Shellshag, Worriers, Mikey Erg, Vacation, Aye Nako, Roadside Graves, comedian Chris Gethard, and label co-founder