Ought break up, members form new band Cola (listen to their debut single)
Cola features Ought's Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy along with US Girls drummer Evan Cartwright. They make their live debut in Brooklyn this month.
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Hopscotch 2018 lineup (Miguel, Grizzly Bear, Belle & Sebastian, MC50, more)
The lineup also includes Prince's backing band The Revolution, Thundercat, dvsn, Liz Phair, Waxahatchee, Gang Gang Dance, Body/Head, Grouper, U.S. Girls, Haliu Mergia, and more.
Northside Fest 2018 adds Lou Barlow, Ringworm, Telefon Tel Aviv, Shamir, Bush Tetras, more
After announcing its initial schedule earlier this month, many more shows have been revealed for Brooklyn's 10th annual Northside Festival...
Men I Trust touring with Belle and Sebastian, playing Northside 2018
Montreal indie pop outfit Men I Trust just wrapped up a March tour, and the band has just announced they'll soon be taking their light, dreamy grooves on another North American tour, with many shows opening for Belle and Sebastian...
Northside Fest announces initial 2018 lineup
The intitial Northside Festival 2018 lineup includes Protomartyr and Deerhoof (who play BrooklynVegan's official Northside Showcase at Elsewhere), plus Ought, Flasher, Soccer Mommy, Dear Nora, Liz Phair, La Luz, Kississippi, Snail Mail, weaves, Caspian, Men I Trust, Common Holly, Empath, and more.
‘Heathers’ TV series premieres in March (watch the first episode)
The anthology series adaptation of the classic 1988 pitch-black comedy premieres March 7. If you're going to SXSW, Pitchfork is throwing a Heathers day party with Kelela, Kevin Morby, Shamir, Andrew W.K., Porches, Ought, Snail Mail, Lucy Dacus and more.
SXSW adds over 500 artists to 2018 lineup (Low, Hinds, Girl Ray, La Luz & more)
The 2018 edition of SXSW will be here before we know it (March 9-18 in Austin, TX) and they've just announced a whole bunch more artists, including Hinds, Girl Ray, La Luz, A Place to Bury Strangers, Common Holly, Corridor, Flasher, Lali Puna, Lomelda, Low, Max Richter, Ought, The Shacks, Sloppy Jane, Smokepurpp, Spinning Coin, U.S. Girls, Wyclef Jean, and tons more.
Ought prep first LP for Merge, share “These 3 Things,” touring w/ Flasher in 2018
Ought have signed to Merge and will release their new album, Room Inside the World, via the label on February 16. The Montreal band made the record at Brooklyn's Rare Book Room and cite Eno, Stereolab and Mekons as influences here...
UK punks Shame on Dead Oceans, playing M for Montreal, 2 NYC shows & more
One of the talked-about bands at SXSW 2017 was South London punks Shame, who announced a few months after SXSW that they signed to Dead Oceans. They're returning to North America for a November tour...
Ought expand tour, playing Brooklyn before dates w/ Waxahatchee
The Montreal band also have dates with Austin's US Weekly before their tour with Waxahatchee.