Rips

The band, whose debut album draws influence from The Feelies and Television, will be touring this summer as well.

New York band RIPS are students of their home city’s rock history, with a major in late ’70s sounds like Television, The Feelies (and other Ork Records groups). The band’s debut album, which was produced by Austin Brown of Parquet Courts, will be out June 16…

Tonight’s NYC-area things to do include Four Tet, the WFMU Record Fair, Prince’s former band The Revolution, Diana Ross, Brian Wilson Presents ‘Pet Sounds,’ Arto Lindsay/Beauty Pill, Life of Agony, and more.

California’s The Molochs released America’s Velvet Glory back in January, a terrific collection of ’60s-ish psych pop with a whiff of new wave that recalls, more than anything, the heyday of the LA ’80s Paisley Underground scene…

Shea Stadium recently announced they’d be closing for two weeks, and since that announcement they’ve begun to relocate shows

Detroit band Turn to Crime will release their new album, titled Secondary, this Friday (2/3) via frontman Derek Stanton’s own Mugg & Bopp Records. It’s been an intense couple years for Stanton…

Alex Cameron, Paul Collins, Mike Birbiglia and more NYC-area show options for your Monday.

Tonight’s NYC shows include The Bouncing Souls, Jimmy Eat World, Kristin Hersh, The Slackers, Darlene Love, and more.

Plus: did you know Parquet Courts were nominated for a Grammy this year?

On previous Axis: Sova releases, Chicagoan Brett Sova was a one-man-band, sometimes recording on his iPhone. For his new album, ‘Motor Earth,’ (his second for Ty Segall’s God? imprint), Axis: Sova bravely made the leap to both recording as an actual band and mid-fi production.