Big Thief’s Buck Meek tells us about his Top 10 Swimming Holes of 2020
Buck Meek had planned on touring with Big Thief for most of 2020, but when the pandemic hit he went swimming instead. Here are his top 10 places to dive in.
Sam Owens
stream Sam Evian’s debut LP ++ tour dates with Luna, Whitney, Sad13, more
Sam Evian releasing ‘Premium’ on Saddle Creek, touring with Whitney & Hoops
The lead single is "Sleep Easy," which, to get really specific, sounds to me like a cross between Kurt Vile's "Wakin On A Pretty Day" and The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane." As you may guess from that description, it's chilled-out, laid-back stuff...
Mirah, Sinkane, Jolie Holland & more playing Lou Reed tribute at Manhattan Inn (whose January schedule is here)
The late, great Lou Reed will be paid tribute by a number of quality musicians on January 10 at Manhattan Inn. The lineup includes Jolie Holland, Mirah, Sinkane, Pencil (mem Big Thief), Invisible Familiars, Cassandra Jenkins, Sam Owens (Celestial Shore), and Your ...
What’s going on Friday? (The Vaselines, Dr. Dog, Mike Pace, Stephen Brodsky, LODRO, Two Inch Astronaut & more)
You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...
The Vaselines, Amanda X @ Bell House
Scottish indie rock royalty The Vaselines have now released two albums since returning from a long hiatus, most recently with 2013's V is for Vaselines...
Celestial Shore & Empress Of released a new song for Shaking Through (which launched a PledgeMusic campaign)
You may be familiar with Shaking Through, the online music series produced, through its installments with Hop Along, The So So Glos, Sharon Van Etten, and others...
Zula released debut album, announce tour (dates & LP stream)
Brooklyn's Zula just released their debut full length, This Hopeful, a 9-song collection of contemporary-sounding psychedelic pop, this week (10/29) via Inflated Records, who have put out singles for Speedy Ortiz, Memoryhouse, and Oberhofer...
Fan Modine schedules more shows (dates & MP3s)
DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine - Julu Road (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine - Through the Valley (MP3)
Last here for this year's popfest, Fan Modine (aka North Carolina resident Gordon Zacharias) is back in town this month for two performances of gorgeous orch-pop: there's a free show this Sunday (8/7) at the Ace Hotel with Sam Owens, and then Wednesday, August 17 at The Rock Shop with April March and Hotel Lights (the new band from Darren Jesse of Ben Folds Five)...