Skylar Spence

‘alchemist rats beg bashful (remixes)‘ features glass beach covers and remixes from Dogleg, backxwash, Nnamdi, Skatune Network, and floral tattoo and more.

It features Sad13 covering Cloud Nothings (and Cloud Nothings covering Speedy Ortiz in return), Emily Reo and Dent May both doing Beach House covers, Dan Deacon and Astronauts, Etc both doing Ed Schrader’s Music Beat covers…

With physical spaces closed at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic, the time of virtual events that you can attend from your home is officially upon is, including festivals inside sandbox game Minecraft.

A guide to the many, many mostly musical happenings around NYC during this New Year’s Eve weekend.

As in years past, 25 hand-picked musicians will gather early that Saturday morning, put their names in a hat which will then be drawn to form “bands” who then must write songs, rehearse and perform them that night.

Also: Kevin Morby, The Cribs, Jay Som, Wiki/Your Old Droog, and even more NYC-area shows on sale today.

Kitschy pop trio Kero Kero Bonito recently released their debut album Bonito Generation and then brought their tour to Music Hall of Williamsburg last night…

KKB’s debut is a big chunk of bubblegum in a shiny shiny wrapper.

Artists covering other artists LPs on limited edition vinyl.

The schedule includes a Prefab Sprout tribute with Sondre Lerche, Jen Goma (A Sunny Day In Glasgow), Skylar Spence and more; a Small Faces tribute with Richie Birkenhead (Underdog/Into Another), Paul Bearer (Sheer Terror); Marty Wilson-Piper (ex-The Church) and more; plus others.