SQURL

Listen to new songs from Lightning Bolt, Twin Peaks, Torres, Polica, Khruangbin & Leon Bridges, A Girl Called Eddy, Holy Fuck (ft. Angus Andrew), LA Priest, Tombs, Obongjayar, Nnamdi, and more.

With only two (and a half, if you count a stage tucked into the rafters) venues and no simultaneous music performances, the weekend’s schedule begets an emphasis on deep and careful listening and invites musicians who aren’t afraid of a bit of intimacy.

Plus: JD Samson & Roddy Bottum's new band Cricket and more. Basilica Hudson happens September 13-15.

Plus: The Brothers Italiano (Jon Benjamin & Jon Glaser), and more Hanukkah fun. Tickets are still available for the five remaining shows.

The EP features three new songs, plus remixes by Föllakzoid and Anton Newcombe of Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Chilean psych band Föllakzoid wrapped up their North American tour over the weekend, playing NYC at Rough Trade on Saturday (5/23). The band ride motorik, krautrock grooves with extended psychedelic passages and their live show (which I caught at Austin's Levitation) was some trip...

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Memorial Day Weekend is this weekend and, as usual, there's no lack of things for music fans to...

The upcoming Big Ears Festival happening March 27-29 in Knoxville, TN, has been expanded once again. Like in past years, the festival will include a film portion, and a selection of that has been curated by filmmaker/musician Jim Jarmusch and Michael Gira, whose respective bands SQURL and Swans were…

Jim Jarmusch mayb be best known as a filmmaker, but it's no secret that he's also a talented musician. He's got his duo with Jozef Van Wissem, and also his trio SQURL with Carter Logan (who Jim's been working on a Stooges documentary with) and Shane Stoneback (who produced Fucked…

The lineup has been expanded for the 2015 Big Ears Festival, happening March 27-29 in Knoxville, TN. New additions include psych pioneers Silver Apples, former Battles frontman Tyondai Braxton (performing HIVE), Syrian pop singer Omar Souleyman, folk singer Ryley Walker, guitar wiz William Tyler, mo…