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Plush (San Francisco) released 'Please' EP, on tour with Swings (watch the "Sheer Power" video)

San Francisco quartet Plush have been making a name for themselves for about two years now…

Ian Sweet share Michael Jordan ode "#23" (listen), playing more shows

The band have four NYC shows coming up (one with Long Beard).

Two Inch Astronaut & Swings have new albums, going on tour together (dates, video, song streams)

Two DC-area Exploding In Sound Records bands, Two Inch Astronaut and Swings, are kicking off a tour together this week in support of their new …

Indian Handcrafts streaming new album, announce tour with Greys (who are playing Exploding In Sound CMJ)

Ontario-based stoner rock weirdos Indian Handcrafts are releasing their new album Creeps this week via Sargent House, and it’s streaming right now…

Exploding In Sound extended weekend lineups announced

We recently mentioned that Brooklyn/Boston indie rock label Exploding In Sound Records is throwing an extended weekend of shows in their two hometowns, and now the lineups are announ…

Perfect Pussy, Dubbel Dutch, Big Ups, Thug Entrancer & more playing free WBAR-B-Q today (lineup)

The annual FREE WBAR-B-Q at Barnard College (presented by the school’s radio station) happens TODAY (4/25) with noise-punks Perfect Pussy, dance producer Dubbel Dutch, post-hardcore band Big Ups, ambient musician Thug Ent…

What's going on Thursday? (Torche, JSBX, Neil Diamond, Jack Ladder, Tobias Jesso Jr, Demdike Stare, Capsize, more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Torche, Nothing, Wrong @ Saint Vitus This bill is pretty amazing all around, with “stoner pop” band Torche, whose new album is their heaviest in a while and most psychedelic yet, plus heavy shoegazers Nothing and Miami’s WRong (ex-Capsule, Kylesa)…

Pile releasing a new LP, touring, playing shows w/ Leapling, Krill and Solids (who are also touring)

Boston post-hardcore band Pile are releasing You’re Better Than This, the followup to 2012’s very good Dripping, on March 3 via Exploding In Sound…