This week: reviews of new records by Wire, Joe Pernice, and Damaged Bug, plus Kevin Hairs, and an Alzheimer's benefit featuring New Order, Anna Calvi and more.
It's like a John Hughes soundtrack performed live, with Violent Femmes, The Church, English Beat, Public Image Ltd, Gary Numan, Marc Almond and lots more also playing this one-day LA fest.
The third annual Long Beach festival also includes Santigold, Princess Nokia, The Black Angels, Parquet Courts, Sun Kil Moon, Bill Callahan, Big Thief, and more.
Australian alt rock legends The Church continue to age gracefully on Man Woman Life Death Infinity, the band's 26th (!) album which is out next Friday (10/6). Their tour for the new record made its first of two stops in NYC
The Church will release new albumMan Woman Life Death Infinity this fall. Full details haven't been announced yet but they've released the dreamy, swirling "Another Century"...