The Popguns

This week in the Basement: reviews of new records by Lost Horizons (ex Cocteau Twins), Jetstream Pony (ex Wedding Present/Trembling Blue Stars), King Hannah, Half Japanese, Ghost Power (Tim Gane) and Gustaf.

The Wedding Present’s “At the Edge of the Sofa” fest includes performances from Badly Drawn Boy, Sleeper, The Primitives, and more.

plus TV On The Radio, Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby, …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

The 2014 edition of NYC Popfest happened last weekend with five shows across four days and over 30 bands from around the world. I made it to every show except the Saturday (5/31) afternoon show at Spike Hill and saw a lot of great stuff…

For the last few years now, the final day of NYC Popfest has been an all-day show at Littlefield in Gowanus. This year is no exception though things seem to be starting a little later than usual…

Some good news / bad news from the NYC Popfest folks. The bad news is that Canada’s The Hidden Cameras have had to drop off the lineup. That’s the second time they’ve canceled a NYC show this year…