Vertical Scratchers

Plus: Vampire Weekend, Bikini Kill, Earl Sweatshirt, GrizzlyFest (with Portugal. The Man, Schoolboy Q & others), Vertical Scratchers, and more.

Listen to new songs by Perfume Genius & Empress Of, Andrew Bird, Partner, Theophilus London & Tame Impala, Stars offshoot Memphis, Big Business, Mammoth Grinder, and more.

The 2019 edition of Treefort Music Fest happens March 20-24 in Boise, Idaho with over 400 acts, including Vince Staples, LIz Phair, Low, American Football, Toro Y Moi, mewithoutYou, JPEGMAFIA, Built to Spill,Cherry Glazerr, Dan Deacon, Tigers Jaw, and lots more.

Teenage Fanclub @ Williamsburg Waterfront, 2010 (more by Amanda Hatfield) As mentioned a couple times, Merge Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, culminating in the Merge 25 festival in Carrboro, NC from July 23 – 26…

Brazilian duo Boogarins released their psych-pop-heavy LP, As Plantas Que Curam, last year via Other Music Recording Company. The band have a new video for album cut “Erre” which features some cool old-school animation and you can watch that below…

Merge Records 2014 SXSW Showcase Thursday, March 13 The Parish (214 E. 6th St.) 7:45 p.m. Vertical Scratchers 8:45 p.m. Saint Rich 9:45 p.m. Hospitality 10:45 p…

New indie rock “superduo” Vertical Scratchers (aka John Schmersal of Brainiac/Enon and Christian Beauileu of Triclops!/Anywhere) are about to put out their debut LP, Daughter of Everything, on February 25 via Merge, and they’ve just announced a tour in support of that album…

Vertical Scratchers is the new project of John Schmersal (of ’90s noise rockers Brainiac and founder of the tamer but still rockin’ Enon) and Christian Beaulieu (of Triclops…