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Berserktown III lineup (Psychic TV, Ana Curra plays Paralisis Permanente, Powell, D Unit, Brainbombs, Gorilla Angreb, more)

Berserktown is an annual festival that goes down in LA that’s more interested in booking challenging music than big names (like for example, Destruction Unit and Thee Oh Sees were headliners last year). It returns for its third year from August 12-14 at the Teragram Ballroom and includes Psychic TV performing their 1982 album Force The Hand Of Change in full with guests, Ana Curra performing a set of music from her short-lived goth band Paralisis Permanente (who existed from 1981-1983), veteran UK DJ Powell, repeat offenders Destruction Unit (billed as “Destruction Unit + Friends”), the first-ever US show from long-running Swedish noise rockers Brainbombs, Danish punks Gorilla Angreb (who initially broke up in 2007), Hank Wood + the Hammerheads…

Seattle trio Wimps on Kill Rock Stars, touring (watch the "Couches" video)

Seattle trio Wimps — whose lineup includes Rachel Ratner (Butts), Matt Nyce (Meth Teeth), and Dave Ramm (The Intelligence) — put out their latest album Suitcase this past November on Kill Rock Stars. The band now gave the video treatment to “Couches, a dose of fidgety post-punk with a serious emphasis on “punk”…

The Soft Moon played two sold-out Brooklyn shows (pics from their steamy Saint Vitus set w/ Wall)

The Soft Moon was in Brooklyn over the weekend for two sold-out shows. Temperatures were in the single-digits on Valentine’s Day evening, but not in Saint Vitus where it was a sweatbox the entire show…

What's going on Friday? (Flying Lotus & Jon Hopkins, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Mothers, Robyn Hitchcock, Giraffes, more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Flying Lotus, Jon Hopkins, The Bi…

Allison Crutchfield, Eskimeaux, WALL & Pouty playing Indie Pop Prom; Radiator Hospital schedules NYC show

The fourth annual Indie Pop Prom, which doubles as show curator Maria Sherman’s birthday party and brings together a lineup of mostly lady-fronted bands, happens February 26 at the recently reopened Mar…

SXSW announces third round of 2016 artists

SXSW already announced two rounds of 2016 artists, and today a third round was announced, including L7, Bloc Party, The Cult, Loretta Lynn, Waxahatchee, Frankie Cosmos, D∆WN, Polica, Dilly Dally, Eleanor Friedberger, Protomartyr, Holy Fuck, Ra Ra Riot, Fat White Family, Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, All Dogs, Judy Collins & Ari Hest, The Dandy Warhols, Des Ark, Mick Jenkins, Lady Leshurr, Mitski, Supersuckers, Teen Suicide, together PANGEA, Turnover, Younghusband an…

Annie Hart of Au Revoir Simone releasing solo songs (listen), playing shows w/ Beverly, Air Waves, Grooms & more

Annie Hart of Au Revoir Simone has been quietly releasing music on her own via her SoundCloud page over the last year or so. While not terribly different than the synthpop that ARS make and still with a strong ear for melody, her solo songs have their own idiosyncrasies and her latest, “Hard to Be Still,” is probably the closest she’s ever come to “rock…

Philly's Mercury Girls made a year-end mix (listen), playing NYC shows this weekend w/ Expert Alterations, EZTV & more

Philadelphia’s Mercury Girls won the battle over use of their name (Toronto’s Mercury Girls are now called Pavilion). With that settled, look for a 7″ out early next year on venerable indiepop label Slumberland…

tix on sale: Grimes, The Cure, Dinosaur Jr, Junior Boys, Muse, Kamasi Washington, Conor Oberst, Wilco, Shearwater, more

Kendrick Lamar tickets go on sale today too. Tickets for The Cure and The Twilight Sad‘s third show at MSG go on sale at 9 AM. Tickets for the Muse show at Barclays Center g…
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