Weakened Friends

The Quincy, MA festival’s 2023 edition also features Metric, Trampled by Turtles, Cautious Clay, Blitzen Trapper, and more.

Merchandise company Awesome Merch and its distribution service Awesome Distro both shut down abruptly in late August after going bankrupt, and it's left a big impact on beloved independent label Topshelf Records...

Friday’s NYC-area shows include Mavis Staples, Grouper, Injury Reserve and Armand Hammer, Slipknot, Primus, Jon Hopkins, and more.

The EP is their first for Will Yip's Memory Music label, and they're also playing Northeast shows with Weakened Friends in May...

Happening the weekend before SXSW and positioned as a stop for touring musicians on the way there, this year's edition also featured performances from We Were Promised Jetpacks, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Pylon Reenactment Society, Weakened Friends, and more.

Plus: Pitchfork 2022, Thrice/Bayside, Placebo, Porcupine Tree, Norah Jones / Regina Spektor, Alanis Morissette / Garbage, Queen of Jeans, Qlowski, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, and more tour and festival news.

Counter Intuitive’s Boston-area holiday shows went ahead over the weekend with some lineup changes and a livestream

Plus: Weakened Friends, Frankie Rose, Twin Shadow, Action Bronson / Earl Sweatshirt, Anamanaguchi, Wolves in the Throne Room, Freddie Gibbs, Drug Church, The Avalanches, and more tour and festival news.

Skylar's list includes a handful of great hardcore records from this year, plus some other cool stuff too...

This week's playlist includes new music by Earl Sweatshirt, Ibeyi ft. Pa Salieu, Big Thief, Cate Le Bon, Horsegirl, Converge ft. Chelsea Wolfe & Stephen Brodsky, and more