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• Watch Foo Fighters dedicate “My Hero” to Steve Albini

  10-05-2024 20:05 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Tons of musicians have been paying tribute to Steve Albini following the indie rock icon’s recent death at the age of 61. Dave Grohl, who worked with Albini on Nirvana‘s In Utero, hadn’t shared a message on social media, but he dedicated “My Hero” to Albini at Foo Fighters’ Thursday night (5/9) show in Charlotte.
  “Tonight I’d like to dedicate this song to a friend that we lost the other day, who I’ve known a long, long time,” Grohl said
  
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• Tour news: Thom Yorke, QOTSA, Frozen Soul / Creeping Death, Joe Jackson, My Morning Jacket, Pink Siifu, more

  04-06-2024 00:21 via brooklynvegan.com
  Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.
  THOM YORKE
  Thom Yorke of Radiohead and The Smile has announced a solo tour in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Japan happening this fall. “I will be alone on stage trying a new kind of solo show thing playing versions of the songs I have written from my recent and not so recent past,” Thom says.
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• Our Wicked Lady’s 2024 Sunday Soul Scream series: Lydia Lunch, Shilpa Ray, The Men & more

  03-06-2024 23:02 via brooklynvegan.com
  New York Night Train‘s Sunday Soul Scream series got underway over Memorial Day Weekend, featuring free/cheap live music and DJs on the Bushwick venue’s roof, and it runs through Labor Day Weekend. They’ve put together an impressive lineup of acts, including Lydia Lunch (7/7), Shilpa Ray and The Men (7/21), Miranda & The Beat (6/9), Bloodshot Bill (7/14), Nick Waterhouse (8/25), Puzzled Panther (6/16, featuring Eugene Hutz and Brian Chase) and more.
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• Everyone Asked About You release first new song in 25 years

  03-06-2024 22:57 via brooklynvegan.com
  Little Rock, Arkansas queer emo vets Everyone Asked About You have been in the midst of a comeback, and now, as Stereogum points out, they’ve released their first new song in 25 years. It’s called “We’re All Losing It,” and it’s a quirky, ’90s-style indie-emo song inspired by male pattern baldness. Check it out below. It comes with artwork that says “Never Leave” on it… title for a new album or EP or something? Hopefully we’ll fi
  
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• Paramount+ Movie Nights bringing free outdoor movie screenings to 3 Brooklyn parks & Coney Island this summer

  03-06-2024 21:48 via brooklynvegan.com
  Brooklyn Magazine and streaming app Paramount+ are bringing free movie screenings to McCarren Park, Prospect Park, Fort Greene Park and Coney Island this summer.
  The Paramount+ Movie Nights series begins Friday, June 7 in McCarren Park with Zoolander, and continues with Empire Records (6/14) and But I’m a Cheerleader (6/28).
  Prospect Park screenings are in Long Meadow start June 26 with Raiders of the Lost Ark, then continue with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (7/3), School of Rock (7/10), and Cl
  
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• Matchess touring with Haley Fohr, Lula Asplund, Jenny Pulse & more

  03-06-2024 21:11 via brooklynvegan.com
  Whitney Johnson will on tour this summer, both as part of her long-running Matchess project and duo shows with Lia Kohl. Matchess dates start this weekend feature a group lineup of Johnson, Circuit des Yeux‘s Haley Fohr and Lula Asplund that promises “three marimbas, three voices, sine waves, viola, and other sounds.”
  The tour wrap ups with NYC-area shows at Tubby’s Kingston on June 19 with Tashi Dorji / Dave Rempis and Brooklyn’s Union Pool on June 20 with Pet
  
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• Knocked Loose obliterated Brooklyn Steel with Show Me The Body, Loathe & Speed (pics)

  03-06-2024 20:47 via brooklynvegan.com
  Fresh off releasing their great new album You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, Knocked Loose brought their headlining tour to NYC for two shows: Brooklyn Steel on May 30 and Terminal 5 on May 31. Both nights sold out quickly after they were announced. We caught the first night which was in fact packed, and which also had the entire place moving from start to finish. All three openers also had their share of moshing, but the way the room erupted when KL dramatically took the stage,
  
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• Habibi tell us how ESG, Tom Tom Club, Diana Ross, New Order & more influenced their dancey new LP ‘Dreamachine’

  03-06-2024 20:05 via brooklynvegan.com
  Habibi just released their third album, Dreamachine, which they made with producer Tyler Love and longtime collaborator Jay Heiselmann. It’s definitely new territory for the band; the late-’00s girl group garage rock vibes can still be found, but a funkier, disco-fueled sound rides overtop. It’s an album made for dancing and you can listen below.
  For more on Dreamachine‘s new direction, all five members of the band contributed to a list of songs that were influential on t
  
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• Crowded House celebrated new LP ‘Gravity Stairs’ at Bowery Ballroom (review, setlist, video)

  01-06-2024 20:31 via brooklynvegan.com
  Crowded House released their fantastic eighth album, Gravity Stairs, on Friday and celebrated in NYC with a very intimate show at Bowery Ballroom. The band, which these days includes frontman and songwriter Neil Finn, founding bassist Nick Seymour, Neil’s sons Liam and Elroy, and Mitchell Froom (who has produced the band’s first three albums), were augmented by a second drummer/keyboardist and sounded genuinely fantastic. At 66, Finn’s voice remains agile and can still hit thos
  
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• The Fest adds a bunch more bands to 2024 lineup

  01-06-2024 17:24 via brooklynvegan.com
  Gainesville punk festival The Fest has added tons of more bands to its already-stacked 2024 lineup, including Touché Amoré (two sets), American Steel (Rogue’s March 25th anniversary set), Cobra Skulls, Soul Glo, The Bollweevils, Tiltwheel, Annabel, Prawn, Mikey Erg, Gillian Carter, Chuck Ragan and the Camaraderie, War On Women, Chastity, Codefendants, Ways Away, Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, Ceschi, Saturdays At Your Place, and plenty more.
  The new additions are sp
  
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• GoFundMes launched for 2 men seriously injured at Brooklyn hardcore show

  01-06-2024 14:13 via brooklynvegan.com
  GoFundMes have been launched to help fund the treatment of two people who say they were seriously injured at a recent hardcore show, the Brooklyn stop of the big Drain tour. One of them, Jake Cresser, writes that he “got hit by a stagediver, went unconscious and had a seizure” during Terror‘s set at Brooklyn Monarch on May 19. The incident can be seen in video footage from the show:Cresser writes that he was taken to the hospital where “a small bleed in the brain” w
  
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• Tour news: This is Hardcore, beabadoobee, Duff McKagan, Control Top, Together Pangea, Bent Knee, Ed Harcourt, more

  01-06-2024 00:41 via brooklynvegan.com
  Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.
  THIS IS HARDCORE UPDATES
  Philly fest This Is Hardcore (August 2-4) have announced running orders for each day, and Frozen Soul were added to Saturday (day two). More info here.
  LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
  LCD Soundsystem have announced a new fall Los Angeles residency.
  BEEBADOOBEE / HOVVDY
  Beabadoobee’s September tour with Hovvdy has added second shows in a couple cities. There are now two NYC shows at Summer
  
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• Jennifer Lopez cancels summer arena tour

  31-05-2024 22:20 via brooklynvegan.com
  Jennifer Lopez announced her first tour since 2019, a North American arena run, back in February. It was scheduled to run from late June through August, but she’s now cancelled the shows. “I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” she wrote in a statement. “Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary. I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again. I love you all so much. U
  
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• Brad Raub (Sumerlands, Eternal Champion, War Hungry, etc) has died at 36

  31-05-2024 00:34 via brooklynvegan.com
  Pennsylvania metal/punk bassist Brad Raub, who’s played in War Hungry, Sumerlands, Eternal Champion, Street Smart Cyclist, Yo Man Go!, and more over the years, has passed away. He was just 36. His bandmates in Sumerlands and Eternal Champion broke the sad news, writing:
  We are devastated to report that yesterday our brother, our bassist, our best friend, Brad Raub has passed on. He was 36 years young.
  Brad was well read, fucking hilarious, a true sweetheart, a great listener, a deadly shar
  
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• Tyler Childers, Sylvan Esso & Kermit the Frog played Madison Square Garden (night 2 pics, video, setlists)

  30-05-2024 22:13 via brooklynvegan.com
  Tyler Childers‘ tour supporting his 2023 album Rustin’ In The Rain hit NYC a night earlier than expected when the show originally scheduled for tonight (5/30) was moved to Tuesday night to make way for the Rangers’ Eastern Conference Finals game against the Florida Panthers. That meant the two-show run with Sylvan Esso wrapped up on Wednesday night (5/29) instead, bringing lots of people decked out in their western best to MSG on both nights. Childers’ cozy stage setup br
  
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• Mount Kimbie wrapped up their tour at Webster Hall w/ Chanel Beads (pics, setlist)

  30-05-2024 21:00 via brooklynvegan.com
  Over the last decade, Mount Kimbie have transformed from a forward-thinking electronic duo into an impressive, forward-thinking, electronic indie rock band. They put on a terrific show at Webster Hall on Wednesday night, which was the final date of their North American tour. The show was sold out and packed to the gills, and the crowd was really there for it. Any time I needed a lift I looked up to the balcony to watch one particularly enthusiastic fan pump their first and shout along like it wa
  
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• Julia Jacklin wrapped up NYC solo residency (pics, video)

  30-05-2024 20:19 via brooklynvegan.com
  Julia Jacklin has spent the spring doing solo residencies in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Brooklyn around shows supporting Mitski, and on Wednesday night (5/29) she wrapped up the Brooklyn shows. They happened at National Sawdust throughout May, where over four dates she took a few requests, did a few covers (including Feist‘s “Let it Die”), and played solo renditions of some of her songs. Check out pictures from the final show by Emilio Herce below, along with attendee-taken vi
  
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• Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats announce first arena tour (MSG included)

  30-05-2024 18:59 via brooklynvegan.com
  It’s been over 15 years since we booked Nathaniel Rateliff to play opening sets on BV CMJ and SXSW shows, so it feels special to say that, with his The Night Sweats band, he’s announced his-ever US arena tour. It happens in October and November, following a run of summer shows (including dates with Tyler Childers and My Morning Jacket), and you can see all dates below.
  The NYC show happens after the main leg of the tour and is Rateliff’s first 2025 date, on March 27 at Madison
  
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• Primavera Sound 2024 streaming live (schedule)

  30-05-2024 18:09 via brooklynvegan.com
  After its Opening Day concert on Wednesday night, the 2024 edition of Primavera Sound kicks off in earnest today (5/30) at Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum. If you can’t make it in person, select sets will stream live via Amazon Music, on Prime Video and its Twitch channel. The stream is live from 1:30 PM-7:30 PM ET (10:30 AM-4:30 PM PT), and channel 1 contest is broadcast on two streams, one with Spanish subtitles; channel 2 is performance content only.
  The day 1 (5/30) stream feat
  
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• NYC songwriting camp Anti Social Camp returns with Miranda Lambert, Cults, Rob Thomas & more

  30-05-2024 17:57 via brooklynvegan.com
  Anti Social Camp is a NYC-based songwriting camp that returns from June 10-15 for its 2024 edition, and this year, the festival will open its events to the public with Anti Social Camp Official Badges.
  The schedule includes an opening ceremony at The New School on June 10 with Jacob Collier, Miranda Lambert, and more, and there will be events with “over 200” other artists, songwriters, and producers, including Cults, Rob Thomas, and more.
  Other events include a Spotify industry showc
  
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• Watch Charli XCX talk to kids about partying & more on ‘Recess Therapy’

  29-05-2024 01:03 via brooklynvegan.com
  Charli XCX releases her new album Brat next week, and while making the promo rounds in NYC, she appeared on the new episode of Recess Therapy. On it she hung out in the park with host Julian Shapiro-Barnum and a bunch of kids, talking with them about partying. Most of the kids were pro partying, as you’d expect, but then there was Leif, who doesn’t like to party, doesn’t like to “be energized,” and says his favorite music is heavy metal. Watch below.
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• Tour news: DIIV, Turnstile, Movements / Turnover, STRFKR, Ginger Root, Bolis Pupul, more

  29-05-2024 00:22 via brooklynvegan.com
  Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.
  DIIV
  DIIV just released their new album Frog in Boiling Water and will begin their North American tour next week, stopping at Brooklyn Paramount on August 7. They’ve just announced more dates, including trips to South America, the UK and Europe.JANE’S ADDICTION / LOVE & ROCKETS
  Jane’s Addiction, who are back playing with their original lineup for the first time in 14 years, ha
  
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• Half Waif announces NY shows with Elori Saxl

  28-05-2024 22:08 via brooklynvegan.com
  Half Waif‘s new EP Ephemeral Being comes out this Friday (5/31) on ANTI-, and she’s playing a couple of shows supporting it. She calls the dates “*very* special shows sharing new work, with a big band of friends and collaborators—the fullest waif yet,” and they’re with Elori Saxl.
  There’s an NYC show on October 9 at Brooklyn Made, and a Chatham, NY show on October 5 at PS21. PS21 tickets are on sale now, and Brooklyn Made tickets go on sale Friday, May 3
  
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• Pond announce tour with Fazerdaze, share “So Lo”

  28-05-2024 21:54 via brooklynvegan.com
  Pond have announced a North American tour supporting their upcoming album Stung! Dates are with New Zealand artist Fazerdaze, kicking off November 12 in Boston and wrapping up December 5 in Los Angeles. All dates are listed below.
  The NYC stop on the tour is at Brooklyn Steel on November 13, and tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, May 31 at 10 AM local time.
  Stung! is out June 21, and they’ve just shared new single and video “So Lo.” Watch that below.POND – 2024 TOUR
  
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• Sloan release ‘Smeared’ deluxe box set ++ ‘Peppermint’ EP reissue

  28-05-2024 21:00 via brooklynvegan.com
  Canadian rock greats Sloan have announced a deluxe box set edition of their 1992 debut album, Smeared, which is out now via their own Murderecords. (Order it here.) The original album, which came out on DGC (home to Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Teenage Fanclub) in the US, has been remastered and the box also includes an album of demos and outtakes, a live album recorded at Montreal’s McGill University in 1993, plus a 7″ featuring live versions of “Autobiography” and “Ea
  
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• Justice announce new North American tour dates (including Hollywood Bowl)

  28-05-2024 21:00 via brooklynvegan.com
  Justice‘s new album Hyperdrama is out now (featuring songs with Tame Impala, Miguel, Thundercat, and more), and they’ve been making their way around the festival circuit and also gearing up for a headlining tour that begins with two sold-out shows at Brooklyn Navy Yard on July 25 & 26.
  Now, they’ve added a new round of North American dates happening after they play San Francisco’s Portola festival, including stops at Denver’s Mission Ballroom, Los Angeles’
  
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• Beverly Glenn-Copeland announces NYC show

  28-05-2024 20:59 via brooklynvegan.com
  Beverly Glenn-Copeland was scheduled to play some rare shows last year, but he wound up cancelling the dates due to “the alarming rise in Covid numbers.” He’s now announced a Brooklyn show, “Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Friends: The Salon Evening,” which happens at Pioneer Works on September 30. It’ll feature “an assortment of different collaborations” with Glenn-Copeland’s friends and family, including his wife Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland. Tick
  
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• What’s Going on Monday (Memorial Day)?

  27-05-2024 06:01 via brooklynvegan.com
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  Jayda G, Coeo @ Elsewhere Rooftop
  Jad Atoui, DJ Lita, DJ Sanna, Bergsonist @ Bossa Nova Civic Club
  Soul Summit @ Knockdown Center
  Rev. Vince Anderson & The Love Choir @ Union Pool
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• The Black Keys issue statement about cancelled arena tour

  26-05-2024 21:46 via brooklynvegan.com
  The topic of The Black Keys‘ cancelled fall arena tour has been generating a lot of discussion on social media over the past couple of days, and the band, who hadn’t released a statement previously, have now spoken out about it. In a message on Instagram, they write:The band wants to assure everyone that Dan & Patrick are alive and well.
  Following the recent run of shows in the UK & Europe, including stops at iconic venues like Brixton Academy and the Zenith in Paris, we have
  
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• Bruce Springsteen postpones shows due to vocal issues

  26-05-2024 19:02 via brooklynvegan.com
  Bruce Springsteen is in the midst of the European leg of his tour with the E Street Band, and he’s been forced to postpone a few shows because of “vocal issues.” He first postponed Saturday’s (9/25) show at Marseille’s Orange Vélodrome shortly before it was scheduled to begin, writing that the decision was made “due to vocal issues and under doctor’s direction.” On Saturday, he shared a statement saying that his Prague and Milan shows would
  
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