Williamsburg bar and venue Union Pool will be closed tonight (7/1) and Saturday (7/2), after a 5-alarm fire ripped through neighboring buildings early Friday morning. No one at Union Pool was hurt, but the bar did sustain some damage. According… Read More
"Within our camp we have a saying: ‘Mad shit happens when you do art’ – it means what it means," says Yard Act frontman James Smith. In this case he's talking about the new studio version of their song "100%… Read More
In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that weren’t always taken so seriously. June is a wrap, summer… Read More
Felony For Existing is a new many-membered screamo project with over 20 different trans and/or non-binary performers, including Aki McCullough (Dreamwell), Kai Van Vlack (Trophy Hunt), Ryann Slauson (Closer, Sonagi), Harim Jung (Sonagi), Eve Beeker (To Be Gentle), Kevin Henson… Read More
The beloved Milwaukee Metalfest originally ran from 1987 through 2004, but now Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed (who played the festival back in the day) has acquired the rights to the festival and will be bringing it back in 2023. Jamey… Read More
Vinyl editions of Kendrick Lamar's fantastic new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, one of our favorite albums of the year so far, have now been announced. It's available for pre-order on 180g black vinyl now in our store;… Read More
Long-running singer/songwriter Rocky Votolato is gearing up for his first album since 2015's Hospital Handshakes, Wild Roots, due September 9 via Spartan Records in the US and Thirty Something Records in Europe (pre-order). The album was produced, engineered, and mixed… Read More
Cherry Glazerr have a few shows lined up this summer, including Madrid's Mad Cool Festival, Seattle's Day In Day Out festival, and a show opening for Jack White in Lewiston, NY on August 21. Right after the Jack White show,… Read More
Sampa the Great has announced a new album, As Above, So Below, which will be out digitally September 9 via Loma Vista and on vinyl/CD on December 12. The album features appearances by Denzel Curry, Joey Bada$$, Kojey Radical, and… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Less Than Jake, Bowling for Soup, The Aquabats, Don't Panic @ Brooklyn Steel Machine Gun Kelly, Avril Lavigne, iann dior @ Madison Square Garden,/li> Thank You Scientist, Strawberry Girls, Art Thief @ Saint Vitus Bar American Aquarium,… Read More