Craig Finn with The Hold Steady at Mohawk (more by Tim Griffin) Hey Everyone, I hope all is good. I've been enjoying my time at home writing music and seeing a bunch of shows. Thank you Nick Lowe, Wu Lyf,...

It’s been nigh on five years since rapper/producer/my total bro-dog Aesop Rock has done the whole “make an album and tour on it” thing as a solo artist. Maybe that’s because doing all of that stuff totally sucks and the music industry is a soul-crushing, creativity-vaporizing, family-and-friends-alienating sham-machine whose sharp, rusty, metal implements are oiled by the hot blood of a declasse group of bound and gagged musical pack mules and all that stuff. Or maybe it’s just because he’s been busy working with other artists and chillaxing with some kombucha. Personally, I don ...

Sparta have released a new song called “Chemical Feel,” and it is the band’s first release in six years. Stream it here and check out the band’s upcoming tour dates below by clicking “Read More.” 05/21/12  San Francisco, CA The Independent 05/22/12  West Hollywood, CA Troubadour  05/23/12  Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom  05/26/12  El Paso, TX Neon Desert Music Festival  05/27/12  Austin, TX Mohawk

Little late on this one but Welikeitindie got to drop in on an excellent show last Friday, once again at the Mohawk here in Austin, TX. Avant-pop group Active Child + witch-house wunderkind Balam... **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.

With the impending release of Philly’s own Rumpelstiltskin Grinder’s third full length offering on Candlelight Records, the listener will be glad they took the time to distill their own brand of crushing riffs and beat down brew for the thirsty to be pummeled with!  The group’s unique cross-over and multi-genre sound is taken to another level with Ghost Maker in speed, complexity, anger and attack, being unleashed on June 19th.  Song after song will have you pumped, pacing and ready to explode as the foursome blow beats and riffs out of the speakers, wanting to stage dive ...

The Sadies : The Horseshoe [ purchase ] In 2006 Canadian filmmaker Ron Mann asked The Sadies to score his latest documentary about Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, a custom car builder and leader of the hot rod movement of the late 1950's/early 1960s. Tales of the Rat Fink was described by many critics as Mann's masterpiece. The film uses non-traditional documentary techniques such as animation and first person narration (Roth was voiced by John Goodman) to tell the story of Roth's car creations and hot rod life in Southern California. The Sadies scored the movie by bridging animation and ...

The Glee cast is having an identity crisis. For upcoming episode “Props”, Tina Chang-Cohen (Jenna Ushkowitz) hits her head, and suddenly sees McKinley High a bit differently — she’s now Rachel Berry, Rachel Berry is Tina, and all the other members of New Directions have switched roles with everyone else. It all seems silly, but we honestly ... More »

Aesop Rock  is heading out on a North American tour in support of  Skelethon , out July 10 on  Rhymesayers . His tourmates include Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz . (Update: Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz are performing with Aesop Rock. The openers are Edison and Dark Time Sunshine.) The dates kick off at Rhymesayers' Soundset festival . Check out the dates and his "Zero Dark Thirty" video below. Aesop Rock: 05-27 Shakopee, MN - Soundset Festival 07-13 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre 07-15 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 07-19 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 07-20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Venue 07-21 Seattle, WA ...

Band To Tour with Bouncing Souls Fiery punk infused rock band The Menzingers are set to embark on an exhilarating North American tour along with the rousing New Jersey punk band, The Bouncing Souls. The Menzingers will also play in New York City with Hot Water Music. The band continue to attract fans and attention with their high energy inspirational sound featuring powerful melodic guitars, rock steady drumming behind heartfelt anthemic choruses and impassioned poetry of the street lyrics. The band recently released their anticipated Epitaph-Records debut album On The Impossible Past which received outstanding critical acclaim. The album was ...

Real Friends will be touring the US this July. Check out the dates below by clicking “Read More.”[[MORE]] *Thursday July 19th Euro Gyro 107 South Depeyster Street Kent, OH *Friday July 20th Water Street Music Hall 204 North Water Street Rochester, NY *Saturday July 21st J. Watt’s 127 Mohawk Ave, Scotia, NY *Sunday July 22nd All Asia 332 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA *Monday July 23rd Fall River VFW 486 Bedford St., Fall River, MA *Tuesday July 24th HOUSE SHOW! 96 Virginia ave Groton, CT *Wednesday July 25th Dock Street 691 Bay Street, Staten Island, NY *Thursday July 26th ...

Daniel Hart spent some time touring around with Radiohead and Other Lives. Now he’s back and ready to tour. Make some time and catch him this May at any of the following venues! 5/10 Thursday - Austin, TX - The Mohawk 5/11 Friday - San Antonio, TX - 502 Bar 5/12 Saturday - Marfa, TX - Padre’s 5/13 Sunday - Las Cruces, NM - La Casa Rosa 5/14 Monday - Tucson, AZ - Newspace 5/15 Tuesday - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar 5/16 Wednesday - Los Angeles, CA - Echo Country Outpost 5/17 Thursday - Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space 5/18 Friday - Lubbock, TX ...

Today's stream comes from Lansing, MI-based Homelife . We've got a stream of the band's new release, Translation . You can listen to it here first before its May 15 release on Black Numbers and Bermuda Mohawk Productions . The record can be pre-ordered here . You can find it on their Punknews.org Profile .

A week ago today, Twin Shadow released his new single "Five Seconds" (which is awesome btw) and now we get tour dates. We're super excited as always that Austin is on the schedule! Mark your calendars for Friday, Septemeber 14th at Mohawk . Tickets ($18) go sale this Friday @ 10am and can be  purchased here . However, if you must get your tickets now, the Twin Shadow site is offering advanced tickets through the Ton Up Tour page that also entitles you to an exclusive Twin Shadow t-shirt illustrated (the artwork is shown up above) by Gianmarco Magnani with tour dates ...

Twin Shadow  has a new album, Confess , out July 10 via  4AD , and in support of the record he's announced a North American summer tour called the "Ton Up" tour. The dates continue through September and include a stop at Lollapalooza. Download the new Twin Shadow track "Five Seconds" after the dates. Twin Shadow: 07-21 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party  07-27 Boston, MA - Paradise 07-28 Montreal, Quebec - Corona Theatre  07-30 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace  08-01 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom - Pike Room 08-04 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza 08-06 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 08-08 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabaret  08-10 ...

Twin Shadow aka George Lewis Jr., is pleased to announce the "Ton Up" North American Tour in support of his second album, Confess , released July 10th.  The tour art designed by Gianmarco Magnani is available exclusively for purchase on twinshadow.net as a part of a limited edition tour t-shirt and ticket. A pre-order for the album has also launched on the 4AD site here , and the first 100 people who opt to take advantage of it will receive a special autographed Twin Shadow album poster. Twin Shadow recently previewed songs from Confess live at the Sweetlife festival a couple ...