The list of “bitchin’” things in music is select: Camaros, summers, pretty lives. Meditative, drone-filled music built on synths, drum machines, and woodwinds usually does not fit the bill. Yet the Chicago trio Bitchin Bajas (possibly named after the late, lamented Subaru coupé utility vehicle) makes a strong case for the bitchin-ness of their aggressively […]
The Cure, Doja Cat, the xx, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Addison Rae and My Bloody Valentine lead another drool-worthy lineup for the Primavera Sound festival, which will take place June 4-6 at Parc del Forum alongside the Atlantic Ocean in Barcelona. Both the xx and My Bloody Valentine have been inactive since 2018, while the Cure […]
Neil Young is bringing back his Harvest Moon benefit concert at the Painted Turtle Camp in Lake Hughes, Ca., and will welcome Beck and Lana Del Rey for the 2025 edition on Oct. 25. Young launched the event in 2019 as the successor to his annual Bridge School Benefit concerts, which he organized with his […]
Portugal. The Man will return this fall with their 10th studio album, SHISH, which will arrive Nov. 7 on the band’s new label, KNIK. The singles “Tanana” and “Mush” are out now and can be sampled below. “‘Mush’ is survival, connection and ambition,” frontman John Gourley says. “Rural life with moments of danger and absurdity, […]
** U.K. duo Goldfrapp‘s 2005 album Supernature will be reborn this fall in a 20th anniversary edition loaded with remixes, rarities and unreleased live radio session recordings. The set is due Nov. 21 from Mute/BMG and is led by a new remix of “You Never Know” by Goldfrapp’s Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory. Remixes by […]
Ken Vasoli connects with Taijuan Walker. A lot of Phillies fans, including plenty in the crowd around us at Citizens Bank Park, don’t have much faith in him as one of the starting pitchers in a team with World Series aspirations in the business end of the season. Walker’s having a tough night so far. […]
“This is hell out here,” Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe says over the phone from Nashville. “It’s just so fuckin’ humid. It completely negated my shower.” Despite the sweaty circumstances, Newcombe is otherwise in high spirits a few days into the band’s current U.S. tour. “It’s an opportunity to say hi to old friends, […]
“Singing is my true instrument,” says Bria Salmena, the L.A.-based singer-songwriter who might be most famous for playing guitar in Orville Peck’s touring band. “That’s really my preferred form of expression. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to put myself deeper into my songs, how to make my songs more like emotional journeys.” […]
The Linda Perry-led 4 Non Blondes reunited this year for their first proper shows since 1994, and the fun won’t end just yet. The group will perform Dec. 15 at the Roxy in Los Angeles and Dec. 17 at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco (get tickets here), and also has plans to release […]
Sam Prekop may be most familiar to astute listeners as the frontman of eclectic Chicago band the Sea & Cake, but he’s also built a robust catalog of modular synth-driven projects as a solo artist and in collaboration with Sea & Cake drummer John McEntire. The focus remains electronic on Open Close, due Friday (Sept. […]