Of all the indie music magazines in all the land, Paste is always a solid choice. The complementary CD samplers that come with each print issue are particularly helpful in keeping the average reader up to speed.
In an unfortunately-predictable turn of events, Paste is losing heavily in the face of our crappy economy . . [...]

We’re obviously more than a little excited for tonight’s show at Cafe du Nord. We’re very proud to be presenting three of our absolute favorite Bay Area bands: Geographer, Michael Zapruder and Harbours. Tickets are only $10, doors open at 8, show starts at 9. (Check out our recent interviews with both Geographer and Michael [...]

The Avett Brothers were the latest to participate in Bruce Springsteen’s “Hangin’ out on E Street” video series – a clever marketing promo that features modern artists making over their favorite Boss tune.
The Avetts run Springsteen classic “Glory Days” through their folk-rock filter and the result is loose, back-porch fun.
The series also features covers by [...]

The crowd that packed into the Great American Music Hall last night got their money’s worth. In terms of sheer quantity, four bands and more than four hours of music is a pretty good deal for $20, but it was the quality that made this a special night.

The past two nights of Noise Pop have been great with excellent performances from Deerhunter (photos/review), Antony and the Johnsons, Stephen Malkmus, Mountain Goats, French Kicks and many more.
Tonight brings even more amazing shows, with performances by Stranger Dance favorites like Josh Ritter, Thao Nguyen, A.A. Bondy and Kool Keith, the craziest rapper alive.
There are [...]

With Noise Pop 2008 ending yesterday, I thought it a good time to ask a simple question: What the fuck happened? Last year the line up was an indie kids’ wet dream with the likes of Tapes ‘n Tapes, Josh Ritter, Sebadoh, John Vanderslice, Ted Leo, Midlake, Spinto Band, Vic Chesnutt and The Coup. The [...]

2007 started off fairly slowly, but ended up as a very strong year for indie music. I’m not sure if it’s a good or bad thing, but a lot of my favorite releases came from an extended indie family (I’m fairly sure that Leslie Feist has dated, toured with or lived with almost every one), [...]