Brooklyn Vegan — The annual Toronto fest returns in June. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — With their tremendous sophomore LP Antisocialites , Alvvays further established themselves as masters of sighing, shimmering indie-pop. We spotlighted the album with a feature interview and named it one of the best of 2017, but as far as I'm concern... more info

Powerpopulist — It's been awhile since we've done one of these MotS things, which makes this an almost optimal time to do so. We like some of these songs so much they made it onto our 2017 Powerpopulist Faves playlist. Many thanks to the two blogging entitie... more info

Chorus.fm — Alvvays has announced new tour dates. 03/23 – Chicago, IL – Metro 03/24 – Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theater 03/26 – Winnipeg, MB – Garrick Centre 03/27 – Saskatoon, SK – Louis’ 03/29 – Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room 03/30 – ... more info

Chorus.fm — The Shaky Knees Festival has announced its 2018 lineup. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow. Shaky Knees — 2018 Lineup Alice Merton All Time Low Alvvays Andrew WK Basement Bayonne Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Broncho Bully Cake Charly Bliss Chicano Bat... more info

Stereogum — Governors Ball is coming to NYC for the eighth time this summer, and it'll bring headlining sets from Eminem, Jack White, Travis Scott, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs along with it. Dirty Projectors, N.E.R.D., Chvrches, Lil Uzi Vert, Cut Copy, Japandroids, Kele... more info

Music For Ants — This year, I welcomed a new member to our family (named Esme, like the Joanna Newsom song), worried a lot about the future of my country, and listened to a lot of music, new & old. These are my favorite albums & songs of 2017. Click here to listen to... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Toronto indie rockers Alvvays have done it again with their great sophomore record Antisocialites (released via Polyvinyl Records) which is easily one of my most listened to records of the year. They brought the tour to NYC on October 5 for a sold ou... more info

Stereogum — Swedish four-piece Hater's thoughtful hodgepodge of dreamy indie-pop and post-punk sensibilities earned them a place on our Best New Bands list. Their debut album, You Tried , reshaped familiar sounds, akin to Alvvays, into a fully formed style of t... more info

Stereogum — Even after the disquieting torrent of news about sexual assault, some people still aren't getting it. For instance, look at all these selfish dolts invading the personal space of musicians on stage. A few weeks ago it was the man who jumped on stage ... more info