Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis North American fans of '80s/'90s kiwi pop have had it good lately. The Clean are touring in support of Merge's great (and affordably-priced) Anthology box set; Flying Nun has set up American offices and have reissued LPs... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by P Squared Photography; words by Bill Pearis Ira Kaplan w/ The Clean @ Glasslands 8/22/2014 New Zealand indie rock icons The Clean are on tour in North America and just played two NYC shows, both of which had... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Will Butler @ Rough Trade 8/21/2014 (via @ArcadeFiretube) Folks who went to Rough Trade on Thursday (8/21) to see The Clean's sold-out show and got there early were treated to a surprise: an opening solo set from fellow Merge artist... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Arcade Fire in Austin in April (more by Tim Griffin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Arcade Fire, The Unicorns, Dan Deacon @ Barclays Center Arcade Fire's massive... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Melbourne's The Stevens pull from a variety of landmark indie rock -- The Clean, Guided by Voices, Pavement -- but don't sound quite like any of them. The band's debut album, The History of Hygiene, was produced... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — X at Riot Fest Chicago 2013 (more by Kirstie Shanley) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... X (performing Los Angeles) @ City Winery LA legends X will be performing... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Boogarins @ Festival Bananada 2014 Brazilian band Boogarins are headed up to North America for their a summer tour, including a NYC stop next weekend at the free Seaport Music Festival on August 15 with Jacco Gardner as well as... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — All hail the Brothers Kilgour! David and Hamish (along with Robert Scott) are still best known as the founders of The Clean, the unfathomably great New Zealand band that started way back in the late ’70s and continues to this day. The Clean are pla... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights will release their new album, End Times Undone, on August 5 via Merge. The album was recorded in short bursts over three years, mainly out... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Roya is a brand new Brooklyn trio with a pretty strong pedigree: singer Rahil Jamilifard fronts Habibi, drummer Hamish Kilgour is a member of legendary band The Clean (as well as NYC's Mad Scene), and Jay Heiselmann... more info