Brooklyn Vegan — photo Mikal Cronin at Bowery Ballroom this year (more by PSquared) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Madonna, Amy Schumer @ Madison Square Garden Madonna's "Rebel Heart Tour"... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Stephen Colbert made his debut as host of CBS' The Late Show on Tuesday night (9/8) with guests George Clooney and Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush. The end of the show featured a performance by house band Jon Batiste and Stay... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis One of the most (deservedly) talked-about shows of the summer was drama Mr. Robot which just wrapped up its excellent first season last night. If you haven't seen it, I've described it as Fight Club meets American... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tuesday night (9/1), Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard surprise-released the debut record from her other band, Thunderbitch. Also featuring memebers of Fly Golden Eagle and Clear Plastic Masks, the band's bio reads, "Thunderbitch. Rock 'n' Ro... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Men's Journal, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and PopSugar recommended September's best new books. Stream the solo album of Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard, Thunderbitch. The Other People podcast interviewed author Joshua Mohr. Stream two Stephin Merritt... more info

Stereogum — Alabama Shakes released their sophomore LP Sound & Color earlier this year, and now frontwoman Brittany Howard has just followed that up with the surprise self-titled debut from her side-project Thunderbitch. As Pitchfork points out, the band also in... more info

Stereogum — Alabama Shakes released the adventurous and pretty great blues-rock album Sound & Color earlier this year, and they’ve been building a reputation as a volcanic live act since long before then. Last night on Conan, they brought the full force of the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Scottish music festival T in the Park happened over three days earlier this month with a giant lineup of artists that included Sam Smith, The Libertines, Alabama Shakes, The War on Drugs, Alt-J, The Prodigy, Hot Chip, St. Vincent,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — You may know Nashville's Fly Golden Eagle thanks to their Alabama Shakes associations. They're ATO labelmates and have toured together, the Shakes called their debut one of their favorites of 2012, and FGE members back Shakes singer Brittany Howard..... more info

Nialler9 — Some gig news for Monday. After their show with Paolo Nutini, Alabama Shakes will be back for their own show in the Olympia Theatre on Wednesday November 4th. Special guest will be Michael Kiwanuka. Tickets on sale Friday at 9am priced at €33.50. M... more info