Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Wavves at Riot Fest Chicago 2014 (more by James Richards IV) Nathan Williams is looking like he'll be having a very busy 2015. He said there will be two Wavves records released this summer, one of... more info

Pop Headwound — It’s become way too hard (and not as fulfilling) to try to maintain Pop Headwound as I get older. Music is still there, and it still echoes around my car and my headphones and my living room and it is still affecting me in the same ways it al... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Protomartyr's second album, Under Color of Official Right, is one of the year's most acclaimed albums, matching witty if bleak observations to snarling postpunk backing. The band spent most of the year on the road, out on tours with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pitchfork have begun rolling out their year-end coverage, and today they posted their Top 100 Tracks of 2014. Like every year, it's a very diverse list, with songs from Taylor Swift, The New Pornographers, iLoveMakonnen, Protomartyr, Cloud Nothings, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — SPIN returned with their Top Albums of 2014 list today. It's got a lot of the indie albums that usually show up on these lists (Caribou, Future Islands, FKA twigs, Parquet Courts, Cloud Nothings, How to Dress Well, Swans,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Speedy Ortiz @ Mercury Lounge - 11/2/14 (via Marc Viloria) The killer double bill that is the Speedy Ortiz / Ex Hex tour rolled through NYC over the weekend hitting Glasslands on Saturday (11/1) with Aye Nako and Mercury Lounge... more info

Stereogum — Keep In Touch is a brand new 7″ subscription series that aims to “reimagine the bygone era of pen pals.” Subscribers will receive a 7″ x 7″ flexi postcard each month that will have a song pressed directly onto an image that was chosen by th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ryley Walker at MHOW in April (more by Amanda Hatfield) Psych folk singer Ryley Walker won us over when he came to NYC earlier this year to open for Cloud Nothings. Not only are his guitar skills impeccable, but he's... more info

Stereogum — Nathan Williams has recently been branching away from Wavves to focus on some other projects, most notably Sweet Valley and a possible collaboration with Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi. He announced another new project today called Spirit Club via Twi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Cloud Nothings at Pitchfork Fest 2014 (more by James Richards IV) Perfume Genius in Chicago in 2012 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...... more info