Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher GWAR @ Riot Fest Denver 8/29/2015 (photo by @ultra5280) Riot Fest Denver 2015 began on Friday (review, video) and continued Saturday (8/29) with another load of great bands. Actually, they started a few hours earlier this time... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — San Francisco's Treasure Island Music Festival returns in 2015 from October 17-18, and this year's lineup includes The National, The War on Drugs, Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique, Azealia Banks, Run the Jewels, Father John Misty, Panda Bear, Deerhunter,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We just posted the Riot Fest Toronto lineup, and here's the Riot Fest Denver 2015 lineup: Modest Mouse, Pixies, Snoop Dogg, Iggy Pop, Tenacious D, Ice Cube, Run DMC, Rancid, Motorhead, Drive Like Jehu, L7, Explosions in the Sky,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Riot Fest Toronto returns in 2015 from September 19-20 in Downsview Park, and today the initial lineup has been announced. There's Wu-Tang Clan, Rancid (performing ...And Out Come the Wolves), Motorhead, Drive Like Jehu, Echo & the Bunnymen, Thrice,.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Samantha Saturday except Jack White (courtesy the artist) Jack White / Run the Jewels / Alt-J / Father John Misty / Tyler, the Creator [Jack] White, wearing his hair slicked back and dressed in a dark pinstripe suit... more info

Stereogum — Since 2009, the Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes co-frontman Rick Froberg has led the Brooklyn-based band Obits. They’ve released three underrated albums of authoritative, asskicking guitar-rock. And now, it seems like that’ll be it. As Pitchfork p... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Drive Like Jehu in 2014 (photo by Tod Seelie) Earlier today, we mentioned the a couple Coachella sideshows (Brand New/Built to Spill/Desaparecidos and Desaparecidos/Touche Amore/Joyce Manor), and now the full schedule of sideshows is here. There's al... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Though its festivals in the UK and the US are no longer, ATP Iceland is still going and returns in 2015 from July 2 - 4 at Ásbrú in Keflavík. Headlining the festival is Iggy Pop who, according to... more info

Stereogum — Cali punk royalty John Reis (Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Pitchfork, Sultans, the Night Marchers) has teamed with noisy Minnesota garage rockers the Blind Shake on an album of frantic surf-rock instrumentals. Modern Surf Classi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher As discussed, Rocket from the Crypt/Drive Like Jehu's John Reis and garage rock trio The Blind Shake are releasing an instrumental surf album, and they've now released a new single from the record, "Sea Saw." First single... more info