Stereogum — The Strokes were supposed to headline New York's perennially weather-deterred Governors Ball festival this past June, a grand hometown return following the LA club show where they reemerged to cover Erasure and debut a new song. Instead, their festiv... more info

JamBase — The Strokes kicked off their 2019 tour on Monday in Los Angeles with a concert featuring the debuts of a new original and a Erasure cover as well as plenty of bust outs and classics. more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, the alt-rock veterans play "Ize of the World", "On the Other Side", and "The Way It Is" for the first time since 2006. more info

Stereogum — Before last night, the Strokes hadn't played onstage together in a little more than two years. (Their most recent show had been a set at Lollapalooza Chile, in April of 2017.) But this summer, the Strokes are playing Governors Ball and a few other fe... more info

Stereogum — In 1952, experimental composer John Cage released the conceptual composition 4'33", which instructed performers to not play their instrument for the allotted amount of time and hone in on the environmental sounds that are happening around them. It's ... more info

Obscure Sound — We’re happy to premiere “Visceral,” the latest track from Bishop Battle, the Cincinnati-based artist who impressed previously with “Fly Away.” Showing a nocturnal atmospheric pull in the initial verses, “Visceral” captivates right away,... more info

Stereogum — Spiritual Cramp have already released two EPs in the past year, and the San Francisco post-punk crew are about to follow them up with more new music. Television, a 12" out next month via Deranged, compiles both EPs together along with four new tracks... more info

Indie Music News — Bishop Battle’s new track “Fly Away” builds up with an exotic synth-pop opening, driving to an infectious pop hook at 00:55. Depeche Mode and Erasure come to mind as stylistic comparisons as the listener digs … Read More more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The duo of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke were supporting both last year's World Be Gone and this year's orchestra rework World Beyond, but these shows were mainly about the hits... Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Today's NYC-area shows include Radiohead, Dirty Projectors, Erasure, Suicidal Tendencies, Foo Fighters, Girl Ray, Immersion (Colin Newman of Wire), Kimya Dawson, A-Trak, The Octopus Project, and much more. Continue reading… more info