Stereogum — Laura Stevenson is such a badass that she named her new album Cocksure, slyly subverting a dick joke with the further wordplay of weaponry. Is it any surprise this album was written and arranged in the attic of a 19th-century Victorian house that for... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Beach Slang at Skate & Surf 2015 (more by Mimi Hong) We already knew Beach Slang were playing the stacked third day of Brooklyn's Gigawatts Festival (7/26) with Braid, Swearin', Laura Stevenson, Cheap Girls, Chumped, and more; and they've... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: The Menzingers at Riot Fest Brooklyn 2012 (more by Chris La Putt) As previously mentioned, The Movielife are curating NJ's iDobi Meltdown Festival at Starland Ballroom this year, with Lifetime headlining night 1 (6/26) and The Movielife headli... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Photo: Screaming Females at a final DbA show (more by Gretchen Robinette) Don Giovanni Records had yet another good year, with solid 2014 releases from Nude Beach, Priests, Peter Stampfel, Black Wine, Crow Bait, Chris Gethard and more, and... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Field Mouse at CMJ 2014 (more by Mimi Hong) Kevin Devine already announced a solo tour with Into It. Over It. (solo) and Laura Stevenson for February, and now he's added a full-band tour with Dads and Field Mouse to... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Kevin Devine w/ Bad Books in 2010 (more by Kurt Christensen) Last year, Kevin Devine simultaneously released two albums, Bubblegum and Bulldozer, which both included different versions of the song "She Can See Me." Today, he put... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Cayetana in Chicago in June (more by Jeff Ryan) Philly's Cayetana are set to release their debut album, Nervous Like Me, on September 9 via Tiny Engines (pushed back from 8/26), and they'll be playing some release... more info