Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Courtney Barnett at SXSW 2015 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) Courtney Barnett's tour in support of her great new album will have her in NYC for three sold-out shows at Bowery Ballroom in May, and now... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Mitski at Bowery Ballroom - 4/25/15 (via Sarah Madges) Mitski wrapped up her run supporting Speedy Ortiz over the weekend, hitting NYC at the sold-out Bowery Ballroom on Saturday (4/25). Judging by the huge cheers Mitski... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Speedy Ortiz at BV-SXSW 2015 (more by Amanda Hatfield) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Speedy Ortiz, Mitski, Krill @ Bowery Ballroom Speedy Ortiz's new album, Foil... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dinosaur Jr producer Justin Pizzoferrato has been the go-to guy for younger bands who want to get a similar aesthetic to Dino's '80s/'90s indie rock, like Speedy Ortiz, California X, Blessed State, Placeholder and more. One of the newest... more info

Stereogum — Speedy Ortiz’s sophomore album Foil Deer dropped today, and in honor of its release the band has presented the video for its second single “The Graduates.” Matthew Caron directs as Sadie Dupuis encourages her bandmates to drop googly eye tabs c... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo by Shervin Lainez This new record was written after almost a year of constant touring with Speedy. We would meet girls at our shows who would talk to us about being inspired to start bands because... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The BBC polled critics for a "best novels of the 21st century" list. NPR Music is streaming Built to Spill's new album Untethered Moon. NPR Music is streaming the new Speedy Ortiz album Foil Deer. Actress and poet Amber Tamblyn... more info

Nialler9 — Speedy Ortiz are coming back to Dublin for a show in Whelan’s later in the year on October 17th. Tickets are €16 + fees on sale on Friday morning at 9am from ticketmaster.ie , whelanslive.com & outlets nationwide. The Massachusetts rock band sou... more info

Stereogum — This week we ranked Ariel Pink’s albums and March’s metal tracks. GY!BE had our Album Of The Week and Speedy Ortiz dropped our favorite new song. We took Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle to his first pro wrestling show in 35 years. And we scratch... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Speedy Ortiz at BV-SXSW 2015 (more by Tim Griffin) We've already heard two songs from the upcoming Speedy Ortiz album, Foil Deer (due 4/21 via Carpark), both of which expanded upon the sounds of their previous... more info