Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jonathan McPhail, words by BBG Sweet Cobra had a helluva welcome at their very first NYC appearance on February 12th. A few short moments after the Chicago band took the Union Pool stage, the show sold out. It... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Al Mojica, words by BBG Scott Kelly @ Viper Room Two greats of the heavy underground kicked off their unplugged tour together at The Viper Room in Los Angeles on Feb 5th (pictures from that show adorn this... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Doomriders at Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more) BrooklynVegan and 1000 Knives are proud to present Doomriders with Sweet Cobra and one more TBA at Union Pool in Brooklyn on February 12, 2011. Tickets are on sale. Doomriders have kept... more info

Metalsucks — As excited as I inevitably get every time a headline involving any member of Cave In rolls through my RSS reader, if I’m being honest I haven’t been able to get that into any of the many non-Cave In projects released by members of Cave In. Everyo... more info

Metalsucks — I can’t be the only one who was a tad bit disappointed with Doomriders’ 2009 album Darkness Comes Alive. It certainly wasn’t bad — au contraire, it was just fine, but I found it to be a bit long and lacking the hooks that made Black Thunder (... more info

Metal Injection — This edition of the Metal Injection Livecast was taken over by a long time listener, first time caller by the name of Schlomo. Schlomo is a fellow Brooklynite and a fellow Jew. He is a brave young soul who let us know about his family, his school, hi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Babies @ Knitting Factory last week (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) tonight in NYC * Ben Folds @ Town Hall * Joan Osborne @ City Winery * Red Sparowes, Doomriders @ Mercury Lounge * Fang Island, Dinowalrus, Univox @ Maxwell's... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-24 Athens, GA - Caledonia Lounge %03-25 Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn %03-26 Greenville, NC - Tipsy Teapot %03-27 Baltimore, MD - Floristree %04-03 Hartford, CT - Trinity College @04-05 Brooklyn, NY - The Knitting Factory 04-11 Washington DC -... more info

Metal Injection — A few weeks ago we were telling you how excited we were for new music from RED SPAROWES. Now we are even more excited as the band has announced a string of tour dates with DOOMRIDERS opening the first half of the tour and CASPIAN the second half. Spa... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Red Sparowes w/ Brendan Tobin of Made Out of Babies (more here) Red Sparowes and Doomriders will team up for a pair of NYC dates at Mercury Lounge on April 13th (tix) and 14th (tix). Tickets go on... more info