Pitchfork - Forkcast — Back in October we told you about Violens, the project of ex-Lansing-Dreiden member Jorge Elbrecht, their remix of the Very Best, and their new 7" coming out in the UK via Chess Club. Now with a full-length on the way, Violens are offering a free "Wi... more info

Altsounds — When Violens (vy-lenz’) began plotting their winter tour, they decided to create something to share with the audience overseas while working on their debut album. The New York band has explored a myriad of sounds and styles this past year o... more info

Altsounds — When White Lies asked Violens (pronounced 'vy-lenz') to join them on their November tour, Violens started thinking about creating something special to take to the UK with them. Having recently worked on remixes for numerous other bands who would in t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on AmEx presale (@ 11am) for the two Magnetic Fields shows happening at Town Hall. BAM tickets are currently on sale to 'Friends of BAM'. Tickets are on AmEx presale (@ 11am) for the Hot Chip / xx... more info

Stereogum — One last gargantuan batch of photos from an exhausting, exhaustive week of NYC showgoing. On Friday Jessica Amaya joined us at Doveman's record release party at the Elevated Hole, a Chelsea loft owned by the Yale English Dept. chair Michael Warner... more info

Pasta Primavera — Two bands with completely opposite styles come together in a seriously friggin sweet way when NYC’s new wave experimental rockers Violens step up and remix the afrobeat jam “Warm Heart Of Africa” by The Very Best.  Take a listen: mp3: The Ve... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Unfortunately, The Very Best, a collaboration between Malawi’s Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit, and also one of my favorite performers at Pitchfork Music Festival this summer, has had to cancel their CMJ appearances due to “travel circumstances.” T... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Violens are the project of Jorge Elbrecht, formerly of Lansing-Dreiden, and a few of his co-conspirators from that band. Last year they toured with the likes of MGMT, Grizzly Bear, and Deerhunter in support of their debut self-titled EP. They've got ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa (Violens remix) (MP3) "The problem with hearing so much music is it gets harder to be surprised. But this album defies all preconceptions and never settles into a genre that you... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Tickets on sale now: Echo & the Bunnymen at the the tiny MERCURY Lounge on October 17. Tickets The Gaslight Anthem, Murder by Death, Jesse Malin, and Broadway Calls at Brooklyn Bowl on October 16. Tickets CMJ show: Rain Machine (with Kyp Malone of T... more info