Stereogum — Dark Days Bright Nights is a new Richmond-based DIY festival that’s just unveiled the lineup for its first edition. The festival, presented by the Virginia labels Persistent Vision Records and Yr Screaming Youth, focuses on the screamo undergro... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Holy crap there's a lot of good shows tonight, including: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Jimmy Eat World Lahey / Alex Lahey, Woods, Cold Cave / Black Marble, Kevin Morby, Venetian Snars Vs Daniel Lanois, Hall and Oates, METZ, Young Widows, and mor... more info

The Quietus — Young Widows frontman Evan Patterson returns with a second album for his Americana-noir side project Jaye Jayle more info

Stereogum — Evan Patterson is no stranger to darkness. As the guitarist and vocalist of the Louisville post-hardcor trio Young Widows, he channeled that darkness into twisted, muscular noise-rock full of a whole lot of sound and a whole lot of fury. And as the l... more info

Stereogum — For years, Evan Patterson has been exploring dark, subterranean sonics as the guitarist and vocalist of the Louisville post-hardcore/noise-rock trio Young Widows. But he recently stepped out on his own to explore a different kind of darkness, making ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Young Widows are releasing a compilation of rarities and previously unreleased tracks, and they're also playing 2008's 'Old Wounds' on tour for its 10th anniversary, with Emma Ruth Rundle, Alexis Marshall of Daughters (reading fro... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Texas post-rockers This Will Destroy You recently announced shows where they'll be performing their debut album Young Mountain and their self-titled album in full. Now they've added a second night in NYC... Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — James Alex will play a solo acoustic Samsung session in NYC on 4/20 before Beach Slang begin their tour at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Beach Slang are also on the new Nirvana 'Bleach' tribute -- with Rob Crow's Gloomy Place, Defeater, ... more info

Stereogum — For a style with such a foreboding name, noise-rock has surprising potential for appeal outside of its cloistered fanbase. Recent breakout efforts by the likes of METZ and Young Widows are just latter-day entries in a crossover tradition that goes ba... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Carly Hoskins "Watching this band City of Ships at Saint Vitus and it sounds like Far meets Young Widows. Very cool." - Dan Brennan Single Mothers Single Mothers (who recently played one of our SXSW shows) brought their... more info