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Sadie Dupuis' Speedy Ortiz has set a Sept. 1 release date for its first album in more than five years, 'Rabbit Rabbit.'

Legendary "Queercore" pioneers Pansy Division are taking the road celebrating their first album Undressed 30 years on. I have covered the band Pansy Division…

Last year, Chris Farren, a handsome and distinguished gentleman of the pop-punk persuasion, surprise-released his album Death Don’t Wait (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), an instrumental score to a spy thriller that does not exist. Today, Farren has announced plans to follow that record with one that seems slightly less unhinged. Farren recorded his forthcoming LP Doom Singer with producer Melina Duterte, better known as Jay Som, who also engineered and mixed the album. Today, he has s...

Molly Compton explains why she founded her DIY label: “I wanted to be able to help artists who maybe just don't have the time, experiences, the resources, or the skills to make something that is going to create more sustainable careers.”

Bay Area post-hardcore greats Loma Prieta have been around for almost 20 years, but they go long periods without releasing new music. It’s been eight years since Loma Prieta released Self Portrait, their most recent LP. In the time since then, there’s been a two-song single, 2019’s “Continuum” b/w “Fate.” Last year, the band released a minute-and-a-half rager called “Sunlight.” That turned out to be the first taste of their new album Last, wh...

The Palm Coast, Florida Band To Watch Home Is Where have built up quite the following since releasing their debut I Became Birds in 2021, culminating in a tribute compilation put out earlier this year featuring reimaginings of its songs by fellow luminaries like Parannoul, Asian Glow, and awakebutstillinbed. Today, they’re announcing its follow-up, the whaler, which will be released in June. The band traveled out to Oakland and recorded the album with Jack Shirley at his Atomic Garden stud...

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

For alternative singer-songwriter Joe P, performing has provided an opportunity to surprise people with music centered on self-discovery. Joe, who first took the stage in eighth grade, is embarking on his debut headline tour, which includes a show at Beat Kitchen in Chicago on April 23. Any other notable cities?  Joe P’s music has quickly...

When I first streamed Landon Conrath’s music, I envisioned myself staring distantly out a window into the evening or lying face-up on a bed with a pain-masking gaze. His music was made for a scene from any coming-of-age story depicting pensive young-adult angst. However, a lot of indie-pop music that tries to be in those...

Chicago and suburban indie pop band August Hotel celebrates its latest single, "Summer Will Wait," with a release show at Golden Dagger Thursday night.