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Over the last couple years, Mikal Cronin has occasionally provided music for videos by the comedian Conner O’Malley. Today, Cronin has released his first full-length soundtrack as a result of his collaborations with O’Malley. It’s a score for a short film called The Mask, which is available via O’Malley’s website Endorphin Port for five bucks.  » Read More

From 1989 to 2011, the intro music to Monday Night Football was a reworked version of Hank Williams Jr.’s “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” — the “Are you ready for some football?” song. That ended after Hank Jr. compared Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler.  » Read More

The issue of venues demanding cuts of touring bands’ merch money has become a major talking point lately. Earlier this month, Jeff Rosenstock posted a breakdown of all the venues that he’s playing on his current tour and what percentages the venues were demanding from artists’ merch, kicking off a spirited Twitter debate with Steve Albini.  » Read More

It was already a momentous occasion. Five years after their inaugural Homecoming festival, the National were returning to Cincinnati for a long-awaited second installment amidst their big comeback year. This time around, they had a lineup that illustrated the band’s stature and reach: an icon like Patti Smith, revered forebears in Pavement,  » Read More

Zach Bryan, the newly minted country-rock megastar, is apparently getting over the crushing shame of being arrested for arguing with a cop, and he’s making some famous friends. Bryan recently went to #1 with “I Remember Everything,” his duet with Kacey Musgraves. Next year, Bryan will tour arenas and stadiums,  » Read More

Earlier this year, the Brooklyn band Model/Actriz released their debut album Dogsbody. They wrapped up a headlining tour this past spring, and they’re already in the midst of another one, with dates that will take them through the end of 2023. Today, they’re sharing a new single, “Winnipesaukee,” and here’s what frontman Cole Haden had to say about it:  » Read More

Laura Veirs has announced a new album, Phone Orphans, and shared its first single, “Rocks of Time.”  » Read More

Over the years, Wisconsin-based band Dusk have built up a home-grown blend of alt-country, indie rock, and vintage soul, hitting on a sound that is equally rambunctious, rollicking, and ramshackle. The band first debuted with their 2017 self-titled record and this year they have been teasing their follow-up sophomore effort, Glass Pastures, due out on October 20th via Don Giovanni Records.  » Read More

Art Feynman, the moniker of Here We Go Magic frontman Luke Temple, is releasing a new album, Be Good the Crazy Boys, on November 10 via Western Vinyl. Now he has shared another song from it, “Early Signs of Rhythm.”  » Read More