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Cap’n Jazz — the pioneering midwest emo band that comprised Mike Kinsella, Tim Kinsella, and Davey Von Bohlen before they went off to form American Football, Joan Of Arc, and the Promise Ring respectively — will reunite this weekend at Best Friends Forever Fest in Las Vegas. Before that, they did a “secret”  » Read More

In 2016, Beyoncé performed her song “Daddy Lessons” with the Dixie Chicks at the CMA Awards, country music’s biggest annual show. The country establishment didn’t exactly embrace that performance wholeheartedly, and Beyoncé has implied that its reception partly inspired Cowboy Carter, an album that’s essentially about race and country music.  » Read More

This year, one way that many musicians have protested agains Israel’s campaign of genocide has been to boycott events sponsored by the British bank Barclays, which has invested huge sums of money into companies that sell weapons and military technology to Israel. Earlier this year, a number of bands boycotted the Barclays-sponsored Download,  » Read More

Clairo loves a good cover, and she has great taste when picking them. Recently, she’s done a couple of Judee Sill classics, contributed to an upcoming Margo Guryan tribute album, and recorded a rendition of Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby” for Spotify.  » Read More

In a few short weeks, the Cure will release their long-anticipated new album Songs Of A Lost World, their first in 16 years. The band has already shared the epic seven-minute opening track “Alone,” which absolutely fucking rules. Last week, they shared a short clip of the new track “  » Read More

In August, Kim Deal announced her debut solo album Nobody Loves You More. The indie rock stalwart has shared the singles “Coast” and “Crystal Breath” so far, and today she’s back with the gauzy LP closer “A Good Time Pushed.”  » Read More

The great Julien Baker returned to the road a couple of weeks ago, playing solo shows after her triumphant 2023 run with boygenius. She recently debuted her new songs “Middle Children” and “High In The Basement” in Chicago, and she played a dual guitar solo with Bartees Strange in DC.  » Read More

The musicians supported the Democratic presidential candidate with renditions of “The One I Love,” “Driver 8,” and more  » Read More

Definitive Jux rapper Despot dined onstage as the band covered the Stranger classic at Madison Square Garden  » Read More