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In 2018, the country star and American Idol judge Luke Bryan opened Luke’s 32 Bridge Food + Drink, a six-level bar, restaurant and live music venue on Nashville’s Broadway Street. The Tennessee Alcohol and Beverage Commission is now investigating the bar after 22-year-old University of Missouri student Riley Strain went missing last week.  » Read More

Canadian electronic duo Blue Hawaii have been teasing their Feeling Celebrated LP for a while, which will follow 2019’s Open Reduction Internal Fixation. Last year, they shared “Summer For The Loners” and “Boom.” Today, they’re back with what the band says is the LP’s first single.  » Read More

Yesterday, Willie Nelson held the Luck Reunion at his ranch in Texas. Performers were Madi Diaz, Claud, Tyler Childers, John Oates, and more, including Nelson himself. During his set, the 90-year-old country icon played “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit The Frog.  » Read More

Next month, the label Light In The Attic is releasing a Lou Reed tribute album called The Power Of The Heart, which features contributions from Keith Richards, Lucinda Williams, Joan Jett, Angel Olsen, the Afghan Whigs, and more. Today, Rufus Wainwright has shared his take on Reed’s Transformer classic “Perfect Day.”  » Read More

When Olivia Rodrigo kicked off her Guts world tour a couple weeks ago, she also launched the Fund 4 Good initiative in order to “champion girls’ education, support reproductive rights, and present gender-based violence.” As part of this campaign, Rodrigo’s team linked up with the National Network Of Abortion Funds and invited local non-profits to table at her shows in each city,  » Read More

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music,  » Read More

Shoegaze artist Wisp took off with her first song “Your face,” which went viral on TikTok and earned her a deal with Interscope Records. Today, the 19-year-old is announcing her debut EP Pandora. The new single “Enough for you” is out now.  » Read More

They don’t look like emo bands. They don’t act like emo bands, either. I’ve been through I don’t know how many different waves of emo, and I’ve seen a lot of different ways that emo bands can comport themselves on stage, but none of them were quite like this. There’s a certain pugilistic swagger that only a hardcore band can bring.  » Read More

Over the past few years, a lot of bands have been doing great work at the intersection of hardcore and death metal. Every year, you can see many of those bands showing off different versions of brutality at the Bangin’ In The Rock fest in Little Rock, Arkansas. That festival is partly the brainchild of Terminal Nation,  » Read More