DC DIY band Pretty Bitter share touring members with recent-vintage Band To Watch Ekko Astral, and they’ll play Ekko Astral’s upcoming Liberation Weekend fest. But Pretty Bitter aren’t an offshoot, and their style is its own thing. Pretty Bitter draw on classic emo melodies, and they’ve got a rich, layered sound that sometimes leads into folk or synthpop or both …

Last month, celebrity chef and star of FX’s The Bear Matty Matheson debuted his new hardcore band at a rowdy show in Toronto. Now, they’re announcing their first album Mental Madness and releasing the absolute rager “Mental Mentality.”

Since she introduced herself to the world in 2017, the New York rapper Leikeli47 has had an instantly identifiable visual signature. She rapped in a ski mask with gold fronts, and that image got her noticed. But now Leikeli47 has parted ways with her old record label, and she removed the mask in her video for “450” last year. When …

Last year the Texas slowcore band Teethe reissued their self-titled debut album with a few extra bonus tracks. Today they’ve announced its follow-up Magic Of The Sale, which arrives in August, and they’re previewing it today with the title track.

It’s the middle of December, and a family is being evicted evicted. They’ve packed up everything they can fit into a couple of cousins’ cars, and now the rest of their stuff is laid out on the sidewalk, abandoned. The neighbors shake their heads with disgust. What kind of sick monsters would put kids out on the street — just …

Toronto-based artist Meg Remy records under the name U.S. Girls, and her records are usually conceptually heavy electronic pop. She released her album Bless This Mess in 2023. and then she played SXSW via hologram and teamed up with Bootsy Collins to cover Leon Russell. Now, Remy has made a new U.S. Girls that looks like a pretty stark departure …

We’re deep into spring now, which means the fall music festivals are rolling out their lineups. One of the biggest, Austin City Limits, has unveiled its 2025 performers today.

Nardwuar has spent years interviewing a lot of our favorite musicians on his feet. Surely, the guy appreciates a pair of sensible footwear, and now Nike is releasing a pair in his honor. The Nardwuar x Nike SB Dunk Low is set to arrive during the holiday 2025 season, and according to the mock-up images, they’re just as delightfully dorky …

The gnarled, experimental New York rockers Guerilla Toss released their impressive album Famously Alive in 2022, and then former guitarist Ben Katzman went on Survivor and did really well. Last year, Katzman and Guerilla Toss released the collaborative track “Final Vibal.” Now, Guerrilla Toss are back with a new single, this one recorded without Ben Katzman but with Pavement leader …

Rilo Kiley are officially back. After 17 years on a long, long hiatus, the band returned Monday night with the first show of their Sometimes When You’re On You’re Really Fucking On Tour. A tiara-wearing Jenny Lewis and company played the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, and did all the songs that will appear on their upcoming greatest hits …