On April 19th at Thee Parkside, you’ll find a unique event called Reading Rocking Rainbow. It’s bringing books and bands together for a fun take on a mixed media performance which includes book readings, interactive games, conversations with outstanding authors and rocking out. The start of the evening will feature

Sixteen awesome indie and punk artists banded together for this charitable covers compilation that includes the songs of Tom Petty, Green Day, Rick Astley, and many more timeless musicians (try listening to Never Gonna Give You Up) and not get it stuck in your head). We all enjoy quality renditions

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

The second largest show of the Grolsch #ChooseInteresting Music Series presented by Turnstyle Music Group, takes place at 8pm tonight at Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl. Expect to witness electrifying performances from up-and-coming indie rock bands, including psychedelic headliner The Stepkids, King Holiday, Every Flavor Weather Machine, AK47, and Massively Epic. Advance

Isn’t it a bit of an oxymoron for a hurricane to be named Sandy? Hurricanes are supposed to be wet tropical storms. Meanwhile, the name Sandy evokes images of sand and things that end with the letter “Y,” like the word lousy. That’s exactly how this hurricane has made the

    The Juliets are all about quiet innovation. It seeps from the bows and strings of their mini-orchestra; it shows its face in lyrics that declare: “If it’s less what you do and it’s more what you know / I can’t wait on fashion because I’m ready to go.”

If you’re sitting on your couch thinking “There just isn’t enough indie rock made by Italian twins and a Japanese woman,” tomorrow is your day. Blonde Redhead‘s new album, Penny Sparkle, is officially released, and there’s a FREE listening party in the gallery at Le Poisson Rouge. Based on the

I think I just now realized that there are MONTHS (plural!) left in winter. It has passed the point where the season is a charming novelty. I have finally grasped that for at least two more months there will be darkness, there will be cold and most importantly, there will