The 2026 edition of Wilco’s Solid Sound festival wrapped up on Sunday and also had The Autumn Defense, Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet, Sam & Louise Sullivan, and more.

The Charlatans have announced a North American fall tour beginning September 3 in Santa Ana and running through September 26 in NYC. The Santa Ana and San Francisco shows are with The Dandy Warhols, ...

Wednesday recently wrapped up their summer tour at Hopscotch Festival, and while guitarist MJ Lenderman is busy touring his fantastic new solo album, bandleader Karly Hartzman has announced a fall ...

LA synth/dancerock group Automatic, who are now a duo of Izzy Glaudini and Halle Saxon after drummer Lola Dompé left earlier this year, are busy touring and have announced fall dates which include ...

In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk and its many offshoots, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that weren’t always taken so seriously. This ...

After returning for its first edition in 20 years in 2025, for 2026 they’ve moved to The Dome at Adventure Crossing in Jackson, NJ.

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

Everybody seems to be getting back together these days, be it Oasis and Pulp to Slowdive and Ride. One of the holdouts, though, is Catherine Wheel, one of the best groups to emerge out of the original ...

The term “dreampop” covers a lot of territory these days, from electronic music to acoustic guitars, but one thing’s for certain: the influence of the Cocteau Twins cannot be overstated. Robin Guthrie ...

Another rollercoaster of a year, another slew of amazing albums to soundtrack it with. We collectively spent hours and hours listening to and loving hundreds of albums this year, and narrowing our ...

Following our lists on ’90s metalcore and 2000s post-hardcore, this edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 15 classic albums from metalcore’s most popular era. Check out five songs we recommend ...

The punk world of 2023 was vast, diverse, and constantly rewarding. It was a year that saw "fifth wave emo" and the open-minded new generation of hardcore both continuing to leave their marks, with ...