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Kicking & Steaming at King Dumplings ft. P.H.0. and BET!

@magicblock live @live:date 2025-04-11 @live:time 10pm @live:button_link https://ra.co/events/2135021?utm_medium=paid&utm_source=ig&utm_id=120221322749970362&utm_content=120221322754610362&utm_term=120221322751300362&utm_campaign=120221322749970362

Serendipity, Forever Mortal, Crab, and The Great Googly Moogly

@magicblock live @live:date 2025-04-05 @live:time 7pm @live:button_link https://www.instagram.com/p/DH80XO6RVWY/?img_index=1

Jake Schaefer and the Realm of Possibility, Goldfish Funeral, and Dali Rose

@magicblock live @live:location Arlene's Grocery, NYC @live:date 2025-04-02 @live:time 7pm @live:button_label Tickets @live:button_link https://www.arlenesgrocerynyc.com/upcoming-events

Möney, Abism, and Watchlist

@magicblock live @live:location The Broadway, NYC @live:date 2025-03-22 @live:time 11:00 PM @live:button_label Tickets @live:button_link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/money-w-abism-watchlist-tickets-1290368600219?aff=oddtdtcreator

Oldstar, Tombstone Poetry, Hiding Places, and Silvia K

@magicblock live @live:location Trans-Pecos, NY @live:date 2025-03-21 @live:time 7:00 PM @live:button_label Tickets @live:button_link https://www.venuepilot.co/events/7pm-oldstar-tombstone-poetry-special-guests-2025-03-21-trans-pecos-ridgewood-queens-aaa2c1/orders/new

Halfway Home Release Raw & Emotional Sophmore EP 'Winter'

Hailing from South Buckinghamshire, post-hardcore quintet Halfway Home are making this year their own with the release of their sophomore EP, Winter. After checking out their debut EP, Autumn, and having the pleasure of catching these guys live last year, I had high hopes for this release–and it did

NEW COLOSSUS Sunday Recap ft. YOU SAID STRANGE, Sterling Press, Delivery, and others

CLOUDSURFERS (@cloudsurfersmusic) Psych-rock fuzz-punk. Stream Subhuman Essence here. SHADY BABY (@shadybabyband) Brighton-based garage-rock. Stream "Held In" here. STERLING PRESS (@sterlingpress) Classic alt-rock. Stream "Concrete Trampoline" here. DELIVERY (@delivery_lyf) Australian garage-post-punk. Stream Force Majeure here. PERSONAL TRAINER (@personaltrainertheband) Alt-indie-rock. Stream Still Willing here. CAMP BLU (@campblutheband) Post-punk surf-rock. Stream "idk

Behind The Hits: How Hopeless Records' Brandy-Baye Robidoux Went From Critic To Label Marketing Wiz

Most music industry hopefuls don't have a clear idea of where they want to go right off the bat. Instead, they have an undying hunger to be in the eye of the storm. Many begin as fans, finding solace in live music and the community they foster at shows. Eventually,

NEW COLOSSUS Saturday Recap ft. The OBGMs, Truck Violence, WIND MILE, and others

BARBER FOR THE QUEEN (@barberforthequeen) Fuzzy disco-punk. Stream BABA here. BIG FAT HEAD (@big.fat.head.music.band.666) Art-punk noise-pop. Stream Bobo Rising here. HIÇAMAHIÇ (@hicamahicband) Melancholic shoegaze-grunge. Stream Düşünürüm here. WIND MILE (@wind.mile) Berlin-based dream-pop. Stream "Glare" here. HONGZA (@hongzahongza) Indie-shoegaze-dream-pop. Stream Coming Of Age here. LAS

Alana Markel, Babe City, Natalia Catalan, and Ideas for Conversation

@magicblock live @live:location Elsewhere, NYC @live:date 2025-04-06 @live:time 6pm @live:button_label Tickets @live:button_link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alana-markel-babe-city-natalia-catalan-x-ideas-for-conversations-tickets-1253555932539?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

NEW COLOSSUS Friday Recap ft. SUNHILL, PANIK FLOWER, Forest, and Velveteen

VELVETEEN (@velveteenbandlondon) Classic London-based shoegaze. Stream Empty Crush here. FOREST (@s.fforest) Girl-gaze alt-rock. Stream Intravenous French Kiss here. PANIK FLOWER (@panikflowerband) Brooklyn shoegaze-dream-pop. Stream "ocd" here. SUNHILL (@sunhillband) 90s garage-indie-rock. Stream "Wide Awake" here. Keep up with New Colossus Festival 2026 updates here.

Vundabar Release Stand-Out New Album 'Surgery and Pleasure'

Boston trio Vundabar has never been known for just one genre. Their sound has switched from alternative-rock to post-punk to indie-soft-rock, with other deviations. Their latest album, Surgery and Pleasure, takes on a new dance and electronic sound, accented with the intricate guitar sound that the band has become known