On March 21, a metalcore frenzy erupted at Irving Plaza. Bands ERRA and Currents, along with special guests Caskets and Aviana, played an explosive show that made for an unforgettable night. Swedish band Aviana kicked things off, hyping up the crowd and starting a mosh pit that seemingly never ended.
My Bloody Shoegaze Fest brought out Glass Star, Yearn, Luna Ivy, Joseon, and Cherry Pick to East LA to celebrate the heavy distortion and dreamy soundscapes of the contemporary shoegaze scene. Each band brought their own unique style to the table, mixing emo or grunge with the hypnotic waves of
Queens-based grunge-gaze band Bummer Camp have announced their sophomore album Fake My Death, out May 8th via Trash Casual. To tide us over until then, they've let their lead single "One Bullet" loose with an accompanying music video (dir. Preston Spurlock). "Climbing up the hill to tumble down," sings frontman
Well, we've made it to the end of the week. After six jam-packed days of non-stop music and vibes, we're feeling super emo that it's all over. To close things out, here's a final look at the bands we caught on our very last day. ALIEN CHICKS (@alienchicksband) London-based experimental
BLOOD CLUB (@bl00dclub) Bilingual coldwave alt-rock from Chicago. LIP FILLER (@lipfillertv) Thrashy indie-rock shoegaze from England. DROOK (@droooooook) Richmond-based indie-electro-pop. FEET (@feetband) London-based indie-rock, with pizazz. WINTER MCQUINN (@_wintagram_) - mads Folky singer-songwriter pysch-rock from Melbourne. YUVEES (@yuveesnyc) Brooklyn-based no-wave noise-rock chaos. PLIGHT (@plightnyc) Grunge-gaze from NYC. WINTER GARDENS (@wintergardensband)
JUNK DRAWER (@junkdrawerband) Indie psych-rock from Belfast. SUNDAYCLUB (@sundayclub.band) Alternative dream-pop from Winnipeg. DITCH DAYS (@ditchdays) Funky Lisbon-based electro-indie-pop. THE K'S (@theksofficial) Electric indie-rock hailing from Earlestown. SHALLOW (@itsonlyshallow) Shoegaze noise-pop from Montreal. AUNT KATRINA (@auntkatrinaband) Experimental indie-pop from D.C. BABE CITY (@babe_city_) NYC-based patchwork dreampop. ALIEN
KACIE HILL & LUC SWIFT (@kaciejewelhill & @luc_swift) Folksy singer-songwriter duo from San Francisco. ACTIVEMIRROR (@active_mirror) Alternative post-punk from Aruba. PUNCHLOVE (@punchlve) Brooklyn-based experimental art-rock. THE SEWING CLUB (@sewingclubband) Bedroom indie-rock from Nashville. HIGH. (@high.asfuckband) Jersey-based modern shoegaze. MARCEL (@vive.marcel) "Noisy pot-pourri" post-punk from Belgium. DALLAS LOVE FIELD
BEE BLACKWELL (@beeblackwell_) Grungy female-fronted alt-rock from Texas. WIRING (@wiring___) Brooklyn-based melodic math-gaze. HAUSE PLANTS (@hauseplants) Euphoric dance-rock from Lisbon. FAKE POLLOCKS (@fakepollocks) A math-rocky post-punk amalgamation from NYC. MIDSCALE (@midscaleband) "Kind of shoegaze" from France. THE JUMPCUTS (@thejumpcutsrock) West Palm Beach upbeat garage-rock. SUNSET IMAGES (@sunset__images) Melancholic kraut-gaze-noise-rock
This year’s New Colossus Festival was a whirlwind. We laughed, we cried, and we spent way too much money on frozen margaritas (thank you, Pianos). But more than anything, we made many new friends, and experienced a ton of incredible shows. Our Tuesday (Day 1) recap features some of
Ladies and gentlemen, we are so back. The New Colossus Festival 2026 is finally here, and this year's lineup is more stacked than ever before. With over 200 bands taking over the Lower East Side for the festival's seventh edition, there's no shortage of exciting talent–but narrowing down who
Babe City played an intimate set at The Woodbridge in LA on February 2, 2026. Keep up with Babe City and future shows here.
Autoheart’s headlining Brooklyn Bowl show on December 1st was a celebration. I don’t say that because of the FOH engineer David's birthday that night, or in anticipation of Autoheart’s album I Can Build a Fire celebrating its 10 year anniversary next year; or even because the show