Pop Music Fever Dream, Pure Adult, and Genre Is Death
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-13 @live:time 6pm @live:button_link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-music-fever-dream-pure-adult-stars-revenge-tickets-1342792641939?utm_campaign=event_page
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Field Test, PFFU, Heaven Slight, and Jadeworm
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-18 @live:time 7pm @live:button_link https://dice.fm/event/mxelr9-field-test-ppfu-heaven-slight-jadeworm-18th-jul-alphaville-new-york-tickets?lng=en-US
Couvo with OK Tyler and Hipsy Gap
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-16 @live:time 6pm @live:button_link https://www.ticketmaster.com/couvo-new-york-new-york-07-16-2025/event/000062A59F65197D
ASkySoBlack with DIME, Tripwire, Blood Estate, Tarocchi, and Sentiment
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-26 @live:time 6:30pm @live:button_link https://dice.fm/event/avd8ad-askysoblackdimeblood-estatetripwiretarocchi-26th-jul-gold-sounds-new-york-tickets?lng=en-US
Maker Park Radio Presents: Jon Spencer, NOBRO, The Thing, SKORTS, and The Parallel Lines
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-12 @live:time 5pm @live:button_link https://dice.fm/event/oel235-maker-park-radios-8-year-anniversary-music-art-fest-night-2-w-jon-spencer-nobro-the-thing-skorts-and-more-12th-jul-maker-park-new-york-city-tickets
Maker Park Radio Presents: Dan Deacon, A Place To Bury Strangers, and Balaclava
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-11 @live:time 5pm @live:button_link https://dice.fm/event/ry52yr-maker-park-radios-8-year-anniversary-music-art-fest-night-1-w-dan-deacon-horsegirl-balaclava-11th-jul-maker-park-new-york-city-tickets
Weekend Friend with SOPHIA
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-12 @live:time 7pm @live:button_link https://dice.fm/event/wwxk3p-weekend-friend-sophia-12th-jul-pianos-showroom-new-york-tickets
Dead City, Dog Breath, Kartel, Kira, and ASKEADOS
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-11 @live:time 6pm @live:button_link https://dice.fm/event/oe6n7r-dead-city-dog-breath-kartel-kir-watch-list-askedos-11th-jul-hello-meadow-new-york-city-tickets
GIFT with Grumpy
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-14 @live:time 7pm @live:button_link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gift-grumpy-free-summer-rooftop-series-presented-by-misguided-spirits-tickets-1393088909429?aff=oddtdtcreator
Rat Motel Single Release Show with Wheavy and Surgeon General
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-10 @live:time 7:30pm @live:button_link https://withfriends.events/event/ggyw0otx/cool/
Homescreen, Teddy McGraw, Becky Crosby, and Saint Allen
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-10 @live:time 6:30pm @live:button_link https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/1qjwv46797
Psyop, The Tarrys, B.A.D.G.E., and Cash Bribe
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-30 @live:time 7pm @live:button_link https://www.instagram.com/p/DLlB0cFOM-E/
Broken; Narrative Release Debut Single "The Prologue"
"Seek the truth. Dare to dream. Survive the change." This is the motto that Broken; Narrative have set for themselves. Hailing from Sheffield in Northern England, this emo-nu-rock band puts their primary focus on storytelling; they emphasize that the stories that make us are ever evolving. Broken; Narrative consists of
Show Brain Presents: A Place To Bury Strangers, Pop Music Fever Dream, Venus Twins, Pons, and Dog Date
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-07-19 @live:time 2:30pm @live:button_link https://www.instagram.com/p/DK3HYdORzt_/
A Two Night Extravaganza with Bayside at The Showbox in Seattle
Reigning from Queens, NY, the four-piece rock band Bayside pulled together a unique tour playing across North America for two nights at each stop–it's not often that fans get to join a local tour date for two exciting nights in a row. The band's ultimate goal was to play
DIR EN GREY Performs 2 Sold Out Shows at the Belasco
DIR EN GREY is back in the US on a solo-headlining tour after 6 years, performing to a very enthusiastic fan base across the country. They sold out the Belasco in Los Angeles 2 nights in a row, and added a 3rd SoCal show at the House of Blues in
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GALLERY: Peach Pit & Briston Maroney, New York, May 23 2025
Peach Pit & Briston Maroney sold out back-to-back nights on The Rooftop at Pier 17 on their 'Long Hair, Long Life' co-headlining tour. BRISTON MARONEY PEACH PIT Keep up with Briston Maroney here, and Peach Pit here.
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Beach Bunny Sold Out LA Stop on their 2025 'Tunnel Vision' Tour
On May 30th, Beach Bunny performed to a sold out crowd at The Wiltern on their 'Tunnel Vision' Tour–a run supporting their 3rd studio album under the same name. Their album Tunnel Vision contains the same earnest, bleeding-heart lyricism and bubbly-rock sound that the band’s known for. Their
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You Are Now At A Cursive And Bright Eyes Concert (In Brooklyn)
Cursive and Bright Eyes are two bands that have achieved near-legendary status in the world of alternative music. They've both been touring for decades, and neither band shows signs of stopping. Their stage presence is magnetic. I was significantly more familiar with Cursive going in. Domestica is one of my
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Catch Your Breath's 'SAVAGES TOUR' ft. Until I Wake and Of Virtue
Following the deluxe release of Catch Your Breath's debut album Shame On Me, the band crossed the pond for the very first time on their UK/EU 'Savages Tour.' I first discovered these guys during lockdown in 2020 after the release of their single "Dial Tones," so I had
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Movements at the Paramount Theatre with Citizen, Downward, and Scowl
Hailing from Orange County, the rapidly growing four-piece rock-band Movements has sprung their Spring 2025 tour into action. Seattle's Paramount Theatre gave them a warm welcome, and extended an invitation for them to come back real soon. This tour's lineup was stacked with Downward, Scowl, and Citizen–each opener brought
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unpolished's Debut EP 'I PLEAD INSANITY' Has Your New Favorite Feminist Grunge Anthem
Last month, LA-based band unpolished debuted their first EP, I PLEAD INSANITY. Made up of vocalist Mary Bugbee, guitarist Celinda Chang, bassist Jazmin Alvarez, and Jasmine Day on drums, unpolished has spent the past year cutting their teeth in the local scene by performing at some of LA's most historic
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GALLERY: Late Night Drive Home, Los Angeles, April 3 2025
Alternative-rock band Late Night Drive Home played a surprise set at Make Out Music in LA on April 3, 2025. Keep up with Late Night Drive Home and future shows here.
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TVOD Album Release Show with CDSM and Balaclava
@magicblock live @live:date 2025-08-08 @live:time 7pm @live:button_link https://wl.seetickets.us/event/tvod-cdsm-balaclava/646040?afflky=BabysAllRightBrooklyn
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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NEW COLOSSUS Thursday Recap ft. BALACLAVA, Camp Blu, People in the Daytime, and others
WIND MILE (@wind.mile) Berlin-based dream-pop. Stream "Glare" here. MR. FLOYD LARRY (@mrfloydlarry) Miami shoegaze dream-rock. Stream Different Place and Time here. PEOPLE IN THE DAYTIME (@peopleinthedaytime) Cleveland-based indie-crust-pop. Stream All For My Love here. CAMP BLU (@campblutheband) Post-punk surf-rock. Stream "idk why!" here. PUBLIC CIRCUIT (@publiccircuitband) Sexy electro-synth-punk (we
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NEW COLOSSUS Wednesday Recap ft. Public Circuit, Wet Iguanas, The Jump Cuts and others
THE JUMP CUTS (@thejumpcutsrock) Electrifying indie-rock. Stream What A Fun Way To Kill Some Time here. SNOWMEN (@snowmenband) Brooklyn-based post-punk. Stream "Prophet Margins" here. GEWALT (@gewalt_band) Berlin industrial noise-pop. Stream Doppeldenk here. PUBLIC CIRCUIT (@publiccircuitband) Sexy electro-synth-punk. Stream Lamb here. WET IGUANAS (@wetiguanas) Modern Spanish indie-rock. Stream El Truco