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“It’s a snowbird’s escapist vacation song,” says Pokey LaFarge of “So Long Chicago,” the final teaser for his upcoming LP,

For Paddan’s Sigtryggur Baldursson, “Splash” is one of those tracks that had a “clear line” from start to finish. “It’s

What does an arty, hooky young punk outfit from San Diego know about how politics and greed upended the evangelical

Swans at the Blue Room, Nashville. Photos by Alexzandra Roy.

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Let’s start with the album title. It looks luxuriant enough to apply to a Jon Hassell LP with an accompanying,

Ready to feel old? Buffalo Tom is just two years shy of 40. Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn and Tom Maginnis

Old 97’s mark the 30th anniversary of their 1994 debut, Hitchhike To Rhome, with a new album that finds them

Hopefully by now, you’ve spent some quality time with the impeccably assembled box-set reissue of the Pernice Brothers’ 1998 debut,

Circle Jerks at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, N.J.. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

There used to be a time within the pop continuum that music was allowed to have a sense of humor.

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

The raga is a platonic ideal for the guitarists who founded the “Takoma school” and those who have followed in

For this special edition of the MAGNET “Instant” Classics series, Hobart Rowland teamed up with How Did I Get Here?

Guided By Voices at the Basement East, Nashville. Photos by Alexzandra Roy.

Olivia Rodrigo and the Breeders at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski. The Breeders

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

The first word on the new Vampire Weekend album is “fuck.” You heard it here first. (Unless you read that

Domenic Dunegan was 18 when he first saw Bruce Springsteen live, and he’s certainly not the only newbie to be

AJR at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia. Photos by Evan Albuck.

Babe I Hear Thunder In Your Heart isn’t so much a first taste of Arsun Sorrenti as it is neatly

Call the High Llamas a group if you’d like. But there’s been little doubt over the past 32 years that

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

The Carnegie Hall Concert inaugurates The Year Of Alice, a series of concerts, exhibits and publications celebrating the legacy of