
The War On Drugs At The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ
The War On Drugs at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park, N.J. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Normal History Vol. 753: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Essential New Music: Naujawanan Baidar’s “Khedmat Be Khalq”
Naujawanan Baidar grew from heavy psych combo Myrrors, but don’t call it a side project. Rather, consider it to be

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Fast Romantics’ “Smoke + Lightning” Video
Sleep may be Kirty’s favorite pastime. “It’s just the way I’m built,” she says. “I’m an insanely vivid dreamer.” “She

MAGNET Classics Podcast: The Real Story Behind The Connells’ “Ring”
Longtime MAGNET contributor Hobart Rowland takes a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine over the years,

The Pretenders At The Bowery Ballroom, New York City
The Pretenders at the Bowery Ballroom, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Normal History Vol. 752: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Essential New Music: L. Eugene Methe’s “Maybe, Tomorrow”
L. Eugene Methe’s work to date has been all over the map. The Nebraska-based musician has recorded one LP of

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Soft Punch’s “My Head” Video
Of all the things that could’ve sabotaged the creative process for Soft Punch’s Rye Thomas, writer’s block wasn’t one of

The National And The Beths At The Met, Philadelphia
The National and the Beths at The Met, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. The Beths

Normal History Vol. 751: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Essential New Music: The Rempis Percussion Quartet’s “Harvesters”
Dave Rempis has been an essential figure on Chicago’s improvised music scene for more than a quarter century. But while

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Chris Stamey’s “The Great Escape” Video
Recently, Chris Stamey has been all over the musical map, as a performer, arranger, composer, musical director and producer. With

Normal History Vol. 750: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Essential New Music: Guided By Voices’ “Welshpool Frillies”
After penning a review of 2018’s Space Gun—and compiling a well-received (sarcasm) ranking of Guided By Voices’ 25 LPs up

King Krule At Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
King Krule at Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Essential New Music: Attempt Survivors’ “Negative Nite”
“Extinction is the rule,” Carl Sagan once wrote. “Survival is the exception.” Most of the time, that seems like a

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Mold!’s “Choose To Be Controlled!” Video
If this were an average premiere from an average band, this is the part where, I, your humble music correspondent,

Le Tigre At Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
Le Tigre at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Normal History Vol. 749: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places