
Normal History Vol. 748: 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: Jim O’Rourke’s “Hands That Bind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”
Jim O’Rourke’s passion for film has informed his music from the start. Cinematic notions of pacing and structure influence his

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Nuclear Tourism’s “No Never!” Video
The considerable sway of sophomoric humor is not lost on Nuclear Tourism—and neither is a great hook. Both are in

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Howdies’ “50/50 (If You’re Lucky)”
“It’s a little tune about how the shot glass is simultaneously half full and half empty,” says the Howdies’ Austin

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Garbage And Metric At SummerStage, New York City
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Garbage and Metric at Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York City. Photos by

Normal History Vol. 747: 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

My Morning Jacket At Westville Music Bowl, New Haven, CT
My Morning Jacket at Westville Music Bowl, New Haven, Conn. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Cole Gallagher’s “Stumbling In The Dark” Video
“I couldn’t tell you the circumstances around it, but the song is a snapshot of where I was in June

Live Review: Tori Amos, Tow’rs, Red Bank, NJ, July 2, 2023
Well more than a year into her Ocean To Ocean Tour, Tori Amos is still taking risks and playing with

Normal History Vol. 746: 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: Nicolas Leirtrø/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Ståle Storløkken’s “Heaven Hill Fragmentarium”
There’s a story that when Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton were on set making Batman, the former advised the latter

Michael Franti At SummerStage, New York City
Michael Franti at Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Live Review: The Cure, The Twilight Sad, Philadelphia, PA, June 24, 2023
Robert Smith is living his best life—and what a joy it is to just be along for the ride! Over

Santana At Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, IL
Santana at Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, Ill. Photos by Michael Jackson.

Weezer, Future Islands And Joyce Manor At The Mann Center For The Performing Arts, Philadelphia
Weezer, Future Islands and Joyce Manor at the Mann Center For The Performing Arts, Philadelphia. Photos by Evan Albuck. Future

Yungblud, The Regrettes And Sophie Powers At The Met, Philadelphia
Yungblud, the Regrettes and Sophie Powers at The Met, Philadelphia. Photos by Evan Albuck. The Regrettes Sophie Powers

Normal History Vol. 745: 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: Black Duck’s “Black Duck”
If Rhys Chatham hadn’t already done something with the name, Black Duck really should have been named Guitar Trio. Some

Caroline Polachek And George Clanton At Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia
Caroline Polachek and George Clanton at Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. George Clanton