
David Gray At City Winery, New York City
David Gray at City Winery, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Essential New Music: Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra/Small Unit’s “Spectral Fiction”
On March 24 of last year, Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra used Chicago’s Adler Planetarium as a launch pad for

Waterparks, Loveless And Sophie Powers At The Fillmore, Philadelphia
Waterparks, Loveless and Sophie Powers at the Fillmore, Philadelphia. Photos by Evan Albuck. Loveless Sophie Powers

Live Review: Sleater-Kinney, Philadelphia, PA, March 18, 2024
Even if you’ve paid scant attention to all things riot grrrl, ’90s past or 21st-century present, you know that the

Normal History Vol. 782: 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: Star City Survivor’s “Wilderness”
The members of this guitar/drums duo live in North Carolina’s Triangle, a conglomeration of metropolitan areas that contains three major

Raven Drum Foundation Benefit Show Featuring Lauren Monroe, Rick Allen, Peter Criss, Jim Keltner, Will Lee And More At The Cutting Room, New York City
Raven Drum Foundation benefit show for Friends Of Firefighters featuring Lauren Monroe, Rick Allen, Peter Criss, Jim Keltner, Will Lee

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Wesley Dean’s “Blood Brothers” Video
We all can remember a time in life when we didn’t know any better. “You think you’ll live forever, and

Sleater-Kinney At Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
Sleater-Kinney at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Porno For Pyros At Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City
Porno For Pyros at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Live Review: Ask Carol, Riverton, NJ, March 3, 2024
Norwegian twosome Ask Carol rocked the house—a house show, to be specific—in Riverton, N.J., at the second show of its

Normal History Vol. 781: 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: Alastair Galbraith’s “Talisman”
Full disclosure: The album under consideration and I go way back. My old micro-label put one of its songs on

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Amistat’s “Still Believe” Video
The gist of Amistat’s therapeutic musical philosophy is hardly revelatory, but it is unabashedly sincere. Amistat is lead by well-traveled,

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Jon Muq’s “One You Love” Video
Jon Muq’s career so far has been a stunning exercise in perseverance—from busking in his Ugandan village to making the

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Escape Artist Lovers’ “Out Where I Can Wander” Video
Propelling earworm-inducing pop music into avant-garde territory is not easy, but it seems effortless for Escape Artist Lovers. The duo

Grant-Lee Phillips At City Winery, New York City
Grant-Lee Phillips at City Winery, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Mega Cat’s “Rat Fight” Video
It was the coldest day of the year in Seattle when Cheryl Ediss set about filming mega cat’s “Rat Fight”