John Cale At BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
John Cale at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
Let’s Play Two: The Baseball Project At World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, And The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT.
The Baseball Project—Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Mike Mills, Linda Pitmon and Steve Wynn—at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, and the Ridgefield
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
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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

















