Born Ruffians
Apr 11 La Sala Rossa – Montreal, Quebec
Apr 12 Signal Kitchen – Burlington, VT
Apr 14 Firehouse 13 – Providence, RI
Apr 15 Great Scott – Allston, MA
Helado Negro
Apr 25 Sound Control – Manchester, UK
May 03 Natural History Museum – Los Angeles, CA
May 04 Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
May 06 Blue Lamp – Sacramento, CA
Bleached
Apr 12 Red 7 – Austin, TX
Apr 13 Club Dada – Dallas, TX
Apr 14 Circle Bar – New Orleans, LA
Apr 15 Bottletree Cafe – Birmingham, AL
Whether you're a metalhead or not, this NYC trio will have you wrapped up in its soothing dark thrashers. | read
Bartees Cox is a songwriter and producer who spent years playing in bands in Brooklyn before making the move to Washington, DC, where his solo project, Bartees Strange, took focus and grew - from an album of reinterpretations of The National’s music to his stunning full-length, genre-bending… | watch
Ben details his experience of contracting the coronavirus back in late February/early March of 2020, before lockdowns shut NYC down. He also shares how the city and local indie rock scene he’s a part of reacted to the pandemic. | watch
The Helen Keller hoax possesses the toxicity of a traditional conspiracy theory even if it doesn't quite fit the definition. | read
Aliah Sheffield is the singer/songwriter also known as Nikkie Aliah. Her song, “Earth is Ghetto,” recently went viral and she chatted with Nikkiesha about what led her to her viral moment, her musical inspirations, and what she hopes and plans to do next… oh, and tequila. This podcast is… | listen
The March edition of Spotlight on the City features bands and musicians from Birmingham, Alabama. | listen