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David Cross testing out new material at intimate Brooklyn residency www.brooklynvegan.com/david-cross-...
David Cross testing out new material at intimate Brooklyn residency
David Cross is working on a new standup show and as he does frequently, he's testing it out at intimate venues in NYC.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Governors Ball's 2026 lineup has A$AP Rocky, Lorde, Geese, Clipse, Amyl & the Sniffers, Wet Leg, Turnover, and more
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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MEMORIALS announce new album, share "Cut Glass Hammer" www.brooklynvegan.com/memorials-an...
MEMORIALS announce new album, share "Cut Glass Hammer"
All Clouds Bring Not Rain is MEMORIALS second studio album and will be out March 27. They've also composed the score for a new Kate Bush Documentary.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Heavenly detail first album in 29 years, add more North American tour dates, share "Excuse Me" www.brooklynvegan.com/heavenly-det...
Heavenly detail first album in 29 years, add more North American tour dates, share "Excuse Me"
'Highway To Heavenly' is out February 27 and Heavenly have added spring West Coast dates to their tour
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Tour news: CupcaKKe, Geordie Greep, Straight Ahead, Superdrag, Pig Destroyer / Deadguy, Texas is the Reason, Sun Ra Arkestra, FACS, David Lee Roth, more www.brooklynvegan.com/tour-news-cu...
Tour news: CupcaKKe, Geordie Greep, Straight Ahead, Superdrag, Pig Destroyer / Deadguy, Texas is the Reason, Sun Ra Arkestra, FACS, more
Plus: Royel Otis, David Lee Roth, NYC Winter Jazzfest, a rollerskating party with King Krule & Frost Children ++ more tour and festival news.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Hear 15 new songs that came out today www.brooklynvegan.com/15-new-songs...
14 New Songs Out Now
Listen to new songs by Vs Self, Jill Scott, Doechii, Dry Cleaning, Tyler the Creator, The Cribs, Sébastien Tellier, and more.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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94 albums we're anticipating in 2026 www.brooklynvegan.com/94-albums-we...
94 Albums We're Anticipating in 2026
Björk, Courtney Barnett, Death Grips, Fcukers, Heavenly, Massive Attack, Olivia Rodrigo, Shudder to Think, Speed, Spoon, Tigers Jaw, Zach Bryan & more albums we're anticipating in 2026.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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NYC Winter Jazzfest 2026 starts this week: lineup, tickets www.brooklynvegan.com/nyc-winter-j...
NYC Winter Jazzfest 2026 is this week (lineup, tickets)
NYC Winter Jazzfest runs January 8-13 and the lineup features Meshell Ndegeocello, Kassa Overall, a tribute to Miles Davis' 'Bitches Brew,' and lots more.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Peter Gabriel announces new album 'o\i': hear "Been Undone" www.brooklynvegan.com/peter-gabrie...
Peter Gabriel announces new album 'o\i': hear "Been Undone"
Like his 2023 album 'i/o,' new songs will be out every month.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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5 best punk & emo songs of December www.brooklynvegan.com/in-defense-o...
In Defense of the Genre: Best Punk & Emo Songs of December
The December roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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44 Great 2025 Albums by Indie / Alternative legends www.brooklynvegan.com/44-great-202...
44 Great 2025 Albums by Indie / Alternative legends
Britpop legends, garage rock groups, post-punk icons, OG shoegazers, post-rock pioneers, electronic innovators, Sassy Magazine cover stars, and more
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December 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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15 Albums from 2025 by Britpop / Indie greats www.brooklynvegan.com/15-albums-fr...
15 Great 2025 Albums by Britpop / Indie legends
Featuring Pulp, Suede, Saint Etienne, Stereolab, The Charlatans, Richard Ashcroft, Paul Weller, Gruff Rhys, The Divine Comedy, and more.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2025 www.brooklynvegan.com/indie-baseme...
Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2025
This week in Indie Basement: The best albums of 2025 with an emphasis on classic indie, alternative, "college rock" and more.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Thurston Moore picks the "350 Best Records of 2025" www.brooklynvegan.com/thurston-moo...
Thurston Moore picks the "350 Best Records of 2025"
Thurston Moore fans take note: A) the Sonic Youth co-founder has launched a Substack, and B) his first post is a list of the “350 Best Records of 2025.” That’s a lot of r...
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December 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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The Cure's Perry Bamonte, dead at 65 www.brooklynvegan.com/the-cures-pe...
The Cure's Perry Bamonte, dead at 65
"Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story" - The Cure wrote on their website.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Daniel Lopatin shares 'Marty Supreme' soundtrack ft. Weyes Blood & Laraaji; on new episode of 'Track Star' www.brooklynvegan.com/daniel-lopat...
Daniel Lopatin shares 'Marty Supreme' soundtrack ft. Weyes Blood & Laraaji; on new episode of 'Track Star'
"I wanted the score to live between tradition and invention, with neoclassical elements grounding the world around him as he finds it with rules, limits, and pressure" - Daniel Lopatin
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December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Indie Basement: Best Reissues, Box Sets & Compilations of 2025 www.brooklynvegan.com/indie-baseme...
Indie Basement: Best Reissues, Box Sets & Compilations of 2025
Including Britpop classics, punk rarities, a different side of Nick Drake, an over-the-top Big '80s masterpiece, '90s ambient house, and more.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Merry Christmas from David Byrne
Hear David Byrne's "Christmas Music for People Who Hate Christmas Music" Playlist The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the turning point when days begin, little by little, to become longer. Christmas and other holidays at this time of year appropriated an earlier celebration of the winter solstice. In our present calendar, it happens on December 21st, but in the old Roman calendar, it was on the 25th – our present Christmas Day. Commemorated in Stonehenge, Chaco Canyon New Mexico, Egypt, Rome, and numerous other sites around the globe, it was seen as the rebirth of the sun. Germanic people called it Yule. To us, it might seem that after December 21st, the winter is just beginning; colder days will be coming… But, to those ancients who watched the skies, it’s an obvious turning point – when warmth, sunlight, and plants commence their gradual return. From the William Davidson Talmud: When the First Man saw that the day was continuously shortening, he said, “Woe is me! Because I have sinned, the world darkens around me and returns to formlessness and void. This is the death to which Heaven has sentenced me!” He decided to spend eight days in fasting and prayer. When he saw the winter solstice, and he saw that the day was continuously lengthening, he said, “It is the order of the world!” Saint Nicholas brought gifts as well as punishments – a time of year that brings mixed blessings. This playlist is not about the solstice, nor does it have some Pagan agenda – it’s rowdy, fun songs that gently poke at and refer to the holidays. Enjoy! David Byrne’s “Christmas Music for People Who Hate Christmas Music” playlist El GC Y Su Raza Alterada – Ya Llega La Navidad Run-DMC – Christmas Is Willie Nelson – Pretty Paper Lyle Lovett – The Girl with the Holiday Smile Yellowman – Santa Claus Never Comes to the Ghetto Prince – Another Lonely Christmas Gaby Moreno – Mi Burrito Sabanero Macy Gray – I’ve Been a Good Girl Clarence Carter – Back Door Santa Sufjan Stevens – Did I Make You Cry On Christmas? Red Simpson – Truckin’ Trees For Christmas Genghis Barbie – War Is Over The Staple Singers – Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects Willie Nelson – A Dreamer’s Holiday Neko Case – Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis Tierra Whack – feel good FINNEAS – Another Year Julia Jacklin – Baby Jesus Is Nobody’s Baby Now Big Freedia – Santa Is a Gay Man 100 gecs – sympathy for the grinch Phoebe Bridgers – If We Make It Through December The Decemberists – Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas) Run-DMC – Christmas In Hollis Alexander 23 & Laufey – Ain’t Christmas Sabrina Carpenter – Santa doesn’t know you like I do Norah Jones & Laufey – Better Than Snow Bartees Strange – Xmas Captain Beefheart – There Ain’t No Santa Claus On the Evenin’ Stage Rose Graham – Black Christmas The Singers Unlimited – Jesu Parvule David Byrne – Fat Man’s Comin’
December 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Here are Wilco's favorite albums of 2025 www.brooklynvegan.com/wilcos-favor...
Wilco's favorite albums of 2025
The 2026 Wilco Recommends list includes Geese (and Cameron Winter), Wednesday, Rosalia, Hayley Williams, S.G. Goodman, Horsegirl, Sharp Pins, Cate Le Bon, and more.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Wayne Coyne shares statement on Steven Drozd's exit from The Flaming Lips: "what he told everyone was a lie" www.brooklynvegan.com/wayne-coyne-...
Wayne Coyne shares statement on Flaming Lips' split with Steven Drozd: "what he told everyone was a lie"
"the reason he left is sad , and infuriating," Wayne says of Steven Drozd's departure. "it is HIS responsibility to tell everyone what happened."
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December 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Sloan's Jay Ferguson tells us about his favorite songs of 2025 www.brooklynvegan.com/sloans-jay-f...
Sloan's Jay Ferguson tells us about his favorite songs of 2025
Sloan released their 14th album, 'Based on the Best Seller,' this year.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Here are the 33 best metal albums of 2025 www.brooklynvegan.com/33-best-meta...
33 Best Metal Albums of 2025
From Agriculture to Ancient Death, Paradise Lost to Pissgrave, Corpus Offal to Coroner, here are the best metal albums of 2025.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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14 Great TV Shows from 2025 to Binge www.brooklynvegan.com/14-great-tv-...
14 Great TV Shows from 2025 to Binge
From 'Pluribus' and 'The Pitt' to 'The Lowdown' and 'Common Side Effects," here are 14 TV shows from 2025 worth watching
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December 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Yo La Tengo wrapped up Hanukkah 2025 with Susanna Hoffs, Jon Benjamin, Florry, Ira's mom & more www.brooklynvegan.com/yo-la-tengo-...
Yo La Tengo wrapped up Hanukkah 2025 with Susanna Hoffs, Jon Benjamin, Florry, Ira's mom & more (pics, setlist, video)
That's a wrap on Yo La Tengo Hanukkah 2025
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December 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Idlewild's Roddy Woomble tells us about his favorite album of 2025
December 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM