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like, like every other track is trying to sound like it’s from the 80s or 90s and half the time im like… were you even alive then?? it’s weird when the production is so polished it feels fake-retro. but then again i lowkey love some of those synthwave-y tracks so im part of the problem. whats worse is when theyre clearly pandering but idk man i think im just salty bc some of these artists are younger than the trends theyre copying. still, if it slaps it slaps. whats a song that actually does the throwback thing well without feeling forced?

Pittsburgh metalcore band 156/Silence release their sixth album and first for Pure Noise, From a Distance, in September, and they’ve announced a fall tour supporting it. Shows begin on September 9 in Worcester, MA and wrap up on October 3 in their home town, and they’ll be joined by Aviana, Heavensgate and Fromjoy. They also have festival dates at Inkcarceration and Louder Than Life, a few August shows with Coldstate, and shows with Chiodos, sace6 and Calva Louise throughout the summer. See all dates below.

156/Silence’s headlining tour includes an NYC show at The Meadows on September 10. Tickets to all dates go on sale Friday, June 12 at 10 AM local time.




156/SILENCE: 2026 TOUR DATES
Sat, Jul 18 — Mansfield, OH — Ohio State Reformatory
Thu, Jul 30 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium ^
Sat, Aug 1 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell @ The Complex ^
Mon, Aug 3 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory ^
Wed, Aug 5 – Bend, OR @ Midtown Ballroom ^
Thu, Aug 6 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory ^
Fri, Aug 7 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore ^
Sun, Aug 9 – Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theatre ^
Mon, Aug 10 – Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall ^
Tue, Aug 11 – Saskatoon, SK @ Louis ^
Wed, Aug 12 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre ^
Fri, Aug 14 – St. Paul, MN @ Myth Live ^
Sat, Aug 15 – Green Bay, WI @ Epic Event Center ^
Sun, Aug 16 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues ^
Mon, Aug 17 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues ^
Wed, Aug 19 – Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall ^
Sun, Aug 23 – Portland, ME @ State Theater ^
Tue, Aug 25 – Providence, RI @ Fete Ballroom ^
Wed, Aug 26 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount ^
Fri, Aug 28 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel ^
Sat, Aug 29 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl ^
Thu, Aug 20 – Barrie, ON @ The Queens Night Club *
Fri, Aug 21 – Syracuse, NY @ Song & Dance *
Sat, Aug 22 – Albany, NY @ Empire Underground *
Wed, Sep 9 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium Upstairs #
Thu, Sep 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows #
Fri, Sep 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry @ The Fillmore #
Sat, Sep 12 – Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage #
Sun, Sep 13 – Richmond, VA @ Canal Club #
Tue Sep 15 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall #
Wed, Sep 16 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West #
Thu, Sep 17 – Winter Park, FL @ The Conduit #
Fri, Sep 18 – Jacksonville, FL @ Albatross #
Sat, Sep 19 – Greenville, SC @ Radio Room #
Sun, Sep 20 — Louisville, KY — Kentucky Expo Center
Tue, Sep 22 – Dallas, TX @ Puzzles Deep Ellum #
Wed, Sep 23 – San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box #
Fri, Sep 25 – Mesa, AZ @ Rosetta Room #
Sat, Sep 26 – Anaheim, CA @ Parish @ HOB #
Sun, Sep 27 – Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post #
Wed, Sep 30 – Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar #
Fri, Oct 02 – Detroit, MI @ TSDMAAC (Sanctuary) #
Sat, Oct 03 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving #

* with Coldstate
# with Aviana, Heavensgate & Fromjoy
^ with Chiodos, sace6 & Calva Louise

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Bonobo (Simon Green) has announced a new album, Distance and Static, which will be out September 11 via Ninja Tune. It features quite a few collaborators: Arooj Aftab, Nilüfer Yanya, Nicole Miglis, Joy Crookes, Aanya Martin, and Ichiko Aoba. “I want to reinforce this idea that you can be more than one thing,” says Green of the album.

The first single from the album is “Me and You” which Green calls a “kitchen table banger” and has been playing at DJ sets for a while. Watch the video below.

Bonobo will also be bringing his new full band live show to North America this fall, including an NYC show at Brooklyn Paramount on December 5, which is the last stop on the tour. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, June 12 at 10 AM local time and all dates are listed below.




‘Distance In Static’
1. Dawn
2. Cycles
3. Fire on the Water (feat. Arooj Aftab)
4. Drift
5. Talk to Me (feat. Nicole Miglis)
6. Uncasually
7. Always on Your Side (feat. Joy Crookes)
8. Youth’s Fountain (feat. Nilüfer Yanya)
9. Shokoufeh
10. Can’t You See (feat. Aanya Martin)
11. ID700
12. Me and You
13. Equinoctial (feat. Ichiko Aoba)
14. Mercury (feat. Ichiko Aoba



Bonobo DJ / Live 2026
Summer DJ Tour
Fri 17 Apr – Day Zero Festival – Bali – ID [DJ SET]
Sat 18 Apr – Café Del Mar – Phuket – TH [DJ SET]
Sat 02 May – Bubbling Boiling – Tianjin – CN [DJ SET]
Mon 04 May – VAS Ear – Shanghai – CN [DJ SET]
Sun 24 May – YARD Festival – Setúbal – PT [DJ SET]
Tue 04 Aug – Pikes Presents @ 528 – Ibiza – ES [DJ SET]
Sat 08 Aug – Marenostrum Fuengirola – Málaga – ES [DJ SET]

Bonobo – North America Live Tour
Thu 05 Nov – Emo’s – Austin, TX – US
Fri 06 Nov – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX – US
Sat 07 Nov – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall – Dallas, TX – US
Mon 09 Nov – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ – US
Wed 11 Nov – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA – US
Thu 12 Nov – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA, US
Sat 14 Nov – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – US
Sun 15 Nov – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR – US
Mon 16 Nov – PNE Forum – Vancouver, BC – CA
Tue 17 Nov – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA – US
Thu 19 Nov – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO – US
Fri 20 Nov – Belly Up Aspen – Aspen, CO – US
Tue 24 Nov – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN – US
Wed 25 Nov – Radius – Chicago, IL – US
Thu 26 Nov – HISTORY – Toronto, ON – CA
Fri 27 Nov – MTELUS – Montreal, QC, CA
Sat 28 Nov – Citizens House of Blues – Boston, MA – US
Mon 30 Nov – Higher Ground Ballroom – South Burlington, VT – US
Thu 03 Dec – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD – US
Fri 04 Dec – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – US
Sat 05 Dec – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY – US

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Darkwave duo Boy Harsher have announced a fall tour that they’re calling “The Heartbreak Tour.” It runs through September into November, and Choir Boy, Evanora Unlimited, True Blue, and Kassie Krut each open shows, varying by date. See all dates below.

The tour begins at Hudson, NY’s Basilica Hudson on September 25 with Choir Boy and Evanora Unlimited, and wraps up at NYC’s Knockdown Center on November 5 with True Blue and Kassie Krut. Tickets to all dates go on sale Friday, June 12 at 10 AM local.

Boy Harsher’s last album was their 2022 soundtrack to their horror film The Runner and a press release says more from them is “coming very soon.” Stay tuned.



BOY HARSHER: 2026 TOUR DATES
9/25 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica
9/27 – Boston, MA @ Royale
9/29 – Montreal, QC @ M Telus
9/30 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
10/01 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic
10/02 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
10/06 – Denver, CO @ Summit
10/09 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
10/11 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
10/13 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
10/15 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
10/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
10/17 – Del Mar, CA @ The Sound
10/20 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
10/21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren
10/24 – Fort Worth, TX @ Sick New World*
10/26 – New Orleans, LA @ Republic
10/27 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
10/28 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
10/30 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
10/31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time
11/05 – New York, NY @ Knockdown Center

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After Saturday at Governors Ball was cut short due to severe weather and multiple artists had their sets cut, Sunday also had a weather-related delay, although thankfully a brief one. Sets were temporarily paused around 1:45pm because of lightning in the area, but they were able to resume not long after, and the rest of the day happened as scheduled, and with the addition of Blood Orange, after he was cut from Saturday. A$AP Rocky made the most of the big stage with his headlining set with a troop of dancers, a bullhorn, a helicopter and American flags, telling the crowd, “I came to get disrespectful” (Rihanna was also seen watching). He took the stage late and got cut off early, but before that he delivered a career-spanning set that included lots of songs from his January album Don’t Be Dumb. Sunday at Governors Ball also included sets from Geese, Japanese Breakfast (who revealed that she’s pregnant), Slayyyter, Clipse, Fcukers, Hemlocke Springs, Hot Mulligan, Jennie, Freddie Gibbs, Rachel Chinouriri, Hannah Jadagu, Holly Humberstone, and more. See pictures from the whole day (most are by Ellen Qberplaya, Freddie Gibbs photo by Rich Fury) below.

Hemlocke Springs (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hemlocke Springs (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hemlocke Springs (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hemlocke Springs (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hemlocke Springs (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hannah Jadagu (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hannah Jadagu (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)


Hannah Jadagu (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hannah Jadagu (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hannah Jadagu (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hannah Jadagu (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hannah Jadagu (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Rachel Chinouriri (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Rachel Chinouriri (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Rachel Chinouriri (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Rachel Chinouriri (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Rachel Chinouriri (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Rachel Chinouriri (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Slayyyter (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Slayyyter (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Slayyyter (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Slayyyter (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Slayyyter (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Slayyyter (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Slayyyter (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Slayyyter (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Slayyyter (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Japanese Breakfast (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Holly Humberstone (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Holly Humberstone (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Holly Humberstone (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Holly Humberstone (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Holly Humberstone (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Holly Humberstone (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Fcukers (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Fcukers (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Fcukers (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Fcukers (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Fcukers (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Fcukers (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Fcukers (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Fcukers (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Fcukers (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Blood Orange (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Geese (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Clipse (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hot Mulligan (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hot Mulligan (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hot Mulligan (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hot Mulligan (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hot Mulligan (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hot Mulligan (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Hot Mulligan (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Freddie Gibbs (photo by Rich Fury)

photo by Ellen Qbertplaya

photo by Ellen Qbertplaya

photo by Ellen Qbertplaya

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Jennie (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

A$AP Rocky (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
See pictures from Saturday at Governors Ball here and Friday here.

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Wishy have announced Nature’s Pill, their second album, which will be out October 2 via Winspear. The worked again with Triple Seven co-producer Ben Lumsdaine in this one.

The first single from the album is “Lovesick” which gives off strong ’80s alt-rock vibes. “There’s not much more that needs to be said about yearning in 2026, but here it is anyway,” singer-guitarist Nina Pitchkites says. “Kevin and I are stupidly romantic people who like twee pop so that combination alone was a recipe for a cheeky ‘main character’ song. We really leaned into the overzealous lyrics here because 1) we’re allowed, 2) can do whatever we want and 3) it’s fun yay!” Watch the video below.

Wishy have also announced a fall tour which includes an NYC show at Racket on October 17. Tickets for all fall dates go on sale Friday, June 12 at 10 AM. The band are also on tour with The Beths and Beach Bunny, and all dates are listed below.




Nature’s Pill
All The Rage
Covergirl
Sensational
Shift
You’re Not Serious
Mona Lisa
Lovesick
Freak 99
Headscratcher
Blitz
Kiss Kiss Kiss
Party World



Wishy – 2026 Tour Dates
07/25 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *
07/26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe at Old National Center *
07/27 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall *
07/31 – Santa Fe, NM @ The Bridge *&
08/01 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre *&
08/02 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues *&
08/04 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Madonna Inn *&
08/06 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA *&
08/07 – Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theater *&
08/08 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory *&
08/11 – San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic *&
08/14 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory *&
08/15 – Portland, OR @ Courthouse Square *&
08/16 – Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo *&
08/17 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club Ballroom *
08/18 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM *
08/20 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown *
09/18 – Cincinnati, OH @ Fountain Square $
09/26–09/27 – Sao Paolo, Brazil @ Balaclava Festival
10/03 – Indianapolis, IN @ WISHYFEST @ Atomic Duckpin
10/09 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
10/10 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
10/11 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
10/13 – Portland, ME @ SPACE
10/14 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
10/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
10/17 – New York, NY @ Racket
10/18 – Washington, DC @ Atlantis
10/20 – Durham, NC @ Stanczyks
10/21 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10/22 – Asheville, NC @ Revival
10/23 – Nashville, TN @ Blue Room
10/25 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
10/26 – Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
10/27 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

* w/ Beach Bunny
*& w/ Beach Bunny and The Beths
$ w/ Ratboys

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Mitski‘s essential fourth album, 2016’s fantastic Puberty 2, turns 10 this month, and she’s celebrating by giving it a new reissue. The 10th anniversary edition is out digitally now and is also coming out on limited edition “Forest Shadow” vinyl, due out on October 30 via Dead Oceans and available for pre-order in the BV shop.

The digital version includes Mitski’s covers of One Direction‘s “Fireproof” and Frank Sinatra‘s “I’m a Fool to Want You” – stream both of those below.

Mitski released the great Nothing’s About to Happen to Me in February, and while she isn’t doing a “proper tour” for it, she does have shows coming up, including the DC-area edition of All Things Go in September. See all dates below, and pick up Mitski albums on vinyl in the BV shop.


MITSKI: 2026 TOUR DATES
Jul 14, 2026 Mall of Asia Arena Manila, Philippines
Jul 16, 2026 UOB Live Bangkok, Thailand
Jul 18, 2026 Tennis Indoor Senayan Jakarta, Indonesia
Jul 20, 2026 Zepp KL Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jul 21, 2026 The Star Theatre Singapore
Jul 26, 2026 Fuji Rock Festival Yuzawa, Japan
Jul 28, 2026 Zepp DiverCity Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Sep 25, 2026 All Things Go Festival Columbia, MD

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Late-’80s Austin band Nice Strong Arm mixed a few varieties of noise rock (Butthole Surfers, Swans) with a little gothy post-punk, releasing three albums for Homestead Records before calling it quits after 1990’s Stress City. The group are now back, having announced their first live shows in over 30 years.

Following their first reunion show, in Austin of course on August 28, Nice Strong Arm will bead to the Northeast for shows in Philly, DC, Boston, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Providence, as well as a couple NYC-area shows: Catskill, NY’s Dromfest on September 6 (with Come, Scrawl, more), and Brooklyn’s Mama Tried on September 12 with fellow Homestead Records band Phantom Tollbooth and Richard Balyut’s pre-Versus band, Flower.

All tour dates are listed, along with streams of Nice Strong Arm’s records, below.







NICE STRONG ARM – 2026 TOUR DATES
Aug 28, 2026 – Austin, TX – 29th St Ballroom (with Knife In The Water, Ewe, Gerard Cosloy)

Sep 6, 2026 – Catskill, NY – Dromfest (with Come, Scrawl, Hypnolovewheel, Sleepyhead, more)

Sep 7, 2026 – Medford, MA – Deep Cuts

Sep 8, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s (with VIA and Astral Bitch, Heavenly Bodies and Shadow Riot)

Sep 9, 2026 – Silver Spring, MD – The Quarry House (with Bed Maker)

Sep 10, 2026 – Columbus, OH – Café Bourbon St. (with Scrawl and Ron House)

Sep 11, 2026 – Pittsburgh, PA – Government Center (with Weird Paul Rock Band and Rated Eye)

Sep 12, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – Mama Tried (with Phantom Tollbooth and Flower)

Sep 13, 2026 – Providence, RI – The Parlour (with Minibeast)

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DC/NYC post-hardcore greats Shudder to Think, who returned for their first tour in over a decade and released new music last year, have announced a few live shows that are happening in September:

• Sep 11 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
• Sep 12 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
• Sep 17 – The Glass House – Pomona, CA
• Sep 20 – The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Los Angeles, CA

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 12 at 10 AM local time.

Shudder to Think’s Craig Wedren said the band’s 2025 7″ on Dischord was “the first of a trove of new songs” so maybe by the time this show happens, the band will have announced their first studio album since 1998. Stay tuned.

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An autobiography from the late legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, titled Music Sets You Free: A Memoir, has been announced today (June 9).

• READ MORE: Ryuichi Sakamoto, 1952-2023: an inimitable sonic innovator

The memoir from the “godfather of electronic music” will be released on September 22 via HarperVia books.

A statement from publishers HarperVia (an imprint of Harper Collins) described it as “the complete autobiography from the legendary and fearless musician, composer, and activist Ryuichi Sakamoto, in a brilliant translation from the Japanese by Sam Bett and with the full support and collaboration of Sakamoto’s estate and management team.”

You can pre-order the memoir here.

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A statement from publishing house Harper Collins added: “Music Sets You Free combines the translations of Sakamoto’s two memoirs published in Japanese – Music Makes You Free and How Many More Times Will I Watch the Full Moon Rise? It offers an intimate, contemplative account of his life, from his first encounter with a piano, to his rise as a global pop star, and his later reflections on mortality and music in the wake of multiple cancer treatments and surgeries.

“An affirming, beautifully written testament to art, life and sound, Music Sets You Free is a lasting gift from a true musical great.

Sakamoto died in 2023 at the age of 71. After making his name as a founding member of pioneering electronic band Yellow Magic Orchestra, he went on to become a revered composer for films such as The Last Emperor, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and The Revenant.

The NME obituary for Sakamoto said: “Over the decades, he remained fascinated with the pop song, testing the endurance of its form through different methods of musicianship – even while holding on to his earliest and dearest classical inspirations. In the wake of his departure, it’s hard to imagine that there will ever be another like Ryuichi Sakamoto.”


Ryuichi Sakamoto. Credit: Neo Sora

Meanwhile, last year, the estate of Sakamoto joined the ’No Music For Genocide’ campaign and removed his music from streaming in Israel.

The campaign was a cultural boycott initiative encouraging artists and rights-holders to pull their music from streaming platforms in Israel in response to the genocide in Gaza.

Massive Attack, Fontaines D.C., Amyl & The Sniffers, and Kneecap were among the first leading names to join the initiative and were soon joined by Paramore, Rina Sawayama, MIKE, Primal Scream, Faye Webster, Japanese Breakfast, Yaeji, King Krule, MJ Lenderman, Mannequin Pussy, Wednesday, Soccer Mommy and MØ.

The estate of the legendary Japanese composer also joined, writing on Facebook: “To the extent possible, the Estate has removed or issued formal requests to labels to remove his music from all DSP (streaming and download) services in Israel. For much of his catalog, this has already taken effect.”

Other leading names to back ‘No Music For Genocide’ included Björk, Lorde, IDLES, MUNA, Paloma Faith, Clairo, Wolf Alice, Lucy Dacus and AURORA.

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