Music

A miscalculation by organizers contributed to too many ticketed attendees at the tragic Astroworld festival in November 2021, new court records show. The documents, obtained by Houston Landing and filed in the weeks before organizers face civil litigation from some of the attendees of Travis Scott’s Houston fest against the …

Courtney Barnett, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Durand Jones lead the dozens of artists set to perform at the 2024 Pickathon festival, taking place on a picturesque farm outside of Portland, Oregon in August. Geese, Vacations, Jess Williamson, MSPaint, Water From Your Eyes, Elephant Revival, Ratboys, Cocorosie, and Chance Peña are …

Six months after Bruce Springsteen suspended his world tour so he could recover from a painful peptic ulcer, he was back onstage with the E Street Band Tuesday night in Phoenix, for the first gig of the year. And while the setlist was largely the same as the one he …

If you ask the members of Grupo Frontera why they’ve become such a phenomenon in música mexicana, they’ll probably say they’re just having fun. “Cumbias, I don’t want to say we revived them,” says vocalist Payo Solis, looking hesitantly at his bandmates at first. Then he adds: “But when we …

Robert Smigel’s Triumph the Insult Comic Dog somehow found a way to add another goofy layer to “Weird Al” Yankovic’s iconic shtick. Yankovic was one of Triumph’s guests at his recent “Let’s Make a Poop!” live shows at SF Sketchfest (now available to watch in full online), and to honor …

Green Day‘s pop-up show at Anaheim’s House of Blues on Tuesday night left their set list a complete mystery. The concert was announced with only 24 hours notice, with no prior appearances in the past month for the audience to base their expectations. The surprise set allowed the band to …

Grunge rock’s most indefatigable missionaries, Melvins, will return this spring with Tarantula Heart, their umpteenth release since the turn of the millennium (or is that umphundredth?). As with every release, the group — buoyed by singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover, since 1983 — have put a new spin …

Comedian El Es Fede couldn’t figure out how to make his stand-up routines work on TikTok. Sometimes, he’d post silly storytime-style videos or he’d play with viral sounds, getting a couple thousand views. But nothing ever took off like he wished it would. Then, in January, he decided to try …

The official soundtrack for Back to Black, the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, spans the late musician’s discography in addition to highlighting her prominent musical influences. Back to Black: Songs From the Original Motion Picture, out alongside the film on May 17, will feature 12 songs in its standard edition. Three …

Electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso announced the release of their 10th anniversary self-titled debut album Tuesday. The anniversary album, Sylvan Esso, features eight new tracks including remixes to hits such as “Hey Mami,” “Coffee,” and “H.S.K.T,” and marks the indie band’s latest album release since No Rules Sandy. Their 10th anniversay …