Indie

Chris Collingwood, lead singer for Fountains of Wayne, has announced a solo acoustic show which will be live streamed on stageit.com.

After years of fronting popular indie punk act I Am The Avalanche and formerly hardcore punk band The Movielife, accomplished New York songwriter Vinnie Caruana is announcing plans to release his debut solo EP out early 2013 on I Surrender / Run For Cover Records.

"We are not for the faint of heart. I call us an experience 'cause that's what a Brick + Mortar show is." Clearly Brick + Mortar's Brandon Asraf (bass guitar, vocals) is not one to shy away from making a statement. But this should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the unconventional Asbury Park, NJ-based indie rock duo whose brash, gritty, whip-smart sound foregoes guitar in fa

Talk Normal will release their sophomore LP Sunshine on October 23 via Joyful Noise Recordings. Spin is running an exclusive album stream and a Q&A with the band. The Brooklyn-based duo chatted about the recording process (five different studios in two states) and inspiration for the record (including Big Freedia and Merchant of Venice). Talk Normal has a NYC album release show scheduled for O

The UR1 Music & Art Festival will cross-pollinate music, art, performance and design for a once in a lifetime experience this December in Miami. The festival’s promoters are set to bring the world’s best DJs, indie and established acts, and performance and visual artists together for one weekend. Set to take place December 8 & 9, 2012 at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami, UR1 will feature mu

The Shins have confirmed the November 23 release of a limited edition 7-inch vinyl single, to be available exclusively at select retailers as part of this year's Black Friday Record Store Day event.

McAllen, TX indie rock outfit Sick/Sea have announced a string of new dates around the October 16 release of their Autumn + Colour Records label debut EP, Moral Compass.

Andy Burrows will release his stunning solo album, Company, (out October 23rd on America), co-produced by Burrows with Tim Baxter. In celebration, Andy has also made the title track ‘Company’ available as a free download .

Capitol Records releases 'Pines,' a new record from singer-songwriter A Fine Frenzy today on the iTunes as a one-week exclusive before releasing wide to all retail partners on October 16th (www.iTunes.com/AFineFrenzy). Check out the new track 'Now Is The Start' as iTunes ‘Free Single of the Week’ (www.iTunes.com/NowIsTheStart).

Ex-Evanescence and Future Leaders of The World members release first album for San Francisco indie metal label, Rogue Records America.