Nirvana Bleach (20th Anniversary Edition) (Sub Pop)
Marking the 20th Anniversary of Nirvana’s debut album, Sub Pop re-issues the platinum certified Bleach, cut for about 600 dollars in Jack Endino’s studio over just a matter of days. This expanded CD includes a never-before-released…

What Will We Be

Devendra Banhart What Will Be (Warner Bros.)
It’s everything its predecessor was not: straight-forward, cleanly produced, consistently laid-back (to nearly Jack Johnson proportions) and free of ambition.

Morningwood Diamonds and Studs (Morningwood)
Riff-shredding, lovably raunch-friendly rockers. They mold elements of hard-rock, punk, new wave…

Brooklyn transplants White Rabbits have just kicked off their Fall tour, which winds through their native Missouri next week. They’ll play the Firebird, one of the band’s favorite clubs, tomorrow (Tue.)

With two drum kits on stage, the well-traveled Rabbits are…

Melodic alt rock band Mute Math — you know, the one with the cool videos — is back in town.They played the old Creepy Crawl a few years back and will graduate to the Pageant’s stage Friday.

After much hand wringing,…

Several local bands will come together this Saturday at the Way Out for Fay and other victims of Missouri’s recent dog fighting bust.

Mutts-n-Stuff, a non-profit that helps find forever homes for rescued animals, is inviting the community to help the…

Flight of the Conchords I Told You I Was Freaky (Sub Pop)

After a glorious first season that earned the HBO show six Emmy nominations, the Kiwis’ second run doesn’t quite pack the same comedic punch. Some would say it was because the…

Chicago roots rock label Bloodshot Records is all up in our grill these days as three more of its bands will grace our stages next week. The Bottle Rockets performed at Blueberry Hill on Saturday.

The Detroit Cobras (left) are set…

J. Mascis and Dinosaur Jr. absolutely rocked it last night at the Pageant. I had never seen the band before and am glad I decided to go.

From the start of their hour plus set of classics and newbies, it was…

Local rockers John Henry & the Engine will celebrate a record release with a few shows tonight at Vintage Vinyl and Friday at Off Broadway.

The Engine is releasing a 7″ vinyl EP, I Don’t Wanna Know, on Hometone records. They…

Air Love 2 (Astralwerks)
For part of Air’s last tour, the French electronic duo played shows with only drummer Joey Waronker as support, forcing them to strip its songs down to their essences. They stick with that lineup on Love 2, which marks…