Preview: Mike Krol at Out of the Blue Too 10/1

By Clare Fuller Tonight Out of the Blue Too Gallery will be hosting Los Angeles’s Mike Krol, a master of Bandcamp bedroom lo-fi who’s built his reputation on fast-paced odes to suburban heartbreak. Clocking in at 18 minutes, Mike Krol’s newest release, Turkey, is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it blitz of one fast-paced track after another, each more charming than […]

Wavves Announce Fall U.S. Tour with Twin Peaks

By Clare Fuller Assemble the longboards! Grab your graphic-print snapbacks and ’90s-dad button-downs! Wavves announced that they will kick off their fall U.S. tour in September with Twin Peaks, Swimmers, and Steep-Leans. Though they released a new single, “Leave,” in April, the surf-punk four-piece has yet to confirm any impending new record, so their 27-date run will likely center around cuts from […]

Pavement Announce Rarities Compilation Series

By Clare Fuller Today, Pavement announced the upcoming release of The Secret History, Vol. 1, a 30-track album composed of rarities from their Slanted and Enchanted days. The double LP is the first in a series of five upcoming releases, each of them featuring b-sides and deep cuts from different periods in the band’s history. The series aims to […]