Sound of the Underground 2023

Pallbearer have released a second song from their highly-anticipated new album, Mind Burns Alive, with the arrival of the deeply moving Endless Place, complemented by a visually striking black-and-white companion video. The dreamlike scenario that enfolds in “Endless Place,” both lyrically and musically, is one focused on a sense of being lost, disjointed, trapped by unease and confusion. Listen to the single here!

Vancouver-based rising pop artist Xana reflects on her past mistakes with 'Monster,' a brutally honest exploration of the artist's worst decisions and selfish behavior, out everywhere now. This summer, Xana will embark on a tour to support the album, The Sex Was Good Tour that will move across the U.S. this June and July beginning on June 1 in Portland, OR. Listen to the single here!

Knocked Loose have released their wild new single Suffocate ahead of their new album. On You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, Knocked Loose have honed in on a diverse, cohesive and savagely aggressive album that sums up the massive strides they’ve taken during their decade as a band, and asserts their boundless potential going forward. Watch the video here!

Following his highly anticipated, sold-out No Better Time Tour that wrapped last week, breakout 25-year-old Texas singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Gossett has announced he will embark on The Back 40 Tour across North America this fall. This time, Gossett will headline in nearly 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada from September through November.

Join the 2024 Queerly Festival at UNDER St. Marks this summer. Learn more about the programming and see how to purchase tickets.

Earlier this year, Los Angeles-based experimental collective jjuujjuu returned with their first single of the new year, “SOME” featuring Brazilian psych rock band, Boogarins. Now the group, led by Desert Daze co-founder Phil Pirrone, has shares new track “Up to You” ahead of their Weekend 2 performance at Coachella. Listen to “Up to You” HERE and attendees of Coachella Weekend 2 can see jjuujjuu live on the Sonora Tent at 1:55pm Sunday, April 21. Listen to the song here!

Knocked Loose has released their seething, experimental new single “Don't Reach For Me,” a track that combines the band's signature frenzied attack with deliberate catchiness and exhilarating sonic variety.

Join Dutch Kills Theater Company and The Tank for EXQUISITE DRONES, a unique blend of live music and visuals. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Soho Rep will present The Fires, a world premiere play written and directed by Raja Feather Kelly. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Discover LAKE ROSE's latest EP, SUDDENLY OKAY, now available. Watch the official music video for the EP's focus track, NEVER LET GO. The SUDDENLY OKAY tour kicks off next month. Written and co-produced entirely by Blake Rose, the four-track collection is the first of three installments to be unveiled this year.

Get ready for Ninetoes' first release of the year, a collaboration with Mousse T. and TTeo, titled HOLDIN' ON TO YOUR LOVE. This single, part of Ninetoes' elite series, features a unique blend of musical influences and promises to be a hit on dance floors this summer.

What did our critic think of ALICE BY HEARY at Future Stars Theatre Company? It is remarkable what young people can do.  Nothing rang more true than that in the inaugural musical production for the Directors Studio division of the up and coming Future Stars Theatre Company (FSTC).

Get ready for PALLBEARER's upcoming album, Mind Burns Alive, via Nuclear Blast. Along with the album, the band drops a new video and tour. A preview of Mind Burns Alive arrives with the release of “Where The Light Fades” and its Dan Almasy-directed video.

The CUNY Dance Initiative has announced public events April through June 2024. Learn more about the lineup here!

Discover Bob Junior's debut album, FRIENDS VOL. 1, out now, featuring the standout track 'Always (All The Time)' with Bethany Cosentino. Explore the fresh sound of this promising new artist. It also features Dent May, Alfie Templeman, FUR, Inner Wave, Paul Cherry, and more. 

Rising star BKTHERULA elevates her game with the release of her new album LVL5 P2. Discover how the artist reaches new heights in her musical journey with Warner Records. The album features the recently released buzzing single 'CRAYON,' which has earned over three million streams in just four weeks.

The 15-date trek kicks off Thursday, August 1 in Wisconsin and will see the “Hey Jealousy” and “Walk On the Ocean” hitmakers, respectively, take amphitheaters and theater stages across the Midwest and East Coast. Additionally, they'll be joined by special guest alternative rockers Vertical Horizon, the multi-platinum band.

Explore BKTHERULA's new melodic single 'THE WAY' from the upcoming LVL5 P2 album. The latest offering from Warner Records promises a fresh sound for music enthusiasts. Produced by Car!ton & Azure, the track finds Bk melodically admiring the effect her love interest has on her. Watch the new music video now!

A Red Orchid Theatre  has announced the cast and creative team behind the World Premiere of TURRET, written and directed by Ensemble Member Levi Holloway. 

Joined by seventeen bands handpicked by the members of DRAIN themselves, they bring together the best and brightest of modern hardcore with direct support from Terror, and joined by Angel Du$t, Scowl and End It on select dates. Special guests include Madball, Regulate, Mindforce, God's Hate and more as they make their way across the country. 

THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT joins Dead On A Sunday's Sprint Tour and upcoming festival appearances at So What?! & Louder Than Life. THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT will also perform throughout the year with stops at festivals including SO WHAT?! Music Festival in Fort Worth, TX in June and Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY in September.

The complete cast has been revealed for the American premiere of The Welkin, written by Lucy Kirkwood and directed by Sarah Benson at Atlantic Theater Company. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The jaunt will mark vocalist/guitarist AJ Rebollo (ex-ISSUES) first trek with the band as an official full-time member; he previously filled in on guitars alongside members John Boecklin (drums), Daniel “DL” Laskiewicz (lead vocals), Doc Coyle (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Kyle Konkiel (bass, backing vocals) on their winter 2023 dates.

KNOCKED LOOSE will release their new album 'You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To' in May via Pure Noise Records. Check out the lead single/video 'Blinding Faith' and details on their upcoming North American tour. Knocked Loose are currently wrapping a sold out EU/UK run and hit the road again late April on a headlining North American tour.

GRAMMY-award winning rock bands The National and The War On Drugs announced their 2024 Zen Diagram Tour across North America, marking the first time the two bands have toured together. The tour also includes a show at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Special guest Lucius will be joining across all dates except Mexico City.