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Fans of music and comedy can now celebrate: Fred Armisen's wildly successful "Comedy For Musicians but Everyone is Welcome" tour continues with more US dates! Bringing his complicated drumming techniques, a grab bag stacked with tunes from his Hometown Heroes series, and razor sharp wit,  Fred ensures the only thing you can do wrong is miss these shows.
 
Don't live in NYC or LA? No problem, Fred's got you covered! He'll be stopping in cities across the southwest, midwest and any other... (read more)

Rejoice! Bill Callahan's late-phase hot streak continues with his first record since 2013, Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest. 
 
After Dream River, Bill's life went through some changes. Good changes - marriage and a kid - but afterwards, it was suddenly harder for him to find the place where the songs came, to make him and these new experiences over again into something to sing. His songs have always been elusive, landing lightly between character study and autobiography, as the singer-songwriter often... (read more)

Fresh of their recent trip down under, No Age continue their intercontinental burst with a two-date blast to Japan next month! Like we've spouted since it came out, the Snares Like A Haircut campaign cannot be contained, it's a flame that burns long and slow, just like the smoldering heat that comes outta these two dudes! Super-charged with ragers, anthems, and the occasional torch tune for good measure, No Age can truly do it all, anywhere they want - get ready, Tokyo and Osaka! And... (read more)

Don't pinch yourself! It's no dream. Tim Presley's White Fence's debut album I Have To Feed Larry's Hawk has cemented Tim's place as a top pop pusher in this fabulous teenage century. Displaying a keen sixth sense for well-crafted songs, elaborate-but-delicate productions and trippin' guitar tones, the Presley's White Fence legend grows brighter each time a new album is unveiled to the world.

Since the birth of IHTFLH at the dawning of our lunar new year, we've been waiting (and waiting!) for... (read more)

Ty Segall is pleased to announce special 2019 residencies in Los Angeles, New York City and different European cities. Joined by the Freedom Band, each night of the residency, Segall will perform select albums from his catalogue in full, including Melted, Goodbye Bread, Emotional Mugger, and Manipulator, plus a to be announced set.

Segall will bring his fervent live show to the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles every Friday from July 26 - September 27. The first 500 people to... (read more)

It's time again. After only a handful of shows over the past couple years, OM are heading out, taking their show on the 2019 trail. And everywhere they go this spring, it's big sky country, as they once again explore the vibratory plane in their never-ending effort to raise themselves and the local community up, closer to God.

OM's drive is determined only by what is right - and now, with a new lineup featuring Tyler Trotter playing keys, percussion and guitar alongside stalwarts... (read more)

Time goes by and just gets faster as it goes. Case in point: in just two short years Mike Donovan has led The Peacers towards sophomore stomp Crimsmen-dom, released his second solo outin', How to Get Your Records Played In Shops, made a third solo for good measure, then moved across the country from his SF outpost to start a new life. So! Enter Exurbian Quonset, Mike's latest ur-pop phantasm; melodic evocations of personal moods, private memories, dreams and... (read more)

Drag City is proud to announce Brandan Kearney's  Official On  Cinema at The Cinema Reader Volume 1: 2010-2018---a deluxe, hardbound, episode-by-episode guide to every aspect of the On Cinema Universe, from the flagship show to all the incarnations of the hit spin-off action series, Decker!

Contains incisive commentary and analysis of the show made famous by its incisive commentary and analysis! Includes rare On Cinema, Decker, and Dekkar documents, photographs, and ephemera. Sure to thrill the rabid fanbase and introduce... (read more)

Pack your bags, and let's hit the road. Running from the sunset, heading for the morning. You know the old American road story, worn thin, and still swinging like a flag above the interstate. Worn like a cape. Simple pleasures are always attached to complex and desperate contexts. Wand are a band in pursuit of these contradictions- their electric, shifting perspective is rendered more vividly than ever on their forthcoming full-length, Laughing Matter. Their new single is... (read more)

Haley Fohr will not rest! Whether it be through the cross-continental Circuit des Yeux touring that occurred for a solid year following the release of Reaching For Indigo, site-specific vocal and instrumental improvisations and collaborations, art show curation, or sound installation, Fohr has developed a unique cultural cachet by going beyond the traditional cycle of record-release-tour-rinse-repeat. It's this driven quest for expressive variance that led to the composition of an original score to the classic silent film, Salomé (based on the Oscar Wilde play... (read more)