Skyy Rincon

1 week ago | music.mxdwn.com | Skyy Rincon

According to the PRP, indie rock icons Vampire Weekend spontaneously covered System Of A Down’s classic 2001 track “Chop Suey” during their recent show in Essex Junction, Vermont. The band has made it a point to cover multiple songs from other artists at the end of their sets and this particular round led them down the hard rock path with the New York-based, Ezra Koenig-fronted group also playing “Bring Me To Life” by Evanescence and “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC.

1 week ago | music.mxdwn.com | Skyy Rincon

BLissmas is coming early this year… or at least the announcement is! According to BrooklynVegan, the third annual holiday show headlined by Better Lovers is set to take place at Buffalo River Works on December 13th. The band, consisting of former Every Time I Die and Dillinger Escape Plan members, will be accompanied by Glassjaw, Saves The Day, Terror, Onyx, Haywire, Teen Mortage, Koyo and Johnny Booth.

1 week ago | music.mxdwn.com | Skyy Rincon

Former Fear Factory frontman Burton C. Bell has returned with a groove-inflected new solo single entitled “Savages.” Lyrically, the track speaks to Bell’s reaction to the results of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election which saw Republican candidate Donald Trump return to the White House.

1 week ago | music.mxdwn.com | Skyy Rincon

Austin, Texas’ hallmark independent festival Levitation has returned with their 2025 lineup announcement. The event will take place over four days from September 25 through September 28 with innumerable talent gracing the stage at Palmer Events Center. Levitation has put together an expansive roster of artists ranging in genre and style from electronic to punk, metal, rock, pop and everything virtually in between.

1 week ago | music.mxdwn.com | Skyy Rincon

Thom Yorke of Radiohead acclaim has returned with another musical composition, this time in the form of the atmospheric new theme song for Smoke, entitled “Dialing In.” Smoke is an upcoming drama series set to premiere on Apple TV+ on June 27; Yorke’s track offers viewers a glimpse into what one could expect of the series’ tone.