Indie rock heartthrob Sufjan Stevens played to a full house Thursday night (Nov. 1) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of the 25th Next Wave Festival. The songwriter debuted the musical and cinematic piece "The BQE," which he described as a

Miss Polly Jean Harvey, looking demure in a white Victorian-style gown, played an electrifying set during Wednesday night's (Oct. 10) sold-out concert at Beacon Theater. "I don't know if you can read my dress, but these are the lyrics to my songs," she said while gesturing to the black print on her lengthy skirt. But despite her restrained

Revelers traveled by boat, bus and other forms of public transportation to see the Randall's Island stop of the Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem tour Saturday afternoon (Oct. 6). Les Savy Fav opened the indie rock juggernaut event and frontman Tim Harrington

Who? The Norwegian ensemble helped usher in the new rave movement with a flurry of Casio keyboards and matching red hoodies. Founded in 2000, the band hails from the same Bergen music scene that bred Kings of Convenience, Röyksopp, and Annie.

Modest Mouse closed their two-night residency in United Palace Theater last night (April 30) with two diverse supporting acts in tow. Dressed in all white, Philly's Man Man opened with sinister carnival pop, punctuated with horns, hisses and synchronized leaps. Brooklyn indie rock quartet Love as Laughter followed with their brooding guitar rock.

While millions of people were watching beer commercials on TV and praying for their favorite football team to win Sunday night's Super Bowl, Jenny Lewis and an all-star lineup of guest musicians filled a former synagogue in New York's Lower East Side for their own form of worship. M.