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The opener "Not Not Not" is almost goofy, its chaotic melodies constantly dancing around each other in a perpetually disorienting way. It lurches forward asymmetrically, grooving like a flat tire.

No Fun Fest returns to NYC for the first time since 2009 as No Fun New Perspectives, a three-day event featuring avant-garde and improvisational music.

Fire-Toolz's music is a blend of glitchy and hard-to-pigeonhole sounds, making it a fitting addition to Warp Records, known for its innovative artists like Aphex Twin and Squarepusher.

With our music, I particularly like to be on the extremes of things. So if it's supposed to be pretty in your face, I like to be fairly in your face. And then at the same time, if it's kind of warm and gentle, I like that to be as warm and gentle as possible. I'm interested in those juxtapositions and making those, that's how we want it to come across.

With Portland sextet Abronia, you sort of have to listen past the spectacle. Forget about the overtly Jodorowsky-Morricone vibes, the tenor sax and the pedal steel guitar, the contralto vocals, the gigantic bass drum, the legend of co-founder Eric Crespo's desert vision. What's really going on here?

MJ Lenderman and his backing band The Wind played Wilco's Mexico destination festival Sky Blue Sky on Friday, and he closed out his set by bringing out one of his musical heroes, J Mascis (whose band Dinosaur Jr are playing Sunday), to cover a song by one of their shared musical heroes, Neil Young. They did a jammed-out rendition of "Lotta Love" from 1978's Comes A Time, turning the two-and-a-half-minute song into eight minutes of guitar-solo-filled bliss. Check out a video below.

Last May, Ty Segall released Possession, a sophisticated set of psychedelic bubblegum that featured a string section, saxophone, and surprisingly sweet melodies. "Live" "at" "the" "BBC," taped about a decade ago, may take recent fans of the L.A.-based garage rocker by surprise. Now in his late 30s, Segall's already released 17 solo albums. The prolific songwriter has a knack for abrupt swings, so no one should be too shocked.

Inner Magic is the duo of former Chromatics guitarist Adam Miller and former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder. They met in 2024 and bonded over their love of '80s UK indie legends Felt, krautrock and the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, and then decided they should make music together.

Saturday, July 18 is headlined by Iggy Pop, with Otoboke Beaver, Scowl, The Spits, The Fadeaways, and Primitive Ring rounding out the bill. Sunday, July 19 is headlined by Bikini Kill and also has The Return of Jackie and Judy (aka Sleater-Kinney & Fred Armisen's Ramones tribute band), The Dead Milkmen, Frankie & The Witch Fingers, Frightwig, and Las Nubes.

Something Worth Waiting For marks Friko's first LP as a quartet, with guitarist Korgan Robb and bassist David Fuller joining founding duo Niko Kapetan and Bailey Minzenberger. It was produced by Mannequin Pussy and Angel Olsen collaborator John Congleton, and recorded at his Los Angeles studio. "If the general theme of the record is transit, then the title gets at the idea of always moving toward something you never quite seem to reach," Kapetan said in a press statement.