Beck, Spoon, Black Crowes Highlight Street Scene Festival

The annual event heads back to downtown San Diego with more than 40 bands on four stages. See the schedule!
Beck / Photo by Misha Vladimirskiy

With the sun setting on this year's summer music festival season – SPIN has been on the ground for most of them – the 24th annual Street Scene descends upon San Diego September 19 and 20.

Exclusive Download: Japanther, "Bumpin' Rap Tapes"

The Brooklyn noise-punk duo debut a whirlwind new tune from their upcoming full-length.
Japanther

The riotous antics of Matt Reilly and Ian Vanek -- the bratty duo behind Brooklyn's Japanther -- fuel the quirky pop-punk style of the band's latest LP, Tut Tut Now Shake Ya Butt (due Oct. 14 on Wantage USA). Luckily for you, SPIN.com has the album's first track, and boy is it a doozy.

O'Death Find Their Sea Legs

Ahoy, mateys! The Americana punks treat New York fans to new material aboard a moonlight cruise.
O'Death's Gabe Darling and Greg Jamie / Photo by Matt Kiser

Crammed into a 200-person capacity, double-decker rock'n'roll cruise ship called the Half Moon, New York's O'Death took their boozy, foot-stomping alt-punk to Manhattan's East River Wednesday, slamming through a rollicking, spontaneous night of jubilant, old-time swamp music.

Check 'em Out: Rahim

After an exquisite 2006 debut, this New York quartet mature on their dark, moody follow-up, out September 9.
Rahim / Photo by Casey Brooks

Who? This Quogue, NY, band's second full-length, Laughter, drops experimental post-punk in favor of a mature vein of indie rock that ponders the differences between town and city life. Fittingly, the music mixes the sounds of New York City hustle and Long Island calm, juxtaposing tense percussive pitter-patter and jangly guitars with langorous vocals.

Exclusive: New Thursday, Envy Split LP Due November 4

The Jersey-bred rockers join forces with like-minded Japanese act for seven-song album. Plus: Check out the cover art!
Thursday

After lots of internet speculation, full album details are finally here, exclusively at SPIN.com: Post-hardcore powerhouse Thursday's and Japanese melodic shredder Envy's split LP will arrive November 4 via Temporary Residence Ltd.

New Rainbow Arabia MP3: "Let Them Dance"

These Echo Park, CA, hipsters use heady Moroccan groove and squawk to plead for you to "Let Them Dance."
Rainbow Arabia

Rainbow Arabia, the brainchild of Echo Park, CA, husband/wife duo Tiffany and Danny Preston (formerly of the dub-punks Future Pigeon), tread curiously close to the sounds of hip-hop acts like M.I.A. and Santogold. But with freewheelin' ideals, punk urgency, and Middle Eastern-inspired instrumentation, Rainbow Arabia manage to find a tone all their own.

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