Last month, the Black Keys’ entire North American arena tour was canceled without explanation before the duo eventually acknowledged the shows would be rescheduled in smaller venues. Speculating the change was a result of dismal ticket sales, fans shared screenshots of widely unsold ticket inventory at unexpectedly high prices. Now the...

Last month, the Black Keys’ entire North American arena tour was canceled without explanation before the duo eventually acknowledged the shows would be rescheduled in smaller venues. Speculating the change was a result of dismal ticket sales, fans shared screenshots of widely unsold ticket inventory at unexpectedly high prices. Now the...

Last year, the mathy metallic hardcore heroes Botch released their first song in 20 years, which inspired hosannas from our Black Market columnists. Then, a couple months later, they played their first show in 20 years. They have reissues on the way, and more gigs are scheduled for this month, including one in their Tacoma hometown this Friday a...

One of the great longtime holdouts has returned. The Tacoma, Washington band Botch figured out a style of complex, frantic, math-damaged hardcore in the late ’90s, when peers like Converge and the Dillinger Escape Plan were fucking with that formula in similar ways. But while Converge and Dillinger went on to become hugely successful t...