Only on occasion does it make sense to praise music as scary, and somehow many of those occasions coincide with Swans sending new sounds out into... Only on occasion does it make sense to praise music ...

The experimental rock band Swans, who pioneered “no wave” music in New York City in the early 1980s, will perform at Albuquerque’s Sunshine Theater on Friday, Sept. 12. Swans’ setlist will feature ...

There aren't many bands more visceral in sound and imagery than Swans. Chiseled from New York's post-punk movement of the early '80s by Michael Gira, Swans became notorious for Gira's uncompromising ...

The latter announcement makes perfect sense: Other than mainstay Gira, Swans’ lineup changed frequently during its 1982 to 1997 run (female singer Jarboe was a constant member during almost all of ...