NEW YORK, NY—When it comes to a band like The Faint, being in the business for more than a decade pays off. At the first of the new-wave electro group’s back-to-back shows at Webster Hall, they very much proved they were veterans of the genre, who—rather than being worn down…

Even musicians who have been in the biz for a decade can’t escape the painstaking task of rummaging through a year’s worth of bills and receipts to present the right records to the tax office. And while The Faint’s synth-genius Jacob Thiele might live the high life as he travels…