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Yes, You Heard Right

You wouldn’t think that two guys from Bristol, England with a couple of synths, an iMac and garbled lyrics sung through a Fisher-Price amplifier would put on the most ecstatic,

Up Close

During soundcheck for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, who close this year’s Siren Festival, my friend Pete asked me, “Why do they need to tune Malkmus’ guitar?” I assume he’s

Last Exit

This year marks the last summer of Coney Island as we know it: the boardwalk land of freaks, carnies and rides like the Wonder Wheel and “Bump Your Ass Off.”

Wordless Outdoors

A estimated crowd of 10,000 turned out at the Prospect Park Bandshell last night for the first collaboration between Celebrate Brooklyn and the Wordless Music Series. The Metropolis Ensemble lit up

Lockout

I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that JellyNYC closed the gates for today’s Matt + Kim/Breeders show at McCarren Pool. But, a walk around to the side revealed plenty of open

A New Voice

Blowing off both No Age at the Seaport and Brazilian Girls at the Bandshell, I took David up on his fairly emphatic suggestion when I saw him on Wednesday to

One Voice

 It’s bewildering to consider the role that Jamaica – a country roughly the size of Connecticut – has played in popular music over the past fifty years. Aside from creating

Exodus

In the latest sign that Brooklyn is the new Downtown, Ben Sisario reports in today’s Times that the Knitting Factory has taken over the failed Luna Lounge space on Metropolitan

Next Gen Afrobeat

  “I want to make Afrobeat for my generation. Instead of ‘get up and fight’, it’s going to be ‘get up and think.’” Seun Kuti I never made it inside Summerstage

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