EDC NY 2016 Moves to Citi Field for a 'New Vibe'
EDM fans, get your kandi ready for the 7 train: Electric Daisy Carnival's New York edition of its traveling, wubbing circus is leaving Jersey and setting up shop at Citi Field May 15-16, 2016. This is...
View ArticleDavid Bowie's 'Blackstar' Music Video Gets Legit Premiere Treatment in Brooklyn
The latest event in the elaborate build-up leading up to David Bowie’s new album took place this afternoon in a movie theater out in Brooklyn, where the short film accompanying the title track — called...
View ArticleSorry, Guardian, but Protest Music Is Alive and Screaming
It seems pretty safe to assume that The Guardian’s Jonathan Luxmoore and Christine Ellis didn’t watch the Super Bowl. If they’d seen Beyoncé’s Black Panther backup dancers, how could they write a...
View ArticleA Doc About the Death of Death By Audio Is Headed to SXSW
After seven years as a cornerstone of Brooklyn's DIY scene, Death By Audio was forced to shut its doors on South 2nd Street in 2014 so VICE could turn the building into a mega-office. The venue used...
View ArticleLarkin Grimm Accuses Former Collaborator Michael Gira of Rape [UPDATE]
As Kesha's ongoing fight to escape a recording contract with her abuser continues, another woman has come forward to share her story of assault at the hands of an influential man. Larkin Grimm, whose...
View ArticleBetween Two Furmans: Indie According to Brothers Ezra and Jonah
Jonah Furman latched onto his brother Ezra — as most little brothers do with their older siblings — when Ezra received a brand new acoustic guitar for his bar mitzvah. "I was nine, and suddenly I had...
View ArticlePanorama Festival, the NYC Version of Coachella, Announces Initial Lineup
This summer, thousands of music fans will spend a weekend on Randalls Island, the oft-ignored rectangle floating in the East River between Astoria and East Harlem. The festival drawing them to the...
View ArticleAs a Woman Who Loves Swans, I Believe Larkin Grimm
When I met Michael Gira last year, he graced my hand with a kiss. He had just finished playing with Swans at Music Hall of Williamsburg, and the kiss felt like a prize for enduring his exhausting set....
View ArticleXiu Xiu to Reimagine the 'Twin Peaks' Soundtrack at the Kitchen This Spring
Would Laura Palmer have listened to Xiu Xiu? The experimental band's sometimes-disturbing lyrics and always-dark noise stylings certainly suit her awful fate and the strange town that mourned her, so...
View ArticleThe Tarot Society Brings Esoteric Sound to Out to See Fest
New York is in the middle of a tarot revival. We live in a city where covens like the Witches of Bushwick host parties covered by The New York Times and occult shops run by young practitioners are...
View ArticleRed Bull Music Academy Festival's 2016 Lineup Is Another Doozy
While the Village Voice's own 4Knots is the best free festival in New York, when it comes to ticketed blowouts, Red Bull Music Academy Festival is impossible to beat. Rather than offering an...
View ArticleSounds of Spring: 11 Must-See NYC Concerts
Critic's Pick: Doing Work Young Fathers have scared the shit out of people three times: once back in 2014, when the Scottish three-piece (live, a sometimes four-piece) received the Mercury Prize for...
View ArticleTickets for Red Bull Music Academy Festival Are Now On Sale
Two weeks ago, Red Bull Music Academy announced the spectacular lineup for their 2016 festival, which gathers multiple generations of musicians to create a snapshot of where music has been, where it is...
View ArticleCasa Amadeo’s Stacks Are Gold for Young and Old
Casa Amadeo doesn't just sell records: Thanks to Mike Amadeo's love of music, and talent for creating it, the store has started and supported Latin music careers for most of its history. "I started...
View ArticleTen Inches of Niche: A Sub-Subculture of Music Nerds Gets Together
This past Sunday evening, the front room of HiFi Bar on Avenue A was a typical East Village scene. The flat-screen TV showed the final round of the PGA Championship, and young guys from the...
View Article10 of Clams Casino's Best Pre-LP Cuts
Clams Casino (a/k/a New Jersey’s Michael Volpe) dropped his first album 32 Levels earlier this year, featuring the likes of A$AP Rocky, Lil B, Kelela, Vice Staples, and Future Islands’ Samuel T....
View ArticlePalisades Owners Explain Why the Beloved Venue Was Shut Down
Last June, beloved Bushwick legal-DIY venue was shut down permanently, with little explanation other than a vague mention of building code violations. It came as a shock to fans, who loved the venue’s...
View ArticleFriends And Family Celebrate The Life Of Tommy Page
On Thursday night, Tommy Page's friends and family gathered to share stories about the man they considered an exemplary musician, colleague, and father. Page, who passed away on March 3 at age 46, had...
View ArticlePurple Rain Shower: The Revolution Offer Prince Fans a Chance to Celebrate...
Every single Prince fan has a personal story behind how s/he got that way. Mine: From the moment I played a Purple Rain cassette doing ninth-grade homework in '84 to graduating college in '93, my...
View ArticleFollowing Allegations Of Sexual Assault, Backlash Mounts Against PWR BTTM
Today, responding to allegations of predatory behavior, sexual assault, and anti-Semitism, PWR BTTM's Liv Bruce and Ben Hopkins issued a shared statement on Facebook, calling the accusations “shocking”...
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