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February 18, 2013Here are the 10 best concerts to check out around the city this week, in no particular order.
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January 30, 2013Voice Choices
December 19, 2012Theater
May 23, 2012We asked Off- and Off-Off theatermakers what they feel the scene is missing
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May 23, 2012Busdriver pulls into Santos Party House
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April 23, 2012Shuffle Culture
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Better than: Celebrating "4/20."
Questlove's "Shuffle Culture" event—at which ten or so musical acts performed a handful of songs each, but never more than one at a time, as if the set list itself were on shuffle—was at once st ... More >>
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April 18, 2012The always-working bandleader puts the world on shuffle at BAM
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December 14, 2011Lee Ranaldo goes it alone
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September 30, 2011After a recent boisterous and discordant performance at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Deerhoof's dressing room briefly felt like the center of the indie universe. Hanging out and sipping on the beer and wine that usually go to waste (Deerhoof is more of a tea-swilling bunch) were members of The Di ... More >>
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August 31, 2011Voice Choices
April 6, 2011Multifaceted pop for the BK Bowl set
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March 30, 2011
Better Than: Getting harassed by Lou Reed's manager.
There's many perfectly valid reasons to find Sean Lennon deeply dubious. The main knock on the guy is that he uses the obscene wealth and ridiculous connections to date models, to hang around in feathered fedoras, and to release solo albums per ... More >>
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January 14, 2011Last week brought the discouraging news that Ridgewood Masonic Temple, the flourishing Bushwick DIY venue that hosted some bitchin' Todd P shows last year, was going dry effective immediately, owing to some liquor-license snafus; given that promoters are generally fond of selling alcohol, man ... More >>
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January 14, 2011Presenting... burger-core. Pic by Puja Patel.In the week we spent holed up in Sound of the City headquarters preparing Pazz & Jop results, we still found time to report back from shows by former Talking Heads members Tom Tom Club, former Deee-Lite member, Lady Miss Kier, former the Pack membe ... More >>
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November 24, 2010Your fake name is good enough for him--Sam Beam chats about his new album
Voice Choices
September 29, 2010Deerhoof: now a learning experience
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July 12, 2010all photos Sam HorineChuck Schumer with the JellyNYC gang, Sarah Hooper and Alexander Kane. Full gallery from Sunday's first Pool Party here.
The line-up announcement for this season's slew of Jelly NYC Pool Parties wasn't quite as mercilessly drawn out as Big Boi's solo record, but it certainly fe ... More >>
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January 26, 2010Brooklyn twosome defy our raucous expectations
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September 8, 2009Voice Choices
September 8, 2009Psychedelic lineup ushers back ATP
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August 13, 2009Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing new and emerging MP3s from local talent.
Brooklyn's Glass Ghost are throwing their tilted hats into the ring of bands like Dirty Projectors and Deerhoof and Dodos--you know, that irresistible, disjointed mix of pop hooks and Beefheartian a ... More >>
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August 10, 2009
Here we have the fourth-annual slate of Wordless Music fetes, pairing as always electronic and indie-rock types with classical musicians, to presumably horizon-expanding effect. We kick off in September with that bananas Warp Records birthday-party deal (feature Battles, !!!, Flying Lotus etc.), ... More >>
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July 30, 2009Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing new and emerging MP3s from local talent. Recently, we've given you Liturgy's "Ecstatic Rite," the video for Motel Motel's "Coffee," and Werewolves' "Dora Gerson."
Greenpoint duo Renminbi play a decidedly blustery, blown-out version of t ... More >>
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December 31, 2008
Sound of the City will resume full-force come Monday. In the meantime, find your last minute arrangements below...
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May 8, 2007From free cookouts to urban beaches, the best in New York's summer scenes
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January 9, 2007Deerhoof remain talented enough to sing in tune and crazy enough not to care
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September 5, 2006Atlanta's Roy Owens Jr. just can't click-start
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May 23, 2006Noisy art-punks lap emo, repeatedly and arbitrarily
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January 24, 2006Eclectic neoclassicism versus childhood-oriented avant-primitivism as global warming swamps our history
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January 10, 2006Diplo dishes on M.I.A., baile funk, and the Roots
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November 8, 2005Indie rock's gawky sonic youth learn to smooth-talk
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September 13, 2005A great slew of genre-bending goulash-rockers gracefully emerge from Brooklyn's hipster dust
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May 13, 2003Indie Kids With New Chords Need Love Too
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