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Hunters Sign to Mom Pop, Announce Tour With JEFF the Brotherhood

File Under: BIG THANGS POPPIN'! Brooklyn cool kids and Voice cover subjects Hunters have just inked a deal with the Mom Pop record label, the home of Big Deal bands like Sleigh Bells, Wavves, Metric, Tokyo Police Club, FIDLAR, Neon Indian, Freelance Whales, etc. etc., so on and so forth. They've a ... More >>

Bon Iver Fave Poliça Give You The Ghost At Webster Hall Tomorrow Night

When Poliça packed up their microphones, looping pedals, guitars, horns and drum kits and commenced with the touring efforts following Give You The Ghost's Valentine's Day release earlier this year, the Minneapolis electro-groove outfit was, arguably, getting to know their first record on the same ... More >>

The Ten Best Concerts in New York This Weekend, 9/21/12

In no particular order, here are ten can't-miss shows in New York this weekend. For the Voice's full rundown of New York concerts, hit up villagevoice.com/concerts. See Also: - All Tomorrow's Parties Preview: Founder Barry Hogan on the Festival's Move to New York City - Fear of a Talibam! Planet - ... More >>

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Keren Ann

Rating the Ridiculous Musical Performances of Fashion Week 2010 (So Far)

As much of the Boom Boom Room as you're ever likely to see. Twitpic via grekotv​Fashion Week is a biannual rite in New York, and with it comes another biannual rite--awkward, private late night performances from bands that are either at the center of the zeitgeist (Kanye West on the bar at the ... More >>

JURASSIC ROCK

Metric get prehistoric help

Live From Last Night's New Twilight Movie Premiere: Death Cab for Cutie is "Team Jacob," Apparently

They brought dolls.​ We all have our opinions on whether or not a group of abdominal-flaunting werewolves should be getting their thang on to Grizzly Bear via Twilight, but it's time we hear it straight from the fans themselves. Thus, I ventured to Union Square's Regal Cinema last night; ther ... More >>

Q&A: Holly Miranda on Magic, Sneaking Records, and The Need to "Come Out"

Sebastian MylanarskiHolly Miranda Known for being the face of Brooklyn rock act the Jealous Girlfriends, Holly Miranda quietly released her debut solo album The Magician's Private Library this past February. It's a washed-out, hazy record that has Miranda's airy voice sounding something like '80s 4 ... More >>

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This Weekend! The Hold Steady, Neon indian w/ Moby, Joshua Light Show w/ Silver Apples, Golden Triangles, The National, Crystal Stilts, Dr. Dog, Deer Tick, Postelles, Wild Yaks, And Much Much More

The Hold Steady, our favorite group of "wizened and wistful" meta-rock daddies (or "lowbrow bar rockers," your pick), perform tonight as part of WNYC's "Soundcheck" program" at the Greene Space. Then, abruptly setting aside all wisdom/wistfulness, the night plunges into a DJ-set orgy: Neon Indian ... More >>

Metric+Bear In Heaven

Celebrate Brooklyn Returns, With a Little Help From Sonic Youth and the Roots

Ryan Muir​Park Slope parents, get ready: Celebrate Brooklyn's 2010 Season is out! Go-to Brownstone Brooklyn avatar Norah Jones kicks things off at the Prospect Park concert series with a June 9 gala benefit (after which Passion Pit, Rufus Wainwright, the National, and the Dead Weather pick up ... More >>

Patti Smith and Metric Paid Tribute To Alexander McQueen at Last Night's LNA Afterparty at MILK Studios

Metric photo by Anne Koller. We'd have put the Patti Smith shot here, but it's sort of terrifying.​"When people like Alexander McQueen leave us so young we have to remember to live," Patti Smith said in between songs at last night's LNA afterparty at Chelsea's MILK Studios. "Don't forget, you' ... More >>

Week in Review: Fist Fight in the Parking Lot

In the week a chipped tooth kept Lil Wayne out of jail and a secretive, proprietary Billboard chart made a success out of his new, abysmal Rebirth, we pulled our Paul Wall grills out of the closet, just in case. You never know when your hood pass might get pulled, you know? Care for a Sightings p ... More >>

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