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    April 23, 2012

    Stand Up, Man: Das Racist, Immortal Technique, Dan Deacon, Tom Morello To Play May Day For Occupy Wall Street

    Occupy Wall Street's plans for May Day are starting to take shape, and amidst the pickets and skill-shares and marches and mayhem, it's looking like there's going to be a lot of music too. We already told you about the Guitarmy being mustered for next Tuesday, but organizers have also announced a n ... More >>

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    April 18, 2012

    Occupy Wall Street Dreams Of A Giant Jam Session May 1

    "Band seeking 1000 guitar players. Other instruments also welcome. Influences include Woody Guthrie, Tom Morello, Willie Nile, and Sergio Ortega." Occupy Wall Street is raising a "Guitarmy." For months, activists have been preparing for May Day, laying plans for teach-ins, bank blockades, marches ... More >>

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    October 13, 2011

    Tom Morello Plays Occupy Wall Street

    Tom Morello at Occupy Wall Street this morning.​Tom Morello, the guitar player for Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, made an appearance at Zuccotti Park this morning to play for Occupy Wall Street Protesters. "First they ignored you," Morello told the crowd. "Then you got pepper-spraye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Jeff Mangum And Michael Franti Play Occupy Wall Street

    The Occupy Wall Street protest at Zuccotti Park continues to be a magnet for celebrity musicians offering their support and serenading the occupiers with unamplified sets. Last night, the performances bracketing the twice-daily General Assembly meeting came from dramatically different corners: the ... More >>

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    May 26, 2010

    An Insidious Gang Of Cabbage Patch Kid-Based Drug Smugglers Is Terrorizing Governors Island

    Full of heroin​Let it be known the Beach at Governors Island website's official FAQ section, as far as rock-concert venue FAQ's go, is surprisingly enjoyable reading, though it doesn't exactly have great things to say about humanity. Of particular interest is the rapid-fire list of shit you ca ... More >>

  • Music

    July 22, 2009

    Italian Stadium Pop Star Jovanotti Indulges His Club-Gig Urges

    Full of heroin​Let it be known the Beach at Governors Island website's official FAQ section, as far as rock-concert venue FAQ's go, is surprisingly enjoyable reading, though it doesn't exactly have great things to say about humanity. Of particular interest is the rapid-fire list of shit you ca ... More >>

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    July 31, 2007

    Zap Mama's Supermoon

    Ambitious, worldly pop avoids humorless pomposity

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    Horoscope

    Ambitious, worldly pop avoids humorless pomposity

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    September 7, 2004

    Gtr

    Guitarists Bill Frisell and Charlie Hunter both do their level best to bring jazz up to 1995

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    August 17, 2004

    Stand Up and Be Counted: Marching to Defend Democracy

    Guitarists Bill Frisell and Charlie Hunter both do their level best to bring jazz up to 1995

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    December 16, 2003

    Listings

    Guitarists Bill Frisell and Charlie Hunter both do their level best to bring jazz up to 1995

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    October 7, 2003

    Spellbinder

    Six years later, incorrigible hip-hop perfectionist Lyrics Born has his crowd-pleasing say

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    March 5, 2002

    Show Me Your Undies

    Local Record Labels Strip Down to Just the Essentials

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    August 28, 2001

    Music

    Local Record Labels Strip Down to Just the Essentials

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    April 4, 2000

    Music

    Local Record Labels Strip Down to Just the Essentials

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    August 31, 1999

    It's Nation Time. Again.

    A new vanguard of rap activists takes to the streets

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