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Live: Fat Beats Hosts A Cathartic Going-Away Party, Whether You Made It Inside Or Not

Yeah, it got a little crowded. Pics by Puja, more below.​Fat Beats' Final In-Store Fat Beats Saturday, September 4 Hundreds of people stood outside underground hip-hop mecca Fat Beats Saturday evening, as the West Village spot closed down for good with a farewell in-store party featuring DJ P ... More >>

Murder City Devils+Silverghost

Live: Joell Ortiz and Jay Electronica Command A Tough Crowd At Highline Ballroom

Possibly more people onstage than in the crowd here. Joell Ortiz/Jay Electronica Highline Ballroom Tuesday, June 30 After basically booing both CyHi Da Prynce (who I--and I guess only I--actually like) and Big Krit off the stage, an extra hard NYC crowd made it clear that they weren't going to ma ... More >>

Tonight! Clipse, Ninjasonik, Lucky Dragons, Beach House, Washed Out, Sia, Local Natives, Jeff Mangum, a-ha, Bear Hands, Lemonade, And Dinosaur Feathers

Having learned about Pusha T's badass grandma (not to mention that Rambo-themed pizza joint) yesterday, you can better appreciate NYC tour guides/coke rap extraordinaires Clipse tonight at Highline Ballroom. For obvious moral support, Ninjasonik will also be there, "squeezing into tight pants and ... More >>

Lloyd Banks Has An 8-Year-Old Kid In His Entourage

Tony Yayo (left, under a towel), a tiny child (center), and Lloyd Banks (right).​ Not much to report from last night's bizarrely curated Lloyd Banks/Reflection Eternal/Cory Gunz/Jackie Chain showcase at the Nokia Theater, besides the fact that New York still goes crazy for "Beemer, Benz or Be ... More >>

Week in Review: Born Free

That's how you listen to Ghostface! Photo by Rebecca Smeyne​In the week M.I.A. broke the internet in a tidal wave of blood and guts and red hair, we did our best to put it back together.

Christian Scott, Jazz's Own Public Enemy

With maybe a bit of Rakim, too

I Don't Go Clubbing, I Go Dancing: The Weekend In Nightlife

​The Arms Around Haiti event at Public Assembly kicks off our Friday evening with a reminder that just because there haven't been any telethons lately doesn't mean the situation isn't just as awful as it ever was. The event spans over both rooms of the venue and boasts a lineup of over ten dis ... More >>

New Year's Eve 2010: New York Shows

Yeah it's Christmas, but it's also the dawn of the first of many, many maddeningly inconclusive conversations you're about to have about your New Year's plans. Let this guide help you. We're out of here for the day, and back on Monday. Enjoy the long weekend. May your holidays look a lot like this. ... More >>

Tonight! Mountain Goats, Alicia Keys, Russian Circles, And Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

​If you listen to only one biblical-themed rock record this year, it's gotta be the Mountain Goats' The Life of the World to Come, explored by SOTC's own Zach Baron here and featured tonight as the Goats take Webster Hall with Final Fantasy. Note: Frontman John Darnielle's fans can be pretty i ... More >>

Be Forewarned, Earwax Records Will Only Have 100 Tickets Available to the Pavement Reunion

The Matador press release sent to the world this morning regarding that no-longer-apocryphal Pavement Reunion mentioned two brick-and-mortar places that would be selling surcharge-free tickets: Nokia Theatre box office in Times Square and Williamsburg's resilient indie record stop, Earwax. Before ... More >>

Ribs and Aging Rock Stars at Virgil's Tonight

Neato Coolville/flickr​This evening, Virgil's will be holding Ribstock in conjunction with the Heroes of Woodstock concert taking place at the Nokia Theater. The barbecue restaurant is planning to give away about 200 racks to the general public, as well as the chance to see some of the show's ... More >>

This Weekend! Gays Take to the Streets

This weekend's celebration of the Stonewall Riots' 40th anniversary culminates with the Gay Pride Parade, which features Governor Paterson as a Grand Marshal. The Nokia Theatre is hosting a Commemorative Concert and Love Ball to raise funds for Heritage of Pride, who have helped in organizing the ma ... More >>

Tonight They're Gonna Rock You Tonight: Zap Mama, Cake, and Some Golden-Age Hip-Hop

Starting today, intrepid Voice intern Michael Downes will offer a daily, highly biased digest of that evening's best NYC shows -- and the whole weekend's slate on Friday, which today is, mercifully, if you were not aware. Enjoy. FRIDAY Zaire-born Marie Daulne fronts Zap Mama at Joe's Pub. Foun ... More >>

Letters

Wayne Kramer, Handsome Dick to Play Sing-Sing

If you like Johnny Cash at San Quentin, you'll love Wayne Kramer at Sing Sing. The legendary MC5 guitarist, who did two years at Lexington for pushing coke, is working with addict outreach group Road Recovery, and after doing a benefit concert for them at the Nokia Theatre on May 1, he'll go the n ... More >>

Please Do Not Taunt Neko Case

A country-noir maneater rises above her lovestruck/dumbstruck audience

This Week in the Voice

Photo by Star Foreman. You're going to love Zoe Kazan. She's Hollywood royalty (granddaughter of Elia Kazan). She's been on Broadway and in movies, one of which, The Exploding Girl, debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival. Melissa Anderson interviews her. You may also view Star Foreman's photo slidesh ... More >>

Interview: Andrew "Dice" Clay

Andrew "Dice" Clay headlines the Nokia Theater Times Square on Friday, January 16. Tickets are still available here. "Me and my wife broke up in 2002 but since then I've gone through 26 mattresses. It's like these beds can't take a beating. And these chicks aren't even fat." Andrew "Dice" Clay, ... More >>

Live: Fall Out Boy Week Continues at Nokia Theater

BIGGEST LOSER

Kevin Allison finds failure is funny

Interview: Lindsey Buckingham

Calle 13's Bold Innovation, Vulgarity

9 Ways You'll $ave in the New Depression!

Lindsey Buckingham: Still Weird and Beautiful, but Tedious, Too

Gilberto Gil Bleats Like a Seal

At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever

The Misfits at the Warsaw: Tonight

"Live": Janet Jackson's Rained-Out Pseudo-Event

The Wholesome Thrills of Small-Town Porn

Sugarland's tales of red-state grandeur resonate even if you've never made a casserole

Live: Kenny Chesney vs. Jack White

Not Going to SXSW? Help Us Look for Shane McGowan's Teeth.

Live: Vince Gill, the Most Unpretentiously Pretentious Guy Ever

Live: Trivium, the Jackson 5 of Underground Metal

Unearth: Metal for Babies

Wasted talent slavishly tailgates the lightning

As You Loathe It

The Black Keys give the blues, Ohio, and white people a bad name.

Henry Rollins vs. Glenn Danzig: Who Would Win the Fight?

Might as Well Jump

The triple sweet pleasures of DLR at 51

Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt Anniversary Show at Radio City: Really That Good

Live: Ghostface Rallies the New York Rap Troops

Soft Sell

M-1 works to smoothly revolutionize the grown folks

St. Shane's Day

The reluctant Irish captain returns with his crew

Live: The Prodigy (The "Firestarter" One, Not the Mobb Deep One)

Live: Former Belle & Sebastian Singer Isobel Campbell Discusses Her NCAA Brackets

Agricultural Ravers and Poppers Smack Their Kiwi Up

Live: Belle and Sebastian: Too Goddam Happy?

MF Doom: Worst Rapper Ever?

Fiona Apple's Triumphant Return