For more shows throughout the weekend, check out our New York Concert Calendar, which we update daily.Friday, 9/20: Laura Benanti 54 Below 8pm, Friday & Saturday; 11pm, Friday, $50-$60 She's strutted on Broadway musical stages and nabbed a Tony, she...
More than just extracting the saccharine from her sound, Britney has reinforced another important cultural influence she's had: her mainstay as a gay icon. See also: Britney Spears Covers Madonna, Because Hey, Why Not Before the single premiered...
Twin Cities hip-hop collective Doomtree has sparked a tremendous following, which has extended to its solo artists, including Dessa, the latest to break out to national attention. She has a new album Parts of Speech, and she performs at Bowery Ballro...
In honor of this news, let's celebrate the wonderful and often hit-making talent of Christine McVie and take a look at 10 of her greatest contributions to one of the biggest rock bands in history. See also: Fleetwood Mac - Prudential Center - 4/24/1...
Last week's print issue of The Village Voice featured an incredibly thoughtful and well researched article on the whirling dervish known as Karen O, in advance of her band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' gig at the Barclays Center tonight. In it, we talked abou...
See also: How to Determine if Something Is Metal as FuckI grew older and found out about smoking pot. I had a phase where I listened to nothing but gabber music. I had a phase where I was into late-'90s industrial metal. I even had a hip-hop phase wh...
Zachary Cole Smith, Sky Ferreira, and Katie Garcia at Captured Tracks' fifth anniversary show Back in 2006, Jeremy Earl was pretty much an average Brooklyn 20-something. He'd moved here straight for college, and was spending his time sharing a hou...
Alexz in the studio Since we last spoke to her before she kicked off her second US tour in February, Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Alexz Johnson saw her campaign for her upcoming album get fully funded via the crowdsourcing site PledgeMusic. As...
For the first of their three-night stay at the Bowery Ballroom, The Pixies, thankfully, showed that plenty has remained the same for the beloved Massachusetts alternative deity despite a lineup shake-up and a noticeable absence. They're fresh on the ...
My War Against Sue-Drunk, Money-Owing Douchebags A total fucking godhead of bass guitar shred, Black Flag's Chuck Dukowski annihilated the four-string on massively iconic records like Damaged while penning a chunk of BF's most iconic tunes ("My Wa...
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Fans bleed for Frankie Rose. Sure, a zillion artists have that story--your small headlining tour includes a stop in the middle of nowhere, where three people come to see you play, one of whom cherishes your album like a religious text. But how many c...
Screaming Females, Marissa Paternoster (center) Well this is sure shaping up nicely: Our annual Brooklyn Pour Craft Beer Festival, wherein 100 (!) breweries offer beer thirsty patrons an unlimited taste of their product, has just added some megawa...
Big Sean casually throws a skit in the middle of his sophomore album, Hall of Fame. It's called "Freaky" and borrows a portion of "The Sensuous Black Woman Meets the Sensuous Black Man"--an 18 minute audio Kama Sutra of sorts. Following the skit, Big...
Dear Fan, I'm in a relatively new band inMinneapolis. We're about two years old, and things have been going very well for us. We're not a buzz band by any means, butthe EP has gotten us a fair amount of attention, at least locally. We've opened fo...
What does a train-wreck sound like sung soprano? Sarah Joy Miller will show you. She stars in the opera Anna Nicole which opens at BAM on September 17 after a hugely successful run in London. Miller is giving musical voice to the waitress/stripper tu...
You signal that you are open to a battle and, before you know it, Unlimited Barzz (49 wins), has challenged you to compete. You're about to make your debut, rapping against one of the best. You should probably put on some clothes. Welcome to rapt.fm...
It began during Grammy Week. The members of Gov't Mule had convened in L.A. to see one of their own, frontman Warren Haynes, accept a Lifetime Achievement Award for his other band, the Allman Brothers. And while everyone was in town, they decided to ...
Manny Faces of Birthplace Magazine How many times have you heard "New York Hip-Hop is Back" championed by every hip-hop publication worth its weight in Rawkus slipmats? Before the hip-hop hoopla, one man saw it all coming a mile away. Manny Face...
Chaz Kangas in front of God Graffiti at the 2008 Gospel Hip-Hop Festival These days I enjoy making a living writing and teaching music, but at one point not too long ago my primary source of income was battle rapping. Yes, entering tournaments and...
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