DOWNLOAD: The Stepkids - "Shadows on Behalf" (MP3)

Relive the glory days before Fat Beats closed up shop at the Fat Beats Pop-Up Store, open in celebration of Record Store Day on 4/16. Kicking off at noon and lasting until 11PM, Fat Beats will open up their DUMBO Warehouse (110 Bridge St. 3rd Floor) with fellow groove devotees WaxPoetics and host performances from CSC Funk Band (performing Gang Starr material!), The Stepkids, Chico Mann, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Neek the Exotic & Large Professor, DJ Center, Mista Sinista, !llmind, Amir, Eternia, Danny Dann the Beat Mann, Masta Ace, Maticulous, Kev Brown & Kaimbr, Ray West, "and many surprise guests". Oh, and it's FREE.

If you miss it, Fat Beats will be hosting a monthly pop-up shop/event at the same location. Check the updated fatbeats.com for updates.

Stepkids recently dropped the new Shadows On Behalf 12" via Stones Throw; download one track from the 12" above, stream another below. The band is on board for several Brooklyn dates in the coming weeks, including April 15th at 525 Waverley Ave, April 21 at Brooklyn Bowl with Delorean ("Limited Admissions at Doors"), and 6/4 at Bell House with Dennis Coffey/The Dirtbombs (tickets). All tour dates, and streams of the 12" are below.

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Trash Talk in Austin during SXSW (more by Diana Zadlo)

tonight in NYC
* Todd Barry @ Caroline's
* Pat Metheny @ Town Hall
* Flobots @ Gramercy Theatre
* Inlets @ Permanent Records
* Jefferson Starship @ BB King's
* So Percussion @ The Whitney
* The Beets, Acrylics @ Brooklyn Fire Proof
* Visqueen, The Art of Shooting @ Union Hall
* Child Abuse, Orphan, Dead Body @ Union Pool
* LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost @ Terminal 5
* Rooftop Films w/ Frances @ Open Road Rooftop
* Immortal Technique, more @ Santos Party House
* Paul Metzger, Amen Dunes @ Issue Project Room
* Buffalo Tom, Mean Creek (early) @ Mercury Lounge
* Buffalo Tom, The Candles (late) @ Mercury Lounge
* Pearl Jam, Band of Horses @ Madison Square Garden
* A Proposition by Matthew Barney @ The New Museum
* Ecstatic Sunshine, Dan Friel, Starring @ Silent Barn
* Fuck Buttons, Oneohtrix Point Never @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Secret Country, The Defibulators, John Foti, Holy Moly @ Maxwell's
* Trash Talk, La Dispute, Cerebral Ballzy, Psychic Limb @ The Acheron
* Ava Luna, Nicole Hale, Ridgemont, Like Claws @ Bushwick Music Studios
* Alexisonfire, Trash Talk, La Dispute, Therefore I Am @ Bowery Ballroom
* Medications, Deleted Scenes, Paul & The Patients, Birthwat @ Bruar Falls
* Paleface, Hoots & Hellmouth, Among the Oak and Ash, Daniel Wayne @ Southpaw
* Truman Peyote, Many Mansions, Beach Arabs, Philip Seymour Hoffman @ Party Expo
* Malaikat dan Singa, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Numerators @ Death By Audio
* Archipelago w/ ACME & Craig Wedren, Corey Dargel & ICE, more @ Galapagos
* Outtacontrollers, Girls at Dawn, Crusaders Of Love, Foster Care, WLWL @ Cake Shop
* Wax Poetics party w/ Noel & Chico Mann, DJs Stay High & Tha Pumpsta (late) @ Glasslands
* Cotton Candy, The Smittens, Allo Darlin, Pants Yell!, Tender Trap (NYC Popfest) @ Don Hill's
* Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk, Silver Stairs of Ketchikan, Coasting, Earthmasters @ Shea Stadium
* Project Jenny, Project Jan, Swimming in Speakers, Carnivores, Sunglasses @ Monster Island Basement
* Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Savoir Adore, Botanica, Little Annie, Paul Wallfisch, Barbez, Services, Franz Nicolay, Lapis Lazuli, Black Sea Hotel @ Angel Orensanz
* Ingrowing, Communion, Flourishing, Backslider, Buckshot Facelift @ the Charleston

Killing Joke won't play tonight, but will be in NYC in December.

Naughty by Nature and Black Sheep won't play tonight either.

"In celebration of Wax Poetics' Hip-Hop Issue & Latin Freestyle, Kenny Herzog & Wax Poetics Present: Noel (of "Silent Morning" Fame) & Chico Mann (of Antibalas) w/ DJ Sets From The Original Whiteboy KYS, R.Kenny, The Pumpsta, Stay High." Tonight at Glasslands. Flyer and video below.

Arrington de Dionyso's (Old Time Relijun) new project (& touring band) Malaikat Dan Singa make their Brooklyn debut tonight at DBA.

Trash Talk play tonight. Early and LATE.

Pavement and Grizzly Bear tickets went on sale.

Matthew Barney is at the New Museum tonight. Some of his below...

Slayer played Kimmel! Video below...

What else?

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