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Five Notable Releases of the Week (5/26)

This week’s Notable Releases include Brooklyn rapper Jimi Tents’ powerful sophomore album, Evan Weiss’ band Pet Symmetry’s Polyvinyl debut, Swet Shop Boys’ fired-up EP, and more.

Swet Shop Boys streaming "Thas My Girl" off 'Sufi La' EP

Swet Shop Boys released the Sufi La EP as a Record Store Day exclusive, and it’s getting a proper release on May 26. They just digitally released a new track from it, “Thas My Girl”…

Balkan Beat Box on tour; Heems opening Brooklyn show

Balkan Beat Box’s tour lands at Brooklyn Steel this Friday, with former Das Racist (and current Swet Shop Boys) member Heems opening.

Coachella 2017, Day 2 in Photos (Saturday)

Lady Gaga, Bon Iver, Thundercat, Mitski, Downtown Boys, Swet Shop Boys, AFI/No Doubt supergroup DREAMCAR, Future (with special guests Drake and Migos), DJ Snake (with special guests Lauryn Hill and Migos), Nav (with special guest The Weeknd), Gucci Mane (with special guests Rae Sremmurd), and lots more on day 2 of Coachella weekend 1.

Coachella 2017: 5 artists not to miss

Whether you’re at Coachella 2017 or staying home at watching the live stream, here are five artists we think you can’t miss.

Swet Shop Boys packed Webster Hall, previewed RSD EP (pics, review)

Ahead of their slot at Coachella, the Swet Shop Boys, Himanshu Suri (formerly of Das Racist), Rizwan Ahmed (who is also an actor) and producer Redinho, dropped into Webster Hall for a sold out show…

Thums Up (Heems, Vijay Iyer, Rafiq Bhatia & Kassa Overall) and Arooj Aftab @ Ecstatic Music Fest (pics)

The Ecstatic Music Festival continued on Saturday (3/4). The festival, which presents unique collaborations between indie/alt artists and modern classical artists…

Swet Shop Boys share "Zayn Malik" video, playing Webster Hall before Coachella

The powerful, politically charged rap duo Swet Shop Boys (aka former Das Racist member Heems and actor/rapper Riz Ahmed) continue to rise in the world. Towards the end of last year, they sold out two small NYC shows and now they just announced a much larger one…

Swet Shop Boys (Heems & Riz) played two NYC shows (pics from Webster Studio)

The Swet Shop Boys, the rap duo of Himanshu Suri (Heems) and Rizwan Ahmed (Riz MC) and producer Redinho, sold out two back to back nights in NYC — one at Rough Trade and the second at the Studio at Webster Hall. Heems and Riz met when Riz visited with the former Das Racist member […]

Swet Shop Boys play 2 NYC shows this week; Heems schedules solo show

Swet Shop Boys, Heems’ duo with Riz MC (aka Naz from ‘The Night Of’), play two NYC shows this week. Heems also announced his next NYC solo show…
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