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Pop Montreal announces initial 2015 lineup

The 14th annual Pop Montreal festival will take place September 16 – 20, 2015 at venues all over the Quebec City. The initial lineup of bands has just been announced and includes Built to Spill, Giorgio Moroder, The Cribs, Mikal Cronin, Godflesh, Will Butler, Babes in Toyland, Thurston Moore, Stars of the Lid, Cannibal Ox and more…

Severed Heads touring in September, including 1st NYC show in 25 years + Chicago's Cold Waves fest w/ Godflesh & more

Australian EBM/Industrial vets Severed Heads will be touring the US this fall, playing dates in seven cities including NYC on September 24 at Santos Party House …

Prurient playing album release show w/ Andy Stott & Sannhet

Dominick Fernow’s noise/power electronics/etc project Prurient is releasing a new album, Frozen Niagara Falls, on May 12 via Profound Lore, and he’s now announced a NYC release show for it…

Nothing Changes taking over Output for one night w/ Prurient, Merzbow, Genesis P-Orridge & Aaron Dilloway, and more

Nothing Changes is the weekly late-night party that happens at small Lower East Side bar Home Sweet Home that tends to feature relatively obscure goth/noise/punk/etc artists, and sometimes hosts bigger bands while they tour through NYC like Iceage and Merchand…

Red Bull Music Academy NY returns - 2015 lineup & schedule (return of the Storm Rave, GHE20G0TH1K, a Kid Millions commission & much more)

The Red Bull Music Academy will once again take over NYC this year from May 1-30 with several very cool events and various venues. This year includes a night of all African electronic artists at Villain, a GHE20G0TH1K’s biggest ever party which will happen at BK Bazaar with a big lineup including New Orleans Bounce ‘sissy rapper’ Sissy Nobby‘s first-ever NYC appearance, the premiere of a new Kid Millions (of Oneida) piece with 20 musicians, a conversation with A$AP Rocky, a PC Music showcase with all their artists and SOPHIE at BRIC House, a conversation with George Clinton, the biggest-ever Nothing Changes party at Output with Merzbow and many others, a Tri Angle Records 5th anniversary party on Wall Street with most of the label’s roster, the return of Frankie Bones’ Storm Rave party, the debut of FKA twigs’ new live show with dancers and more, an Arthur Russell tribute with Dev Hynes, Cults, Phosphorescent (UPDATE: Phosphoresent was initially listed as part of this but is no longer on the lineup), Sam Amidon, Little Scr…

Swans/Michael Gira curating 3-day program in Netherlands; Savages & Bo Ningen collaborating +++ 24 NON-STOP HOURS OF DRONE

Swans @ Lincoln Hall (more by Brigid Gallagher) From the Very Interesting Press Release Department:Le Guess Who? Festival (The Netherlands) is extremely proud to announce two special projects for 2014: a 3-day program curated by Swans/Michael Gira, and the world premiere of 24-Hour Dronefest…

Primavera Sound 2014 line-up: Slowdive, Arcade Fire, NMH, Kendrick Lamar, Disclosure, QOTSA, and more

One of the coolest festivals in the world, Barcelona’s Primavera Sound will hold its 2014 edition from May 29 – 31. Arcade Fire, Pixies and Neutral Milk Hotel were announced as headliners a while back but the fest announced it’s headliners today via an online short film…

Prurient, Azar Swan & Clay Rendering played Saint Vitus (pics)

Fans of Prurient may have been a bit curious over the past year or so about the future of Dominick Fernow’s flagship. Fernow, the prolific noisemaker, seemed to be focusing his attention on other projects, and the more-accessible militant/religious/techno of Vatican Shadow was earning heaps of praise and reaching more ears than seemed likely when VS was being released on tapes in editions of 100 or less, landing him name-drops in publications that would keep Prurient at arm’s length…

The Heavy Lowdown: Prurient, Aevangelist, Pyrrhon ++ more

Pyrrhon at the 2013 Invisible Oranges CMJ showcase (more will be power electronic-fueled, with noise pro Prurient headlining a bill with Azar Swan and husband and wife duo Clay Rendering…

Azar Swan playing shows w/ Prurient & Suuns; member Josh Strawn launched new DJ night (schedule)

Azar Swan at MHOW in 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Brooklyn goth pop duo Azar Swan are pretty much regulars in the local live scene, and as usual, they’ve got more coming up like tonight’s (1/24) previously discussed Prurient show at Saint Vitus which also includes Clay Rendering (who are on Dominick Fernow of Prurient’s Hospital Productions label) and DJ Becka Diam…
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