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SUNY Purchase Culture Shock 2014 lineup (Lil B, Flatbush Zombies, Kelela, Speedy Ortiz, Modern Baseball & more)
Speedy Ortiz at BV-SXSW 2014 (more by Tim Griffin)
SUNY Purchase‘s annual Culture Shock festival returns this year from April 25-26. The day 1 lineup includes Brooklyn rap trio Flatbush Zombies, R&B boundary pusher Kelela (who plays NYC this week), footwork wizard Traxman, indie rapper Milo, comedian Neil Hamburger, jazz trio Dawn of Midi, pop shoegazers Field Mouse, the funky Pluto Moons, and the punky Palbe…
Joey Bada$$ played SUNY Purchase's Fall Fest, playing more shows (pics & dates)
One of the most exciting young artists that played this year’s CMJ that I personally regret missing is Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$. He brings Illmatic style rhymes over MF DOOM, Madlib, and Lord Finesse beats, plus in-house beats from his crew, Pro Era, with a feel as genuinely boom bap as the ones they borrowed…
Ringo Deathstarr expand tour, playing 4 NYC area shows including SUNY Purchase Fall Fest (dates & lineup)
Ringo Deathstarr in Austin in August (more by Tim Griffin)
Austin trio Ringo Deathstarr released their new album, Mauve, late last month (9/25), and if you’ve yet to hear it, you can stream the whole thing below…
Swearin' played SUNY Purchase w/ Hop Along, playing more shows (review, dates and streams)
After taking about a month-long break since their last show, Brooklyn’s Swearin’ kicked off a short September run of the NYC area and Philly at SUNY Purchase last night (9/9)…
SUNY Purchase Culture Shock 2012 pics (Idle Warship, EMA, Big Freedia, Tycho, Cloud Nothings, Islands, Felice Brothers)
The 20th annual Culture Shock festival went down at SUNY Puchase from April 27-28. Day 1 (4/27) kicked off with the Stooges-meets-Jesus Lizard punk of Pissed Jeans, followed by California rapper Casey Veggies, who played SOBs a few days earlier…
Tycho announces tour, headlining Webster Hall after Camp Bisco (dates); EMA replaces Grimes @ Culture Shock
DOWNLOAD: Tycho – “Dive” (Memoryhouse Remix) (MP3)
Tycho at Lincoln Hall in Chicago in January (more by Zach Pollack)
Tycho (aka Scott Hansen) whose last two trips to NYC brought him to Music Hall of Williamsburg, will be touring again this spring/summer culminating in a larger NYC show at Webster Hall on July 14, one day after he plays Camp Bisco…
Parenthetical Girls played 3 NY shows, playing 2 more (dates)
Parenthetical Girls recently kicked off an east coast tour which brought the band to the NYC-area three times so far, for a Glasslands show (pictured above), an early show at SUNY Purchase (12/3) and a night show at Santos the same day…
YACHT playing public Purchase show w/ Dom, MEN & more --- updated dates & more pics from FFF Fest
YACHT recently played Fun Fun Fun Fest and went on a tour with Yo Gabba Gabba. We’ve got another set of pictures from their set at FFF Fest in this post…
G-Side release 'Island' TODAY, played Fall Fest (pics), playing BV-presented show @ Glasslands (and other dates)
Alabama rap duo G-Side release their new album Island TODAY (11/11/11). You can order it at the link and listen to a track below.
Though it has been announced elsewhere already, we’re excited to announced that G-side will be playing at least one BrooklynVegan presented show in December (stay tuned for the possibility of another)…
G-Side are here, playing 285 Kent w/ Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire & secret guest ++ Purchase Fall Fest & more
G-Side at Pitchfork Fest (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
Alabama rap duo G-Side and NYC spitter Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire are teaming up for a last minute show at 285 Kent tonight (10/28)…
