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Pharmakon readies 'Abandon' (stream a track), adds dates, playing big RBMA show full of experimental artists (dates)
Pharmakon will release Abandon, Margaret Chardiet’s debut effort with Sacred Bones and first long-player overall. Look for it on May 14th via the label, but first check out the new track “Crawling On Bruised Knees” available for streaming below…
Afropunk brought Danny Brown, Le1f ,The Skins & Oxymorrons to the Knit for Red Bull Sound Select (pics)
Knitting Factory was heaving with bouncing hip hop fans at last night’s Red Bull’s Sound Select show that was curated by the Afropunk folks, with Danny Brown, Le1f, The Skins and Oxymorrons…
Smashing Pumpkins, The Sword, Girl in a Coma & Ringo Deathstarr played Red Bull Sound Select in Austin (pics)
Wrapping up a week of Red Bull Sound Select shows in Austin during SXSW (but not part of SXSW), Smashing Pumpkins played Saturday night (3/16) at with The Sword, Girl in a Coma and Austin’s Ringo Deathstarr opening…
Red Bull Sound Select presenting $3.00 shows in 5 cities; Hunters, Heliotropes & more to start in NYC
Let’s start with the NY-specific press release:Red Bull Sound Select Presents: New York is a new monthly live music showcase that highlights some of the city’s most exciting new artists…
How to Dress Well, Miguel & more featured in "H?SHTAG$ - Don't Call It #AltRnB - Episode 1" (watch)
Speaking of How to Dress Well, he’s featured in the first episode of a new Red Bull-produced online documentary series…In this first episode of H…
Freddie Gibbs playing Bottom Lounge with Sasha Go Hard, ShowYouSuck & Tree
As part of a new Red Bull Sound Select concert series (of which BrooklynVegan is also a partner), Chicago hip hop blog Fake Shore Drive will be presenting a great show at the Bottom Lounge on February 7…
ALSO: more Blur dates, John Cusack & Peter Gabriel, Emceez Ansari, Clueless reunion, Purity Ring, Pig Destroyer & more
How was your Columbus Day? We didn’t take off, and posted a whole bunch on BV, BV Chicago, and BV Austin, and here’s even more…
As you can see above, Emceez Ansari is really good at photoshopping Aziz Ansari‘s face into album covers…
Oneohtrix Point Never playing shows, speaking at one
Oneohtrix Point Never at MHOW in 2010 (more by Erez Avissar)
Oneohtrix Point Never (aka Daniel Lopatin) has a few upcoming shows in March including two NYC shows, the Jeff Mangum-curated ATP in Minehead and SXSW where he is exclusively playing the Mexican Summer showcase…
Red Bull Music Academy arrives in Chicago tomorrow
The traveling Red Bull Music Academy hits Chicago tomorrow (2/10), for an all-building event at Metro/Smart Bar, starting at 10PM.
Frankie Knuckles, who will speak on House music at the MCA in March, will headline the show with support from: Michael Serafini, DJ Spin, Charlie Glitch, DJ Rashard, Rampage, DJ Slugo, Maddjazz, and DJ Deeon…
Riot Fest Chicago - initial lineup & details
Red Bull’s Riot Fest Chicago is set to take place at various venues throughout the city from October 5th – 9th.
Headliners include: Weezer, Social Distortion, and Descendents, with more TBA…
