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Frank Ocean, Miguel, Bjork, Mumford, Black Keys, Jack White & more win & perform at Grammys (videos)

The 2013 Grammys went down last night (2/10), and here’s a quick recap of some of the winners and videos of performances. The big ones: Gotye took home Record of the Year for “Somebody That I Used To Know” (beating The Black Keys, Kelly Clarkson, …

Grammy Awards Levon Helm tribute to feature Mavis Staples & other familiar faces

A press release from ANTI:Renowned soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples will be performing at this year’s Grammy Award Ceremony on Sunday in Los Angeles…

Alabama Shakes playing SNL, expand tour (updated dates)

Alabama Shakes @ T5, Oct. 2013 (more by Tracy Allison) What a run Alabama Shakes have had, going from playing tiny clubs in NYC to headlining Terminal 5 in less than a year…

Author / photographer Laina Dawes recounts favorite shows of 2012

Matt Pike’s High on Fire Writer/photographer Laina Dawes has just released her new book, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal…

Brittany Howard robbed at gunpoint (she's okay); Alabama Shakes continue to tour in 2013 (dates)

Alabama Shakes at T5, October 2012 (more by Tracy Alison) Alabama Shakes‘ Brittany Howard and members of fellow Nashville band Clear Plastic Masks were robbed at gunpoint outside a friend’s home over the weekend…

Todd Beene of Lucero's Top 10 of '12 (LPs, underwear & more)

Lucero at Brooklyn Bowl, Dec 2012 (more by Andrew St. Clair) Lucero‘s upcoming shows at Brooklyn Bowl (tickets for 12/28 & 12/29, or both) and New Year’s Eve gig at Wellmont Theater with The Hold Steady (tickets) will be here before you know it. We…

Jeff from Passion Pit lists his top 10 albums of 2012 + updated tour dates

Jeff of Passion Pit in Austin in September (more by Tim Griffin) Passion Pit do a great job of combining pop songwriting and forward-thinking electronic music trends, so when we reached out to their members for a list of their favorite albums of the year, it makes sense that the list has a pretty even split of both of things…

BBC Music's Top 25 albums of 2012

Frank Ocean at Angel Orensanz, Sept 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) BBC Music has announced their Top 25 records of 2012. Like lists from MOJO, Q, and Uncut, it’s got familiar names like Frank Ocean, Baroness, Swans and Grizzly Bear…

Josh Moore from Bowery Presents: Best Albums of 2012

Grimes @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (more by Amanda Hatfield) Josh Moore, talent buyer at Bowery Presents, is in charge of booking shows at Music Hall of Williamsburg, but you’ll also find gigs he booked at places like Brooklyn Bowl, Webster Hall and Terminal 5…

Frank Ocean, Miguel, Alabama Shakes, Bjork, Fiona Apple, M83, Tom Waits, Jack White & more nominated for Grammys

The Grammy Nominations were just announced. At this point it should be no surprise that this year’s list contains names like Jack White, The Black Keys, Gotye, Adele, Foster the People, Florence and the Machine, M…
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