Alex English

Only in NYC (and the nearby area) could you find Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Depeche Mode, Norah Jones, Danzig, Mount Eerie, Oh Sees, Big Thief, WIki, and Brockhampton all playing on the same night.

Afropunk Fest is this weekend and, in addition to the main programming’s killer lineup (Solange, Soul II Soul, Dizzee Rascal, Sampha, Thundercat, tons more), there is also the official Afropunk After Dark programming that includes, music, film, comedy and more.

BangOn! NYC will once again throw their electronic-music festival, Elements Fest, on August 12 & 13 at a secret NYC waterfront location…

Punk icons X, Boss Hog, The Go-Go’s, Parquet Courts, The Lemon Twigs, The Avett Brothers, and more show options for your insanely muggy Saturday.

M Ward/Margaret Glaspy, Dinosaur Jr, Boris/Earth, Deftones/Refused, Drake/Future, and more Friday show options in NYC.

Electronic producer Baauer and Philly MC Tunji Ige have announced a tour together, with support from Graves. Both have new music too.

There are tons of dance/electronic shows happening in NYC all the time, but we don’t get a chance to post about all of them. Here’s a roundup of some cool recently-announced stuff we’ve missed: The Bunker is throwing a 13th anniversary party on Saturday (1/9) at Good Room with Function, Inland, Post Scriptum, Souffront, Servito and

French producer Breakbot will be back with a second album Still Waters, which is out February 5 via Ed Banger/Because. Originally just the nom-de-funk of Thibaut Berland, Breakbot now officially includes singer Irfrane who has sung on singles like “Baby I’m Yours” and “One Out of Two…

NYC party promoters BangOn! NYC are throwing their Elements Music & Art Festival from 1 PM – 10 PM on August 22. The festival’s location was previously secret (as you can see in the poster above), but it’s a secre…