Ben Klock

NYC-area shows on Labor Day Weekend include Bruce Springsteen, The Offspring, James Taylor, Snõõper, Thus Love, Smoking Popes, Ayra Starr, and more.

Saturday’s NYC-area shows include SZA, Weyes Blood, J.I.D & Smino, Margo Price, The Fall of Troy, keiyaA, and more.

Plus AKAI SOLO, Navy Blue, Empty Country, Kacey Musgraves, FYA Fest, Come, We Were Promised Jetpacks, and more.

Detroit’s annual electronic music festival Movement returns this year from May 23-25 (Memorial Day Weekend). The phase one lineup was announced and it includes Snoop Dogg under the name DJ Snoopadelic, Richie Hawtin, Disclosure, Dog Blood (aka Boys Noize and Skrillex), Carl Craig, Matthew Dear, Danny Brown, Ben UFO, Clark, Fort Romeau, Nina Kraviz, People Under the Stairs, Rone, Shigeto and more…

Coachella 2015 happens April 10-12 and April 17-19 this year in Indio, CA. The lineup was just announced and includes AC/DC, Jack White, Drake, Ride, Drive Like ……

Valentin Stip, who you may have caught opening for Nicolas Jaar in the past, is now releasing his debut album, Sigh, via Jaar’s Other People label (also home to High Water and Vtgnike), and it’s streaming in full at the Other People site…

Nina Kraviz, who released her excellent debut album last year, is going on an international tour this year which brings her to Williamsburg dance club Output on July 3 for a Blkmarket-presented show with Ben Klock and Taimur & Fahad…