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Outfit released 'Slowness' (stream it), making U.S. live debut this week at CMJ

UK band Outfit released their second album, Slowness, back in June. Where their debut was more in the Hot Chip realm of quirky dancepop, Slowness seems to take inspiration from Talk Talk’s late ’80s output…

CMJ 2015 initial artist lineup

The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 13-17, and today the initial list of artists was revealed. A bunch of these are NYC shows we’ve posted about (browse our “CMJ” tag), but highlights include Car Seat Headrest, Cheatahs, Destruction Unit, Dent May, Dilly Dally, Doomsquad, Drinks, Eternal Summers, Evans the Death, Ex Hex, Expert Alterations, Ezra Furman, Frankie Cosmos, Hooton Tennis Club, Kamasi Washington, Kero Kero Bonito, Mercury Rev, Nai Harvest, Neon Indian, Panda Bear, Perfect Pussy, Protomartyr, S, Shannon and the Clams, Slim Twig, Stealing Sheep, The Album Leaf, The Dirty Nil, The Men, The Wonder Years, Titus Andronicus and Wil…

What's going on Thursday? (Luna, HEALTH, Lower Dens, Duck Down BBQ, Wildhoney, Beth Israel, Leggy, more)

The Northside Festival‘s four-day takeover of North Brooklyn is in full swing today with basically every venue in Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick invol…

A$AP Rocky, Pat Mahoney & more playing Union Pool benefit for Nepal earthquake victims on Sunday

More surprises from A$AP Rocky who dropped his new album early this week. The rapper will play Union Pool on Sunday (5/31) which is a benefit for victims of the Nepal earthquake…

What's going on Tuesday? (Earth Day, Woods, Chris Gethard, The Orb, Fanfarlo, Boy George, Landlady & more)

Woods at Storm King Art Center in 2012 (more by Jessica Amaya) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

NYC's Aputumpu Festival starts tonight (Computer Magic, Eula, KNTRLR, Dickpic, Speedy Ortiz & more)

Computer Magic @ Bowery Ballroom, 9/8/12 (more by Erik Erikson)The Aputumpu Festival is a musical showcase featuring more than two dozen rising Brooklyn-based bands comprising the backbone of the burgeoning Brooklyn music scene…

What is & isn't going on Friday? (Andrew Jackson Jihad/Future of the Left moved, Die Antwoord cancelled, Hospitality & Chris Isaak postponed & more)

Future of the Left at HotelVegan in March (more by Tim Griffin) MS MR at BV-CMJ in October (more by Amanda Hatfield) Though things are certainly getting a little better, much of NYC is still devastated by Hurricane Sandy (like Staten Island and Coney Island)…