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Gus Gus, Apparat, Psychemagik and more playing Mexico's Tulum New Year's Festival; XLR8R throwing one a week later

As in years past, there will be a New Year’s Eve festival in Tulum, Mexico. This year’s lineup features Icelandic band Gus Gus, plus Claptone, Damian Lazarus, Apparat (DJ set), Psychemagik, Concret, Andre VII b2b Soni Ceron and more still to be announced…

Sled Island 2014 initial line-up: St. Vincent, Spiritualized, Neko Case, Rocket from the Crypt, Touche Amore, Rhye & more

Though the 2013 Sled Island Festival got flooded out, it returns to Calgary, AB this year from June 18 – 22. The full line-up will be announced on April 29, but artists appearing include St…

Pity Sex expand tour, playing Brooklyn w/ The Coathangers, The Death Set & Your Skull My Closet (updated dates)

Melodic shoegazers Pity Sex are set to bring their previously discussed tour with The World Is…, Daylight, and Dads to Death by Audio on July 20 (moved from Suburbia), and they’ve already announced that they’ll return to NYC a month later…

Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival happens this weekend (Disappears, Ana Tijoux, the Yolks, the Runnies & more)

The 2012 edition of the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival is slated to take place this weekend (from July 20 – July 22) on, well, Milwaukee Avenue (between Kimball and California) in Logan Square…

initial Punk Island 2012 lineup & date announced

Zounds at Punk Island 2011 (more by Sarah Coulter) ABC No Rio’s HC/Punk Collective has brought back the 2012 edition of Punk Island, a day-long punk festival happening on Governors Island on June 24th (three days after Make Music New York this year)…

Mutek 2009 - in pics & review (part 1)

The 10th edition of MUTEK wrapped up five packed days of “digital creativity and electronic music” Sunday night (5/31) in Montreal and its tin anniversary met the high expectations of most…