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Red Bull Music Academy NY returns - 2015 lineup & schedule (return of the Storm Rave, GHE20G0TH1K, a Kid Millions commission & much more)

The Red Bull Music Academy will once again take over NYC this year from May 1-30 with several very cool events and various venues. This year includes a night of all African electronic artists at Villain, a GHE20G0TH1K’s biggest ever party which will happen at BK Bazaar with a big lineup including New Orleans Bounce ‘sissy rapper’ Sissy Nobby‘s first-ever NYC appearance, the premiere of a new Kid Millions (of Oneida) piece with 20 musicians, a conversation with A$AP Rocky, a PC Music showcase with all their artists and SOPHIE at BRIC House, a conversation with George Clinton, the biggest-ever Nothing Changes party at Output with Merzbow and many others, a Tri Angle Records 5th anniversary party on Wall Street with most of the label’s roster, the return of Frankie Bones’ Storm Rave party, the debut of FKA twigs’ new live show with dancers and more, an Arthur Russell tribute with Dev Hynes, Cults, Phosphorescent (UPDATE: Phosphoresent was initially listed as part of this but is no longer on the lineup), Sam Amidon, Little Scr…

Mumdance releasing stuff, touring, playing Lit City Trax RBMA, Warm Up & more; DJ Marfox too (dates, streams)

Drawing upon the UK electronic music of his youth, Mumdance (along with collaborators Logos and Mao) was inspired by grime, hardcore, and shoegaze but never beholden to it…

Warm Up at MoMA PS1 2014 lineup (Evian Christ, Lone, Cibo Matto, Sophie, Forest Swords, Pantha du Prince & more)

Warm Up 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Each year, the Warm Up summer concert series brings forward thinking electronic music (and other related genres like indie pop, hip hop, etc) to the outdoor courtyard at Long Island City’s MoMA PS1…

Central Park Summerstage 2014 schedule (free shows from Andrew Bird, Cibo Matto, Dr. John, Blood Orange and more)

Andrew Bird in Chicago in 2012 (more by Sara Pieper) NYC’s Summerstage 2014 schedule was just announced and as always it features a number of free and not-free “benefit” shows in Central Park…

Slava playing Warm Up before BPM152 party (which continues bi-weekly), streaming EP

Brooklyn producer Slava (not to be confused with Salva), released the Soft Control EP on Ford & Lopatin’s Mexican Summer imprint, Software, earlier this y…

PS1's 2012 'Warm Up' lineup announced (Thom Yorke, Jamie xx, Danny Brown, Maria Minerva, Evian Christ, Trust & more)

Warm Up 2011 at MoMA PS1 (more by Erez Avissar) The Warm Up summer concert series is returning to MoMA PS1 this summer for another run of dance parties from forward thinking electronic musicians every Saturday from July 7 through September 8 in PS1’s outdoor courtyard…