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NYC Memorial Day Weekend 2014 Events (Simian Mobile Disco, Ex-Cult, Pujol, GBV, Iceage, Kara Walker, more)

Ex Cult @ DbA, 2013 (more by Devan Council) Memorial Day Weekend is coming up, and as usual there’s no shortage of things to do. On the music front, if you’d like to get away (but not too far away) for the long weekend, there’s a few good festivals…

electronic music at CMJ: The Range, Ejecta, Lee Bannon, Just Blaze, Kelela, Com Truise, Blue Sky Black Death & more

We recently discussed some of the hip hop at CMJ, and now here’s a breakdown of some of the electronic music. On Thursday (10/17), Cascine and Driftless Recordings are doing a showcase at Cameo which includes Italians Do It Better co-founder Mike Simonetti, Finnish duo Shine 2009 (stream their new album below), Ejecta (aka the new collaboration of Ford & Lopatin’s Joel Ford and Neon Indian’s Leanne Macomber — stream some tracks below), Heavenly Beat, Rush Midnight (aka former Twin Shadow bassist Russ Manning), North Americans, and DJ sets from Korallreven and Bruce Smear…

Black Dice at 285 Kent tonight cancelled; Fade to Mind/Night Slugs throwing a party instead; Kelela releasing an LP

Black Dice were supposed to play 285 Kent tonight (9/27) with Teengirl Fantasy, but that show had to be canceled at the last minute due to a family emergency…

What's going on Friday? (Vampire Weekend, Cosmic Psychos, Charles Bradley, The Selecter, Nude Beach, Bad Side & more)

Vampire Weekend at Roseland in April (more by Robert Altman) Browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows. Here are some highlights…

Jon Hopkins playing Brooklyn after Warm Up (Lil Silva too)

As discussed, UK electronic musician Jon Hopkins is returning to North America this month for Warm Up at MoMA PS1 on August 31. It’s one of the better Warm Ups this year, with live sets from indie bands Liars and IO Echo, plus ’90s Chicago house vet Cajmere, and another solid UK producer Lil……

A Guy Called Gerald playing Cameo after Warm Up

As mentioned, UK acid house/techno legend A Guy Called Gerald — whose 1988 single “Voodoo Ray” was a massive hit in the UK and Europe — will be in town next weekend for MoMA PS1’s Warm Up (7/27), where he’ll performing on a bill that also includes Ben UFO, Majical Cloudz, Daniel Avery, and Roosevelt…

Kingdom released an EP, playing shows; Kelela touring w/ inc. and playing Warm Up w/ Kode9 (dates & streams)

Kingdom at Bowery Ballroom in December (more by David Andrako) As mentioned, Brooklyn producer Kingdom released his his new EP, Vertical XL, last week (5/28) via Fade to Mind…

MoMA PS1 Warm Up 2013 announced (Majical Cloudz, XXYYXX, Ryan Hemsworth, Liars, Mr. MFN eXquire & more)

Warm Up 2012 (more by Leia Jospe) The annual Warm Up summer concert series is returning to MoMA PS1 this year every Saturday from June 29 through September 7…

Zebra Katz touring Europe, releases mixtape (listen!)

Zebra Katz @ BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Zebra fucking Katz, about to spend some serious time in Europe, dropped a mixtape yesterday and you should stream that bitch…

DJ Koze released a guest-filled album (stream it), playing Electric Daisy Carnival Chicago (lineup)

DJ Koze (aka German producer Stefan Kozella) has been establishing himself in the electronic scene for over a decade, and he returned this year with his first full length album since 2005, Amygdala…
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