Metro Area

100 albums to check out after watching the Other Music documentary

Including Animal Collective, Anohni, Belle & Sebastian, Neu!, Vashti Bunyan, Neutral Milk Hotel, Keith Hudson, Galaxie 500, Cornelius, Sun Ra, Vampire Weekend, Anti-Pop Consortium, Magnetic Fields, Cluster, El-P, The Fall, The Monks, Sharon Van Etten, Yo La Tengo, The Strokes, William Basinski, Serge Gainsbourg, Matana Roberts, TV on the Radio, The National, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Os Mutantes, and more.

pioneering Italian DJ Daniele Baldelli playing the US, including Warm Up & Output; Simian Mobile Disco DJing Cameo

A founding father of the Cosmic Disco sound, Italian DJ Daniele Baldelli rose to prominence with his mixture of European electronica, synth pop (often played at slower speeds), equalizer effects, and ethnic folk music…

Blondes announced & released an EP (stream a track), opening for The Orb tonight, playing One Step Beyond

NYC dance duo Blondes just announced and released a new EP, Rewire (via RVNG), in the same surprise manner as 2013’s Swisher LP. The new EP features a Simian Mobile Disco remix of Swisher‘s title track, plus remixes of its track “Wire” and Function…

Verboten upcoming schedule: Cut Copy DJ, Jamie xx, John Talabot, Moon Boots, Cajmere, TEED & more

Jamie xx w/ The xx in Austin in 2013 (more by Tim Griffin) We recently mentioned that new Williamsburg dance club Verboten opened on 54 N 11th St, and they’ve got some pretty good shows on their upcoming schedule…

Movement Electronic Music Festival initial 2014 lineup (Action Bronson, Richie Hawtin, Simian Mobile Disco, Pete Tong, more)

The Movement Electronic Music Festival is returning to Detroit’s Hart Plaza from May 24-26 in 2014. The initial lineup was just announced and it includes Action Bronson, Pete Tong, Richie Hawtin, Simian Mobile Disco, Metro Area, The Martinez Brothers, Terrence Dixon, Escort, Carl Craig, Carl Cox, Loco Dice, Speedy J and Lucy’s US debut of their collaborative Zeitgeber project, and more…

Red Bull Music Academy reveals full NYC lineup (Oneohtrix, Lee Perry, Andy Stott, Laurel Halo, Skream, Le1f, Young Chop, Big Freedia, Pantha Du Prince, Congos/Sun Araw, more)

As mentioned, tickets went on sale today for the previously announced Red Bull Music Academy events, which take over NYC from April 28 to May 31…

Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival 2012 in pics (Nicolas Jaar, Gold Panda, Photek, Nguzunguzu, Mykki Blanco & more)

“Mykki Blanco freaking out the crowd at Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival. #fierceness #nobros” – Tavia Nyong’o “#BEMF Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival exceeding expectations after 1 set” – Schuyler Van Horn Nicolas Jaar / Gold Panda @ MHOW, 11/10/2012 The 2012 Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival went down this past weekend (11/9-10) at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Glasslands, Cameo, Public Assembly, 285 Kent, and Brooklyn Bowl, with shows running until about 4 AM each night…

What's going on Saturday?

Real Estate in Austin recently (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Splash @ Cake Shop * Our Lady J @ Joe’s Pub * Bombay Rickey @ Barbes * Katie Goodman @ Joe’s Pub * Frankie Rose @ The Surf Lodge * Jerry Seinfeld @ MGM Grand (CT) * The Jacksons in Coney Island * Life In A Blender @ Barbes * Carousel @ Highline Ballroom * The Security Project @ BB King’s * Ava Luna, SINKANE @ Mercury Lounge * Yuka & MuKaSHi BaNaSHi @ The Stone * Low Cut Connie, Wussy @ Mercury Lounge * Infected Mushroom, j.vie…

free Metro Area gigs in 4 cities (RSVP required)

Brooklyn DJ duo Metro Area (Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani) are going on a small US tour at the end of the month. Due to the tour’s sponsorship…

the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (part 2) (The Field, Juan Maclean, Iggy Pop, Fatboy Slim ticket contest & more)

“As with most of the Field‘s music, works better through headphones than in the club. You’d get too many people transfixed, just staring out into the middle distance…
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