Sean Lennon

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GOASTT at the Seaport in 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Sean Lennon’s band The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger will be heading out on the road with another relative of rock royalty, Syd Arthur, the psychedelic UK quartet whose violinist is Kate Bush’s nephew…

Baio at LPR in 2013 (more by Jonathan Bernstein) Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio, who is a solo artist as just Baio, has been on a short DJ tour this month which wraps up this weekend…

There were a few moments Sunday night at the Bowery Ballroom that the seven-piece wailing pastiche-funk 2013 incarnation of the Plastic Ono Band threatened to overpower Yoko Ono…

Other highlights of Ono’s controlled chaos were performances of “Higa Noboru” and “Waiting for the D Train,” the latter coming off as an exhibition in musical prowess…

Yoko Ono is releasing a new Plastic Ono Band album this year, the first one since 2009’s Between My Head and the Sky. It’s called Take Me to the Land of Hell, and was produced by Yoko herself, along with Sean Lennon and CIbo Matto’s Yuka Honda…

“At Glasslands watching my bros King Khan and BBQ enter the wormhole of love” – Sean Ono Lennon The King Khan & BBQ Show brought their tour with Bloodshot Bill through NYC last week for shows at Santos Party House (4/11) and Glasslands (4/13)…

Lee Ranaldo on stage w/ Dinosaur Jr. in 2012 (more by Gretchen Robinette) The Lee Ranaldo Band, which features Lee along with his Sonic Youth bandmate Steve Shelley, Alan Licht, and Tim Luntzel, are about to head to Spain and Portgual for a short tour this month, and upon returning to NYC they’ll play a hometown show at Union Pool on April 28…

Then there’s Mystical Weapons, an improv duo that came about after Sean Lennon became friendly with Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier, and Cibo Matto’s Yuka Honda suggested the two try playing together…

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