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Modern Sky Fest kicked off in Central Park w/ Blood Brothers, William Onyeabor tribute, Liars & more (pics)

The Modern Sky Festival has existed for seven years in China and it began its first-ever US edition yesterday (10/4) in NYC at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfi…

Dead Prez, Pharoah Sanders, Peaking Lights, Alexis Taylor & more playing William Onyeabor tribute at Central Park fest

Money Mark, Sinkane, more at Atomic Bomb! rehearsal (more by Rebecca Greenfield) Yesterday we mentioned David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label is celebrating 25 years with a few NYC events this October, and that one of those was the previously-announced Atomic B…

What's going on Wednesday?

Mobb Deep (more by Graeme Flegenheimer) today in NYC * Mobb Deep @ SOB’s * Zevious @ The Stone * Gutbucket @ The Stone * Sasha Dobson @ Barbes * comedy @ Littlefield * 2:54, Caged Animals @ Pianos * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Plastic Flowers @ Home Sweet Home * Suzanne Vega @ Joe’s Pub (early & late) * Backbreakerneckbrace @ Issue Project Room * Lyenn, Flotilla, Girls in Trouble @ Zebulon * Meet Me in Norway, Judy, The Waltz @ Cake Shop * Saviours, Ramming Speed, ELKS, Bad Dream @ Saint Vitus * Leisure, Jump Into The Gospel, Avan Lava @ Mercury Lounge * Imaginary Weapons, Body Parts, Phone Home @ The Delancey * Claire’s Diary, Aye Nako, Haybaby, Puppies @ Death By Audio * Marketa Irglova (of the Swell Season), Sean Rowe @ Bowery Ballroom * International Affairs, Sam Bisbee, Benny Rietveld, Suzanna Choffel @ The Living Room What else…