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The Birth of Punk exhibit showing at the Seaport through August
The Birth of Punk is at free pop-up exhibit at 25 Fulton at The Seaport that runs through the end of August...
Rough Trade presenting free, 2-day Indieplaza fest at Rockefeller Center
Presented by Rough Trade, Indieplaza happens September 17 & 18 and features Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Automatic, Claud, Horsegirl, Claud, They Hate Change, Yaya Bey, Mary Lattimore, and more.
Bill Callahan announces new album ‘YTI⅃AƎЯ’, touring
“I wanted to make a record that addressed or reflected the current climate,“ says Callahan. “It felt like it was necessary to rouse people — rouse their love, their kindness, their anger, rouse anything in them.“ The album's out in October.
New York Comedy Fest 2022 lineup & tix: John Mulaney, Jenny Slate, Conan O’Brien, more
The 2022 edition of the New York Comedy Festival runs November 7-13 at venues all over the city and the initial lineup also includes Jimmy O Yang, Mo Amer, Tracy Morgan, Bill Maher, and Wanda Sykes.
Ween announce Beacon Theatre Halloween shows
You can't spell Halloween without Ween.
The Damned add 2 intimate NYC shows after Blondie tour
The Damned are currently on tour with Blondie, with two NYC shows this week. When those dates wrap up, The Damned will return to the Big Apple to play two very intimate headline shows...
Tour news: Jessie Ware, Jenny Lewis, Bert Kreischer, 700 Bliss, William Parker, more
Plus: Tashi Wada / Holter, Elvis Costello, onelinedrawing, an L.A. Howie Pyro tribute, Protoje, and more tour and festival news.
Joseph Arthur files $25 million defamation lawsuit against L.A. Times over Covid article
“The Article impugned Arthur’s professional integrity and exposed him to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy as someone who was against all vaccines,” the lawsuit says.
Our favorite songs of the week (playlist)
This week's playlist includes new music by Danger Mouse & Black Thought, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Megan Thee Stallion, Broken Bells, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Alvvays, , and more.
Bill Pitman, guitarist in The Wrecking Crew, dies at 102
As part of the Wrecking Crew group of session musicians, Pittman played on The Beach Boys' “Good Vibrations,“ Frank Sinatra‘s “Strangers in the Night,“ The Ronettes‘ “Be My Baby,“ and many many more famous songs.