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The NY Times published an article on Sunday that makes the case that art is NOT in fact dead in NYC, and that many of those complaining are really just old, nostalgic for their youth, and out of touch...

The Fourth of July falls on a Friday this year and for those not using Independence Day Weekend to get away from the city -- or for those who will be visiting from out of town -- there's never a shortage of things to do...

Laurel Halo at MoMA PS1 in 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Producer turned art pop wizard Laurel Halo and post-hardcore noisemaker turned producer Ital are teaming up for a tour together later this year...

"Laying down on a couch at Webster Hall vibing to Oneohtrix Point Never's atmospheric sounds. Liars up next." - Loren Wohl Liars at Webster Hall - 6/20/12 Liars released their new album, WIXIW, earlier this month and played their first of two record release shows at Webster Hall in NYC last night (6/20)...

Though tickets for the previously discussed Turing Machine/Violent Bullshit show at Union Pool on 5/18 have flown out the door (it is now sold out), at least you didn't entirely miss the train...

Today (9/8/11) is Fashion's Night Out which means tons of free events in stores and late night shopping throughout NYC. We've already mentioned events happening with Real Estate, Memoryhouse, Neon Indian, Andrew WK, Beth Ditto, White Rabbits, Best Coast, and members of MGMT/Chairlift/Violens...

"Just got off the boat w ggd linked up w traxman and aziz in d santosss so hottt nyyyyy" - Nguzunguzu "Oh and NGUZUNGUZU straight murdered it tonight...

GGD "Saturday's centerpiece was unquestionably Gang Gang Dance -- who only played a handful of songs but used their short set to tease them out, rearranging heavy new grooves like "Mindkilla" and "Chinese High," "into expansive astral-dub dance tracks...

DOWNLOAD: Gang Gang Dance - "MindKilla" Lee "Scratch" Perry Remix (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Gang Gang Dance - "MindKilla" (MP3) Gang Gang Dance at Creators Project (more by Ryan Barkan) Lee Scratch Perry has given his twisted reenvisioning of "MindKilla", a track from Gang Gang Dance's recent Eye Contact LP which is out now via 4AD...

DOWNLOAD: Hanni El Khatib - "Build-Destroy-Rebuild" (MP3) Hanni El Khatib at Terminal 5 (more by Chris La Putt)"Hanni El Khatib is so consistent in his live performances that when you see his name on a bill you know you're in for a fantastic show...