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The Range tells us his Top 10 LPs of 2016, DJing Brooklyn before New Year's

“Attempting to look at the bright side of a year that I am grateful is ending, 2016 has been a very forward year for electronic music,” Says The Range’s James Hinton. “For the first time in a while I think you can argue that there is no major genre collusion and that has led to some new and interesting risks being taken which feels fresh and exciting to me.”

Gaika releases accompanying video for Warp debut, plays NYC tonight

The genre-defying UK artist Gaika is part industrial, part dancehall, but mostly he’s impossible to pigeonhole. He released the Security mixtape earlier this year, and then signed to Warp and put out his first release for the label, Spaghetto, last month…

What's going on Thursday?

Balance & Composure/Foxing/Mercury Girls, Nicolas Jaar, Letters to Cleo, Wyclef Jean, Caspian/Appleseed Cast, Swet Shop Boys, The Good Life, Jonathan Richman, Deafheaven/Carcass/Inter Arma and more NYC-area shows tonight.

2016 records overlooked by Pitchfork (according to Pitchfork)

Like they do every year, Pitchfork uses the mid-year period to put out their list of Overlooked Albums of the year. The 2016 list includes Pinegrove, YG, KING, Steve Gunn, Stereolab offshoot Cavern of Anti-Matter, Kaytranada, Lil Uzi Vert and more.

Elysia Crampton playing RBMA in NYC this month, Toronto's Unsound fest in June (stream her LP)

That process continues with American Drift, and with her growth as an artist and performer as a whole. While she grew up playing in bands and enjoyed the high of playing live, the performance of her written and sampled electronic music has been “trial and error.” “I learned that clubs and bars are not necessarily […]

Red Bull Music Academy 2016 lineup: ANOHNI, Dizzee Rascal, Diamanda Galas, Kamasi Washington / Pharoah Sanders & more

The Red Bull Music Academy will be back in New York City for a fourth year, running April 22 – May 22. As always it’s a wide mix of concerts and events, and this year’s highlights include…
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