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Saturday’s NYC-area shows include Chance the Rapper, Afropunk Fest, Florist, Skullcrusher, CupcakKe, and more.

Plus: Conway the Machine, The Magnetic Fields, Doja Cat / Ice Spice / Doechii, Cannibal Corpse / Mayhem, Afropunk Brooklyn, Steve Mason (Beta Band), Gorillaz, Orville Peck, & more tour and festival news.

Plus: Electronicon fest, Wilco, Julia Jacklin, Stella Donnelly, Cave-In, Saetia, The Burning Paris, ACL Fest, Jenny Lewis, The Cult / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Zola Jesus, and more tour and festival news.

Some new additions were revealed today to Brooklyn’s 2017 Northside Festival lineup, including the BrooklynVegan/AdHoc showcase with Aldous Harding and the Pitchfork showcase with Downtown Boys. Here are more…

Governors Ball, Albert Hammond, Eagles of Death Metal, Wax Idols, Tengger Cavalry, Union Pool’s first “Summer Thunder” show of the year, and more NYC show options.

TIny Mix Tapes posted their Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2015 list today. Like last year, it’s certainly a good list for anyone who’s tired of seeing the same artists on every list (though it does have Kendrick Lamar, Sufjan Stevens, Future, Bjork, Drake, Joanna Newsom, Carly Rae Jepsen, Grimes and other popular …

Simeon of legendary psychedelic electronic band Silver Apples has been playing solo under that name since the death of bandmate Danny Taylor, and he’ll continue to do this year…

Brooklyn’s annual Gigawatts Festival returns this year with a lineup that’s bigger and more impressive than ever. The fest happens July 24-26 at The Wick & The Well, and artists playing include Black Lips, Braid, A Place to Bury Strangers, Liturgy, Swearin’, Beach Slang, Cheap Girls, Chumped, Anamanaguchi, Pile, Ava Luna, Cerebral Ballzy, Amanda X, Potty Mouth, Mannequin Pussy, Heaven’s Gate, Honduras, Laura Stevenson, Dan Friel and still m…

Tiny Mix Tapes posted their Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2014, and as TMT lists usually are, it’s a pretty eccentric one with a lot of stuff that wasn’t making everyone’s list this year…

Inc. at PIanos in 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) WBAR Barnard College Radio’s Annual FREE WBAR-B-Q happens again this year on April 19 on Barnard’s Lehman Lawn from noon to 8 PM…