Gorilla vs Bear's list is always one of the most interesting and unique lists of the year, heavy on music in the electronic/electronic pop realm, but also including lots of indie rock, rap, folk, pop, and more...
Listen to new songs by Eels, Squid, Gulfer, Fly Anakin, Genocide Pact, Gravesend, Marco Benevento, Underoath, Hana Vu, Remedy/Inspectah Deck, Yaeji/OHHYUK, and more...
Listen to new songs by Holy Other, Angel Du$t, Circuit Des Yeux, John Carpenter, Wendy Eisenberg, Oranssi Pazuzu, Field Music, Ess Esque (Mick Turner of Dirty Three), Pupil Slicer (Converge cover), Halogens (ft. Save Face), and more...
Not only is the year wrapping up but the decade is too, and you can expect to see lots of Best of the 2010s lists popping up. Early out of the gate is fellow music blog Gorilla Vs Bear...
The Red Bull Music Academy will once again take over NYC this year from May 1-30 with several very cool events and various venues.
This year includes a night of all African electronic artists at Villain, a GHE20G0TH1K's biggest ever party which will happen at BK Bazaar with a big lineup including New Orleans Bounce 'sissy rapper' Sissy Nobby's first-ever NYC appearance, the premiere of a new Kid Millions (of Oneida) piece with 20 musicians, a conversation with A$AP Rocky, a PC Music showcase with all their artists and SOPHIE at BRIC House, a conversation with George Clinton, the biggest-ever Nothing Changes party at Output with Merzbow and many others, a Tri Angle Records 5th anniversary party on Wall Street with most of the label's roster, the return of Frankie Bones' Storm Rave party, the debut of FKA twigs' new live show with dancers and more, an Arthur Russell tribute with Dev Hynes, Cults, Phosphorescent (UPDATE: Phosphoresent was initially listed as part of this but is no longer on the lineup), Sam Amidon, Little Scr...
As mentioned, Bjork had to make some chances to her upcoming NYC run. Her April 4 show was cancelled, and in its place she added shows for March 18 (8 PM) and March 22 (3 PM) at Kings Thea...