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John Cage turns 100; lots of shows & other ways to celebrate

Philip Glass isn’t the only 20th-century composer with a big birthday this year. Avant-garde composer John Cage would’ve been 100, and there are numerous chances to see his work (even more than usual) because of it…

Jim Jarmusch releasing album with Jozef Van Wissem, played WNYC, playing 2 shows at Issue Project Room

“Any Jim Jarmusch buff could tell you that the man has great taste in music. Take the original scores for Stranger than Paradise and Dead Man, by John Lurie and Neil Young, respectively–stand-alone masterpieces that mesh beautifully with the director’s stark black-and-white palette–or the killer lineup (Stooges, Sleep, Raekwon) he put together for the 2010 ATP New York fest…

tonight is Issue Project Room's final show @ Old American Can Factory (110 Livingston here they come)

photo, Talibam! and MV Carbon & Tony Conrad. Jonathan Kane’s February will also use the occasion to release a live album recorded at the space…

Prince Rama hosted Now Age Karaoke on 11/11/11 @ Issue Project Room, schedule more shows (pics & dates)

On 11/11/11, for their third and final installment of their artist residency, Prince Rama will herald in the end of the world by way of karaoke…

William Basinski being honored today (Antony playing)

When William Basinski opened his nightclub Arcadia in 1992, Williamsburg had more than a decade of history as an outerborough artists’ colony…

Brooklyn Book Festival is here (music events too)

Book fans take note of the Brooklyn Book Fest schedule, with “bookend” events starting today (9/15) and running through Sunday (9/18). One of the many events is a musical evening at Goodbye Blue Monday tonight…

Prince Rama release 'karaoke videos', touring w/ GGD, playing other shows too (dates)

DOWNLOAD: Prince Rama – “Rest In Peace” (MP3) Prince Rama at MHOW in August (more by Erez Avissar) Prince Rama are set to release their upcoming LP Trust Now on October 4 via Paw Tracks…

Panda Bear's Webster Hall show confirmed, Prince Rama shows too (dates)

Panda Bear at MHOW in July (more by Amanda Hatfield) As mentioned, Panda Bear plays Brooklyn Masonic Temple on October 2. We also mentioned that the show would reportedly be taking place one day after another NYC show that would probably be at Webster Hall…

the final Table of the Elements Festival is this week @ IPR, Alloy Orchestra plays Prospect Park this summer

An image from Robert Longo’s Pictures for Music (1979), which will be played alongside Rhys Chatham’s Guitar Trio… Since 1993 the record label Table of the Elements has staked its claim on a massive enterprise, intending nothing less than to rewrite the history of American music in the second half of the 20th century, and beyond…

Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))) schedules shows including the "final" Table of the Elements Fest

Stephen O’Malley on stage with Sunn O))) and Boris (more by Greg Cristman)”Sunn O))) is on a break. We’ve been so for about a year now. We did a lot from 2007 to last year…
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