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Hopscotch announces 2013 lineup (Big Boi, Sleep, Spiritualized, Kurt Vile, Wolf Eyes, John Cale, more)

One of the most eclectic lineups in the US, Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC, will be back for 2013 on September 5 -7. Pulling from all genres, this year’s line-up includes names like Big Boi (who plays NYC tonight), Spiritualized, Sleep, Wolf Eyes (who have a new video), The Breeders (performing Last Splash), John Cale, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Gorguts, Inter Arma (who play NYC on Saturday), Double Negative (who played NYC this past weekend), Swearin’ (them too), Pissed Jeans, Dan Friel, Waxahatchee and many many others…

Black Anvil and Evoken co-headline NYC show on Mayan apocalypse at Saint Vitus (BV Presents)

Black Anvil at Saint Vitus, Nov 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) Black metal bruisers Black Anvil (now a four-piece!) and death-doom dealers Evoken will co-headline a BrooklynVegan-presented show at the end of the world, or at least when its prophesied to happen (12/21/12) at Saint Vitus…

The Bogmen reuniting for a benefit show

“The Bogmen reunited for a sold-out weekend at The Irving Plaza on December 14th and 15th (2001) to benefit Secret Smiles Inc., a charity serving families in need that was founded in 1999 by Kristy and her friend Meredith O’Neill Hassett…