Mickey Factz

Sunday's NYC-area shows include Lupe Fiasco, Gel, yMusic, and more.

Saturday's NYC-area shows include Flying Lotus, Screaming Females, Mannequin Pussy, Waxahatchee, Lupe Fiasco, and more.

Tonight's NYC-area shows include Dave Chappelle, They Might Be Giants, Warm Up w/ A$AP Ferg & Cardi B, Social Distortion, Yes, and more.

As mentioned, Still Corners' new album, Strange Pleasures, is out next month (5/4) on Sub Pop. Reduced to a duo of core members Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray, the band embrace synthesizers which gives their sound an Air-y feel...

Justice @ SXSW 2008 (more by Ryan Muir) Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Surf City show coming up at Mercury Lounge. As previously mentioned, there's a Haiti benefit at SOB's tonight (1/28) with Styles P, Immortal Technique, Mickey Factz, Cormega, ChinahBlac, Eprhyme, and more...

Nas @ Rock The Bells 2008 in Jones Beach (more by villageslum.com) OK, so it's not as much a big bang as last year (A Tribe Called Quest reunion) or the one before (Rage Against The Machine reunion), but Rock The Bells 2009 does have some interesting artists on the lineup...

Smashing Pumpkins @ United Palace Theatre, NYC(more by Chris La Putt) Lately it seems all Billy Corgan wants to do is either get involved in political battles or license his music for entertainment purposes...

DOWNLOAD: Diana Krall - What Are You Doing New Years Eve (MP3) Rude Bear @ a Muggabears show (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)

• Grandmaster Mele Mel, Mickey Factz, Ninjasonik, Trouble & Bass, and more @ Studio B
• The World Famous Pontani Sisters @ The Bell House
• RUDE year's eve HEARTSREVOLUTION (Live+DJ set) plus Nick Catchdubs / Bubblyfish / RUDE (DJ set) / hosted @ Glasslands Gallery
• Surprise Me Mr Davis (members of The Slip) and The Benevento/Russo Duo (late show) @ BB King's
• Famous Friends & Palms Out Sounds Present NYE 2008
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Mickey Factz playing w/ the Cool Kids during CMJ (more by Leia Jospe) today in NYC * Army Navy @ Union Hall * Trap Them @ Union Pool * Jay-Z & Lil Wayne @ Izod center * The Roots @ Roseland Ballroom * Born Ruffians @ Sound Fix Records * The Legendary Pink Dots @ Knitting Factory * Donny Goines & Mickey Factz @ Knitting Factory * Chief, Samuel, The Postelles & FrankPollis @ Santos House Party * Born Ruffians & Plants and Animals @ The Bell House William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain was born today in 1958...

During the Cool Kids' set Mickey Factz came out for one song. They had a dance contest to win copies of their album and a "best joke" contest to win two NBA xbox 360 games...