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15 Essential Classic Rock Reissues & Box Sets from 2021

From heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath to legendary singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell to a little band called The Beatles, here are 15 classic rock reissues and box sets from 2021 that are very worth owning…

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band added to NYC Modern Sky Fest

As mentioned, the 2015 Modern Sky Festival, which mixes Chinese bands with groups from around the world, happens October 4 at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield in NYC with Gang of Four, Mark Sultan, Lower and more…

Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band played a guest-filled show at Bowery Ballroom (pics, video, setlist)

Other highlights of Ono’s controlled chaos were performances of “Higa Noboru” and “Waiting for the D Train,” the latter coming off as an exhibition in musical prowess…

Yoko Ono releasing a new guest-filled Plastic Ono Band album (stream a track), playing Bowery Ballroom

Yoko Ono is releasing a new Plastic Ono Band album this year, the first one since 2009’s Between My Head and the Sky. It’s called Take Me to the Land of Hell, and was produced by Yoko herself, along with Sean Lennon and CIbo Matto’s Yuka Honda…

Ecstatic Summer 2013 in pics

Indie/classical concert Ecstatic Summer 2013 went down last month over the course of two evenings (6/29-30) as part of the free River to River Festival…

Roomful of Teeth & Holly Herndon playing LPR; Oneohtrix Point Never released a new song; Ecstatic Summer this weekend

Holly Herndon at MoMA PS1 in 2012 (more by Robert Altman) On November 4, Le Poisson Rouge is teaming up with Wordless Music to present a pretty cool bill that should appeal to fans of indie/classical crossover…

2013 River to River Festival lineup announced (Laurie Anderson, Ecstatic Summer, Leon Russell ++ more)

Apparently it’s NYC Outdoor Free Show Announce Day. Following Hudson River Rocks, Seaport Music Festival and 4Knots updates comes the 2013 River to River Festival line-up…