The Great Void

Dan Deacon drops another song from new LP, played Baby's, announces a tour and another NYC show (dates, pics, stream)

Dan Deacon played the Popgun-curated edition of Red Bull Sound Select (RBSS) at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn on Tuesday (2/10). The packed house for the $3-with-RSVP show were also treated to opening sets by NY bands The Great Void and Future Punx (who also just opened for their friends Parquet Courts at Palisades)…

Dan Deacon playing Red Bull Sound Select show at Baby's with Future Punx and The Great Void (RSVP)

As mentioned, Dan Deacon will drop his new album Gliss Riffer on February 24 via Domino and will play a sold-out release show at Rough Trade the next day…

Orchestra of Spheres released 2nd LP, touring, playing NZ@CMJ showcase w/ Popstrangers & more (dates, streams)

As has become a tradition, one of CMJ‘s 2014 kickoff events is the New Zealand artists showcase on October 21 at The Studio at Webster Hall (it used to happen at Le Poisson Rouge) with PopStrangers, Orchestra of the Spheres, DOPRAH, and Chelsea Jade…

What's going on Saturday? (Nick Cave, King Crimson, Wu Tang, Windhand, Kayo Dot, United Waters, Untold, more)

Nick Cave at Prospect Park in July (more by PSquared) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

Woozy on a split w/ Ex-Breathers, Ovlov, Gnarwhal, touring; Native America releasing an LP, playing CMJ (dates, streams)

New Orleans’ Woozy are releasing a four-way split with Ex-Breathers, Ovlov and Gnarwhal on November 4 via Community Records (pre-order). Woozy contribute two songs, “The Other Half Lives” and “Magma Stoddard,” the latter of which premieres in this post…

The Great Void releasing an LP ft. Twin Shadow, Autre Ne Veut, Neon Indian mems (watch a video), playing Cameo

The Great Void is the moniker of Brooklyn musician Josh Ascalon, who has some pretty talented friends in the area such as Twin Shadow, Autre Ne Veut, Hooray for Earth, Chrome Canyon and members of Neon Indian, all of whom appear on his upcoming album…

Northside Festival starts this week (lineup updates)

The Range opening for CHVRCHES at T5 in May (more by Wei Shi) The music portion of Brooklyn’s multi-venue Northside Festival is almost here, beginning this Thursday (6/12) and running through Sunday (6/15), and there continue to be updates…

What's going on Monday? (Cinco De Mayo, Slint, Floor, TOY, Matt Pond PA, The Foreign Exchange, Coldplay & more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Floor, Hot Victory, Darsombra, Godmaker @ Saint Vitus Sludge pop vets Floor are currently reunited and back with a new album, Oblation…

Kanye West & Jay-Z played MoMA's Garden Party (pics, video)

At the tail end of his set at MoMA’s Party In The Garden benefit afterparty last night (5/10), Kanye West was joined by none-other than Jay-Z to work out “H…