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Beach Fossils guitarist releasing electronic EP as Bruce Smear (watch a video), playing Baby's w/ Cities Aviv & more

When not playing guitar in Beach Fossils, Tommy Davidson makes electronic dance music under the name Bruce Smear. He cites Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Art of Noise, and Cornelius as influences and you can hear elements of those things in new single “Pick & Roll” which is on his Chlorine EP, which originally came out via Driftless and now is being reissued to wax later this year on Orange Milk Records…

What's going on Saturday? (Built to Spill, Viet Cong, Against Me!, Yvette, PINS, Merchandise, Blonde Redhead, more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… The Northside Festival‘s four-day takeover of North Brooklyn is in full swing today with basically every venue in Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick involved…

Red Bull Music Academy NY returns - 2015 lineup & schedule (return of the Storm Rave, GHE20G0TH1K, a Kid Millions commission & much more)

The Red Bull Music Academy will once again take over NYC this year from May 1-30 with several very cool events and various venues. This year includes a night of all African electronic artists at Villain, a GHE20G0TH1K’s biggest ever party which will happen at BK Bazaar with a big lineup including New Orleans Bounce ‘sissy rapper’ Sissy Nobby‘s first-ever NYC appearance, the premiere of a new Kid Millions (of Oneida) piece with 20 musicians, a conversation with A$AP Rocky, a PC Music showcase with all their artists and SOPHIE at BRIC House, a conversation with George Clinton, the biggest-ever Nothing Changes party at Output with Merzbow and many others, a Tri Angle Records 5th anniversary party on Wall Street with most of the label’s roster, the return of Frankie Bones’ Storm Rave party, the debut of FKA twigs’ new live show with dancers and more, an Arthur Russell tribute with Dev Hynes, Cults, Phosphorescent (UPDATE: Phosphoresent was initially listed as part of this but is no longer on the lineup), Sam Amidon, Little Scr…

Cashmere Cat, Skepta, Dev Hynes, Jammers Back, GoldLink & more played Warm Up at MoMA PS1 (pics)

Warm Up at MoMA PS1 continued this past Saturday (7/26) with another hot day of electronic music (and more) under the sun in the venue’s outdoor courtyard…

GoldLink released a free LP, playing Webster Hall w/ half of Purity Ring & Empress Of before Warm Up (dates, stream)

Virginia rapper GoldLink (not to be confused with metal band Gridlink) released his free debut mixtape, The God Complex, earlier this year…

Warm Up at MoMA PS1 2014 lineup (Evian Christ, Lone, Cibo Matto, Sophie, Forest Swords, Pantha du Prince & more)

Warm Up 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Each year, the Warm Up summer concert series brings forward thinking electronic music (and other related genres like indie pop, hip hop, etc) to the outdoor courtyard at Long Island City’s MoMA PS1…

FADER Fort lineup & schedule announced (Potty Mouth, Bear Mountain, Vince Staples, SZA, The Internet & more)

Potty Mouth at 285 Kent earlier this month (more by Amanda Hatfield) As discussed, FADER Fort is returning to CMJ this year, and it happens at Williamsburg’s performance space / recording studio Converse Rubber Tracks from October 17 & 18 and at the Eventi Hotel in Chelsea (851 6th Ave) on October 19…

Kingdom released an EP, playing shows; Kelela touring w/ inc. and playing Warm Up w/ Kode9 (dates & streams)

Kingdom at Bowery Ballroom in December (more by David Andrako) As mentioned, Brooklyn producer Kingdom released his his new EP, Vertical XL, last week (5/28) via Fade to Mind…

Inc. releasing 'No World' (download a track), playing release show wtih Zomby, Kelela, and Total Freedom

DOWNLOAD: Inc. – “5 Days” (MP3) LA duo Inc. released their debut EP back in 2011 and they’re finally set to release their debut full length, which will be titled No World, on February 19 via 4AD, who also put out th…

DJ Rashad, Total Freedom, Midnight Magic, Nicholas, Pictureplane & more dance options in NYC this weekend

Chicago footwork producer DJ Rashad released the excellent TEKLIFE Vol. 1: Welcome to the Chi album earlier this year, and played a Brooklyn show at 285 Kent soon after with Total Freedom and J-Cush…
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