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NYC-based artist Alex Orange Drink, or Alex Zarou Levine, released “Supa Dilla Cancer Killah,” the final release from his upcoming album, Victory Lap (#23), coming out May 9. The song features guest vocals from Alex’s stepmother, Sadhis…
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BEATrio (“Beat trio”), an all-star band featuring the legendary Béla Fleck, harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez, have shared the second single, “Western and Walnut,” from its self-titled debut album, out May 16 via Béla…
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NYC-based duo Pry have announced their debut album, Wrapped In Plastic, coming out on May 29. They will celebrate the release of their debut album with a special show featuring fellow NYC-based bands Cal Fish and Crate at Nightclub 101 on…
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Montreal-native JayWood has released his new song and accompanying music video for “Untitled (Swirl),” with an additional New York City and Kingston show on May 9 and 15, respectively. Official cover art for "Untitled (Swirl)" The…
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Trouser Press books, a New York-based publishing house specializing in music journalism and fiction, is publishing London Calling New York New York by English journalist Peter Silverton on March 12. The book tells the winding tale - or…
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Two years after her passing, we finally have a bio of Fleetwood Mac’s beautiful songstress. Also an artist and sculptor, Christine McVie was a master at crafting sunny seventies perfect pop songs despite experiencing quite a bit of loss…
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A biography of The Band's Richard Manuel is slated to release this spring for the 50th anniversary of the group's 1974 tour. The biography is titled, Richard Manuel: His Life and Music, from the Hawks and Bob Dylan to The…
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On Friday, April 23, 1993, Phish headlined Colgate University's Spring Party Weekend at Cotterell Court in the Reid Athletic Center, the same room the Grateful Dead had played in 1977. The performance marked the band's second time…
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In the Spring of 1993, the Grateful Dead would begin one of their final runs at one of their favorite venues in all of New York, Albany's Knickerbocker Arena. This would be the second to last run of shows at the downtown arena in the…
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The Schaefer Music Festival was an annual summer concert series hosted between 1968-1976 at the Wollman Rink in Central Park. The series attracted some of the most notable names in music.
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Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist, composer, and jazz-funk pioneer behind “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at the age of 84. A statement shared by the singer’s family in a Facebook post announced his death that Wednesday…
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David Johansen, legendary lead singer of the New York Dolls, passed away peacefully on Friday at the age of 75 at his home in Staten Island. He died peacefully, surrounded by those who loved him. Johansen had been battling cancer since…
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Rock and roll maestro and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, late of The Band, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 21, at 87 years old. Hudson was the quiet contemplative center of the group and a wealth of musical…
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