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Cymande, the legendary UK funk band, kicked off their first U.S. tour in over a decade on February 13th, at Irving Plaza. Patrick Paterson; Lukomnik Photography You may not know Cymande by their name, but as one of the most sampled…

"I’m European, and I play Eurodanceeee!" Windows95man yelled from Irving Plaza’s mainstage on Saturday, January 18. That’s exactly what the Finnish DJ and visual artists did while surrounded by 1990s nostalgia and early internet-age visual…

Jazz stormed Manhattan on Friday, January 10, as 50 bands played across nine venues for Winter Jazz Fest’s Manhattan Marathon.  Amyra León; Photo Credit: Aidan Lukomnik With bands playing for more than eight hours in venues across…

On December 19 the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra did what they do best - they tossed normal musical conventions to the wind while elevating songs to a new level.  

If you want to rave to a collection of saxophones and woodwinds, then Moon Hooch is the band for you. Yes it’s weird, yes it’s wild, and yes it’s a fun show to dance to. Moon Hooch at Bowery Ballroom 12.7, Photo Credit: Aidan…

You want a rock concert? A mosh-pitting, floor-bouncing, head-yelling, crowd-surfing rock show? That’s exactly what Telescreens brought to Webster Hall on November 19. Hometown fans crowded the 1,500-person Grand Ballroom and for a few…

Sammy Rae & The Friends brought soulful vocals, upbeat rhythms, sweet horns, and a genre-crossing show to Terminal 5 on Friday, November 8. Most importantly, they brought heartfelt joy and community to a packed venue when it was so…