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It had been 11 years since Phantom Planet had played a live show. Many wondered if the group was ever going to get back together, even after releasing their new track “Balisong” earlier this year. On September 18, members Alex…

This past Saturday at The Well in Brooklyn, hosts Mike & Lauren invited 55 craft brewers, several local food vendors and two regional bands to come together for the 6th Annual Five Boro Craft Beer Fest. Attendees enjoyed 100+ beer and…

Griz’ Ride Waves: Season One tour rolled into Brooklyn’s King’s Theater last week. Griz is an electronic music producer and saxophonist from Southfield, MI who combines the saxophone with his self described “future funk,” electro-soul,…

Brooklyn’s own nonet Turkuaz returned to the Big Apple last Saturday night with an unforgettable, energetic show for the hometown crowd at Brooklyn Steel. Turkuaz consists of Dave Brandwein (guitar, vocals), Taylor Shell (bass), Craig…

Lotus unleashed high energy into the Brooklyn Bowl on Friday night, with two sets of their eclectic, instrumental, multi-genre sound. The band members include Mike Rempel (guitar), Jesse Miller (bass/sampler), Mike Greenfield (drums), Luke…

Adrianne Lenker took to music from childhood, learning the craft of songwriting from her musician father and other teachers. Her path eventually led her to pull on the hearts of the audience at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Febraury…

Reid Genauer lead singer-songwriter of Strangefolk and Assembly of Dust has announced the release of a new album entitled Conspire To Smile. According to Genauer, "the communal nature of this recording affords me, my musical…

Brooklyn collective Jäh Division has released "Isolation Dub," a reggae-experimental interpretation of rock band Joy Division's track from their album Closer. Bred in the shadows of the Brooklyn Bridge, 21st Century  DIY musicians merge,…