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LIVE REVIEWLow and Mike Doughty @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Mike Doughty has been through a lot in his musical career. He divorced his commercially successful band Soul Coughing, which he considered a "dark, abusive marriage", was dropped from Warner record label, and battled it out with a drug addiction. Through his struggle, he's grown into a grounded...

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2013 New York Electronic Art Festival free events

Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center announces the 2013 New York Electronic Art Festival (NYEAF) in collaboration with River to River Festival, Trinity Wall Street, The Lower East Side Girls Club, The New York Hall of Science, The Hells Kitchen Cultural Center, Electronic Music Foundation and...

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AF EXCLUSIVELongArms Mix

AudioFemme Exclusive: LongArms Mix DJ and electronic music producer LongArms has released a dance-worthy mix exclusively for Audiofemme. This 40 minute feel good track is perfect to pump at the club, or blast at your next rooftop party. The mix is laced with some serious attitude, yet maintains an...

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LIVE REVIEWBeat Music at Rockwood Music Hall

The house was packed at Rockwood Music Hall for the album release party of Beat Music this April 25th. A solid vehicle for Mark Guiliana's signature brand of drumming, Beat Music combines jazz, rock, drum n' bass, experimental electronic, and more, and melds these styles into a new amalgamated...

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LIVE REVIEWSean Kennedy and Bill Bartholomew @ Rock Shop

The Rock Shop is a seductive, darkly lit bar with a rock n’ roll vibe, which unfolds into a cozy performance space in the back. As a Park Slope local, I'm keenly aware it's one of the few solid venues in the neighborhood to catch independent musicians. I still mourn that South Paw is being turned...

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LIVE REVIEWChris Dave and the Drumhedz @ Highline Ballroom

Chris Dave has recorded and performed with a slew of chart topping artists, from Beyonce and Adele to Wynton Marsalis and Dianne Reeves. Far from a chameleon, he brings his own dangerously unique technique to each artist's sound, and stamps his signature style on a handful of different genres. He...

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EXPERIMENTAL REMIX COMPETITION WITH HARVESTWORKS

Originally released as a Limited Edition Double Vinyl Set, TELLUS TOOLS, curated by Taketo Shimada, was intended to be used as a tool for DJ's to create original mixes of a compilation of works by artists including Nicolas Collins, Kiki Smith, Catherine Jauniaux and Iuke Mori, Joe Jones, Alison...

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SHOW REVIEWBosnian Rainbows @ Highline Ballroom

Longstanding The Mars Volta fans packed into Highline Ballroom this February 19th in anticipation of guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López's new music project. The performance marked the band's fifth show under the Bosnian Rainbows billing. Rodríguez-López surprised fans throughout the night with his...

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ALBUM REVIEWChords of Truth Remixed Project

Singer/songwriter Jason Garriotte released his folk flavored acoustic EP Reflections of Reality this last February 2012. The album is supported with folk guitar stylings, his own vocals and sparse acoustic piano riffs. One year after the release of this EP, Gariotte announced the release of his two...

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SHOW REVIEWAri Hoenig Quartet

Smalls is a staple New York jazz club, and has a history of fostering rising talent on the jazz music circuit. With a capacity of 60, the club induces an intimate setting for taking in new jazz works. The artists who fill the aptly small stage are known to exude as much character as the club...

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BEST OFThree Seminal Electronic Albums of 2012

2012 saw a handful of genres altered by a growing number of electronic music producers. These artists have convinced listeners in the mainstream to embrace electronic music, and are subsequently changing the conventions of pop, rock, indie and everything in between. Last April The New York Times...

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EVENT REVIEWAfrican Children's Choir Gala

The 4th annual African Children's Choir gala was held at City Winery this December 3rd. Hosted by ABC's Nashville actress Connie Britton, and presided over by Big Kenny of Billboard Country chart topper Big and Rich, the night showcased the African Children's Choir and raised funds to facilitate...

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