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60 NYC Showspaces That Closed in the 2010s

New York wouldn't be New York without its creative community. And yet, even with this long-standing cultural identity, it's incredibly difficult to open an event space with all the required licenses and permits. On top of this, New York's rate of gentrification prices out venues and show-goers,...

Tarra Thiessen

CMJ 2015Top 10 Parties Not To Miss

Unless you've been living under a rock or completely off the grid since fall started, you know that CMJ, possibly the best festival for discovering new music, is taking over NYC next week. There's no way to see everything, but here's some CMJ parties you definitely cannot miss (including ours):...

Emily Daly

ARTIST INTERVIEW + LIVE REVIEWHappyness @ Baby's All Right

Across me, or rather, encircling me, are the three young gentlemen who make up Happyness, arguably one of England’s best new bands. They’ve just released their debut LP Weird Little...

Madison Bloom

LIVE REVIEWSlim Twig + U.S. Girls @ Cake Shop

Despite my polite efforts and hacking cough, something of greater urgency than a breathing statistic of flu season needs tending to. The bartender zips along the length of the counter...

Madison Bloom

LIVE REVIEWLow Fat Getting High @ Cake Shop

Grow your hair. Throw a beer. Break a bridge, chuck a cymbal. Hold your Jazzmaster with its busted bridge up to the foam ceiling insulation to get more feedback. Play through stacks jacked up so loud you drown the house PA. I don’t know if Brooklyn’s Low Fat Getting High read a book on how to be...

Madison Bloom

TOP PICKSRecord Store Day's Black Friday Releases

Here’s another reason to love the holidays: Record Store Day’s Black Friday event—an opportunity to snag special vinyl and CD releases, re-acquaint yourself with your local record stores, and get a head start on the season’s general merrymaking. This Nov. 29 will be RSD’s third annual Black Friday...

Raquel Dalarossa