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NEWS ROUNDUPInternational Women's Day, Leaving Neverland, and MORE

Maggie Rogers, Mavis Staples, Phoebe Bridgers and Brandi Carlile meet at Newport Music Fest. Photo by Danny Clinch. The artists shared this photo along with messages of empowerment for International Women's Day via Twitter. It's International Women's Day! Though some form of International Women's...

Lindsey Rhoades

NEWS ROUNDUPWebster Hall Reopening, R. Kelly Arrested, and MORE

Webster Hall is Reopening! It's always sad when an iconic New York venue closes, but Webster Hall's story has a happy update. The 130-year-old venue was shuttered in August 2017 for renovations when longtime owners the Ballingers sold it to AEG. That means Bowery Presents will be handling bookings,...

Lindsey Rhoades

NEWS ROUNDUPRemembering Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson and More

(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool) In Memory of Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin will be laid to rest today with services fit for the Queen of Soul. This morning more than 100 pink Cadillacs lined the street leading to Detroit's Greater Grace Temple, a reference to her 1985 single "Freeway of Love."...

Tarra Thiessen

NEWS ROUNDUPNew Releases, Quincy Jones, Festival Updates and More

Unknown Mortal Orchestra New Tours and Upcoming Releases Members of long missed DC band Fugazi are coming out with an album in this spring. A self-titled debut fromThe Messthetics, featuring Brendan Canty and Joe Lally, is out March 23 via Dischord. Johnny Cash’s family will release a music version...

Jasmine Williams

NEWS ROUNDUPPlanned Parenthood Compilation, Ducktails Singer Assault Details and More

Sleater-Kinney has a new song on a Planned Parenthood Benefit Compilation. New Song from Sleater-Kinney on Planned Parenthood Benefit Compilation You can now stream 7 Inches For Planned Parenthood, a collection of 7 inch records that will benefit the organization, ahead of its November release...

Emily Daly

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PLAYING DETROITSheefy McFly "Neon Love Affair"

Electrified funk master Sheefy McFly blessed us this week with "Neon Love Affair," a fresh futuristic time-warp that channels the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog (ala rumored composer Michael Jackson) with a serious dose of technicolor sass. Released as a companion piece to his solo art exhibition of...

Jerilyn Jordan

NEWS ROUNDUPFJM, Elliot Smith and Philadelphia

We're not going to talk about Kanye's Twitter breakdown. Here's some real music news instead: FJM Posts Creepy Lullaby to SoundCloud Last weekend, most of us were stuck inside while snow piled up, and it looks like the cabin fever got to Father John Misty pretty early. On Saturday, he uploaded a...

Emily Daly