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NEWS ROUNDUPNorthside Festival, Metal + Politics and More

via NorthsideFestival.com In Case You Haven't Noticed, Northside Is Happening You may have already seen 20 amazing shows! Or you may be like me: someone who bought tickets to one event and won them for another, but went to neither because they managed to get deathly sick in June (thanks, universe)....

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NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Chris Cornell, More PWR BTTM Controversy and More

RIP Chris Cornell Chris Cornell, the frontman of Soundgarden and Audioslave as well as one of the most important figures in the Seattle grunge scene, was found dead yesterday morning. By the afternoon, his death was reported as a suicide by hanging. Though it seems like an endless stream of...

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NEWS ROUNDUPFyre Festival Debacle, Grandaddy Cancels Tour and More

This Fyre Festival Situation Keeps Getting Weirder First came the memes, then the first-hand accounts from attendees and former staff. Then came the offer to give guests VIP tickets for next year in lieu of a refund - an offer that people are actually taking them up on, even though the organizers...

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NEWS ROUNDUPSecret Project Robot, The Radiohead Ant and More

The sculpture garden in Secret Project Robot's former space on Melrose. The new location's "smaller but more intimate" sculpture garden is under development with the help of Kathleen Dycaico and Monica Mirabile. Bushwick’s Secret Project Robot Is Reopening The DIY venue will reopen on Broadway in...

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NEWS ROUNDUPPrince EP, Shea Stadium Updates and More

Shea Stadium Update: Venue Needs New Location The team behind the venue announced an unfortunate setback to their efforts to go legit: they can’t file their first round of paperwork because the landlords at 20 Meadow Street have refused to sign the documents. In lieu of a vibrant DIY space, they...

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NEWS ROUNDUPBK Steel Opens, Synth Pioneer Dies and More

RIP Ikutaro Kakehashi Ikutaro Kakehashi passed away last Saturday at age 87. He founded Roland in 1960, meaning without him, we’d be way behind in drum machine and synthesizer technology. After leading the company for decades, he founded the electronic instrument company ATV Corporation in 2014 and...

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NEWS ROUNDUPKendrick Lamar, Brexit's Musical Consequences and More

Kendrick Lamar Releases “Humble” “Wicked or weakness, you gotta see this.” Last night, the rapper released “Humble,” a visually stunning video that features Lamar dressed as a pope and recreating the last supper, among other things. The songs itself is full of low-key bravado, instructing other...

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NEWS ROUNDUPShea Stadium, Northside Festival and More

Shea Stadium Is Raising Money To Reopen Shea Stadium, after closing to avoid fines and fees “related to the legal use, zoning and licensing of [the] building,” is on its way to reopening in a more legal, permanent manner. As of today, the DIY venue has raised tens of thousands more than the...

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NEWS ROUNDUPDon Pedro, SXSW and More

Don Pedro Is The Latest Venue To Close The Brooklyn venue will be closing after May 6th, the owner of the Ecuadorean-restaurant-turned-DIY space stated earlier this week. The building that includes Don Pedro has been sold to a limited liability company, but the venue’s manager, Danielle Giaquinto,...

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NEWS ROUNDUPNYC's Music Industry "Thriving," SXSW Updates and More

Shea Stadium Closes Again The venue cited “increasing pressure from the local authorities” and the fines that come along with getting permits to keep the beloved DIY venue open as the reason for closing again. The Facebook post that broke the news stated the team behind Shea Stadium hoped to reopen...

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NEWS ROUNDUPPrince, The Grammys and More

Prince’s Music Is Now Streaming It’s something that was impossible just a week ago: As I write this, I’m listening to Around The World In A Day on Spotify. Prince’s music was formerly streaming only on Tidal, but his estate sued to release it on other streaming services starting last Sunday. On one...

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NEWS ROUNDUPBandcamp, The State Of Indie Rock and More

In New York this week, we've learned that there are no snow days for the humble musician. Bandcamp Made it Rain For The ACLU After the site announced it would donate its share(about 12%) of all purchases last Friday, music fans bought about $1,000,000 worth of music. According to Bandcamp, that’s...

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