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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 ROUNDUPSpotify Celebrates Pride, Meet Bot Dylan and More

Palehound made a Pride playlist on Spotify. Spotify Announces Pride Month Playlists From the streaming service’s press release: “In celebration of Pride Month, Spotify is proud to present The Spotify Pride Hub, a series that highlights queer icons and music of hope, self-acceptance and...

Emily Daly

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...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPTokyo's Octogenarian DJ, Killer Pink Floyd Shrimp and More

Coming Soon: The Creative Independent’s 7-Inches For Planned Parenthood Brandon Stusoy of The Creative Independent has curated a boxset of 7” singles with all proceeds going to Planned Parenthood. Artists that contributed tracks include Chvrches, Mitski, Foo Fighters, St. Vincent, Laurie Anderson,...

Emily Daly

BEST OF 2015Our Favorite Frontwomen

Lukas Keapproth/AMERICAN-STATESMAN 2015 was a great year for women in music. Specifically, for women who front a band as both a singer and guitarist. While we've reached a point where it's not totally necessary to point and shout every time we find an amazing band led by a female musician (it's...

Emily Daly

PLAYLISTThe Best Shows You Haven't Missed This Summer

It's already August, and if you're like me, a certain kind of panic is starting to set in: Summer is almost over! The descent into crippling cold weather will begin soon! Well, the first day of Fall is September 23rd, which means there's still over a month left for rooftop parties, iced coffee, and...

Emily Daly

ALBUM REVIEWPalehound "Dry Food"

Palehound is Ellen Kempner, a former Sarah Lawrence student. Former meaning she dropped out, presumably because even if the school did have a 90s-inspired indie rock class, there wouldn't have been much left for her to learn; the 21-year-old played everything but the drums on her new album, Dry...

Emily Daly

AF LIVE2nd Anniversary Showcase, 1/16 @ Spike Hill

Please join us Thursday, 1/16 at Spike Hill for our second anniversary showcase. This year has been a shit show for us, and we've made exciting strides, creatively, professionally and personally through our evolving project here at Audiofemme. We've gone from two waitresses, complaining over...

Lindsey Rhoades

YEAR END LISTAF's Guide to Riot Grrrl's Influence in 2013

It is a goddamn golden age for girl-fronted punk. It's not that there haven't been important works by women in the ensuing years, but 2013 saw a Riot Grrrl Renaissance unlike anything since its early '90s inception. Back then, Kathleen Hanna had to make safe spaces at Bikini Kill shows for female...

Lindsey Rhoades

Photo SetAF X CMJ @ Spike Hill

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