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AF 2019 IN REVIEWBest DIY Promoters, Collectives, and Venues

After 152 shows touring this year with my three projects – Sharkmuffin, Gustaf, and Gesserit – here are my picks for the best DIY promoters, collectives and venues of 2019! We chatted with everyone about their best shows and overall reflections from 2019. Jake Sprecher / Duffy's Tavern (Chico, CA)...

Tarra Thiessen

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

MORNING AFTERPinball and Miller High Life with Bethlehem Steel

I Googled how long it takes for milk to go sour, and unless Becca Ryskalczyk can chug a gallon in 2 hours and 45 minutes, I shouldn't bring it as a gift. Granted, almost accidentally killing a musician would be such a throwback to when I started Morning After, and I do love things coming full...

Mary Grace Garis

NEWS ROUNDUPGoodbye Shea, Spotify Sponsorship and More

Shea Stadium Officially Closes All we’ll have left of 20 Meadow Street is fond memories, and the new nightclub that the landlord wants to open to replace the beloved DIY venue. Shea Stadium was going to have a few more closing events, but yesterday posted on Facebook that "It now seems impossible...

Emily Daly

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...

Emily Daly

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...

Emily Daly

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...

Emily Daly

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...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPBandcamp Donates to ACLU, Shea Stadium and More

com Today, 100% of Bandcamp Proceeds Go To ACLU While many artists are already pledging that the profits from their album purchase will be donated to a charity, Bandcamp has one-upped them all (not that philanthropy is a contest, because as long as people are contributing,...

Emily Daly

INTERVIEW/EP REVIEWThe Adventures Of The Silver Spaceman

We spoke to Zach about the recording process, how Electric Earth was inspired by the current times and, of course, space.

Emily Daly

PREVIEWOmni @ Shea Stadium and Mercury Lounge 8/20-8/21

Atlanta-based indie-rock band Omni are playing two shows in the New York area this weekend.

Tiffany Hopkins