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Four/Four Presents Take Digital Music and Dance Collaborations to Open Air For In-Person Summer Series

four/four presents is a NYC-based curatorial platform that commissions collaborations between musicians and choreographers. Developed by choreographer Loni Landon and producer Rachael Pazdan in April 2020, four/four works to bridge the gap between dance and music audiences, and develop a new network to align artists. We champion emerging artists as well as established talent, and aim to create space for artists to grow and for audiences to grow with them.

Mandy Brownholtz

RSVP HEREBad Waitress play Mercury Lounge + MORE

Welcome to our weekly show recommendation column RSVP HERE – your source for the best NYC shows and interviews with some of our favorite local live bands. photo credit: Michael Amaral I first heard about Bad Waitress from a friend who described their live set as "a 100mph party train ride," and...

Tarra Thiessen

INTERVIEWLatasha and Shasta Geaux Pop Bring Hip-Hop to The Hum This Week

The Hum Series' House of Yes takeover continues this Wednesday, when Brooklyn music lovers will get to see some of the best female-identified performers in the local hip-hop scene, expanding the typically rock and electronic music oriented curation to a whole different genre. This is the...

Desdemona Dallas

INTERVIEWThe Third Week of The Hum with Bunny Michael, Xhosa

The music industry has been created around the aesthetic, ideals, and myths of a group of gatekeepers who don't always allow access for the artists whose views are breaking the mold. Hypnocraft Presents is opening a new archetype of gatekeeper, developing a platform for the obscure and...

Desdemona Dallas

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INTERVIEWThe Hum Continues This Week with L'Rain, Lou Tides and More

When Rachael Pazdan, curator of The Hum, first told me about the series years ago, she explained to me that despite it featuring all female lineups, she didn't want that to be the only defining aspect of the showcase. Over the years The Hum has been spotlighted by media outlets, from The New York...

Desdemona Dallas

ONLY NOISEA Woman Like Your Kind

Today is International Women’s Day, and people are celebrating in many ways. This American Life devoted their entire show on Tuesday night to listening to the stories of five women who were sexually harassed by media executive Don Hazen, giving individual voice to members of the #MeToo movement....

Madison Bloom

PET POLITICSAmanda Yun of Crazy Pills Sees Cats as Living Works of Art

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is starting 2018 off on the right foot. This month, I got to chat fluffies with a fellow cat lady: Amanda Yun of Crazy Pills. For those of you who have not yet experienced this band, it is time to check them out. Amanda can solo like all of the classics while...

Natalie Kirch

PREVIEWHypnocraft Presents: The Hum @ Manhattan Inn 10/3-10/24

The original and critically acclaimed month-long residency, The Hum, is returning this October with its all-women collaborative shows presented by HYPNOCRAFT. It's back with it's fourth installment taking place every Monday in October (except for Halloween) at the Greenpoint piano bar Manhattan Inn...

Tiffany Hopkins

INTERVIEWRachael Pazdan/Hypnocraft of The Hum and LPR Presents

The world of curation, booking, and promotion. It’s a tough industry to traverse, but tastemaker Rachael Pazdan of Hypnocraft Presents, LPR Presents, and The Hum, is quite frankly kicking its ass.

Madison Bloom