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• 'SNL' star doesn't back away from Boston racism comment

  25-03-2017 19:15
  
  "Saturday Night Live" star Michael Che (CHAY) is not backing away from comments he made about Boston, when he called it the "most racist city" he has ever visited
  
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• Flea regrets smashing his bass amid AP Dhillon Coachella guitar smash controversy

  18-04-2024 19:41 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Smashing your instrument is a Western rock n’ roll tradition since the 1960s. Other places maybe not so much. Indo-Canadian rapper AP Dhillon smashed a gold ESP LTD Kirk Hammett V guitar during his Sunday Coachella set in the Sahara tent, and when he posted a clip on social media, response from people in India in particular was not positive.
  “The guitar that has provided you with life, love, peace, success, and respect – you end up breaking it! Not cool at all,” was one r
  
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• River & Blues 2024: Los Lobos, Hurray for the Riff Raff, more

  18-04-2024 18:37 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  NYC’s River & Blues Festival will be back this summer with free shows on four consecutive Thursdays, from July 11 – August 1 in Battery Park City. This will be their second year at Rockefeller Park and here’s the 2024 lineup:July 11: Los Lobos & DJ Reagonomics
  July 18: Hurray for the Riff Raff & DJ Suzan Z Anthony
  July 25: Leela James & DJ Suzan Z Anthony
  August 1: Abraham Alexander & DJ ReagonomicsDoors for all River & Blues Fest shows are at 6:30 PM wi
  
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• Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band has died at 80

  18-04-2024 18:13 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Dickey Betts, co-founding guitarist and vocalist of The Allman Brothers Band (who wrote and sung such classics as “Ramblin’ Man” and “Blue Sky”), has died at 80. An announcement on his Instagram reads:
  It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the Betts family announce the peaceful passing of Forrest Richard ‘Dickey’ Betts (December 12, 1943 – April 18, 2024) at the age of 80 years old. The legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader and fa
  
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• Hurray for the Riff Raff announces summer tour, dates with Norah Jones & free NYC show included

  18-04-2024 18:09 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Hurray for the Riff Raff‘s 2024 album The Past Is Still Alive is one of our favorites of the year so far, and they’ll continue to support it on a new North American summer tour. Dates begin in July and include headlining shows with Hannah Frances, and some shows supporting Norah Jones. See all dates below.
  The NYC show is a free River & Blues show at Nelson A. Rockefeller Park on July 18, and you can RSVP now to reserve a spot. Tickets to all other new dates go on sale Friday, Ap
  
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• Spiritual Cramp & White Reaper announce split-7″ & tour dates (hear “Say Whatever You Mean”)

  18-04-2024 17:57 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Spiritual Cramp and White Reaper will be touring together this summer, and in celebration of that they’re also releasing a split-7″ that will be out May 17 via Blue Grape Music.
  You can listen to Spiritual Cramp’s “Say Whatever You Mean,” which features White Reaper. “This is a funny song for me,” says Spiritual Cramp’s Mike Bingham. “I feel like I should start this blurb off with the disclaimer that I am not usually a depressed person. But,
  
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• Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard announces new solo album, shares “Moments Die” ft Barrie

  18-04-2024 17:35 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Hot Chip‘s Joe Goddard has announced this third solo album, Harmonics, which will be out July 12 via Domino. The album features contributions from Barrie, Ibibio Sound Machine, Hayden Thorpe (ex Wild Beasts), Alabaster DePlume, his Hot Chip bandmates Alexis Taylor and Al Doyle, JUNGLE‘s Tom McFarland, UK rapper Oranje, Findia, Fiorious, and Guinean vocalist Falle Nioke.
  “With all the different people on this record, I’ve been working on how to respect the contribution the
  
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• Ringo Starr and His All Star Band announce fall tour, Radio City Music Hall included

  18-04-2024 17:16 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Ringo Starr will be on the road with his All Starr Band — Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette — this spring, and he’s announced a new run of shows in the fall, stopping in Omaha, Washington DC, Philadelphia, NYC, and more. His spring run includes multiple nights at The Venetian in Las Vegas, as well as shows in Mexico City and Austin, and you can see his updated dates below.
  The fall tour ends with a new NYC show at Radio City
  
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• Evan Dando apologizes to Jawbreaker

  18-04-2024 16:41 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Back in 2022, The Lemonheads went out on tour with Jawbreaker as part of a 30th anniversary celebration of It’s a Shame About Ray. After a couple shows, though, The Lemonheads were dropped from Jawbreaker’s shows. Jawbreaker only wrote that The Lemonheads wouldn’t joining them on East Coast shows and that The Get Up Kids would be replacing them, but Evan Dando hit back, writing at the time, “I just want anyone anyone and everyone to know that Jawbreaker are pussies. Fact
  
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• Kid Cudi added to Coachella 2024 weekend 2 ++ set times

  17-04-2024 04:36 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Set times for Coachella‘s second weekend, which runs from Friday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21 in Indio, CA, have arrived. Vampire Weekend, who were a surprise last minute addition to weekend one, won’t be returning, but Kid Cudi has been added to weekend two, on Sunday in the Sahara Tent.
  See the weekend two set times below, and stay tuned for details about the weekend two livestream.
  Catch up on weekend one with pictures, video and a recap of all the special guests HERE.
  
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• Tour news: Khruangbin, Jesus Lizard, Clutch / Rival Sons, DJ Shadow, Commodores / Pointer Sisters, Bebel Gilberto, more

  17-04-2024 01:03 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.
  BEBEL GILBERTO
  Bossa Nova royalty Bebel Gilberto has announced North American dates in support of her new album João that’s out now. Things kick off in Brooklyn on May 16 at The Opera House and from there she heads to Seattle, San Francisco and Honolulu.DJ SHADOW
  DJ Shadow has announced a fall leg of his Action Adventure tour where he’ll play Kansas City, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Ottawa
  
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• Green Day announce intimate LA show at Echoplex this week

  16-04-2024 23:16 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Green Day celebrated their new album Saviors with a series of intimate NYC shows in January, at Rough Trade, Irving Plaza, and on the subway. Their “Hella Tiny Tour” is now in California, where they played Anaheim’s House of Blues in March, and San Francisco’s The Fillmore earlier this month. Their next stop is Los Angeles, where they’ve announced a show at the 780-capacity Echoplex on Thursday (4/18). Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 17 at noon PDT.With the anno
  
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• Mannequin Pussy, Ted Leo, Deerhoof, Shamir & more contributed to new Palestine benefit comp

  16-04-2024 22:21 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Babehoven‘s Maya Bon, Speedy Ortiz‘s Andy Molholt, and Raquel Denis have launched a new compilation, Musicians for a Free Palestine. It features contributions from over 72 artists, including Cassandra Jenkins, Deerhoof, Downtown Boys, Eric Slick, Finom, Frankie Cosmos, Horse Jumper of Love, Johanna Warren, Katie Von Schleicher, Locate S,1, Mannequin Pussy, Remember Sports, Shamir, Slow Pulp, Sour Widows, Squirrel Flower, Ted Leo, The Ophelias, Youbet, and more, and proceeds will go t
  
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• Vince Clarke (Erasure, Depeche Mode) is an investor in new Brooklyn record store

  16-04-2024 21:55 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Vince Clarke, co-founder of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure, has made a lot of records over the last 45 years, and now he’s helping sell records as an investor in a new Brooklyn record store. The shop in question is Sterling Record Store, which will be located at 121 Fifth Ave in Park Slope, and is a dream project of Clarke’s longtime friend Gary Giddens, who owns nearby bar Gowanus Gardens.
  “I’m really excited to be involved with Gary’s project, an opportunity
  
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• Isaiah Rashad announces spring ‘Cilvia Demo’ 10th anniversary tour

  16-04-2024 21:37 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Isaiah Rashad began celebrating 10 years of his 2014 debut EP Cilvia Demo on tour in January and February, and he’s now announced the 2nd part of the run. It begins on May 20 in Houston and wraps up on June 7 in Boston, stopping in Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville, NYC, Cincinnati, Chicago, and more. See all dates below.
  The NYC show is at The Rooftop at Pier 17 on June 1. Tickets to all dates go on sale Friday, April 19 at 10 AM local, with various presales happening now.ISAIAH RASHAD: 2024 TOU
  
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• Foals’ Yannis Philippakis preps EP featuring late Afrobeat icon Tony Allen

  16-04-2024 21:14 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Foals singer/guitarist Yannis Philippakis has announced Lagos Paris London, an EP he made with the late Afrobeat icon and Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen. Credited to Yannis & The Yaw featuring Tony Allen, the EP will be out August 30 via Transgressive.
  The basic tracks were laid down in 2017 in Paris with Allen’s regular collaborators Vincent Taeger (percussion, marimba), Vincent Taurelle (keys) and Ludovic Bruni (bass, guitar). Scheduling conflicts kept the trac
  
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• Coachella 2024 weekend 1 livestream: watch here & schedule

  13-04-2024 01:00 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Weekend one of the 2024 edition of Coachella is underway and streaming live across six stages. Find the full schedule, and watch, below.COACHELLA STAGE LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE
  Friday, April 124:45 PM PT / 7:45 PM ET – Young Miko6:00 PM PT / 9:00 PM ET – Sabrina Carpenter7:35 PM PT / 10:35 PM ET – Lil Uzi Vert9:05 PM PT / 12:05 AM ET – Peso Pluma11:20 PM PT / 2:20 AM ET – Lana Del Rey
  —OUTDOOR THEATRE LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE
  Friday, April 125:25 PM PT / 8:25 PM ET &nda
  
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• Tour news: Anitta, Cowboy Junkies, Gimme Some 90’s fest, Magnitude, YHWH Nailgun, more

  12-04-2024 23:39 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.
  ANITTA
  Brazilian artist Anitta announced her first-ever North American tour earlier this week and has added a few more dates since then, including a second NYC show. She’s now playing shows at Brooklyn Paramount on June 2 & 3. All dates are here.
  COWBOY JUNKIES
  Slowcore / country greats Cowboy Junkies are on tour as we speak, including a few dates opening for Mitski. Head here for all dates.
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• Rich Ruth preps ‘Water Still Flows,’ touring (listen to “No Muscle, No Memory”)

  12-04-2024 22:22 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Nashville experimental musician Rich Ruth will release Water Still Flows, his second album for Third Man, on June 21.
  “After spending a large portion of the past 12 years touring and recording, none of this stuff has gotten easier,” Rich says. “Much of the anxiety and intense feelings I’ve poured into this record are a direct correlation to the uncertainty of trying to earn a living with music. Despite many hopeful opportunities I’ve been given, it has taken a toll
  
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• Coachella announces 2024 weekend 1 livestream schedule

  12-04-2024 21:36 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Coachella‘s first weekend starts today (4/12) in Indio, CA, and they’ve announced the livestream schedule for Friday (4/12), which includes sets from Lana Del Rey, Deftones, Faye Webster, Brittany Howard, Tinashe, The Beths, Peso Pluma, Chappell Roan, Justice, Eartheater, The Japanese House, Black Country New Road, Lil Uzi Vert, Peggy Gou, Skepta, Chlöe, Narrow Head, Suki Waterhouse, and more. Stay tuned for the schedules for Saturday and Sunday, and the weekend two schedule.
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• Liam Gallagher & John Squire made their North American live debut @ Brooklyn Paramount (pics, video)

  12-04-2024 19:07 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  “LIAM! LIAM! LIAM!” Those who weren’t actual British people in the crowd at Brooklyn Paramount on Thursday night were definitely Anglophiles. The lights went down just after 9 PM, and the chants started as Liam Gallagher and John Squire took the stage for what is currently their only North American show to promote the Oasis singer and Stone Roses guitarist’s collaborative debut album.
  As with all the other shows Gallagher and Squire have played so far, they’re only
  
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• System of a Down, Deftones, The Mars Volta & more at Golden Gate Park – tickets on sale

  12-04-2024 18:31 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Tickets to System of a Down and Deftones‘ co-headlining show at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Saturday, August 17 are on sale today (4/12) at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.
  This will be System of a Down’s only show this year other than their set at Sick New World later this month, and it also features The Mars Volta, Viagra Boys, and VOWWS. It’s also the first show to be held at Golden Gate Park after dark.
  
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• Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp revisit Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love”

  07-04-2024 13:00 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Once again, Toyah and Robert Fripp are revisiting Sunday Lunch videos from the peak pandemic start of the series, when they filmed all over their estate and not just the kitchen. This cover of Led Zeppelin‘s “Whole Lotta Love” dates from November 2020 and was shot in what probably only appears to be a dungeon, but they take full advantage of that, with Toyah cracking that whip. Watch below.
  Robert bared all for an April Fools video earlier in the week.
  
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• Tour news: Re-TROS, Winnetka Bowling League, Woods / Avey Tare, +/- (Plus/Minus), more

  06-04-2024 00:44 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.
  RE-TROS
  Beijing’s Re-TROS are wrapping up their current tour of North America, which included a big show at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre in March. They’ll be back in NYC sooner than later as they’ve been added to the bill at Liars’ Essential Tremors festival at Knockdown Center on April 14 that also has Demdike Stare, Black Bananas, Marnie Stern and more on the bill. Before tha
  
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• J. Cole’s Dreamville Fest streaming live (set times)

  05-04-2024 23:10 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  J. Cole‘s Dreamville Festival returns to Raleigh, NC’s Dorothea Dix Park this weekend (4/6-4/7), and if you can’t be there in person, it’s also streaming live on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch, with hosts Wayno, Speedy Morman, Nyla Symone, and Amber Grimes.
  This year’s lineup includes SZA, 50 Cent (who replaced Chris Brown), J.I.D., ScHoolboy Q, Lil Yachty, Jeremih, Sexxy Red, EarthGang, Teezo Touchdown, Amaarae, Lute, Luh Tyler, and Domani on Saturday, and J. Cole,
  
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• Wand announce headline tour around dates with Red Hot Chili Peppers

  05-04-2024 21:48 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Wand are opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers on a few dates of their upcoming stadium tour and have decided to make a summer of it with a headline tour surrounding those RHCP shows. Dates kick off May 30 at Santa Ana’s Constellation Room, and then Wand make their way East before heading back West, wrapping things up in Los Angeles on August 3. All dates are listed below.
  The NYC stop on the tour is July 18 at Bowery Ballroom and tickets are on sale now.
  Wand haven’t released an album s
  
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• Bnny tells us about her All Time Influences (Cat Power, Bob Dylan, Blonde Redhead, more) ++ listen to her new album

  05-04-2024 20:57 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Chicago musician Jessica Viscius just released her new album as Bnny, One Million Love Songs, via Fire Talk. “I wanted to make songs that are exciting to play—songs that make me feel happy,” Viscius says. “This album is about love after loss, getting older, and just trying to have fun with a broken heart.” Someone might call the Better Business Bureau about false advertising — I count 11 songs here — but they’re all fine examples of the kind of haz
  
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• Notable Releases of the Week (4/5)

  05-04-2024 15:38 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  The first quarter of the year is a wrap, we just posted a list of 55 albums we’re anticipating this spring, and today we review some of those albums, plus a whole lot of other ones. With 13 reviews in Indie Basement and the 9 I highlight below, that’s a total of 22 new albums we recommend out this week alone. Happy listening! Bill’s picks this week include Mount Kimbie, The Libertines, Still Corners, Cindy Lee, Jane Weaver, Pernice Brothers, Gustaf, The KVB, Khruangbin, Pye Cor
  
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• Indie Basement (4/5): the week in classic indie, college rock & more

  05-04-2024 15:19 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Some weeks there are maybe three or four new albums out that fall under the Indie Basement banner. Then there are weird weeks like this where it’s an absolute avalanche. Today we’ve got 13 records — including The Libertines, Cindy Lee, Mount Kimbie, Pernice Brothers, Khruangbin, Einstürzende Neubauten, Jane Weaver, Gustaf and Duchess Says singer Annie-Claude Deschênes — and a few of them have a good shot of making my Year End list in December. With so many titl
  
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• J. Cole responds to Kendrick Lamar on surprise new album ‘Might Delete Later’

  05-04-2024 14:23 via brooklynvegan.com
  
  Kendrick Lamar made headlines last month when he dissed Drake and J. Cole in his verse on “Like That” from the new Future & Metro Boomin album WE DON’T TRUST YOU, and now Cole has responded on his own surprise new album Might Delete Later. On closing track “7 Minute Drill” he raps:
  Your first shit was classic, your last shit was tragicYour second shit put n****s to sleep, but they gassed itYour third shit was massive and that was your primeI was trailin’ r
  
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