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• WILLIAMSBURG: Tunnel vision: L-train riders demand answers on potential closure

  28-01-2016 23:50
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Allegra HobbsBrooklyn PaperWhat the L is going on?The Metropolitan Transit Authority is refusing to explain exactly what is wrong with the L train passageway to Manhattan and why it may need to close for years of repairs, say locals who grilled an agency spokesman for more answers during a meeting on Thursday morning.“We’re not getting any answers, we’re not getting any solid information, and we need to proceed to defend ourselves,”
  
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• Tedeschi Trucks Band reaches new heights on 'Let Me Get By'

  28-01-2016 23:12
  
  It's barely 2016, but the Tedeschi Trucks Band has already released 1 of the great records of the year
  
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• Music Review: Steve Angello solid on 'Wild Youth'

  28-01-2016 22:36
  
  Steve Angello, the DJ-producer and one-third of the former EDM supergroup Swedish House Mafia, is consistent second solo album 'Wild Youth.'
  
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• Rihanna releases new album, 'ANTI,' for free for 1 day

  28-01-2016 22:30
  
  Rihanna has released her much anticipated new album through Jay Z's Tidal streaming service, which she co-owns
  
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• Harvey Weinstein honored at amfAR New York Fashion Week gala

  28-01-2016 22:26
  
  The Foundation for AIDS Research is recognizing film producer Harvey Weinstein at its annual New York Fashion Week gala
  
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• Sandy Duncan, an ex-Peter Pan, to join Pan show on Broadway

  28-01-2016 22:20
  
  Sandy Duncan, who played the boy who won't grow up on Broadway from 1979-81, will soon replace Carolee Carmello in "Finding Neverland," easily the most inspired piece of casting in recent history
  
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• Pandora app adds features, Amazon working on streaming service

  28-01-2016 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In the ongoing streaming platform wars, it appears that new battles are being fought. First of all, Pandora has added a bunch of features to its app, which are rolling out now for iOS, in what is widely being seen as an attempt to keep up with Spotify. This follows their acquisition of "key parts" of the now-closed Rdio.They've added a "browse" section for music discovery, which is what Spotify calls its own discovery section. Pandora's, like many of their features, promises to be more tailored
  
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• RED HOOK: Brooklyn no moor! Plan to bring S.S. United States to Red Hook scuttled

  28-01-2016 22:10
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThis plan is sunk!A Red Hook dock owner’s dream of bringing historic ocean liner the S.S. United States to Brooklyn’s waterfront is dead in the water, after the boat’s skippers announced on Thursday that they have struck a deal with someone else.
  But the businessman says he is not salty about the snub — he is just happy to see the boat spared from the scrap heap.“I would prefer it to be here more than a
  
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• Nadia Sirota (yMusic, ACME) hosting four-night residency at Symphony Space w/ Nico Muhly, Richard Reed Parry & more

  28-01-2016 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Nadia Sirota, violinist and founding member of ACME, yMusic, and the Wordless Music Orchestra, will be hosting a four-evening residency at NYC's Symphony Space from February 1 - 5. Joining her will be: violist Liam Byrne (of Fretwork) with a world premiere by David Lang on February 1; electronic musician Valgeir Sigurðsson performing music from his score to the film Dreamland (live with video) on February 2; Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire on February 4; and, finally, an ensem
  
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• Levi's Stadium set to show off innovations at Super Bowl

  28-01-2016 22:07
  
  When the architects set out to design a new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers, they wanted a building that fit the Silicon Valley region where it is located
  
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• Hannibal Buress joins BrooklynVegan, Jungle & others as a Spotity artist 'In Residence'

  28-01-2016 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: Hannibal Buress at Terminal 5 in 2014 (more by Greg Cristman)
  Like BrooklynVegan, British R&B band Jungle and others, comedian Hannibal Buress now has a Spotify In Residence show. Like the others, the premise is that the show curator picks a handful of songs and then talks about whatever they'd like in between. On his new show, Hannibal tells Billboard: "I'm excited for this opportunity to change lives and inspire people with my choice of songs. I haven't had such an influential platf
  
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• The Latest: Rubio attacks Clinton and Obama in new TV ad

  28-01-2016 21:54
  
  Marco Rubio avoided attacking his Republican presidential rivals in his latest political television ad, and instead, is opting to go after Democrat Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama
  
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• Title announced for Phil Knight's memoir

  28-01-2016 21:45
  
  Nike co-founder Phil Knight's memoir will be called 'Shoe Dog' and is coming out in April
  
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• GOP candidates look to make the most of Trump's absence

  28-01-2016 21:43
  
  Republican presidential candidates take the debate stage again, absent front-runner Donald Trump, who will instead seek to starve his rivals of attention by holding a competing rally of his own
  
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• Ex-bassist for The Roots sues bandmates, manager over money

  28-01-2016 21:39
  
  The former bassist for The Roots is suing members of the band and a manager, claiming he's owed money from a deal hatched before his cancer diagnosis forced him to quit
  
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• R.E.M. members cover R.E.M. w/ Death Cab for Cutie (video); Forecastle Fest expands lineup

  28-01-2016 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: Death Cab @ Beacon Theatre, 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
  Louisville's Forecastle Fest has added a bunch of new acts to the lineup, including Pokey LaFarge, The Arcs, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, AlunaGeorge, White Denim, Hudson Mohawke, Heartless Bastards and more. Tickets for the whole fest, which also includes previously-announced headliners like Death Cab For Cutie, Alabama Shakes, The Avett Brothers and Ryan Adams, are still on sale. Check out the full Forecastle lineup below.Spea
  
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• Dawn Richard shares new 'RED*emp*tion' single, "Not Above That" (stream ++ updated tour dates)

  28-01-2016 21:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Andrew SacherD∆WN (aka Dawn Richard) recently released the excellent "Dance," the first single from RED*emp*tion (first called RedHeart then called The Red Era), the final part of the trilogy with GoldenHeart and BlackHeart. Now she's shared another single, "Not Above That." Like "Dance" hinted, this album is looking the most, uh, danceable of the three, but still with Dawn's unique spin on things. "Not Above That" fucks with the EDM formula in a way where this song may actually work at
  
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• Islands announce two albums & tour (dates, song streams)

  28-01-2016 20:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Andrew Sacherphoto by Christian Faustus
  Last year, Nick Diamonds did the solo thing, but this year his band Islands is back for not one but two albums. To quote the press release, "Don't get it twisted: This is not a double album, nor is it a case of editing gone awry. These are two distinct, entirely unique records, each one a wholly individual offering." One is called Should I Remain Here at Sea? and the other is called Taste, and both are due May 13. If you pre-order through Pledge Music,
  
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• Buddy Cianci, dominant in Rhode Island politics, dies at 74

  28-01-2016 20:48
  
  The former Providence mayor who dominated Rhode Island politics for parts of four decades before serving time for a corruption conviction has died
  
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• Carrie Underwood to honor military families during tour

  28-01-2016 20:41
  
  Country star Carrie Underwood will meet with military families throughout her upcoming 'Storyteller' tour
  
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• Dee Dee from Dum Dum Girls announces pop solo project Kristin Kontrol (watch a teaser video)

  28-01-2016 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisEveryone is going pop these days. The latest: Dee Dee from Dum Dum Girls (real name Kristin Welchez) has announced a new solo project Kristin Kontrol. She says:I wanted to open things up and shed light on significant influences that felt off-limits in Dum Dum land. I don't want to fight them off anymore. That'd be a drag. The music is so different from anything I've ever done -- I felt compelled to shed the alter-ego instead of trying to morph Dum Dum Girls into something else. I d
  
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• New technology to virtually light up 3-point line on ABC

  28-01-2016 20:30
  
  The 3-point line will virtually light up during Saturday prime-time NBA broadcasts on ABC this season
  
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• Environmentalists file lawsuit to stop U2's The Edge & other investors (from attempting to build mansions in Malibu)

  28-01-2016 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: The Edge with U2 at MSG in 2015 (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin)
  U2's The Edge has been battling the California Coastal Commission for over 5 years in an attempt to build, along with 4 other Irish investors, 5 mansions along the Malibu coastline. While he's hardly the first rich person to build a mansion in Malibu, he has now drawn the ire of the venerable Sierra Club, who claim that the project would be extremely harmful to the surrounding environment, and are suing the CCC accordingly
  
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• Hart, Del Toro, Goldberg among Oscar presenters

  28-01-2016 20:15
  
  The Academy Awards has unveiled a distinctly diverse slate of performers and presenters including Kevin Hart, Benicio Del Toro and Whoopi Goldberg
  
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• ROMP releasing debut LP (stream "Last Year"), playing shows, one with Mothers

  28-01-2016 19:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Andrew Sacherphoto by Emily Dubin
  You guys can knock Tinder all you want, but apparently it's a totally great place to form bands. First Philly's Kississippi said they met that way, and now New Brunswick's ROMP have the same story. ROMP released their debut EP Sorry, Not Sorry this past fall, and they'll put out their first full length Departure From Venus on March 4. It comes out on vinyl/digital via Bad Timing Records (pre-order) and cassette via Funeral Sounds (pre-order). Like the EP, it
  
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• Guns N' Roses filming new video?

  28-01-2016 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We know that Guns N' Roses are reunited and playing Coachella and Vegas, among probably more shows. Now it looks like they are prepping a new music video, which could potentially mean new music (which has already been hinted by former manager Alan Niven).PAID JOB: GUNS N ROSES, LONDON#actor #actingjob #musicvideo https://t.co/lb2JLsixSr— Casting Call Pro (@castingcallpro) January 28, 2016
  In any case, the casting network Casting Call Pro has an ad out, which is tweeted above, for two "kidn
  
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• Women, youngsters dominate in rock field at Grammy Awards

  28-01-2016 19:55
  For years, men _ and legacy acts _ have dominated in the rock category at the Grammy Awards, leaving little room for female stars who rock as loud and hard as the boys and young bands hoping to breakthrough on the music scene
  
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• Boogarins touring with Dungen, playing other North American dates, cover Clube da Esquina song w/ O Terno (watch)

  28-01-2016 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisBoogarins @ Seaport Music Fest 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
  Brazilian band Boogarins, who released their second album last year via Other Music, will be heading north this spring as openers on Dungen's headlining tour. That tour doesn't exactly hit NYC -- Dungen will open for Tame Impala at their two sold out Prospect Park shows -- but Boogarins will play a few East Coast shows on their own first, including Brooklyn's Baby's All Right on April 22. Tickets for that show go on sale
  
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• Five new spots to refuel in the neighborhood

  28-01-2016 19:43
  Let’s say you are out and about in the neighborhood shopping and you’re starving or you’re in the office and need a coffee. Maybe you’ve just seen an exhibit at BRIC or Grumpy Bert and are feeling like a snack, or your mind starts drifting to a vacation and you suddenly feel the need for a culinary escape. We have put together a list of five new spots in Downtown Brooklyn to help revive and refuel you:  Yaso Tangbao 148 Lawrence St
  
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• Review: Buddy Miller captures collaborative spirit of cruise

  28-01-2016 19:41
  
  Put Buddy Miller on a cruise ship, and outlaw country becomes Caribbean country
  
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• Inquiry finds sales of concert tickets are a 'fixed game'

  28-01-2016 19:33
  
  New York's attorney general says investigators found abuses in sales of concert and sports tickets that prevent consumers from buying affordable tickets or sometimes even getting them at all
  
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• Executive director of Seeger's environmental group resigns

  28-01-2016 19:30
  
  The executive director of the Hudson River environmental conservation group founded by the late folk singer Pete Seeger has resigned
  
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• The Latest: Trump launches fundraising website for veterans

  28-01-2016 19:29
  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has launched a new website for collecting donations to veterans ahead of his event on Thursday evening
  
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• The So So Glos throwing free monthly parties at McCarren Hotel And Pool, release song off new album

  28-01-2016 19:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Andrew Sacherphoto: The So So Glos at BV-CMJ 2015 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
  No, the McCarren Pool Parties aren't back, but Brooklyn staples The So So Glos are now throwing free monthly parties at the McCarren Hotel And Pool (160 N 12th St). The band is co-presenting the partes with Bikes In The Kitchen, and the first one happens this Saturday (1/30) with DJ sets from Skaters, Drew Citron of Beverly, Alex Levine of The So So Glos and Carlos Valpeoz of Bikes in the Kitchen. It goes from 10 PM t
  
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• UK indiepop act Fake Laugh readies new single -- listen to "Birdsong Lullaby"

  28-01-2016 19:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisLondon musician Kamran Khan records under the name Fake Laugh, making delicate guitar pop that seems equally influenced by '80s groups like The Smiths, and the underwater guitar sounds of Mac DeMarco. Having already released a single on influential label Fierce Panda, he's got a double-A-side 7" coming out soon via Canvasclub, and we've got the premiere of "Birdsong Lullaby" in this post. Says Kamaran:The title comes from when I was living in Whitechapel and working at a pub. The b
  
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• Actor Josh Duhamel says visit North Dakota! (His home state)

  28-01-2016 19:10
  
  Actor Josh Duhamel is serving as a tourism ambassador for his home state North Dakota
  
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• The Sword announce tour with Purson (dates)

  28-01-2016 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: The Sword in Austin in 2013 (more by Sarah Linder)
  Austin riff-dudes The Sword have announced some tour dates for 2016 behind last year's High Country LP. The tour features two legs, the first supported by Royal Thunder, and the second by Purson.The second leg of the tour will take them through NYC for a show at Brooklyn Bowl on May 17. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (1/29) at 10 AM.
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• Top Greek theater scraps play that quoted terrorist's book

  28-01-2016 18:42
  
  Greece's prestigious National Theater has canceled the final performances of a play that included elements from a book by a convicted far-left terrorist, following complaints and threats
  
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• Bruce Springsteen's tour showcases new way of serving fans

  28-01-2016 18:39
  
  Bruce Springsteen's tour illustrates how veteran artists are now superserving devoted fans
  
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• Councilman sparks outcry with musician, DJ registry proposal

  28-01-2016 18:36
  
  A Philadelphia city councilman is hearing boos for a proposal that would seemingly give police the authority to approve which bands, rappers and DJs can perform in certain venues
  
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• Animal Collective share new song "Lying in the Grass" via 'Painting With' iPhone/iPad app

  28-01-2016 18:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Animal Collective's new album, Painting With is coming out soon -- February 19 via Domino. If you weren't at Baltimore's BWI Airport in November and didn't get to listen to the other tracks besides the first single "Floridada", ANCo just launched a free iOs app that gives you early access to another track, "Lying in the Grass."What else does this app do? The band is also taking Painting With literally by having the app allow you to collaborate with other users and "paint" while listening to
  
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• Springsteen's tour showcases new way of serving fans

  28-01-2016 17:55
  
  Bruce Springsteen's tour illustrates how veteran artists are now superserving devoted fans
  
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• Chris Pine on his accidental career and 'The Finest Hours'

  28-01-2016 17:51
  
  Chris Pine has played his share of cocksure heroes, but the "Star Trek" star takes on a new kind of role in "The Finest Hours" _ the underdog
  
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• Timeline of the late Buddy Cianci's political career

  28-01-2016 17:48
  
  Former Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci, who died Thursday at 74, had a turbulent political career
  
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• Jon Krakauer on Campus Rape

  28-01-2016 17:45
  Tuesday, March 1, 2016 7:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterMissoula, Montana, is a typical college town, home to a highly regarded state university whose beloved football team inspires a passionately loyal fan base. Between January 2008 and May 2012, hundreds of students reported sexual assaults to the local police. Few of the cases were properly handled by either the university or local authorities. In this, Missoula is also typical.
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• The Latest: Iowa workers plan rally at GOP debate site

  28-01-2016 17:42
  
  Iowa fast-food workers calling for $15-an-hour wages say they'll stage a day of demonstrations ahead of the Republican presidential debate
  
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• Junior Boys streaming new album 'Big Black Coat' (listen)

  28-01-2016 17:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Andrew SacherJunior Boys will release their new album Big Black Coat next week (2/5) via City Slang, and now they're streaming the whole thing. Like the early singles (and past releases), it's synth pop but with "synth" meaning heady dance music rather than the melodrama of the '80s era or the bombast of the genre's current popularity. It's a good album start to finish and you can check it out for yourself below (via NPR).The duo will support the album on a tour with Jessy Lanza, who just ann
  
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• Former Providence Mayor Vincent 'Buddy' Cianci dies at 74

  28-01-2016 17:27
  
  The former Providence mayor who dominated Rhode Island politics for parts of four decades before serving time for a corruption conviction has died
  
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• Your Culture Essentials for February

  28-01-2016 17:26
  
  Because 2016 is a leap year, there’s an extra day of fun in February this year. And yes, there IS fun to be had in February. Obviously the Coldplay/Beyonce mash-up slated for the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 7 is at the top of each and every American’s agenda. There are a few more cultural events worth considering, this month, and we’ve managed to compile a countdown of TV, film, books and outings worth adding to your calendar.
  10. Amidst the #OscarsSoWhite controvers
  
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• EZTV & Nic Hessler cover Milk 'N' Cookies for RSD16 7" (listen), opening for Martin Courtney on upcoming tour dates

  28-01-2016 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisCaptured Tracks labelmates EZTV and Nic Hessler have collaborated on a cover of "Buy This Record" by powerpop cult heroes Milk 'N' Cookies (who EZTV just opened for in Brooklyn). That's coming out as 7" for Record Store Day 2016 (April 16) but you don't have to wait till then to hear it though -- the cover makes its premiere in this post. Listen below.Nic Hessler will be playing guitar with EZTV on dates supporting Martin Courtney on his upcoming tour. That tour includes a stop at
  
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