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• Moses Sumney, now on Jagjaguwar, announces tour (with new video)

  27-06-2017 22:08
  
  Moses' fall tour starts on the West Coast and hits NYC in October.
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• Young Thug playing 'Beautiful Thugger Girls Live' show at T5 this week

  27-06-2017 22:01
  
  Young Thug added a last-minute release show for 'Beautiful Thugger Girls' in NYC. Tickets are on sale now...
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• Maryland Deathfest 2018 initial lineup (Coven, Eyehategod, Bloodbath, more)

  27-06-2017 21:40
  
  Maryland Deathfest 2017 wrapped up about a month ago, and the 2018 initial lineup is already here. It includes occult rock pioneers Coven, who just played their first US show in 27 years at Northwest Terror Fest...
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• Guided by Voices ask 'How do You Spell Heaven' on new LP, share first single, touring

  27-06-2017 21:25
  
  Guided by Voices just released August by Cake -- which was Robert Pollard's 100th LP -- and, no surprise, they're already on to the next one.
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• watch Kendrick Lamar's "ELEMENT." video

  27-06-2017 21:19
  
  Following "DNA." and "HUMBLE.", Kendrick Lamar has released a video for a third song off this year's excellent DAMN....
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• A$AP Ferg releasing new mixtape, streaming 5 songs, playing Peterpalooza

  27-06-2017 21:08
  
  A$AP Ferg has a bunch of tour dates coming up, including the just-announced Peterpalooza in Queens with Dave East, Warm Up, and more.
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• Guided by Voices, Charles Bradley, Okkervil River & more playing beer & music festival in Brooklyn

  27-06-2017 20:38
  
  The one-day festival, which has unlimited tastings from over 40 breweries, will also feature The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Sadies and Kilo Kish.
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• Soul Rebels, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch & Kirk Knight paid tribute to Prodigy in Prospect Park (pics, videos)

  27-06-2017 20:17
  
  Watch The Soul Rebels and friends hold a moment of noise for prodigy and then play "Keep It Thoro" and "Shook Ones."
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• Wedding Photography With A (Feminist) Twist

  27-06-2017 20:15 via bkmag.com
  
  Bridezilla culture? No thanks. Cookie-cutter images? Nope. Outdated traditions? Next! In a society that claims “women have dreamed of their weddings since they were little girls,” it’s hard to keep a level head if you’re an intelligent, progressive person planning their wedding. Let’s be honest, the wedding industry plays on some pretty terrible stereotypes and tropes of women and men. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
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• Norton Records Shop is closing soon, looking for new tenant for the space

  27-06-2017 19:57
  
  "With a sigh, the continuing saga of Norton Records is about to start yet another chapter, as we work toward a huge move of our headquarters in Brooklyn. Right now, the shop will have to close in order to make the move happen..."
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• Twitter suspends FADER & other hip hop twitters over a tracklist?

  27-06-2017 19:52
  
  Twitter accounts for The FADER, Pigeons & Planes, 2DopeBoyz, and HipHop-N-More were suspended after Atlantic Records allegedly filed complaints with Twitter over their posting of the track list for Young Thug's new album Beautiful Thugger Girls before its release.
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• Packing perps! Pol open to idea of enlarging Boreum Hill jail to allow Rikers closure

  27-06-2017 19:32
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperHe’s betting on the House.
  A Boerum Hill councilman said he is open to the idea of expanding the neighborhood’s 800-bed House of Detention as part of the city’s plan to close the jails on Rikers Island.“I’m in favor of closing Rikers, there’s a capacity for jails in our Downtown area, and we’ve learned through the reopening that having a facility there isn’t terribly onerous to the sur
  
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• Packing perps! Pol open to idea of enlarging Boerum Hill jail to allow Rikers closure

  27-06-2017 19:32
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperHe’s betting on the House.
  A Boerum Hill councilman said he is open to the idea of expanding the neighborhood’s 800-bed House of Detention as part of the city’s plan to close the jails on Rikers Island.“I’m in favor of closing Rikers, there’s a capacity for jails in our Downtown area, and we’ve learned through the reopening that having a facility there isn’t terribly onerous to the sur
  
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• Art, Life, What’s the Difference? The Big Sick Cast and Crew Reflect

  27-06-2017 19:18 via bkmag.com
  
  Last Wednesday, BAMcinemaFest hosted a screening and panel discussion of The Big Sick, the romantic comedy written by husband and wife duo Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon. Collecting stellar reviews from all corners, the film is shaping up to be an unlikely summer blockbuster, and deservedly so. The Big Sick follows a stand-in for Nanjiani (played by and also named Kumail) trying to break into a career in comedy while balancing a new relationship with Emily, a white American woman, with his fam
  
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• Armed with Tacos and Tequila, Casa Publica is the Cure for Your Summertime Blues

  27-06-2017 18:05 via bkmag.com
  
  Tacos and tequila are a fail-safe summertime combo, making June an auspicious debut for Williamsburg’s Casa Publica.
  An Art Deco-esque beacon of arched windows, mosaic murals, clay tile and natural sunlight on a park-neighboring corner of Union (representing a distinct design departure from Over the Eights’ dim and divey interpretation of the space), it seeks to emulate modern-day Mexico City with market-conscious riffs on established dishes.
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• What is going on with the Cyclones?

  27-06-2017 13:59
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperHudson Valley 8Cyclones 3June 26 at MCU ParkKeaton got quite the beatin’!Cyclones reliever Keaton Aldridge recorded just one out and coughed up four runs in the top of the eighth inning and the Cyclones committed five errors on the night, handing the Renegades a sweep of a three-game set.The game was a nail-biter until the eighth when, with the Renegades up 3–1 and one out, Aldridge allowed a single and hit a batter be
  
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• Weekend warriors compete in Rugged Maniac race

  27-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyWhat a bunch of maniacs!
  Thrill-seekers romped through mud, climbed ropes, and scaled walls during the Rugged Maniac race at Aviator Sports on June 24. Participants got down and dirty as they made their way across 3-miles and 25 different obstacles, but it was all worth it for the cold glass of beer at the finish line, said one participant from Manhattan.“It was a lot of fun!” said Nell Davis, who competed with her co-
  
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• Vegas Diner cashes out: Jewel of Bensonhurst closes after 35 years

  27-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyVegas Diner closed its doors for the last time on June 25 after serving Southern Brooklynites round-the-clock nosh for the last 35 years.
  The iconic diner on 86th Street and 16th Avenue has attracted a loyal clientele since it opened in 1982. But the quartet of aging owners decided it was time to move on, and long-time customers came out it force to say their goodbyes to their old haunt and its staff.
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• Snack time! Thousands pack Downtown hotel for annual food fair

  27-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Bill RoundyBrooklyn PaperBrooklyn ate!A bounty of borough-based food and drink retailers brought local flavor to Downtown’s New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge on Friday for Brooklyn Eats, the annual showcase of Kings County’s cuisine, and the foodies and culinary pros who packed the room could not get enough of the grub up for grab, according to vendors.
  “It was busy — a lot busier than last year,” said Kevin Liang of Sou
  
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• Northern lights! Fireworks move to Greenpoint this year

  27-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyGet ready to get lit!
  This year’s Fourth of July fireworks display will be the biggest yet — but it will also be the least visible for Brooklynites! Macy’s plans to explode more than 60,000 pyrotechics over the East River, but this year’s bangs will launch from barges parked on the river near the Brooklyn–Queens borders — not near the Brooklyn Bridge, as in past years. So the best viewing spots ha
  
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• Mill Basin students win new bikes for reading

  27-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThese kids are ready to ride!Three students from Mary Queen of Heaven got to take home shiny new bicycles as part of the “Read and Ride” program, which gifts students who are vivacious readers with new two-wheelers in a campaign to both reduce childhood obesity and promote literacy. The three Mill Basin students — who out-read their other classmates — really earned their new rides, and had a great time doin
  
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• Kids helping kids!

  27-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThey’re the real superheroes!Hundreds of youngsters — many dressed up as Superman, Batman, or another favorite crime fighter — came out to take a ride on the Ferris wheel at the ninth-annual Kids for Kids Family Fun Day to raise money for children’s cancer research at the Aviator Sports and Events Center on June 17.
  A handful of kids presented a check to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for a who
  
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• Brooklyn diocese launches fund for abuse victims

  27-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperThe Diocese of Brooklyn established a fund to compensate victims of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy, its bishop said Thursday.
  The settlement program — which offers money in exchange for immunity from prosecution, and was announced by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio days after the state Senate killed a bill that would open the Catholic Church to a flood of lawsuits — offers immediate recourse to victims as lawmakers in Alb
  
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• Bklyn diocese launches fund for abuse victims

  27-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperThe Diocese of Brooklyn established a fund to compensate victims of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy, its bishop said Thursday.
  The settlement program — which offers money in exchange for immunity from prosecution, and was announced by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio days after the state Senate killed a bill that would open the Catholic Church to a flood of lawsuits — offers immediate recourse to victims as lawmakers in Alb
  
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• Affordable housing advocates storm Rent Guidelines Board amid downpour

  27-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperA little rain didn’t stop their parade.
  Brooklyn tenants met housing advocates and elected officials as dark clouds swirled over Downtown on June 19 to storm the last public hearing of the Rent Guidelines Board before it votes today on proposed rate increases for rent-stabilized units, which attendees said could result in chaos if approved.“If they allow these greedy landlords to continue to milk the people, there is g
  
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