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• tours announced: CupcakKe, Magnetic Fields, Arcade Fire/Grizzly Bear, more

  10-05-2018 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Plus: Superchunk, The Breeders, The Magnetic Fields, Nine Inch Nails/Jesus & Mary Chain, Neil Young, Mudhoney, The Charlatans, Gruff Rhys, and more.
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• Bill Baird (Sound Team) preps new LP: listen to "A Place To Fall Apart"

  10-05-2018 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  "When your life has completely collapsed and you just...yeah... fall apart. To let yourself die so you can come back new. And to find a person who gives you the space to finally and fully collapse.... that's about as close to love as I can imagine." - Bill Baird
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• Music Tastes Good 2018 lineup (New Order, James Blake, Joey Bada$$, BSS, more)

  10-05-2018 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  The third annual Long Beach festival also includes Santigold, Princess Nokia, The Black Angels, Parquet Courts, Sun Kil Moon, Bill Callahan, Big Thief, and more.
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• Buzzy Lee playing Park Church Co-Op before shows with Dirty Projectors

  10-05-2018 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Greenpoint's gorgeous Park Church Co-Op has been in danger of closing, but fortunately it was recently granted a 9-month funding extension that will keep it open until the end of 2018. The first show we've seen announced since the extension is Buzzy Lee (aka Sasha Spielberg), who recently released her Nicolas Jaar-produced EP.
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• watch Car Seat Headrest perform "Bodys" on 'Fallon'

  10-05-2018 19:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  The performance is a lot of fun to watch, especially with the band's expanded lineup allowing Will to move freely around the stage.
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• Mudhoney touring, playing Brooklyn with Pissed Jeans

  10-05-2018 19:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mudhoneyhaven't put out a new studio album since 2013's ’Vanishing Point’ (they did release live album, ’LiE,’ this year, though), but they will be on tour this fall, including a stop in Brooklyn...
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• Notorious RBG on the silver screen

  10-05-2018 16:45
  Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s eagerly-awaited documentary about legal mastermind, cultural icon, and all-around badass octogenarian, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is out this week, and Nitehawk is hosting a special screening and Q&A with the directors on Friday night, May 11, at 7pm. In the absence of a definitive biography of Ginsburg, RBG is finally bringing the story of the beloved, diminutive jurist’s life and career to the mainstream. Tickets are $12.More ideas f
  
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• Baubles, Booze, and Bites at Industry City

  10-05-2018 16:43
  On Saturday, head to Industry City for a triple threat of activities to get you clothed, crafty, fed, and libated. First up, vintage pop-up shop A Current Affair is back all weekend with its curated group of dozens of the nation’s best sources of vintage clothing and accessories. I’ve found some amazing stuff here in years past, so it’s definitely worth a browse, even with the $15 entrance fee.Also onsite this weekend: BUST Craftacular, an indie maker fair featuring more than 7
  
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• The Mary month of May aboard the Mary A. Whalen

  10-05-2018 16:42
  If you haven’t ventured to the nautical home of Portside New York, this is a good month to do it. The maritime non-profit uses its retired oil tanker, the Mary A. Whalen, as a cultural hub in the Atlantic Basin, and it’s hosting special events throughout May to honor its 80th birthday. You could come, say, for a night of storytelling and music on May 25 that celebrates the city’s first Puerto Rican community–Red Hook!–or visit during its open hours. The second
  
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• Dinner and a concert

  10-05-2018 16:41
  Artist collective The Wild Honey Pie curates musical events like a Berkshires summer camp for adults and dinner parties with live music. Their next one is this Monday, May 14 at Guadalupe Inn featuring Computer Magic. While songwriter and producer Danielle “Danz” Johnson performs her atmospheric tunes, you’ll enjoy a three-course Mexican meal with cocktails made with Pilot Kombucha. Sounds like a dreamy evening. The event starts at 7pm and tickets are $50. 
  
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• Outdoor bike repair classes with Time’s Up

  10-05-2018 16:36
  Now that we’ve reached prime biking weather, you could probably use a tune-up. Even if you don’t bike to work, you can stop at the La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, on the SW corner of 9th St. & Ave C., on the way home for a free outdoor bike repair workshop from Time’s Up. They’ll have a demonstration bike set up to walk you through simple maintenance and tune-ups, focusing on a different aspect each Tuesday evening between 6:30 and 8pm. This Tuesday, May 15 t
  
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• Drunk Science and the cosmos

  10-05-2018 16:35
  Drunk Science, the live comedy show that invites three comedians to get hammered, and then present scientific dissertations on a chosen topic to a panel of actual scientists, is at Littlefield on Wednesday night, May 16, and the theme this time is Astronomy. As always, comedians Joanna Rothkopf, Shannon Odell, and Jordan Mendoza host, and special guests for this edition are Myq Kaplan, Rachel Joravsky, Larry Owens, and astrophysicist Dr. Jackie Faherty. The show starts at 8, and tickets are $7 i
  
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• Firebrands, past and present

  10-05-2018 16:31
  Have you all been to the David Bowie exhibit at Brooklyn Museum yet? If not, get on it! It’s pretty incredible, IMHO, and you walk out the door in awe of how The Thin White Duke managed to remain original, provocative, and consummately creative for a career that spanned nearly six decades. If you go this Thursday night, May 17, you’ll get the added bonus of a special happy hour featuring a panel of expert speakers discussing topics like The Starman’s filmography, his conne
  
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