<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[NY Brooklyn - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about NY Brooklyn with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:35:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Enforcement teams still crucial to battling bus fare evasion, MTA boss says amid stand-down order]]></title><description><![CDATA[MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said Friday that bus fare evasion enforcement teams remain an "important component" a day after suspending the squads pending probes into recent violent altercations between agents and riders.Lieber, speaking at an unrelated Queens press event on Friday, said his safety stand-down order for the enforcement agents — dubbed Evasion and Graffiti Lawlessness Eradication (EAGLE) Teams — on Thursday should not be seen as the agency throwing in the towel in its fight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/enforcement-teams-still-crucial-to-battling-bus-fare-evasion-mta-boss-says-amid-stand-down-order/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/enforcement-teams-still-crucial-to-battling-bus-fare-evasion-mta-boss-says-amid-stand-down-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bed-Stuy’s STooPS wraps fall series using art to combat gun violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[For four Saturdays this fall, Brooklynites had the chance to experience culture, music, art and workshops in the Jackie Robinson Park Playground in Bedford-Stuyvesant.The Fall Funs series was a four-weekend event hosted by STooPS, with activities taking place every Saturday with the goal of bringing community members together through art, resources and community engagement.STooPS founder Kendra J. Ross was a part of a coalition that wanted to enrich the area and help deter it from succumbing to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bed-stuys-stoops-wraps-fall-series-using-art-to-combat-gun-violence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bed-stuys-stoops-wraps-fall-series-using-art-to-combat-gun-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYSNA nurses demand reinstatement of suspended Kings County Hospital union nurse]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYSNA nurses held an emergency rally and press conference outside NYC Health+Hospitals (H+H) Kings County Hospital on Oct. 22, demanding the immediate reinstatement of Sarah Dowd, a neurocritical care ICU nurse practitioner and vice president of the hospital’s Local Bargaining Unit.Dowd was suspended without pay on Oct. 9 and barred from all H+H facilities without any formal charges filed by Kings County Hospital management following what her colleagues describe as protected union activity.Her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nysna-nurses-demand-reinstatement-of-suspended-kings-county-hospital-union-nurse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nysna-nurses-demand-reinstatement-of-suspended-kings-county-hospital-union-nurse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NY officials urge early voting, pledge to protect voters amid misinformation fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days before early voting begins in New York, elected officials and voting rights groups gathered at the Brooklyn Museum, one of New York City’s early voting sites, on Eastern Parkway in Prospect Heights on Oct. 22 to urge New Yorkers to take advantage of early voting and avoid lines on Election Day, Nov. 3. They also assured voters that their rights remained protected despite the federal government’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting and sow confusion about how and when to vote.Susan Le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ny-officials-urge-early-voting-pledge-to-protect-voters-amid-misinformation-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ny-officials-urge-early-voting-pledge-to-protect-voters-amid-misinformation-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York officials urge early voting, pledge to protect voters amid misinformation fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days before early voting begins in New York, elected officials and voting rights groups gathered at the Brooklyn Museum, one of New York City’s early voting sites, to urge New Yorkers to take advantage of early voting and avoid lines on Election Day, Nov. 3. They also assured voters that their rights remained protected despite the federal government’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting and sow confusion about how and when to vote.Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause/NY, expla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-york-officials-urge-early-voting-pledge-to-protect-voters-amid-misinformation-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-york-officials-urge-early-voting-pledge-to-protect-voters-amid-misinformation-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a light: ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ shadow cast is back at Industry City on Oct. 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a light over at Industry City!A “Rocky Horror Picture Show” shadow cast screening and celebration is back at bkONE Productions for one night only on Oct. 24.Actors — including Erech Holder-Hetmeyer as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Josh Piper as Brad and Annika Solomone as Janet — will perform alongside the film, and audience members are invited to bring along their props and all their favorite shout-backs.It’s the second time bkONE will partake in the shadow cast tradition, which is al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/theres-a-light-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-shadow-cast-is-back-at-industry-city-on-oct-24/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/theres-a-light-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-shadow-cast-is-back-at-industry-city-on-oct-24/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council passes scaled-back nonprofit property COPA bill year after Adams veto, cutting its potential reach by nearly 80%]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City Council on Thursday resurrected a controversial housing bill vetoed by former Mayor Eric Adams, approving a dramatically scaled-back measure that would give nonprofits first crack at buying certain apartment buildings.The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA, passed on Oct. 22 after lawmakers narrowed its reach by nearly 80%, from roughly 10,000 buildings to 2,100, following months of negotiations aimed at addressing legal concerns and opposition from the real estate industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/council-passes-scaled-back-nonprofit-property-copa-bill-year-after-adams-veto-cutting-its-potential-reach-by-nearly-80/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/council-passes-scaled-back-nonprofit-property-copa-bill-year-after-adams-veto-cutting-its-potential-reach-by-nearly-80/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Trip comedy show returns to Brooklyn with embarassing stories, audience Q&amp;As]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly two years away, a comedy show built around life’s most awkward moments is making its way back to Brooklyn. This time, the audience will have a chance to share some embarrassing stories of their own.<br />
“Bad Trip,” a storytelling comedy show created by comedians Joey Rinaldi and Sam Wolff, will return Nov. 12 at Bushwick’s Secret Pour, bringing together comics and audience members for a night of personal stories, candid conversations and trivia.<br />
The show, which ran from 2021 to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bad-trip-comedy-show-returns-to-brooklyn-with-embarassing-stories-audience-qampas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bad-trip-comedy-show-returns-to-brooklyn-with-embarassing-stories-audience-qampas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA starts $1.9 billion resignalling, track replacement work on A/C lines in Brooklyn and Queens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MTA has begun work on a $1.9 billion effort to replace nearly century-old signals on Brooklyn and Queens' A and C lines, the agency announced on Thursday.The project will see the MTA install modern Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signals along the A and C trains’ Fulton and Liberty Avenue lines between High Street in Brooklyn and Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd in Queens. The new hardware will replace 1930s-era analog signals, which allow train dispatchers to track their locations and s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-starts-19-billion-resignalling-track-replacement-work-on-ac-lines-in-brooklyn-and-queens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-starts-19-billion-resignalling-track-replacement-work-on-ac-lines-in-brooklyn-and-queens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shape the future of your community: Brooklyn community board applications are now open]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to shape the future of your neighborhood, community board applications are now open. Considered the grassroots of local government, community boards weigh in on topics ranging from local land use matters to liquor licenses, transportation projects, and more.  With 18 community districts, Brooklyn has more community boards than any other borough, each made up of up to 50 volunteers who live, work, or have a strong interest in their community. They work with city agencies, elected o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shape-the-future-of-your-community-brooklyn-community-board-applications-are-now-open/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shape-the-future-of-your-community-brooklyn-community-board-applications-are-now-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booze and boos: Bay Ridge Pumpkin Roll brings Halloween fun to Third Avenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bay Ridge residents got into the Halloween spirit at the annual Pumpkin Roll, an pub crawl along Third Avenue that brought the community together while raising funds for an upcoming neighborhood Trunk or Treat.<br />
The Oct 24 event, hosted by the Ragamuffin Parade committee, added a Halloween costume costume contest this year, giving attendees another opportunity to show off their creativity while supporting local festivities.<br />
[caption id="attachment_250662" align="alignnone" width="700"] From spook]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/booze-and-boos-bay-ridge-pumpkin-roll-brings-halloween-fun-to-third-avenue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/booze-and-boos-bay-ridge-pumpkin-roll-brings-halloween-fun-to-third-avenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Vote nature’: Climate activist scales Brooklyn Bridge dropping banner for environmental vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[A daredevil climate activist scaled the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday afternoon and hung a banner over traffic urging voters to think of nature when they go to the polls next month.An unnamed protester dressed as a construction worker and hauled a bag across on the Manhattan side of the historic span at around 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. He then climbed above zooming traffic and carefully tied a massive banner reading “vote nature” to the framework. Tourists stopped taking selfies and immediately s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/vote-nature-climate-activist-scales-brooklyn-bridge-dropping-banner-for-environmental-vote/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/vote-nature-climate-activist-scales-brooklyn-bridge-dropping-banner-for-environmental-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police recruit from Brooklyn killed after crashing his motorcycle on Van Wyck Expressway in Queens: PBA]]></title><description><![CDATA[An NYPD recruit from Brooklyn was killed when he crashed his motorcycle on the Van Wyck Expressway in Briarwood on Wednesday, Oct. 21.<br />
Police from the 107th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision on the entrance rap of the Van Wyck Expressway from the Jackie Robinson Parkway around 6 a.m. and found the victim on the roadway.Further investigation by the NYPD Highways District’s Collision Investigation Squad determined that a 21-year-old male was operating a 2008 Triumph S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/police-recruit-from-brooklyn-killed-after-crashing-his-motorcycle-on-van-wyck-expressway-in-queens-pba/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/police-recruit-from-brooklyn-killed-after-crashing-his-motorcycle-on-van-wyck-expressway-in-queens-pba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[40,000 more 9/11 records released as questions linger over toxic air warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration released on Wednesday another 40,000 documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, adding to a growing public archive of records that survivors and first responders spent years fighting to access.The latest release brings the total to more than 60,000 documents spanning over 200,000 pages, according to 9/11 Health Watch, the advocacy group whose legal battle with the city helped secure their release.The documents are available through the city']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/40000-more-911-records-released-as-questions-linger-over-toxic-air-warnings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/40000-more-911-records-released-as-questions-linger-over-toxic-air-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani accuses Amazon of trying to ‘fear-monger’ as he gears up for delivery worker bill showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani accused Amazon and other opponents of spending heavily to scare New Yorkers about a proposed overhaul of the city's package delivery industry Tuesday, as he prepares to join national labor leaders in a push for the legislation's passage.The remarks came amid a multimillion-dollar lobbying battle over the Delivery Protection Act, which would require certain last-mile delivery facilities to obtain city licenses and directly employ workers rather than relying on third-party con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-accuses-amazon-of-trying-to-fear-monger-as-he-gears-up-for-delivery-worker-bill-showdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-accuses-amazon-of-trying-to-fear-monger-as-he-gears-up-for-delivery-worker-bill-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Stop the war on Iran’: Brooklyn peace activists urge Jeffries to help end conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid mounting opposition to the Iran war, a coalition of peace, veterans, faith and community groups rallied outside the district office of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries in Downtown Brooklyn on Oct. 20, urging him to use his power as House Democratic leader to end the unauthorized U.S. war on Iran.The rally was part of a nationwide Day of Action for Peace with Iran, held at 37 congressional offices across the country to build political power to end the war, escalation, sanctions and the broader &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stop-the-war-on-iran-brooklyn-peace-activists-urge-jeffries-to-help-end-conflict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stop-the-war-on-iran-brooklyn-peace-activists-urge-jeffries-to-help-end-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Lander released after Israeli detention during West Bank olive harvest; Mamdani calls for other New Yorkers to be freed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brad Lander, the former New York City Comptroller and current Democratic congressional nominee for New York's 10th District, was detained by Israeli forces Wednesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank.The arrest prompted Mayor Zohran Mamdani to publicly demand the release of other New Yorkers who remained in custody.Lander, who documented the detention in videos posted to social media, said he was released several hours later with a warning,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-released-after-israeli-detention-during-west-bank-olive-harvest-mamdani-calls-for-other-new-yorkers-to-be-freed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-released-after-israeli-detention-during-west-bank-olive-harvest-mamdani-calls-for-other-new-yorkers-to-be-freed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Lander, other volunteers released after Israeli detention during West Bank olive harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brad Lander, the former New York City Comptroller and current Democratic congressional nominee for New York's 10th District, was detained by Israeli forces Wednesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank.Lander was released after about three hours with a warning, while dozens of other volunteers were held for several hours longer. During a Wednesday afternoon call with reporters, Lander said the remaining detainees had also been released, after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-other-volunteers-released-after-israeli-detention-during-west-bank-olive-harvest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-other-volunteers-released-after-israeli-detention-during-west-bank-olive-harvest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Lander challenges Israel’s account of West Bank detention, vows to back settlement sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brad Lander, the former New York City Comptroller and current Democratic congressional nominee for New York's 10th District, was detained by Israeli forces Wednesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank.Lander was released after about three hours with a warning, while dozens of other volunteers were held for several hours longer. During a Wednesday afternoon call with reporters, Lander said the remaining detainees had also been released, after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-challenges-israels-account-of-west-bank-detention-vows-to-back-settlement-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-challenges-israels-account-of-west-bank-detention-vows-to-back-settlement-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Lander challenges Israel’s account of his West Bank detention, vows to back settlement sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brad Lander, the former New York City Comptroller and current Democratic congressional nominee for New York's 10th District, was detained by Israeli forces Wednesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank.Lander was released after about three hours with a warning, while dozens of other volunteers were held for several hours longer. During a Wednesday afternoon call with reporters, Lander said the remaining detainees had also been released, after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-challenges-israels-account-of-his-west-bank-detention-vows-to-back-settlement-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-challenges-israels-account-of-his-west-bank-detention-vows-to-back-settlement-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than an Art Teacher: How One Brooklyn Educator Is Using Creativity to Transform His School]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walk through the hallways of Achievement First East New York Elementary School in Brooklyn, and you'll find walls filled with colorful student-created murals, textured artwork, and dozens of large photographs celebrating children.&nbsp;For art teacher Michael Pedri, who has taught at the school since 2008, the artwork is about giving students a sense of ownership over their school. And it's part of a larger mission that Pedri believes has become increasingly important in recent years."I used to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/more-than-an-art-teacher-how-one-brooklyn-educator-is-using-creativity-to-transform-his-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/more-than-an-art-teacher-how-one-brooklyn-educator-is-using-creativity-to-transform-his-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City to consider landmarking Coney Island Lighthouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The historic cast-iron Coney Island Lighthouse that has helped seafarers navigate the New York Harbor for more than 100 years, along with its neighboring Queen Anne-style keeper&rsquo;s dwelling, could become the city&rsquo;s newest individual landmark.The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted on Oct. 2o to calendar the 1890 Coney Island Lighthouse for consideration as an individual landmark. The commission will hold a public hearing on the lighthouse, which is located at 4598 Beach 46th St. i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-to-consider-landmarking-coney-island-lighthouse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-to-consider-landmarking-coney-island-lighthouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dumbo Before the Bridges’ offers a peek at nabe’s underground history]]></title><description><![CDATA[The yearslong restoration of Dumbo&rsquo;s historic streets dug up more than just cobblestones.&nbsp;&nbsp;Finished last year, the massive project added bike lanes, improved stormwater drainage, and added a new pedestrian plaza without jeopardizing the nabe&rsquo;s centuries-old aesthetic.And as crews pulled out 26 blocks of original cobblestone and granite, they discovered nearly 3,000 artifacts left behind by centuries of Dumbo residents. Ceramic vessels, shoes, buttons and bottles were carefu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dumbo-before-the-bridges-offers-a-peek-at-nabes-underground-history/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dumbo-before-the-bridges-offers-a-peek-at-nabes-underground-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delivery worker left fighting for his life after being struck by hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[A delivery worker is still fighting for his life Wednesday morning after a hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn struck him on Tuesday night.According to police sources, the collision occurred around 7:35 p.m. on Oct. 20 in front of the Fresh Health Food Emporium at 594 Nostrand Ave. in Crown Heights.&nbsp;Based on a preliminary investigation, police said the driver of a white 2026 Hyundai Elantra was traveling southbound in the center lane on Nostrand Avenue when they attempted to merge into the right]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/delivery-worker-left-fighting-for-his-life-after-being-struck-by-hit-and-run-driver-in-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/delivery-worker-left-fighting-for-his-life-after-being-struck-by-hit-and-run-driver-in-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Automating the IBX will ensure it can run faster, handle more riders, at a lower cost: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MTA should design its planned Interborough Express (IBX) line as a fully automated system from the beginning in order to ensure it can accommodate its frequency and capacity needs without having to undergo a costly retrofit in the future, a new report from the Effective Transit Alliance (ETA) argues.The report, shared exclusively with amNewYork ahead of its Wednesday release, contends that as it puts together the draft environmental impact statement for the IBX &mdash; set to be released lat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/automating-the-ibx-will-ensure-it-can-run-faster-handle-more-riders-at-a-lower-cost-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/automating-the-ibx-will-ensure-it-can-run-faster-handle-more-riders-at-a-lower-cost-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What New Yorkers need to know about the five ballot questions in the Nov. 3 general election]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Yorkers heading to the polls for the Nov. 3 general election will be asked to decide on five ballot questions that could change how City Hall approves outdoor dining, awards contracts, builds street safety projects and saves money for future financial emergencies.Early voting begins Saturday, Oct. 24, with the five questions appearing on city voters' ballots alongside state and federal races. The proposals were advanced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/what-new-yorkers-need-to-know-about-the-five-ballot-questions-in-the-nov-3-general-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/what-new-yorkers-need-to-know-about-the-five-ballot-questions-in-the-nov-3-general-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A decade without answers: Jennifer Cohen’s Owl’s Head Park murder remains a mystery 10 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sept. 29, 2016, 35-year-old Jennifer Cohen was found dead with several injuries to her face and torso at the skatepark in Owl&rsquo;s Head Park, near Colonial Road and Wakeman Place in Bay Ridge. The victim, who lived in the neighborhood and was the mother of two children, had last been seen around 2:45 a.m. in the company of a man. Ten years later, her case remains cold, and the community is still without answers.Security camera footage showed Cohen and the unidentified man walking on Second]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-decade-without-answers-jennifer-cohens-owls-head-park-murder-remains-a-mystery-10-years-later/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-decade-without-answers-jennifer-cohens-owls-head-park-murder-remains-a-mystery-10-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra to screen ‘Phantom of the Opera’ with live music]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will screen the 1925 silent horror film &ldquo;The Phantom of the Opera&rdquo; at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights on Oct. 24, with live orchestral accompaniment.<br />
The two screenings, scheduled for 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., will feature a score performed by the orchestra alongside Plymouth Church&rsquo;s Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, which has 4,162 pipes.<br />
The film stars Lon Chaney Sr. as a disfigured composer who lives beneath the Paris Opera House and becomes obsesse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-chamber-orchestra-to-screen-phantom-of-the-opera-with-live-music/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-chamber-orchestra-to-screen-phantom-of-the-opera-with-live-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready to ride? Brooklyn Children’s Museum rolls out new BMX exhibit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn kids can explore the science of bicycle motocross and see their own riding adventures featured in a new exhibit opening Saturday at the Brooklyn Children&rsquo;s Museum.&ldquo;Riders Ready: The Science of BMX&rdquo; opens Oct. 24, inviting children to explore the physics behind biking through hands-on activities focused on speed, energy, balance and fun.The 2,500-square-foot exhibit will run through Jan. 3, 2027, at the Crown Heights museum, where visitors can learn about bike setup, tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ready-to-ride-brooklyn-childrens-museum-rolls-out-new-bmx-exhibit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ready-to-ride-brooklyn-childrens-museum-rolls-out-new-bmx-exhibit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two East New York postal workers indicted in alleged check theft scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two U.S. Postal Service employees assigned to the East New York Post Office have been accused of stealing nearly $15,000 in checks from residents along their mail routes between March 2023 and January 2024, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Oct. 19.Nicole Bernard, 41, of East Flatbush, and a second employee identified as Hazzard were arraigned on separate indictments charging them with theft-related offenses, including criminal possession of a forged instrument. The alleged thef]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/two-east-new-york-postal-workers-indicted-in-alleged-check-theft-scheme/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/two-east-new-york-postal-workers-indicted-in-alleged-check-theft-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST on amNY: City Council leaders promote devices to test e-bike, e-scooter legality in new video]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many illegal e-bikes and e-scooters zipping around the Big Apple, but given that they are often physically indistinguishable from their legal counterparts, they have proven difficult for the NYPD to indentify and seize.Democratic leaders of the City Council hope to change that reality by passing legislation requiring the NYPD and the city Department of Transportation (DOT) to test the use of dynamometers &mdash; treadmill-like devices that can measure the speed, power, and torque of el]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-on-amny-city-council-leaders-promote-devices-to-test-e-bike-e-scooter-legality-in-new-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-on-amny-city-council-leaders-promote-devices-to-test-e-bike-e-scooter-legality-in-new-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani to expand gun violence prevention program in Bushwick, Harlem and Washington Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to announce an expansion of New York City's community-based gun violence prevention program in three Brooklyn and Manhattan neighborhoods, directing $4.8 million in previously budgeted funding toward organizations that work to stop shootings before they happen, amNewYork has learned.The expansion, expected to be announced Tuesday, will bring additional street outreach and conflict mediation services to Bushwick, Harlem and Washington Heights/Inwood through the city's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/exclusive-mamdani-to-expand-gun-violence-prevention-program-in-bushwick-harlem-and-washington-heights/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/exclusive-mamdani-to-expand-gun-violence-prevention-program-in-bushwick-harlem-and-washington-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani expands gun violence prevention program in Bushwick, Harlem and Washington Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expanding New York City's community-based gun violence prevention program in three Brooklyn and Manhattan neighborhoods, directing $4.8 million in previously budgeted funding to organizations that work to stop shootings before they happen, amNewYork learned.The expansion, announced Tuesday, will bring additional street outreach and conflict mediation services to Bushwick, Harlem and Washington Heights/Inwood through the city's Crisis Management System (CMS). The program e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/exclusive-mamdani-expands-gun-violence-prevention-program-in-bushwick-harlem-and-washington-heights/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/exclusive-mamdani-expands-gun-violence-prevention-program-in-bushwick-harlem-and-washington-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Highly disturbing’: Six nonverbal students unaccounted for hours after Crown Heights school bus goes off route]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six nonverbal students with special needs were unaccounted for for more than four hours after their school bus traveled to multiple incorrect schools, according to an investigation by the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District (SCI).According to a report released by SCI on Oct. 16, the students, ages 6 to 8, were supposed to be dropped off at P.S. 289, also known as the &ldquo;Brower School,&rdquo; in Crown Heights between 8:20 and 9 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2025, bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/highly-disturbing-six-nonverbal-students-unaccounted-for-hours-after-crown-heights-school-bus-goes-off-route/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/highly-disturbing-six-nonverbal-students-unaccounted-for-hours-after-crown-heights-school-bus-goes-off-route/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 Governor’s Race: Blakeman attacks Hochul for allegedly not signing volunteer firefighter tax relief bill — two days after she signed it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill last week expanding tax relief for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers &mdash; but her Republican opponent in the governor's race, Bruce Blakeman, apparently missed the memo.The Hochul reelection campaign seized upon Blakeman's attack on Monday, accusing the incumbent of not signing the bill, two days after she actually put her pen to the legislation and made it law.In a statement Monday, Blakeman "blasted" Hochul for what he called her failure to act on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2026-governors-race-blakeman-attacks-hochul-for-allegedly-not-signing-volunteer-firefighter-tax-relief-bill-two-days-after-she-signed-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2026-governors-race-blakeman-attacks-hochul-for-allegedly-not-signing-volunteer-firefighter-tax-relief-bill-two-days-after-she-signed-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani replaces four members of NYPD civilian watchdog board amid broader accountability push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is replacing four of the five existing mayoral appointees to the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), reshaping the city's independent police watchdog as his administration presses ahead with broader efforts to strengthen NYPD accountability.The mayor announced Monday that Reginald Greene, Lisa Hoyes, Lisa Landau and Wesner Pierre, who bring backgrounds in criminal prosecution, public defense, civil rights advocacy and community-based violence prevention, will join the bo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-replaces-four-members-of-nypd-civilian-watchdog-board-amid-broader-accountability-push/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-replaces-four-members-of-nypd-civilian-watchdog-board-amid-broader-accountability-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boo-klyn is back: Your guide to fall festivals and family-friendly Halloween events across the borough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Halloween is creeping up, and Brooklyn is bursting with ways to celebrate. From pumpkin patches and neighborhood block parties to trick-or-treating, spooky science and parades featuring everyone from pint-sized ghouls to four-legged fashionistas, there&rsquo;s a little something for every ghost and goblin.Whether you're looking for a free afternoon outing, a chance to show off the family's best costumes or a slightly spooky adventure, these borough-wide festivities offer plenty of ways to make t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/boo-klyn-is-back-your-guide-to-fall-festivals-and-family-friendly-halloween-events-across-the-borough/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/boo-klyn-is-back-your-guide-to-fall-festivals-and-family-friendly-halloween-events-across-the-borough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free 2-K coming to all of Staten Island and the Bronx as Mamdani, Hochul unveil 10,000-seat expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City will add 10,000 free 2-K seats next fall, expanding the program to all five boroughs, including the entirety of Staten Island and the Bronx, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday as part of their push for universal childcare.The expansion, set for fall 2027, will bring the program to more than half of the city's 32 geographic school districts, up from the five where it launched this September. The city also plans to add seats in those original districts, bring]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/free-2-k-coming-to-all-of-staten-island-and-the-bronx-as-mamdani-hochul-unveil-10000-seat-expansion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/free-2-k-coming-to-all-of-staten-island-and-the-bronx-as-mamdani-hochul-unveil-10000-seat-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST on amNY: City Comptroller urges DOT to use Sammy’s Law in 17 community districts that signaled support for 20 mph speed limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city Department of Transportation (DOT) should lower speed limits to 20 miles per hour across 17 community board districts that have signaled support for the change under Sammy's Law, as well as in the districts with the highest traffic death rates, city Comptroller Mark Levine and several other elected officials urged in a Monday letter.In Levine's Oct. 19 missive, he and the other signatories urge DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn to quickly pursue "district-wide implementation" of Sammy's Law o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-on-amny-city-comptroller-urges-dot-to-use-sammys-law-in-17-community-districts-that-signaled-support-for-20-mph-speed-limits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-on-amny-city-comptroller-urges-dot-to-use-sammys-law-in-17-community-districts-that-signaled-support-for-20-mph-speed-limits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pigeons by the Seashore’ pays homage to the city’s feathered friends through art]]></title><description><![CDATA[A flock of drawn, painted and carved pigeons landed in Coney Island this month as &ldquo;Pigeons by the Seashore,&rdquo; a group art exhibition celebrating the beloved birds, opened at the Freak Bar.&nbsp;Pigeons arrived in the U.S. back in the 1600s, brought over by European settlers who mostly used them for food. They carried critical messages across the front lines during the World Wars, and pigeon breeders lovingly tended to massive flocks in rooftop coops across New York City in the mid-20t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pigeons-by-the-seashore-pays-homage-to-the-citys-feathered-friends-through-art/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pigeons-by-the-seashore-pays-homage-to-the-citys-feathered-friends-through-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&amp;A with Chair of the NYC Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Shaun Abreu]]></title><description><![CDATA[PoliticsNY&rsquo;s latest special edition, Inside Government: Transportation features the government officials shaping New York&rsquo;s transportation landscape. Today&rsquo;s Q&amp;A is with New York City Council Majority Leader Shaun Abreu. Majority Leader Abreu is chair of the NYC Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and represents the 7th Council District.What are your current transportation-focused legislative priorities?<br />
We must deliver safer streets. I&rsquo;m pushing ex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-chair-of-the-nyc-council-committee-on-transportation-and-infrastructure-shaun-abreu/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-chair-of-the-nyc-council-committee-on-transportation-and-infrastructure-shaun-abreu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn’s guide to the 2026 General Election: Where to vote, who’s on the ballot, and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters are gearing up for the Nov. 3 general election, and Brooklyn is home to some of the city&rsquo;s most interesting races.Though most of the borough&rsquo;s incumbents are safe in their seats &mdash; those most at risk were toppled by challengers from within their own party in the June primary &mdash; Democrats are trying to take back some of the borough&rsquo;s Republican districts in southern Brooklyn.&nbsp;Democrat Mike DeCillis is challenging incumbent Nicole Malliotakis in NY-11, the c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyns-guide-to-the-2026-general-election-where-to-vote-whos-on-the-ballot-and-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyns-guide-to-the-2026-general-election-where-to-vote-whos-on-the-ballot-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It doesn’t matter where you start’: Brooklyn runner shares his journey to the NYC Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Giovanni Kyle Sabio, crossing the finish line of the TCS New York City Marathon is more than completing 26.2 miles. It will mean looking back at a life shaped by uncertainty, recognizing how far he has come and proving to himself that the future he could only dream of is now within reach.Sabio, a Buswick resident born in Manila, Philippines, and grew up unhoused, will take on his first New York City Marathon this November as a member of Team Inspire, a group of runners whose personal journey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/it-doesnt-matter-where-you-start-brooklyn-runner-shares-his-journey-to-the-nyc-marathon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/it-doesnt-matter-where-you-start-brooklyn-runner-shares-his-journey-to-the-nyc-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speaker Menin confronts SpaceXAI after Grok creates sexualized image of her in under 30 seconds]]></title><description><![CDATA[City Council Speaker Julie Menin confronted Elon Musk&rsquo;s SpaceXAI on Friday with a sexualized image of herself that she said Grok, the company's chatbot, returned in less than 30 seconds &mdash; moments after a company representative insisted the chatbot has &ldquo;strict controls&rdquo; to prevent the sexualization of real people.The exchange came during SpaceXAI&rsquo;s first appearance before the Council after the company skipped an Oct. 5 hearing on AI safety despite a subpoena and late]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/speaker-menin-confronts-spacexai-after-grok-creates-sexualized-image-of-her-in-under-30-seconds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/speaker-menin-confronts-spacexai-after-grok-creates-sexualized-image-of-her-in-under-30-seconds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reynoso launches 2027 Brooklyn Pin Design Competion, inviting locals to showcase borough pride]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continuing the official Brooklyn pin tradition made famous by former beep Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Brooklyn Art Ambassador Colm Dillane are bringing back the Brooklyn Pin Design competition for 2027.&nbsp;Markowitz started the tradition during his 12-year tenure in the early 2000s, when he handed out thousands of gold &ldquo;Brooklyn&rdquo; pins in the font worn by the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. In 2025, Reynoso revived the tradition and charged Dillan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/reynoso-launches-2027-brooklyn-pin-design-competion-inviting-locals-to-showcase-borough-pride/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/reynoso-launches-2027-brooklyn-pin-design-competion-inviting-locals-to-showcase-borough-pride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lightscape, Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s dazzling holiday display, returns Nov. 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the magic of over one million lights, Lightscape returns to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden from Nov. 20 through Jan. 3, 2027.&nbsp;Now in its sixth year, the annual spectacular holiday event has dazzled hundreds of thousands of visitors with its colorful, festive displays.The redesigned winding trail through BBG&rsquo;s landscape begins and ends at the Visitor Center at 990 Washington Ave. Luminous installations and light-splashed landscapes highlight the Garden&rsquo;s beauty in winter and ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lightscape-brooklyn-botanic-gardens-dazzling-holiday-display-returns-nov-20/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lightscape-brooklyn-botanic-gardens-dazzling-holiday-display-returns-nov-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Completely false’: Mamdani, socialist ally Avila Chevalier shrug off reported rift over NYPD’s Tisch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani insisted Thursday that he remains close with a socialist ally who wants his police commissioner gone &mdash; pushing back on reports that City Hall was furious with congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier over her calls for Jessica Tisch's removal."The reports are completely false," Mamdani told reporters after an affordable housing event in East New York. "Darializa is not only a close friend but also is an ally, and she will be an incredible champion for this cit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/completely-false-mamdani-socialist-ally-avila-chevalier-shrug-off-reported-rift-over-nypds-tisch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/completely-false-mamdani-socialist-ally-avila-chevalier-shrug-off-reported-rift-over-nypds-tisch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 Governor’s Race: Mamdani steps up role in Hochul campaign with new attack ad on ‘bad apple’ Blakeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is stepping up his role in Gov. Kathy Hochul&rsquo;s reelection campaign, calling Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman a "bad apple" over Medicaid, child care, and ICE in a new video released Thursday.Mamdani, who had already signaled plans to campaign for Hochul in the closing weeks of the governor&rsquo;s race, also said Thursday that he expects to join Hochul on the campaign trail before Election Day on Nov. 3.&ldquo;I was excited to put together a video for the governor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2026-governors-race-mamdani-steps-up-role-in-hochul-campaign-with-new-attack-ad-on-bad-apple-blakeman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2026-governors-race-mamdani-steps-up-role-in-hochul-campaign-with-new-attack-ad-on-bad-apple-blakeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2025 Governor’s Race: Mamdani steps up role in Hochul campaign with new attack ad on ‘bad apple’ Blakeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is stepping up his role in Gov. Kathy Hochul&rsquo;s reelection campaign, calling Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman a "bad apple" over Medicaid, child care, and ICE in a new video released Thursday.Mamdani, who had already signaled plans to campaign for Hochul in the closing weeks of the governor&rsquo;s race, also said Thursday that he expects to join Hochul on the campaign trail before Election Day on Nov. 3.&ldquo;I was excited to put together a video for the governor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2025-governors-race-mamdani-steps-up-role-in-hochul-campaign-with-new-attack-ad-on-bad-apple-blakeman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2025-governors-race-mamdani-steps-up-role-in-hochul-campaign-with-new-attack-ad-on-bad-apple-blakeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA grounds 4 bus fare enforcement agents amid probe into physical altercation with rider in Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MTA has removed from service four bus fare enforcement agents who were involved in a "physical altercation" with a Brooklyn public school dean last week, agency brass announced on Thursday.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber revealed on Oct. 15 that the enforcement agents, who are members of one of the agency's Evasion and Graffiti Lawlessness Eradication (EAGLE) teams, have been taken off the job pending an investigation into the incident.&nbsp;"I saw the video, and there were aspects of it that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-grounds-4-bus-fare-enforcement-agents-amid-probe-into-physical-altercation-with-rider-in-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-grounds-4-bus-fare-enforcement-agents-amid-probe-into-physical-altercation-with-rider-in-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No charges for NYPD officers who fatally shot man in Crown Heights: AG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two NYPD officers who fatally shot 21-year-old Christopher Ferguson and wounded his girlfriend during a high-speed police pursuit in Crown Heights in December 2024 will not face criminal liability, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Oct. 14.After a thorough investigation, including interviews with the involved officers and witnesses, a review of body-worn camera (BWC) and dashboard camera footage and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) data, and a comprehensive legal analysis, James&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/no-charges-for-nypd-officers-who-fatally-shot-man-in-crown-heights-ag/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/no-charges-for-nypd-officers-who-fatally-shot-man-in-crown-heights-ag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Flatbush scrapyard goes up in flames]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another scrapyard on an infamous East Flatbush block went up in flames on Monday night.Firefighters responded to a junkyard fire at 5811 Preston Court shortly after 10 p.m. on Oct. 12, per the FDNY, and were met with smoke and flames rising behind a tall metal wall.&nbsp;They were forced to cut through the wall to get into an adjacent lot, where they pulled in tower ladders to shoot water into the flaming junkyard. More than 140 firefighters fought the flames for nearly two hours, and finally ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/east-flatbush-scrapyard-goes-up-in-flames/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/east-flatbush-scrapyard-goes-up-in-flames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bensonhurst celebrates Italian heritage at 44th annual Columbus Day Parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[American and Italian flags lined 18th Avenue on Oct. 10 as hundreds of marchers and spectators gathered in Bensonhurst for the 44th annual Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade, celebrating the Italian-American heritage that has helped shape the neighborhood for generations.&nbsp;Among the marchers was Assembly Member William Colton, who represents Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights. A third-generation Italian-American, Colton joined local school community organizations and other civic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bensonhurst-celebrates-italian-heritage-at-44th-annual-columbus-day-parade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bensonhurst-celebrates-italian-heritage-at-44th-annual-columbus-day-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot in neck by ICE in Marble Hill urgently needs surgery, lawyers say in bid for release]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorneys for the man shot in the neck by an ICE agent in Marble Hill last week are asking a federal judge to order his immediate release, arguing that his arrest was unlawful and that he remains in a Brooklyn detention center without receiving surgery that his doctors recommended.The Legal Aid Society filed a 58-page petition Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court on behalf of Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old father of two who was wounded Oct. 8 when federal immigration agents opened fire on his vehicl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/man-shot-in-neck-by-ice-in-marble-hill-urgently-needs-surgery-lawyers-say-in-bid-for-release/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/man-shot-in-neck-by-ice-in-marble-hill-urgently-needs-surgery-lawyers-say-in-bid-for-release/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge blocks deportation of Marble Hill man shot by ICE as lawyers seek release for surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to explain why a man shot in the neck by an ICE agent in Marble Hill last week should not be immediately released from custody, while barring his deportation as his attorneys fight to secure his release and urgently needed surgery.U.S. District Judge Hector Gonzalez gave federal prosecutors until 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, to justify the continued detention of Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old father of two who was wounded Oct. 8 when immigratio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/judge-blocks-deportation-of-marble-hill-man-shot-by-ice-as-lawyers-seek-release-for-surgery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/judge-blocks-deportation-of-marble-hill-man-shot-by-ice-as-lawyers-seek-release-for-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn rally calls for Oscar Belgal’s release, end to ICE detentions at MDC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protesters gathered outside Brooklyn&rsquo;s Metropolitan Detention Center on Oct. 13 to condemn ICE&rsquo;s treatment of immigrants in federal custody, rallying in solidarity with Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old father who was shot in the neck by an ICE agent while his 5-year-old son sat in the back of his car. Now held in solitary confinement at the Sunset Park prison, Belgal has a bullet lodged in his neck and, according to immigrant advocacy groups, has been denied adequate medical care.MDC bega]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-rally-calls-for-oscar-belgals-release-end-to-ice-detentions-at-mdc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-rally-calls-for-oscar-belgals-release-end-to-ice-detentions-at-mdc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn shooting: Man wounded in daytime attack near apartment building]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cops in Brooklyn are looking for the suspect who shot a man in broad daylight on Wednesday near an apartment building.Police said the gunfire erupted at about 1:40 p.m. on Oct. 14 in front of 8817 Bay Pkwy., near Cropsey Avenue, in Bath Beach.Officers from the 62nd Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about the incident. When they arrived, they found the victim, a 32-year-old man, with gunshot wounds to his left hand and left leg.EMS rushed him to NYU Langone Hospital-Brook]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-shooting-man-wounded-in-daytime-attack-near-apartment-building/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-shooting-man-wounded-in-daytime-attack-near-apartment-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset Park federal prison officer indicted in alleged bribery scheme to smuggle contraband]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal correctional officer at Brooklyn&rsquo;s Metropolitan Detention Center has been indicted on charges of accepting bribes from inmates and their associates in exchange for allegedly smuggling contraband into the facility, according to federal prosecutors.<br />
Melissa Brooks, who has worked for the federal Bureau of Prisons since July 2024, was arrested on the Wednesday morning after an indictment charging her with bribery as a public official and conspiracy to commit bribery was unsealed, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sunset-park-federal-prison-officer-indicted-in-alleged-bribery-scheme-to-smuggle-contraband/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sunset-park-federal-prison-officer-indicted-in-alleged-bribery-scheme-to-smuggle-contraband/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn federal prison officer indicted in alleged bribery scheme to smuggle contraband]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal correctional officer at Brooklyn&rsquo;s Metropolitan Detention Center has been indicted on charges ot accepting bribes from inmates and their associates in exchange for allegedly smuggling contraband into the facility, according to federal prosecutors.<br />
Melissa Brooks, who has worked for the federal Bureau of Prisons since July 2024, was arrested on the Wednesday morning after an indictment charging her with bribery as a public official and conspiracy to commit bribery was unsealed, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-federal-prison-officer-indicted-in-alleged-bribery-scheme-to-smuggle-contraband/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-federal-prison-officer-indicted-in-alleged-bribery-scheme-to-smuggle-contraband/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&amp;A with Amtrak Board Chair Anthony Coscia]]></title><description><![CDATA[PoliticsNY&rsquo;s latest special edition, Inside Government: Transportation features the government officials shaping New York&rsquo;s transportation landscape. Today&rsquo;s Q&amp;A is with Chair of the Amtrak Board of Directors Anthony Coscia. Amtrak is the national passenger railroad company of the United States and connects passengers to 500 destinations across 46 states and parts of Canada.How has your career up until your appointment prepared you for your role as board chair of Amtrak?<br />
&n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-amtrak-board-chair-anthony-coscia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-amtrak-board-chair-anthony-coscia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hochul keeps Trump center stage as Blakeman softens praise in lone governor debate over ICE, crime and affordability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four days after Bruce Blakeman stood onstage with President Donald Trump declaring &ldquo;we love Donald J. Trump,&rdquo; Gov. Kathy Hochul spent their lone debate Tuesday night pressing her Republican challenger over that alliance &mdash; prompting him to explain his rally rhetoric as an effort to get the crowd &ldquo;worked up&rdquo; and revise his answer on the greatest president of his lifetime.Throughout campaign season, Hochul has tried to make Blakeman answer for his ties to Trump, while]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hochul-keeps-trump-center-stage-as-blakeman-softens-praise-in-lone-governor-debate-over-ice-crime-and-affordability/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hochul-keeps-trump-center-stage-as-blakeman-softens-praise-in-lone-governor-debate-over-ice-crime-and-affordability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘PUTTING MYSELF OUT THERE’: Brooklyn teen artist reimagines fame through queer public art]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old Brooklyn artist is taking their face off the screen and onto New York City walls, using a citywide poster campaign to challenge ideas about fame, identity and human connection.Ezra Blumenfeld&rsquo;s high-fashion-style self-portrait, bearing the words &ldquo;PUTTING MYSELF OUT THERE,&rdquo; will soon appear at 80 to 100 locations across New York City, with a focus on Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. The Filipino Jewish American, trans and queer artist hopes the project will encourag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/putting-myself-out-there-brooklyn-teen-artist-reimagines-fame-through-queer-public-art/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/putting-myself-out-there-brooklyn-teen-artist-reimagines-fame-through-queer-public-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Prospect Hall’s 144-apartment replacement nears completion after years of delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[The five-story apartment building that has replaced Park Slope&rsquo;s iconic Grand Prospect Hall appears almost complete four years after the beloved neighborhood venue was razed following an unsuccessful last-ditch landmarking campaign. As opposed to the beswagged and gilded neoclassical banquet hall, the new building is modern and dark with no embellishment, bringing a different look to the site.The 144-apartment building at 263 Prospect Avenue, designed by Hill West and dubbed The Grand Pros]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/grand-prospect-halls-144-apartment-replacement-nears-completion-after-years-of-delays/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/grand-prospect-halls-144-apartment-replacement-nears-completion-after-years-of-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani says he has ‘no plans’ to fire NYPD Commissioner Tisch despite pressure from socialist allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday he has "no plans" to fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, reaffirming his support for the city's top cop amid mounting pressure from his democratic socialist allies to remove her over the department's handling of protests following last week's ICE shooting in Marble Hill."Jessica Tisch is the police commissioner. I have no plans to change that," Mamdani told reporters Tuesday morning, shortly before joining Tisch at a ceremony in Battery Park City honoring 42 f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-says-he-has-no-plans-to-fire-nypd-commissioner-tisch-despite-pressure-from-socialist-allies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-says-he-has-no-plans-to-fire-nypd-commissioner-tisch-despite-pressure-from-socialist-allies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Roots of Recovery’ symposium explores AI, mental health and human connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, Baltic Street Wellness Solutions, a New York City nonprofit providing mental health support and advocacy services to underserved communities, will host its fourth annual two-day symposium on peer support, mental health, social wellness and the future of recovery Nov. 5-6 at BRIC Media Arts Center in Fort Greene. The symposium is titled &ldquo;Roots of Recovery: Reclaiming Human Connection in the Age of AI.&rdquo;Peer leaders, clinicians, educators,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/roots-of-recovery-symposium-explores-ai-mental-health-and-human-connection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/roots-of-recovery-symposium-explores-ai-mental-health-and-human-connection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Women don’t put themselves first’: Brooklyn doctors sound alarm on mammogram barriers]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York State has surpassed its national breast cancer screening goal for the second consecutive year, but Brooklyn doctors say the numbers do not tell the whole story.Nearly 82% of New York women aged 50-74 are up to date on breast cancer screening recommendations, according to state data announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Yet physicians say fear, misinformation and the demands of everyday life continue to keep some women from getting mammograms &mdash; even w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/women-dont-put-themselves-first-brooklyn-doctors-sound-alarm-on-mammogram-barriers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/women-dont-put-themselves-first-brooklyn-doctors-sound-alarm-on-mammogram-barriers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani offers New Yorkers a break on unpaid city fines under new 90-day amnesty program]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Yorkers with unpaid city fines for everything from dirty sidewalks to building code violations will have three months to settle eligible debts at a discount under a new program launched Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.The initiative, dubbed "Debt Demolisher," begins Oct. 13 and gives eligible homeowners, small businesses and other New Yorkers a chance to have accumulated interest waived and, in some cases, additional penalties wiped away.City officials say the program, which runs through Jan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-offers-new-yorkers-a-break-on-unpaid-city-fines-under-new-90-day-amnesty-program/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-offers-new-yorkers-a-break-on-unpaid-city-fines-under-new-90-day-amnesty-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Beep launches $4,000 grant to expand nutrition education and combat food insecurity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn nonprofits can now apply for $4,000 in matching funds to develop health and education programs under a new grant announced by Borough President Antonio Reynoso.The new &ldquo;Healthy Eating Grant&rdquo; follows a policy recommendation from the borough president&rsquo;s 2025 Youth Advisory Council (YAC), a group of 20 juniors and seniors from New York City public schools who work together to identify issues in Brooklyn and develop policy-based solutions.The grant gives eligible organizat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-beep-launches-4000-grant-to-expand-nutrition-education-and-combat-food-insecurity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-beep-launches-4000-grant-to-expand-nutrition-education-and-combat-food-insecurity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn curiosity shop Art of Play clashes with Kelly Clarkson over $15,000 singing bird]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brooklyn curiosity shop is facing backlash after singer Kelly Clarkson accused the store of treating her condescendingly during a visit, prompting a public back-and-forth over a $15,000 singing bird automaton.Clarkson took to social media on Oct. 10 to criticize Art of Play, a toy, puzzle and game shop in Brooklyn Heights, after she said she drove to the store hoping to purchase several items but felt judged by an employee.&ldquo;Wow, dude. You&rsquo;re an idiot and just lost a huge sale,&rdqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-curiosity-shop-art-of-play-clashes-with-kelly-clarkson-over-15000-singing-bird/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-curiosity-shop-art-of-play-clashes-with-kelly-clarkson-over-15000-singing-bird/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building connections: Architecture students find community through mentorship at City Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[It all started when a student raised his hand after being asked what he thought were issues in architecture. "Loneliness," he said. On Oct. 6, students crowded into a large space in Downtown Brooklyn, finding community, connection and career guidance.Nearly 100 architecture students recently met their mentors through a nine-year-old program designed to help them build a career and a life, finding inspiration as well as education from people in the profession.Architecture students from four schoo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/building-connections-architecture-students-find-community-through-mentorship-at-city-tech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/building-connections-architecture-students-find-community-through-mentorship-at-city-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dream deferred: Liberty’s season ends with semifinal heartbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New York Liberty&rsquo;s season came to an end Friday night as the team fell 85-83 to Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals.As the first No. 8 seed to reach the semifinals in WNBA history, the Liberty fought hard but were unable to overcome Atlanta&rsquo;s defensive tenacity. The Dream completed the sweep and will take on the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA Finals.&ldquo;We know we have a team that can win this thing,&rdquo; Liberty head coach Chris DeMarco sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dream-deferred-libertys-season-ends-with-semifinal-heartbreak/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dream-deferred-libertys-season-ends-with-semifinal-heartbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&amp;A with Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee Senator Jeremy Cooney]]></title><description><![CDATA[PoliticsNY&rsquo;s latest special edition, Inside Government: Transportation features the government officials shaping New York&rsquo;s transportation landscape. Today&rsquo;s Q&amp;A is with New York State Senator Jeremy Cooney. Senator Cooney is chair of the New York State Senate Transportation Committee and represents the 56th Senate District.What are your current transportation-focused legislative priorities?<br />
As Transportation Committee chair, I&rsquo;m always looking for opportunities to in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-chair-of-the-senate-transportation-committee-senator-jeremy-cooney/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-chair-of-the-senate-transportation-committee-senator-jeremy-cooney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gowanus Open Studios celebrates 30 years with more than 500 artists, Oct. 17+19]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1996, a small group of Gowanus artists decided to invite the public into their studios for a weekend. At the time, the nabe was heavily-industrial and sparsely-populated, but filled with artists who needed affordable space to work.&nbsp;&ldquo;I remember when that started, and it was just a few artists very close to the canal opening their studios and having a few people in the neighborhood and from beyond the neighborhood stop by,&rdquo; said JoAnne McFarland, an artist who has been particip]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gowanus-open-studios-celebrates-30-years-with-more-than-500-artists-oct-1719/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gowanus-open-studios-celebrates-30-years-with-more-than-500-artists-oct-1719/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gowanus Open Studios celebrates 30 years with more than 500 artists, Oct. 17+18]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1996, a small group of Gowanus artists decided to invite the public into their studios for a weekend. At the time, the nabe was heavily-industrial and sparsely-populated, but filled with artists who needed affordable space to work.&nbsp;&ldquo;I remember when that started, and it was just a few artists very close to the canal opening their studios and having a few people in the neighborhood and from beyond the neighborhood stop by,&rdquo; said JoAnne McFarland, an artist who has been particip]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gowanus-open-studios-celebrates-30-years-with-more-than-500-artists-oct-1718/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gowanus-open-studios-celebrates-30-years-with-more-than-500-artists-oct-1718/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani orders NYPD use-of-force review, accountability reforms as officer in Win Rozario shooting avoids disciplinary trial through retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is ordering the NYPD to undertake a comprehensive review of use-of-force policies and introducing new accountability measures after an officer involved in the fatal shooting of Queens teenager Win Rozario was allowed to retire before facing a disciplinary trial.The review, announced Monday, will be the NYPD&rsquo;s first comprehensive examination of its use-of-force policies and practices in a decade, according to City Hall. It will take place over the coming months and incl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-orders-nypd-use-of-force-review-accountability-reforms-as-officer-in-win-rozario-shooting-avoids-disciplinary-trial-through-retirement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-orders-nypd-use-of-force-review-accountability-reforms-as-officer-in-win-rozario-shooting-avoids-disciplinary-trial-through-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s official! Trader Joe’s is coming to Bay Ridge’s former Century 21 site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bay Ridge is finally getting its Trader Joe&rsquo;s.The popular grocery chain has been announced as the national specialty grocery retailer coming to Century Marketplace, the long-awaited redevelopment of the former Century 21 department store on 86th Street, according to a video posted Sunday by area Council Member Kayla Santosuosso.The announcement marks a major development in a years-long saga over what would become of the shuttered department store &mdash; and delivers news that Bay Ridge re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/its-official-trader-joes-is-coming-to-bay-ridges-former-century-21-site/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/its-official-trader-joes-is-coming-to-bay-ridges-former-century-21-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why thousands of transit buffs came out in droves to buy a piece of NYC subway history at annual MTA pop-up shop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Austin Celestin lined up below the elevated D train in Gravesend, Brooklyn, early on the morning of Friday, Oct. 9, hoping to take home a meaningful piece of the New York City subway.Celestin was in line for the second day of the MTA's Memorabilia &amp; Collectible Pop-Up Shop. The annual event provides a rare opportunity for transit obsessives like himself to buy decommissioned pieces of the city's transit system, such as station signs and the iconic orange and yellow train seats.[caption id="a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/why-thousands-of-transit-buffs-came-out-in-droves-to-buy-a-piece-of-nyc-subway-history-at-annual-mta-pop-up-shop/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/why-thousands-of-transit-buffs-came-out-in-droves-to-buy-a-piece-of-nyc-subway-history-at-annual-mta-pop-up-shop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager stabbed and beaten with bat near Brooklyn high school; five suspects wanted, cops say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Brooklyn are looking for the suspects behind the violent stabbing and beating of a 16-year-old boy on Friday morning.According to law enforcement sources, the attack occurred in front of an apartment building at 993 President St. in Crown Heights just before 10 a.m. on Oct. 9.&nbsp;Based on a preliminary investigation, police learned that five unidentified male suspects confronted the teenager at the location and engaged him in a verbal dispute.When the victim attempted to flee the sce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/teenager-stabbed-and-beaten-with-bat-near-brooklyn-high-school-five-suspects-wanted-cops-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/teenager-stabbed-and-beaten-with-bat-near-brooklyn-high-school-five-suspects-wanted-cops-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE SHOOTING: DHS defends agents firing on Oscar Bergal, but admits they didn’t know child was in car; NYPD bodycam shows hospital rush]]></title><description><![CDATA[ICE agents did not know a 5-year-old boy was inside the vehicle when at least one agent opened fire on the driver in Marble Hill Thursday afternoon, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin admitted Friday, as federal officials defended the shooting and revealed that the wounded man had been moved to an undisclosed detention facility outside New York.Mullin also confirmed that federal agents wore body cameras and that the cameras were on during Thursday&rsquo;s operation. However, DHS has no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ice-shooting-dhs-defends-agents-firing-on-oscar-bergal-but-admits-they-didnt-know-child-was-in-car-nypd-bodycam-shows-hospital-rush/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ice-shooting-dhs-defends-agents-firing-on-oscar-bergal-but-admits-they-didnt-know-child-was-in-car-nypd-bodycam-shows-hospital-rush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE SHOOTING: DHS defends agents firing on Oscar Belgal, but admits they didn’t know child was in car; NYPD bodycam shows hospital rush]]></title><description><![CDATA[ICE agents did not know a 5-year-old boy was inside the vehicle when at least one agent opened fire on the driver in Marble Hill Thursday afternoon, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin admitted Friday, as federal officials defended the shooting and revealed that the wounded man had been moved to an undisclosed detention facility outside New York.Mullin also confirmed that federal agents wore body cameras and that the cameras were on during Thursday&rsquo;s operation. However, DHS has no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ice-shooting-dhs-defends-agents-firing-on-oscar-belgal-but-admits-they-didnt-know-child-was-in-car-nypd-bodycam-shows-hospital-rush/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ice-shooting-dhs-defends-agents-firing-on-oscar-belgal-but-admits-they-didnt-know-child-was-in-car-nypd-bodycam-shows-hospital-rush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Conservatory of Music opens new campus to expand music therapy and arts access]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Music is healing. Music holds things together,&rdquo; Prince once said. The quote from the late artist, one of the most influential in modern music, captures the spirit of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music&rsquo;s (BKCM) new second musical hub, BKCM Prospect Park West, just four blocks from its original home at 58 Seventh Ave. in Park Slope, which opened 129 years ago.BKCM leadership and staff, elected officials, including Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander, state Sens. Jabari]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-conservatory-of-music-opens-new-campus-to-expand-music-therapy-and-arts-access/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-conservatory-of-music-opens-new-campus-to-expand-music-therapy-and-arts-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who’s watching? Civil rights groups seek answers about NYPD’s use of Flock Safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[As police departments across the country increasingly turn to Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology to fight crime, concerns about law enforcement agencies abusing the technology are also mounting.The AI-powered cameras record details about passing vehicles, including their location, date and time; make and model; and unique features such as dents, roof racks and bumper stickers. The system then automatically converts the information into digital data stored in an ALPR database,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whos-watching-civil-rights-groups-seek-answers-about-nypds-use-of-flock-safety/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whos-watching-civil-rights-groups-seek-answers-about-nypds-use-of-flock-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silent Writing Happy Hour returns to Pete’s Candy Store for ‘senior year’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every Tuesday, writers gather at Pete&rsquo;s Candy Store to do something that sounds almost impossible in a bar: sit in complete silence and write.Silent Writing Happy Hour (SWHH), a cherished weekly tradition among both writers and readers alike, has returned to the Williamsburg watering hole for its "senior year."Hosted every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., SWHH is introducing new programming for its fourth year, including senior seminars on the first Tuesday of every month.&nbsp;The night beg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/silent-writing-happy-hour-returns-to-petes-candy-store-for-senior-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/silent-writing-happy-hour-returns-to-petes-candy-store-for-senior-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ops Wine &amp; Pizza celebrates its 10th anniversary with a block party at its Bushwick location]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ops opened 10 years ago at Himrod Street and Wyckoff Avenue. From the outset, it has given Bushwick a place for neighbors to hang out and taste wines from around the world. On Oct. 3, Ops threw a block party to celebrate its anniversary.&nbsp;What is Ops?Owner Mike Fadem started thinking about opening Ops as early as 2014, and when it opened in 2016, he intended it to be a neighborhood bar that would highlight his love for natural wine.&nbsp;Natural wine is wine that has not been artificially pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ops-wine-amp-pizza-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary-with-a-block-party-at-its-bushwick-location/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ops-wine-amp-pizza-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary-with-a-block-party-at-its-bushwick-location/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE SHOOTING: Mamdani says talks with Trump failed to free man wounded by agents who fired seven shots in Marble Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday night that his efforts to secure the release of a man shot by ICE agents in Marble Hill had failed despite talks with President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at least one ICE agent fired seven rounds during the confrontation, striking the 28-year-old man in the neck just below his left ear. A 5-year-old boy, believed to be the man's son, was inside the vehicle at the time but was unharmed and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ice-shooting-mamdani-says-talks-with-trump-failed-to-free-man-wounded-by-agents-who-fired-seven-shots-in-marble-hill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ice-shooting-mamdani-says-talks-with-trump-failed-to-free-man-wounded-by-agents-who-fired-seven-shots-in-marble-hill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani, Menin cut red tape to get hundreds of nonprofits paid faster amid years of contracting delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin said Thursday that the city will expand a program to speed up payments to hundreds of small nonprofits, allowing up to 800 organizations to receive their funding upfront rather than waiting months for reimbursement.Under the expanded program, eligible nonprofits receiving a cumulative $25,000 or less in City Council discretionary funding from participating city agencies will receive their full awards within 30 days after both the organiza]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-menin-cut-red-tape-to-get-hundreds-of-nonprofits-paid-faster-amid-years-of-contracting-delays/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-menin-cut-red-tape-to-get-hundreds-of-nonprofits-paid-faster-amid-years-of-contracting-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani admin considers charging for more parking spots, but not as a moneymaker: DOT Commissioner Flynn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expanding metered street parking and introducing dynamic pricing at the curb are "very much something" Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration is "looking at," but it should be driven by policy and not a desire to raise revenue, Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn said on Thursday.Flynn made the comments during an Oct. 8 New York Law School event, when he was asked to shed more light on First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan's remarks earlier this year that charging drivers for more of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-admin-considers-charging-for-more-parking-spots-but-not-as-a-moneymaker-dot-commissioner-flynn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-admin-considers-charging-for-more-parking-spots-but-not-as-a-moneymaker-dot-commissioner-flynn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We remember’: Leaders push for permanent Oct. 7 memorial in Gravesend]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Jewish community gathered at memorials across New York City and around the globe to remember the 1,200 victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack in Israel in 2023, local lawmakers and community leaders gathered in Gravesend to call for a permanent memorial honoring the victims.The group, which included Jewish politicians State Sen. Sam Sutton, U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, NYC Comptroller Mark Levine, NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Eric Dinowitz, made the call at a press conf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/we-remember-leaders-push-for-permanent-oct-7-memorial-in-gravesend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/we-remember-leaders-push-for-permanent-oct-7-memorial-in-gravesend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What I signed up for’: A cautious Mamdani stands by Oct. 7 response after getting backlash from both sides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended on Thursday his handling of the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, brushing off protesters who called him a traitor and standing by his statement that drew sharp criticism from some Jewish leaders.The mayor faced repeated questions about his handling of the anniversary at an unrelated press conference in Bushwick, less than 24 hours after pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted a Union Square vigil he attended to commemorate Israelis killed in the Oct. 7]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/what-i-signed-up-for-a-cautious-mamdani-stands-by-oct-7-response-after-getting-backlash-from-both-sides/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/what-i-signed-up-for-a-cautious-mamdani-stands-by-oct-7-response-after-getting-backlash-from-both-sides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A piece of home: Inside Tanya Weddemire Gallery at The Armory Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Armory Show is a highly significant art convention in New York City. Getting a piece shown here can change an artist&rsquo;s life, and I was excited to see what they offered this year.After lingering at a few pieces that caught my eye, I stopped at the Tanya Weddemire Gallery exhibit at Booth 217. Tanya greeted me with a warm smile when I introduced myself. She told me that she is an immigrant herself, like the artists in her booth. Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and raised in Brooklyn, she s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-piece-of-home-inside-tanya-weddemire-gallery-at-the-armory-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-piece-of-home-inside-tanya-weddemire-gallery-at-the-armory-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn’s Petri Plumbing marks 120 years with new generation at helm]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1906 invoice is the oldest document the Petri family has kept to mark the beginning of its plumbing business.&ldquo;The exact time that started, we don't know, it probably was before that because my great grandparents both came over in the late 1800s," said Michael Petri.Michael&rsquo;s grandfather arrived from Italy in 1913 and rented a room above the company&rsquo;s first office. From then on, generations of the family continued to live and work around the business.For more than a century, P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyns-petri-plumbing-marks-120-years-with-new-generation-at-helm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyns-petri-plumbing-marks-120-years-with-new-generation-at-helm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The book is just the door’: Brown Babies n’ Books grows beyond story time]]></title><description><![CDATA[When snow was piling up across Brooklyn earlier this year, Brown Babies n' Books was preparing to host what would become a defining moment for the young organization.Despite the freezing temperatures and a winter storm, about 200 families made their way to City Point Brooklyn for the group's "Snowy Day" event. There was storytelling, but also music, dancing, a DJ, an emcee, and soft play &mdash; a far cry from the neighborhood story times that first brought families together.&nbsp;For Brown Babi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-book-is-just-the-door-brown-babies-n-books-grows-beyond-story-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-book-is-just-the-door-brown-babies-n-books-grows-beyond-story-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editorial | Does Mamdani really care about Jewish New Yorkers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oct. 7 is a date that all Jewish people relive the moments when 1,600 Israeli men, women, and children were brutally slaughtered, with hundreds more taken hostage for up to 2 years, during Hamas&rsquo; terrorist attack of 2023.It was a disgusting act of the worst traits that humans can have, and the worst crime committed against Jewish people since the Holocaust. The only parallel we have to Oct. 7 here in the U.S. would be 9/11.Had the U.S. suffered a similar attack of the same proportions as I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/editorial-does-mamdani-really-care-about-jewish-new-yorkers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/editorial-does-mamdani-really-care-about-jewish-new-yorkers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 Governor’s Race: Hochul leads Blakeman by 11 points in new poll as Dems take a bite out of his public safety claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul holds an 11-point lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman in a new statewide poll released Wednesday, as New York Democrats seek to turn one of the Nassau County executive&rsquo;s signature campaign issues, public safety, against him.The Marist poll found Hochul leading Blakeman 53% to 42% among registered voters, with 5% undecided. Blakeman led among independents, 49% to 42%, while the two candidates were tied at 48% among suburban voters.Hochul held a commanding advant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2026-governors-race-hochul-leads-blakeman-by-11-points-in-new-poll-as-dems-take-a-bite-out-of-his-public-safety-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2026-governors-race-hochul-leads-blakeman-by-11-points-in-new-poll-as-dems-take-a-bite-out-of-his-public-safety-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fare evasion: Hochul, MTA leaders say stations testing modern fare gate models see 35% drop in the costly crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fare evation has plummeted an average of 35% across the 20 stations where the MTA is testing modern subway entrance gates meant to deter the practice, Gov. Kathy Hochul and agency leaders announced on Wednesday.Hochul and MTA honchos also revealed on Oct. 7 that the transit agency is finally fulfilling its pledge to move the modern fare gate pilot to its next stage by expanding it to 20 more stations.The pilot program is testing the effectiveness of modern fare gate models from three companies &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fare-evasion-hochul-mta-leaders-say-stations-testing-modern-fare-gate-models-see-35-drop-in-the-costly-crime/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fare-evasion-hochul-mta-leaders-say-stations-testing-modern-fare-gate-models-see-35-drop-in-the-costly-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pink Runway returns to Brooklyn Museum for 15th anniversary celebrating breast cancer survivors]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 15 years, breast cancer survivors have traded hospital gowns for designer looks and treatment rooms for the runway at Maimonides Health&rsquo;s annual Pink Runway &mdash; and this year, the celebration gets a new backdrop.The 15th annual Pink Runway will take place Oct. 27 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Brooklyn Museum, bringing survivors, families, doctors and supporters together for an evening dedicated to celebrating life after breast cancer.The event, titled &ldquo;A Journey of Strength &a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pink-runway-returns-to-brooklyn-museum-for-15th-anniversary-celebrating-breast-cancer-survivors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pink-runway-returns-to-brooklyn-museum-for-15th-anniversary-celebrating-breast-cancer-survivors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighter who died battling Brooklyn blaze receives posthumous honors at FDNY’s Upper Manhattan Memorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The name of an FDNY firefighter who suffered a fatal medical emergency while battling a Brooklyn blaze last November was officially added to the department's Upper Manhattan memorial on Wednesday.New York's Bravest held its annual name-adding ceremony on Oct. 7 at the Firemen's Memorial, located at the corner of West 100th Street and Riverside Drive. This year, the names of 11 members of the department, active or retired, who died over the past year were added to the memorial.That includes Lieut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/firefighter-who-died-battling-brooklyn-blaze-receives-posthumous-honors-at-fdnys-upper-manhattan-memorial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/firefighter-who-died-battling-brooklyn-blaze-receives-posthumous-honors-at-fdnys-upper-manhattan-memorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Dems’ leadership battle hits new snag in court as parties clash over legal representation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legal battle over who, exactly, is in charge of the Brooklyn Democratic Party cannot continue until a judge decides which lawyers are authorized to represent the party in court.Last week, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Lisa Lewis declared that former party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn&rsquo;s term ended on Sept. 23. For now, she ruled, the only person with county-wide authority is newly-elected county committee chair Nydia Velazquez.&nbsp;Vel&aacute;zquez promptly fired the party&rsquo;s l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-leadership-battle-hits-new-snag-in-court-as-parties-clash-over-legal-representation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-leadership-battle-hits-new-snag-in-court-as-parties-clash-over-legal-representation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Dems’ leadership battle hits new snag in court as parties battle over legal representation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legal battle over who, exactly, is in charge of the Brooklyn Democratic Party cannot continue until a judge decides which lawyers are authorized to represent the party in court.Last week, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Lisa Lewis declared that former party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn&rsquo;s term ended on Sept. 23. For now, she ruled, the only person with county-wide authority is newly-elected county committee chair Nydia Velazquez.&nbsp;Vel&aacute;zquez promptly fired the party&rsquo;s l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-leadership-battle-hits-new-snag-in-court-as-parties-battle-over-legal-representation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-leadership-battle-hits-new-snag-in-court-as-parties-battle-over-legal-representation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From sirens to symphonies: Shuttered Cobble Hill firehouse gets new life as music school]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than two decades, the former Engine Company 204 firehouse at 299 DeGraw Street in Cobble Hill has stood empty. The 6,000-square-foot firehouse, built in 1857, closed in 2003 amid budget cuts under then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Now, it is preparing for a new kind of public service.On Oct. 6, the city broke ground on a $17.8 million renovation project that will transform the historic fire station into a permanent home and music school for the Noel Pointer Foundation (NPF), allowing the cu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/from-sirens-to-symphonies-shuttered-cobble-hill-firehouse-gets-new-life-as-music-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/from-sirens-to-symphonies-shuttered-cobble-hill-firehouse-gets-new-life-as-music-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How some NYC bodegas are using AI to help decide what to charge you — with an eye on bigger profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Yorkers are getting used to seeing AI-generated signs and posters on neighborhood storefronts, from bodega windows to signs at deli counters. Less visible is what the technology is starting to do behind the counter &mdash; including helping some stores decide what to charge.At one Brooklyn deli Tuesday afternoon, a worker scanned a box of Life Cinnamon cereal into the store&rsquo;s new point-of-sale system, Bodega AI, while showing amNewYork how it handles pricing.&nbsp; The price of the cer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/how-some-nyc-bodegas-are-using-ai-to-help-decide-what-to-charge-you-with-an-eye-on-bigger-profits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/how-some-nyc-bodegas-are-using-ai-to-help-decide-what-to-charge-you-with-an-eye-on-bigger-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&amp;A with Chair and Commissioner of the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission Midori Valdivia]]></title><description><![CDATA[PoliticsNY&rsquo;s latest special edition, Inside Government: Transportation features the government officials shaping New York&rsquo;s transportation landscape. Today&rsquo;s Q&amp;A is with Chair and Commissioner of the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (NYC TLC) Midori Valdivia. The NYC TLC which is responsible for licensing and regulating New York City's medallion taxi cabs, for-hire vehicles, commuter vans and paratransit vehicles, along with the businesses that operate them.How has your ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-chair-and-commissioner-of-the-nyc-taxi-and-limousine-commission-midori-valdivia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-chair-and-commissioner-of-the-nyc-taxi-and-limousine-commission-midori-valdivia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC says it can handle AI-powered cyberattacks, but other safeguards are still catching up]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City says it is prepared to defend its computer systems from AI-powered attacks. Keeping tabs on how its own workers are using the technology is another story.At a marathon City Council hearing Monday, officials in the Mamdani administration acknowledged that the city cannot technically monitor employees&rsquo; use of outside AI tools, is still staffing the office charged with overseeing algorithmic systems, and does not yet know how the technology could reshape its workforce.The admiss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-says-it-can-handle-ai-powered-cyberattacks-but-other-safeguards-are-still-catching-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-says-it-can-handle-ai-powered-cyberattacks-but-other-safeguards-are-still-catching-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn bus lanes: Mamdani admin breaks ground on project to boost bus speeds on pair of vital roadways]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Tuesday that it started construction on a sizable redesign of Brooklyn's Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue &mdash; adding bus lanes to the two roadways that the agency says will hasten trips for 85,000 daily riders.The undertaking will see the DOT paint a combination of offset and curbside bus lanes on Bay Parkway between Avenue J and Shore Parkway, covering nearly all of the thoroughfare that runs through the southern Brooklyn neighborhoods of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-bus-lanes-mamdani-admin-breaks-ground-on-project-to-boost-bus-speeds-on-pair-of-vital-roadways/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-bus-lanes-mamdani-admin-breaks-ground-on-project-to-boost-bus-speeds-on-pair-of-vital-roadways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[50,000 to rally in Central Park for iconic Making Strides breast cancer awareness walk this month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of breast cancer survivors, families and supporters will gather in Central Park on Oct. 18 for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk as the fundraiser returns for its 33rd year in New York.The annual fundraiser is hosted by the American Cancer Society and features approximately 50,000 survivors every year as one of the largest Making Strides walks in the country. It brings the city together to raise money and honor those affected by breast cancer.The event will be held]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/50000-to-rally-in-central-park-for-iconic-making-strides-breast-cancer-awareness-walk-this-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/50000-to-rally-in-central-park-for-iconic-making-strides-breast-cancer-awareness-walk-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS | Lenape/Lunáapeew roots take center stage at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Pow Wow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third annual United Lenape/Lun&aacute;apeew Nations Pow Wow returned to Prospect Park on Saturday and Sunday, bringing together members of the Native American community for a two-day celebration of Indigenous culture and Brooklyn&rsquo;s Native roots.Families and participants traveled from as far as South Dakota, North Carolina and Wisconsin to take part in the event at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside. The Pow Wow featured traditional dance, song and drumming, as well as Native artists, vendor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/photos-lenapelunapeew-roots-take-center-stage-at-brooklyns-prospect-park-pow-wow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/photos-lenapelunapeew-roots-take-center-stage-at-brooklyns-prospect-park-pow-wow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Barclays Center, Latin music is bringing Brooklyn together]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Bad Bunny taking over the Super Bowl to Latin music generating more than $1 billion in U.S. revenue, the genre is making waves across the country. In Brooklyn, Barclays Center has become a major stage for that growing popularity, drawing hundreds of thousands of fans to performances by some of Latin music&rsquo;s biggest stars.Since 2022, Barclays has hosted nearly 10 Latin shows a year on average and has continued growing its Latino audience. Latin shows alone have generated more than $100]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/at-barclays-center-latin-music-is-bringing-brooklyn-together/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/at-barclays-center-latin-music-is-bringing-brooklyn-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AARP New York hosts panel on the future of Social Security]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerned that Social Security could soon turn into &ldquo;Social Insecurity&rdquo; amid declining funds, older residents recently united to say no to cuts.Schneps Media, PoliticsNY and the Bay Ridge Courier presented on Sept. 29 &ldquo;Protecting the Promise: A Social Security Forum&rdquo; sponsored by AARP New York, at the Greenhouse Cafe in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, during which federal officials discussed the perilous future of Social Security.According to the officials, Social Security will no l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/aarp-new-york-hosts-panel-on-the-future-of-social-security/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/aarp-new-york-hosts-panel-on-the-future-of-social-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early-morning fire at Bushwick apartment building displaces 11 people]]></title><description><![CDATA[A two-alarm fire at a Bushwick apartment building displaced 11 people early on Monday morning.&nbsp;Brooklyn dispatchers began receiving calls about a fire at 987 Hancock St. shortly after midnight on Oct. 5, per the FDNY. Flames quickly spread to all four floors and the cockloft of the four-story building as well as two adjoining buildings, and firefighters called a second alarm at 1:17 a.m.&nbsp;Residents fled to the street with only the clothes on their backs, clutching their pets and childre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/early-morning-fire-at-bushwick-apartment-building-displaces-11-people/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/early-morning-fire-at-bushwick-apartment-building-displaces-11-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI giants give few clear answers to key safety questions at NYC Council hearing amid whistleblower warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four leading artificial intelligence companies were questioned under oath at City Hall Monday, but repeatedly stopped short of giving lawmakers clear answers on some of the central safety questions driving New York City&rsquo;s push to regulate the industry.Representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google did not put a number on the risk of catastrophic harm from increasingly powerful AI systems, did not give a blanket commitment that failing an independent safety test would automatically]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ai-giants-give-few-clear-answers-to-key-safety-questions-at-nyc-council-hearing-amid-whistleblower-warnings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ai-giants-give-few-clear-answers-to-key-safety-questions-at-nyc-council-hearing-amid-whistleblower-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Ferry fare hikes coming Oct. 19, as system gives middle schoolers discounted trips]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City Ferry riders will soon have to cough up an additional 50 cents per ride and $1 per 10-trip pass come Oct. 19, when a new fare hike takes effect.The fare for a single one-way NYC Ferry trip will increase from $4.90 to $5, while a 10-trip bundle will now cost $30 &mdash; up from $29. The ferry service, which is overseen by the quasi-governmental Economic Development Corporation (EDC), emphasized that the per-trip price of the bundle would be $3, equal to the cost of a subway or bus t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-ferry-fare-hikes-coming-oct-19-as-system-gives-middle-schoolers-discounted-trips/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-ferry-fare-hikes-coming-oct-19-as-system-gives-middle-schoolers-discounted-trips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new generation leads the way at the Ragamuffin Parade’s 60th anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bay Ridge Ragamuffin Parade returned to Fifth Avenue on Oct. 3 for its 60th anniversary celebration, bringing costumed children, families and longtime community members together for one of the neighborhood&rsquo;s beloved traditions.Originally scheduled for Sept. 26, the parade was postponed because of rain, but the extra week did little to dampen the community&rsquo;s enthusiasm. From superheroes and princesses to animals and plenty of creative homemade looks, kids dressed in their Hallowee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-new-generation-leads-the-way-at-the-ragamuffin-parades-60th-anniversary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-new-generation-leads-the-way-at-the-ragamuffin-parades-60th-anniversary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Newman’s Brooklyn: From playing with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett to settling down in Marine Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than two decades, Brian Newman has made a living out of moving between worlds.<br />
There are the glamorous ones: stages with Lady Gaga, performances with Tony Bennett, packed clubs and hotel lounges, red carpets and international tours. Then there is Marine Park, where children ride their bikes down the block, the butcher knows his customers by name and, as Newman puts it, you can still &ldquo;walk, talk and engage every time you walk out your door.&rdquo;<br />
The contrast is part of what makes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brian-newmans-brooklyn-from-playing-with-lady-gaga-and-tony-bennett-to-settling-down-in-marine-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brian-newmans-brooklyn-from-playing-with-lady-gaga-and-tony-bennett-to-settling-down-in-marine-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Dems claim to elect new chair, despite court orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Democratic Party on Monday claimed to have elected Assembly Member Nikki Lucas as the next party chair after a late-night vote that seemed to violate court orders and the party&rsquo;s bylaws.&nbsp;Former party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn called a virtual meeting of the party&rsquo;s executive committee on Sunday to elect new leadership. But only a handful of participants were elected District Leaders. Most of the people who took part in the meeting &mdash; and cast their votes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-claim-to-elect-new-chair-despite-court-orders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-claim-to-elect-new-chair-despite-court-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani moves to take 10,000-plus low-income children off NYC child care voucher waitlist]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City will begin moving more than 10,000 low-income children off its child care voucher waitlist, cutting into a backlog of more than 29,000 children, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday.The rollout will mark the first time in 15 months that the city has taken children off the waitlist, Mamdani said at a press conference in the Bronx. Families will be invited to apply for vouchers on a rolling basis over the next several months, though the move will still leave thousands of children wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-moves-to-take-10000-plus-low-income-children-off-nyc-child-care-voucher-waitlist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-moves-to-take-10000-plus-low-income-children-off-nyc-child-care-voucher-waitlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miss Major Middle: New Tuition-Free LGBTQ+ Middle School Coming to Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_427786" align="alignnone" width="568"] Getty Images[/caption]A new tuition-free LGBTQ+-focused middle school in Brooklyn is creating a space where kids can learn, get creative, feel like they belong, and be themselves.At a Glance	A tuition-free middle school is coming to Fort Greene, Brooklyn and will focus on creativity, the arts, belonging, and community	It&rsquo;s opening in fall 2027 with sixth grade; grades 6&ndash;8 by fall 2029	The school has a &ldquo;genderful&rdq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/miss-major-middle-new-tuition-free-lgbtq-middle-school-coming-to-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/miss-major-middle-new-tuition-free-lgbtq-middle-school-coming-to-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&amp;A with Commissioner of the NYC Department of Transportation Mike Flynn]]></title><description><![CDATA[PoliticsNY&rsquo;s latest special edition, Inside Government: Transportation features the government officials shaping New York&rsquo;s transportation landscape. Today&rsquo;s Q&amp;A is with NYC Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn. The NYC DOT plans, builds, operates and maintains New York City&rsquo;s public transportation infrastructure.What are the major initiatives your department is currently working on?<br />
DOT's mission is to provide New Yorkers with safe, efficien]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-commissioner-of-the-nyc-department-of-transportation-mike-flynn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-commissioner-of-the-nyc-department-of-transportation-mike-flynn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn chain-reaction crash: Cops hunt for hit-and-run driver who killed one and critical injured another in wreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cops in Brooklyn are on the hunt for a driver who fled the scene after a multi-vehicle collision&nbsp;early Monday morning that left a man dead.According to police sources, officers from the 61st Precinct were called to the corner Ocean Parkway and Avenue S in Midwood at around 12:10 a.m. on Oct. 5 after receiving a report of at least three vehicles being involved in a horrific crash.Based on a preliminary investigation, sources close to the case said, police learned that the driver of&nbsp;a 20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-chain-reaction-crash-cops-hunt-for-hit-and-run-driver-who-killed-one-and-critical-injured-another-in-wreck/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-chain-reaction-crash-cops-hunt-for-hit-and-run-driver-who-killed-one-and-critical-injured-another-in-wreck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bushwick’s Company XIV celebrates 20 years of reimagining burlesque performances]]></title><description><![CDATA[A burlesque theater in Bushwick is celebrating 20 years of bringing sultry performances to the stage.Company XIV brings to life larger-than-life shows that blend storytelling with sensual choreography. Founded and directed by Austin McCormick, the theater crafts shows that aim to tantalize audiences while highlighting the artistry of those performing.McCormick, who choreographs each show at Company XIV, has danced since he was young. While studying at Juilliard, McCormick realized that he wanted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bushwicks-company-xiv-celebrates-20-years-of-reimagining-burlesque-performances/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bushwicks-company-xiv-celebrates-20-years-of-reimagining-burlesque-performances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A timely, seamless experience’: Maimonides unveils new outpatient imaging center in Borough Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maimonides leadership, local lawmakers and community members celebrated the opening of the hospital&rsquo;s new Outpatient Imaging Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 1.The new center, set to open Oct. 12, is located on the third floor of the Maimonides Doctors Multispecialty Pavilion at 4813 Ninth Ave. in Borough Park. It expands patient access to advanced diagnostic imaging in the same location where patients already see their primary care doctors and specialists.The modern, welcomin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-timely-seamless-experience-maimonides-unveils-new-outpatient-imaging-center-in-borough-park/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-timely-seamless-experience-maimonides-unveils-new-outpatient-imaging-center-in-borough-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caputo Bagels brings fifth-generation Brooklyn baking legacy to Park Slope]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fifth-generation Brooklyn baker is putting a new spin on an old favorite with the opening of Caputo Bagels in Park Slope next week.Caputo Bagels, from longtime local baker James Caputo and restaurateur Rafael &ldquo;Rafi&rdquo; Hasid, opens Oct. 5 at 81 Fifth Ave., bringing hand-rolled sourdough bagels, cream cheeses, smoked fish, sandwiches, pastries and coffee to the neighborhood.Caputo is no stranger to the Brooklyn baking scene. His family&rsquo;s history dates back to 1904, when his Sicil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/caputo-bagels-brings-fifth-generation-brooklyn-baking-legacy-to-park-slope/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/caputo-bagels-brings-fifth-generation-brooklyn-baking-legacy-to-park-slope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JAŸ-Z’s 30-year legacy comes home to Brooklyn with free docuseries screening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty years after Jay-Z put Brooklyn on the map with Reasonable Doubt, the borough&rsquo;s biggest hometown story is coming back home &mdash; this time to the Brooklyn Public Library. Tonight, fans can settle in at Central Library for a free screening of two episodes of HBO&rsquo;s "JA&Yuml;-Z In 8," celebrating three decades of the Brooklyn-born rapper&rsquo;s music and legacy.Earlier this month, HBO premiered "JA&Yuml;-Z In 8," a docuseries that champions Brooklyn&rsquo;s own Jay-Z and celebr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ja-zs-30-year-legacy-comes-home-to-brooklyn-with-free-docuseries-screening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ja-zs-30-year-legacy-comes-home-to-brooklyn-with-free-docuseries-screening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chip City abruptly closes all locations, including NYC stores, citing ‘macro-economic headwinds’ for closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chip City, the popular cookie chain founded in Astoria nine years ago, abruptly shuttered all 24 locations Thursday evening, informing staff in an email that they would not be needed for work on Friday morning.The chain, which opened its first store at 30-06 34th St. in Astoria in July 2017, quickly expanded its presence across the city and the United States but had begun scaling down operations in recent weeks, closing down all of its stores in Connecticut and Virginia.But the proverbial cookie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/chip-city-abruptly-closes-all-locations-including-nyc-stores-citing-macro-economic-headwinds-for-closure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/chip-city-abruptly-closes-all-locations-including-nyc-stores-citing-macro-economic-headwinds-for-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Museum’s new exhibit ‘Art of Manga’ spotlights hundreds of hand-drawn works of Japanese comics and graphic novels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just ahead of Comic-Con, the Brooklyn Museum is welcoming its newest exhibition, "Art of Manga," this weekend.Curated by Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, "Art of Manga" highlights over 600 works by prominent manga artists, showcasing the vital roles that manga artists play not just in Japan's culture, but art as a whole. The exhibition is laid out so you follow the exhibits from right to left, just like how manga is meant to be read.&ldquo;Why wouldn't we put manga on display? I think manga is a fab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-museums-new-exhibit-art-of-manga-spotlights-hundreds-of-hand-drawn-works-of-japanese-comics-and-graphic-novels/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-museums-new-exhibit-art-of-manga-spotlights-hundreds-of-hand-drawn-works-of-japanese-comics-and-graphic-novels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cornell 7 case: Hochul backs closing NY consent-law gap as AG James takes over rape investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday called for changing New York&rsquo;s sexual assault laws to address cases in which a person becomes too intoxicated to consent after voluntarily using drugs or alcohol, as Attorney General Letitia James formally took over the criminal investigation into an alleged 2024 sexual assault at Cornell University.Hochul said the "Cornell 7" case had exposed what she described as a gap in state law and pledged to work with lawmakers on legislation addressing voluntary intoxica]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cornell-7-case-hochul-backs-closing-ny-consent-law-gap-as-ag-james-takes-over-rape-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cornell-7-case-hochul-backs-closing-ny-consent-law-gap-as-ag-james-takes-over-rape-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn brings the energy as Liberty punch ticket to WNBA semifinals]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York Liberty fans packed Barclays Center on Tuesday night as the defending WNBA champions completed a first-round sweep of the Minnesota Lynx, becoming the first No. 8 seed in league history to advance to the semifinals.More than 17,000 fans erupted in cheers as the starting lineup was introduced, creating an electric environment for New York&rsquo;s only home game of the first round. The arena only got louder as the final seconds ticked off the clock and the Liberty secured their spot in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-brings-the-energy-as-liberty-punch-ticket-to-wnba-semifinals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-brings-the-energy-as-liberty-punch-ticket-to-wnba-semifinals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA boss warns devastating proposed federal cuts to transit funding on the horizon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MTA faces the grim prospect of $250 million in annual federal funding formula cuts under legislation currently being pushed in the Republican-controlled Congress &mdash; reductions that MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber warned Wednesday could spell big trouble for New York's mass transit system.Lieber, during the latest meeting of the agency's board on Sept. 30, warned that the reductions would come in a proposed Republican-led extension to former President Joe Biden's Infrastructure Investment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-boss-warns-devastating-proposed-federal-cuts-to-transit-funding-on-the-horizon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-boss-warns-devastating-proposed-federal-cuts-to-transit-funding-on-the-horizon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A new kind of education system’: Inside Runway Green’s plans for Floyd Bennett Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, Runway Green has been pitching an ambitious vision for Floyd Bennett Field: turn part of the sprawling former airfield into an outdoor classroom where New York City students can learn about sustainability, explore green careers and get hands-on experience outside the traditional classroom.<br />
Now, the vision is starting to become something Brooklynites can actually see taking shape.<br />
With a 60-year lease for the new site now secured, Runway Green expects to break ground in 2027 on the fir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-new-kind-of-education-system-inside-runway-greens-plans-for-floyd-bennett-field/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-new-kind-of-education-system-inside-runway-greens-plans-for-floyd-bennett-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still ‘unclear’ how 57-year-old man got caught in A train door, dragged to his death: MTA official]]></title><description><![CDATA[A top MTA official said Wednesday that it remains "unclear" how a 57-year-old man got caught in the door of an A train and dragged to his death earlier this week.MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow &mdash; during the Sept. 30 MTA board meeting &mdash; said what the agency does know is that the deceased straphanger, identified by the NYPD as Yaw Boahene, boarded a Manhattan-bound A train at the Rockaway Av station around 5:48 p.m. on Sept. 28.Boahene was carrying a blue plastic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/still-unclear-how-57-year-old-man-got-caught-in-a-train-door-dragged-to-his-death-mta-official/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/still-unclear-how-57-year-old-man-got-caught-in-a-train-door-dragged-to-his-death-mta-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These parts of NYC are getting a new fast track for affordable housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new fast-track process for affordable housing will take effect in 12 community districts next year, after the Mamdani administration on Thursday identified the neighborhoods where the voter-approved changes will apply.The list runs from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights to the Upper East and West Sides of Manhattan, parts of eastern and southern Queens, and much of Staten Island. No Bronx community district appears on the list.Starting Jan. 1, qualifying affordable housing proposals in those distric]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/these-parts-of-nyc-are-getting-a-new-fast-track-for-affordable-housing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/these-parts-of-nyc-are-getting-a-new-fast-track-for-affordable-housing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordable housing: These parts of NYC are on the Mamdani administration’s fast track for new units. What does it mean for communities?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new fast-track process for affordable housing will take effect in 12 community districts next year, after the Mamdani administration on Thursday identified the neighborhoods where the voter-approved changes will apply.The list runs from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights to the Upper East and West Sides of Manhattan, parts of eastern and southern Queens, and much of Staten Island. No Bronx community district appears on the list.Starting Jan. 1, qualifying affordable housing proposals in those distric]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/affordable-housing-these-parts-of-nyc-are-on-the-mamdani-administrations-fast-track-for-new-units-what-does-it-mean-for-communities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/affordable-housing-these-parts-of-nyc-are-on-the-mamdani-administrations-fast-track-for-new-units-what-does-it-mean-for-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halloween goes car-free: NYC’s Trick-or-Streets brings family fun to every borough]]></title><description><![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_408402" align="alignnone" width="800"] Courtesy of NYC DOT[/caption]The city&rsquo;s largest-ever Trick-or-Streets celebration will bring 160 car-free Open Streets and plazas across all five boroughs to life with free Halloween fun, trick-or-treating, music, games, and more.At a Glance	NYC&rsquo;s biggest-ever Trick-or-Streets celebration features 160 car-free Open Streets and plazas across the five boroughs	Halloween and fall festivities take place throughout October 202]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/halloween-goes-car-free-nycs-trick-or-streets-brings-family-fun-to-every-borough/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/halloween-goes-car-free-nycs-trick-or-streets-brings-family-fun-to-every-borough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City breaks ground on Box Street Park after two decades of delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[After two decades of delays, construction is finally starting on Box Street Park, city officials announced Thursday.The 2.5 acre waterfront park was promised to replace an MTA parking lot as part of the 2005 Greenpoint-Williamsburg rezoning. As the neighborhood changed around it, the project was plagued by administrative setbacks, and the land is still fenced-off and undeveloped.&nbsp;&ldquo;Today, we are finally making good on a promise that Greenpoint families have been waiting decades to see]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-breaks-ground-on-box-street-park-after-two-decades-of-delays/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-breaks-ground-on-box-street-park-after-two-decades-of-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acme Smoked Fish plants hooks deep in Brooklyn with multi-generational fish smoking business]]></title><description><![CDATA[A smoked fish factory has built a lasting legacy in Brooklyn.Acme Smoked Fish, a premier smoked fish purveyor, has been a staple in the Greenpoint community for decades. In 1906, Harry Brownstein started in the fish smoking business as a wagon jobber, taking a horse-drawn wagon around Brooklyn and Queens, buying smoked fish and selling them.&ldquo;It was his dream to open his own smokehouse,&rdquo; said Adam Caslow, Managing Partner &amp; Owner of Acme Smoked Fish, and Brownstein&rsquo;s great-g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/acme-smoked-fish-plants-hooks-deep-in-brooklyn-with-multi-generational-fish-smoking-business/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/acme-smoked-fish-plants-hooks-deep-in-brooklyn-with-multi-generational-fish-smoking-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Council weighs how to regulate e-bikes, e-scooters, and mopeds during marathon hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NYC Council held an hours-long hearing Wednesday in which lawmakers heard testimony from city officials and the public on nearly two dozen measures aimed at strengthening regulations around e-bikes, e-scooters, and mopeds that have exploded in popularity across the five boroughs in recent years.The 23 bills council members are proposing take a variety of approaches toward addressing persistent safety concerns around the ridership of electric micromobility devices, which are largely used by i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-council-weighs-how-to-regulate-e-bikes-e-scooters-and-mopeds-during-marathon-hearing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-council-weighs-how-to-regulate-e-bikes-e-scooters-and-mopeds-during-marathon-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby boom: Reynoso renews $50K fund for community baby showers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn nonprofits that help new and expecting parents can once again apply for funding to throw community baby showers, as Borough President Antonio Reynoso renews his Community Baby Shower Fund for a third year.&nbsp;The $50,000 fund will provide eligible Brooklyn nonprofits with up to $5,000 in matching funds for non-personnel expenses associated with community baby showers held between July 1, 2026, and May 31, 2027.&nbsp;The program is part of Reynoso&rsquo;s broader maternal health agenda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/baby-boom-reynoso-renews-50k-fund-for-community-baby-showers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/baby-boom-reynoso-renews-50k-fund-for-community-baby-showers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYCHA’s new repair model gets its first $607M test in Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city closed the first financing deal through its Public Housing Preservation Trust this week, unlocking $607 million for a top-to-bottom overhaul of NYCHA's Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn.The deal will fund renovations to 1,148 apartments across 16 buildings in Sheepshead Bay, home to roughly 2,000 residents. City officials said the financing closed Sept. 29, with construction expected to begin later this fall.NYCHA estimates it needs about $78 billion over the next 20 years to repair and upgra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nychas-new-repair-model-gets-its-first-607m-test-in-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nychas-new-repair-model-gets-its-first-607m-test-in-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown Heights landlord will re-register rent stabilized units in settlement with Attorney General]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Crown Heights landlord accused of lying about rent-stabilized apartments will re-register his units and offer all tenants rent-stabilized leases as part of a settlement with Attorney General Letitia James.James&rsquo; office sued John Anderson in June, accusing him of failing to comply with state law, overcharging and harassing tenants, and lying on government forms. All the while, city records show, the building in question &mdash; 1075 Dean St. &mdash; was falling into disrepair.The suit was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crown-heights-landlord-will-re-register-rent-stabilized-units-in-settlement-with-attorney-general/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crown-heights-landlord-will-re-register-rent-stabilized-units-in-settlement-with-attorney-general/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dinner and a show: Arts festival brings Floyd Bennett Field’s historic hangars to life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) will host a playful take on a &ldquo;Dinner and a Show&rdquo; at its second biennial Floyd Bennett Field Public Arts Festival at the historic Brooklyn airfield on Sat., Oct. 3, from 6 to 9:30 p.m.Fifteen newly commissioned artworks by 21 contemporary artists will come to life through projection mapping, animation, light, sound and storytelling, transforming the monumental brick-and-glass Hangars 3 and 4 of New York City&rsquo;s first municipal airpo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dinner-and-a-show-arts-festival-brings-floyd-bennett-fields-historic-hangars-to-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dinner-and-a-show-arts-festival-brings-floyd-bennett-fields-historic-hangars-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Chamber lands $1M Google grant to expand AI training for small businesses statewide]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is taking its small-business AI training program statewide with a new $1 million grant from Google.org.<br />
Funding will support the second phase of the Chamber&rsquo;s Go Digital Initiative, giving 20 Chambers of Commerce and local business-serving organizations across New York the resources and training to help small businesses incorporate artificial intelligence into their regular operations.The Chamber announced the grant Sept. 22, following its annual Economic D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-chamber-lands-1m-google-grant-to-expand-ai-training-for-small-businesses-statewide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-chamber-lands-1m-google-grant-to-expand-ai-training-for-small-businesses-statewide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New restaurant Sura brings modern Korean tapas to Bushwick]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Bushwick restaurant is putting a new spin on Korean cuisine.Sura is a modern Korean and Korean-American restaurant that puts an emphasis on vibrant flavors that are meant for sharing. The menu features tapas-style dishes that put a creative twist on Korean dishes that honor the area&rsquo;s culinary traditions.&ldquo;I was a chef for 15 years, and one of my partners worked with me as my sous chef for six years. When we were creating the menu for Bushwick, we wanted to create our menu with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-restaurant-sura-brings-modern-korean-tapas-to-bushwick/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-restaurant-sura-brings-modern-korean-tapas-to-bushwick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax hit with new lawsuit after homeowners win rollout challenge on Staten Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s recent rollout of the pied-&agrave;-terre tax is facing yet another legal challenge. This time, it comes from a group of homeowners and a NYC co-op suing the state for its role in the second-home tax, alleging constitutional violations.The lawsuit comes the same day Staten Island homeowners came out victorious in a suit against the tax filed this summer.&nbsp;The plaintiffs, represented by former NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro and Dechert LLP, filed the lawsuit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdanis-pied-terre-tax-hit-with-new-lawsuit-after-homeowners-win-rollout-challenge-on-staten-island/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdanis-pied-terre-tax-hit-with-new-lawsuit-after-homeowners-win-rollout-challenge-on-staten-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Life does not stop at 5 p.m.’: Disability advocates demand MTA push back Access-a-Ride reservation deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of disabled transit riders and accessibility advocates want the MTA to push the reservation deadline for its Access-a-Ride paratransit service several hours back, from 5 p.m. until 11:59 p.m., the night before the day of their scheduled trip.One after another, during the MTA Board's New York City Transit Committee meeting on Sept. 28, the riders and advocates said the current 5 p.m. deadline for booking an Access-a-Ride for the next day is far too early. They said they need greater flexi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/life-does-not-stop-at-5-pm-disability-advocates-demand-mta-push-back-access-a-ride-reservation-deadline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/life-does-not-stop-at-5-pm-disability-advocates-demand-mta-push-back-access-a-ride-reservation-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 Governor’s Race: Hochul heads into final stretch with $33M war chest, and Mamdani on deck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul&rsquo;s re-election campaign and the New York State Democratic Party are heading into the final stretch of election season with more than $33 million combined in cash on hand after raising $8.4 million during the September filing period, according to figures released by Hochul&rsquo;s campaign Tuesday.Friends for Kathy Hochul raised more than $2.6 million during the period and finished with more than $18.5 million on hand. More than $5.7 million was raised into the state Democr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2026-governors-race-hochul-heads-into-final-stretch-with-33m-war-chest-and-mamdani-on-deck/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2026-governors-race-hochul-heads-into-final-stretch-with-33m-war-chest-and-mamdani-on-deck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Democratic Party leadership vote delayed after appellate court tosses amended bylaws]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Democratic Party's new rules &mdash; introduced by outgoing party leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn &mdash; must be tossed out, an appellate court ruled Tuesday, upholding lower court decision and delivering a victory to party reformers aligned with New Kings Democrats.&nbsp;The party had been slated to vote to elect new leadership, including a new chair, on Tuesday night. That vote has been delayed by court order after reformers filed a new lawsuit, citing concerns over exactly whi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-democratic-party-leadership-vote-delayed-after-appellate-court-tosses-amended-bylaws/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-democratic-party-leadership-vote-delayed-after-appellate-court-tosses-amended-bylaws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appellate court tosses amended Brooklyn Democratic Party bylaws, upholding lower court ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Democratic Party&rsquo;s new rules must be tossed out, an appellate court ruled Tuesday, as it upheld a lower court decision that blocked the rules from taking effect.&nbsp;Facing almost certain defeat after party reformers won enough district leader seats to vote her out, incumbent party leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn on Aug. 25 passed a series of bylaw amendments that expanded the party&rsquo;s executive committee, nullifying the new majority and likely ensuring her victory.&nb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/appellate-court-tosses-amended-brooklyn-democratic-party-bylaws-upholding-lower-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/appellate-court-tosses-amended-brooklyn-democratic-party-bylaws-upholding-lower-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brownsville community center set to open two years early, $10 million under budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community-based organizations and Brooklyn Community Board 16 will soon serve residents across Brooklyn from under one roof at a new 60,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, all-electric community center set to open its doors in Brownsville in the coming months.The new $128 million Brownsville Multi-Service Center is located at 444 Thomas Boyland St. between Pitkin and East New York avenues. The center features 10 office spaces, three flexible conference rooms that can be combined into a large meet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brownsville-community-center-set-to-open-two-years-early-10-million-under-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brownsville-community-center-set-to-open-two-years-early-10-million-under-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lifting off: Runway Green to build 7-acre education campus at Floyd Bennett Field with 60-year lease]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new education campus is coming to Floyd Bennett Field, where nonprofit Runway Green has signed a 60-year lease with the National Park Service to transform seven acres of the historic Brooklyn airfield into a hub for hands-on learning.&nbsp;The $60 million project is expected to reach as many as 50,000 New York City public school students with programs focused on agriculture, &ldquo;environmental stewardship,&rdquo; career exploration and other real-world learning opportunities.&nbsp;The first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lifting-off-runway-green-to-build-7-acre-education-campus-at-floyd-bennett-field-with-60-year-lease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lifting-off-runway-green-to-build-7-acre-education-campus-at-floyd-bennett-field-with-60-year-lease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subway service changes: J and M trains disrupted over five weekends so MTA can replace aging switches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Service changes are coming to the J and M trains over five weekends between the middle of next month and late November, MTA officials warned riders during the agency's monthly board meeting on Monday.The transit authority is adjusting schedules for the three lines, which run on elevated tracks through Brooklyn and Queens, in order to replace nearly three-decade-old switches that are past their useful life, officials said. The mechanisms are used to move trains between local and express tracks du]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/subway-service-changes-j-and-m-trains-disrupted-over-five-weekends-so-mta-can-replace-aging-switches/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/subway-service-changes-j-and-m-trains-disrupted-over-five-weekends-so-mta-can-replace-aging-switches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani unveils long-awaited antisemitism strategy with $7.4M for prevention, security]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is putting his own stamp on a city office created by his predecessor to combat antisemitism, unveiling a strategy that increases prevention funding while formalizing a break with the Adams administration&rsquo;s embrace of a single definition of antisemitism.The strategy arrives after months in which Mamdani has sought to patch a strained relationship with parts of the city&rsquo;s Jewish community without retreating from his longstanding views on Israel and Palestine.The lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-unveils-long-awaited-antisemitism-strategy-with-74m-for-prevention-security/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-unveils-long-awaited-antisemitism-strategy-with-74m-for-prevention-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominican President Luis Abinader makes historic visit to Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[History was made Sept. 24, when Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso &mdash; the first citywide Beep with Dominican roots &mdash; welcomed Luis Abinader, president of the Dominican Republic, to Brooklyn Borough Hall, celebrating the longstanding ties between the Dominican Republic and Brooklyn, which is home to more than 100,000 Dominican residents.The visit marked the first official state visit by a Dominican president to Brooklyn. About 200 Dominican-American Brooklynites filled the hist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dominican-president-luis-abinader-makes-historic-visit-to-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dominican-president-luis-abinader-makes-historic-visit-to-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse’s orders: Meet South Brooklyn Health CEO Manjinder Kaur]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manjinder Kaur spent years caring for patients at New York City hospitals. Now, she&rsquo;s running one.Kaur became Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health in July, making her the first nurse to lead a New York City Health and Hospitals institution in &ldquo;recent history,&rdquo; after rising through clinical and administrative roles in the city&rsquo;s public hospital system.She came to New York from India, started her career as a trauma nurse at Lincoln Hospita]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nurses-orders-meet-south-brooklyn-health-ceo-manjinder-kaur/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nurses-orders-meet-south-brooklyn-health-ceo-manjinder-kaur/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Dems boss Bichotte Hermelyn to step down amid party power struggle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, who has led the Brooklyn Democratic Party for the past six years, is stepping away from the helm amid a contentious battle for the party&rsquo;s future, amNewYork and Brooklyn Paper have learned.Bichotte Hermelyn stated the time had come &ldquo;to pass the baton&rdquo; and let a new leader continue to move the party forward.&nbsp;&ldquo;In the words of Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress from Texas and the South,&nbsp;Jordan said, &lsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-boss-bichotte-hermelyn-to-step-down-amid-party-power-struggle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-boss-bichotte-hermelyn-to-step-down-amid-party-power-struggle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn’s Power Women celebrated at Schneps Media’s annual event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 40 of Brooklyn&rsquo;s most influential women came together on Sept. 24 for an evening of recognition, connection and celebration at Schneps Media&rsquo;s Power Women of Brooklyn event at El Caribe Country Club.The annual event honored an accomplished group of professionals, healthcare executives, entrepreneurs, educators, attorneys, nonprofit leaders and community advocates whose work continues to make an impact throughout Brooklyn and beyond.Part of a Schneps Media tradition spanning mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyns-power-women-celebrated-at-schneps-medias-annual-event/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyns-power-women-celebrated-at-schneps-medias-annual-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA axes G train shutdowns planned for December after outcry from small businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dreaded December G train shutdowns have been scrapped, to the relief of business owners and residents in North Brooklyn.Long-overdue repairs initially scheduled to stretch through the end of the year have been finished ahead of schedule, according to the MTA, and though the G still needs some work, it will run like normal during the busy holiday season.&ldquo;I am grateful to the MTA for listening to our community and finding a way to complete this important work without disproportionately i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-axes-g-train-shutdowns-planned-for-december-after-outcry-from-small-businesses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-axes-g-train-shutdowns-planned-for-december-after-outcry-from-small-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A feast for a cause: City Harvest’s BID 2026 event brings nearly 50 chefs together]]></title><description><![CDATA[City Harvest, the Brooklyn-based food rescue organization, will host their annual BID tasting event this fall, bringing nearly 50 New York City chefs, restaurants and mixologists together for an evening of food, drinks and fundraising &mdash; with a portion of the night&rsquo;s impact reaching communities across the borough.&nbsp;&ldquo;BID 2026: Peace, Love &amp; City Harvest&rdquo; will take place Oct. 28 at The Glasshouse in Manhattan. The event will feature food and drinks from the city&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-feast-for-a-cause-city-harvests-bid-2026-event-brings-nearly-50-chefs-together/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-feast-for-a-cause-city-harvests-bid-2026-event-brings-nearly-50-chefs-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Council subpoenas Elon Musk’s AI company after rivals agree to testify under oath]]></title><description><![CDATA[City Council Speaker Julie Menin issued a subpoena Monday to compel Elon Musk&rsquo;s AI company to testify at next week&rsquo;s sweeping Council hearing on artificial intelligence, after OpenAI, Google and Anthropic agreed to appear only after being warned they could face their own orders to appear at City Hall.The Council said OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Meta will now testify publicly under oath at the Oct. 5 Committee of the Whole hearing, which will bring all 51 Council members together to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-council-subpoenas-elon-musks-ai-company-after-rivals-agree-to-testify-under-oath/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-council-subpoenas-elon-musks-ai-company-after-rivals-agree-to-testify-under-oath/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Mise en Scènt, the Brooklyn studio turning favorite films into candles]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if there were a way to step inside a fictional world that has always been out of reach?Tucked into a corner on the second floor of an Industry City studio in Sunset Park, Mise en Sc&egrave;nt can transport you into any scene from your favorite movie. From the ultimate Y2K sleepover with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to braving teenage sex and death at Camp Miasma to finding out whether Edward Cullen's skin really does sparkle, this female-founded candle studio is dedicated to bringing the film]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-mise-en-scnt-the-brooklyn-studio-turning-favorite-films-into-candles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-mise-en-scnt-the-brooklyn-studio-turning-favorite-films-into-candles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Council distributes free unlimited OMNY cards to first 700 CUNY students under pilot program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of City University of New York (CUNY) students now have access to free, unlimited OMNY cards under a new City Council pilot program launched Monday.The 700 students who make up the pilot's first cohort were notified last week that they were selected to receive OMNY cards under the program, which was established through a $700,000 commitment in the latest city budget. The students were instructed to pick them up at physical locations on their campuses.The cards will be activated next wee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-council-distributes-free-unlimited-omny-cards-to-first-700-cuny-students-under-pilot-program/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-council-distributes-free-unlimited-omny-cards-to-first-700-cuny-students-under-pilot-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bay Ridge’s Fifth Avenue goes car-free for family-friendly FAMCHELLA on Sept. 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bay Ridge families took over more than 10 blocks of Fifth Avenue on Sept. 19, swapping traffic for magic, crafts, games and plenty of kid-friendly fun.&nbsp;Brooklyn Bridge Parents and the 5th Avenue BID hosted the second annual FAMCHELLA, a free family-friendly street fair inspired by the energy and flair of Coachella. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., the car-free stretch of Fifth Avenue between 68th and 81st streets transformed into a neighborhood festival packed with activities for children.&nbsp;Kids]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridges-fifth-avenue-goes-car-free-for-family-friendly-famchella-on-sept-19/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridges-fifth-avenue-goes-car-free-for-family-friendly-famchella-on-sept-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With TPS ending, Ukrainian refugees in New York stress over their future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, steps have been taken to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for more than a million recipients, including tens of thousands living in New York.&nbsp;This year saw recipients from countries such as Haiti, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen lose their status. Some are currently in limbo as recipients await to hear if their status has been extended.Among those recipients are 101,000 Ukrainians who fled their country not long after Russ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/with-tps-ending-ukrainian-refugees-in-new-york-stress-over-their-future/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/with-tps-ending-ukrainian-refugees-in-new-york-stress-over-their-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prospect Park Lake gets $4 million boost for restoration, climate resilience]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beloved Prospect Park centerpiece is getting a multimillion-dollar makeover.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 24 announced $4 million in state funding for the final phase of the Lakeshore Restoration Project at Prospect Park Lake to build safe, ADA-compliant access for residents and park visitors, improve water quality and resilience to flooding and major storms, and protect wildlife habitat. The total cost of the restoration project is $25 million, including state and city funding.Describin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/prospect-park-lake-gets-4-million-boost-for-restoration-climate-resilience/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/prospect-park-lake-gets-4-million-boost-for-restoration-climate-resilience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man fighting for his life after being shot in the head in Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Brooklyn are on the hunt for a gunman who shot a man and left him on the brink of death early on Monday morning.According to NYPD sources, officers from the 67th Precinct were called to a deli located at 980 Rutland Road in Brownsville at around 3:20 a.m. on Sept. 28 after receiving reports of shots fired.When they arrived, law enforcement sources said, the cops discovered a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the left side of his head.EMS rushed him to Brookdale University Hospita]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/man-fighting-for-his-life-after-being-shot-in-the-head-in-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/man-fighting-for-his-life-after-being-shot-in-the-head-in-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-neglected Bed-Stuy corner gets new life with gut renovation, new apartments and a children’s store]]></title><description><![CDATA[The large 19th century brick building on the corner of Bed Stuy&rsquo;s Malcolm X Boulevard and Macon Street that spurred curiosity amongst neighbors as it sat crumbling on the prime corner site for over a decade has been spruced up and brought back to residential and commercial use with a major gut renovation. The empty lot next door will also see changes in coming months as plans for a new four-story building progress.The work on the dilapidated building and empty lot were spurred by a recent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/long-neglected-bed-stuy-corner-gets-new-life-with-gut-renovation-new-apartments-and-a-childrens-store/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/long-neglected-bed-stuy-corner-gets-new-life-with-gut-renovation-new-apartments-and-a-childrens-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&amp;A with Chair of the Senate Committee on Education Senator Shelley Mayer]]></title><description><![CDATA[PoliticsNY&rsquo;s latest special edition, Inside Government: Public Schools features the government officials shaping New York&rsquo;s public schools and overall educational landscape. Today&rsquo;s Q&amp;A is with New York State Senator Shelley Mayer. Senator Mayer is chair of the New York State Senate Committee on Education and represents the 37th Senate District.<br />
What are your current education-focused legislative priorities?<br />
My priority is making sure every student across the state &ndash;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-chair-of-the-senate-committee-on-education-senator-shelley-mayer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-chair-of-the-senate-committee-on-education-senator-shelley-mayer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Op-ed | Look at the record: Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and the Kings County Democratic Party are getting a bad rap?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have given considerable thought to the current contest over the leadership of the Kings County Democratic Party.My own political philosophy is closer to the more progressive factions of the insurgent group. That is precisely why I think it is important to distinguish philosophical alignment from an assessment of an individual&rsquo;s actual record, experience, and work.I do not know many of the individuals aligned with the Social Democrats, and I do not know whether their Social Democratic lab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-look-at-the-record-rodneyse-bichotte-hermelyn-and-the-kings-county-democratic-party-are-getting-a-bad-rap/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-look-at-the-record-rodneyse-bichotte-hermelyn-and-the-kings-county-democratic-party-are-getting-a-bad-rap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking for a city job? Mamdani is opening a permanent walk-in jobs center amid thousands of vacancies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is opening a permanent walk-in jobs center in Lower Manhattan where New Yorkers can get help navigating public-service hiring, as city agencies continue to carry more than 14,000 vacant authorized positions.The Jobs NYC Center at 2 Lafayette St. will begin regular walk-in hours Oct. 5, according to details shared with amNewYork ahead of the mayor's scheduled announcement on Monday.<br />
Job seekers will be able to get help finding openings, applying for positions and understandin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/looking-for-a-city-job-mamdani-is-opening-a-permanent-walk-in-jobs-center-amid-thousands-of-vacancies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/looking-for-a-city-job-mamdani-is-opening-a-permanent-walk-in-jobs-center-amid-thousands-of-vacancies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani admin stops automatically sending cops to 311 homeless encampment complaints]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mamdani administration stopped automatically sending police officers to investigate 311 complaints about homeless encampments this week, shifting the initial response to homeless outreach workers.The change took effect Sept. 22, according to both the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the NYPD.&ldquo;[A]ll homeless encampment service requests from 311 will be routed directly to [the Department of Homeless Services, DHS] rather than NYPD,&rdquo; a DSS spokesperson said. &ldquo;As a resul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-admin-stops-automatically-sending-cops-to-311-homeless-encampment-complaints/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-admin-stops-automatically-sending-cops-to-311-homeless-encampment-complaints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns to Brooklyn with Zohran Mamdani, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&rdquo; is returning to Brooklyn for a week of special broadcasts from the Brooklyn Academy of Music&rsquo;s Howard Gilman Opera House, with a lineup that includes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and fellow local late-night hosts.<br />
Kimmel was born and raised in Mill Basin, making the Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 shows another homecoming for him and his ABC late-night show.<br />
Among the week's guests is Mamdani, who will sit down with Kimmel a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jimmy-kimmel-live-returns-to-brooklyn-with-zohran-mamdani-bruce-springsteen-and-paul-mccartney/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jimmy-kimmel-live-returns-to-brooklyn-with-zohran-mamdani-bruce-springsteen-and-paul-mccartney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn festivals, parades postponed as nor’easter approaches New York City]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gusty nor&rsquo;easter heading toward the East Coast has forced several Brooklyn street fairs and events to cancel, reschedule, and head indoors.&nbsp;The storm is tracking closer to New York City than had initially been predicted, and is expected to bring heavy rain and high winds between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning, with the worst impacts between Friday night and Saturday night. Around 2-3 inches of rain are predicted for New York City, per the National Weather Service, with wind gus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-festivals-parades-postponed-as-noreaster-approaches-new-york-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-festivals-parades-postponed-as-noreaster-approaches-new-york-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOR’EASTER: MTA moves to protect train yards, other critical infrastructure to keep transit moving during weekend storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MTA is&nbsp;preparing New York City's transit system for a&nbsp;nor'easter expected to hit the metropolitan area Friday afternoon and last through Sunday &mdash; forecast to bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding &mdash; by preemptively protecting train yards and other critical facilities in low-lying areas from floodwaters.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, during a Sept. 24 briefing inside the agency's "situation room" at its Lower Manhattan headquarters, said that in prepar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/noreaster-mta-moves-to-protect-train-yards-other-critical-infrastructure-to-keep-transit-moving-during-weekend-storm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/noreaster-mta-moves-to-protect-train-yards-other-critical-infrastructure-to-keep-transit-moving-during-weekend-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn firefighters battle three separate fires Friday morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn firefighters had a busy Friday morning, with three separate blazes breaking out across the borough before breakfast.The first fire was reported just after 2:45 a.m. at a commercial building at 245 Willoughby St. in Fort Greene, where firefighters found flames in the rear stepback of the building.Firefighters used two hoselines to knock down the main body of the fire, which was placed under control at about 4 a.m. Hazmat companies were called to remove batteries and a 40-pound propane ta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-firefighters-battle-three-separate-fires-friday-morning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-firefighters-battle-three-separate-fires-friday-morning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby’s All Right co-founder Billy Jones to be honored with Williamsburg street dedication]]></title><description><![CDATA[Williamsburg is getting a new street name &mdash; one that will honor a Brooklyn music figure who helped make the neighborhood a destination for live music.The City of New York will dedicate the stretch of Broadway in front of Baby&rsquo;s All Right to Billy Jones, the beloved co-founder of the Williamsburg music venue who died in 2025.The street, running between Bedford and Driggs avenues, will officially become &ldquo;Billy Jones Way&rdquo; during a dedication on Oct. 18 at 5:30 p.m. outside B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/babys-all-right-co-founder-billy-jones-to-be-honored-with-williamsburg-street-dedication/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/babys-all-right-co-founder-billy-jones-to-be-honored-with-williamsburg-street-dedication/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Best Sensory-Friendly Indoor Activities in NYC for Special Needs Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_415643" align="alignnone" width="822"] Getty Images[/caption]Best Sensory-Friendly Indoor Activities in NYC for Special Needs KidsAt a Glance:	What to look for in a sensory-friendly indoor space? Calm, warm environments and activities for all ages and abilities.	Spaces focused on tactile activities, dimmed lights, and noise-reduced areas.	A top-pick for neurodivergent kiddos with sensory-friendly activities: Complete Playground&nbsp;	A one-stop destination for toddlers an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/6-best-sensory-friendly-indoor-activities-in-nyc-for-special-needs-kids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/6-best-sensory-friendly-indoor-activities-in-nyc-for-special-needs-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI whistleblowers could get paid under new NYC Council proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City lawmakers want to give AI whistleblowers a financial reason to come forward - and give New Yorkers a new way to sue artificial intelligence companies over certain harms.The proposals are part of a sweeping package announced Friday by City Council Speaker Julie Menin ahead of an Oct. 5 hearing that could also require third-party validation and human &ldquo;kill switches&rdquo; for AI systems marketed, offered for sale or deployed in the city, along with 24-hour reporting of certain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ai-whistleblowers-could-get-paid-under-new-nyc-council-proposal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ai-whistleblowers-could-get-paid-under-new-nyc-council-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War of words: Netanyahu attacks Mamdani in UN address; the mayor calls his claims ‘baseless lies’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu singled out Mayor Zohran Mamdani for a direct attack from the United Nations General Assembly podium Thursday, calling him &ldquo;the antisemitic mayor of New York&rdquo; and accusing Hizzoner of trying to silence him.The broadside came near the end of a roughly 40-minute address that began amid a mass walkout, with diplomats leaving the General Assembly hall as Netanyahu approached the podium. Much of the chamber was left empty as he began speaking.Mamd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/war-of-words-netanyahu-attacks-mamdani-in-un-address-the-mayor-calls-his-claims-baseless-lies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/war-of-words-netanyahu-attacks-mamdani-in-un-address-the-mayor-calls-his-claims-baseless-lies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset Park’s Fifth Avenue Street Festival brings food, dancing and community to the block]]></title><description><![CDATA[For one Sunday in September, 15 blocks of Fifth Avenue transform into a bustling celebration of the people, businesses and culture that make Sunset Park what it is.&nbsp;The Sunset Park Fifth Avenue BID hosted its 27th annual Fifth Avenue Street Festival on Sept. 20, bringing more than 400 vendors, local businesses, food, dancing, entertainment and family activities to Fifth Avenue between 44th and 59th streets from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.&nbsp;For David Estrada, executive director of the Sunset Park]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sunset-parks-fifth-avenue-street-festival-brings-food-dancing-and-community-to-the-block/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sunset-parks-fifth-avenue-street-festival-brings-food-dancing-and-community-to-the-block/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fair Fares’: City Council moves to make it easier for low-income New Yorkers to get half-priced subway and bus rides]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City Council took a key step on Thursday toward simplifying the onerous enrollment process for the city's program that provides reduced-cost OMNY cards to very low-income riders: Fair Fares.The council overwhelmingly passed a bill &mdash; Intro. 248 &mdash; requiring the city Department of Social Services (DSS), which oversees the Human Resources Administration (HRA) that runs the program, to streamline its current enrollment procedure. Transit and anti-poverty advocates have long argued tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fair-fares-city-council-moves-to-make-it-easier-for-low-income-new-yorkers-to-get-half-priced-subway-and-bus-rides/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fair-fares-city-council-moves-to-make-it-easier-for-low-income-new-yorkers-to-get-half-priced-subway-and-bus-rides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Dems’ chaotic organizational meeting leaves leadership question unanswered]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Democratic Party&rsquo;s chaotic, hours-delayed organizational meeting descended into chaos on Wednesday, beset with tech issues, incongruous vote counts and all-out shouting matches.It was the latest battle in a war over party leadership fought by sitting chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and a group of reformers aligned with New Kings Democrats.&nbsp;Reformers won a majority of district leader seats in the June primary election to oust Bichotte Hermelyn in favor of longtime distric]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-chaotic-organizational-meeting-leaves-leadership-question-unanswered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-chaotic-organizational-meeting-leaves-leadership-question-unanswered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dynaco reopens in Bed-Stuy months after fire, welcomed back by packed house]]></title><description><![CDATA[By 5:15 p.m. on Sept. 21, just 15 minutes after Dynaco officially reopened, the room was already half full. By 5:45, it was packed &mdash; and stayed that way until last call.For Adam Forgash, co-owner of the 13-year-old bar with his brother Ben, the scene was a long-awaited one.&ldquo;It was extraordinary,&rdquo; he told Brooklyn Paper.Dynaco reopened Monday after a January fire forced the beloved watering hole to close its doors. The fire did not directly reach the bar, but smoke and water dam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dynaco-reopens-in-bed-stuy-months-after-fire-welcomed-back-by-packed-house/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dynaco-reopens-in-bed-stuy-months-after-fire-welcomed-back-by-packed-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST ON amNY: NYC Council bill would require apps turn over data on time it takes e-bike riding workers to make deliveries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NYC Council is looking to pass new legislation aimed at requiring app-based delivery companies to fork over data and potentially face new regulations regarding the time it takes their workers on e-bikes and e-scooters to do their job around the five boroughs.The so-called &ldquo;Safe Delivery Time Act" &mdash; sponsored by City Council Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan) and set to be introduced Thursday &mdash; is designed to address the issue of delivery workers riding e-bikes,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-on-amny-nyc-council-bill-would-require-apps-turn-over-data-on-time-it-takes-e-bike-riding-workers-to-make-deliveries/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-on-amny-nyc-council-bill-would-require-apps-turn-over-data-on-time-it-takes-e-bike-riding-workers-to-make-deliveries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST ON amNY: NYC Council bill seeks delivery app mandates to turn over data on timing of deliveristas’ duties]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NYC Council is looking to pass new legislation aimed at requiring app-based delivery companies to fork over data and potentially face new regulations regarding the time it takes their workers on e-bikes and e-scooters to do their job around the five boroughs.The so-called &ldquo;Safe Delivery Time Act" &mdash; sponsored by City Council Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan) and set to be introduced Thursday &mdash; is designed to address the issue of delivery workers riding e-bikes,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-on-amny-nyc-council-bill-seeks-delivery-app-mandates-to-turn-over-data-on-timing-of-deliveristas-duties/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-on-amny-nyc-council-bill-seeks-delivery-app-mandates-to-turn-over-data-on-timing-of-deliveristas-duties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Latino Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez delivers emotional remarks at bar association Hispanic Heritage event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez teared up Tuesday while accepting an award from the Brooklyn Bar Association in recognition of his trailblazing work as Brooklyn&rsquo;s - and the state&rsquo;s - first Latino top prosecutor.&nbsp;&ldquo;Our real responsibility is to make sure that we're not the last to hold these positions,&rdquo; Gonzalez said. &ldquo;My only request is that all of you use your collective voices to continue the fight to provide more opportunities.&rdquo;Gonzalez&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-latino-brooklyn-da-eric-gonzalez-delivers-emotional-remarks-at-bar-association-hispanic-heritage-event/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-latino-brooklyn-da-eric-gonzalez-delivers-emotional-remarks-at-bar-association-hispanic-heritage-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hochul leads Blakeman in two new polls as Trump, Mamdani loom over governor’s race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman in two polls released Wednesday, though the surveys differ sharply on the size of her advantage less than six weeks before Election Day.A Siena poll found Hochul leading Blakeman 50% to 41% among likely voters, little changed from her 49% to 39% lead in August. A Quinnipiac University poll, also released Wednesday, put Hochul ahead 58% to 39%.The polls come as Blakeman seeks to tie Hochul to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while the governor&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hochul-leads-blakeman-in-two-new-polls-as-trump-mamdani-loom-over-governors-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hochul-leads-blakeman-in-two-new-polls-as-trump-mamdani-loom-over-governors-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green-Wood invites Brooklynites to process grief, one stitch at a time]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Green-Wood Cemetery, knitting and crocheting are becoming a way to make space for conversations that can be difficult to have.<br />
The local cemetery is bringing back its &ldquo;Grieving and Weaving&rdquo; program, a series that combined fiber arts, reflection and community to create an approachable setting for people to engage with grief and loss.<br />
[caption id="attachment_249132" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Grieving and Weaving offers Brooklynites a way to talk openly about grief.Photo court]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/green-wood-invites-brooklynites-to-process-grief-one-stitch-at-a-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/green-wood-invites-brooklynites-to-process-grief-one-stitch-at-a-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bay Ridge’s Ragamuffin Parade turns 60 — and the tradition runs deep]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bay Ridge Ragamuffin Parade is turning 60 &mdash; and the longtime neighborhood tradition is celebrating the milestone year by honoring the community that has maintained it.<br />
Ragamuffin Inc. hosted its annual kickoff brunch on Sept. 20 at Bay Ridge Manor, bringing supporters together ahead of the 60th annual Ragamuffin Parade this Saturday, which will once again transform Bay Ridge into a colorful procession of costumed children.<br />
The organization&rsquo;s president, Allison Greaker, told Brook]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridges-ragamuffin-parade-turns-60-and-the-tradition-runs-deep/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridges-ragamuffin-parade-turns-60-and-the-tradition-runs-deep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bay Ridge’s beloved Ragamuffin Parade turns 60, celebrating generations of community]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bay Ridge Ragamuffin Parade is turning 60 &mdash; and the longtime neighborhood tradition is celebrating the milestone year by honoring the community that has maintained it.<br />
Ragamuffin Inc. hosted its annual kickoff brunch on Sept. 20 at Bay Ridge Manor, bringing supporters together ahead of the 60th annual Ragamuffin Parade this Saturday, which will once again transform Bay Ridge into a colorful procession of costumed children.<br />
The organization&rsquo;s president, Allison Greaker, told Brook]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridges-beloved-ragamuffin-parade-turns-60-celebrating-generations-of-community/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridges-beloved-ragamuffin-parade-turns-60-celebrating-generations-of-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot to death in Downtown Brooklyn Park identified, two suspects on the loose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities have identified the man shot to death at a Downtown Brooklyn park on Tuesday afternoon in broad daylight, and cops say the suspects are still on the lam.According to police sources, 24-year-old Jayde Browne of Brownsville was shot multiple times inside of the popular McLaughlin Park. Eyewitnesses told investigators that Browne was spotted inside the greenspace arguing with two other men. While the nature of the argument&nbsp; is not clear, minutes later, at approximately 2:07 p.m., t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/man-shot-to-death-in-downtown-brooklyn-park-identified-two-suspects-on-the-loose/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/man-shot-to-death-in-downtown-brooklyn-park-identified-two-suspects-on-the-loose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA to launch campaign educating riders on OMNY use, amid continued fare cap complaints]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MTA will soon launch a public information campaign aimed at informing riders on how best to employ the relatively new OMNY tap-and-pay system, in response to some straphanger complaints specifically surrounding its fare-capping feature, a top agency official said on Tuesday.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, during a Sept. 22 Citizens Budget Commission breakfast event in Manhattan, said the agency is gearing up to inform riders on the optimal ways to use OMNY. He said the information will be di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-to-launch-campaign-educating-riders-on-omny-use-amid-continued-fare-cap-complaints/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-to-launch-campaign-educating-riders-on-omny-use-amid-continued-fare-cap-complaints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signal issues: Council presses City Hall over influencer records as key officials decline to testify]]></title><description><![CDATA[The messages were set to disappear, but the questions surrounding them have not.Less than three weeks after City Hall acknowledged that disappearing messages had been enabled in a Signal group used to communicate with social media influencers, City Council members pressed the Mamdani administration on Tuesday over whether government records should have been preserved from the chat.But the communications officials with firsthand knowledge of how the group operated did not testify.Instead, the adm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/signal-issues-council-presses-city-hall-over-influencer-records-as-key-officials-decline-to-testify/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/signal-issues-council-presses-city-hall-over-influencer-records-as-key-officials-decline-to-testify/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signal issues: Council presses City Hall over influencer records as admin declines to send key official]]></title><description><![CDATA[The messages were set to disappear, but the questions surrounding them have not.Less than three weeks after City Hall acknowledged that disappearing messages had been enabled in a Signal group used to communicate with social media influencers, City Council members pressed the Mamdani administration on Tuesday over whether government records should have been preserved from the chat.But the communications officials with firsthand knowledge of how the group operated did not testify.Instead, the adm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/signal-issues-council-presses-city-hall-over-influencer-records-as-admin-declines-to-send-key-official/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/signal-issues-council-presses-city-hall-over-influencer-records-as-admin-declines-to-send-key-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immersive installation ‘Aqua Cosmos: The Hudson Canyon’ brings marine life to the Brooklyn Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[An immersive art installation will plunge the Brooklyn Bridge deep below the surface of the sea and into a critical marine ecosystem on Sept. 25 and 26.&nbsp;Artist Anita Glesta&rsquo;s piece &ldquo;AQUA COSMOS: The Hudson Canyon,&rdquo; an 18-minute &ldquo;hybrid documentary&rdquo; projection, will bathe the bridge with the sights and sounds of the canyon, as captured by artists and scientists over the last century.&nbsp;&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve spent much of my life exploring what lies beneath the su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/immersive-installation-aqua-cosmos-the-hudson-canyon-brings-marine-life-to-the-brooklyn-bridge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/immersive-installation-aqua-cosmos-the-hudson-canyon-brings-marine-life-to-the-brooklyn-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA boss Lieber says agency’s targeting ‘kooky’ work rules, health insurance contributions in labor talks with transit union]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the MTA's contract negotiations with the union representing nearly 40,000 New York City Transit workers &mdash; Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 &mdash; the authority is pushing to ensure that some workers show up to the job more often while also increasing all health care contributions, agency Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said on Tuesday.The MTA is pursuing both changes possibly in exchange for the wage increases that Local 100 is seeking, Lieber said during a Sept. 22 Citizens Budget C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-boss-lieber-says-agencys-targeting-kooky-work-rules-health-insurance-contributions-in-labor-talks-with-transit-union/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-boss-lieber-says-agencys-targeting-kooky-work-rules-health-insurance-contributions-in-labor-talks-with-transit-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Awkward Sex… and the City’ comedy show returns to Prospect Heights Sept. 25]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bad dates, awkward hookups and the stories you&rsquo;d only tell your closest friends are getting their moment on stage in Prospect Heights this week.Awkward Sex&hellip; and the City, a long-running comedy and storytelling show hosted by local comedian and podcaster Natalie Wall, returns to Friends and Lovers in Prospect Heights on Sept. 25 &mdash; marking Wall&rsquo;s first show since becoming a mom.The show, which began in 2013, brings comedians together to share sex stories, dating and relati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/awkward-sex-and-the-city-comedy-show-returns-to-prospect-heights-sept-25/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/awkward-sex-and-the-city-comedy-show-returns-to-prospect-heights-sept-25/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DoorDash to pay at least $131.5M after NYC finds it underpaid 260,000 workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[DoorDash will pay at least $131.5 million to settle a New York City investigation that found the delivery giant failed to properly pay more than 260,000 workers, a record enforcement action that will also force changes to how the company tracks and pays delivery workers in the five boroughs.Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced the settlement Tuesday, calling it the largest labor enforcement action in city history and the largest U.S. municipa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/doordash-to-pay-at-least-1315m-after-nyc-finds-it-underpaid-260000-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/doordash-to-pay-at-least-1315m-after-nyc-finds-it-underpaid-260000-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yom Kippur vigil in Brooklyn see hundreds mourn lives lost in Israel-Hamas war in Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers gathered in Brooklyn&rsquo;s Grand Army Plaza Monday afternoon on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, to remember the lives lost in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.&nbsp;Organized by progressive groups Jews For Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) and Rabbis for Ceasefire, the Yizkor Ritual of Remembrance is the third annual event of its kind held in the location since the Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel and the subsequent war escalations between Israel and Palesti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/yom-kippur-vigil-in-brooklyn-see-hundreds-mourn-lives-lost-in-israel-hamas-war-in-gaza/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/yom-kippur-vigil-in-brooklyn-see-hundreds-mourn-lives-lost-in-israel-hamas-war-in-gaza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocates detail alleged medical neglect, violence and poor conditions at Brooklyn’s troubled MDC]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) has been a troubled neighbor in Sunset Park, with a record of violence, staff shortages, prolonged lockdowns and other dangerous conditions behind its walls.Plagued by serious issues, including staff shortages, stabbings, killings, limited access to health care and prolonged lockdowns, the facility &mdash; a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) pretrial detention center and the only federal jail in New York City &mdash; drew national outrage after a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/advocates-detail-alleged-medical-neglect-violence-and-poor-conditions-at-brooklyns-troubled-mdc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/advocates-detail-alleged-medical-neglect-violence-and-poor-conditions-at-brooklyns-troubled-mdc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronx-based cannabis dispensary Hibernica opens new store in Harlem]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Bronx-based cannabis dispensary is broadening its reach with a new location in Harlem.&nbsp;This past summer, Hibernica opened its new Central Park North store, located at 111 W. 110th St. The first store, located at 3220 Westchester Ave. in Pelham Bay, opened on April 20, 2024, with the goal of bringing sustainable, locally sourced products to the market while weaving hospitality into the customer experience.Like the Pelham Bay store, the Central Park North Hibernica offers a robust lineup of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bronx-based-cannabis-dispensary-hibernica-opens-new-store-in-harlem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bronx-based-cannabis-dispensary-hibernica-opens-new-store-in-harlem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Gracie Mansion, Trump says it ‘feels like a home’ as Mamdani advances Sunnyside Yard talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump held their latest meeting Monday, this time at Gracie Mansion, to open technical talks between City Hall and the White House over the mayor&rsquo;s $21 billion federal funding pitch to build 12,000 homes above Sunnyside Yard in Queens.The mayor initially pitched the idea to Trump during a trip to Washington back in February, and while Monday's conversation on the Upper East Side advanced the massive Queens proposal, it stopped well short of a feder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/at-gracie-mansion-trump-says-it-feels-like-a-home-as-mamdani-advances-sunnyside-yard-talks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/at-gracie-mansion-trump-says-it-feels-like-a-home-as-mamdani-advances-sunnyside-yard-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronx man charged in botched robbery that left Brownsville restaurant worker dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Bronx man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting two employees during an attempted robbery at a Brownsville restaurant last month, killing one of them, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday.Jesus Acosta, 31, of the Bronx, was arraigned on Sept. 21 in Brooklyn Supreme Court on an 11-count indictment stemming from the Aug. 22 shooting at American Best Wings &amp; Pizza on Rockaway Avenue.Acosta is charged with first- and second-degree murder, second-degree atte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bronx-man-charged-in-botched-robbery-that-left-brownsville-restaurant-worker-dead/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bronx-man-charged-in-botched-robbery-that-left-brownsville-restaurant-worker-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers will face up to $100 fines for speeding in MTA bridge and tunnel work zones starting Sept. 22]]></title><description><![CDATA[Come Tuesday, drivers caught speeding in work zones on or inside MTA-run bridges and tunnels could be hit with fines starting at $50 and escalating to $100 for repeat violations, the transit authority announced this week.The fines will be levied against any drivers caught via speed cameras traveling through MTA-authorized construction zones at least 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. It's part of an effort to reduce traffic crashes and road worker deaths, according to the agency.The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/drivers-will-face-up-to-100-fines-for-speeding-in-mta-bridge-and-tunnel-work-zones-starting-sept-22/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/drivers-will-face-up-to-100-fines-for-speeding-in-mta-bridge-and-tunnel-work-zones-starting-sept-22/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wordless wonder: Broken Box Mime Theater brings sci-fi ‘MYTH’ to Clinton Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local theater company is taking audiences to an alien world this fall &mdash; all without saying a word.<br />
Broken Box Mime Theater will debut &ldquo;MYTH,&rdquo; its first evening-length production, at JACK in Clinton Hill from Sept. 25 through Oct. 18. The 65-minute, no-intermission performance uses mime, movement and speculative fiction to explore how people remember, rewrite and forget the histories.<br />
Directed by Broken Box Artistic Director Becky Baumwoll, &ldquo;MYTH&rdquo; follows two unlik]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wordless-wonder-broken-box-mime-theater-brings-sci-fi-myth-to-clinton-hill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wordless-wonder-broken-box-mime-theater-brings-sci-fi-myth-to-clinton-hill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hochul floats ‘AI kill switches’ as New York prepares to enforce frontier AI law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday floated the possibility of exploring &ldquo;AI kill switches&rdquo; as New York prepares to begin registering major artificial intelligence developers this fall ahead of a state safety law taking effect Jan. 1.Hochul said the state will look at additional ways to build on the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act, including examining what she called AI "kill switches."&ldquo;We may even explore safeguards like AI kill switches if they&rsquo;re deemed feasibl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hochul-floats-ai-kill-switches-as-new-york-prepares-to-enforce-frontier-ai-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hochul-floats-ai-kill-switches-as-new-york-prepares-to-enforce-frontier-ai-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA cannot leave subway station booths empty when workers call out for emergencies, Manhattan judge rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manhattan state judge handed the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 and a group of disability advocates a legal victory last week when it ruled that the MTA must no longer leave station booths empty when employees miss their eight-hour shifts due to an emergency.New York County Supreme Court Judge Nicholas Moyne issued a restraining order on Sept. 18 barring MTA New York City Transit from continuing its vacant booth policy, which it launched earlier this year, of leaving station booths un]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-cannot-leave-subway-station-booths-empty-when-workers-call-out-for-emergencies-manhattan-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-cannot-leave-subway-station-booths-empty-when-workers-call-out-for-emergencies-manhattan-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYPD, animal advocates find hundreds of live chickens in Brooklyn, sparing them from slaughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police, animal advocates and humane group volunteers rescued nearly 300 live chickens from two abandoned U-Haul trucks in Brooklyn over the weekend.An NYPD spokesperson confirmed that an independent group removed &ldquo;a large number of chickens&rdquo; apparently condemned to slaughter and brought them to an &ldquo;undisclosed sanctuary.&rdquo;John Di Leonardo, president and executive director of Humane Long Island, said the NYPD reached out to animal advocacy volunteers on Friday, asking for a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nypd-animal-advocates-find-hundreds-of-live-chickens-in-brooklyn-sparing-them-from-slaughter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nypd-animal-advocates-find-hundreds-of-live-chickens-in-brooklyn-sparing-them-from-slaughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Sheepshead Bay to the ski slopes: How a yacht club launched a ski club]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Miramar Yacht Club in Sheepshead Bay member Arthur Berger saw winter coming around in the 1940s, he wanted to hit the ski slopes instead of the water near Southern Brooklyn.Berger reached out to some other members to create a second club, born out of the boating club and known as the Miramar Ski Club.With its own lodge on seven acres in Waitsfield, Vermont, it is a snowball&rsquo;s throw from Stowe, Sugarbush and Mad River Glen, as well as the home of Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s, great hikes an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/from-sheepshead-bay-to-the-ski-slopes-how-a-yacht-club-launched-a-ski-club/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/from-sheepshead-bay-to-the-ski-slopes-how-a-yacht-club-launched-a-ski-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&amp;A with Chair of the New York City Education Committee Senator John C. Liu]]></title><description><![CDATA[PoliticsNY&rsquo;s latest special edition, Inside Government: Public Schools features the government officials shaping New York&rsquo;s public schools and overall educational landscape. Today&rsquo;s Q&amp;A is with New York State Senator John C. Liu. Senator Liu is chair of the New York City Education Committee and represents the 16th Senate District in Queens.What are your current education-focused legislative priorities?<br />
I introduced legislation to require the instruction of Asian American hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-chair-of-the-new-york-city-education-committee-senator-john-c-liu/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-chair-of-the-new-york-city-education-committee-senator-john-c-liu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Straphanger stabbed in the face in unprovoked Brooklyn subway attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transit detectives are looking for the man who stabbed a straphanger in the face in an unprovoked attack inside a Brooklyn subway station on Sunday evening.According to police sources, the brutal assault unfolded inside the Rockaway Avenue station just before 6 p.m. on Sept. 20.Law enforcement sources said the victim, a 26-year-old man, was standing on the southbound C train platform when he was stabbed in the face with what was described as a metal object. Police report that the pair did not kn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/straphanger-stabbed-in-the-face-in-unprovoked-brooklyn-subway-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/straphanger-stabbed-in-the-face-in-unprovoked-brooklyn-subway-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey Brooklyn! Borough’s influence on “Hey Arnold!” lives on 30 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty years after "football head" first wandered the streets of fictional Hillwood, Brooklyn is still hiding in plain sight all over "Hey Arnold" &mdash; in its brownstones, stoops, playgrounds, schoolyards and even its jazz-heavy soundtrack.The Nickelodeon cartoon, which debuted 30 years ago, was technically set in the fictional city of "Hillwood," which the show&rsquo;s creator, Craig Bartlett, said was based on Brooklyn, Seattle and Portland. But to many viewers and fans, it was always all a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hey-brooklyn-boroughs-influence-on-hey-arnold-lives-on-30-years-later-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hey-brooklyn-boroughs-influence-on-hey-arnold-lives-on-30-years-later-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey, Brooklyn! Borough’s influence on “Hey Arnold!” lives on 30 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty years after "football head" first wandered the streets of fictional Hillwood, Brooklyn is still hiding in plain sight all over "Hey Arnold" &mdash; in its brownstones, stoops, playgrounds, schoolyards and even its jazz-heavy soundtrack.The Nickelodeon cartoon, which debuted 30 years ago, was technically set in the fictional city of "Hillwood," which the show&rsquo;s creator, Craig Bartlett, said was based on Brooklyn, Seattle and Portland.But to many viewers and fans, it was always all ab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hey-brooklyn-boroughs-influence-on-hey-arnold-lives-on-30-years-later/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hey-brooklyn-boroughs-influence-on-hey-arnold-lives-on-30-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explosion rocks Williamsburg restaurant during fire; 6 firefighters injured]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters miraculously survived an explosion and collapse during a four-alarm fire inside a commercial building in Brooklyn on Saturday.Officials said the fire erupted at 135 North 5th St. in Williamsburg, which housed three restaurants, including Juliette's, at around 5:30 p.m. Firefighters were forced to issue a Mayday for possibly trapped members.&nbsp;[caption id="attachment_137870431" align="alignnone" width="700"] FDNY members working on a fire in Williamsburg.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell[/c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/explosion-rocks-williamsburg-restaurant-during-fire-6-firefighters-injured/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/explosion-rocks-williamsburg-restaurant-during-fire-6-firefighters-injured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn woman charged for stabbing boyfriend to death during domestic dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities and sources say they have arrested and charged a woman for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death inside her Brooklyn home Saturday in what she claims was self-defense.According to police sources, 36-year-old Jennifer Ayala was charged during the early hours of Sunday with two counts of assault, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon. She had allegedly stabbed her boyfriend Pedersin Pelissier of Fort Greene, also 36, following an argument.The pair had been inside Ayala&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-woman-charged-for-stabbing-boyfriend-to-death-during-domestic-dispute/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-woman-charged-for-stabbing-boyfriend-to-death-during-domestic-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prospect Park rape attempt: Creep who choked, then assaulted woman, inside Brooklyn park still at large]]></title><description><![CDATA[Special victims detectives are looking for the violent creep who tried to rape a woman in Brooklyn's Prospect Park earlier this week.The NYPD released on Friday night a sketch of the male suspect wanted for the attack, which occurred inside a wooded area of the park in the vicinity of Wellhouse Drive and the Terrace Bridge, at about 9:35 p.m. on Sept. 16.Based on a preliminary investigation, police reported that the suspect approached the victim, a 41-year-old woman, and grabbed hold of her neck]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/prospect-park-rape-attempt-creep-who-choked-then-assaulted-woman-inside-brooklyn-park-still-at-large/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/prospect-park-rape-attempt-creep-who-choked-then-assaulted-woman-inside-brooklyn-park-still-at-large/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East New York fire leaves victim in critical condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[A victim is reportedly still in critical condition Friday after being pulled from a fourth-floor fire in East New York last week, according to the FDNY.Firefighters responded to 155 Wortman Ave. just after 5:15 p.m. on Sept. 10 following several calls reporting a fire on the fourth floor.Members of Ladder Company 103 forced their way into the apartment and found a resident semi-conscious amid burning materials, according to the FDNY.[caption id="attachment_248924" align="alignnone" width="1200"]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/east-new-york-fire-leaves-victim-in-critical-condition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/east-new-york-fire-leaves-victim-in-critical-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn man dies in motorcycle crash on Queensboro Bridge westbound ramp in Long Island City: NYPD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic was snarled in and around Long Island City after a Brooklyn motorcycle rider died after crashing on the Queensboro Bridge on the night of Thursday, Sept. 17.<br />
Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City responded to a 911 call at approximately 6:20 p.m. reporting a motor vehicle collision on the westbound lanes of the span. Further investigation by the NYPD Highway District&rsquo;s Collision Investigation Squad determined that the 29-year-old victim was riding a 2025 Yamaha R7 moto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-man-dies-in-motorcycle-crash-on-queensboro-bridge-westbound-ramp-in-long-island-city-nypd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-man-dies-in-motorcycle-crash-on-queensboro-bridge-westbound-ramp-in-long-island-city-nypd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore Brooklyn’s Charter Schools on October 3rd!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore Brooklyn&rsquo;s Charter Schools on October 3rd!Hosted by Brooklyn Family, this event will be held at the Major Owens Community Center.Join Brooklyn Family for a special afternoon where charter school representatives, afterschool programs, community and family resources come together under one roof!This is a Free event but please RSVP today for your tickets.Saturday, October 3rd12:00 - 3:00 PMMajor R. Owens Health &amp; Wellness Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NY 11225Why Yo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/explore-brooklyns-charter-schools-on-october-3rd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/explore-brooklyns-charter-schools-on-october-3rd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flatbush tenants learn organizing tactics at Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement workshop]]></title><description><![CDATA[For New York City renters, knowing their rights can be the first step toward organizing for better housing conditions. The Mayor&rsquo;s Office of Mass Engagement (OME) hosted its third NYC 101: The Power of Organized Tenants workshop in the cafeteria of MS 246 Walt Whitman in Flatbush on Sept. 16.The workshop covered the history of tenant organizing in New York City, tenants&rsquo; rights, the benefits of organizing a tenant association, tenant organizing tactics from organizers with the Union]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/flatbush-tenants-learn-organizing-tactics-at-mayors-office-of-mass-engagement-workshop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/flatbush-tenants-learn-organizing-tactics-at-mayors-office-of-mass-engagement-workshop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More potholes filled, but slower ambulances: NYC’s latest government performance report shows a mixed picture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s administration is touting more pothole repairs, increased affordable housing production and falling crime as evidence that its focus on the nuts and bolts of city government is paying off.But the same sprawling performance report released Thursday shows some core services moving in the opposite direction, with New Yorkers waiting longer for ambulances, streetlight repairs and some basic government services than they did a year earlier.City Hall published the fiscal y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/more-potholes-filled-but-slower-ambulances-nycs-latest-government-performance-report-shows-a-mixed-picture/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/more-potholes-filled-but-slower-ambulances-nycs-latest-government-performance-report-shows-a-mixed-picture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maimonides merger wins approval from state regulators as opponents vow to fight ‘unlawful takeover’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A state regulatory panel unanimously approved Maimonides Medical Center&rsquo;s merger with NYC Health+Hospitals, moving the controversial proposal one step closer to reality.The Public Health and Health Planning Council voted in favor of the takeover, which would bring Maimonides &mdash; a private safety-net hospital &mdash; into the city&rsquo;s public health system. The merger still requires court approval.&nbsp;If approved, NYCH+H would take over operations of Maimonides&rsquo; 711-bed hospi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/maimonides-merger-wins-approval-from-state-regulators-as-opponents-vow-to-fight-unlawful-takeover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/maimonides-merger-wins-approval-from-state-regulators-as-opponents-vow-to-fight-unlawful-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying in Brooklyn 2.0: What Buyers Should Know About Condos, Co-ops and New Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://youtu.be/W1RlLMvFqPgFor Brooklyn homebuyers, it is not just about finding the right neighborhood and place that feels like home. The reality of buying in NYC is choosing between a condo, co-op or new development. Each one has a significant impact on the buying process, monthly costs, flexibility and long-term plans.Ashlie Roberson of The Agency hosted a webinar in collaboration with Brooklyn Paper, &ldquo;Buying in Brooklyn 2.0: Condo vs. Co-op vs. New Development.&rdquo; The webinar off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/buying-in-brooklyn-20-what-buyers-should-know-about-condos-co-ops-and-new-development/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/buying-in-brooklyn-20-what-buyers-should-know-about-condos-co-ops-and-new-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC emergency alert signups are surging. The city says severe weather and Mamdani helped]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City&rsquo;s emergency alert system picked up nearly 177,000 additional subscriptions during Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s first six months in office, as snowstorms, bitter cold, flooding and extreme heat battered the city &mdash; and Hizzoner repeatedly pushed the service across social media.The growth is reflected in the Mayor&rsquo;s Management Report released Thursday, which shows the broader reach of Notify NYC and three other emergency communications channels climbing from 1.34 mil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-emergency-alert-signups-are-surging-the-city-says-severe-weather-and-mamdani-helped-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-emergency-alert-signups-are-surging-the-city-says-severe-weather-and-mamdani-helped-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC emergency alert signups are surging. The city says severe weather and Mamdani helped.]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City&rsquo;s emergency alert system picked up nearly 177,000 additional subscriptions during Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s first six months in office, as snowstorms, bitter cold, flooding and extreme heat battered the city &mdash; and Hizzoner repeatedly pushed the service across social media.The growth is reflected in the Mayor&rsquo;s Management Report released Thursday, which shows the broader reach of Notify NYC and three other emergency communications channels climbing from 1.34 mil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-emergency-alert-signups-are-surging-the-city-says-severe-weather-and-mamdani-helped/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-emergency-alert-signups-are-surging-the-city-says-severe-weather-and-mamdani-helped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A $1.5 Billion Opportunity for New York Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[My son discovered how much he loves robotics at an after-school STEM program. I watched him light up in a way I&nbsp;hadn&rsquo;t&nbsp;seen before. But we&nbsp;can&rsquo;t&nbsp;always afford to keep him enrolled. To us, this program&nbsp;isn&rsquo;t&nbsp;an extra.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s&nbsp;where he found something he&nbsp;truly cares&nbsp;about.&rdquo;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Melissa R.,&nbsp;Public School Parent, Buffalo,&nbsp;NY&nbsp;For families across New York,&nbsp;this&nbsp;story is all too familiar. Learn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-15-billion-opportunity-for-new-york-students/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-15-billion-opportunity-for-new-york-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School bus smashes into Crown Heights apartment building, displacing 26 people]]></title><description><![CDATA[A school bus without students on board crashed through the front of a Crown Heights building on Thursday morning.The driver, a 65-year-old man, was headed westbound on Eastern Parkway at about 7:21 a.m. when he jumped the curb and smashed into the front of 869 Eastern Parkway, a four-story residential building at the corner of Albany Avenue, according to police.[caption id="attachment_248841" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The crash appeared to have seriously damaged the building facade. Photo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/school-bus-smashes-into-crown-heights-apartment-building-displacing-26-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/school-bus-smashes-into-crown-heights-apartment-building-displacing-26-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Been to Farrell’s? Filmmakers want your photos and videos for new documentary]]></title><description><![CDATA[For over 90 years, Farrell&rsquo;s Bar &amp; Grill in Windsor Terrace has been a local fixture &mdash; and now, filmmakers are turning to the borough&rsquo;s residents to help preserve its story.<br />
&ldquo;Why Farrell&rsquo;s?&rdquo;, an upcoming documentary directed by Jay Cusato, is nearing completion and its production team is asking Brooklynites to dig through old photo albums, home videos and VHS tapes for footage of the iconic watering hole.&nbsp;Farrell&rsquo;s opened in 1933 and is the seco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/been-to-farrells-filmmakers-want-your-photos-and-videos-for-new-documentary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/been-to-farrells-filmmakers-want-your-photos-and-videos-for-new-documentary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re still together’: A year after fire, Red Hook artists look back at BWAC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exactly a year after a fire ruined Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition&rsquo;s home in Red Hook, its artists are reflecting on how the blaze has changed their lives and their work as they prepare to close a difficult chapter.&nbsp;&ldquo;One Year Later: New Work, New Perspectives,&rdquo; featuring the work of dozens of BWAC member artists, opens on Sept. 17 at The Whale in Sunset Park, along with a national juried exhibition titled &ldquo;Exclaim!&rdquo;&nbsp;On Sept. 17, 2025, a five-alarm fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/were-still-together-a-year-after-fire-red-hook-artists-look-back-at-bwac/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/were-still-together-a-year-after-fire-red-hook-artists-look-back-at-bwac/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Governor’s Race: Hochul pushes back against Blakeman’s criticism of utility relief rebates, picks up Working Families Party backing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed back Wednesday against Republican rival Bruce Blakeman&rsquo;s charge that energy rebate checks arriving weeks before Election Day amount to an election-year gimmick, saying she would not make New Yorkers wait until after the campaign for help with rising energy costs.&ldquo;I won't make New Yorkers wait for relief. He may want to do that. I will not,&rdquo; Hochul told reporters during a stop at the Flatbush YMCA.Hochul was in Brooklyn urging residents to sign up for th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-governors-race-hochul-pushes-back-against-blakemans-criticism-of-utility-relief-rebates-picks-up-working-families-party-backing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-governors-race-hochul-pushes-back-against-blakemans-criticism-of-utility-relief-rebates-picks-up-working-families-party-backing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game of ‘Thrones’: NYC is getting 17 new public bathrooms, with digital entry and a 10-minute limit]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Yorkers desperate for a place to go are getting 17 new public bathrooms across the five boroughs, but the high-tech system meant to keep them clean and functioning is already raising concerns that homeless New Yorkers without reliable cellphone access could struggle to get inside.Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that installation has begun on the free modular bathrooms, part of a $4 million, yearlong pilot aimed at addressing the city&rsquo;s longstanding shortage of public restrooms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/game-of-thrones-nyc-is-getting-17-new-public-bathrooms-with-digital-entry-and-a-10-minute-limit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/game-of-thrones-nyc-is-getting-17-new-public-bathrooms-with-digital-entry-and-a-10-minute-limit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Seal the deal’: ALE members rally at City Hall for fair contract for NYC Council staffers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the nation&rsquo;s largest legislative staff union, the Association of Legislative Employees (ALE), rallied on the steps of City Hall alongside elected officials and labor unions on Sept. 15, calling on the New York City Council to reach a fair first contract with employees in its Legislative Division and other central staff titles.ALE won union recognition in 2021, and in 2024, it negotiated its first collective bargaining agreement for Council member aides and financial analysts, in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/seal-the-deal-ale-members-rally-at-city-hall-for-fair-contract-for-nyc-council-staffers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/seal-the-deal-ale-members-rally-at-city-hall-for-fair-contract-for-nyc-council-staffers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in NYC 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_427374" align="alignnone" width="822"] Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month at CMOM[/caption]Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Celebrate with family-friendly events honoring the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities across New York City!Click on your region to jump to events near you!	Manhattan	Bronx	Brooklyn	Queens	Staten IslandPsst...Check Out 10 Best Free Kids &amp; Family Activities in NYCManhattanHispanic H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-in-nyc-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-in-nyc-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bowl of ‘Zole returns to Industry City with 20+ Chefs, 300+ mexican spirits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foodies, get your spoons ready!Bowl of &lsquo;Zole will return to Industry City on Oct. 22, bringing more than 20 chefs and restaurants together for an evening devoted to one of Mexico&rsquo;s most beloved dishes &mdash; and more than 300 agave and regional Mexican spirits.The all-inclusive festival, running from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Industry City&rsquo;s 5 2 A Venue at 33 35th St., will give guests the chance to sample pozole and other traditional Mexican dishes while tasting spirits including m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bowl-of-zole-returns-to-industry-city-with-20-chefs-300-mexican-spirits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bowl-of-zole-returns-to-industry-city-with-20-chefs-300-mexican-spirits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn teen turns a year of Prospect Park photography into cancer fundraiser]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 17-year-old photographer Isabelle Ginsberg, a year of photographing Prospect Park became about much more than finding the perfect shot.<br />
What began as a hobby evolved into a long-term photography project &mdash; and eventually a way for her to give back to a cause that hits close to home.<br />
Ginsberg spent the past year documenting the park through its changing seasons, snapping everything from trees and wildlife to people, sports and quieter moments throughout the sprawling green space.<br />
The pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-teen-turns-a-year-of-prospect-park-photography-into-cancer-fundraiser/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-teen-turns-a-year-of-prospect-park-photography-into-cancer-fundraiser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bay Ridge woman found dead in 79th Street home; husband charged with murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Bay Ridge woman was found unconscious and unresponsive inside her home Monday morning and later pronounced dead at the scene, according to the NYPD. Her husband was arrested and charged with murder in connection with her death the following day.Officers from the NYPD&rsquo;s 68th Precinct responded to a 911 call reporting an aided person at approximately 9:34 a.m. on Sept. 14 at a home on 79th Street between Third and Fourth avenues.Upon arrival, officials added, police found Maria Ines Granda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridge-woman-found-dead-in-79th-street-home-husband-charged-with-murder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridge-woman-found-dead-in-79th-street-home-husband-charged-with-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman found dead in Bay Ridge apartment under suspicious circumstances, cops say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives in&nbsp;Brooklyn are still investigating after a woman was found dead inside her apartment early Monday. While the death has yet to be deemed a homicide officially, police sources described the woman&rsquo;s death at suspicious.According to police sources, cops were called to 314 79th St. in Bay Ridge following a wellness check at around 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 14. Inside the first-floor apartment, they discovered a 59-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive. She had suffered head trau]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/woman-found-dead-in-bay-ridge-apartment-under-suspicious-circumstances-cops-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/woman-found-dead-in-bay-ridge-apartment-under-suspicious-circumstances-cops-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST ON amNY: Mamdani sets standard NYC snow shoveler pay at $30 an hour this winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get more dough for shoveling snow under Zoh!Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making the $30-an-hour rate temporarily offered to New York City&rsquo;s emergency snow shovelers during February&rsquo;s blizzard the standard starting pay this season, while revamping how the temporary workers are recruited and paid.The starting wage represents a nearly 57% increase from the previous standard rate of $19.14 an hour. Hours worked beyond 40 in a week will be paid at $45, up from $28.71, City Hall announced Tuesd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-on-amny-mamdani-sets-standard-nyc-snow-shoveler-pay-at-30-an-hour-this-winter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/first-on-amny-mamdani-sets-standard-nyc-snow-shoveler-pay-at-30-an-hour-this-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge blocks Brooklyn Democratic Party rule changes, party pledges to appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge tossed out Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn&rsquo;s party rule changes on Monday, declaring that the August vote approving the changes was &ldquo;improper.&rdquo;Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Jill Epstein said the rule changes &mdash; which would have added dozens of voting members to the party&rsquo;s executive committee, likely preserving Bichotte Hermelyn&rsquo;s position as chair &mdash; &ldquo;must be declared a nullity.&rdquo;&nbsp;Bichotte Hermelyn, faci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/judge-blocks-brooklyn-democratic-party-rule-changes-party-pledges-to-appeal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/judge-blocks-brooklyn-democratic-party-rule-changes-party-pledges-to-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Public Library unveils largest dedicated teen center at Central Library]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, Brooklyn teens have a space at Central Library designed entirely with them in mind.The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) unveiled a new teen center and the renovated Eastern Parkway Collection Wing at its Central Library at Grand Army Plaza on Sept. 9. The opening marks the second phase of the Central Library&rsquo;s $67 million revitalization project, aimed at restoring the landmark building while creating a new, inspiring space for the next generation of library patrons.Located]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-public-library-unveils-largest-dedicated-teen-center-at-central-library/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-public-library-unveils-largest-dedicated-teen-center-at-central-library/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman found dead with head trauma in Brooklyn apartment under suspicious circumstances: cops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives in Brooklyn are still investigating after a woman was found dead inside her apartment early Monday.While the death has yet to be deemed a homicide officially, police sources described the woman's death at suspicious.According to police sources, cops were called to 314 79th St. in Bay Ridge following a wellness check at around 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 14. Inside the first-floor apartment, they discovered a 59-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive. She had suffered head trauma, authorit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/woman-found-dead-with-head-trauma-in-brooklyn-apartment-under-suspicious-circumstances-cops/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/woman-found-dead-with-head-trauma-in-brooklyn-apartment-under-suspicious-circumstances-cops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn stabbing at synagogue amid high holy days leaves boy wounded, disturbed homeless man in custody]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have arrested and charged a homeless man who, they say, stabbed a teenage congregant at a Brooklyn synagogue on Monday evening amid the Jewish high holy days.According to police sources, 22-year-old Keynes Shimon, whose last known address was Staten Island, has been charged in the 66th Precinct after he allegedly went berserk inside the house of worship at 1675 54th St. in Boro Park.Cops say they were called to the shul at 7:20 p.m. on Sept. 14 after receiving a 911 call reporting an emot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-stabbing-at-synagogue-amid-high-holy-days-leaves-boy-wounded-disturbed-homeless-man-in-custody/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-stabbing-at-synagogue-amid-high-holy-days-leaves-boy-wounded-disturbed-homeless-man-in-custody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani’s COGE launches $1.6M push to explain 5 ‘faster government’ ballot questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Yorkers will soon start seeing ads promising &ldquo;faster government&rdquo; across the city as Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s charter commission launches a $1.6 million campaign Tuesday around five proposed City Charter changes headed to voters this November.The Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) is set to kick off its &ldquo;Vote on Faster Government&rdquo; campaign on National Voter Registration Day with a new online information hub and a Looney Tunes-inspired video featuring Mamdan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdanis-coge-launches-16m-push-to-explain-5-faster-government-ballot-questions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdanis-coge-launches-16m-push-to-explain-5-faster-government-ballot-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Mamdani to roll out ‘Vision Zero Reimagined’ plan to lower speed limits, redesign intersections and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to release on Tuesday a new roadmap for reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries across the five boroughs to zero over the next decade.The 50-page plan, entitled "Vision Zero Reimagined," commits to advancing or building upon many of the strategies the city has already embraced for making its streets safer since Vision Zero was first introduced by former Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014. Those include cracking down on reckless drivers, lowering speed limits, redesignin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mayor-mamdani-to-roll-out-vision-zero-reimagined-plan-to-lower-speed-limits-redesign-intersections-and-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mayor-mamdani-to-roll-out-vision-zero-reimagined-plan-to-lower-speed-limits-redesign-intersections-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Mamdani rolls out ‘Vision Zero Reimagined’ plan to lower speed limits, redesign intersections and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday released a new roadmap for reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries across the five boroughs to zero over the next decade.The 104-page plan, entitled "Vision Zero Reimagined," commits to advancing or building upon many of the strategies the city has already embraced for making its streets safer since Vision Zero was first introduced by former Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014. Those include cracking down on reckless drivers, lowering speed limits, redesigning street]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mayor-mamdani-rolls-out-vision-zero-reimagined-plan-to-lower-speed-limits-redesign-intersections-and-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mayor-mamdani-rolls-out-vision-zero-reimagined-plan-to-lower-speed-limits-redesign-intersections-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying in Brooklyn 2.0, Condo vs Co-op vs New Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pros, Cons, and Hidden CostsWednesday, September 16, 1:30PMBuying in Brooklyn is about more than finding the right neighborhood&mdash;it's about choosing the type of homeownership that best fits your lifestyle, financial goals, and future plans.In this seminar, we'll go beyond the basics to explore the real differences between condos, co-ops, and new developments, including hidden costs, approval processes, resale considerations, and long-term advantages of each.&nbsp;Whether you're a first-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/buying-in-brooklyn-20-condo-vs-co-op-vs-new-development/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/buying-in-brooklyn-20-condo-vs-co-op-vs-new-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxi driver tragedy: NYC cabbie found dead in his car last week is third lost in as many months, union says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why are New York City taxi drivers dying on the job?&nbsp;A 52-year-old cabbie was found dead in his car Friday night &mdash; the third death of its kind in as many months, prompting the union representing the city's for-hire-vehicle drivers to demand action on Monday.&nbsp;The union &mdash; the NY Taxi Workers Alliance &mdash; said that the driver, who it declined to identify out of respect for his family, pulled over after making a drop-off in Manhattan's West Village between 5 and 5:30 p.m. o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/taxi-driver-tragedy-nyc-cabbie-found-dead-in-his-car-last-week-is-third-lost-in-as-many-months-union-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/taxi-driver-tragedy-nyc-cabbie-found-dead-in-his-car-last-week-is-third-lost-in-as-many-months-union-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cruelty is the point’: NYC, NY AG challenge Trump rule expanding ‘public charge’ test for green cards]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City and state Attorney General Letitia James filed parallel federal lawsuits Monday to block a Trump administration&nbsp;rule&nbsp;that&nbsp;would expand the public benefits immigration officers can consider when deciding certain green-card applications.The rule is scheduled to take effect Friday, and city officials argue it unlawfully allows immigration officers to count some green-card applicants&rsquo; use of benefits they are legally eligible to receive against them, while creating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cruelty-is-the-point-nyc-ny-ag-challenge-trump-rule-expanding-public-charge-test-for-green-cards/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cruelty-is-the-point-nyc-ny-ag-challenge-trump-rule-expanding-public-charge-test-for-green-cards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn 9/11 vigils mark 25 years since attacks across Marine Park and Bay Ridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty-five years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Brooklyn communities once again gathered in vigils to remember the lives lost &mdash; and the neighbors, first responders and public servants who helped carry the borough through the aftermath.In Marine Park, community members gathered Sept. 10 at the Carmine Carro Community Center for a 9/11 vigil led by Assembly Member Jaime Williams, a tradition that dates back to Sept. 23, 2001.[caption id="attachment_248643" align="aligncenter" width="7]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-911-vigils-mark-25-years-since-attacks-across-marine-park-and-bay-ridge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-911-vigils-mark-25-years-since-attacks-across-marine-park-and-bay-ridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No VIP needed: Brooklyn’s creatives take the runway for New York Fashion Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building on the success of its inaugural show in 2025, the &ldquo;People&rsquo;s Runway&rdquo; returned to Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza on Sept. 12, transforming the public square into a vibrant runway spotlighting the bold and creative collections of five Brooklyn-based fashion designers.Part of New York Fashion Week, the event became an instant cultural phenomenon last year and drew fashionistas, community members and celebs celebrating Brooklyn&rsquo;s creativity and global cultural influence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/no-vip-needed-brooklyns-creatives-take-the-runway-for-new-york-fashion-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/no-vip-needed-brooklyns-creatives-take-the-runway-for-new-york-fashion-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dancing for Democracy’ brings voter registration drive to Downtown Brooklyn on Sept. 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Downtown Brooklyn will trade the campaign trail for the dance floor next week as a free, all-ages event aims to combine music, community and voter registration ahead of the city's upcoming election cycles.&nbsp;"Dancing for Democracy" will take place Sept. 15 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Abolitionist Place, at the corner of Willoughby and Duffield Streets. The event is presented by Vinyl Nights' Rebecca Lynn and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dancing-for-democracy-brings-voter-registration-drive-to-downtown-brooklyn-on-sept-15/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dancing-for-democracy-brings-voter-registration-drive-to-downtown-brooklyn-on-sept-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green-Wood memorial brings Brooklyn together on 25th anniversary of 9/11]]></title><description><![CDATA[Far from the spotlight at Ground Zero and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in Manhattan, families and friends of victims on the 25th anniversary of the attack gathered on a hill at Green-Wood Cemetery, where many of the attack's victims are buried or have remains interred.They united on the evening of Sept. 11 in a ceremony, held for the previous two years as well, involving music, readings and community to remember together and look toward Lower Manhattan, where symbolic Twin Towers made of blue li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/green-wood-memorial-brings-brooklyn-together-on-25th-anniversary-of-911/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/green-wood-memorial-brings-brooklyn-together-on-25th-anniversary-of-911/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men shot dead at Brooklyn playground; police still searching for their killers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives in Brooklyn are looking for the suspect who shot two men dead inside a playground on Friday night.Police said the bloodshed occurred just before 10:25 p.m. on Sept. 11 inside the Howard Playground, located at the corner of Mother Gaston Boulevard and Glenmore Avenue, within the Howard Houses public housing complex, in Brownsville.&nbsp;Officers from the 73rd Precinct and NYPD Public Service Area 2 rushed to the scene after being alerted to shots fired inside the playground. When they]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/two-men-shot-dead-at-brooklyn-playground-police-still-searching-for-their-killers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/two-men-shot-dead-at-brooklyn-playground-police-still-searching-for-their-killers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They were aces’: Rescue Company 2 remembers seven lost on 9/11, honors heroic bus driver who got them to Ground Zero]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of FDNY Rescue Company 2 gathered Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and remember the seven members of their company who died responding to the World Trade Center.The Mass honored the lives and legacies of Lieutenant Peter Martin, Firefighter Daniel Libretti, Firefighter Kevin O'Rourke, Firefighter Edward Rail, Firefighter William Lake, Firefighter Lincoln Quappe and Firefighter John Napolitano, who rushed from the company's Bergen Street firehouse toward]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/they-were-aces-rescue-company-2-remembers-seven-lost-on-911-honors-heroic-bus-driver-who-got-them-to-ground-zero/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/they-were-aces-rescue-company-2-remembers-seven-lost-on-911-honors-heroic-bus-driver-who-got-them-to-ground-zero/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Never forget’: Park Slope gathers to honor FDNY heroes 25 years after 9/11]]></title><description><![CDATA[FDNY families, firefighters and community members gathered at Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church in Park Slope for a Commemoration Mass marking the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, and remembering those who lost their lives in the worst terror attacks on U.S. soil.The Mass included the reading of the names of firefighters from Squad Company 1 and Ladder Company 105 and Engine Company 219 who were killed on 9/11. The names are:Squad Company 1, Union Street<br />
Battalion Chief James M. Amat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/never-forget-park-slope-gathers-to-honor-fdny-heroes-25-years-after-911/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/never-forget-park-slope-gathers-to-honor-fdny-heroes-25-years-after-911/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Never forget’: Park Slope community honors FDNY heroes 25 years after 9/11]]></title><description><![CDATA[FDNY families, firefighters and community members gathered at Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church in Park Slope for a Commemoration Mass marking the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, and remembering those who lost their lives in the worst terror attacks on U.S. soil.The Mass included the reading of the names of firefighters from Squad Company 1 and Ladder Company 105 and Engine Company 219 who were killed on 9/11. The names are:Squad Company 1, Union Street<br />
Battalion Chief James M. Amat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/never-forget-park-slope-community-honors-fdny-heroes-25-years-after-911/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/never-forget-park-slope-community-honors-fdny-heroes-25-years-after-911/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenape Pow Wow returns to Prospect Park for 3rd year, bringing Indigenous culture to Brookyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[A celebration honoring Brooklyn&rsquo;s Indigenous roots is returning to Prospect Park this fall as the Third United Lenape/Lun&agrave;apeew Nations Pow Wow brings dancers, drummers, artists and food makers to the borough for a free two-day event.The Pow Wow will take place Oct. 3 and 4 at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and to 4 p.m. Sunday and is presented by Prospect Park Alliance, the &Eacute;enda-L&#365;naapeew&aacute;hkiing Collective and Ameri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lenape-pow-wow-returns-to-prospect-park-for-3rd-year-bringing-indigenous-culture-to-brookyn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lenape-pow-wow-returns-to-prospect-park-for-3rd-year-bringing-indigenous-culture-to-brookyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC landlords likely to lose challenge of rent freeze, legal experts say – but a win could throw rent-stabilized leases into chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Landlords who have sued to reverse the Rent Guidelines Board&rsquo;s June decision to freeze the rent on nearly 1 million stabilized apartments will probably lose their case against the city seeking to do so, legal experts say, regardless of whether or not they personally agree with or think the landlords&rsquo; case is strong.Should that happen, the rent freeze set to start on Oct. 1 is here to stay.&nbsp;But should those landlords win their case and the rent freeze is overturned, those same le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-landlords-likely-to-lose-challenge-of-rent-freeze-legal-experts-say-but-a-win-could-throw-rent-stabilized-leases-into-chaos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-landlords-likely-to-lose-challenge-of-rent-freeze-legal-experts-say-but-a-win-could-throw-rent-stabilized-leases-into-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Put people first’: Goldman secures $354K for Brooklyn DA program helping victims after violent crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn&rsquo;s District Attorney&rsquo;s Office is expanding its support for victims of violent crime with a new $354,000 federal grant aimed at helping victims and their families in the immediate aftermath of homicides and serious assaults.U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-Brooklyn/Manhattan) presented the check to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez at the DA&rsquo;s Downtown Brooklyn office on Sept. 9. The funding will expand the office&rsquo;s Supportive Outreach and Assistance (SOAR) program,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/put-people-first-goldman-secures-354k-for-brooklyn-da-program-helping-victims-after-violent-crime/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/put-people-first-goldman-secures-354k-for-brooklyn-da-program-helping-victims-after-violent-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering 9/11: Brooklyn memorials honor those lost on 9/11, 25 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[As New York City and the nation mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, people across the city will gather at prominent sites &mdash; from the 9/11 Memorial &amp; Museum in downtown Manhattan to the Brooklyn 9/11 Wall of Remembrance at Maimonides Park in Coney Island &mdash; to honor the nearly 3,000 victims of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.Brooklyn is home to smaller, deeply personal memorials, and Brooklyn Paper is highlighting neighborhood sites and tribute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/remembering-911-brooklyn-memorials-honor-those-lost-on-911-25-years-later/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/remembering-911-brooklyn-memorials-honor-those-lost-on-911-25-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 2,300 schools are less than a quarter-mile from NYC’s 50 ‘Boulevards of Death’: advocates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 50 most dangerous arterial roads in New York City are collectively within a quarter-mile of over 2,300 schools and child care centers, according to a new report from a pair of street safety advocacy groups.The report, authored by the organizations Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets, lists the city's 50 thoroughfares where they found the highest number of traffic deaths and serious injuries occurred between the beginning of 2022 and the end of last year. The group brand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/more-than-2300-schools-are-less-than-a-quarter-mile-from-nycs-50-boulevards-of-death-advocates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/more-than-2300-schools-are-less-than-a-quarter-mile-from-nycs-50-boulevards-of-death-advocates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid air contamination concerns, P.S. 372 moves students out of basement classrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pre-K and kindergarten classes at P.S. 372 The Children&rsquo;s School in Gowanus were temporarily moved out of the basement of the school&rsquo;s annex building, where contaminants are lingering in the air even after a mitigation system was installed.&nbsp;Students will be shifted to higher floors of the annex and into the main school building to grant state officials &ldquo;more access&rdquo; to the basement while they install a supplemental ventilation system, superintendent Dr. Keisha McCoy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/amid-air-contamination-concerns-ps-372-moves-students-out-of-basement-classrooms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/amid-air-contamination-concerns-ps-372-moves-students-out-of-basement-classrooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn man gets life without parole for killing sneaker seller in $25,000 deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Crown Heights man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a Georgia man during a high-end sneaker transaction in Red Hook, then setting his body and rental car on fire and lying to investigators about what happened.&nbsp;According to District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, 31-year-old Hakeem Smith was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the February 2020 murder of Douglas Young.A jury convicted Smith of first-degree murder and third-degree arson on last month, following a trial i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-man-gets-life-without-parole-for-killing-sneaker-seller-in-25000-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-man-gets-life-without-parole-for-killing-sneaker-seller-in-25000-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A voice in the dust: The ‘Singing San-Man’ who lifted workers at Ground Zero after 9/11]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long before Andrew Macchio&rsquo;s singing became part of the lore of Ground Zero, many New Yorkers knew him by the rich baritone drifting down the street behind his sanitation truck.The notes he carried from block to block along his route could bring pedestrians &ldquo;to a standstill.&rdquo; Some applauded, while others went looking for the name behind the voice.Sal Annerino still remembers the phone calls. Before the attacks, when Annerino was an 8-to-4 garage foreman and Macchio worked under]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-voice-in-the-dust-the-singing-san-man-who-lifted-workers-at-ground-zero-after-911/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-voice-in-the-dust-the-singing-san-man-who-lifted-workers-at-ground-zero-after-911/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurry up and wait: MTA chair says IBX won’t begin moving riders for at least five years, even as design phase speeds up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Interborough Express (IBX) &mdash; a new light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens &mdash; will take at least five years to complete, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said this week.The transit boss floated the rough timeline for building the IBX to reporters while dropping by a Wednesday evening pop-up event at the Queens Public Library's Ridgewood Branch with Gov. Kathy Hochul. The event was just one of dozens the MTA has held over the summer to educate riders about the IBX, while collecti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hurry-up-and-wait-mta-chair-says-ibx-wont-begin-moving-riders-for-at-least-five-years-even-as-design-phase-speeds-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hurry-up-and-wait-mta-chair-says-ibx-wont-begin-moving-riders-for-at-least-five-years-even-as-design-phase-speeds-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Central Booking prisoner is third to die this year after suffering medical emergency while detained]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have opened an investigation into another death of a prisoner who had been brought to Brooklyn's Central Booking facility on Wednesday.According to police sources, the 46-year-old unnamed male prisoner underwent a medical episode inside 120 Schermerhorn St. in Downtown Brooklyn just after 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 7.Sources say that the man had been cuffed at around 1:34 p.m. on Sept. 6 near the Cypress Hills Houses located at 305 Fountain Ave. for possession of a controlled substance. He was kn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-central-booking-prisoner-is-third-to-die-this-year-after-suffering-medical-emergency-while-detained/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-central-booking-prisoner-is-third-to-die-this-year-after-suffering-medical-emergency-while-detained/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greater Jamaica Development Corp. opens applications for citywide minority- and women-owned business accelerator]]></title><description><![CDATA[A citywide entrepreneurial growth accelerator for established minority- and women-owned businesses has launched applications for its exclusive 12-week initiative, operated by the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC) and funded by a $1 million grant from the New York City Council.The 12-week initiative is designed to help businesses scale up by strengthening operations, becoming procurement-ready, competing for contracts and achieving a sustainable growth trajectory.&nbsp;Applications f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/greater-jamaica-development-corp-opens-applications-for-citywide-minority-and-women-owned-business-accelerator/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/greater-jamaica-development-corp-opens-applications-for-citywide-minority-and-women-owned-business-accelerator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic John J. Harvey fireboat carries 9/11 legacy into the 25th anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 60 years, the fireboat John J. Harvey, named after FDNY pilot John J. Harvey, who was killed in the line of duty fighting a ship fire, served and protected New York Harbor, battling major blazes like the Cunard Line pier fire in 1932, the luxury liner Normandie in 1942 and the ammunition ship El Estero in 1943.Launched in 1931 in Brooklyn, it was the largest and fastest fireboat of its time and the first to be powered by internal combustion engines. It was also the first firefighti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/historic-john-j-harvey-fireboat-carries-911-legacy-into-the-25th-anniversary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/historic-john-j-harvey-fireboat-carries-911-legacy-into-the-25th-anniversary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen shot to death outside a Brooklyn restaurant: cops]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NYPD is on the hunt for the gunman who shot a teen to death on a Brooklyn street Wednesday night.Police sources said Jayden Velasquez, of South Street in Brooklyn, was gunned down just before 10 p.m. on Sept. 9 in front of the Gorkhali Nepalese restaurant located at 160 Havemeyer St. in Williamsburg.Officers from the 90th Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about the shooting. When they arrived, they found Velasquez with several gunshot wounds to the face and torso.EMS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/teen-shot-to-death-outside-a-brooklyn-restaurant-cops/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/teen-shot-to-death-outside-a-brooklyn-restaurant-cops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Democratic Party, reformers battle over rule change in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Democratic Party and reformers brought their heated battle over party leadership to court on Tuesday.In a packed courtroom, Judge Jill Epstein heard arguments on controversial changes to party bylaws that would likely allow sitting chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn maintain control of the party.&nbsp;Bichotte Hermelyn&rsquo;s position had been at risk after district leaders aligned with reform group New Kings Democrats won a majority of District Leader seats in the June primary. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-democratic-party-reformers-battle-over-rule-change-in-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-democratic-party-reformers-battle-over-rule-change-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 Governor’s Race: Blakeman under fire after endorsing candidate who called 9/11 an ‘inside job’]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Reps. Jerry Nadler and Nydia Vel&aacute;zquez are criticizing Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman after he endorsed a congressional candidate who has said &ldquo;9/11 was an inside job,&rdquo; while other campaign associations involving 9/11 conspiracy theories are also drawing scrutiny.The criticism comes days before New York marks the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11. Blakeman, the Republican nominee challenging Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in November, has made Mayor Zohran Mam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2026-governors-race-blakeman-under-fire-after-endorsing-candidate-who-called-911-an-inside-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2026-governors-race-blakeman-under-fire-after-endorsing-candidate-who-called-911-an-inside-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hochul, MTA unveil new IBX renderings, say project is moving faster than expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn and Queens transit riders can finally see the MTA's vision for its Interborough Express light rail project coming into focus, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA.The governor and the agency released new renderings on Wednesday for how the new stations will look along the line, to be created along freight rail lines between Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Jackson Heights, Queens.The visualizations offer the most extensive sense to date of what the $5.5 billion undertaking, often referred]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hochul-mta-unveil-new-ibx-renderings-say-project-is-moving-faster-than-expected/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hochul-mta-unveil-new-ibx-renderings-say-project-is-moving-faster-than-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn FC, Salvation Army team up to give local kids backpacks — and a night at the soccer game]]></title><description><![CDATA[For dozens of Brooklyn children, the start of the school year came with a new backpack, a bag full of supplies and a night under the lights at Maimonides Park.Brooklyn FC teamed up with The Salvation Army of Greater New York on Aug. 29 to help local families get ready for the new school year, inviting children and their parents to the club&rsquo;s match against Sporting JAX in Coney Island.As part of the partnership, 50 children from communities across Brooklyn &mdash; including Sunset Park and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-fc-salvation-army-team-up-to-give-local-kids-backpacks-and-a-night-at-the-soccer-game/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-fc-salvation-army-team-up-to-give-local-kids-backpacks-and-a-night-at-the-soccer-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft Bar + Cafe turns 1 in Greenpoint, but the real stars are behind the bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year after opening its doors in Greenpoint, Soft Bar + Cafe is becoming less about the reality-TV star whose name helped put it on the map and more about the team behind the alcohol-free experience.When Soft Bar + Cafe opened in September 2025, the concept quickly drew attention as the latest venture from &ldquo;Summer House&rdquo; star Carl Radke. But one year later, Radke is the first to acknowledge that the business could not have become what it is without the people bringing its food, coff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/soft-bar-cafe-turns-1-in-greenpoint-but-the-real-stars-are-behind-the-bar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/soft-bar-cafe-turns-1-in-greenpoint-but-the-real-stars-are-behind-the-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft Bar + Cafe marks one year in Greenpoint, but the real stars are behind the bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year after opening its doors in Greenpoint, Soft Bar + Cafe is becoming less about the reality-TV star whose name helped put it on the map and more about the team behind the alcohol-free experience.When Soft Bar + Cafe opened in September 2025, the concept quickly drew attention as the latest venture from &ldquo;Summer House&rdquo; star Carl Radke. But one year later, Radke is the first to acknowledge that the business could not have become what it is without the people bringing its food, coff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/soft-bar-cafe-marks-one-year-in-greenpoint-but-the-real-stars-are-behind-the-bar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/soft-bar-cafe-marks-one-year-in-greenpoint-but-the-real-stars-are-behind-the-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Op-ed | Bay Ridge is losing its zoning vote. We must act now.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of Bay Ridge: As someone who loves and cares deeply about our neighborhood, I have concerning news to share about the future of development here. But I also have a plan.&nbsp;I will start with the bad news. As a result of citywide ballot measures passed by voters last November, Bay Ridge will soon lose significant influence over new housing developments in our neighborhood.&nbsp;In the past, when a developer wanted to build beyond what current zoning allows, they would negotiate with t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-bay-ridge-is-losing-its-zoning-vote-we-must-act-now/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-bay-ridge-is-losing-its-zoning-vote-we-must-act-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery buyer revealed for Carroll Gardens’ former Rite Aid site]]></title><description><![CDATA[The identity of the mystery buyer of the former Rite Aid site in Carroll Gardens has been revealed, thanks to the sale hitting public records last week. And while an apartment tower is certainly not out of the question, the prominent site&rsquo;s future could also include upmarket sandwiches and influencer events.Happier Grocery President LLC c/o 99c purchased 320 Smith Street and 336 Union Street &mdash; the entirety of the west side of Smith Street between President and Union, at the Carroll S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mystery-buyer-revealed-for-carroll-gardens-former-rite-aid-site/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mystery-buyer-revealed-for-carroll-gardens-former-rite-aid-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A spark of hope’: 25 years after 9/11, the Daffodil Project keeps blooming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days after 9/11, when the city was still reeling, public garden designer Lynden Miller got a message from one of her longtime colleagues, Dutch floral supplier Hans van Waardenberg.&ldquo;He said, &lsquo;We're so distressed in the Netherlands about what's happened to New York. New York used to be New Amsterdam back in the 1600s, we so wish there was something we could do to help you,&rsquo;&rdquo; Miller recalled.&nbsp;Miller had an idea, and asked if van Waardenberg had any extra flower bulbs l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-spark-of-hope-25-years-after-911-the-daffodil-project-keeps-blooming/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-spark-of-hope-25-years-after-911-the-daffodil-project-keeps-blooming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Brooklyn crime spree: Cops shoot at teen suspect amid rampage of carjackings and armed robberies across borough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Brooklyn opened fire on a teenage suspect who went on a wild rampage of armed robberies and carjackings before trying to run cops down with a stolen vehicle in the borough on Tuesday night, it was reported.According to police sources, the crime spree began at about 7:40 p.m. on Sept. 8, when officers responded to a 911 call reporting an attempted gunpoint robbery outside a fast-food restaurant at 1624 East 16th St. in Midwood. Authorities said two teenage suspects allegedly displayed a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wild-brooklyn-crime-spree-cops-shoot-at-teen-suspect-amid-rampage-of-carjackings-and-armed-robberies-across-borough/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wild-brooklyn-crime-spree-cops-shoot-at-teen-suspect-amid-rampage-of-carjackings-and-armed-robberies-across-borough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OCME forensic scientist Mark Desire has been identifying 9/11 victims for 25 years. With hundreds of victims still unknown, he’s not stopping.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Desire, the director of forensic biology at the city's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), has countless stories to tell from working with 9/11 victims' families.In one such story from this year, Desire said the mother of a female victim &mdash; who was in her 30s and died in the South Tower of the World Trade Center &mdash; asked him if he thought he would be able to identify her daughter's remains before she herself passed on."She came and said, 'Mark, I'm getting up there.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ocme-forensic-scientist-mark-desire-has-been-identifying-911-victims-for-25-years-with-hundreds-of-victims-still-unknown-hes-not-stopping/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ocme-forensic-scientist-mark-desire-has-been-identifying-911-victims-for-25-years-with-hundreds-of-victims-still-unknown-hes-not-stopping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Dewey Annex adds 553 seats for Gravesend middle schoolers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The John Dewey Annex, a new three-story school in Gravesend, officially opened Tuesday, adding 553 seats for Brooklyn students as the city continues expanding public school capacity ahead of the 2026-2027 school year.&nbsp;Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the NYC School Construction Authority President and CEO Celeste A. Ramirez marked the opening of the John Dewey Annex at 106 Avenue X on Sept. 8. The $77.71 million facility will serve students in grades six through eight and provide a pathway to the a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/john-dewey-annex-adds-553-seats-for-gravesend-middle-schoolers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/john-dewey-annex-adds-553-seats-for-gravesend-middle-schoolers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn company, two Queens men indicted over alleged sale of fake construction safety cards]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brooklyn company allegedly sold construction workers a shortcut to the job site &mdash; fake safety certifications for $500 that prosecutors say were issued without workers completing the required training.Redcode Inc., which has a location on McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn and another in Queens, along with its owner and an associate, has been indicted on charges that they made and sold counterfeit Occupational Safety and Health Administration and New York City Department of Buildings safety card]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-company-two-queens-men-indicted-over-alleged-sale-of-fake-construction-safety-cards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-company-two-queens-men-indicted-over-alleged-sale-of-fake-construction-safety-cards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9/11 25 Years Later: Retired NYPD chief recalls duties protecting the city, and helping victims’ families grieve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Joseph Fox was off on the morning of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and was ready to respond to Ground Zero. But NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito was clear: "Do not respond to the World Trade Center if you aren&rsquo;t already here," as Fox recalled hearing the message.That was because of the fear that another attack was looming. Someone had to watch over the city as others struggled to find survivors following the collapse of the two towers that killed more than 2,900 p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/911-25-years-later-retired-nypd-chief-recalls-duties-protecting-the-city-and-helping-victims-families-grieve/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/911-25-years-later-retired-nypd-chief-recalls-duties-protecting-the-city-and-helping-victims-families-grieve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shootings near massive West Indian American Carnival Parade mar otherwise picture-perfect celebration]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York Police say three people were injured in separate shootings on Monday, Labor Day, near the massive West Indian American Carnival Parade on Brooklyn&rsquo;s Eastern Parkway, marring an otherwise picture-perfect celebration of Caribbean culture.Despite enhanced police security, less than two hours before the parade was scheduled to conclude at 5:30 p.m., the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said one man was shot in Crown Heights, on St. John&rsquo;s Place, near the sprawling thorough]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shootings-near-massive-west-indian-american-carnival-parade-mar-otherwise-picture-perfect-celebration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shootings-near-massive-west-indian-american-carnival-parade-mar-otherwise-picture-perfect-celebration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City, Jewish leaders unite in Williamsburg for High Holiday food help, opening kosher pantry]]></title><description><![CDATA[As they sought to address hunger during the Jewish High Holy Days, city officials and community leaders cut the ribbon on a new kosher food pantry and delivered food to families preparing for the holidays.The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty distributed food to the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg on Sept. 2 as UJO Williamsburg opened its first site exclusively dedicated to a kosher pantry.The pantry is located at 365 Flushing Ave. within the W Mall, also known as Williamsburg S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-jewish-leaders-unite-in-williamsburg-for-high-holiday-food-help-opening-kosher-pantry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-jewish-leaders-unite-in-williamsburg-for-high-holiday-food-help-opening-kosher-pantry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9/11 25 Years Later: A New Yorker remembers two family sacrifices]]></title><description><![CDATA[For New Yorker Michele Miller, the history of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is deeply personal, more than what can ever be shown on TV or social media.She suffered two losses connected to the attacks on the World Trade Center &mdash; one as a direct result of the incident, and another years later from illnesses contracted near Ground Zero.&nbsp;Her brother, Mitchel Scott Wallace, was going to work that day as a NYS Supreme Court Officer Sergeant and instead ran into the World Trade Center to rescue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/911-25-years-later-a-new-yorker-remembers-two-family-sacrifices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/911-25-years-later-a-new-yorker-remembers-two-family-sacrifices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mask-wearing gunman sought for shooting man to death on Brooklyn street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn detectives are on the hunt for a masked gunman behind a deadly, cold-blooded shooting on Monday night.According to police sources, the deadly shooting took place at approximately 8:36 p.m. on Sept. 7 in front of Brownsville&rsquo;s 350 Bristol St. Cops say a group of people were standing at a nearby intersection when one of them opened fire.Officers from the 73rd Precinct and paramedics rushed to the scene after a report that someone had been struck by the gunfire. Upon arrival, first r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mask-wearing-gunman-sought-for-shooting-man-to-death-on-brooklyn-street/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mask-wearing-gunman-sought-for-shooting-man-to-death-on-brooklyn-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More violence at Brooklyn’s J’Ouvert and West Indian Day celebrations: 9 people injured in shootings and stabbings]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least nine people were injured in stabbings and shootings related to J&rsquo;Ouvert and West Indian Day celebrations in Brooklyn on Monday, authorities said.Despite checkpoints set up by the NYPD and an early scheduled end to the West Indian Day parade down Eastern Parkway, the Caribbean cultural festivities were still marred by a string of violent incidents that have become commonplace in previous celebrations.&nbsp;Police said four people were left injured before dawn in a massive brawl at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/more-violence-at-brooklyns-jouvert-and-west-indian-day-celebrations-9-people-injured-in-shootings-and-stabbings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/more-violence-at-brooklyns-jouvert-and-west-indian-day-celebrations-9-people-injured-in-shootings-and-stabbings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Love took over’: Brooklyn woman remembers the quiet job that kept Ground Zero connected, and the kindness that followed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty-five years later, Gina Ruberto remembers 9/11 through two very different images.The first is the one most people know: the towers falling, Lower Manhattan disappearing beneath the smoke and debris and a city suddenly thrown into unimaginable chaos.The second is what happened next.It was strangers helping strangers across the Brooklyn Bridge. People shouting for others not to panic. Water bottles passed between exhausted New Yorkers. Men helping women in heels climb over a chain-link fence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/love-took-over-brooklyn-woman-remembers-the-quiet-job-that-kept-ground-zero-connected-and-the-kindness-that-followed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/love-took-over-brooklyn-woman-remembers-the-quiet-job-that-kept-ground-zero-connected-and-the-kindness-that-followed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[25 voices, 25 years later: How Brooklyn remembers 9/11]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty-five years later, Sept. 11, 2001, remains etched into the memories of Brooklynites who watched the skyline change, worried about loved ones in Manhattan and spent hours trying to find their way home.For some, 9/11 memories begin with smoke rising over the East River. For others, it is the sound of sirens, the silence of suddenly empty streets, papers and debris drifting into Brooklyn neighborhoods or the frantic search for family members whose whereabouts were unknown.The 25 Brooklynites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/25-voices-25-years-later-how-brooklyn-remembers-911/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/25-voices-25-years-later-how-brooklyn-remembers-911/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9/11 public portal: Mamdani releases first 170,000 pages as records renew questions over air-quality warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City will make more than 170,000 pages of Sept. 11 records public on Tuesday &mdash; opening a vast trove of records that sheds new light on how officials grappled with air-quality risks, health warnings and potential liability in the months after the 2001 World Trade Center attacks.By launching the 9/11 portal and beginning to release the records just days before the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s administration is settling two Freedom of Inform]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/911-public-portal-mamdani-releases-first-170000-pages-as-records-renew-questions-over-air-quality-warnings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/911-public-portal-mamdani-releases-first-170000-pages-as-records-renew-questions-over-air-quality-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: On the scene at the West Indian American Day Parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge crowds flocked to Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Sept. 7 for the 59th annual West Indian American Day Parade.The parade kicked off at 11 a.m. and stretched from Utica Avenue to Grand Army Plaza, where the streets featured floats, music, and a broad display of Caribbean culture.Below, see some photos of the scene at and around the parade during the morning and early afternoon hours:[caption id="attachment_85403" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Lloyd Mitchell[/caption][caption id=]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/photos-on-the-scene-at-the-west-indian-american-day-parade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/photos-on-the-scene-at-the-west-indian-american-day-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From dawn to dusk: J’Ouvert kicks off West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The streets were alive with music, thanks to the annual J&rsquo;Ouvert and West Indian-American Day Parade in Crown Heights Sept. 7.Kicking off before dawn, the celebrations brought color, music and dance to Brooklyn on Labor Day Monday. Thousands assembled outside Grand Army Plaza under the cover of darkness to mark J&rsquo;Ouvert, a Caribbean tradition Brooklynites have adopted as the start of the West Indian-American Day Parade.The parade began just off Grand Army Plaza, through Empire Boulev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/from-dawn-to-dusk-jouvert-kicks-off-west-indian-american-day-parade-in-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/from-dawn-to-dusk-jouvert-kicks-off-west-indian-american-day-parade-in-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly Brooklyn stabbing: Two men wanted for attacking man on residential block, sources say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn detectives continue to seek the suspect who stabbed a man to death in front of a home on Friday afternoon.Police said Christopher Davey, 25, who lived a few blocks away on Linden Boulevard, was fatally attacked on the 800 block of Albany Avenue between Linden Boulevard and Church Avenue in East Flatbush at about 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 4.Officers from the 67th Precinct found Davey with two stab wounds to his torso not long after receiving a 911 call about an assault in progress. The motive f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/deadly-brooklyn-stabbing-two-men-wanted-for-attacking-man-on-residential-block-sources-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/deadly-brooklyn-stabbing-two-men-wanted-for-attacking-man-on-residential-block-sources-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of cops, earlier finish planned for West Indian Day Parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City will end Monday&rsquo;s West Indian Day Parade promptly on Labor Day Monday afternoon &mdash; a cutoff officials say is aimed at preventing the late-day gun violence that marred last year&rsquo;s celebration.The measure is part of a broader security plan that will put thousands of NYPD officers and hundreds of community violence-prevention staffers and volunteers along the parade route and surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods, city officials said Friday.Many of the NYPD&rsquo;s secur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thousands-of-cops-earlier-finish-planned-for-west-indian-day-parade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thousands-of-cops-earlier-finish-planned-for-west-indian-day-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signal trouble: Disappearing messages in Mamdani influencer chat trigger ‘corrective action’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s administration said Friday it took corrective action after learning that disappearing messages had been enabled in a Signal chat used by City Hall to communicate with social media influencers, a setting the mayor&rsquo;s chief lawyer said staff should turn off when using the encrypted app.The acknowledgment comes amid growing scrutiny of the administration&rsquo;s use of Signal to communicate with a large network of content creators who receive City Hall talking poin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/signal-trouble-disappearing-messages-in-mamdani-influencer-chat-trigger-corrective-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/signal-trouble-disappearing-messages-in-mamdani-influencer-chat-trigger-corrective-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We Will Always Love You’: Dolly Parton tribute band Doll Parts brings ‘cathartic’ celebration to Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea of becoming a musician starts as a dream for a lot of people, but for Julia Sirna-Frest, it was her husband&rsquo;s dream in the literal sense of the word.&ldquo;My husband woke up in the middle of the night and said, &lsquo;You should start a Dolly Parton cover band called Doll Parts,&rsquo;&rdquo; Sirna-Frest said. &ldquo;I thought that was a great idea.&rdquo;She did what any person who wants to start a Dolly Parton tribute band would do: She asked her friend Maggie Robinson, who was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/we-will-always-love-you-dolly-parton-tribute-band-doll-parts-brings-cathartic-celebration-to-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/we-will-always-love-you-dolly-parton-tribute-band-doll-parts-brings-cathartic-celebration-to-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As whale sightings surge off NYC coast, Hochul signs whale safety law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whales have made a remarkable comeback off New York City&rsquo;s coastline. In July, Staten Island-based nonprofit Gotham Whale documented the 500th individual humpback whale in the waters surrounding New York City, marking a significant milestone in whale sightings for the region.Each whale sighting is registered in the New York City Humpback Whale Catalog (NYCHWC), and Gotham Whale has recorded 80 to 100 individual whales each year since 2018. Prior to 2018, the organization cataloged just 10]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/as-whale-sightings-surge-off-nyc-coast-hochul-signs-whale-safety-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/as-whale-sightings-surge-off-nyc-coast-hochul-signs-whale-safety-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police officers&nbsp;shot and killed an allegedly knife-wielding, suicidal man following an hour-long standoff on the&nbsp;Brooklyn Bridge&nbsp;early Friday morning, police sources said.The police shooting happened at about 4:15 a.m. on Sept. 4 on the iconic span hundreds of feet above the East River, where the unidentified man in apparent emotional distress had apparently ascended the bridge&rsquo;s beams and cables.Assistant Chief Jerry Dowling, commanding officer of the NYPD Emergency Service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/police-fatally-shoot-knife-wielding-man-on-brooklyn-bridge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/police-fatally-shoot-knife-wielding-man-on-brooklyn-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dancin’ in September: New York Transit Museum to celebrate 50 years with 70s disco dance party]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New York Transit Museum is dancin&rsquo; in September as it rolls back to 1976 to celebrate its 50th anniversary.A one-night-only fundraiser will turn the decommissioned subway station into a 70s-themed disco dance party with dancing, drinks and vinyl-only tunes on Sept. 26.&nbsp;Housed inside the defunct Court Street Station in Downtown Brooklyn, the museum was founded in 1976 as a temporary exhibit on the history of the city&rsquo;s transportation system. A half-century later, the museum i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dancin-in-september-new-york-transit-museum-to-celebrate-50-years-with-70s-disco-dance-party/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dancin-in-september-new-york-transit-museum-to-celebrate-50-years-with-70s-disco-dance-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA watchdog audit sparked by 2024 explosion finds transit agency had widespread substation maintenance failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MTA Inspector General's office found "serious gaps" in the transit authority's maintenance and oversight of its substations in a new audit the agency watchdog released Thursday that was sparked by a 2024 explosion at one of the essential power conversion facilities.The audit found that MTA NYC Transit's Substations Group did not conduct 19% of required maintenance checks at the facilities during the year of the explosion. The incident occurred at the State Street substation and caused a powe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-watchdog-audit-sparked-by-2024-explosion-finds-transit-agency-had-widespread-substation-maintenance-failures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-watchdog-audit-sparked-by-2024-explosion-finds-transit-agency-had-widespread-substation-maintenance-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDNY adds 36 names to 9/11 Memorial Wall in Downtown Brooklyn ahead of 25th anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[As New York prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks next week, the FDNY held a dedication ceremony at its headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn, adding the names of 36 members who died in the past year from WTC-related illnesses to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall.The FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall honors members who were on active duty at the time of the attacks and helped with rescue, recovery and cleanup operations in the months after the deadli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fdny-adds-36-names-to-911-memorial-wall-in-downtown-brooklyn-ahead-of-25th-anniversary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fdny-adds-36-names-to-911-memorial-wall-in-downtown-brooklyn-ahead-of-25th-anniversary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RARE Steak Championship makes NYC debut at Industry City, 25+ local participants to compete]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RARE Steak Championship, a national food and beverage festival that unites culinary talent across the country, will make its New York City debut at Sunset Park's Industry City on Sept. 10. More than 25 competitors at the top of their game in steak, cocktails and more will compete to win.Presented by Buckhead Meat &amp; Seafood and produced by DiningOut Media + Events, the RARE Steak Championship has hosted events around the country. From Phoenix to Denver, the showdown attracts top talent in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rare-steak-championship-makes-nyc-debut-at-industry-city-25-local-participants-to-compete/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rare-steak-championship-makes-nyc-debut-at-industry-city-25-local-participants-to-compete/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9/11 25 Years Later: Honor the memory of Sept. 11, 2001 victims at these events across New York City]]></title><description><![CDATA[We will never forget those who were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and New York City continues to recognize them every year.<br />
As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we've rounded up some local memorial events that honor the victims and reflect on that day together.9/11 Day of Service at the Intrepid MuseumIntrepid Museum, Pier 86, W 46th St.Sept. 8-11New York Cares will be hosting an annual day of service aboard the Intrepid in honor of 9/11. Over the course of four day]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/911-25-years-later-honor-the-memory-of-sept-11-2001-victims-at-these-events-across-new-york-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/911-25-years-later-honor-the-memory-of-sept-11-2001-victims-at-these-events-across-new-york-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hearing on Brooklyn Democratic Party rule change delayed after party members arrive without legal counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A court hearing on controversial rule changes within the Brooklyn Democratic Party was adjourned Wednesday to give three respondents more time to secure legal counsel.&nbsp;Brooklyn Supreme Court justice Jill Epstein had been set to hear arguments in a case seeking to overturn a series of bylaw amendments proposed by sitting chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn in an apparent bid to maintain control of the party and approved in a last-minute, closed-door meeting last week.&nbsp;Three days after that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hearing-on-brooklyn-democratic-party-rule-change-delayed-after-party-members-arrive-without-legal-counsel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hearing-on-brooklyn-democratic-party-rule-change-delayed-after-party-members-arrive-without-legal-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown Brooklyn man gets 13 years for four-day gunpoint robbery spree]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Downtown Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after authorities said he carried out three gunpoint robberies across the neighborhood in just four days.Jaquan Smith-Mack, 34, was sentenced Wednesday in Brooklyn Supreme Court to 13 years behind bars followed by five years of post-release supervision. He pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery in June, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney&rsquo;s Office.Prosecutors said the robbery spree began Sept. 27, 2024, near Navy Stre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/downtown-brooklyn-man-gets-13-years-for-four-day-gunpoint-robbery-spree/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/downtown-brooklyn-man-gets-13-years-for-four-day-gunpoint-robbery-spree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subway, bus, and commuter rail riders should prepare for Labor Day weekend service tweaks: MTA]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Labor Day approaches, the MTA on Wednesday advised transit riders to prepare for service shakeups over the coming three-day weekend.&nbsp;For subway riders, the most notable change is that the system will run on a Sunday schedule on Labor Day itself &mdash; Monday, Sept. 7, the MTA said. There will also be other subway service adjustments throughout the weekend, so the transit agency is advising straphangers to check the MTA website, mta.info,&nbsp;before traveling on the rails.Buses will als]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/subway-bus-and-commuter-rail-riders-should-prepare-for-labor-day-weekend-service-tweaks-mta/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/subway-bus-and-commuter-rail-riders-should-prepare-for-labor-day-weekend-service-tweaks-mta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI gets a timeout: Mamdani puts one-year moratorium on generative AI for younger NYC students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the nation&rsquo;s largest public school system will impose a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence (AI) from 2-K through eighth grade, while experimenting with a small group of vetted AI tools in high schools.&nbsp;The decision to keep the technology off-limits to most of the city's public school students came eight days before the first day of school on Sept. 10 &mdash; and after parents, teachers and elected offi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ai-gets-a-timeout-mamdani-puts-one-year-moratorium-on-generative-ai-for-younger-nyc-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ai-gets-a-timeout-mamdani-puts-one-year-moratorium-on-generative-ai-for-younger-nyc-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn 9/11 Memorial events: How to mark the 25th anniversary in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks approaches, Brooklyn communities will come together throughout the month to remember those who died, honor first responders and reflect on the lasting impact of that day.From memorial ceremonies and candlelight vigils to music and opportunities to view the annual Tribute in Light, events across the borough will commemorate the anniversary and give Brooklynites a chance to gather in remembrance.Asser Levy Park memorial &mdash; Sept. 6The Septe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-911-memorial-events-how-to-mark-the-25th-anniversary-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-911-memorial-events-how-to-mark-the-25th-anniversary-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Park Slope Super Stoop returns this fall with bargains on every block]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day of bargain hunting and community gathering will return this fall with the second annual Park Slope Super Stoop event. Sponsored by the Park Slope Civic Council, it is a community-wide chance to sell or give away some goods and mingle with neighbors.The one-day event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Locals, including residents, schools, and businesses, can register their stoop online&nbsp;and indicate what they will have on offer. Registered stoops will appear on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/park-slope-super-stoop-returns-this-fall-with-bargains-on-every-block/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/park-slope-super-stoop-returns-this-fall-with-bargains-on-every-block/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play Mas! Massive West Indian American Caribbean Parade set to take over Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten of thousands of revelers and masqueraders and millions of spectators are expected on Monday, Labor Day, to converge on Brooklyn&rsquo;s sprawling Eastern Parkway for the 59th annual West Indian American Day Carnival Parade.The massive parade, considered the largest Caribbean parade in North America, comprises gigantic and miniature costumes worn by skimpy-clad masqueraders, begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m., along a 3 &frac12; mile-route on Eastern Parkway, starting at Buffalo Avenu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/play-mas-massive-west-indian-american-caribbean-parade-set-to-take-over-brooklyns-eastern-parkway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/play-mas-massive-west-indian-american-caribbean-parade-set-to-take-over-brooklyns-eastern-parkway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Op-Ed | In order to learn, children need to be healthy, so put your child’s health at the top of your back-to-school checklist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our kids only get one opportunity at a good education, but without good health that opportunity is wasted.&nbsp; As this summer comes to an end, New York City families are ticking through a familiar checklist: school supplies, haircuts, fall clothes, maybe a new backpack. But the most important item is the one that&rsquo;s easiest to put off until the last minute: your child's vaccinations, which are critical for a healthy and successful school year.Serious diseases like measles, mumps, whooping]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-in-order-to-learn-children-need-to-be-healthy-so-put-your-childs-health-at-the-top-of-your-back-to-school-checklist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-in-order-to-learn-children-need-to-be-healthy-so-put-your-childs-health-at-the-top-of-your-back-to-school-checklist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC’s first racial equity plan sets new framework for future budget decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City plans to incorporate a racial equity review into future budget planning under its first citywide racial equity plan, released Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s administration.The final plan spans 45 city agencies and includes more than 200 agency goals and outcomes, more than 800 implementation strategies and more than 600 indicators used to track progress."For too long, government has been willing to acknowledge inequality without setting goals for ending it. This plan chang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nycs-first-racial-equity-plan-sets-new-framework-for-future-budget-decisions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nycs-first-racial-equity-plan-sets-new-framework-for-future-budget-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A slice for a good cause: Grimaldi’s Pizzeria brings back annual No Kid Hungry campaign for 14th year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brooklyn-born pizza tradition is giving back once again. Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria is marking its 14th consecutive year partnering with No Kid Hungry, bringing its annual September fundraiser back to help combat childhood hunger after raising more than $1.4 million for the organization since 2013.Throughout September, customers at Grimaldi's locations nationwide can donate to No Kid Hungry in participating restaurants. Those who contribute will receive a promotional card that can be used durin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-slice-for-a-good-cause-grimaldis-pizzeria-brings-back-annual-no-kid-hungry-campaign-for-14th-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-slice-for-a-good-cause-grimaldis-pizzeria-brings-back-annual-no-kid-hungry-campaign-for-14th-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unacceptable’: After another hit-and-run, Brooklyn pols demand action on Third Avenue redesign]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 28-year-old nurse Jiaya Zheng was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver as she was crossing Third Avenue in Sunset Park on Aug. 29, Brooklyn lawmakers have renewed their calls to reinstate concrete plans for traffic safety improvements on the two-mile stretch of the avenue under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway without delay.&nbsp;Zheng was heading home from a night shift at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn and when she was struck by the driver of a 2014 Cadillac as she crossed the avenue a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/unacceptable-after-another-hit-and-run-brooklyn-pols-demand-action-on-third-avenue-redesign/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/unacceptable-after-another-hit-and-run-brooklyn-pols-demand-action-on-third-avenue-redesign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye to ‘Crashland’: Mamdani admin fills in block of Brooklyn’s Ashland Place bike lane left empty by previous admin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Tuesday that it has finally filled in a crucial link missing from Brooklyn's bike lane network for years: A protected bike lane on Ashland Place that the prior administration left out of the street's 2023 redesign.DOT crews completed painting the two-way, parking-protected bike lane on Ashland Place between Lafayette Avenue and Hanson Place three years after it installed a bike lane along every other block of the mile-long road between Laf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/goodbye-to-crashland-mamdani-admin-fills-in-block-of-brooklyns-ashland-place-bike-lane-left-empty-by-previous-admin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/goodbye-to-crashland-mamdani-admin-fills-in-block-of-brooklyns-ashland-place-bike-lane-left-empty-by-previous-admin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New developer plans big changes to Arrow Linen site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Park Slope and Windsor Terrace residents who fought for a deeply affordable redevelopment of the former Arrow Linen site in scale with their low-lying row house neighborhood are now seeing their hard-won victory made moot by a new developer.Brooklyn developer Goose Property Management, which recently replaced Apex Development, plans a much bigger apartment complex than what was pitched during the rezoning and with only standard affordability.Goose intends to build four 10-story, 99-unit building]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-developer-plans-big-changes-to-arrow-linen-site/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-developer-plans-big-changes-to-arrow-linen-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from the Snapple Island Ferry! Pete Davidson and Colin Jost’s vessel to become floating comedy club]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live from Staten Island! New Yorkers looking for an unusual night out will soon have the chance to trade the city streets for a floating comedy club, hosted by two iconic NYC comedians.Snapple will transform the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry partially owned by comedians Pete Davidson and Colin Jost into the &ldquo;Snapple Island Ferry,&rdquo; a one-night-only comedy event on Sept. 17.The free event will feature a 60-minute comedy show hosted by Davidson and Jost, with sets from some of come]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/live-from-the-snapple-island-ferry-pete-davidson-and-colin-josts-vessel-to-become-floating-comedy-club/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/live-from-the-snapple-island-ferry-pete-davidson-and-colin-josts-vessel-to-become-floating-comedy-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A sweet tradition: Bensonhurst’s Santa Rosalia Feast holds 4th annual cannoli-eating contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklynites gathered last weekend to celebrate the Santa Rosalia Feast's fourth annual cannoli-eating contest, continuing a decades-old neighborhood tradition of food, music and community while challenging competitors to see who could claim bragging rights for eating the most cannolis in three minutes.This year marked the fourth time organizers have held the competition, according to organizer Lucia Zito. The contest was organized with Villabate Bakery, with Il Colosseo, Pastosa Ravioli and Rob]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-sweet-tradition-bensonhursts-santa-rosalia-feast-holds-4th-annual-cannoli-eating-contest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-sweet-tradition-bensonhursts-santa-rosalia-feast-holds-4th-annual-cannoli-eating-contest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor dining: Mamdani restores year-round al fresco across NYC in first bill-signing ceremony of his tenure]]></title><description><![CDATA[This winter, New Yorkers will once again be able to enjoy a steaming hot sit-down meal in the freezing cold.Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday signed recently passed City Council legislation that re-establishes the city's year-round outdoor dining program. The measure lifts seasonal restrictions placed on roadway al-fresco dining, which required restaurateurs to dismantle and stow away their outdoor setups between Nov. 30 and March 31.The council approved its latest legislation after the seasonal pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/outdoor-dining-mamdani-restores-year-round-al-fresco-across-nyc-in-first-bill-signing-ceremony-of-his-tenure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/outdoor-dining-mamdani-restores-year-round-al-fresco-across-nyc-in-first-bill-signing-ceremony-of-his-tenure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GoFundMe launched for Sereneco staff after fire shutters the Greenpoint institution]]></title><description><![CDATA[A GoFundMe campaign is raising money for employees of Greenpoint restaurant Sereneco after a major fire Aug. 28 caused significant damage to the Franklin Street eatery and forced it to close indefinitely.The fire broke out Friday morning on the second floor of the multi-commercial building at 113 Franklin St., according to Greenpointers. The blaze required a response from 79 FDNY and EMS personnel and took nearly two hours to bring under control. Several firefighters suffered minor injuries and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gofundme-launched-for-sereneco-staff-after-fire-shutters-the-greenpoint-institution/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gofundme-launched-for-sereneco-staff-after-fire-shutters-the-greenpoint-institution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dumbo’s Beat The Bomb puts $1,000 on the line for teams that can survive its toughest challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn thrill-seekers can now put their money where their slime-covered mouths are.Beat The Bomb, the immersive social gaming venue that launched in Brooklyn in 2017, announced last week the launch of Cash Bomb, its newest and final mission &mdash; and the only one that comes with an actual cash prize.The company was founded by Alex Patterson, a Brooklyn Heights native and former corporate lawyer who went on to work in several roles at Tough Mudder, the Dumbo-based obstacle-course company. Tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dumbos-beat-the-bomb-puts-1000-on-the-line-for-teams-that-can-survive-its-toughest-challenge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dumbos-beat-the-bomb-puts-1000-on-the-line-for-teams-that-can-survive-its-toughest-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn nurse, 28, killed in hit-and-run crash after working night shift; driver still at large]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 28-year-old nurse heading home after working the night shift at a Brooklyn hospital was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver on Saturday.According to law enforcement sources, the nurse, identified as Jiayi Zheng of 55th Street in Brooklyn, was struck at around 7:40 a.m. on Aug. 29 at the intersection of 55th Street and Third Avenue in Sunset Park. Police said a 2014 Cadillac traveling southbound on Third Avenue hit her as she crossed the street within the crosswalk. She suffered severe head]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-nurse-28-killed-in-hit-and-run-crash-after-working-night-shift-driver-still-at-large/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-nurse-28-killed-in-hit-and-run-crash-after-working-night-shift-driver-still-at-large/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Op-Ed | Expanding opportunity: Why early college savings matter for every New York child]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cost of higher education and career training keeps rising, putting crucial college and career training opportunities out of reach for too many New York families. Research from the Center for Social Development reveals a powerful truth: children with even modest savings accounts are significantly more likely to enroll in and graduate from college or vocational programs than those without. By helping families plan, we can dismantle barriers and make long-term higher education and vocational tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-expanding-opportunity-why-early-college-savings-matter-for-every-new-york-child/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-expanding-opportunity-why-early-college-savings-matter-for-every-new-york-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged robber wanted for fatally shooting two men in the Bronx and Brooklyn taken into custody: sources]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suspect wanted for allegedly shooting two men to death in separate robbery attempts in Brooklyn and the Bronx earlier this month was taken into custody on Saturday.According to sources familiar with the investigation, 31-year-old Jesus Acosta of the Bronx was taken into custody at around 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 29 after being spotted inside a park located at Watson and Morrison Avenue. He was taken to the 43rd Precinct for questioning.&nbsp;&nbsp;Acosta was allegedly caught on camera entering the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/alleged-robber-wanted-for-fatally-shooting-two-men-in-the-bronx-and-brooklyn-taken-into-custody-sources/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/alleged-robber-wanted-for-fatally-shooting-two-men-in-the-bronx-and-brooklyn-taken-into-custody-sources/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bed-Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corps takes permanent ownership of longtime headquarters]]></title><description><![CDATA[After three decades of month-to-month leases, the Bed-Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corps has taken permanent ownership of its Greene Avenue headquarters.New York City officially conveyed three plots of formerly city-owned land to the org this week, the culmination of years of work by local officials and BSVAC leaders. The transfer ensures BSVAC has a permanent home in Bed-Stuy and sets the stage for a long-planned expansion of its services and programs.&ldquo;Today marks the completion of the crucia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bed-stuy-volunteer-ambulance-corps-takes-permanent-ownership-of-longtime-headquarters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bed-stuy-volunteer-ambulance-corps-takes-permanent-ownership-of-longtime-headquarters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Methodist Hospital nurses ratify contract with more protections against workplace violence, understaffing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital have voted to ratify a new three-year union contract they say includes safe staffing standards and protections against workplace violence.Roughly 1,600 nurses at Methodist have been fighting for a fair contract since their old one expired on April 30, according to the New York State Nurses Association. The new agreement largely falls in line with the contract ratified by nurses at four private-sector hospitals &mdash; including NewYork-P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-methodist-hospital-nurses-ratify-contract-with-more-protections-against-workplace-violence-understaffing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-methodist-hospital-nurses-ratify-contract-with-more-protections-against-workplace-violence-understaffing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adrienne Adams rallies Brooklyn Dems at new Prospect Lefferts Gardens field office]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York&rsquo;s Democratic ticket is putting boots on the ground in Brooklyn ahead of November&rsquo;s election, with lieutenant governor candidate Adrienne Adams rallying volunteers Wednesday night at the opening of a new campaign field office in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.The office will serve as a hub for phonebanks, door knocking and other volunteer activities aimed at electing Democrats up and down the ballot. The event also marked the New York Democrats&rsquo; celebration of their endorsem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/adrienne-adams-rallies-brooklyn-dems-at-new-prospect-lefferts-gardens-field-office/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/adrienne-adams-rallies-brooklyn-dems-at-new-prospect-lefferts-gardens-field-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominican Night at the Bandshell to bring bachata, dembow and more to Prospect Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn is getting a taste of the Dominican Republic this weekend &mdash; no plane ticket required.Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! will host Dominican Night at the Bandshell on Saturday, Aug. 29, bringing Dominican artists and DJs to the park for an evening celebrating the music of the Dominican diaspora.The lineup will feature bachata singer Teodoro Reyes, known for his romantic songs; Dominican dembow artist La Insuperable, also known as &ldquo;La Mami]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dominican-night-at-the-bandshell-to-bring-bachata-dembow-and-more-to-prospect-park/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dominican-night-at-the-bandshell-to-bring-bachata-dembow-and-more-to-prospect-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chick-fil-A to open Brooklyn Junction In-Line location with $25,000 donatioin to fight food insecurity]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Chick-fil-A has just arrived in Brooklyn &mdash; and its opening will come with a $25,000 donation aimed at helping Brooklynites facing food insecurity.Chick-fil-A Brooklyn Junction In-Line, located at 1569 Flatbush Ave., is set to open Aug. 27. To mark the occasion, Chick-fil-A, Inc. will donate $25,000 to Feeding America to support hunger relief efforts in New York City, including through the Food Bank for NYC. The new location marks the borough's fifth Chick-fil-A.&nbsp;The new restaura]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/chick-fil-a-to-open-brooklyn-junction-in-line-location-with-25000-donatioin-to-fight-food-insecurity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/chick-fil-a-to-open-brooklyn-junction-in-line-location-with-25000-donatioin-to-fight-food-insecurity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&amp;A with New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside Government is a Q&amp;A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsNY features New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. Public Advocate Williams acts as an ombudsperson, championing New Yorkers' rights and providing oversight of New York City&rsquo;s government agencies.<br />
What services does your office provide to constituents?<br />
In the Office of the New York City Public Advocate, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-new-york-city-public-advocate-jumaane-williams/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-new-york-city-public-advocate-jumaane-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown Heights’ historic Eastern Parkway Library set for $36M renovation and expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[A century-old Crown Heights library is set for a major transformation, with city officials breaking ground this week on a $36 million renovation and expansion of the Eastern Parkway Library.<br />
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Paul A. Ochoa and Brooklyn Public Library President and CEO Linda E. Johnson on Thursday announced the start of the project, which will expand the branch&rsquo;s public space by more than 50% while preserving its historic architecture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crown-heights-historic-eastern-parkway-library-set-for-36m-renovation-and-expansion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crown-heights-historic-eastern-parkway-library-set-for-36m-renovation-and-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three teens killed in horrific Belt Parkway collision in Brooklyn weren’t wearing seatbelts: cops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three young men killed in a horrific collision on Brooklyn&rsquo;s Belt Parkway Tuesday night were not wearing seatbelts and were hurtled onto the roadway, police sources revealed Wednesday.According to police sources, the crash occurred at about 11:33 p.m. on Aug. 25 at the eastbound Exit 1 near 65th Street in Bay Ridge.&nbsp;Law enforcement sources reported that an 18-year-old male was driving a 2002 black Cadillac Escalade with four other teenage boys eastbound along the Belt Parkway when the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/three-teens-killed-in-horrific-belt-parkway-collision-in-brooklyn-werent-wearing-seatbelts-cops/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/three-teens-killed-in-horrific-belt-parkway-collision-in-brooklyn-werent-wearing-seatbelts-cops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three teens killed in horrific Belt Parkway collision in Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating a horrific collision on Brooklyn&rsquo;s Belt Parkway on Tuesday night that left three teenagers dead.According to police sources, the crash occurred at about 11:33 p.m. at the eastbound Exit 1 near 65th Street in Bay Ridge.Law enforcement sources reported that an 18-year-old male was driving a 2002 black Cadillac Escalade with four other teenage boys eastbound along the Belt Parkway when the vehicle collided with a black 2024 Honda HRV at high speed. The wreck left both]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/three-teens-killed-in-horrific-belt-parkway-collision-in-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/three-teens-killed-in-horrific-belt-parkway-collision-in-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A missed opportunity’: Mamdani’s plan for the BQE draws mixed reactions in Brooklyn Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s new plan to fix up and extend the life of the city-owned section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has drawn mixed reactions in Brooklyn Heights.The $4 billion proposal, unveiled Monday, stepped back from a total reconstruction of the 1.5-mile &ldquo;BQE Central&rdquo; proposed by previous administrations. Instead, the city would construct temporary bypass roads in Brooklyn Heights and repair the crumbling highway &mdash; including the infamous triple cantilever &mda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-missed-opportunity-mamdanis-plan-for-the-bqe-draws-mixed-reactions-in-brooklyn-heights/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-missed-opportunity-mamdanis-plan-for-the-bqe-draws-mixed-reactions-in-brooklyn-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenpoint church to open new cultural center with Grammy-winning string quartet ETHEL]]></title><description><![CDATA[A historic Greenpoint church is opening its doors to a new performing arts center this fall, bringing chamber music, readings, screenings and other community programming to the neighborhood.St. John&rsquo;s Lutheran Church, located at 155 Milton St., will launch The Cultural Center at St. John&rsquo;s on Sept. 3 with a performance by Grammy-winning string quartet ETHEL. The opening-night concert will kick off a fall chamber music series intended to make the church a gathering place for the arts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/greenpoint-church-to-open-new-cultural-center-with-grammy-winning-string-quartet-ethel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/greenpoint-church-to-open-new-cultural-center-with-grammy-winning-string-quartet-ethel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Dems change who picks party boss in closed-door vote; chair challengers head back to court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn Democratic leaders voted behind closed doors Tuesday night to dramatically expand the party body that will choose its next chair &mdash; reshaping a leadership fight in which reformers say they had already secured a majority and setting up a renewed court battle over control of the county organization.All 10 proposed amendments were approved, with the most consequential of them broadening voting membership on the party&rsquo;s executive committee beyond the 42 district leaders who previ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-change-who-picks-party-boss-in-closed-door-vote-chair-challengers-head-back-to-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-dems-change-who-picks-party-boss-in-closed-door-vote-chair-challengers-head-back-to-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronx grandmother pleads for friends of teen killed in shooting to aid police as she mourns at Brooklyn service]]></title><description><![CDATA[The grandmother of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot in a Bronx apartment earlier this month pleaded during his emotional funeral Tuesday for her grandson's friends to help police find the shooter.Friends and family gathered at Lawrence H. Woodward Funeral Home in Brooklyn on Aug. 25 to celebrate the life of Riley Billingslea, who was gunned down on Aug. 12 while spending time with what his family called the wrong crowd.Police stood outside the funeral parlor as grieving teens clung to thei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bronx-grandmother-pleads-for-friends-of-teen-killed-in-shooting-to-aid-police-as-she-mourns-at-brooklyn-service/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bronx-grandmother-pleads-for-friends-of-teen-killed-in-shooting-to-aid-police-as-she-mourns-at-brooklyn-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prospect Park Lake gets $1.4M upgrade to cut water waste, sewer overflows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New York City Department of Environmental Protection, NYC Parks and Prospect Park Alliance announced the completion of a $1.4 million valve upgrade at Prospect Park Lake on Tuesday. The new valve gives park staff greater control over how much water enters Brooklyn's only lake, particularly during bouts of heavy rain.The project is also an early piece of the city&rsquo;s planned Prospect Park Bluebelt, a larger stormwater-management initiative intended to make the park and neighboring areas m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/prospect-park-lake-gets-14m-upgrade-to-cut-water-waste-sewer-overflows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/prospect-park-lake-gets-14m-upgrade-to-cut-water-waste-sewer-overflows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn gunman arrested for shooting dog during walk with owner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police arrested a man Tuesday who allegedly opened fire on a Brooklyn street last week and injured a beloved dog.According to police sources, the NYPD Warrant Squad cuffed 29-year-old Adrian Benitez at his home on Aug. 25. Benitez had been wanted since Wednesday when he allegedly opened fire in Sunset Park.[caption id="attachment_137866076" align="alignnone" width="3536"] According to police sources, the NYPD Warrant Squad cuffed 29-year-old Adrian Benitez at his home on Aug. 25. Benitez had bee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-gunman-arrested-for-shooting-dog-during-walk-with-owner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-gunman-arrested-for-shooting-dog-during-walk-with-owner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The People’s Runway’ returns, putting five Brooklyn designers in the NYFW spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fashion&rsquo;s biggest stage is making room for Brooklyn&rsquo;s next big names.After the resounding success of the first-ever &ldquo;The People&rsquo;s Runway&rdquo; fashion show in 2025, Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza will once again be transformed into an outdoor catwalk on Sept. 12, showcasing the couture of five up-and-coming Brooklyn designers in a full-service fashion show as part of the Council of Fashion Designers of America&rsquo;s Spring 2027 New York Fashion Week.In June, Brooklyn Boro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-peoples-runway-returns-putting-five-brooklyn-designers-in-the-nyfw-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-peoples-runway-returns-putting-five-brooklyn-designers-in-the-nyfw-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battle of Brooklyn marks 250 years with reenactments, tributes across the borough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn spent the weekend looking back 250 years, commemorating the Battle of Brooklyn with solemn ceremonies, musical tributes and a large-scale reenactment of the Revolutionary War battle that forever changed the course of the American fight for independence.At Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklynites gathered for &ldquo;The Battle of Brooklyn 250: The Meaning of Freedom,&rdquo; a program that brought elected officials, community leaders and historians to Battle Hill, the highest point in Brooklyn a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/battle-of-brooklyn-marks-250-years-with-reenactments-tributes-across-the-borough/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/battle-of-brooklyn-marks-250-years-with-reenactments-tributes-across-the-borough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before Brooklyn became Brooklyn, Red Hook helped save the Revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[History books routinely talk about how George Washington and the Continental army escaped from Brooklyn after losing a major battle, turning a short-term defeat into a major victory.They, however, rarely explain who helped evacuate the 9,000-strong army after the Battle of Brooklyn in what proved to be possibly the first turning point in the Revolution. Some Brooklynites, though, have been shining a spotlight on heroics in Red Hook that may have saved the Revolution.&ldquo;For years I heard Wash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/before-brooklyn-became-brooklyn-red-hook-helped-save-the-revolution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/before-brooklyn-became-brooklyn-red-hook-helped-save-the-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh start: SuperFresh opens new store on Kings Highway in Gravesend]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new supermarket is bringing fresh food and a family touch to Kings Highway.SuperFresh celebrated the grand opening of its newest location at 185 Kings Highway in Gravesend on Thursday, Aug. 20, marking the latest expansion for the family-owned Abed Group, which operates six supermarkets through the Key Food Co-op.Brothers Randy and Sam Abed run four SuperFresh stores and two Key Food locations across Brooklyn and Staten Island. Randy Abed said the family&rsquo;s deep ties to the neighborhoods]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fresh-start-superfresh-opens-new-store-on-kings-highway-in-gravesend/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fresh-start-superfresh-opens-new-store-on-kings-highway-in-gravesend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Democrats’ rule-change vote moves forward via judge’s ruling as pressure mounts on incumbent chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Democrats&rsquo; escalating leadership war landed in court Monday, where a reform-aligned challenger whose allies say he has the votes to become the county party&rsquo;s next leader sought to block sitting Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn from pushing through a sweeping package of rule changes Tuesday.That meeting can go ahead after Justice Jill Epstein declined Monday afternoon to grant the reformers&rsquo; emergency request for a temporary restraining order, writing that the reque]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-democrats-rule-change-vote-moves-forward-via-judges-ruling-as-pressure-mounts-on-incumbent-chair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-democrats-rule-change-vote-moves-forward-via-judges-ruling-as-pressure-mounts-on-incumbent-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cops release surveillance images of gunmen wanted for fatally shooting Brooklyn teen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have released surveillance images of two men wanted for&nbsp;fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy as he hung out in a New Lots restaurant last week.The newly released footage appears to show two young people dressed in hoodies and wearing face masks walking along a sidewalk. Police say they believe these two individuals stood outside of Hakim&rsquo;s Restaurant, located at 514 New Lots Avenue, and opened fire into the establishment at around 8:23 p.m. on Aug. 19.Police sources say the gunme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cops-release-surveillance-images-of-gunmen-wanted-for-fatally-shooting-brooklyn-teen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cops-release-surveillance-images-of-gunmen-wanted-for-fatally-shooting-brooklyn-teen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back from a ‘very restorative’ vacation, Mamdani launches effort to renew NYC’s parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh off a week away upstate that he described as &ldquo;very restorative,&rdquo; Mayor Zohran Mamdani returned Monday with a plan to give New York City&rsquo;s parks a little renewal of their own.City Hall launched the Parks Department&rsquo;s new &ldquo;Renew Crew,&rdquo; a 24-person team of painters, electricians, plumbers and other trade specialists focused on making faster repairs at playgrounds, recreation centers and sports courts across the five boroughs.The city is investing $2.3 milli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/back-from-a-very-restorative-vacation-mamdani-launches-effort-to-renew-nycs-parks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/back-from-a-very-restorative-vacation-mamdani-launches-effort-to-renew-nycs-parks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEE IT: Battle of Brooklyn comes alive with reenactment in Prospect Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The celebrations honoring America&rsquo;s 250th anniversary culminated in the re-enactment of the historic Battle of Brooklyn on Aug. 22, when more than more than 300 reenactors dressed in period costumes and armed with reproduction firearms retraced the first and largest battle of the American War for Independence when the British Crown Forces, Hessian troops, and Loyalist forces attacked General George Washington&rsquo;s Continental Army on the fields of what later would become Prospect Park o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/see-it-battle-of-brooklyn-comes-alive-with-reenactment-in-prospect-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/see-it-battle-of-brooklyn-comes-alive-with-reenactment-in-prospect-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bushwick housing lotto offers affordable co-ops to first-time buyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rare affordable housing lottery has opened for the sale of 16 one-, two-, and three-bedroom co-op apartments in two new Bushwick buildings, giving buyers the chance to become first-time homeowners. Households must be between one and seven people with incomes between $88,666 to $231,440 a year.The&nbsp;lottery&nbsp;is for apartments in two buildings that are part of a four-building development dubbed South Bushwick Neighborhood Homes. The four buildings are not clustered together but are scatte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bushwick-housing-lotto-offers-affordable-co-ops-to-first-time-buyers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bushwick-housing-lotto-offers-affordable-co-ops-to-first-time-buyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani administration set to pitch multi-billion-dollar plan to fix BQE’s crumbling cantilever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could Zohran Mamdani be the mayor who finally manages to fix the beleaguered Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's (BQE) triple cantilever on the Brooklyn Heights waterfront?Mamdani's Department of Transportation (DOT) is set to unveil on Monday a $3.5 to $4 billion plan to rehabilitate the part of the Robert Moses-era highway that runs through Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, and Downtown Brooklyn between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street &mdash; known as BQE Central. That section of the highway contains the tri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-administration-set-to-pitch-multi-billion-dollar-plan-to-fix-bqes-crumbling-cantilever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-administration-set-to-pitch-multi-billion-dollar-plan-to-fix-bqes-crumbling-cantilever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani administration pitches multi-billion-dollar plan to fix BQE’s crumbling cantilever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could Zohran Mamdani be the mayor who finally manages to fix the beleaguered Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's (BQE) triple cantilever on the Brooklyn Heights waterfront?Mamdani's Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled on Monday a $3.5 to $4 billion plan to rehabilitate the part of the Robert Moses-era highway that runs through Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, and Downtown Brooklyn between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street &mdash; known as BQE Central. That section of the highway contains the triple cant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-administration-pitches-multi-billion-dollar-plan-to-fix-bqes-crumbling-cantilever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-administration-pitches-multi-billion-dollar-plan-to-fix-bqes-crumbling-cantilever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn shooting leaves man dead in likely road rage incident, suspects still at large: cops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives in Brooklyn are searching for the suspect who shot and killed a man on Friday night in a possible road rage incident, it was reported.Officers from the 75th Precinct responded to a ShotSpotter activation and a 911 call about the shooting at 899 Crescent St. in East New York just before 10 p.m. on Aug. 21. ShotSpotter is the NYPD's citywide network of sensors designed to detect possible sounds of gunfire and evoke a rapid police response.When the officers arrived at the scene, police r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-shooting-leaves-man-dead-in-likely-road-rage-incident-suspects-still-at-large-cops/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-shooting-leaves-man-dead-in-likely-road-rage-incident-suspects-still-at-large-cops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elevated levels of mercury, arsenic found in dog run at Herbert Von King Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dog run at Herbert Von King Park is closed seemingly indefinitely after elevated levels of arsenic and mercury were discovered in the soil.&nbsp;Soil testing found the chemicals in &ldquo;moderate exceedances&rdquo; of state residential soil standards at surface level, according to a New York City Parks Department spokesperson, with &ldquo;more significant&rdquo; contamination discovered three to six inches deep.&nbsp;The department did not share the full report or the exact levels discovere]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/elevated-levels-of-mercury-arsenic-found-in-dog-run-at-herbert-von-king-park/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/elevated-levels-of-mercury-arsenic-found-in-dog-run-at-herbert-von-king-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gounardes introduces landmark bill to regulate screens, AI and ed tech in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a bid to curb the growing presence of screens and artificial intelligence in classrooms, State Sen. Andrew Gounardes on Aug. 21 unveiled legislation that would place sweeping, age-based restrictions on technology use in New York public schools.The Fostering Optimal Classroom Use of Screens, or FOCUS, Act would regulate the use of screens, artificial intelligence and other &ldquo;ed tech&rdquo; devices, aiming to ensure students&rsquo; educational outcomes come before the profits of tech corpo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gounardes-introduces-landmark-bill-to-regulate-screens-ai-and-ed-tech-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gounardes-introduces-landmark-bill-to-regulate-screens-ai-and-ed-tech-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Council Transportation chair asks Apple to boot Empower ride-share service from app store]]></title><description><![CDATA[A city lawmaker this week sent Apple Inc. a letter requesting it remove a controversial ride-hailing app from its online store in New York City due to allegations the service operates in the five boroughs without a city Taxi &amp; Limousine Commission (TLC) license, amNewYork has learned.In the missive, which was obtained by amNewYork, City Council Transportation Committee Chair Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan) argues that the tech giant is enabling the app &mdash; known as Empower &mdash; to continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-council-transportation-chair-asks-apple-to-boot-empower-ride-share-service-from-app-store/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-council-transportation-chair-asks-apple-to-boot-empower-ride-share-service-from-app-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santa Rosalia Feast returns to Bensonhurst for 52nd year with food, rides and Sicilian tradition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bensonhurst is ready to feast.&nbsp;The 52nd annual Feast of Santa Rosalia makes its grand return to 18th Avenue, now through Aug. 30, bringing multiple nights of food, live music, entertainment and carnival rides to the neighborhood.&nbsp;The celebration, also known as the 18th Avenue Feast, will take over the stretch of 18th Avenue &mdash; also known as Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard &mdash; between 68th and 75th streets. The annual event honors Santa Rosalia, the patron saint of Palermo, Sicily]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/santa-rosalia-feast-returns-to-bensonhurst-for-52nd-year-with-food-rides-and-sicilian-tradition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/santa-rosalia-feast-returns-to-bensonhurst-for-52nd-year-with-food-rides-and-sicilian-tradition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bay Ridge dermatologist Dr. David Biro has the write stuff in new novel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. David Biro, a dermatologist in Bay Ridge, where he grew up, is telling a story about a difficult day in a physician&rsquo;s waiting room. A patient, frustrated by a long wait, pulls a gun, and an already complicated profession becomes much more complicated.Rather than recounting a story from his own waiting room, the Bay Ridge dermatologist and nonfiction and fiction author was describing a scene from his fifth book, &ldquo;The Unstoppables&rdquo; (Regalo Press, an imprint associated with Si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridge-dermatologist-dr-david-biro-has-the-write-stuff-in-new-novel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridge-dermatologist-dr-david-biro-has-the-write-stuff-in-new-novel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attending College in New York? These Money Lessons Can Save You More Than Just Cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every September, thousands of students arrive in New York City ready to begin a new chapter. Some are moving into residence halls for the first time. Others are commuting from home or settling into their first apartment while juggling classes, internships and part-time jobs.Between orientation, course schedules and figuring out the subway, managing money often falls low on the priority list. But for many students, college is also the first time they&rsquo;re making financial decisions entirely o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/attending-college-in-new-york-these-money-lessons-can-save-you-more-than-just-cash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/attending-college-in-new-york-these-money-lessons-can-save-you-more-than-just-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Democratic Leader Jeffries opposes Brooklyn Dem overhaul as Bichotte Hermelyn faces leadership challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is opposing Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn&rsquo;s proposal to significantly expand the party&rsquo;s executive committee ahead of a fight over who will lead the county organization, his office told amNewYork Thursday.Bichotte Hermelyn rejected growing accusations that the overhaul is akin to a power grab, saying the change is meant to spread decision-making power beyond the 42 district leaders who currently make up the voting m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/house-democratic-leader-jeffries-opposes-brooklyn-dem-overhaul-as-bichotte-hermelyn-faces-leadership-challenge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/house-democratic-leader-jeffries-opposes-brooklyn-dem-overhaul-as-bichotte-hermelyn-faces-leadership-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haiti Cultural Exchange welcomes applications for 10th cohort of Lakou NOU artists-in-residence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn-based non-profit Haiti Cultural Exchange (HCX), which was established to develop, present, and promote the cultural expressions of the Haitian people, has launched an open call cycle for a new cohort of Lakou NOU artists-in-residence.<br />
The institution showcases and hosts cultural engagement, art exhibitions, artist residency for Haitian-based artists, community events, and youth arts education, among several other educational programs.Lakou NOU, one of the organization's many initiat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/haiti-cultural-exchange-welcomes-applications-for-10th-cohort-of-lakou-nou-artists-in-residence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/haiti-cultural-exchange-welcomes-applications-for-10th-cohort-of-lakou-nou-artists-in-residence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother stabbed to death in Brooklyn park after she denied her attacker sex: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother stabbed to death inside Brooklyn&rsquo;s Lincoln Terrace Park on Tuesday was killed after she refused to have sex with her assailant, police said.According to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, 30-year-old Shakeema Davis was holding a late night barbecue in the park on Monday night into Tuesday morning with friends and her 7-year-old son when the attack occurred. The gathering began around 5 p.m. and involved some 15 to 2o people, including her alleged killer who authorities say o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mother-stabbed-to-death-in-brooklyn-park-after-she-denied-her-attacker-sex-police/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mother-stabbed-to-death-in-brooklyn-park-after-she-denied-her-attacker-sex-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Buildings Department finalizes new rules aimed at more quickly taking down unsightly scaffolding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city Department of of Buildings on Thursday finalized new regulations intended to compel property owners to more quickly remove the miles of unsightly scaffolding adorning buildings across the Five Boroughs, while it also proposed new rules expnading the number of designs they can use for the structures.The new rules, which Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration proposed earlier this year, are designed to prevent property owners from leaving scaffolding &mdash; also known as sidewalk sheds &m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-buildings-department-finalizes-new-rules-aimed-at-more-quickly-taking-down-unsightly-scaffolding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-buildings-department-finalizes-new-rules-aimed-at-more-quickly-taking-down-unsightly-scaffolding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bay Ridge’s Century Marketplace gets a retail jolt with major grocery store, Burlington leases]]></title><description><![CDATA[MCB Real Estate and Osiris Ventures announced Wednesday that two retailers have signed leases totaling 60,112 square feet at the $130 million mixed-use Century Marketplace project at 458 86th St., bringing the 120,000-square-foot development to 65% pre-leased.The grocery tenant, which developers have not yet named, will become the first national grocer to serve the immediate Southwest Brooklyn trade area, according to developers. Burlington, the national designer-discount retailer, will also ope]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridges-century-marketplace-gets-a-retail-jolt-with-major-grocery-store-burlington-leases/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bay-ridges-century-marketplace-gets-a-retail-jolt-with-major-grocery-store-burlington-leases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camp Win Carnival gives NYC shelter kids a summer to remember]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the sixth year, Win, the largest provider of shelter and supportive housing for families experiencing homelessness in New York City and the nation, celebrated the end of its summer camp program for children living in Win shelters with its annual Camp Win Carnival.About 150 of the 500 Camp Win participants from across the five boroughs gathered in the schoolyard of P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher on Fourth Avenue in Park Slope on Aug. 18 for a day of arts and crafts, a DJ, face painting, basketball]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/camp-win-carnival-gives-nyc-shelter-kids-a-summer-to-remember/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/camp-win-carnival-gives-nyc-shelter-kids-a-summer-to-remember/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn mourns Ella J. Weiss, longtime champion of the borough’s arts and culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn is mourning the loss of Ella J. Weiss &rsquo;62, &rsquo;65 M.S.Ed., a longtime Brooklyn College alumna and influential figure in the borough&rsquo;s arts and civic communities.Brooklyn College&rsquo;s Office of Alumni Engagement announced Weiss&rsquo; death on Aug. 6, remembering her as a &ldquo;beloved alumna, dedicated colleague, former president of the Brooklyn College Alumni Association, and tireless champion of Brooklyn.&rdquo;Weiss served as president of the Brooklyn Arts Council]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-mourns-ella-j-weiss-longtime-champion-of-the-boroughs-arts-and-culture/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-mourns-ella-j-weiss-longtime-champion-of-the-boroughs-arts-and-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&amp;A with New York City Comptroller Mark Levine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside Government is a Q&amp;A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsNY features New York City Comptroller Mark Levine. Comptroller Levine serves as New York City&rsquo;s chief financial officer with a number of vital responsibilities including conducting performance and financial audits of all City agencies, serving as a fiduciary to the City&rsquo;s five public pension funds and provid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-new-york-city-comptroller-mark-levine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/inside-government-with-politicsny-a-qampa-with-new-york-city-comptroller-mark-levine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA unveils new elevators at now ADA accessible Kings Highway Brooklyn F train station]]></title><description><![CDATA[F train riders with mobility disabilities finally have a station where they can access the subway system along the sizable stretch between the Church Av and Coney Island-Stillwell Av stops.The MTA on Wednesday celebrated the addition of three new elevators to the Kings Highway F station &mdash; making the elevated stop the latest that was brought into compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. The station sits in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn, where riders can connect to the B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-unveils-new-elevators-at-now-ada-accessible-kings-highway-brooklyn-f-train-station/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-unveils-new-elevators-at-now-ada-accessible-kings-highway-brooklyn-f-train-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC reports first West Nile case of the year amid increased mosquito activity]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City has reported its first case of West Nile virus this year amid increased virus activity in mosquitoes across all five boroughs, health officials said Wednesday.The city Health Department said the infected person lives in Manhattan and had spent time outdoors both in the city and at several locations outside of the five boroughs. The department did not say whether the infection occurred in NYC or elsewhere.The case comes as the Health Department has identified 1,284 mosquito pools te]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-reports-first-west-nile-case-of-the-year-amid-increased-mosquito-activity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-reports-first-west-nile-case-of-the-year-amid-increased-mosquito-activity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA risks falling short of its 2040 zero-emission bus fleet goal, state comptroller audit finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MTA risks falling short of its 2040 goal to make its bus fleet 100% zero emission, according to a new audit from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office released Wednesday.The audit found that the MTA's progress toward replacing its nearly 5,800 mostly-diesel bus fleet with entirely zero emission vehicles has hit a few notable snags. Chief among them, auditors say, were issues around green bus supply and the reliability of the vehicles already in service.Additionally, auditors found those]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-risks-falling-short-of-its-2040-zero-emission-bus-fleet-goal-state-comptroller-audit-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-risks-falling-short-of-its-2040-zero-emission-bus-fleet-goal-state-comptroller-audit-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferry fast: Record breaking NYC Ferry run highlights Brooklyn’s waterfront connections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talk about making connections.<br />
A former Guinness World Records holder and his team raced across all 25 NYC Ferry stops earlier this month, using Brooklyn&rsquo;s busy waterfront network &mdash; from the Brooklyn Army Terminal to North Brooklyn landings &mdash; as a key part of a record-breaking trip through New York Harbor.Ayush Maini, along with his friend Val He and his uncle Andy Chen, completed a journey through all 25 NYC Ferry stops on Aug. 4 in 6:53:35 &mdash; beating the current Guinness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ferry-fast-record-breaking-nyc-ferry-run-highlights-brooklyns-waterfront-connections/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ferry-fast-record-breaking-nyc-ferry-run-highlights-brooklyns-waterfront-connections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocates urge action cyclist killed in Cypress Hills hit-and-run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates urged New Yorkers to support faster construction of street safety projects after two cyclists &mdash; one in Brooklyn and one in the Bronx &mdash; were killed on Tuesday.&nbsp;Paulina Tec Choc, a 29-year-old Queens resident, was killed in a hit-and-run in Cypress Hills early on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 18. Police said she was stopped on her e-bike at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and Cypress Hills Street at 5:48 a.m. when the driver, who was headed west on Jamaica Avenue, stru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/advocates-urge-action-cyclist-killed-in-cypress-hills-hit-and-run/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/advocates-urge-action-cyclist-killed-in-cypress-hills-hit-and-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocates urge action after cyclist killed in Cypress Hills hit-and-run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates urged New Yorkers to support faster construction of street safety projects after two cyclists &mdash; one in Brooklyn and one in the Bronx &mdash; were killed on Tuesday.&nbsp;Paulina Tec Choc, a 29-year-old Queens resident, was killed in a hit-and-run in Cypress Hills early on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 18. Police said she was stopped on her e-bike at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and Cypress Hills Street at 5:48 a.m. when the driver, who was headed west on Jamaica Avenue, stru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/advocates-urge-action-after-cyclist-killed-in-cypress-hills-hit-and-run/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/advocates-urge-action-after-cyclist-killed-in-cypress-hills-hit-and-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn gets biggest share of $8.4M small-business grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is allocating a large chunk of an $8.4 million small-business grant package toward strengthening merchant groups and business improvement districts, and, in some neighborhoods, laying the groundwork for new merchant organizations along New York City&rsquo;s commercial corridors.The grants announced Monday by Mamdani and the Department of Small Business Services will also pay for street cleaning, lighting, public art, wayfinding, marketing and other neighborhood improvements]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-gets-biggest-share-of-84m-small-business-grants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-gets-biggest-share-of-84m-small-business-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trees grow in Brooklyn: NYC’s first Urban Forest Plan aims to expand tree canopy]]></title><description><![CDATA[As summers grow hotter due to the climate emergency, New York City is taking a crucial step toward addressing the devastating impacts of climate change on people and the ecosystem by designing its first Urban Forest Plan (UFP).The plan aims to expand the tree canopy &mdash; the land covered or shaded by trees &mdash; as part of the city&rsquo;s long-term climate resiliency strategy, outlining ways to equitably increase tree canopy coverage to 30% by 2040 by adding an average of 700 acres per yea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/trees-grow-in-brooklyn-nycs-first-urban-forest-plan-aims-to-expand-tree-canopy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/trees-grow-in-brooklyn-nycs-first-urban-forest-plan-aims-to-expand-tree-canopy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Op-ed: The Battle of Brooklyn was 250 years ago. It still has lessons to teach us today.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been said that &ldquo;the Declaration of Independence was signed in ink at Philadelphia, and signed in blood at Brooklyn.&rdquo;When most people think of the opening salvo of the American Revolution, they usually imagine the &ldquo;shot heard &lsquo;round the world&rdquo; fired in Concord or the fighting at Bunker Hill. But the first &mdash; and biggest &mdash; major battle after the signing of the Declaration of Independence took place on the land right under our feet.In August 1776,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-the-battle-of-brooklyn-was-250-years-ago-it-still-has-lessons-to-teach-us-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-the-battle-of-brooklyn-was-250-years-ago-it-still-has-lessons-to-teach-us-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[26 years later, Brooklyn coaches keep Conrad McRae’s legacy alive through free basketball summer camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conrad McRae Skills &amp; Development Basketball Camp, held at the Dean Playground basketball courts on Bergen Street in Prospect Heights, is a &ldquo;home away from home&rdquo; for young people ages 7 to 15 during the summer months, according to basketball coaches Troy Douglas and Patrick Alphonse.The duo launched the summer camp more than a decade ago in memory of their friend, the late professional basketball player Conrad McRae, a standout who played for Brooklyn Tech in high school and Syra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/26-years-later-brooklyn-coaches-keep-conrad-mcraes-legacy-alive-through-free-basketball-summer-camp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/26-years-later-brooklyn-coaches-keep-conrad-mcraes-legacy-alive-through-free-basketball-summer-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Op-Ed | What state test scores get wrong about our students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every summer, the prior spring&rsquo;s state test scores are released, and it can seem like this one data point sums up everything about public school children in our city.&nbsp;As a longtime educator and the leader of the nation&rsquo;s largest school system, I want to be clear: state tests are important, and they are not, and should not be, the only data point that we use to measure student achievement.This is a message our communities need to hear. Last week, school districts across New York]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-what-state-test-scores-get-wrong-about-our-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-what-state-test-scores-get-wrong-about-our-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani administration skips pied-à-terre tax rollout hearing as Council members fume over unanswered questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five days after Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was confident his officials could juggle a City Council hearing with an ongoing lawsuit over the pied-&agrave;-terre tax rollout, his administration declined to show up Tuesday, leaving lawmakers to air questions without anyone from City Hall there to answer them.In written testimony submitted instead, Department of Finance (DOF) Commissioner Richard Lee said the &ldquo;pending and active litigation precludes me&rdquo; from appearing in person and rev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-administration-skips-pied-terre-tax-rollout-hearing-as-council-members-fume-over-unanswered-questions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-administration-skips-pied-terre-tax-rollout-hearing-as-council-members-fume-over-unanswered-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Brewery prepares to move to Wythe Avenue, will bid farewell to original taproom on Aug. 29]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn Brewery is preparing to leave its longtime home for greener pastures just a few blocks away.After 30 years on North 11th Street, the brewery is set to relocate to a larger, airier space on Wythe Avenue this fall, and will bid farewell to its original location with a rollicking goodbye party on Aug. 29.&nbsp;&ldquo;We've spent thirty years building something special on North 11th Street, and now we have the chance to take everything we've learned &mdash; about beer, hospitality, and comm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-brewery-prepares-to-move-to-wythe-avenue-will-bid-farewell-to-original-taproom-on-aug-29/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-brewery-prepares-to-move-to-wythe-avenue-will-bid-farewell-to-original-taproom-on-aug-29/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYers say Citi Bike has gotten too expensive, can a new advocate-led campaign make it cheaper?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Citi Bike has ballooned in popularity, it has also become dramatically more expensive, with the price of a 45-minute electric bike ride for members nearly tripling over the past five years.The transporation advocacy group Transportation Alternatives wants to change that.The group last week launched a campaign to cap the price of a Citi Bike member's 45-minute ride at just $3, equivilent to the cost of a subway or bus fare. The price of such a Citi Bike ride has shot up over the past five year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyers-say-citi-bike-has-gotten-too-expensive-can-a-new-advocate-led-campaign-make-it-cheaper/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyers-say-citi-bike-has-gotten-too-expensive-can-a-new-advocate-led-campaign-make-it-cheaper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlantic Antic returns with music, food and fun on Sept. 27]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn&rsquo;s self-proclaimed largest and oldest street festival will return for its 51st year of music, food and fun next month.&nbsp;The Atlantic Antic will take over a 1.5 mile stretch of Atlantic Avenue on Sept. 27, with hundreds of vendors and thousands of people expected to fill the streets.A celebration of the neighborhood and its residents and cultures, the festival will offer a wide variety of activities and a chance to meet up with friends old and new.&nbsp;[caption id="attachment_2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/atlantic-antic-returns-with-music-food-and-fun-on-sept-27/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/atlantic-antic-returns-with-music-food-and-fun-on-sept-27/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sand, sculptures and summer fun: Coney Island’s 34th annual competition crowns its winners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forget the hot dogs &mdash; Coney Island&rsquo;s got sand on the menu.The infamous beach became a canvas on Saturday as sand sculptors of all ages gathered for the annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Competition. The free community tradition, now in its 34th year,&nbsp; drew competitors and curious beachgoers to the shoreline at West 12th Street on Aug. 15, where every mound of sand was claimed and transformed into a work of art.By the end of the afternoon, four winners had emerged across the com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sand-sculptures-and-summer-fun-coney-islands-34th-annual-competition-crowns-its-winners/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sand-sculptures-and-summer-fun-coney-islands-34th-annual-competition-crowns-its-winners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond hot flashes: Maimonides experts tackle the stigma around menopause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Menopause is no longer something women are expected to simply suffer through in silence. As more people speak openly about the physical and emotional changes that come with midlife, Brooklyn Paper spoke with Sarah Zuercher, director of OB/GYN Clinical Programs and a Menopause Society-certified provider at Maimonides&rsquo; Menopause Center, and Dr. Emilyn Brodsky, a pelvic floor physical therapist at Maimonides, about what patients should know about perimenopause, menopause and life after menopa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/beyond-hot-flashes-maimonides-experts-tackle-the-stigma-around-menopause/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/beyond-hot-flashes-maimonides-experts-tackle-the-stigma-around-menopause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Bushwick, a gallery that comes alive in the dark]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the lights go out in Bushwick&rsquo;s Aliume Art Gallery, the artwork is only just beginning.Paintings glow beneath ultraviolet light, colors appear to shift and kinetic sculptures spin into hypnotic geometric patterns. Then, when the lights are shut off completely, the work changes again, revealing an otherworldly landscape created from phosphorescent materials.A different way of seeingFor Alex Aliume, the Ukrainian-born artist behind the gallery, the transformation is the point. Located a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/in-bushwick-a-gallery-that-comes-alive-in-the-dark/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/in-bushwick-a-gallery-that-comes-alive-in-the-dark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman stabbed to death in Brooklyn park, suspect at large]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are on the hunt for a killer after a woman was brutally stabbed to death inside a Brooklyn park early Tuesday morning.According to police sources, cops from the 77th Precinct were called to Lincoln Terrace Park at around 12:41 a.m. after a 911 caller reported an assault in progress. When cops arrived, they found a 30-year-old woman with stab wounds in her chest, back and head.&nbsp;EMS rushed the victim to Brookdale Hospital, where her wounds were too severe, and she was pronounced dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/woman-stabbed-to-death-in-brooklyn-park-suspect-at-large/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/woman-stabbed-to-death-in-brooklyn-park-suspect-at-large/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic Boerum Hill church headed for demolition as developer buys site for $28.25M]]></title><description><![CDATA[The days are numbered for an impressive Romanesque Revival church that has commanded the corner of Schermerhorn Street and Third Avenue Avenue in Boerum Hill since the late 1800s. Brooklyn developer Tankhouse is in contract to buy the site for $28.25 million and plans to tear down the fire-damaged structure, court documents show.Last week, the court approved the sale of Next Step Community Church&nbsp;(formerly First Baptist Church) at 360 Schermerhorn Street.&nbsp;Tankhouse&nbsp;founders Sam Al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/historic-boerum-hill-church-headed-for-demolition-as-developer-buys-site-for-2825m/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/historic-boerum-hill-church-headed-for-demolition-as-developer-buys-site-for-2825m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Greenpoint merchants to Chinatown lights: Where NYC’s $8.4M small-business grants are going]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is allocating a large chunk of an $8.4 million small-business grant package toward strengthening merchant groups and business improvement districts,&nbsp; and, in some neighborhoods, laying the groundwork for new merchant organizations along New York City&rsquo;s commercial corridors.The grants announced Monday by Mamdani and the Department of Small Business Services will also pay for street cleaning, lighting, public art, wayfinding, marketing and other neighborhood improve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/from-greenpoint-merchants-to-chinatown-lights-where-nycs-84m-small-business-grants-are-going/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/from-greenpoint-merchants-to-chinatown-lights-where-nycs-84m-small-business-grants-are-going/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visitation Academy to be sold to group of real estate investors, developers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years after Visitation Academy closed its doors, the school and attached monastery are set to be sold to developers for more than $42 million in a deal locals say was kept secret until the last minute.The Attorney General&rsquo;s office last week approved the sale of the 7.5-acre campus from the nonprofit Sisters of the Visitation of Brooklyn to a group of real estate developers and investors, likely setting the stage for a large-scale redevelopment.&nbsp;The buyer, recently-founded 1137 91]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/visitation-academy-to-be-sold-to-group-of-real-estate-investors-developers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/visitation-academy-to-be-sold-to-group-of-real-estate-investors-developers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hermès nears opening in faux-old Williamsburg building]]></title><description><![CDATA[Herm&egrave;s is set to open any day now on the corner of North 6th and Berry Street in Williamsburg. Signage is up in the windows, and the storied French luxury brand recently advertised for a general manager ahead of its long-promised fall opening of the permanent Brooklyn flagship at 111 North 6th Street.While there is no actual &ldquo;Herm&egrave;s&rdquo; shop sign, at least not yet, even from a distance larger-than-life images of its signature orange boxes tied with brown and white cotton r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/herms-nears-opening-in-faux-old-williamsburg-building/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/herms-nears-opening-in-faux-old-williamsburg-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘By community, for community’: Brooklyn hubs carve out spaces of their own]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn&rsquo;s network of small, community-run hubs has never been more important than now, their founders and directors say.These hyper-local hubs &mdash; stores, community centers and food banks &mdash; go beyond their traditional roles by serving a larger purpose. They often offer free resources, programming and workshops. They serve as a gathering space for the block. And they are united by a common goal: community sovereignty.By neighbors, for neighbors, they say.Now, amid nationwide poli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/by-community-for-community-brooklyn-hubs-carve-out-spaces-of-their-own/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/by-community-for-community-brooklyn-hubs-carve-out-spaces-of-their-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn firefighters battle string of weekend blazes, including Fort Greene battery fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters across Brooklyn were kept busy over the weekend, battling a series of fires in apartments, homes and commercial buildings, including a blaze involving lithium-ion batteries at a Fort Greene storage facility.The most significant fire came early Saturday, when firefighters in Fort Greene responded to a report of a fire at a commercial building at 1 Carlton Ave. just after 4 a.m.Responding units were met by a burning lithium-ion battery outside a storage facility. After cutting through]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-firefighters-battle-string-of-weekend-blazes-including-fort-greene-battery-fire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-firefighters-battle-string-of-weekend-blazes-including-fort-greene-battery-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Brooklyn Navy Yard, Mamdani’s jobs agenda collides with his anti-ICE politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s business as usual at the Brooklyn Navy Yard &mdash; at least for now.Anti-ICE activists are vowing to continue campaigning to push Crye Precision out, but the tactical-apparel maker remains in place under Lindsay Greene, the Yard president and CEO,&nbsp; whom Mayor Zohran Mamdani reappointed last month.The company sold cold-weather gear to U.S. Border Patrol this year, putting a fresh spotlight on the tenant as activists press Mamdani&rsquo;s administration to act. Yet officials at th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/at-brooklyn-navy-yard-mamdanis-jobs-agenda-collides-with-his-anti-ice-politics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/at-brooklyn-navy-yard-mamdanis-jobs-agenda-collides-with-his-anti-ice-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn lawmakers join privacy advocates in push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG]]></title><description><![CDATA[A coalition of privacy advocates, local lawmakers and artists gathered outside Moynihan Train Hall, across from Madison Square Garden, on Aug. 14 to renew calls to end the use of biometric surveillance in places of public accommodation such as MSG. The group also urged the City Council to pass Council Member Shahana Hanif&rsquo;s (D-Brooklyn) Ban the Scan, Int. 213, which would prohibit businesses open to the public from collecting or using customers&rsquo; biometric information for surveillance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-lawmakers-join-privacy-advocates-in-push-to-ban-the-scan-at-msg/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-lawmakers-join-privacy-advocates-in-push-to-ban-the-scan-at-msg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn man sentenced to 26 years to life for murder and dismemberment of girlfriend]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brooklyn man was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years to life in prison for murdering and dismembering his girlfriend, then remaining in her East New York apartment for weeks while using her money and concealing her death in 2022, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney&rsquo;s Office.Justin Williams, 27, was sentenced by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun after being convicted in June of second-degree murder, concealment of a human corpse, fourth-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree crim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-man-sentenced-to-26-years-to-life-for-murder-and-dismemberment-of-girlfriend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-man-sentenced-to-26-years-to-life-for-murder-and-dismemberment-of-girlfriend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘SCOOP’ on poop: City Council approves bills aimed at getting New Yorkers to clean up after their dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City Council on Thursday took action to battle the scourge of dog owners not doing their "doo-ty" of cleaning up poop left on city streets and in parks by their canine pals with its passage of the " Safe and Clean Outdoor Ownership Practices (SCOOP) Act."The four-bill package is designed to encourage dog owners to pick up their animals' waste rather than let them do their business and leave the feces for unwitting pedestrians to step in.The measures would require the city to make dog waste b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-scoop-on-poop-city-council-approves-bills-aimed-at-getting-new-yorkers-to-clean-up-after-their-dogs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-scoop-on-poop-city-council-approves-bills-aimed-at-getting-new-yorkers-to-clean-up-after-their-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calling all bookworms! Brooklyn Book Festival returns with 9 days of literacy events across NYC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The acclaimed Brooklyn Book Festival will return next month with nine days of events featuring hundreds of authors, booksellers and literary organizations.Now in its 21st year,&nbsp; the festival will run from Sept. 20 to Sept. 27, with programming spanning all five boroughs. The celebration will include Virtual Festival Day, Children&rsquo;s Day, the flagship Festival Day and Literary Marketplace in Downtown Brooklyn, as well as more than 70 Bookend events hosted by cultural partners throughout]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/calling-all-bookworms-brooklyn-book-festival-returns-with-9-days-of-literacy-events-across-nyc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/calling-all-bookworms-brooklyn-book-festival-returns-with-9-days-of-literacy-events-across-nyc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to do this weekend with the kids in Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_426571" align="alignnone" width="568"] Courtesy of Jewish Children's Museum[/caption]Looking for something fun to do with the kids in Brooklyn this weekend?&nbsp;Between a Beatles sing-along, a Star Wars night at the ballpark, and free kayaking on the Gowanus, Brooklyn's got a lot going on this weekend. Whether you're looking for something free, something new, or just a way to tire the kids out before Monday, we've rounded up the best of it.And if you&rsquo;re still looki]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/things-to-do-this-weekend-with-the-kids-in-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/things-to-do-this-weekend-with-the-kids-in-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changing gears: Bike Plant shifts into worker-owned model as Bed-Stuy shop keeps rolling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zachary Flynn walked his purple and white single-speed bike up to Bike Plant hoping for good news.&nbsp;&ldquo;I was biking up Bedford, and a delivery guy kind of cut in front without looking,&rdquo; Flynn said. &ldquo;Thankfully, we're both okay, but now my front wheel is not exactly moving.&rdquo; After a quick look and brake adjustment from one of the mechanics, Flynn happily hopped back on the bike in less than three minutes.Flynn, who lives in Bed-Stuy near the Crown Heights border, is a re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/changing-gears-bike-plant-shifts-into-worker-owned-model-as-bed-stuy-shop-keeps-rolling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/changing-gears-bike-plant-shifts-into-worker-owned-model-as-bed-stuy-shop-keeps-rolling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-bike safety push: Lyft would have to report Citi Bike crash info to city under newly proposed council bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City Council is making a new push to stem traffic crashes involving e-bikes, e-scooters, and other micromobility devices. A city lawmaker argues that effort must include knowing more about crashes involving the widely popular electric silver Citi Bikes.City Council Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu introduced a bill Thursday designed to get more information on those incidents from the company that runs the city's bike share program, rideshare giant Lyft. While e-bikes account for roughly 45%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/e-bike-safety-push-lyft-would-have-to-report-citi-bike-crash-info-to-city-under-newly-proposed-council-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/e-bike-safety-push-lyft-would-have-to-report-citi-bike-crash-info-to-city-under-newly-proposed-council-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preschoolers with special needs celebrate graduation as 25 students prepare for kindergarten]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty-five Brooklyn preschoolers with disabilities and complex developmental needs celebrated a milestone Wednesday as they graduated from Helen Keller Services&rsquo; Children&rsquo;s Learning Center and prepared to enter kindergarten this fall.The students, many of whom have spent the past two years receiving specialized support, crossed the stage in caps and gowns during an Aug. 12 ceremony at St. Francis College in Downtown Brooklyn.The Children&rsquo;s Learning Center serves children ages]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/preschoolers-with-special-needs-celebrate-graduation-as-25-students-prepare-for-kindergarten/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/preschoolers-with-special-needs-celebrate-graduation-as-25-students-prepare-for-kindergarten/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rabbis say Mamdani listened to them. Now they’re waiting on his plan to fight antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is trying to repair a troubled relationship with some Jewish New Yorkers without backing away from the positions on Israel and Palestine that have long been central to his politics &mdash; a balancing act that came into sharp focus during a private meeting with 10 rabbis earlier this week.Four participants who took part in the closed-door, no-camera meeting, in speaking with amNewYork, described broad agreement among them that many Jewish New Yorkers do not feel the safety a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rabbis-say-mamdani-listened-to-them-now-theyre-waiting-on-his-plan-to-fight-antisemitism-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rabbis-say-mamdani-listened-to-them-now-theyre-waiting-on-his-plan-to-fight-antisemitism-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rabbis say Mamdani listened to them. Now they’re waiting on his plan to fight antisemitism.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is trying to repair a troubled relationship with some Jewish New Yorkers without backing away from the positions on Israel and Palestine that have long been central to his politics &mdash; a balancing act that came into sharp focus during a private meeting with 10 rabbis earlier this week.Four participants who took part in the closed-door, no-camera meeting, in speaking with amNewYork, described broad agreement among them that many Jewish New Yorkers do not feel the safety a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rabbis-say-mamdani-listened-to-them-now-theyre-waiting-on-his-plan-to-fight-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rabbis-say-mamdani-listened-to-them-now-theyre-waiting-on-his-plan-to-fight-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spinal injury survivor to begin nearly 3,000-mile walk across America in Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of people stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge daily, but Fergus Farrell is gearing up to cross the bridge as the first steps in a walk across America &mdash; part of a much bigger spiritual and physical journey.Farrell was paralyzed after a 2018 spinal injury left him wheelchair-bound for nearly a year, with little hope of walking again. Eight years later, he is planning to start a roughly 75-day walk from the Brooklyn Bridge to Santa Monica Pier on Aug. 22.The journey, known as Fergus W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/spinal-injury-survivor-to-begin-nearly-3000-mile-walk-across-america-in-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/spinal-injury-survivor-to-begin-nearly-3000-mile-walk-across-america-in-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unidentified man shot to death on Brooklyn street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn detectives are on the hunt for the suspect who shot a man dead in a cold-blooded street execution on Wednesday night.Law enforcement sources say that cops from the 81st Precinct rushed to the intersection of Broadway and Lewis Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 12 after a 911 caller reported that a person had been shot.Upon arrival, officers discovered an unidentified man with multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body.&nbsp;EMS rushed him to Kings Country Hospital, where he could not b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/unidentified-man-shot-to-death-on-brooklyn-street/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/unidentified-man-shot-to-death-on-brooklyn-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Not just a job’: Planned Parenthood staff rally for better pay, protections as contract negotiations drag on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Planned Parenthood staffers picketed outside their Downtown Brooklyn clinic on Tuesday, demanding a fair union contract as bargaining drags on.&nbsp;More than 160 union workers with Planned Parenthood of Greater New York have been working without a contract since June, and say negotiations have reached a stalemate as management refuses to agree to wage increases and better working conditions.&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve offered us a 1% raise,&rdquo; said Lily Dalke, a midwife who has worked for Planned]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/not-just-a-job-planned-parenthood-staff-rally-for-better-pay-protections-as-contract-negotiations-drag-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/not-just-a-job-planned-parenthood-staff-rally-for-better-pay-protections-as-contract-negotiations-drag-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani’s first NYC budget gets cheers for bookkeeping, jeers for big budget gaps, from state oversight board]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s first appearance before the state Financial Control Board brought praise Wednesday for making New York City&rsquo;s budget more transparent, but also repeated warnings that the city still faces a persistent gap between what it spends and what it earns.State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and City Comptroller Mark Levine credited the Mamdani administration with putting billions of dollars in previously underbudgeted expenses onto the books, while cautioning that the city]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdanis-first-nyc-budget-gets-cheers-for-bookkeeping-jeers-for-big-budget-gaps-from-state-oversight-board/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdanis-first-nyc-budget-gets-cheers-for-bookkeeping-jeers-for-big-budget-gaps-from-state-oversight-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn crime thriller ‘Neon Affair’ lands worldwide distribution deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new independent crime thriller with deep Brooklyn roots is getting ready to reach audiences beyond New York after &ldquo;Neon Affair&rdquo; landed a worldwide distribution deal with Los Angeles-based Indie Rights.The feature, written and directed by Sean Hinds and produced by Marcus R. Smith and Hinds, follows Toni Jefferson, a young Brooklyn woman whose relationship with Junior Mayes pulls her into a high-stakes heist. She is ultimately forced to decide how far she is willing to go for the ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-crime-thriller-neon-affair-lands-worldwide-distribution-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-crime-thriller-neon-affair-lands-worldwide-distribution-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rockaway Beach drowning victim named as Williamsburg High School student Sir Audley Sykes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teenager who died while swimming off Rockaway Beach on Sunday, Aug. 9, has been named as 17-year-old Williamsburg High School student Sir Audley Sykes.Sykes drowned shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday near Beach 84th Street after he was caught in a rip tide and swept under the waves. He had been swimming with his best friend at the time, who also got into difficulty but was rescued by lifeguards.His grieving mother Patricia Thompson told several news outlets that Sykes told rescuers to prioritize]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rockaway-beach-drowning-victim-named-as-williamsburg-high-school-student-sir-audley-sykes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rockaway-beach-drowning-victim-named-as-williamsburg-high-school-student-sir-audley-sykes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New musical ‘Brooklyn’s Bridge’ tells story of Emily Warren Roebling at the Irondale]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new musical about Emily Warren Roebling, &ldquo;the woman who saved the Brooklyn Bridge,&rdquo; has arrived in Fort Greene.&nbsp;&ldquo;Brooklyn&rsquo;s Bridge,&rdquo; playing at The Space at Irondale through Aug. 23, chronicles the 11 years Emily spent as the de-facto leader of the project after her husband, chief engineer Washington Roebling, fell ill during construction.&nbsp;&ldquo;She was 26 years old [when she took over.] By the time the bridge was finished, she was 40 years old. She bec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-musical-brooklyns-bridge-tells-story-of-emily-warren-roebling-at-the-irondale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-musical-brooklyns-bridge-tells-story-of-emily-warren-roebling-at-the-irondale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former NYPD Detective indicted after allegedly assaulting handcuffed man inside Brooklyn precinct]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former NYPD detective is facing criminal charges after prosecutors say he repeatedly punched a handcuffed man inside a holding cell at a Carroll Gardens police precinct earlier this year.&nbsp;Raymond Ng, 51, who was assigned to the 76th Precinct detective squad, was arraigned Tuesday in Brooklyn Supreme Court on an indictment charging him with second- and third-degree assault, official misconduct, second- and third-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.Ng was relea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/former-nypd-detective-indicted-after-allegedly-assaulting-handcuffed-man-inside-brooklyn-precinct/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/former-nypd-detective-indicted-after-allegedly-assaulting-handcuffed-man-inside-brooklyn-precinct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC lawmaker to intro bills aimed at getting illegal e-motos off city streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manhattan lawmaker is set to introduce legislation this week aimed specifically at reining in the kinds of illegal electric motorcycles (e-motos) that a 1eenager was riding when he got into a fatal crash with an SUV driver late last month.City Council Member Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan), who chairs the body's Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, confirmed to amNewYork that he will introduce three bills on Thursday as part of a larger package that City Council Speaker Julie Menin began]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-lawmaker-to-intro-bills-aimed-at-getting-illegal-e-motos-off-city-streets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-lawmaker-to-intro-bills-aimed-at-getting-illegal-e-motos-off-city-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic NYC buses are coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park for free Bus Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklynites will get a chance to step inside some of New York City&rsquo;s most memorable buses next month when the New York Transit Museum brings its annual Bus Festival to Brooklyn Bridge Park.The museum, together with MTA New York City Transit, will host the 29th annual event on Sept. 19 at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza. The free festival will run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., rain or shine.The event will showcase buses spanning more than a century of New York transportation history, giving visit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/historic-nyc-buses-are-coming-to-brooklyn-bridge-park-for-free-bus-festival/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/historic-nyc-buses-are-coming-to-brooklyn-bridge-park-for-free-bus-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coasters for charity: Local nonprofits to race across Luna Park’s 8 roller coasters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coney Island is gearing up for a high-speed fundraiser this weekend as local nonprofits take on Luna Park&rsquo;s eight roller coasters for the annual Charity Coasterthon.The event will take place Aug. 16 in celebration of National Roller Coaster Day. Beginning at 11 a.m., three-person teams representing seven local organizations will have two hours to ride as many of Luna Park&rsquo;s roller coasters as possible.Participants will race from coaster to coaster, receiving a stamp after each comple]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/coasters-for-charity-local-nonprofits-to-race-across-luna-parks-8-roller-coasters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/coasters-for-charity-local-nonprofits-to-race-across-luna-parks-8-roller-coasters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Brooklyn riders weigh-in on sweeping city and state plan to speed up buses at Mamdani town hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central Brooklyn bus riders got their first chance to weigh in on proposals for speeding up routes running through their portion of the borough at Brooklyn College last week.A large room on the CUNY Campus was packed with just over 100 people on Aug. 6, all gathered for Mayor Zohran Mamdani's "Central Brooklyn Bus Rider Town Hall" event. The workshop-style session was the first of several the city and state will hold to gather public feedback on their joint plan aimed at making buses faster: "Ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/central-brooklyn-riders-weigh-in-on-sweeping-city-and-state-plan-to-speed-up-buses-at-mamdani-town-hall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/central-brooklyn-riders-weigh-in-on-sweeping-city-and-state-plan-to-speed-up-buses-at-mamdani-town-hall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courtside connections: Young athletes, cops unite ahead of tournament honoring fallen NYPD detectives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Basketball brought young athletes and police officers from across the U.S. and Canada together in Crown Heights on Aug. 6, as players sharpened their skills and built new connections ahead of the fifth annual Det. Jason Rivera &amp; Det. Wilbert Mora Basketball Classic.The tournament honors the legacy of the two detectives who were ambushed and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in Harlem on Jan. 21, 2022. On the eve of this year&rsquo;s tournament, NYPD Community Affairs&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/courtside-connections-young-athletes-cops-unite-ahead-of-tournament-honoring-fallen-nypd-detectives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/courtside-connections-young-athletes-cops-unite-ahead-of-tournament-honoring-fallen-nypd-detectives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courtside connections: Young athletes, cops unite ahead of Brooklyn tournament honoring fallen NYPD detectives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Basketball brought young athletes and police officers from across the U.S. and Canada together in Crown Heights on Aug. 6, as players sharpened their skills and built new connections ahead of the fifth annual Det. Jason Rivera &amp; Det. Wilbert Mora Basketball Classic.The tournament honors the legacy of the two detectives who were ambushed and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in Harlem on Jan. 21, 2022. On the eve of this year&rsquo;s tournament, NYPD Community Affairs&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/courtside-connections-young-athletes-cops-unite-ahead-of-brooklyn-tournament-honoring-fallen-nypd-detectives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/courtside-connections-young-athletes-cops-unite-ahead-of-brooklyn-tournament-honoring-fallen-nypd-detectives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NineDot to bring 4.9MW battery energy storage facility to Bushwick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Battery company NineDot will break ground on a 4.9 megawatt battery energy storage facility in Bushwick later this year.&nbsp;Expected to come online in 2027, the facility &mdash; located at 421 Bushwick Ave., across from Bushwick Houses &mdash; will store enough electricity to power 5,000 nearby homes when demand is highest, helping to reduce strain on the grid.The site sits in the middle of the route of National Grid&rsquo;s Metropolitan Infrastructure Reliability Project (aka the North Brookl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ninedot-to-bring-49mw-battery-energy-storage-facility-to-bushwick/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ninedot-to-bring-49mw-battery-energy-storage-facility-to-bushwick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Public Schools survey finds high family satisfaction ‘remains high,’ growing support for the chancellor]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYC Public Schools (NYCPS) reported broadly positive results from its 20th annual School Survey, with more than 870,000 students, families and educators participating &mdash; a 2% increase in responses since last year, the agency said on Tuesday.The self-administered survey found "strong support" for Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels among educators and families. Approximately 77% of teachers said they have "strong confidence" in Samuels' leadership, while 72% &nbsp;said they "deeply trust him."&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-public-schools-survey-finds-high-family-satisfaction-remains-high-growing-support-for-the-chancellor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-public-schools-survey-finds-high-family-satisfaction-remains-high-growing-support-for-the-chancellor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Children’s Museum expands free field trips to 42,000 NYC students thanks to Council funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Children's Museum will expand access to free educational field trips for an estimated 42,000 students from Title I schools across the city during the 2026-27 school year, thanks to $420,000 in funding from the New York City Council.&nbsp;The funding includes $350,000 from Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Crystal Hudson to support free field trips citywide. Hudson also provided an additional $20,000 for schools in Council District 35, while Council Member Darlene Mealy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-childrens-museum-expands-free-field-trips-to-42000-nyc-students-thanks-to-council-funding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-childrens-museum-expands-free-field-trips-to-42000-nyc-students-thanks-to-council-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Liberty legends, fans celebrate 30 years of WNBA history at Brooklyn Dribble]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New York Liberty hosted its 3rd annual &ldquo;The Brooklyn Dribble,&rdquo; on Aug. 8, honoring players, fans and defining moments that have shaped the organization since its inaugural season in 1997.Led by by Fogo Azul, a women-led samba reggae drumline marching band and New York Liberty&rsquo;s legendary players like Teresa Witherspoon, Crystal Robinson, and Carolyn Swords, more than 2,000 fans dribbled basketballs along a mile-long scenic route through Brooklyn Bridge Park, with the East R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-york-liberty-legends-fans-celebrate-30-years-of-wnba-history-at-brooklyn-dribble/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-york-liberty-legends-fans-celebrate-30-years-of-wnba-history-at-brooklyn-dribble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani says he personally appealed to Trump on Haitian TPS as city ‘forced’ to dismiss workers who lost authorization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that he personally appealed to President Donald Trump to restore protections for Haitian immigrants, as his administration moved to dismiss city workers who lost their legal authorization to work following the end of Temporary Protected Status.Mamdani said he spoke with Trump before City Hall announced Friday that it was &ldquo;forced by federal law&rdquo; to review the work authorization of Haitian TPS holders and end the employment of those who could not est]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-says-he-personally-appealed-to-trump-on-haitian-tps-as-city-forced-to-dismiss-workers-who-lost-authorization/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-says-he-personally-appealed-to-trump-on-haitian-tps-as-city-forced-to-dismiss-workers-who-lost-authorization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot to death on Canarsie Pier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death on the&nbsp;Canarsie Pier&nbsp;during the early hours of Sunday morning.According to law enforcement sources, cops from the&nbsp;69th Precinct&nbsp;received a 911 call reporting that a man had been shot at around 3:14 a.m. on the Belt Parkway and Rockaway Parkway. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 30-year-old man riddled with gunshots throughout his body and head.Paramedics rushed the victim to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/man-shot-to-death-on-canarsie-pier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/man-shot-to-death-on-canarsie-pier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani draws line with DSA on police and prisons amid continued ties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew a clear line between himself and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on public safety last week, saying police, prisons and jails have a role in keeping New Yorkers safe while the organization&rsquo;s national program calls for steps toward fully abolishing the police and prison system.The policy distinction comes as DSA figures hold senior posts in Mamdani&rsquo;s administration, while the NYC-DSA&rsquo;s transit working group was among several advocacy groups i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-draws-line-with-dsa-on-police-and-prisons-amid-continued-ties/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-draws-line-with-dsa-on-police-and-prisons-amid-continued-ties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown Heights block once again named ‘Greenest Block in Brooklyn’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;You can make a planter out of anything,&rdquo; longtime gardener Perri Edwards told an admirer of her MoMA-inspired heads sculpted from milk cartons, with leaves of different shades and species sprouting like hair.Edwards&rsquo; Lincoln Place stoop and front yard, like those of her neighbors, have become a cross between a whimsical garden, a tribute to New York City, and an educational display on upcycling and community greening.On Aug. 4, Edwards and her neighbors, dubbed P.L.A.N.T. (Pre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crown-heights-block-once-again-named-greenest-block-in-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crown-heights-block-once-again-named-greenest-block-in-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Democrats nominate four judges for state Supreme Court at convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Democratic Party Executive Committee voted to nominate four candidates for the New York State Supreme Court at their nominating convention held on Aug. 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;The nominees will appear on the general election ballot on Nov. 3. In all, 170 judicial delegates selected the four nominees through a vote held at the Marine Park Golf Course before a crowd of roughly 250 attendees, according to the Brooklyn Democratic Party.&nbsp;One of the roles of the Brooklyn Democratic Committee i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-democrats-nominate-four-judges-for-state-supreme-court-at-convention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-democrats-nominate-four-judges-for-state-supreme-court-at-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Op-Ed | Before Brooklyn makes another irreversible mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a lesson Scripture teaches over and over again: wisdom requires discernment before action.Good stewards do not make permanent decisions in moments of fear. They seek counsel. They gather the facts. They ask difficult questions. And only then do they move forward.That lesson has been on my heart as I watch Brooklyn face one of the most consequential health care decisions in generations.As a pastor, I have prayed with mothers waiting outside operating rooms. I have stood beside families r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-before-brooklyn-makes-another-irreversible-mistake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-before-brooklyn-makes-another-irreversible-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No, Really–You Can’t Take It With You]]></title><description><![CDATA[If rich NYC families filled with wacky personalities seem relevant to you at all these days, you might want to trot on down to Willow Place this weekend to see You Can&rsquo;t Take It With You. The comedy opens this week at the Heights Players with a full cast and a&nbsp;wacky story of money, power, death and taxes.The play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and the film adaptation the next year won an Oscar for Best Picture. The&nbsp;comedy is one of the most per]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/no-reallyyou-cant-take-it-with-you/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/no-reallyyou-cant-take-it-with-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Floyd Bar on Clark Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&nbsp;reported&nbsp;last month that Floyd Bar planned to re-open at 72 Clark Street, after their landlord on Atlantic Avenue refused to renew the lease. Sadly (but not for all), there won&rsquo;t be any drinking or bocce&rsquo;ing at that location. We have word that the plan&nbsp;is off, after the co-op next door raised concerns about potential noise and disturbances on their street. So, the search continues. Good luck, Floyd!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/no-floyd-bar-on-clark-street/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/no-floyd-bar-on-clark-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arcadian Pastoral on Willow Place at the Heights Players]]></title><description><![CDATA[Past, present, now, then, truth, science, history, algorithms, chaos&hellip;.if any of these topics seem relevant the first week of November, you might want to skedaddle down to Willow Place for a couple of hours with Tom Stoppard&rsquo;s Arcadia.The Heights Players will be presenting what some say is his greatest work, down in the pastoral reaches of Brooklyn Heights. See it November 1 &ndash; 10. Tickets are available at the Heights Players site.Directed by Noel MacDuffie, it&rsquo;s a perfec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/arcadian-pastoral-on-willow-place-at-the-heights-players/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/arcadian-pastoral-on-willow-place-at-the-heights-players/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour dates: Explosions in the Sky, Oasis, Caribou, Goose, Eagles, Sports Team / Houndmouth, more.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY<br />
Having just completed their trek across the Pacific Northwest and Canada, post-rock greats Explosions in the Sky have announced new 2025 tour dates happening in the spring, where they&rsquo;ll hit Raleigh, Orlando, New Orleans, Knoxville, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Kingston, NY (Ulster PAC on 4/10), and more.OASIS<br />
If you were wondering whether Oasis could sell out stadiums in North Ame]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-dates-explosions-in-the-sky-oasis-caribou-goose-eagles-sports-team-houndmouth-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-dates-explosions-in-the-sky-oasis-caribou-goose-eagles-sports-team-houndmouth-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Get Up Kids brought ‘Something To Write Home About’ to Warsaw (night 2 pics, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Get Up Kids are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their classic, massively influential 1999 album Something To Write Home About this year, and they&rsquo;re in the midst of a tour where they&rsquo;re playing that album in full, along with a set of favorites from throughout their discography. They stopped in Brooklyn for a pair of shows at Warsaw over the weekend, where they switched the second set up a bit from Saturday to Sunday. Night one got &ldquo;One Year Later,&rdquo; &ldquo;Stay Gol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-get-up-kids-brought-something-to-write-home-about-to-warsaw-night-2-pics-setlist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-get-up-kids-brought-something-to-write-home-about-to-warsaw-night-2-pics-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dean &amp; Britta &amp; Sonic Boom announce holiday album, share  cover of Willie Nelson/Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Paper”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dean Wareham, his partner Britta Phillips, and frequent collaborator Sonic Boom have teamed up to make a holiday album. It’s titled A Peace of Us and will be out November 22 via Carpark. They made the album at Sonic Boom’s studio in Portugal: all three sang, Dean played guitar, Britta played bass and keyboards, and Sonic provided the psychedelic effects and mixed the album. Britta says it’s “like Bing Crosby…on acid,” which means a little more when you’re talking about something in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dean-amp-britta-amp-sonic-boom-announce-holiday-album-share-cover-of-willie-nelsonroy-orbisons-pretty-paper/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dean-amp-britta-amp-sonic-boom-announce-holiday-album-share-cover-of-willie-nelsonroy-orbisons-pretty-paper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dean &amp; Britta &amp; Sonic Boom announce holiday album, share  cover of Willie Nelson/Roy Orbison&rsquo;s &ldquo;Pretty Paper&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dean Wareham, his partner Britta Phillips, and frequent collaborator Sonic Boom have teamed up to make a holiday album. It&rsquo;s titled A Peace of Us and will be out November 22 via Carpark. They made the album at Sonic Boom&rsquo;s studio in Portugal: all three sang, Dean played guitar, Britta played bass and keyboards, and Sonic provided the psychedelic effects and mixed the album. Britta says it&rsquo;s &ldquo;like Bing Crosby&hellip;on acid,&rdquo; which means a little more when you&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dean-amp-britta-amp-sonic-boom-announce-holiday-album-share-cover-of-willie-nelsonroy-orbisonrsquos-ldquopretty-paperrdquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dean-amp-britta-amp-sonic-boom-announce-holiday-album-share-cover-of-willie-nelsonroy-orbisonrsquos-ldquopretty-paperrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oasis add more shows to 2025 North American tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having announced their first North American shows in 16 years on Monday, Oasis have now added additional dates in four of the five cities: Toronto, East Rutherford, Los Angeles, and Mexico. Like the initial dates, the new shows are with Cage the Elephant, and while registration for the presale is now closed, any remaining tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 5 at 12 PM local time.<br />
The new East Rutherford show is on September 1 at MetLife Stadium, the day after the previous]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/oasis-add-more-shows-to-2025-north-american-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/oasis-add-more-shows-to-2025-north-american-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ela Minus announces new album, shares “BROKEN”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electronic artist Ela Minus has announced DIA, the follow-up to her 2020 debut, which will be released January 17 via Domino. She produced it herself, working in Colombia, Los Angeles, Seattle, NYC and London&nbsp;while it was mixed by&nbsp;Marta Salogni (FKA twigs, Sampha) and mastered by Heba Kadry.<br />
DIA includes this summer&rsquo;s terrific single &ldquo;COMBAT&rdquo; and she&rsquo;s just shared &ldquo;BROKEN,&rdquo; a swaying, cathartic dance anthem to which she comments, &ldquo;I started wri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ela-minus-announces-new-album-shares-broken/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ela-minus-announces-new-album-shares-broken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joanna Sternberg announces NYC holiday show with TBA guests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joanna Sternberg will celebrate the holidays with a special NYC show, happening on December 19 at Bowery Ballroom. Their &ldquo;Holiday Spectacular&rdquo; will feature &ldquo;so many amazing songwriter friends of mine all singing their songs,&rdquo; and they&rsquo;ll close out the night with a headlining set. &ldquo;We will be celebrating any and all winter holidays (this includes winter birthdays),&rdquo; they add. The rest of the lineup is still to be announced, and tickets go on sale Friday,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/joanna-sternberg-announces-nyc-holiday-show-with-tba-guests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/joanna-sternberg-announces-nyc-holiday-show-with-tba-guests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hatebreed opening for Knocked Loose in Connecticut &amp; Indiana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Knocked Loose&lsquo;s upcoming headlining tour just keeps getting cooler. After already announcing the stacked lineup of Drain, Militarie Gun, and The Garden as the tour&rsquo;s core package, they added Danny Brown to a few dates, and now they&rsquo;ve added one of their clearest metallic hardcore forebears, Hatebreed, to the shows in Indianpolis and Hatebreed&rsquo;s home state of Connecticut. &ldquo;Knocked Loose wouldn&rsquo;t be here without Hatebreed,&rdquo; the band wrote. &ldquo;Excited f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hatebreed-opening-for-knocked-loose-in-connecticut-amp-indiana/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hatebreed-opening-for-knocked-loose-in-connecticut-amp-indiana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record Store Day announces 2024 RSD Black Friday exclusive titles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record Store Day has announced its list of exclusive titles for RSD Black Friday 2024, which happens on Friday, November 29 (the day after Thanksgiving).Some of the notable releases include:Angelo Badalementi &ndash; Music From Film And Television (LP)<br />
The Beatles &ndash; &ldquo;I Wanna Hold Your Hand&rdquo; b/w &ldquo;I Saw Her Standing There&rdquo; (7&Prime; vinyl)<br />
Big Brother &amp; The Holding Company &ndash; Live at the Grande Ballroom Detroit; March 2, 1968 (2xLP)<br />
Big Freedia &ndash; Hitz V]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/record-store-day-announces-2024-rsd-black-friday-exclusive-titles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/record-store-day-announces-2024-rsd-black-friday-exclusive-titles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Oasis, The Voidz, Mary J Blige, Today is the Day, Billie Eilish, We Are Scientists, Verböten, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
OASIS<br />
Oasis officially announced North American dates today which are all at stadiums and other giant outdoor venues. They also announced they will not use dynamic pricing for ticket sales.<br />
TODAY IS THE DAY<br />
Nashville experimental metal band Today is the Day will be on tour this fall, starting October 22 in New Hope, PA and wrapping up on Halloween in Ithaca, NY. Stops include Brooklyn (The Meadows on Oc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-oasis-the-voidz-mary-j-blige-today-is-the-day-billie-eilish-we-are-scientists-verbten-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-oasis-the-voidz-mary-j-blige-today-is-the-day-billie-eilish-we-are-scientists-verbten-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pavement movie has been acquired by MUBI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pavement movie, Pavements, had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival earlier in September and will make its North American Premiere this week at the New York Film Festival, has been acquired by MUBI, the movie streaming service that also has started distributing films theatrically as well (like The Substance).<br />
Variety reports that MUBI acquired all rights to the film in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, France and Canada, and will have exclusive SVOD (subscription video on demand)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-pavement-movie-has-been-acquired-by-mubi/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-pavement-movie-has-been-acquired-by-mubi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Night Crickets (mems Bauhaus &amp; Violent Femmes) prep new LP ft Willem Dafoe, Jason Lytle, more: hear &ldquo;Red Mist White Knuckles&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Night Crickets, the trio of David J (Bauhaus, Love &amp; Rockets), Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes), and Darwin Meiners, started as a pandemic lockdown project but four years later they&rsquo;re still going and will release their second album, How It Ends (?) on October 25 via Label 51.<br />
&ldquo;We&nbsp;are each free to discover musical connections that could only exist in an ideal creative setting&rdquo; says Victor. &ldquo;We are very lucky to have three musicians who write, sing and play vario]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/night-crickets-mems-bauhaus-amp-violent-femmes-prep-new-lp-ft-willem-dafoe-jason-lytle-more-hear-ldquored-mist-white-knucklesrdquo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/night-crickets-mems-bauhaus-amp-violent-femmes-prep-new-lp-ft-willem-dafoe-jason-lytle-more-hear-ldquored-mist-white-knucklesrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigo De Souza cancels events, shares pics of damage to her home by Hurricane Helene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asheville, North Carolina musician Indigo De Souza is one of the musicians whose home was affected by Hurricane Helene, and now she has cancelled the two dance events that she had scheduled to take place in LA and Asheville this October and shared some pics of the damages to her home. She writes:<br />
Hello all:Due to the devastating impact of hurricane Helene on my home and the places of my friends, family and neighbors, I&rsquo;ve decided to cancel the dance events scheduled in LA and Asheville nex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/indigo-de-souza-cancels-events-shares-pics-of-damage-to-her-home-by-hurricane-helene/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/indigo-de-souza-cancels-events-shares-pics-of-damage-to-her-home-by-hurricane-helene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bowen Yang says he wasn’t “mocking” Chappell Roan in SNL Moo Deng segment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday Night Live&lsquo;s 50th season premiere was this past weekend with host Jean Smart, a whole bunch of cameos (Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Dana Carvey, Andy Samberg), and musical guest Jelly Roll. It also featured a Weekend Update segment where Bowen Yang played baby pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng talking about the difficulties of fame by way of Chappell Roan.<br />
&ldquo;Reminder: women owe you nothing. When I&rsquo;m in my enclosure, tripping over stuff, biting my trainers knee, I am at work. T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bowen-yang-says-he-wasnt-mocking-chappell-roan-in-snl-moo-deng-segment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bowen-yang-says-he-wasnt-mocking-chappell-roan-in-snl-moo-deng-segment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punitive Damage announce new EP ‘Hate Training,’ share “Baptism of Fire”]]></title><description><![CDATA[PacNW hardcore band Punitive Damage (whose vocalist Steph Jerkova used to play bass in Regional Justice Center) have announced a new EP, Hate Training, which comes out on October 25 via Convulse Records (pre-order) and follows their 2022 debut LP This Is The Blackout. The EP was recorded by Jesse Gander (Japandroids, White Lung, etc) and mixed by Taylor Young (who, in addition to his countless credits, is now also in Regional Justice Center), and a press release says the songs &ldquo;directly ad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/punitive-damage-announce-new-ep-hate-training-share-baptism-of-fire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/punitive-damage-announce-new-ep-hate-training-share-baptism-of-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joy Oladokun announces 2025 tour for new album ‘Observations From a Crowded Room’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun will release new album Observations From a Crowded Room on October 18 and will support it on The Blackbird Tour which will hit US and Canadian cities in early 2025. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m excited to do a special run of shows playing my music in the way i&rsquo;ve always imagined it,&rdquo; Joy says. Things kick off January 16 in Minneapolis and wrapping up March 27 at Nashville&rsquo;s Ryman Auditorium. All dates are listed, along with streams of three songs from the alb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/joy-oladokun-announces-2025-tour-for-new-album-observations-from-a-crowded-room/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/joy-oladokun-announces-2025-tour-for-new-album-observations-from-a-crowded-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen, Jim Gaffigan, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart &amp; more performing at 2024 Stand Up for Heroes benefit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lincoln Center has announced the 2024 edition of the annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit which happens on Monday, November 11 at David Geffen Hall. This year&rsquo;s lineup includes many comedians and artists who have played this before: Jim Gaffigan, Norah Jones, Mark Normand, DJ Questlove, Patti Scialfa, Jerry Seinfeld, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, and more still to be announced.<br />
Tickets are on sale and benefit the Bob Woodruff Foundation which supports veterans and their families.<br />
Jerry Sei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bruce-springsteen-jim-gaffigan-jerry-seinfeld-jon-stewart-amp-more-performing-at-2024-stand-up-for-heroes-benefit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bruce-springsteen-jim-gaffigan-jerry-seinfeld-jon-stewart-amp-more-performing-at-2024-stand-up-for-heroes-benefit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch MUNA cover Chappell Roan &amp; Vanessa Carlton, and bring out Lucy Dacus at All Things Go NYC]]></title><description><![CDATA[MUNA delivered an electrifying set at the first-ever NYC edition of All Things Go at Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday (9/28), which reconfirmed their status as queer alt-pop heartthrobs. Though they admitted they hadn&rsquo;t released new music in a bit, they still sounded totally energized as they played their 2023 single &ldquo;One That Got Away,&rdquo; material from their self-titled 2022 album, and more. The &ldquo;and more&rdquo; in this case included two covers &mdash; the first of which,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-muna-cover-chappell-roan-amp-vanessa-carlton-and-bring-out-lucy-dacus-at-all-things-go-nyc/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-muna-cover-chappell-roan-amp-vanessa-carlton-and-bring-out-lucy-dacus-at-all-things-go-nyc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IDLES brought positive mayhem to fantastic Forest Hills Stadium show w/ The Walkmen (review, pics, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;ARE YOU READY TO COLLIDE?&rdquo; Joe Talbot asked the floor at Forest Hills stadium who had just been ordered to split in half. The crowd was definitely ready to collide, and many had probably done so at previous IDLES shows. &ldquo;ARE YOU READY TO LOVE?,&rdquo; Talbot then added, making this not your usual wall of death. He then cried &ldquo;Viva Palestina!&rdquo; and the band launched into &ldquo;Colossus&rdquo; as the two sides of the audienced launched into each other. Soon guitarist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/idles-brought-positive-mayhem-to-fantastic-forest-hills-stadium-show-w-the-walkmen-review-pics-setlist/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/idles-brought-positive-mayhem-to-fantastic-forest-hills-stadium-show-w-the-walkmen-review-pics-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stream Global Citizen 2024 live (Post Malone, Doja Cat, LISA, Rauw Alejandro, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global Citizen returns to Central Park&rsquo;s Great Lawn for its 2024 NYC edition today (September 28), and it&rsquo;s also streaming live on Veeps. The livestream starts at 4 PM ET and is free to watch; tune in here.<br />
This year&rsquo;s lineup includes Post Malone, Doja Cat, LISA of BLACKPINK, Rauw Alejandro, Jelly Roll, Benson Boone, RAYE, and ALOK &amp; The Future is Ancestral, with Hugh Jackman hosting and appearances by Chris Martin of Coldplay and Dr. Jane Goodall.<br />
Jelly Roll also headlined]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-global-citizen-2024-live-post-malone-doja-cat-lisa-rauw-alejandro-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-global-citizen-2024-live-post-malone-doja-cat-lisa-rauw-alejandro-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louder Than Life cancels day 2, Slayer included, due to severe weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louisville, KY festival Louder Than Life cancelled its scheduled second day on Friday (9/27) as the remnants of Hurricane Helene battered the area. The day&rsquo;s lineup was to have included Slayer (playing their second reunion set after Riot Fest last weekend), Til Lindemann, Anthrax, Clutch, Tom Morello, Show Me The Body, Set It Off, Fugitive, Holy Fawn, Gel, Ho99o9, and more.<br />
The festival had initially delayed doors on Friday, writing, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re committed to not only delivering the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/louder-than-life-cancels-day-2-slayer-included-due-to-severe-weather/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/louder-than-life-cancels-day-2-slayer-included-due-to-severe-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bright Eyes cancel the rest of their 2024 shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, Bright Eyes cancelled what were to be their next three shows, NYC, Omaha, and their Riot Fest set, &ldquo;on the advice of doctors,&rdquo; saying that Conor Oberst had lost his voice. They&rsquo;ve now announced the cancellation of the rest of their 2024 shows for the same reason. A statement from the band reads:We regret to announce that we will have to cancel our shows for the rest of the year including in Los Angeles, Oakland, Las Vegas and Europe. We love our fans and are incredib]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bright-eyes-cancel-the-rest-of-their-2024-shows/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bright-eyes-cancel-the-rest-of-their-2024-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Silverstein / Thursday, Billy Joel / Sting / Stevie Nicks, Ty Segall / King Tuff / Mikal Cronin, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
BILLY JOEL / STING / STEVIE NICKS<br />
Billy Joel, Sting and Stevie Nicks are joining forces for five stadium dates in 2025. They&rsquo;re calling the run One Night One Stage, and dates are: February 8 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis; March 29 at Ford Field in Detroit; April 11 at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse; May 10 at Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, NC; and May 23 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Sal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-silverstein-thursday-billy-joel-sting-stevie-nicks-ty-segall-king-tuff-mikal-cronin-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-silverstein-thursday-billy-joel-sting-stevie-nicks-ty-segall-king-tuff-mikal-cronin-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Otherworldly on Willow Place – Blithe Spirit comes to the Heights Players]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perfect for a prelude to Halloween, Noel Coward&rsquo;s Blithe Spirit opens October 4 at the Heights Players. The production is directed by Michelle Maccarone.Ouija-board level chaos is the spirit of the day as the classic comedy of one husband, two wives, and a seance gone awry appears down the hill on Willow Street.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a perfect &ldquo;happy medium&rdquo; as we enter the pumpkin spice season.The show runs October 4 &ndash; 13th and tickets are available HERE.&nbsp; Arrive 15 min]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/otherworldly-on-willow-place-blithe-spirit-comes-to-the-heights-players/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/otherworldly-on-willow-place-blithe-spirit-comes-to-the-heights-players/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vampire Weekend played “Hot To Go!”, and the memes followed]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you spend time on the music-friendly corners of social media, you&rsquo;ve probably seen the meme where two people are at a show, and one person says &ldquo;I hope they play &lsquo;Hot To Go!'&rdquo; and the other person rolls their eyes and says &ldquo;this is a [insert non-Chappell Roan artist here] concert,&rdquo; and then the camera turns to whatever non-Chappell Roan artist is playing. For example, St. Vincent and Beck did it with Slayer at Riot Fest:@stvincentofficial are we doing this]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/vampire-weekend-played-hot-to-go-and-the-memes-followed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/vampire-weekend-played-hot-to-go-and-the-memes-followed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Moves list the songs that influenced new album ‘Wearing Out The Refrain’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DC power-pop punk Bad Moves recently released their new album Wearing Out The Refrain on Don Giovanni, and now they&rsquo;ve made us a list of songs that influenced the album. It&rsquo;s an especially detailed list, with multiple songs that inspired each song on the album, including songs by Can, Sonic Youth, Bongripper, The Apples In Stereo, Ty Segall, The New Pornographers, T Rex, The Mamas &amp; the Papas, The Beach Boys, The Chiffons, Stevie Wonder, Carly Rae Jepsen, Parquet Courts, The Mode]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bad-moves-list-the-songs-that-influenced-new-album-wearing-out-the-refrain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bad-moves-list-the-songs-that-influenced-new-album-wearing-out-the-refrain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foo Fighters drop off Soundside; Jack White &amp; Greta Van Fleet added]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foo Fighters have dropped off the lineup of this weekend&rsquo;s Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport, CT, where they had been scheduled to headline on Sunday, September 29. This was to have been their first show since Dave Grohl issued a statement on the baby &ldquo;born outside of my marriage,&rdquo; and in a message on the band&rsquo;s Instagram, they write, &ldquo;Foo Fighters will no longer be appearing at this weekend&rsquo;s Soundside Music Festival. Please check the festival website fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/foo-fighters-drop-off-soundside-jack-white-amp-greta-van-fleet-added/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/foo-fighters-drop-off-soundside-jack-white-amp-greta-van-fleet-added/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milwaukee Metal Fest initial 2025 lineup (Down, Dillinger Escape Plan, Trouble, Speed, Fugitive, WITTR, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Milwaukee Metal Fest will return for its 2025 edition on May 15-18 at The Rave/Eagles Club, and they&rsquo;ve announced the initial lineup. It includes New Orleans sludge supergroup Down (with Pantera&rsquo;s Phil Anselmo, Crowbar&rsquo;s Kirk Windstein, Corrosion of Conformity Pepper Keenan, Eyehategod/Crowbar&rsquo;s Jimmy Bower, and Goatwhore/Crowbar&rsquo;s Pat Bruders), the reunited Dillinger Escape Plan (playing Calculating Infinity), Exodus, Destruction, 3 Inches of Blood, Wolves in the T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/milwaukee-metal-fest-initial-2025-lineup-down-dillinger-escape-plan-trouble-speed-fugitive-wittr-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/milwaukee-metal-fest-initial-2025-lineup-down-dillinger-escape-plan-trouble-speed-fugitive-wittr-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U2 prep album of unreleased songs from ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’ sessions (hear 2 tracks)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cure is back and I bet those U2 billionaires are about to drop a whole new variant when they see this&hellip; oh wait. Just kidding, thought this was Pop Stan Twitter for a minute, BUT U2 did actually just announce something from their vaults the same day The Cure released their first song in 16 years.<br />
U2&lsquo;s 11th album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, turns 20 in November, and to celebrate the band are releasing a remastered reissue of the original record as well as what they&rsquo;re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/u2-prep-album-of-unreleased-songs-from-how-to-dismantle-an-atomic-bomb-sessions-hear-2-tracks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/u2-prep-album-of-unreleased-songs-from-how-to-dismantle-an-atomic-bomb-sessions-hear-2-tracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Sage announce new LP, playing shows with Sparta, Sweet Pill &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYC post-hardcore band Common Sage are following their recent Nostos | Algos EP (featuring collaborations with Thursday&rsquo;s Geoff Rickly &amp; Steve Pedulla and Further Seems Forever&rsquo;s Jason Gleason) with their first full-length album for Equal Vision, Closer To, due November 22 (pre-order). Like the EP, the album was produced by The Movielife/I Am The Avalanche member Brett Romnes, and the LP&rsquo;s got two collaborations with other bands too: there&rsquo;s one song with Stay Inside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/common-sage-announce-new-lp-playing-shows-with-sparta-sweet-pill-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/common-sage-announce-new-lp-playing-shows-with-sparta-sweet-pill-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Simon played an intimate NYC loft show (setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Paul Simon retired from touring in 2018, he&rsquo;s done the occasional show since, and an all-star list of guests were treated to one such rare performance at an NYC loft space on Monday night (9/23). The invite-only event happened at the SoHo Sessions loft in Nolita, as New York Times reports, and was put on Nicole Rechter and Greg Williamson, who also produce the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit for God&rsquo;s Love We Deliver. Monday night&rsquo;s show benefitted the Stanford Initiative t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/paul-simon-played-an-intimate-nyc-loft-show-setlist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/paul-simon-played-an-intimate-nyc-loft-show-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Vöid (ex-Joanna Gruesome) announce new album, share “Swansea”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-V&ouml;id, the London-based band led by former Joanna Gruesome leads Lan McArdle and Owen Williams, have announced a new album, In Love Again, which will be out January 17 via Tapete. It follows their excellent 2022 debut.<br />
The first single and opening song on the album is &ldquo;Swansea,&rdquo; named for the seaside city in Wales, and it grabs you instantly with its pleasingly messy guitar noise, big chorus and guitar hook (a little Teenage Fanclub in there), and the wonderful harmonies of Mc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ex-vid-ex-joanna-gruesome-announce-new-album-share-swansea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ex-vid-ex-joanna-gruesome-announce-new-album-share-swansea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Will Destroy You playing self-titled LP in full on tour with Glassing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas post-rock greats This Will Destroy You are marking their 20th anniversary this year, and they&rsquo;ve announced a tour performing their 2008 self-titled album in full for the occasion, along with songs from throughout their catalog. Glassing will join them for most of the shows, which happen this fall, beginning on October 22 in Houston and wrapping up in Fort Worth on November 10. See all dates below.<br />
The NYC show is at The Meadows on November 1. Tickets for that and all dates are on sal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/this-will-destroy-you-playing-self-titled-lp-in-full-on-tour-with-glassing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/this-will-destroy-you-playing-self-titled-lp-in-full-on-tour-with-glassing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silverbacks prep new album ‘Easy Being a Winner’ (hear 2 songs)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dublin band Silverbacks will return with their third album, Easy Being A Winner, on October 18 via Central Tones / Cargo. They co-produced it with Daniel Fox and guitarists Daniel and Killian O&rsquo;Kelly&rsquo;s father contributed clarinet and spoken word.<br />
&ldquo;Fad and Archive Material naturally drew a lot of comparisons to the post-punk scene,&rdquo; Daniel says of how their first two albums differ from the new one. &ldquo;But I never saw those albums in that way. But I sometimes felt the p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/silverbacks-prep-new-album-easy-being-a-winner-hear-2-songs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/silverbacks-prep-new-album-easy-being-a-winner-hear-2-songs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedro the Lion cover Lync’s “B” for a split 7″ with the original (listen)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pedro the Lion and surviving members of the beloved, short-lived &rsquo;90s post-hardcore/indie/emo band Lync (who gave their sole album an expanded reissue last year) are releasing a split 7&Prime; on November 1 via Suicide Squeeze, featuring Pedro the Lion&rsquo;s just-released cover of Lync&rsquo;s &ldquo;B&rdquo; backed by the original Lync song. &ldquo;Lync struck me as so mysterious and infectious when I first listened in the &rsquo;90s, three humans writing and playing at the edge of thei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pedro-the-lion-cover-lyncs-b-for-a-split-7-with-the-original-listen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pedro-the-lion-cover-lyncs-b-for-a-split-7-with-the-original-listen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady Gaga releasing ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ companion album ‘Harlequin’ this Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joker: Folie &agrave; Deux, Todd Phillips&lsquo; anticipated sequel to his hit 2019 film Joker, is out this Friday, and alongside star Joaquin Phoenix is Lady Gaga who plays love interest Harley Quinn. As a companion to the movie, Lady Gaga is releasing a new album, titled Harlequin, that is also out Friday. That&rsquo;s about all the info we have on the album, apart from the artwork and the tracklist, which make it seem like many if not all of the songs will be covers (&ldquo;If My Friends Coul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lady-gaga-releasing-joker-folie-deux-companion-album-harlequin-this-friday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lady-gaga-releasing-joker-folie-deux-companion-album-harlequin-this-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ringo Starr cancels NYC &amp; Philly shows due to illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ringo Starr was set to wrap up his fall tour with his All Starr Band this week, but he&rsquo;s cancelled the last two dates due to illness. &ldquo;Ringo has come down with a cold and after consulting a doctor he was advised to cancel these two remaining shows and get rest,&rdquo; a statement reads. Feel better, Ringo!<br />
The cancelled dates were scheduled for tonight (9/24) at Philadelphia&rsquo;s TD Pavilion at The Mann, and Wednesday (9/25) at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Ticketholders will be n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ringo-starr-cancels-nyc-amp-philly-shows-due-to-illness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ringo-starr-cancels-nyc-amp-philly-shows-due-to-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Oliver &amp; Seth Meyers add 2025 Beacon Theatre shows to residency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politically minded late night hosts John Oliver and Seth Meyers have been doing a monthly residency at NYC&rsquo;s Beacon Theatre all year, and they&rsquo;ve now extended it into 2025. The new dates are on January 19, February 23, March 30, April 27, and May 18, and tickets for those go on sale Friday, September 27 at 10 AM ET, with various presales starting Wednesday, September 25 at 10 AM ET.<br />
Oliver and Meyers also have residency shows through the rest of 2024 &ndash; see all of their upcoming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/john-oliver-amp-seth-meyers-add-2025-beacon-theatre-shows-to-residency/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/john-oliver-amp-seth-meyers-add-2025-beacon-theatre-shows-to-residency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naima Bock tells us about “10 albums that are a foundation for me”]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Narrowing anything down to 10 is difficult, doing this with albums is very very difficult!,&rdquo; Naima Bock, whose second solo album is out this week, says of this list of 10 influential albums. &ldquo;I decided instead of doing &lsquo;my favourites&rsquo; I&rsquo;d say &lsquo;foundation&rsquo; in the sense that these records feel like bedrocks from which I write songs as well as the general foundations of my life as a person. I come back to these albums all the time, to feel inspired,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/naima-bock-tells-us-about-10-albums-that-are-a-foundation-for-me/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/naima-bock-tells-us-about-10-albums-that-are-a-foundation-for-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queens of the Stone Age announce rescheduled tour dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queens of the Stone Age canceled / postponed the remainder of their 2024 tour back in August so that Josh Homme could receive &ldquo;essential medical care&rdquo; following emergency surgery in July. They&rsquo;ve now rescheduled the five postponed dates, all happening in June 2025.<br />
The dates begin with two nights in Boston on June 10 &amp; 11, followed by shows in Cincinnati, Madison, WI, and Chicago. Tickets are on sale and all dates are listed below.QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE &ndash; 2025 TOUR D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-rescheduled-tour-dates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-rescheduled-tour-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candy announce new ‘Flipping’ EP for Triple B, share “Football”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richmond hardcore-and-more band Candy are already having a great year since releasing one of 2024&rsquo;s best albums so far with It&rsquo;s Inside You (Relapse), and now they&rsquo;ve announced that they&rsquo;ll keep the momentum going with a new EP, Flipping (get it?), released on October 16 via Triple B Records, the label that put out their 2018 debut LP Good To Feel. The lead single &ldquo;Football&rdquo; is out now, and it&rsquo;s a 58-second ripper that finds the band in no-frills, fast h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/candy-announce-new-flipping-ep-for-triple-b-share-football/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/candy-announce-new-flipping-ep-for-triple-b-share-football/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Militarie Gun cover Hüsker Dü’s “Makes No Sense At All” with Bob Mould]]></title><description><![CDATA[Militarie Gun and Bob Mould were both in Champaign-Urbana on Saturday (9/21) for the annual Pygmalion Music Festival, and the former H&uuml;sker D&uuml; co-leader ended up joining Militarie Gun on a cover of the H&uuml;skers classic &ldquo;Makes No Sense At All.&rdquo; Militarie Gun&rsquo;s Ian Shelton writes:<br />
Last night we had the honor of being joined by @bobmouldmusic to perform Husker Du&rsquo;s classic &ldquo;Makes No Sense At All&rdquo;<br />
Late last year I had been told by multiple people Bob]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-militarie-gun-cover-hsker-ds-makes-no-sense-at-all-with-bob-mould/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-militarie-gun-cover-hsker-ds-makes-no-sense-at-all-with-bob-mould/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pulp played their final show of 2024 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery; Jarvis Cocker says “This is only the beginning” (video, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pulp wrapped up their 2024 tour on Saturday night at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. In a note on Instagram after the show, Jarvis said Saturday&rsquo;s show &ldquo;was like Apocalypse Now: the Musical.&rdquo; He probably meant that in a good way. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s do it again sometime.&rdquo;<br />
This short, two-week North American run has seen the UK band, who haven&rsquo;t made a new record since 2001, peppering their sets with new songs in addition to classics like &ldquo;Common Peop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pulp-played-their-final-show-of-2024-at-hollywood-forever-cemetery-jarvis-cocker-says-this-is-only-the-beginning-video-setlist/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pulp-played-their-final-show-of-2024-at-hollywood-forever-cemetery-jarvis-cocker-says-this-is-only-the-beginning-video-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riot Fest 2024 day 1 pics (Fall Out Boy, NOFX, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, Sum 41, Drug Church, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riot Fest returned to Chicago for its 2024 edition after all (after initially announcing a move to Bridgeview, IL in June), kicking off on Friday (9/20) at Douglass Park. Fall Out Boy headlined day one, and they brought out Rise Against&lsquo;s Tim McIlrath (who previously played bass in Arma Angelus with Pete Wentz) for &ldquo;Sugar, We&rsquo;re Going Down.&rdquo; Watch attendee-taken video of that below.Day one of Riot Fest also featured NOFX (who are headlining their own NOFX World stage on a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/riot-fest-2024-day-1-pics-fall-out-boy-nofx-public-enemy-cypress-hill-sum-41-drug-church-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/riot-fest-2024-day-1-pics-fall-out-boy-nofx-public-enemy-cypress-hill-sum-41-drug-church-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chisel cancel US tour, including Riot Fest and shows with Speed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bummer: just as UK punks The Chisel were supposed to begin their US tour at Riot Fest, a run that would&rsquo;ve included opening for Speed at LPR in NYC and their own very-recently-added NYC show at TV Eye, they&rsquo;ve had to cancel the tour.<br />
&ldquo;Due to some very unfortunate events we are having to sack off the rest of our US tour,&rdquo; the band writes. &ldquo;Sorry to anyone who wanted to see us on this run, contact your point of purchase to get a refund, love, The Chisel.&rdquo;<br />
The ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-chisel-cancel-us-tour-including-riot-fest-and-shows-with-speed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-chisel-cancel-us-tour-including-riot-fest-and-shows-with-speed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Gunna, ANOHNI &amp; The Johnsons, Coalesce, Common &amp; Pete Rock, Kate Nash, Disturbin&rsquo; The Peace 2025, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
ANOHNI AND THE JOHNSONS<br />
ANOHNI is playing shows with The Johnsons again for the first time in 14 years, and the North American leg of her tour begins in Mexico on Tuesday (9/24). She&rsquo;ll be in Los Angeles for shows at Walt Disney Concert Hall on 9/27 and 9/28, and the tour wraps up at Brooklyn&rsquo;s BAM Howard Gilman Opera House on October 18 and 19.<br />
STEVIE WONDER<br />
Pop great Stevie Wonder will be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-gunna-anohni-amp-the-johnsons-coalesce-common-amp-pete-rock-kate-nash-disturbinrsquo-the-peace-2025-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-gunna-anohni-amp-the-johnsons-coalesce-common-amp-pete-rock-kate-nash-disturbinrsquo-the-peace-2025-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downhaul pick 10 songs that pass the “campfire test”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richmond&rsquo;s Downhaul released their new album How To Begin today via Self Aware Records, and it&rsquo;s another great one. It finds them pulling from alt-country, indie rock, emo, and a little post-rocky atmosphere, coming out with something that sits nicely between Goodness-era Hotelier and the recent &ldquo;post-country&rdquo; bands like Ratboys and Wednesday. And, as on every Downhaul record, Gordon Phillips&rsquo; highly distinct voice jumps out at you and pulls you right in.<br />
To celebra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/downhaul-pick-10-songs-that-pass-the-campfire-test/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/downhaul-pick-10-songs-that-pass-the-campfire-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thurston Moore, Joan As Police Woman &amp; more contribute to Edgar Allan Poe tribute by Kramer: hear &ldquo;Dreamland&rdquo; ft Lydia Lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shimmy-Disc Records and Bongwater founder Kramer have a new album featuring Edgar Allan Poe poems set to music and read by Thurston Moore, Lydia Lunch, Joan as Police Woman, Britta Phillips, Rick Moody, Teller (the usually silent member of Penn &amp; Teller), and more. POE &ndash; To One in Paradise is also dedicated to Kramer&rsquo;s friend and master curator of unusual collaborations, the late Hal Willner. It will be out October 18 via Shimmy-Disc. In addition to readings recorded specifically]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thurston-moore-joan-as-police-woman-amp-more-contribute-to-edgar-allan-poe-tribute-by-kramer-hear-ldquodreamlandrdquo-ft-lydia-lunch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thurston-moore-joan-as-police-woman-amp-more-contribute-to-edgar-allan-poe-tribute-by-kramer-hear-ldquodreamlandrdquo-ft-lydia-lunch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wardruna announce new LP ‘Birna,’ share “Himinndotter”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norwegian dark folk band Wardruna have announced their sixth album, Birna, due out on January 24 via Sony/By Norse Music. It was written and recorded over three years by composer, lyricist, and vocalist Einar Selvik and his frequent collaborator, vocalist Linda-Fay Hella, and also features Eilif Gundersen (bukkehorn, lur, flute, backing vocals), HC Dalgaard (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Sondre Veland (percussion, backing vocals), John Stenersen (mora-harp) and Arne Sandvoll (percussion, b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wardruna-announce-new-lp-birna-share-himinndotter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wardruna-announce-new-lp-birna-share-himinndotter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notable Releases of the Week (9/20)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been another very busy week for music news, especially if you happen to be interested in The Cure, The Smiths, Jane&rsquo;s Addiction, Deftones, Metallica, or The Blood Brothers, to name a few. Here in BrooklynVegan land, we launched the new issue of our digital magazine with a cover story on MJ Lenderman, plus Q&amp;As with 5 artists to watch, an upcoming tour preview, and more. It&rsquo;s free to read in exchange for your email address, so check it out if you haven&rsquo;t already.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/notable-releases-of-the-week-920/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/notable-releases-of-the-week-920/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GloRilla announces debut album ‘Glorious,’ shares “Hollon”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memphis rapper GloRilla has been having a big year, thanks to her great Ehhthang Ehhthang mixtape and its breakout singles &ldquo;Yeah Glo!&rdquo; and &ldquo;Wanna Be,&rdquo; the latter of which features Glo&rsquo;s recent tourmate Megan Thee Stallion and has a remix that also features Cardi B, and now she has finally announced her official debut album. It&rsquo;s titled GLORIOUS and it comes out October 11 via CMG/Interscope (pre-order), two and a half years after the release of her breakthroug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/glorilla-announces-debut-album-glorious-shares-hollon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/glorilla-announces-debut-album-glorious-shares-hollon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bon Iver returns to solo acoustic roots on new EP ‘SABLE,’ shares “SPEYSIDE”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Vernon has announced a new Bon Iver EP, SABLE, due October 18 via Jagjaguwar (pre-order), and it finds him stripping back down to his solo acoustic roots. Produced by Justin and Jim-E Stack, it includes three new songs, and lead single &ldquo;S P E Y S I D E&rdquo; is out now. The new song features viola from longtime Bon Iver member Rob Moose, and, sonically, it really does capture so much of the charm of the For Emma, Forever Ago era. Here&rsquo;s a little more background on the song, v]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bon-iver-returns-to-solo-acoustic-roots-on-new-ep-sable-shares-speyside/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bon-iver-returns-to-solo-acoustic-roots-on-new-ep-sable-shares-speyside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester Orchestra livestreaming Riot Fest aftershow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester Orchestra are on their way to Chicago, where they play Riot Fest on Saturday (9/21), and they&rsquo;ll stick around on Sunday (9/22) for a more intimate aftershow at House of Blues with Militarie Gun. If you can&rsquo;t be there in person, Manchester Orchestra&rsquo;s HoB set will also stream live on Veeps at 10:40 PM EDT. Tickets to watch are on sale now, and limited tickets to attend in person are also still available.<br />
Manchester Orchestra have just a couple dates left on their Cope]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/manchester-orchestra-livestreaming-riot-fest-aftershow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/manchester-orchestra-livestreaming-riot-fest-aftershow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Gov’t Mule, Allison Russell, Rufus Wainwright, The Zutons, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Lambrini Girls, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT<br />
Rufus Wainwright has a busy schedule ahead, including intimate NYC shows (Cafe Carlyle on October 15-19) and a not-so-intimate NYC show (Carnegie Hall on November 29). At the latter, he&rsquo;ll perform his 2023 album Folkocracy with a six-piece band, including his sister Lucy Wainwright. All upcoming Rufus dates are here.<br />
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Rufus Wainwright (@r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-govt-mule-allison-russell-rufus-wainwright-the-zutons-joe-russos-almost-dead-lambrini-girls-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-govt-mule-allison-russell-rufus-wainwright-the-zutons-joe-russos-almost-dead-lambrini-girls-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcest announce first North American tour in 7 years with Kælan Mikla]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atmospheric black metal trailblazers Alcest returned in June with their first album since 2019, Les Chants De L&rsquo;Aurore (one of our favorite metal albums of the year so far), and they&rsquo;ve announced a North American tour supporting it. The 2025 dates will be their first shows stateside in 7 years, and they&rsquo;ll be joined by previous collaborators, Icelandic darkwave band K&aelig;lan Mikla, and one more &ldquo;special guest band&rdquo; to be announced. See all dates below.<br />
The NYC sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/alcest-announce-first-north-american-tour-in-7-years-with-klan-mikla/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/alcest-announce-first-north-american-tour-in-7-years-with-klan-mikla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea Wolfe announces “stripped-back” fall tour with Enhancement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chelsea Wolfe released the fantastic She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She in February, and she&rsquo;s announced another round of shows supporting it. Later this fall, she&rsquo;ll play &ldquo;stripped-back, special versions&rdquo; of &ldquo;new &amp; old&rdquo; songs at intimate venues and churches in a few cities. Enhancement opens the shows, and you can see all dates below.<br />
The Brooklyn show is at the First Unitarian Congregational Society on December 6, presented by Le Poisson Rouge. Ti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/chelsea-wolfe-announces-stripped-back-fall-tour-with-enhancement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/chelsea-wolfe-announces-stripped-back-fall-tour-with-enhancement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman announces solo tour w/ Cryogeyser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wednesday recently wrapped up their summer tour at Hopscotch Festival, and while guitarist MJ Lenderman is busy touring his fantastic new solo album, bandleader Karly Hartzman has announced a fall solo run. She&rsquo;ll tour the East Coast in December with Cryogeyser, who will also be performing solo. See all dates below.<br />
The NYC shows are at Public Records on December 9 and December 10, and there&rsquo;s also a Woodstock, NY show at Levon Helm Studios on December 15. Tickets to all dates are on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wednesdays-karly-hartzman-announces-solo-tour-w-cryogeyser/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wednesdays-karly-hartzman-announces-solo-tour-w-cryogeyser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evanston Folk Festival 2024 portraits (Jeff Tweedy, Katie Gavin, Hiss Golden Messenger, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inaugural Evanston Folk Festival happened earlier this month at Evanston, IL&rsquo;s Dawes Park, bringing a variety of folk and Americana artists to the shores of Lake Michigan. While he was there taking in the fest, photographer Emilio Herce also caught up with a bunch of those artists to take their portraits, including Jeff Tweedy, MUNA&rsquo;s Katie Gavin, Hiss Golden Messenger, Madi Diaz, Sarah Jarosz, Adeem the Artist, Yasmin Williams, Chaparelle, Tr&eacute; Burt, Nat Myers, Jontavious]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/evanston-folk-festival-2024-portraits-jeff-tweedy-katie-gavin-hiss-golden-messenger-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/evanston-folk-festival-2024-portraits-jeff-tweedy-katie-gavin-hiss-golden-messenger-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnny Marr responds to Morrissey’s various allegations: “Here are the facts”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Morrissey has alleged a lot of things about his former Smiths songwriting partner, Johnny Marr, in the last few weeks: that Marr ignored an offer for Morrissey/Marr to tour as The Smiths (which Morrissey wanted to do), that he vetoed a new Smiths compilation, and that Marr now had acquired trademark and intellectual property rights to the name &ldquo;The Smiths.&rdquo; Johnny Marr has now, via his management, responded to those allegations, denying two and clarifying one.<br />
Recent statements made]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/johnny-marr-responds-to-morrisseys-various-allegations-here-are-the-facts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/johnny-marr-responds-to-morrisseys-various-allegations-here-are-the-facts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood Brothers announce different openers for every night of tour: Saetia, Soul Glo, Portrayal of Guilt &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Blood Brothers have announced different openers for every night of their upcoming reunion tour and the list of bands is genuinely awesome. It ranges from old friends to young screamo bands, and all kinds of abrasive stuff in between, including Rid of Me (Philly on 12/10), Soul Glo (Philly on 12/11), Fuck Money (Austin on 12/6), Portrayal of Guilt (Austin on 12/7), Stress Positions (Chicago on 12/20), meth. (Chicago on 12/21), Frail Body (Chicago on 12/22), Deaf Club (LA on 11/8), Heavenly Bl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/blood-brothers-announce-different-openers-for-every-night-of-tour-saetia-soul-glo-portrayal-of-guilt-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/blood-brothers-announce-different-openers-for-every-night-of-tour-saetia-soul-glo-portrayal-of-guilt-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor Oberst calls Elon Musk “one of the biggest pieces of shit to ever walk the fucking earth”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bright Eyes are preparing to release their anticipated new album Five Dice, All Threes this Friday (9/20), and ahead of its release, Conor Oberst talked about it with NME, who bring up that Elon Musk is mentioned in one of the songs. That prompts Conor to give his opinion on the Twitter X owner, Trump booster, and former Grimes partner, and he doesn&rsquo;t hold back, saying, &ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s one of the biggest pieces of shit to ever walk the fucking earth. I think he&rsquo;s ruining cu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/conor-oberst-calls-elon-musk-one-of-the-biggest-pieces-of-shit-to-ever-walk-the-fucking-earth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/conor-oberst-calls-elon-musk-one-of-the-biggest-pieces-of-shit-to-ever-walk-the-fucking-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Bruce Springsteen play a Sea.Hear.Now afterparty w/ Noah Kahan &amp; more at The Stone Pony]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen headlines day two of Asbury Park&rsquo;s Sea.Hear.Now festival with The E Street Band today (9/15), and on the eve of that, he made an appearance at a much more intimate Asbury venue, The Stone Pony, as part of a festival afterparty on Saturday night (9/14). As Rolling Stone reports, festival founder Danny Clinch hosted &ldquo;the Ocean Ave Stomp featuring Tangiers Blues Band with Very Special Guests.&rdquo; Those guests included night one Sea.Hear.Now headliner Noah Kahan, as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-bruce-springsteen-play-a-seahearnow-afterparty-w-noah-kahan-amp-more-at-the-stone-pony/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-bruce-springsteen-play-a-seahearnow-afterparty-w-noah-kahan-amp-more-at-the-stone-pony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane’s Addiction cancel CT show after onstage fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following an onstage altercation where Perry Farrell threw a punch at Dave Navarro, Jane&rsquo;s Addiction have cancelled their next scheduled show, which was to have happened at Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater on Sunday, September 15. In a statement on their Instagram story, the band write, &ldquo;we want to extend a heartfelt apology to our fans for the events that unfolded last night. As a result we will be cancelling tomorrow night&rsquo;s show in Bridgeport. Refunds will be issued at your]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/janes-addiction-cancel-ct-show-after-onstage-fight/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/janes-addiction-cancel-ct-show-after-onstage-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Pulp play another new song, “Got to Have Love,” at first of two Brooklyn shows (videos, pics, setlist”)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pulp continue to play new songs on their North American tour. Chicago got &ldquo;Spike Island,&rdquo; they premiered &ldquo;My Sex&rdquo; at the first of two Toronto shows, and on Friday in Brooklyn at their first of two Kings Theatre shows, they played another for the first time, &ldquo;Got to Have Love.&rdquo;<br />
With its girl group chorus, &ldquo;Got to Have Love&rdquo; has a &rsquo;60s Phil Spector feel. This one, while unreleased, actually dates back to late &rsquo;90s and was demoed as a poss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-pulp-play-another-new-song-got-to-have-love-at-first-of-two-brooklyn-shows-videos-pics-setlist/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-pulp-play-another-new-song-got-to-have-love-at-first-of-two-brooklyn-shows-videos-pics-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane’s Addiction end show early after Perry Farrell punches Dave Navarro]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Jane&rsquo;s Addiction cancel CT show after Boston altercation.<br />
Jane&rsquo;s Addiction ended their Boston show early on Friday night (9/13) after Perry Farrell had on onstage altercation with Dave Navarro. Attendee-taken footage from what wound up being the final song of the night at Leader Bank Pavilion, &ldquo;Ocean Size,&rdquo; shows Farrell throwing a punch at Navarro, then being restrained by multiple crew members and bassist Eric Avery, who eventually lead the enraged vocalist back]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/janes-addiction-end-show-early-after-perry-farrell-punches-dave-navarro/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/janes-addiction-end-show-early-after-perry-farrell-punches-dave-navarro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Fentanyl / Mexican Coke, David Gray, M. Ward, Florist, Rob Sheffield, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
FLORIST<br />
Florist will be on tour this fall, and they&rsquo;ll kick off the dates in NYC with four consecutive nights at Ridgewood&rsquo;s Cassette on November 10-13 with H Prus (11/11), Alena Spanger (11/12) and Bobbie (11/13), with a TBA opener the first night.TINDERSTICKS<br />
UK band Tindersticks, who just released the wonderful Soft Tissue, have announced their first North American tour in 16 years.<br />
DISCL]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-fentanyl-mexican-coke-david-gray-m-ward-florist-rob-sheffield-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-fentanyl-mexican-coke-david-gray-m-ward-florist-rob-sheffield-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anxious beginning “new era” with intimate NYC show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anxious have released a few singles since 2022&rsquo;s fantastic Little Green House, most recently last year&rsquo;s &ldquo;Down, Down,&rdquo; but we&rsquo;re still waiting for word on a follow-up. It seems that may be drawing nearer, though, as the band say they are beginning a &ldquo;new era&rdquo; at an intimate NYC show this fall, happening on Saturday, October 26 at Trans-Pecos in Ridgewood. It&rsquo;s with Innerlove, and tickets are on sale now.<br />
Anxious also recently announced fall shows a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/anxious-beginning-new-era-with-intimate-nyc-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/anxious-beginning-new-era-with-intimate-nyc-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOFX livestreaming final 3 shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[NOFX are down the final few dates of what they&rsquo;re saying is their final tour &mdash; they play all three nights at Riot Fest, and then three special San Pedro, CA shows on October 4, 5, and 6 at Berth 46. If you can&rsquo;t be there in person for the occasion, they&rsquo;ve now announced that they&rsquo;ll also be streaming all three San Pedro shows live on Veeps. Tickets to watch are on sale now, and the band say they&rsquo;re &ldquo;working the crew overtime to provide &lsquo;backstage a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nofx-livestreaming-final-3-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nofx-livestreaming-final-3-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen to Parisian band Juniore’s new album ‘Trois, Deux, Un’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parisian band Juniore are back with their third album, Trois, Deux, Un, which is out today via Le Phonographe. (Their previous album was titled Un, Deux, Trois and released in 2020.) The group mix &rsquo;60s psych pop and y&eacute;-y&eacute; with great songs and spot-on production. If you like classic &rsquo;60s French pop and current groups like Le Femme, you need Juniore in your life if they aren&rsquo;t there already. The new album is a groovy good time and you can give it a spin below.<br />
Junio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/listen-to-parisian-band-juniores-new-album-trois-deux-un/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/listen-to-parisian-band-juniores-new-album-trois-deux-un/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disclosure announce NYC shows at Knockdown Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK dance duo Disclosure will be in NYC in October for two shows at Knockdown Center: an evening show in the main hall on 10/1 and a day outdoor show in The Ruins on 10/2. Tickets go on presale on Tuesday, September 17 at 10 AM.<br />
After NYC, Disclosure head to Mexico City for a show at the Pepsi Center on October 5. and then head to Miami for III Points fest.<br />
Disclosure recently shared a new full-band version of their May single &ldquo;She&rsquo;s Gone, Dance On,&rdquo; which includes their dad Rob]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/disclosure-announce-nyc-shows-at-knockdown-center/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/disclosure-announce-nyc-shows-at-knockdown-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Interest share new single &ldquo;Nothing Grows Here,&rdquo; touring with Show Me the Body &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Orleans band Special Interest are back with their first new music since 2022&rsquo;s Endure. &ldquo;Nothing Grows Here&rdquo; is an intense post-punk disco banger and singer Alli Logout says it&rsquo;s about &ldquo;stagnancy, over-stayed welcomes and the moment you decided to confront your complacency.&rdquo; They adds, It&rsquo;s about opening yourself to feel the earth dying underneath your feet. How do we stand and what do we stand for? It&rsquo;s a song about the reeling in this moment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/special-interest-share-new-single-ldquonothing-grows-hererdquo-touring-with-show-me-the-body-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/special-interest-share-new-single-ldquonothing-grows-hererdquo-touring-with-show-me-the-body-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hans Zimmer brought orchestral sweep &amp; classic movie themes to Madison Square Garden on his birthday (pics, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer celebrated his 67th birthday playing to a sold-out Madison Square Garden on Thursday evening. Part of his current orchestral tour, this was Zimmer&rsquo;s first live show in NYC since performing at Radio City in 2017. The onetime synth-pop musician, who has scored everything from Gladiator and Inception to The Lion King and the Dune films, was backed by an orchestra and his band of touring musicians that included his daughter on piano andJohnny Marr&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hans-zimmer-brought-orchestral-sweep-amp-classic-movie-themes-to-madison-square-garden-on-his-birthday-pics-setlist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hans-zimmer-brought-orchestral-sweep-amp-classic-movie-themes-to-madison-square-garden-on-his-birthday-pics-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bled reissuing ‘Pass the Flask’ for 21st anniversary (4 exclusive vinyl variants)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pass the Flask, the debut album from Arizona post-hardcore/metalcore vets The Bled, turned 21 this year, and to celebrate it&rsquo;s getting its first vinyl pressing in a decade. We have four different exclusive vinyl variants &mdash; black/silver/white marble heavyweight 180g vinyl, limited to 200 copies; red with white and black swirl 140g vinyl, limited to 300 copies; and clear green with black swirl 140g vinyl, limited to 300 copies. Pre-order those in the BV store while they last.<br />
UPDATE: W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-bled-reissuing-pass-the-flask-for-21st-anniversary-4-exclusive-vinyl-variants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-bled-reissuing-pass-the-flask-for-21st-anniversary-4-exclusive-vinyl-variants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FKA twigs announces new album ‘Eusexua,’ shares title track video]]></title><description><![CDATA[FKA twigs has announced new album which is titled Eusexua and will be out January 25 via Young. It will be her first in six years and she co-produced it with Koreless and Eartheater. Check out the cover art below.<br />
While full details of the album, like the tracklist, have yet to be revealed FKA twigs has shared Eusexua&rsquo;s title track which features backing vocals by Eartheater. The video, of course, is highly choreographed and features her as an office drone when something strange happens. I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fka-twigs-announces-new-album-eusexua-shares-title-track-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fka-twigs-announces-new-album-eusexua-shares-title-track-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Early tells us how Sandra Bernhard, Aaliyah, Tracey Ullman &amp; more influenced his new album &lsquo;Now More Than Ever&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been performing comedy and music with my long suffering band The Lemon Squares for over 10 years now, and I always assumed that there was no way to capture the magic of our live shows,&rdquo; says comedian, actor and sometimes singer John Early of his new album companion to his HBO special Now More Than Ever. &ldquo;But listening to this album takes me right back to that sweaty night in downtown Brooklyn, which felt something like being a crazed preacher at a tent revival.&rdqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/john-early-tells-us-how-sandra-bernhard-aaliyah-tracey-ullman-amp-more-influenced-his-new-album-lsquonow-more-than-everrsquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/john-early-tells-us-how-sandra-bernhard-aaliyah-tracey-ullman-amp-more-influenced-his-new-album-lsquonow-more-than-everrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 of my favorite pop country songs, by Worlds Greatest Dad’s Maddie Duncan]]></title><description><![CDATA[worlds greatest dad just released their excellent sophomore album (and SideOneDummy debut) Better Luck Next Time, an album that combines the band&rsquo;s already-established emo/pop punk sound with some influence from the country music they grew up around in Georgia&ndash;bandleader Maddie Duncan calls it &ldquo;redneck emo.&rdquo; For the occasion, Maddie has made us a list of 13 of their favorite pop country songs.<br />
&ldquo;Growing up, the radio STAYED tuned to the local country station,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/13-of-my-favorite-pop-country-songs-by-worlds-greatest-dads-maddie-duncan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/13-of-my-favorite-pop-country-songs-by-worlds-greatest-dads-maddie-duncan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president]]></title><description><![CDATA[After remaining silent on politics throughout the build-up of this election year, Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris for president, following tonight&rsquo;s debate between Harris and Donald Trump. On Instagram, Taylor writes:<br />
Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven&rsquo;t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most. As a voter, I make sure to watch and read every]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Wilco, Jack White, Girl in Red, Squeeze / Boy George, Angel Du$t, Judge John Hodgman, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
WILCO<br />
&ldquo;The shows FKA &lsquo;Winterlude&rsquo; are getting out of Chicago,&rdquo; Wilco write, announcing some December live dates. &ldquo;Wind down the year with Wilco in Austin, Tulsa and St. Paul. For a special evening (or two, or three) with the band ft. no opener &amp; no repeats.&rdquo; Dates are here.JACK WHITE<br />
Jack White began a short Northeast run in Jersey City on Monday, and play CT toni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-wilco-jack-white-girl-in-red-squeeze-boy-george-angel-dut-judge-john-hodgman-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-wilco-jack-white-girl-in-red-squeeze-boy-george-angel-dut-judge-john-hodgman-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evanston Folk Festival Sunday pics (Patty Griffin, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Yasmin Williams, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After kicking off on Saturday, the inaugural edition of Evanston Folk Festival continued on Sunday (9/8) at Evanston, IL&rsquo;s Dawes Park, by the shores of Lake Michigan. Patty Griffin headlined Sunday, which also featured performances from Bonnie &ldquo;Prince&rdquo; Billy,&rdquo; Sarah Jarosz, Yasmin Williams, Madi Diaz, Don Flemons, Jon Muq, Minor Moon &amp; V.V. Lightbody, Adeem the Artist, Sones de M&eacute;xico Ensemble, Free Range, Tr&eacute; Burt, and more. Wilco&lsquo;s Jeff Tweedy wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/evanston-folk-festival-sunday-pics-patty-griffin-bonnie-prince-billy-yasmin-williams-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/evanston-folk-festival-sunday-pics-patty-griffin-bonnie-prince-billy-yasmin-williams-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danny Brown opening for Knocked Loose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louisville metalcore greats Knocked Loose are no strangers to sharing bills with rappers, and they just announced that they&rsquo;ll add a very cool (and rock-friendly) rapper to select dates of their upcoming headlining tour,&nbsp;Danny Brown. He plays the Wheatland, Santa Ana, San Jose, Chicago, and Milwaukee shows, joining an already stacked and musically diverse bill that includes Santa Cruz hardcore band&nbsp;Drain, LA hardcore-adjacent alt-rock band&nbsp;Militarie Gun, and Orange County we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/danny-brown-opening-for-knocked-loose/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/danny-brown-opening-for-knocked-loose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yoo Doo Right announce new album, share “Spirit’s Heavy, But Not Overthrown”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montreal psych/komische three-piece Yoo Doo Right have announced new album From the Heights of Our Pastureland which will be out November 8 via Mothland. They made the album with producer Seth Manchester (The Hotelier, The Body, Battles) and with the announcement, the trio shared this statement: &ldquo;The patience of a brewing storm. The destruction. Its aftermath. The problems that come with the rebuild. Compassion for others and an attempt to lift all up.&rdquo;<br />
They also shared the sprawling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/yoo-doo-right-announce-new-album-share-spirits-heavy-but-not-overthrown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/yoo-doo-right-announce-new-album-share-spirits-heavy-but-not-overthrown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Grohl issues statement on baby “born outside of my marriage”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dave Grohl isn&rsquo;t very active on social media, and he mostly uses his @davestruestories Instagram account to promote his book The Storyteller, but today in news that has quickly taken many of us by surprise, that account shared a note signed by Dave in which he reveals he is the father of a new baby, who he says was &ldquo;born outside of my marriage.&rdquo; &ldquo;I plan to be a loving and supporting parent to her,&rdquo; he writes. &ldquo;I love my wife and children, and I am doing everyt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dave-grohl-issues-statement-on-baby-born-outside-of-my-marriage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dave-grohl-issues-statement-on-baby-born-outside-of-my-marriage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julio Torres plots “Color Theories” tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian Julio Torres has been very busy this year, releasing his feature film directorial debut, Problemista, in the spring via A24, and then his HBO series Fantasmas this summer. Both are fantastic. In the fall he&rsquo;ll be taking his new standup show, Color Theories, on the road.<br />
Dates include a Brooklyn show at The Bell House on October 26 and tickets are on sale. All dates are below.<br />
As to what &ldquo;Color Theories&rdquo; is, exactly, we&rsquo;re not 100% sure, but his 2019 HBO special &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/julio-torres-plots-color-theories-tour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/julio-torres-plots-color-theories-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phish announce Divided Sky Recovery Program benefit shows in Albany]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phish have announced a three-night stand at Albany, NY&rsquo;s MVP Arena on October 25-27, with all proceeds benefiting the Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program and its newly opened facility in Ludlow, Vermont. You can request tickets for those shows now through Monday, September 16 at 12 PM Eastern. Check out the poster below.Trey Anastasio founded the Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program with director Melanie Guide. From a press release:<br />
The Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program giv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/phish-announce-divided-sky-recovery-program-benefit-shows-in-albany/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/phish-announce-divided-sky-recovery-program-benefit-shows-in-albany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kendrick Lamar headlining Super Bowl 2025 halftime show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show, which happens at New Orleans&rsquo; Caesars Superdome on Sunday, February 9. He announced the news on social media, writing, &ldquo;Super Bowl LIX. New Orleans. February 2025.&rdquo; He also shared a video clip on YouTube, where he says, &ldquo;You know there&rsquo;s only one opportunity to win the championship. No round twos.&rdquo; Directed at Drake, perhaps?<br />
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklama]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kendrick-lamar-headlining-super-bowl-2025-halftime-show/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kendrick-lamar-headlining-super-bowl-2025-halftime-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liam Gallagher says Oasis have made a new album and will play America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not only are Oasis reuniting for 2025 tour dates, Liam Gallagher says they&rsquo;ve already made a new album. Stereogum points out that when fans asked Liam on X/Twitter about the rumors of a new LP, he replied, &ldquo;Yep, it&rsquo;s already finished.&rdquo; To another person he replied, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s in the bag mate fuck the air.&rdquo;<br />
When asked for a one word descriptions of the album, Liam replied &ldquo;TURDOS.&rdquo; Is that some slang that means something different than what you mig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/liam-gallagher-says-oasis-have-made-a-new-album-and-will-play-america/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/liam-gallagher-says-oasis-have-made-a-new-album-and-will-play-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Linkin Park vocalist Emily Armstrong responds to Danny Masterson backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly announced Linkin Park vocalist Emily Armstrong (also of Dead Sara) has responded after Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta and At the Drive In and his wife, Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, blasted her over her connections to Scientology and Danny Masterson, who was found guilty of raping two women. In an Instagram story, Armstrong wrote, &ldquo;Hi, I&rsquo;m Emily. I&rsquo;m new to so many of you, and I wanted to clear the air about something that happened a while back.&rdquo;<br />
She continued:Se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-linkin-park-vocalist-emily-armstrong-responds-to-danny-masterson-backlash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-linkin-park-vocalist-emily-armstrong-responds-to-danny-masterson-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Destroyer, Chief Keef, Nick Cave, Rixe, Jack White, Dummy, Katie Von Schleicher, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
DESTROYER (SOLO) / KATIE VON SCHLEICHER / FORTUNA DURUTTI MARINETTI<br />
Dan Bejar will be going out on a solo Destroyer tour this fall with Katie Von Schleicher on the West Coast and Fortuna Durutti Marinetti on the East Coast.NICK CAVE &amp; THE BAD SEEDS<br />
Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds will support their new album Wild God on tour in North America in 2025, including a couple of arena shows with St Vincent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-destroyer-chief-keef-nick-cave-rixe-jack-white-dummy-katie-von-schleicher-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-destroyer-chief-keef-nick-cave-rixe-jack-white-dummy-katie-von-schleicher-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bacchae are breaking up]]></title><description><![CDATA[DC post-punks Bacchae are calling it a day. &ldquo;After 8 years together, we&rsquo;ve decided not to continue as a band,&rdquo; they write. &ldquo;Many thanks to everyone that has checked out our music, came to a show, released our records, booked us shows, grabbed merch, etc. Y&rsquo;all showed Bacchae so much love throughout the years and we hope the music lives onLeftover merch is up on our Bandcamp and all releases are available on the streaming platform of your choice. Bacchae 2016-2024&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bacchae-are-breaking-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bacchae-are-breaking-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of the Road 2024 in pics: IDLES, Slowdive, Ty Segall, Sleater-Kinney, Jockstrap, Lankum, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK festival End of the Road held its 2024 edition last weekend at the bucolic Larmer Tree Gardens in Wiltshire/Dorset. The boutique fest, which started in 2006, featured a lineup that included IDLES, Slowdive, Bill Ryder-Jones, Bonnie &ldquo;Prince&rdquo; Billy, Fever Ray, Sleater-Kinney, Jockstrap, CMAT, Lankum, Richard Hawley, Yo La Tengo, Mdou Moctar, Baxter Dury, Cornelius, Mercury Prize winners English Teacher, Nation of Language, Ty Segall, Joanna Sternberg, Gruff Rhys, Camera Obscura, The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/end-of-the-road-2024-in-pics-idles-slowdive-ty-segall-sleater-kinney-jockstrap-lankum-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/end-of-the-road-2024-in-pics-idles-slowdive-ty-segall-sleater-kinney-jockstrap-lankum-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds announce North American tour (Barclays with St. Vincent included)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having released their new album Wild God last week, Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds have announced a North American tour supporting it. These will be Nick&rsquo;s first stateside shows with The Bad Seeds since 2018, and they run through April and May of 2025, starting with a pair of arena shows with St. Vincent in Boston (Agganis Arena on April 15) and Brooklyn (Barclays Center on April 17).<br />
Tickets go on sale Friday, September 13 at 10 AM local time, with various presales starting Tuesday, Septem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nick-cave-amp-the-bad-seeds-announce-north-american-tour-barclays-with-st-vincent-included/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nick-cave-amp-the-bad-seeds-announce-north-american-tour-barclays-with-st-vincent-included/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian bossa nova icon, dead at 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&eacute;rgio Mendes, one of the icons of bossa nova and &rsquo;60s tropicalia, died at his home in Los Angeles on Friday. According to his family, he had been suffering lasting effects from long-term Covid. He was 83.<br />
&ldquo;His wife and musical partner for the past 54 years, Gracinha Leporace Mendes, was by his side, as were his loving children. Mendes last performed in November 2023 to sold out and wildly enthusiastic houses in Paris, London and Barcelona,&rdquo; Mendes&rsquo; family said in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/srgio-mendes-brazilian-bossa-nova-icon-dead-at-83/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/srgio-mendes-brazilian-bossa-nova-icon-dead-at-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denitia on how Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, The Cure, Soccer Mommy &amp; more influenced her new country album]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYC singer/songwriter Denitia returned today with Sunset Drive, her second consecutive country album after a series of indie-R&amp;B releases, and she once again proves to be a total natural at multiple styles of music. As I said in my review, Sunset Drive has some real-deal country signifiers (pedal steel, rollicking honky tonk rhythms), along with enough indie pop/rock vibes to keep the album firmly in crossover territory. Like its 2022 predecessor Highways, it&rsquo;s also just great, timeles]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/denitia-on-how-dolly-parton-vince-gill-the-cure-soccer-mommy-amp-more-influenced-her-new-country-album/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/denitia-on-how-dolly-parton-vince-gill-the-cure-soccer-mommy-amp-more-influenced-her-new-country-album/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Opinion’s 9 favorite 2000s rock songs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denver punks Public Opinion have built of a reputation as hardcore kids with a lot of love for the 2000s indie rock/garage rock/post-punk era, and on their newly-released debut LP Painted On Smile, they fuse all of that and more into a gritty, catchy album that&rsquo;s much more than the sum of its influences. For the occasion, bandleader Kevin Hart has made us a list of his 9 favorite 2000s rock songs. It includes tracks by Bloc Party, The Strokes, The Hives, TV On The Radio, Modest Mouse, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/public-opinions-9-favorite-2000s-rock-songs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/public-opinions-9-favorite-2000s-rock-songs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicine announce new album, share “False Alarm”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-running shoegaze/dreampop group Medicine have been on a prolific streak. They released On the Bed back in February and have just announced a second record for 2024. This one is self-titled, is their 11th album, and will be out October 1.<br />
Not a lot of details about Medicine, apart from it was recorded between 2022-2024 with founding members Brad Laner and Jim Goodall along with current vocalist Julia Monreal. They&rsquo;ve shared the album&rsquo;s opening track, &ldquo;False Alarm,&rdquo; wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/medicine-announce-new-album-share-false-alarm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/medicine-announce-new-album-share-false-alarm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta, ATDI) blasts new Linkin Park vocalist for Scientology connections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following Thursday&rsquo;s news from Linkin Park that they&rsquo;d be reuniting with a new vocalist, Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara, Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta and At the Drive In and his wife, Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, have called attention to Armstrong&rsquo;s connections to the church of Scientology, as Stereogum points out. Carnell-Bixler was one of the women who accused That &rsquo;70s Show actor Danny Masterson of rape &mdash; he was found guilty last year, though not on her charg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cedric-bixler-zavala-the-mars-volta-atdi-blasts-new-linkin-park-vocalist-for-scientology-connections/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cedric-bixler-zavala-the-mars-volta-atdi-blasts-new-linkin-park-vocalist-for-scientology-connections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Members of Screaming Females &amp; Catbite form funk-punk band 34 Trolley (listen)]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Screaming Females are no more, Marissa Paternoster is staying busy with Noun and now drummer Jarrett Dougherty is also busy with a new band, 34 Trolley, which has Brittany Luna of Philly ska band Catbite on lead vocals. Rounded out by bassist Cristian Adams (Push Ups) and vibraphone player Victor Vieira-Branco, 34 Trolley makes a clear departure from all of the members&rsquo; other bands. Their goal was to channel the early &rsquo;80s NYC funk-punk / mutant disco era, citing bands like ESG]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/members-of-screaming-females-amp-catbite-form-funk-punk-band-34-trolley-listen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/members-of-screaming-females-amp-catbite-form-funk-punk-band-34-trolley-listen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[La Femme announce first English language album, share “Clover Paradise”]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 14 years and five albums, the very French band La Femme have announced their first album that&rsquo;s fully in English. Bluntly titled Rock Machine, it&rsquo;s out October 11 via Disque Pointu. Song titles are just as subtle, including &ldquo;Yeah Baby,&rdquo; &ldquo;I Believe in Rock N&rsquo; Roll&rdquo; and &ldquo;My Generation&rdquo; (not a Who cover).<br />
According to the press release, Rock Machine was recorded over several years and several continents by founders Marlon Magn&eacute;e and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/la-femme-announce-first-english-language-album-share-clover-paradise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/la-femme-announce-first-english-language-album-share-clover-paradise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sade, Jeff Tweedy, Julien Baker, Andr&eacute; 3000 &amp; more contribute to new Red Hot comp &lsquo;TRA&#1048;&#423;A&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[TRA&#1048;&#423;A is the latest compilation from the Red Hot organization, who promote public health and diversity through equal access to care. Billed as their most ambition release in their 35-year history, TRA&#1048;&#423;A features over 100 artists across across 46 tracks and the talent pool is seriously impressive. It includes Sade, Jeff Tweedy, Julien Baker, Andr&eacute; 3000, Perfume Genius, Moses Sumney, L&rsquo;Rain, Laura Jane Grace, Cassandra Jenkins, Christian Lee Hutson, Grouper, Ju]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sade-jeff-tweedy-julien-baker-andreacute-3000-amp-more-contribute-to-new-red-hot-comp-lsquotra1048423arsquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sade-jeff-tweedy-julien-baker-andreacute-3000-amp-more-contribute-to-new-red-hot-comp-lsquotra1048423arsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil Young, Stephen Stills &amp; more playing CA benefit for The Painted Turtle &amp; Bridge School]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil Young and Stephen Stills have announced a California show to benefit The Painted Turtle, a camp for children with serious medical conditions, and The Bridge School, which supports education for children with severe speech and physical impairments and was founded by Neil&rsquo;s ex-wife, Pegi Young. &ldquo;Harvest Moon&rdquo; happens in the daytime on Saturday, October 5 at The Painted Turtle&rsquo;s Lake Hughes, CA campsite, and will also feature marimba ensemble Masanga, more artists to be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neil-young-stephen-stills-amp-more-playing-ca-benefit-for-the-painted-turtle-amp-bridge-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neil-young-stephen-stills-amp-more-playing-ca-benefit-for-the-painted-turtle-amp-bridge-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Gizzard brought another 3-hour marathon set to Chicago (pics, video, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[King Gizzard &amp; The Lizard Wizard kicked off the North American leg of their 2024 world tour last month. It includes three-hour marathon sets in some cities, and after a pair of those in NYC, they brought another super-sized set to Chicago&rsquo;s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Sunday (9/1). While the setlist, which you can see below, pulled from all over their 26-LP discography, 2017&rsquo;s Murder of the Universe emerged as a particular focus of the night, with the band pla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/king-gizzard-brought-another-3-hour-marathon-set-to-chicago-pics-video-setlist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/king-gizzard-brought-another-3-hour-marathon-set-to-chicago-pics-video-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ivy prep ‘Long Distance’ reissue, share newly finished song recorded with Adam Schlesinger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ivy have announced a deluxe reissue of their 2000 album Long Distance, which will be out November 1 via Bar/None and will be the first-ever vinyl pressing of the album (pre-order). The original 12 songs have been remastered, and it comes with four bonus tracks, including previously unreleased song &ldquo;All I Ever Wanted,&rdquo; a cover of The Blow Monkeys&rsquo; &ldquo;Digging Your Scene,&rdquo; and a remix and demo of &ldquo;Edge of the Ocean.&rdquo;<br />
The sunny &ldquo;All I Ever Wanted&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ivy-prep-long-distance-reissue-share-newly-finished-song-recorded-with-adam-schlesinger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ivy-prep-long-distance-reissue-share-newly-finished-song-recorded-with-adam-schlesinger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurray for the Riff Raff covers Marcy Playground’s “Sex and Candy”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hurray for the Riff Raff (Alynda Segarra) released their very good new album The Past Is Still Alive this year, and as Stereogum points out, Alynda just did an acoustic Public Opinion session where they played some new songs from the album and then covered Marcy Playground&lsquo;s 1997 grunge-folk classic &ldquo;Sex and Candy,&rdquo; joined by guitarist Johnny Wilson.<br />
Alynda calls it their &ldquo;go-to karaoke song,&rdquo; and adds, &ldquo;Talk about horny bisexual music.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s a fai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hurray-for-the-riff-raff-covers-marcy-playgrounds-sex-and-candy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hurray-for-the-riff-raff-covers-marcy-playgrounds-sex-and-candy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weeknd announces new album, ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Weeknd has announced that he&rsquo;ll complete the trilogy that began with After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022) with a new album titled Hurry Up Tomorrow. Most details (including release date) are TBA, but he did put out a text-on-screen teaser video that might drop some hints about what to expect, and you can check that out below.<br />
The Weeknd is also opening his Halloween Horror Nights experience, The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy, at Universal Studios on Thursday (9/5), and that runs through N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-weeknd-announces-new-album-hurry-up-tomorrow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-weeknd-announces-new-album-hurry-up-tomorrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The War On Drugs announce new live LP, cover Tom Petty’s “You Wreck Me” for ‘Bad Monkey’ OST]]></title><description><![CDATA[As The War On Drugs gear up to kick off their co-headlining tour with The National, they&rsquo;ve announced a new album. Titled Live Drugs Again, it&rsquo;s a sequel to 2020&rsquo;s Live Drugs, and it was recorded on tour between February 2022 and December 2023 in America, the UK, Europe, and Australia. Bandleader Adam Granduciel says, &ldquo;Live Drugs Again chronicles the evolution of these songs from the studio to stages all over the world; documenting our continued growth as a live band. Thi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-war-on-drugs-announce-new-live-lp-cover-tom-pettys-you-wreck-me-for-bad-monkey-ost/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-war-on-drugs-announce-new-live-lp-cover-tom-pettys-you-wreck-me-for-bad-monkey-ost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Jesus and Mary Chain share new song “Pop Seeds” ahead of tour with The Psychedelic Furs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Jesus and Mary Chain are gearing up for their fall North American tour with The Psychedelic Furs that starts September 29 in Philadelphia. Just ahead of that they&rsquo;ve shared a new single, &ldquo;Pop Seeds.&rdquo; If you&rsquo;re a fan of their 1994 single &ldquo;Sometimes Always&rdquo; with Hope Sandoval, this is very much in that mold, with strummed acoustic guitars and a warm melody, and a chorus of &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t let those grey skies get you down.&rdquo; It also has frontman Jim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-jesus-and-mary-chain-share-new-song-pop-seeds-ahead-of-tour-with-the-psychedelic-furs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-jesus-and-mary-chain-share-new-song-pop-seeds-ahead-of-tour-with-the-psychedelic-furs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s Going on Monday (Labor Day)?]]></title><description><![CDATA[TONIGHT IN &amp; AROUND NYCSoul Summit @ The Ruins at Knockdown Center<br />
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SHOP OUR STORE]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whats-going-on-monday-labor-day-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whats-going-on-monday-labor-day-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oasis fans frustrated by online queues, timeouts &amp; prices for UK reunion tour tickets; could international dates be announced soon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tickets for Oasis&lsquo; UK and Ireland shows went on general sale Saturday morning and, unsurprisingly, it was kind of a shitshow. It was expected that the shows, which include five nights at London&rsquo;s Wembley Stadium, would go quick but high demand for the Britpop icons&rsquo; first shows in 16 years caused crashes, timeout and other problems for many trying tickets. Some fans were in virtual queues for hours only to be kicked off the system.<br />
Three hour wait for Oasis tickets and @Ticketm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/oasis-fans-frustrated-by-online-queues-timeouts-amp-prices-for-uk-reunion-tour-tickets-could-international-dates-be-announced-soon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/oasis-fans-frustrated-by-online-queues-timeouts-amp-prices-for-uk-reunion-tour-tickets-could-international-dates-be-announced-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cure’s Roger O’Donnell reveals he was diagnosed with cancer in 2023 but his “prognosis is amazing”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roger O&rsquo;Donnell, keyboardist with The Cure, has revealed he was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2023. He shared his story on X/Twitter as September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month and says after 11 months of treatment he&rsquo;s doing &ldquo;fine&rdquo; and the &ldquo;prognosis is amazing.&rdquo;<br />
&ldquo;September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month so it&rsquo;s a good opportunity to have a dialogue about these diseases. In September last year I was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-cures-roger-odonnell-reveals-he-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-in-2023-but-his-prognosis-is-amazing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-cures-roger-odonnell-reveals-he-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-in-2023-but-his-prognosis-is-amazing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp revisit Nirvana&rsquo;s &ldquo;Smells Like Teen Spirit&rdquo; ++ Christmas Party Tour dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Fripp and Toyah go grunge on this week&rsquo;s Sunday Lunch, revisiting their 2020 cover of Nirvana&lsquo;s &ldquo;Smells Like Teen Spirit.&rdquo; No funny props or costumes, just one iconic riff in the kitchen. Watch that below.<br />
In other news, Toyah &amp; Robert have announced the Christmas Party Tour, hitting Edinburgh, Sunderland, Bath, London, and Wolverhampton in December. All dates are listed below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Robert Fripp (@robertfrippofficial)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-revisit-nirvanarsquos-ldquosmells-like-teen-spiritrdquo-christmas-party-tour-dates/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-revisit-nirvanarsquos-ldquosmells-like-teen-spiritrdquo-christmas-party-tour-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love and Rockets release “So Alive” remix EP, share video for “D.J.K’s Vibrant Nu Disco Mix”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love &amp; Rockets are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their leftfield 1989 hit single &ldquo;So Alive&rdquo; with a new EP of remixes and dub versions by The Crystal Method and D.J. K along with the original mix of the song. It&rsquo;s out now and you can listen below.<br />
To further celebrate, they&rsquo;ve made a video for the &ldquo;D.J.K&rsquo;s Vibrant Nu Disco Mix&rdquo; directed by Ava Green that plays as both a tribute to the original but also stands on it&rsquo;s own. Watch below.<br />
Love]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/love-and-rockets-release-so-alive-remix-ep-share-video-for-djks-vibrant-nu-disco-mix/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/love-and-rockets-release-so-alive-remix-ep-share-video-for-djks-vibrant-nu-disco-mix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Best Rap Albums of August 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here&rsquo;s a roundup of the 7 rap albums from August 2024 that stood out to us most. We also probably still missed or haven&rsquo;t spent enough time with some great August rap albums that aren&rsquo;t on this list. What were some of your favorites of last month? Let us know, and read on for the list (unranked, in no part]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/7-best-rap-albums-of-august-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/7-best-rap-albums-of-august-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul and Mindforce playing free NYC show together next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[DJ Paul of Memphis rap pioneers Three 6 Mafia, Hudson Valley hardcore band Mindforce, and an unannounced special guest are teaming up for a free NYC show this Wednesday (9/4) at The Meadows. It&rsquo;s presented by Brain Dead and Adidas, and it&rsquo;s free with RSVP. RSVP is required but entrance is first come, first serve, and each individual person needs their own RSVP.<br />
In related news, Three 6 Mafia&rsquo;s Juicy J just released a new album this week called Ravenite Social Club. He calls it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/three-6-mafias-dj-paul-and-mindforce-playing-free-nyc-show-together-next-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/three-6-mafias-dj-paul-and-mindforce-playing-free-nyc-show-together-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desert Daze fest cancels 2024 edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[California&rsquo;s Desert Daze festival has canceled its 2024 edition, only a month after announcing this year&rsquo;s lineup. They write:<br />
We are heartbroken to announce that Desert Daze &ndash; scheduled for October 10 &ndash; 13, 2024 in Lake Perris, CA &ndash; is canceled. Pass holders will be refunded, and will be contacted directly via their point of purchase.<br />
As an independent festival, an increasing rarity in today&rsquo;s festival market, Desert Daze is run by a small team of people who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/desert-daze-fest-cancels-2024-edition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/desert-daze-fest-cancels-2024-edition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK rap duo Rizzle Kicks announce “the second biggest comeback this week,” share first new song in 8 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton, UK rap duo Rizzle Kicks may not have picked the best week to announce they&rsquo;re back, but they have good humor about it. The group, who had a string of UK hits &mdash; including &ldquo;Down with the Trumpets,&rdquo; &ldquo;Mama Do the Hump,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Lost Generation&rdquo; &mdash; in the early 2010s declared on Monday &ldquo;SECOND BIGGEST COMEBACK THIS WEEK.&rdquo; They also shared a video announcing their return that is hilarious even if you&rsquo;ve never heard of them b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/uk-rap-duo-rizzle-kicks-announce-the-second-biggest-comeback-this-week-share-first-new-song-in-8-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/uk-rap-duo-rizzle-kicks-announce-the-second-biggest-comeback-this-week-share-first-new-song-in-8-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oasis&rsquo; &lsquo;Definitely Maybe&rsquo; Turns 30: listen to the new deluxe edition ft. rare &amp; unreleased tracks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oasis released their debut album, Definitely Maybe, 30 years ago this week. At the time it was a real breath of fresh air, an unabashed rock n&rsquo; roll album that wasn&rsquo;t afraid to tell you its superstar ambitions and came armed with the tunes to back those ambitions up. Those tunes were by Noel Gallagher and his brother Liam sang them with a sneering attitude cranked to 11. Definitely Maybe is the sound of Oasis on the rise but fully formed, free of bloat, when they could seemingly do n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/oasisrsquo-lsquodefinitely-maybersquo-turns-30-listen-to-the-new-deluxe-edition-ft-rare-amp-unreleased-tracks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/oasisrsquo-lsquodefinitely-maybersquo-turns-30-listen-to-the-new-deluxe-edition-ft-rare-amp-unreleased-tracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foals’ Yannis Philippakis tells us about his favorite songs ft Tony Allen on drums]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis just released Lagos Paris London, his EP as Yannis &amp; The Yaw which is a collaboration with the late afrobeat legend Tony Allen. The EP is a nice combination of Foals&rsquo; funkier side along with overt afrobeat touches, all powered by one of the greatest, most distinctive drummers of the last 50 years. You can listen to the whole thing, and watch the lyric video for EP standout &ldquo;Clementine,&rdquo; below.<br />
We asked Yannis to pick his favorite songs that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/foals-yannis-philippakis-tells-us-about-his-favorite-songs-ft-tony-allen-on-drums/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/foals-yannis-philippakis-tells-us-about-his-favorite-songs-ft-tony-allen-on-drums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mummies touring around Halloween (2 NYC-area shows)]]></title><description><![CDATA[California Kings of Budget Rock The Mummies are always busy in the fall, and this year is no different. They&rsquo;ve got shows in September, October and November &mdash; mostly around Halloween &ndash; including dates on both coasts.<br />
Dates include Oakland, Portland, Philly, DC and two NYC-area shows: Jersey City&rsquo;s White Eagle Hall on October 30 with Brower and The Dracu-Las, and then NYC on Halloween at Knockdown Center for NY Night Train&rsquo;s annual Haunted Hop party with The Gories,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-mummies-touring-around-halloween-2-nyc-area-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-mummies-touring-around-halloween-2-nyc-area-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allie X taps Empress Of for new version of “Galina,” announces fall tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allie X released Girl With No Face, one of our favorite albums of the year so far, back in February, and she&rsquo;s shared a new version of one of its highlights, &ldquo;Galina,&rdquo; featuring Empress Of. &ldquo;Empress Of is an artist I&rsquo;ve admired for many years and it felt like the right collaboration for this song, which is an exploration of maternal and mystical relationships between women,&rdquo; Allie says. Hear it below.<br />
Allie has also announced more 2024 tour dates, beginning on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/allie-x-taps-empress-of-for-new-version-of-galina-announces-fall-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/allie-x-taps-empress-of-for-new-version-of-galina-announces-fall-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV on the Radio teasing something?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a full decade since TV on the Radio last released an album, 2014&rsquo;s very good Seeds, and they haven&rsquo;t played live since opening for Weezer at Madison Square Garden in 2019. But it looks like they&rsquo;ve finally got something up their sleeves, as they wiped their website and their Instagram of everything except a band logo and a mailing list signup.<br />
In a July interview with&nbsp;Hollywood Reporter, co-lead singer Tunde Adebimpe said, &ldquo;I just wrapped up my own re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tv-on-the-radio-teasing-something/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tv-on-the-radio-teasing-something/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is Beautiful announces block party lineup by day + single day tickets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Las Vegas fest Life is Beautiful&lsquo;s 2024 Block Party happens on September 27 and 28 at 324 S. Main in Downtown Las Vegas, and they&rsquo;ve broken down the lineup by day. Both days have no overlapping sets, and the lineups are as follows:<br />
Friday, September 27 features Justice, Jamie xx, James Blake, Neil Frances, LP Giobbi, John Talabot, and Empress Of.<br />
Saturday, September 28 features Peggy Gou, LCD Soundsystem, JUNGLE, Thundercat, Toro y Moi, BadBadNotGood, and FIFI.<br />
Single-day tickets go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/life-is-beautiful-announces-block-party-lineup-by-day-single-day-tickets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/life-is-beautiful-announces-block-party-lineup-by-day-single-day-tickets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nina Ryser (@, Palberta) shares “Underestimate” from new solo LP ‘Water Giants’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philadelphia artist Nina Ryser (of @ and Palberta) has a new solo album on the way. Water Giants is due out on September 20 via Dear Life Records, and Ryser says it&rsquo;s the &ldquo;first solo album I didn&rsquo;t record alone in my house.&rdquo; She worked on it with engineer Lucas Knapp, and you can see the cover art (featuring collaged and formatted photos by Eve Alpert) and tracklist below.<br />
The album includes &ldquo;Things I Claim&rdquo; from earlier this summer, and Ryser has shared anoth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nina-ryser-palberta-shares-underestimate-from-new-solo-lp-water-giants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nina-ryser-palberta-shares-underestimate-from-new-solo-lp-water-giants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeff Rosenstock&rsquo;s NYC residency has had guests, covers, new songs &amp; more + 8th night added!]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Jeff Rosenstock announced his &ldquo;potentially infinite&rdquo; residency at Brooklyn&rsquo;s Warsaw back in May, he said as long as it kept selling out, he&rsquo;d keep adding more shows. The residency ended up extending to seven shows and it began last week, with all shows sold out except night seven, which happens Thursday (8/29) with JER. Well, that show just finally sold out yesterday, so Jeff has kept his promise and he added an eighth show happening Friday (8/30) at Warsaw with supp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jeff-rosenstockrsquos-nyc-residency-has-had-guests-covers-new-songs-amp-more-8th-night-added/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jeff-rosenstockrsquos-nyc-residency-has-had-guests-covers-new-songs-amp-more-8th-night-added/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet Pill announce free NYC show w/ Taraneh &amp; Dirt Buyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our friends at AltPress and Marshall are putting on a free NYC show with Sweet Pill, Taraneh, Dirt Buyer, and a DJ set from Body Meat. It happens at Baby&rsquo;s All Right on September 13, and you can RSVP for free entry. There will be &ldquo;surprises from Marshall and AltPress while supplies last,&rdquo; and attendees will be among the first to see AltPress&rsquo; new fall issue.<br />
Earlier this month, Sweet Pill shared a cover of The Wonder Years&rsquo; &ldquo;There, There&rdquo; for Hopeless Re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sweet-pill-announce-free-nyc-show-w-taraneh-amp-dirt-buyer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sweet-pill-announce-free-nyc-show-w-taraneh-amp-dirt-buyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modest Mouse selling tons of gear ahead of ‘Good News’ tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modest Mouse are gearing up to play Good News For People Who Love Bad News in full on a 20th anniversary tour, and today they&rsquo;ve also announced that they&rsquo;re selling over 500 pieces of gear in the Reverb shop that they opened in 2022. The new gear goes up for sale on September 5.<br />
&ldquo;I would go down to the music store, and I would just buy anything that looked interesting to me,&rdquo; Isaac Brock says. &ldquo;I could just take it back or resell it, but then I wouldn&rsquo;t do tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/modest-mouse-selling-tons-of-gear-ahead-of-good-news-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/modest-mouse-selling-tons-of-gear-ahead-of-good-news-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New deluxe Ol’ Dirty Bastard action figure announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol&rsquo; Dirty Bastard is the inspiration behind a new action figure from Super7. The Deluxe ReAction Figure stands 7&Prime; tall (nearly twice as tall as standard ReAction Figures) with multiple points of articulation, and comes with a mic and an ID. It&rsquo;s inspired by the cover art to ODB&rsquo;s 1995 debut LP, Return to 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, and has him wearing sunglasses (complete with a missing lens), a durag, and Timberlands. Pick up yours HERE.<br />
Mean]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-deluxe-ol-dirty-bastard-action-figure-announced/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-deluxe-ol-dirty-bastard-action-figure-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battle for the Ramones: Joey’s brother sues Johnny’s widow, claims she’s exploiting the band’s legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a couple weeks ago was the 50th anniversary of NYC punk icons the Ramones&lsquo; first show at CBGB. Sadly, none of the original members of the band who played that show are alive. Also sadly, the legacy of the band is being fought between Joey Ramone&rsquo;s brother, Mitchel Hyman (aka Mickey Leigh), and Johnny Ramone&rsquo;s widow, Linda Cummings-Ramone, who have equal stakes in the band&rsquo;s holding company and are embroiled in a rather ugly feud for control.<br />
The latest: Billboard rep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/battle-for-the-ramones-joeys-brother-sues-johnnys-widow-claims-shes-exploiting-the-bands-legacy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/battle-for-the-ramones-joeys-brother-sues-johnnys-widow-claims-shes-exploiting-the-bands-legacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ELO began final tour in Palm Desert, CA (pics, video, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeff Lynne&lsquo;s ELO kicked off what they say is their final outing, the &ldquo;Over and Out Tour,&rdquo; at Palm Desert, CA&rsquo;s Acrisure Arena on Saturday night (8/24). These are their first shows since 2019, and they started with &ldquo;One More Time&rdquo; from the album they released that year, From Out of Nowhere, and also played lots of classic hits, including &ldquo;Strange Magic,&rdquo; &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Bring Me Down,&rdquo; &ldquo;Evil Woman,&rdquo; &ldquo;Turn to Stone,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/elo-began-final-tour-in-palm-desert-ca-pics-video-setlist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/elo-began-final-tour-in-palm-desert-ca-pics-video-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dB’s announce ‘Repercussion’ reissue, including first-ever US vinyl release (watch “Neverland” video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dB&rsquo;s reissued their classic debut album, Stands for Decibels, earlier this year and now they&rsquo;ve announced a reissue of their equally-classic second album, 1982&rsquo;s Repercussion, which will be out October 18 via Propeller Sound Recordings (pre-order). This marks its first ever official US vinyl release.<br />
Repercussion was the second and last album The dB&rsquo;s made during their original run with their lineup of Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder and Will Rigby, as Stam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-dbs-announce-repercussion-reissue-including-first-ever-us-vinyl-release-watch-neverland-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-dbs-announce-repercussion-reissue-including-first-ever-us-vinyl-release-watch-neverland-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen squashes farewell tour rumors: “I ain’t going anywhere!”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen has been forced to postpone shows over the past couple of years due to a peptic ulcer and vocal issues, but contrary to some recent rumors circulating, he&rsquo;s not thinking of retiring from touring just yet. At his Philadelphia show on Friday (8/23), Bruce (who turns 75 on September 23) told the crowd at Citizens Bank Park, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been around for 50 fuckin&rsquo; years, and we ain&rsquo;t quitting! We ain&rsquo;t doing no farewell tour bullshit! Jesus Christ! No]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bruce-springsteen-squashes-farewell-tour-rumors-i-aint-going-anywhere/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bruce-springsteen-squashes-farewell-tour-rumors-i-aint-going-anywhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afropunk 2024 in pics (Erykah Badu w/ Thundercat &amp; Rapsody, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After moving to Greenpoint Terminal Market last year following many years at Commodore Barry Park, Afropunk&lsquo;s Brooklyn edition moved again in 2024, this time to Prospect Park&rsquo;s Lena Horne Bandshell, the location of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, and happened on Friday and Saturday (8/23-8/24) instead of all weekend as in years past. The location was the first of many changes Afropunk underwent for 2024. This year&rsquo;s event was dubbed &ldquo;BLKTOPIA,&rdquo; and instead of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/afropunk-2024-in-pics-erykah-badu-w-thundercat-amp-rapsody-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/afropunk-2024-in-pics-erykah-badu-w-thundercat-amp-rapsody-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[’90s DC indie rock band Tsunami getting Numero Group box set]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reissue-oriented indie label Numero Group has been mining the &rsquo;90s a lot recently and the latest in their archival series is on DC-area indie rock band Tsunami. Its a 5xLP box set titled Loud Is As and will be out November 8.<br />
Led by Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson, who ran influential &rsquo;90s indie label Simple Machines (and famously wrote a guide on how to start your own label), Tsunami were together from 1990 though 2003, minus a couple years around the start of the millenium. Loud I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/90s-dc-indie-rock-band-tsunami-getting-numero-group-box-set/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/90s-dc-indie-rock-band-tsunami-getting-numero-group-box-set/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charli XCX and Bon Iver recently hit the studio together]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brat Summer continues with a new New York Magazine cover story on Charli XCX, in which she reveals she was in the studio with Bon Iver and Danielle Haim the night before the interview was conducted in late July. Charli XCX and Bon Iver might sound like a surprising combo, though Justin did sing on Yeezus, an album Brat&lsquo;s been compared to, so maybe he&rsquo;s bringing that kind of energy to the new&nbsp;Brat-related material that Charli says she&rsquo;s been working on.<br />
She recently posted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/charli-xcx-and-bon-iver-recently-hit-the-studio-together/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/charli-xcx-and-bon-iver-recently-hit-the-studio-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Dej Loaf, Laura Marling, Dandy Warhols, Cash Cobain, Maul, John Douglas (Trashcan Sinatras), more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
LAURA MARLING<br />
Laura Marling will be in NYC in November for a residency at Bowery Ballroom. She&rsquo;s added a matinee show on Sunday, November 10. There are also shows that night and on 11/11 and 11/12.<br />
DEJ LOAF<br />
Detroit rapper DeJ Loaf will be on the Where My Fans Tour this fall, with shows in Chicago, Toronto, Boston, NYC (Brooklyn Bowl on October 8), Fort Lauderdale, New Orleans, Memphis, Dallas, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-dej-loaf-laura-marling-dandy-warhols-cash-cobain-maul-john-douglas-trashcan-sinatras-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-dej-loaf-laura-marling-dandy-warhols-cash-cobain-maul-john-douglas-trashcan-sinatras-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uniform announce fall tour with Pharmakon for new album ‘American Standard’]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYC industrialists Uniform just released new album American Standard (read our review) and will celebrate with show at NYC&rsquo;s Bowery Ballroom on August 30 with Poison Ruin and LEYA. After that they&rsquo;ll head to the West Coast for an early September run with World Peace, then in December they&rsquo;ll play East Coast shows with Pharmakon.<br />
They&rsquo;ll also tour Europe with Bad Breeding and A Place to Bury Strangers. All dates are listed, along with a stream of American Standard, below.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/uniform-announce-fall-tour-with-pharmakon-for-new-album-american-standard/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/uniform-announce-fall-tour-with-pharmakon-for-new-album-american-standard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daron Beck of Pinkish Black, RIP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daron Beck of Pinkish Black, Information_Age, and more has passed away. The news was confirmed by Relapse Records, who released Pinkish Black&rsquo;s 2015 album Bottom of the Morning and 2019&rsquo;s Concept Unification. They write, &ldquo;We at Relapse Records are saddened by the loss of Daron Beck of Pinkish Black and Zombi and Friends from a medical illness. Daron was a kind, tremendously funny, and gentle soul that made some of the most creative and compelling music ever released on Relapse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/daron-beck-of-pinkish-black-rip/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/daron-beck-of-pinkish-black-rip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GIFT tell us how Madonna, Andrew Weatherall, Spiritualized &amp; more influenced their new album &lsquo;Illuminator&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to feel sad when I&rsquo;m listening to music. That&rsquo;s never been the goal for GIFT,&rdquo; singer/guitarist TJ Freda says of his band&rsquo;s second album (and first for Captured Tracks). &ldquo;It was always meant to be this escapist yet freeing euphoria that anyone could go out and dance to and feel amazing. But I also wanted to talk about some real feelings. There&rsquo;s this duality between darker lyrics underneath a joyous pop structure.&rdquo; Devotees of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gift-tell-us-how-madonna-andrew-weatherall-spiritualized-amp-more-influenced-their-new-album-lsquoilluminatorrsquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gift-tell-us-how-madonna-andrew-weatherall-spiritualized-amp-more-influenced-their-new-album-lsquoilluminatorrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local H announce ‘P.J. Soles’ anniversary tour after dates with Helmet cancelled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local H were supposed to be on tour this fall with Helmet, but those dates were canceled earlier this week due to &ldquo;lower than expected ticket sales.&rdquo; They have now put together a club tour in support of the 20th anniversary of Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles?, hitting half of the US in September and October with Radkey opening.<br />
The tour hits NYC on September 24 at Mercury Lounge.<br />
Tickets will be on sale soon. All dates are listed below.<br />
LOCAL H Tour Dates:September 15 &ndash; Clevela]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/local-h-announce-pj-soles-anniversary-tour-after-dates-with-helmet-cancelled/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/local-h-announce-pj-soles-anniversary-tour-after-dates-with-helmet-cancelled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doechii announces new mixtape, ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal,’ shares “Boom Bap”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florida rapper/singer Doechii has released a bunch of great singles lately (&ldquo;Alter Ego&rdquo; with JT from City Girls is a big highlight), and now she&rsquo;s just announced a new mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal, due next week (8/30) via TDE/Capitol. The project features just one of her recent singles (&ldquo;Nissan Altima&rdquo;), as well as a couple songs that she debuted during her recent &ldquo;Swamp Sessions&rdquo; series, including &ldquo;Bullfrog&rdquo; and &ldquo;Catfish.&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/doechii-announces-new-mixtape-alligator-bites-never-heal-shares-boom-bap/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/doechii-announces-new-mixtape-alligator-bites-never-heal-shares-boom-bap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bug signs to Relapse, preps new LP ‘Machine’ (hear 2 songs)]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK producer and heavy electronics dubmaster The Bug (Kevin Richard Martin) has signed to Relapse and announced his first album for the label. It&rsquo;s titled Machine and will be out October 4.<br />
The album began as &ldquo;floor weapons&rdquo; self-released between 2023 and 2024 on his Bandcamp, which have now been collected and recontextualized for Machine. He calls the album &ldquo;ice cold and dystopian,&rdquo; while showcasing &ldquo;atmospheric pressure, and the joy of full body assaults, via]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-bug-signs-to-relapse-preps-new-lp-machine-hear-2-songs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-bug-signs-to-relapse-preps-new-lp-machine-hear-2-songs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RVG share new song “Don’t Take It Badly” and Ramones “Pet Sematary” cover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s RVG are back with a new 7&Prime; single featuring new original &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Take It Badly&rdquo; and a cover of Ramones&lsquo; &ldquo;Pet Sematary.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s their first new music since releasing last year&rsquo;s Brain Worms, which won the 2023 Australian Music Prize.<br />
&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Take It Badly is a song about how change isn&rsquo;t always a romantic thing and can sometimes feel pretty ugly,&rdquo; says bandleader Romy Vager. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a winter song]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rvg-share-new-song-dont-take-it-badly-and-ramones-pet-sematary-cover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rvg-share-new-song-dont-take-it-badly-and-ramones-pet-sematary-cover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen to Broadcast’s previously unheard “Come Back to Me’ from upcoming ‘Distant Call’ compilation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warp Records is gearing up to release Distant Call, a collection of demos from Broadcast that date from 2000-2006, including songs that would end up on&nbsp;Haha Sound, Tender Buttons and singles/EPs from the era, as well as two songs discovered by Broadcast co-founder James Cargill after Trish Keenan&rsquo;s passing in 2011. One of those previously unreleased songs, &ldquo;Come Back to Me,&rdquo; has just been shared.<br />
&ldquo;Come Back to Me&rdquo; was written as a response to Broadcast&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/listen-to-broadcasts-previously-unheard-come-back-to-me-from-upcoming-distant-call-compilation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/listen-to-broadcasts-previously-unheard-come-back-to-me-from-upcoming-distant-call-compilation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Number Twelve Looks Like You release first song in 5 years, “Eyes On The Fireworks”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Number Twelve Looks Like You have released &ldquo;Eyes On The Fireworks,&rdquo; their first new song since their 2019 comeback album Wild Gods. Considering how chaotic this band usually is, it&rsquo;s a welcome surprise to hear them churning out a catchy post-hardcore anthem like this one. And the comparatively simplistic approach helps put Jesse Korman&rsquo;s lyrics front and center, fitting for a song with a strong, topical message like this one. Jesse says:<br />
Americans often assert that ou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-number-twelve-looks-like-you-release-first-song-in-5-years-eyes-on-the-fireworks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-number-twelve-looks-like-you-release-first-song-in-5-years-eyes-on-the-fireworks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack White playing intimate DC shows at Black Cat &amp; 9:30 Club]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack White&lsquo;s unconventional &ldquo;tour&rdquo; continues, as he&rsquo;s just announced intimate Washington, DC shows. This time he&rsquo;s given fans just a little more notice; they happen on August 26 at Black Cat and August 27 at 9:30 Club.<br />
Tickets for both shows go on Third Man Vault member presale on Friday, August 23 at 10 AM with the general on-sale starting at noon for any remaining tickets.<br />
As for this tour for new album No Name, Jack says, &ldquo;We won&rsquo;t really be announcin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jack-white-playing-intimate-dc-shows-at-black-cat-amp-930-club/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jack-white-playing-intimate-dc-shows-at-black-cat-amp-930-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radiohead&rsquo;s &lsquo;Kid A&rsquo; &amp; &lsquo;Amnesiac&rsquo; to soundtrack &lsquo;Nosferatu&rsquo; screenings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silent horror film classic Nosferatu is getting a new soundtrack from Radiohead. Silents Synced, a new series from Austin indie drive-in theater Blue Starlite, will pair &ldquo;classic silent movies with epic rock music&rdquo; to screen at independent cinemas, and their first offering has Kid A and Amnesiac soundtracking Nosferatu. It premieres on Saturday, September 21 at Los Feliz Theatre in Los Angeles, and it set for a wider release on October 4, with a full list of theaters still to be anno]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/radioheadrsquos-lsquokid-arsquo-amp-lsquoamnesiacrsquo-to-soundtrack-lsquonosferatursquo-screenings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/radioheadrsquos-lsquokid-arsquo-amp-lsquoamnesiacrsquo-to-soundtrack-lsquonosferatursquo-screenings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Seretan breaks down new album ‘Allora,’ track by track]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Seretan recently released his great new album Allora on Tiny Engines (read our review in Notable Releases), and for a much deeper dive into the album, Ben has given us a track-by-track breakdown (and if you&rsquo;d like to learn to play his songs, he also provides the guitar tunings and capo placements). Take it away, Ben&hellip;Allora by Ben Seretan**TRACK-BY-TRACK BREAKDOWN OF ALLORA BY BEN SERETANThis is not a methodically labored over album. We did not spend six months in the studio, we&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ben-seretan-breaks-down-new-album-allora-track-by-track/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ben-seretan-breaks-down-new-album-allora-track-by-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Hill’s ‘Caveman in a Spaceship’ getting Off-Broadway run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian, shredding guitarist and occasional shirtless BrooklynVegan contributor Dave Hill is bringing his show Caveman in a Spaceship to NYC for an Off-Broadway run. Specifically, it happens at SoHo Playhouse from September 16 &ndash; October 11 with shows on Mondays (7 PM) and Fridays (10 PM).<br />
Tickets are on presale now with the code FACEMELT, and go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 23 at 10 AM.<br />
Hill will be backed by his band for the show, which mixes &ldquo;stand-up, storytell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dave-hills-caveman-in-a-spaceship-getting-off-broadway-run/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dave-hills-caveman-in-a-spaceship-getting-off-broadway-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil Young gave Tim Walz permission to use “Rockin’ in the Free World” at Democratic National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you watched Tim Walz accept the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination at the DNC on Wednesday night, you heard the Minnesota governor walk off to Neil Young&rsquo;s &ldquo;Rockin&rsquo; in the Free World.&rdquo; According to CNN&rsquo;s Kaitlan Collins, Young personally gave Walz permission to use the song.<br />
According to CNN, Walz chose the song as it&rsquo;s a favorite of his, but it probably didn&rsquo;t hurt that Young had sued Donald Trump in 2020 for using &ldquo;Rockin&rsquo; in the Fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neil-young-gave-tim-walz-permission-to-use-rockin-in-the-free-world-at-democratic-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neil-young-gave-tim-walz-permission-to-use-rockin-in-the-free-world-at-democratic-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stateside sign to Pure Noise, release two-song 7″]]></title><description><![CDATA[Southern California pop punk/hardcore blenders Stateside left a big impression when they opened the Koyo, Anxious, One Step Closer tour earlier this year, and now they&rsquo;ve signed to Pure Noise, which is also home to Koyo (and The Story So Far, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Knocked Loose, Drug Church, and a bunch of others). Their first single for the label is &ldquo;Thirty Mile Stretch,&rdquo; which comes on a 7&Prime; (co-released by their former label, New Morality Zine) that also includes the song]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stateside-sign-to-pure-noise-release-two-song-7/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stateside-sign-to-pure-noise-release-two-song-7/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modest Mouse &amp; Interpol shows at Brooklyn Steel on BrooklynVegan Presale (passwords here)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tickets for Modest Mouse and Interpol&lsquo;s newly announced NYC album anniversary shows are on BrooklynVegan Presale starting today (8/22) at 10 AM ET.<br />
Get tickets to Modest Mouse at Brooklyn Steel on November 21, 22, and 23, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Good News For People Who Love Bad News, with the BrooklynVegan Presale password MODESTVEGAN.<br />
Get tickets to Interpol at Brooklyn Steel on December 3 and 4, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Antics, with the BrooklynVegan Presale passw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/modest-mouse-amp-interpol-shows-at-brooklyn-steel-on-brooklynvegan-presale-passwords-here/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/modest-mouse-amp-interpol-shows-at-brooklyn-steel-on-brooklynvegan-presale-passwords-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you didn’t love yours, time for a redo—go and see The PROM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether we were a Prom King, a Solid Gold Dancer or a Wallflower, we can&rsquo;t look away from our prom. You can go home again, though, with the Heights Players.&nbsp; Their kick off show of the season&mdash;beginning September 6th and running weekends through September 22nd&ndash; is The Prom.Four fading stars. One girl&rsquo;s prom dream. A heartwarming tale of hope and change.When prom in Edgewater, Indiana is cancelled to prevent a lesbian couple from dancing, Broadway saves the day. Love]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/if-you-didnt-love-yours-time-for-a-redogo-and-see-the-prom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/if-you-didnt-love-yours-time-for-a-redogo-and-see-the-prom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kylesa are back, announce Roadburn &amp; promising more 2025 reunion shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kylesa went on indefinite hiatus back in 2016, and they just announced that they&rsquo;ll return to the stage in 2025! Their reunion will begin at Roadburn 2025, followed by &ldquo;a limited number of special shows&rdquo; that celebrate the band&rsquo;s 25th anniversary. &ldquo;We have so much more to tell you about over the coming months &amp; we can&rsquo;t wait to see you out there,&rdquo; they say. The note is signed by co-singer/guitarists Phillip Cope and Laura Pleasants. No word yet on wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kylesa-are-back-announce-roadburn-amp-promising-more-2025-reunion-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kylesa-are-back-announce-roadburn-amp-promising-more-2025-reunion-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[black midi&rsquo;s Geordie Greep announces debut solo album &amp; 2025 tour, shares &ldquo;Holy, Holy&rdquo; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[black midi are on hiatus, but frontman Geordie Greep has just announced his debut solo album, The New Sound, which is out October 4 via Rough Trade. &ldquo;With recording The New Sound, it was the first time I have had no one to answer to,&rdquo; Geordie says. &ldquo;And with every impulse I had, I was able to completely follow it through to its conclusion. Being in a band (black midi), we often have this &lsquo;we can do everything&rsquo; feeling, but you are also kind of limited in that approa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/black-midirsquos-geordie-greep-announces-debut-solo-album-amp-2025-tour-shares-ldquoholy-holyrdquo-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/black-midirsquos-geordie-greep-announces-debut-solo-album-amp-2025-tour-shares-ldquoholy-holyrdquo-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Jason Isbell &amp; Mickey Guyton perform at Democratic National Convention tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 Democratic National Convention just began at Chicago&rsquo;s United Center and McCormick Place, and in addition to speeches and remarks from President Joe Biden, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Hillary Clinton, Dr. Jill Biden, and more there will be a little music. On tap Monday: Jason Isbell, James Taylor, and Mickey Guyton.<br />
UPDATE: Isbell and Guyton performed but Taylor&rsquo;s song ended up getting cut for time as things went long. So far no word on whether Taylor will be ad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-jason-isbell-amp-mickey-guyton-perform-at-democratic-national-convention-tonight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-jason-isbell-amp-mickey-guyton-perform-at-democratic-national-convention-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Tears for Fears, Black Crowes, Sect, Three 6 Mafia, Tim Minchin, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
TEARS FOR FEARS LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY<br />
British band Tears for Fears have announced a three-night residency at Fontainbleau Las Vegas from October 30 &ndash; November 2. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a while since we&rsquo;ve been on the road and are very eager to share this live show experience with everyone,&rdquo; say bandmates Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. &ldquo;You can expect to hear tracks from our 2022 al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-tears-for-fears-black-crowes-sect-three-6-mafia-tim-minchin-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-tears-for-fears-black-crowes-sect-three-6-mafia-tim-minchin-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Hughes leaving The Mountain Goats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime The Mountain Goats bassist Peter Hughes is leaving the band. He shared the news in a lengthy message on social media, writing, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s been the ride of a lifetime, but I&rsquo;m sorry to say that for a tedious multitude of reasons involving health and sanity blah blah blah, the time has come for me to step off. Not an easy decision, obviously, but a necessary one.&rdquo; He adds, &ldquo;Not dying and not disappearing btw. Honestly not sure what&rsquo;s next but I&rsquo;ve got]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/peter-hughes-leaving-the-mountain-goats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/peter-hughes-leaving-the-mountain-goats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ka surprise-releases new album ‘The Thief Next to Jesus,’ shares “Such Devotion” video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brownsville rapper Ka&nbsp;has surprise-released a new album, The Thief Next to Jesus. It&rsquo;s his first in two years and, as usual, it&rsquo;s not on streaming and is only available as a $20 download from his website. He produced it himself at with engineer Connor Schultze behind the boards at Studio City Sound.<br />
&ldquo;Thank you for still being interested after my 2 years away,&rdquo; Ka wrote on Instagram. &ldquo;I really wanted to come back with something meaningful. This one holds a speci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ka-surprise-releases-new-album-the-thief-next-to-jesus-shares-such-devotion-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ka-surprise-releases-new-album-the-thief-next-to-jesus-shares-such-devotion-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeff Rosenstock added to Taking Back Sunday’s rescheduled Pier 17 show this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking Back Sunday were scheduled to wrap up their summer tour with Citizen in NYC on Sunday (8/18) with their second show at The Rooftop at Pier 17. That&rsquo;s now been rescheduled to Tuesday, August 20 because of severe weather on Sunday. You can read the statement from the venue below.<br />
Jeff Rosenstock will now join Taking Back Sunday as support when they perform on Tuesday, warming up for his Brooklyn residency at Warsaw, which begins on Wednesday (8/21). &ldquo;Y2K Long Island scene kids r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jeff-rosenstock-added-to-taking-back-sundays-rescheduled-pier-17-show-this-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jeff-rosenstock-added-to-taking-back-sundays-rescheduled-pier-17-show-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp revisit KISS&rsquo; &ldquo;I Was Made for Lovin&rsquo; You&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on Toyah and Robert Fripp&lsquo;s Sunday Lunch series, they&rsquo;re revisiting what they say is one of their favorite episodes &mdash; that time they covered KISS&lsquo; disco-rock classic &ldquo;I Was Made for Lovin&rsquo; You&rdquo; while Toyah wore an inflatable unicorn / pegasus outfit. They somehow managed not to break any dishes. You can watch that and KISS&rsquo; original video below.<br />
Toyah and Robert wrap up their summer Rock Party tour this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/toyah-amp-robert-fripp-revisit-kissrsquo-ldquoi-was-made-for-lovinrsquo-yourdquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/toyah-amp-robert-fripp-revisit-kissrsquo-ldquoi-was-made-for-lovinrsquo-yourdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phish moving Sunday Mondegreen set to afternoon due to “high likelihood of severe weather”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phish are in the midst of Mondegreen, their first multi-night camping festival since 2015, which is happening at Dover, DE&rsquo;s The Woodlands. The fest is scheduled to wrap up on Sunday (8/18), and due to severe weather that&rsquo;s forecasted to be incoming, Phish have moved their Sunday performance from the evening to the afternoon; it&rsquo;ll now start at 1 PM, and the field will open at 11:30 AM.<br />
Here&rsquo;s the band&rsquo;s statement:Due to the high likelihood of severe weather during]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/phish-moving-sunday-mondegreen-set-to-afternoon-due-to-high-likelihood-of-severe-weather/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/phish-moving-sunday-mondegreen-set-to-afternoon-due-to-high-likelihood-of-severe-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Tegan and Sara, Funk Flex, Penelope Scott, TPOBPAH, Bane, Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
TEGAN AND SARA<br />
Tegan and Sara will release a new graphic novel, Crush, in October, and they&rsquo;ll be going on a book tour for it, including two NYC events: Brooklyn Heights Public Library on 10/17, and New York Comic Con on 10/18.THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART<br />
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are getting back together for their first shows in seven years.<br />
ANDR&Eacute; 3000<br />
Andr&eacute; 3000 will be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-tegan-and-sara-funk-flex-penelope-scott-tpobpah-bane-reverend-kristin-michael-hayter-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-tegan-and-sara-funk-flex-penelope-scott-tpobpah-bane-reverend-kristin-michael-hayter-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rolling Loud Miami 2024 tickets + lineup: Future, Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, Sexyy Red, Denzel Curry, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[GA and VIP tickets are now on sale for the 2024 editon of hip hop fest Rolling Loud Miami which is celebrating its 10th year on&nbsp;December 13-15 at Florida&rsquo;s Hard Rock Stadium with headliners Future (on Friday), Travis Scott (on Saturday), and Playboi Carti (on Sunday).<br />
The three-day lineup &mdash; which can see in full in the poster below &mdash; also includes Yeat, Metro Boomin, Lil Yachty, Trippie Redd, Tyga, Lil Tecca, Rick Ross, JT of City Girls, Young Nudy, BigXThaPlug, Curren$y,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rolling-loud-miami-2024-tickets-lineup-future-travis-scott-playboi-carti-sexyy-red-denzel-curry-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rolling-loud-miami-2024-tickets-lineup-future-travis-scott-playboi-carti-sexyy-red-denzel-curry-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[André 3000 adds 2nd NYC show at BAM, announces openers for fall tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andr&eacute; 3000 is in the midst of a summer festival run (he played Oslo&rsquo;s &Oslash;ya Fest last weekend) and in the fall he brings his band of Carlos Ni&ntilde;o, Nate Mercereau, Surya Botofasina and Deantoni Parks back out on the road in North America for more shows of flute-forward, improvised spiritual jazz in the style of 2023&rsquo;s New Blue Sun. The tour includes an NYC show at BAM&rsquo;s Howard Gilman Opera House on October 25, and he&rsquo;s now added a second show at the same]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/andr-3000-adds-2nd-nyc-show-at-bam-announces-openers-for-fall-tour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/andr-3000-adds-2nd-nyc-show-at-bam-announces-openers-for-fall-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leon Bridges announces North American tour with Hermanos Gutiérrez]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leon Bridges announced Leon, his first album in three years, last week, and now he&rsquo;s announced a tour supporting it, where he&rsquo;ll be joined by duo Hermanos Guti&eacute;rrez. &ldquo;I wanted to bring the magic and connection that made this record to this tour, so I felt it was important to pick the right rooms to play,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be performing at intimate theaters this run with my incredible band. These are listening rooms&mdash;beautiful stages that truly showca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/leon-bridges-announces-north-american-tour-with-hermanos-gutirrez/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/leon-bridges-announces-north-american-tour-with-hermanos-gutirrez/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway&rsquo;s &Oslash;ya Fest 2024 brought Pulp, Janelle Monae, PJ Harvey, welcoming vibes &amp; more (review, pics)]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Even their porta-potties smell good,&rdquo; one longtime &Oslash;ya-goer and music industry vet from the UK told me the morning gates opened on the festival&rsquo;s first day. If Oslo&rsquo;s &Oslash;yafestivalen has a reputation, it&rsquo;s of being exceedingly civilized. It&rsquo;s earned, from the clean grounds of T&oslash;yen Park (right in the middle of the city), to the genial staff and security, to the festival-goers who were across-the-board friendly and polite but there to have f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/norwayrsquos-oslashya-fest-2024-brought-pulp-janelle-monae-pj-harvey-welcoming-vibes-amp-more-review-pics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/norwayrsquos-oslashya-fest-2024-brought-pulp-janelle-monae-pj-harvey-welcoming-vibes-amp-more-review-pics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Morning Jacket moving One Big Holiday concert vacation to Florida for 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Morning Jacket are bringing their One Big Holiday destination festival/concert vacation back for 2025, but are moving it from its previous location in Mexico to Miramar Beach, Florida. Topeka will produce this year&rsquo;s event, which happens on April 3-5, 2023, with My Morning Jacket curating the lineup and headlining all three nights.<br />
&ldquo;What a joy it is experiencing the beautiful One Big Holiday festival vibes with everyone who has come out and had fun with us in all of the different]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/my-morning-jacket-moving-one-big-holiday-concert-vacation-to-florida-for-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/my-morning-jacket-moving-one-big-holiday-concert-vacation-to-florida-for-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Willie Nelson covers Beck, Flaming Lips &amp; more on new LP, shares rendition of Tom Waits&rsquo; &ldquo;Last Leaf&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[At 91 years old, Willie Nelson keeps heading out on the road again (his Outlaw Music Festival tour resumes in September) and also he keeps releasing new albums. He&rsquo;s just announced his 153rd album overall (and his 76th solo studio album), Last Leaf on The Tree, due out on November 1 via Legacy Recordings. His son Micah Nelson produced it, his first time producing his father&rsquo;s music, and he says he took a &ldquo;sculptor&rsquo;s approach&rdquo; to it. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s an approach tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/willie-nelson-covers-beck-flaming-lips-amp-more-on-new-lp-shares-rendition-of-tom-waitsrsquo-ldquolast-leafrdquo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/willie-nelson-covers-beck-flaming-lips-amp-more-on-new-lp-shares-rendition-of-tom-waitsrsquo-ldquolast-leafrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Quad sign to Pure Noise, get very heavy on screamo-y new song “You’ll Get Nothing and Like It”]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Ben Quad were announced as the only non-Pure Noise band on the upcoming Pure Noise Tour with Microwave, Prince Daddy &amp; the Hyena, and Just Friends, we wondered if they were about to announce that they signed to Pure Noise, and today that&rsquo;s exactly what happened. Their first single for the label is &ldquo;You&rsquo;ll Get Nothing and Like It,&rdquo; and Ben Quad have clearly decided to announce the Pure Noise signing with a song that goes very hard. This one finds the Oklahoma band]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ben-quad-sign-to-pure-noise-get-very-heavy-on-screamo-y-new-song-youll-get-nothing-and-like-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ben-quad-sign-to-pure-noise-get-very-heavy-on-screamo-y-new-song-youll-get-nothing-and-like-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riot Fest reveals 2024 set times (NOFX vs every headliner)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Riot Fest surprised everyone by revealing that it would be happening in its usual Chicago location of&nbsp;Douglass Park after all, after first announcing that they&rsquo;d be moving to the &lsquo;burbs this year. Now, they&rsquo;ve revealed the set times.<br />
As part of NOFX&lsquo;s final tour, one of the five Riot Fest stages this year is &ldquo;NOFX World,&rdquo; which features a NOFX-friendly lineup each day. NOFX close out the stage with 90-minute sets each day, and they go on at the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/riot-fest-reveals-2024-set-times-nofx-vs-every-headliner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/riot-fest-reveals-2024-set-times-nofx-vs-every-headliner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Green shares new song + Militarie Gun &amp; Land of Talk covers, adds new tour dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Green (of L.S. Dunes, Circa Survive, Saosin, The Sound of Animals Fighting, and more) has been busy lately. He recently released Doom. Spun., a followup/sequel/companion album to 2022&rsquo;s Boom. Done., and now he&rsquo;s followed it with a new two-song single. The A-side is a gentle, folky song called &ldquo;Last Summer In America,&rdquo; and it comes backed with the original guitar/vocals version of &ldquo;All Hours,&rdquo; which appeared in glitchy electronic form on Doom. Spun. Her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/anthony-green-shares-new-song-militarie-gun-amp-land-of-talk-covers-adds-new-tour-dates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/anthony-green-shares-new-song-militarie-gun-amp-land-of-talk-covers-adds-new-tour-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: When We Were Young sideshows, Stephen Brodsky, Guster, Daniel Avery, Korine, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG SIDESHOWS<br />
The 2024 edition of Las Vegas fest When We Were Young happens in October, and they&rsquo;ve announced the official sideshows, featuring A Day to Remember, Cobra Starship, Simple Plan, The Used &amp; Taking Back Sunday, and more.JACK WHITE<br />
For those wishing Jack White would stop playing surprise one-offs and announce a proper tour, it&rsquo;s not happening anytime soon. &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-when-we-were-young-sideshows-stephen-brodsky-guster-daniel-avery-korine-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-when-we-were-young-sideshows-stephen-brodsky-guster-daniel-avery-korine-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack White talks current tour: “we won’t really be announcing dates in advance”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack White has been playing a series of last minute, intimate shows (one happens in Nashville tonight) surrounding the release of his new album No Name, and for those waiting for him to announce a traditional tour, they may have a while to wait. He addressed his plan for upcoming shows in a post on Instagram, saying, &ldquo;we won&rsquo;t really be announcing dates in advance so much, we will mostly be playing at smalll clubs, back yard fetes, and a few festivals here and there to help pay for e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jack-white-talks-current-tour-we-wont-really-be-announcing-dates-in-advance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jack-white-talks-current-tour-we-wont-really-be-announcing-dates-in-advance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FYA Fest looking for new venue after Israel-related backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tampa hardcore festival FYA Fest announced its 2025 lineup yesterday and promptly received backlash on social media because of its venue, the Shanna and Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center. It&rsquo;s the same venue that FYA was held at for multiple years in a row&ndash;the brightly lit room full of moshers that go viral on social media each January&ndash;but, following Israel&rsquo;s ongoing attack on Gaza, vocal support for Palestine and calls for anti-Zionism from all around the world have d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fya-fest-looking-for-new-venue-after-israel-related-backlash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fya-fest-looking-for-new-venue-after-israel-related-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metrograph&rsquo;s &lsquo;In Concert&rsquo; film series has Tom Waits&rsquo; &lsquo;Big Time,&rsquo; &lsquo;Stop Making Sense,&rsquo; &lsquo;Downtown 81&rsquo; &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lower East Side arthouse / repertory cinema Metrograph will host the &ldquo;In Concert&rdquo; series from August 16 &ndash; 25, featuring six classic (and cult classic) music films from the 1980s. They&rsquo;re not all concert docs, but they all definitely drop a pin in an era of underground and alternative sounds. Most are being shown in 35mm.<br />
The lineup includes:<br />
Big Time (1988): Tom Waits&rsquo; theatrical Frank&rsquo;s Wild Years tour showcased his three breakthrough mid-&rsquo;80s albums th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/metrographrsquos-lsquoin-concertrsquo-film-series-has-tom-waitsrsquo-lsquobig-timersquo-lsquostop-making-sensersquo-lsquodowntown-81rsquo-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/metrographrsquos-lsquoin-concertrsquo-film-series-has-tom-waitsrsquo-lsquobig-timersquo-lsquostop-making-sensersquo-lsquodowntown-81rsquo-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Skulls! New Misfits blind box action figures announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looks like Halloween is coming early: new Misfits action figures are on the way. Super7 has announced a series of Blind Box The Fiend ReAction Figures, available in five different variants &mdash; Black Cloak Fiend, Crimson Fiend, Orange Fiend, Clear Fiend, and a rare Mystery Fiend. Here&rsquo;s what they look like:Each comes packaged in a coffin-shaped blind box and stands 3.75&Prime; tall with multiple points of articulation, and it&rsquo;s a surprise which variant you receive. Pre-order yours]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/more-skulls-new-misfits-blind-box-action-figures-announced/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/more-skulls-new-misfits-blind-box-action-figures-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One True Pairing (ex-Wild Beasts) announces new album, shares “A Landlord’s Death” video]]></title><description><![CDATA[One True Pairing, the solo project of former Wild Beasts co-leader Tom Fleming, has announced a new album, Endless Rain, which will be out October 25 via Domino. Fleming made the album with John &lsquo;Spud&rsquo; Murphy (Lankum, black midi, caroline) at Dublin&rsquo;s Hellfire studios, and it features Lankum&rsquo;s Cormac MacDiarmada and Percolator&rsquo;s Eleanor Mylor.<br />
It&rsquo;s been five years since the first One True Pairing album. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t write anything for ages and then it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/one-true-pairing-ex-wild-beasts-announces-new-album-shares-a-landlords-death-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/one-true-pairing-ex-wild-beasts-announces-new-album-shares-a-landlords-death-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Joe Strummer (The Clash) action figure announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new action figure version of The Clash co-founder Joe Strummer has been announced. The articulated ReAction Figure is inspired by the early &rsquo;80s, around the era of Combat Rock and the &ldquo;Rock the Casbah&rdquo; video, and it stands 3.75&Prime; tall, and comes with a boombox accessory. Pre-order yours HERE while they last, and watch the &ldquo;Rock the Casbah&rdquo; video below.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-joe-strummer-the-clash-action-figure-announced/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-joe-strummer-the-clash-action-figure-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outside Lands streaming live (2024 schedule)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outside Lands returns to San Francisco&rsquo;s Golden Gate Park this weekend, and if you can&rsquo;t be there in person, select sets will stream live on Amazon Prime (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), on Amazon Music&rsquo;s Twitch, and below.<br />
They&rsquo;ve revealed the streaming schedule for Friday (8/9), which includes The Killers, Kevin Abstract, Rene&eacute; Rapp, The Japanese House, Da&eth;i Freyr, The Last Dinner Party, Real Estate, and more. See it below, and stay tuned for the Saturday and Sund]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/outside-lands-streaming-live-2024-schedule/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/outside-lands-streaming-live-2024-schedule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afropunk reveals full 2024 lineup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afropunk is moving to Prospect Park for 2024, happening at Lena Horne Bandshell on August 23 and 24 in partnership with BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. They announced last month that Erykah Badu would be performing, and now they&rsquo;ve revealed the full lineup. Erykah Badu will close out both nights, which they&rsquo;re billing as &ldquo;Ba-Deaux &ndash; 2 nights &ndash; 2 different experiences.&rdquo;<br />
Friday will be hosted by Amari and will also feature a Ballroom Battle with Fight Club NY]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/afropunk-reveals-full-2024-lineup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/afropunk-reveals-full-2024-lineup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hear Milo from the Descendents cover Bad Brains with members of Circle Jerks, Dickies &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the uninitiated, Punk Rock Karaoke is a band currently made up of four punk veterans&ndash;guitarists Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks/Bad Religion) and Stan Lee (The Dickies), bassist Randy Bradbury (Pennywise), and drummer Darrin Pfeiffer (Goldfinger)&ndash;and they play shows and festivals where you&rsquo;re invited to come up on stage and sing punk classics with them as your backing band. They&rsquo;ve also begun to release some recordings with famous guest singers; in 2022, they put out a sing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hear-milo-from-the-descendents-cover-bad-brains-with-members-of-circle-jerks-dickies-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hear-milo-from-the-descendents-cover-bad-brains-with-members-of-circle-jerks-dickies-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC vegan restaurant Modern Love “struggling to keep the doors open”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isa Chandra Moskowitz&lsquo;s beloved purveyor of &ldquo;swanky vegan comfort food,&rdquo; Modern Love, has been a Williamburg staple since it opened there in 2016 (there&rsquo;s also an Omaha location). We were bummed to see, via their Instagram story, that they&rsquo;re struggling at the moment. They write, &ldquo;Friends, please come see us soon! We have had a rough summer and are struggling to keep the doors open. We are doing our best work but having a restaurant is tough right now and we c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-vegan-restaurant-modern-love-struggling-to-keep-the-doors-open/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-vegan-restaurant-modern-love-struggling-to-keep-the-doors-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KEN mode announce 25th anniversary tour with HIDE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s KEN mode have been keeping the sludgy noise rock/post-hardcore torch lit for 25 years straight, and they&rsquo;ll celebrate the anniversary by going on a 25th anniversary North American tour this October with Chicago&rsquo;s gothy HIDE. Tickets for most dates are on sale now, except Cambridge and Princeton, which go on sale next week.<br />
NYC gets a stop on October 10 at TV Eye in Ridgewood. All dates are listed below.<br />
KEN mode recently released two companion albums, 2022&rsquo;s NU]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ken-mode-announce-25th-anniversary-tour-with-hide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ken-mode-announce-25th-anniversary-tour-with-hide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHY?’s Yoni Wolf discusses 10 influences on new album ‘The Well I Fell Into’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yoni Wolf is back with a new WHY? album, The Well I Fell Into, out now via Waterlines. WHY? has shapeshifted a lot over the years, from art rock to hip hop to all kinds of uniquely-WHY? stuff in between, and on this album, Yoni says he was &ldquo;very interested in classic songwriting. I want my songs to be able to be played unadorned by just one person and still hold up. Any production frills should only serve to elevate the song further without being relied upon to tell the story.&rdquo; The a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whys-yoni-wolf-discusses-10-influences-on-new-album-the-well-i-fell-into/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whys-yoni-wolf-discusses-10-influences-on-new-album-the-well-i-fell-into/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane’s Addiction will “more than likely” release a new LP with their original lineup, Dave Navarro says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane&rsquo;s Addiction are back with their original lineup, and they begin their tour with Love &amp; Rockets tonight (8/9) in Las Vegas. Ahead of that, guitarist Dave Navarro spoke with Rolling Stone about the reunion, and about the time he spent sidelined from performing with long Covid symptoms. &ldquo;The jury&rsquo;s still out on what&rsquo;s the right treatment for long Covid,&rdquo; he told Rolling Stone. &ldquo;How do you get rid of it, if you can get rid of it? But I&rsquo;m in a strong]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/janes-addiction-will-more-than-likely-release-a-new-lp-with-their-original-lineup-dave-navarro-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/janes-addiction-will-more-than-likely-release-a-new-lp-with-their-original-lineup-dave-navarro-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maxwell Stern talks every song on new LP ft. Ratboys, Slaughter Beach Dog, IIOI members &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Signals Midwest leader Maxwell Stern has just released his new solo album, In The Good Light, on Lauren Records, and though it&rsquo;s technically a &ldquo;solo album,&rdquo; it actually features more musicians than any record he&rsquo;s ever made. The 13-person list of contributors includes Ratboys&rsquo; Julia Steiner on backup vocals, Slaughter Beach, Dog/Modern Baseball&rsquo;s Ian Farmer on bass, Sincere Engineer/Into It. Over It.&rsquo;s Adam Beck on drums, and more. The record finds Max o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/maxwell-stern-talks-every-song-on-new-lp-ft-ratboys-slaughter-beach-dog-iioi-members-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/maxwell-stern-talks-every-song-on-new-lp-ft-ratboys-slaughter-beach-dog-iioi-members-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Judge, Foxing/From Indian Lakes, Tokyo Police Club, Lady Lamb, Jeezy, Night Moves Fest, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
NIGHT MOVES FEST<br />
Pensacola, FL festival Night Moves has announced its 2024 edition, happening at Hunter Amphitheater at Maritime Park on November 9. The lineup includes Alvvays, Silversun Pickups, Beach Fossils, Tigers Jaw, Drug Church, and more, and you can get more details and tickets HERE.TOKYO POLICE CLUB<br />
Tokyo Police Club&rsquo;s Farewell Tour begins in September, and they&rsquo;ve added two new Ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-judge-foxingfrom-indian-lakes-tokyo-police-club-lady-lamb-jeezy-night-moves-fest-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-judge-foxingfrom-indian-lakes-tokyo-police-club-lady-lamb-jeezy-night-moves-fest-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[yunè pinku shares “Believe” from new EP, touring with Caribou]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter and producer yun&egrave; pinkuhas announced a new EP, Scarlet Lamb, due out on October 4 via Method 808. According to a press release, &ldquo;Beneath the balmy melodies and ASMR-evoking details there is a host of gothic imagery, with Jane Eyre, Dracula and Mary Shelley&rsquo;s Frankenstein cited as particular lyrical touchpoints&rdquo; on it. See the cover art below.<br />
The first single is &ldquo;Believe,&rdquo; a glistening electro track that yun&egrave; wrote and produced with C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/yun-pinku-shares-believe-from-new-ep-touring-with-caribou/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/yun-pinku-shares-believe-from-new-ep-touring-with-caribou/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Bon Iver play a Kamala Harris/Tim Walz rally in Eau Claire, WI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her newly revealed vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, were in Bon Iver&lsquo;s hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin for a rally today (8/7), and Justin Vernon and his band joined them for a performance. They played &ldquo;Towers,&rdquo; &ldquo;666 &#647;,&rdquo; &ldquo;Flume,&rdquo; and Civil War-era song &ldquo;The Battle Cry of Freedom&rdquo; by George Frederick Root, which advocated for abolitionism and supporting the Uni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-bon-iver-play-a-kamala-harristim-walz-rally-in-eau-claire-wi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-bon-iver-play-a-kamala-harristim-walz-rally-in-eau-claire-wi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emma Ruth Rundle announces US tour with Storefront Church &amp; Ora Cogan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Emma Ruth Rundle has announced a fall US tour, starting in late October and running through December. Ora Cogan opens the first few shows, with Storefront Church joining as support for the remainder of the run, and tickets go on sale Friday, August 9 at 10 AM local.<br />
The NYC show is on November 1 at Littlefield with Ora Cogan, presented by Le Poisson Rouge. See all dates below.<br />
Emma released a sequel to her 2011 debut Electric Guitar 1, EG2: Dowsing Voice, in 2022, and Engine of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/emma-ruth-rundle-announces-us-tour-with-storefront-church-amp-ora-cogan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/emma-ruth-rundle-announces-us-tour-with-storefront-church-amp-ora-cogan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yorker Fest 2024: The National (playing Webster Hall!), Seth Meyers, Rachel Maddow, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New Yorker Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, bringing a mix of conversation, music, film, books, food, theater and art to a variety of NYC venues on October 25-27.They&rsquo;ve announced the initial lineup, which includes performances from The National (whose are being billed as &ldquo;band members Matt Berninger and Aaron and Bryce Dessner&rdquo;) and Sara Bareilles, among other events:Alan Cumming in conversation with Emily Nussbaum at Webster Hall on 10/25<br />
Seth Meyers in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-yorker-fest-2024-the-national-playing-webster-hall-seth-meyers-rachel-maddow-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-yorker-fest-2024-the-national-playing-webster-hall-seth-meyers-rachel-maddow-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Machine Girl announce new album ‘MG Ultra,’ share “Until I Die”]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYC duo Machine Girl have announced a new album, MG Ultra, due October 18 via Future Classic (pre-order). The first single is &ldquo;Until I Die,&rdquo; a breakbeat-fueled song that pulls from punk, industrial, noise, electronic, and more. Check it out below.<br />
Machine Girl&rsquo;s recently-announced tour behind the new album begins on Halloween at Brooklyn Steel. All dates are listed below.<br />
Tracklist01. Until I Die02. Nu Nu Meta Phenomena03. Sick!!!04. Just Because You Can05. Hot Lizard06. Innerf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/machine-girl-announce-new-album-mg-ultra-share-until-i-die/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/machine-girl-announce-new-album-mg-ultra-share-until-i-die/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[THUS LOVE announce new LP &amp; tour, share &ldquo;Birthday Song&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Battleboro, VT band THUS LOVE have announced their sophomore LP, All Pleasure, due out on November 1 via Captured Tracks. It&rsquo;s the follow-up to their 2022 debut Memorial, and they made it with founding vocalist/guitarist Echo Mars and drummer Lu Racine, along with new bassist Ally Juleen and guitarist/keyboardist Shane Blank. See the cover art and tracklist below.<br />
The first single is &ldquo;Birthday Song,&rdquo; a dose of glammy rock. &ldquo;&lsquo;Birthday Song&rsquo; is a simple song abo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thus-love-announce-new-lp-amp-tour-share-ldquobirthday-songrdquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thus-love-announce-new-lp-amp-tour-share-ldquobirthday-songrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Get Up Kids share &ldquo;Ten Minutes&rdquo; music video &amp; demo from &lsquo;Something To Write Home About&rsquo; 25]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Get Up Kids recently shared a new music video for &ldquo;Holiday&rdquo; with archival tour footage and a demo of the song from the upcoming 25th anniversary edition of their classic 1999 album Something To Write Home About, and now they&rsquo;ve done the same for one of the album&rsquo;s other most-loved songs, &ldquo;Ten Minutes.&rdquo; The video was directed by the band&rsquo;s longtime friend Josh Berwanger of The Anniversary, and here&rsquo;s what co-guitarist/vocalist Jim Suptic (who wr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-get-up-kids-share-ldquoten-minutesrdquo-music-video-amp-demo-from-lsquosomething-to-write-home-aboutrsquo-25/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-get-up-kids-share-ldquoten-minutesrdquo-music-video-amp-demo-from-lsquosomething-to-write-home-aboutrsquo-25/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OMD reschedule North American tour due to “health issues”]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK synthpop greats OMD were scheduled to begin their 2024 North American tour in September, but they&rsquo;ve now postponed the shows &ldquo;due to health issues around the band requiring treatment.&rdquo; &ldquo;We are extremely sorry to all those who have made travel plans already,&rdquo; they write. &ldquo;It is the first time (outside the pandemic) that we have postponed a tour in our 45 year career, and we would not do so without exhausting all alternative options first.&rdquo;<br />
The reschedu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/omd-reschedule-north-american-tour-due-to-health-issues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/omd-reschedule-north-american-tour-due-to-health-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half Waif announces new LP &amp; 2025 tour, shares &ldquo;Figurine&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half Waif announced her sixth album, See You At The Maypole, due out on October 4 via ANTI-. It follows 2021&rsquo;s Mythopoetics and her 2024 EP Ephemeral Being, and she worked on it with her longtime collaborator Zubin Hensler. Other contributors include Jason Burger and Zack Levine (drums and percussion), Blue Ranger&rsquo;s Josh Marre (guitar), Hannah Epperson and Elena Moon Park (violin), Kristina Teuschler (clarinet), Willem de Koch (trombone), Rebecca El-Saleh (harp), and Spencer Zahn (up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/half-waif-announces-new-lp-amp-2025-tour-shares-ldquofigurinerdquo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/half-waif-announces-new-lp-amp-2025-tour-shares-ldquofigurinerdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lollapalooza 2024 day 4 pics &amp; video (blink-182, Vince Staples, The Last Dinner Party, Cults, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of Lollapalooza wrapped up on Sunday (8/4) with a set from blink-182. They sang a bit of Chappell Roan&lsquo;s (who played on Thursday) &ldquo;Pink Pony Club&rdquo; during &ldquo;Damnit,&rdquo; and like they did at their NYC show at Citi Field last month, they played lots of hits, their new, not-yet-released song &ldquo;Can&rsquo;t Go Back,&rdquo; and included material from their side projects, with partial renditions of &ldquo;When Your Heart Stops Beating&rdquo; from Mark/Trav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lollapalooza-2024-day-4-pics-amp-video-blink-182-vince-staples-the-last-dinner-party-cults-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lollapalooza-2024-day-4-pics-amp-video-blink-182-vince-staples-the-last-dinner-party-cults-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Lynch diagnosed with emphysema: “I’m homebound whether I like it or not”]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Lynch has revealed that he&rsquo;s been diagnosed with severe emphysema and that he can no longer leave the house without losing his breath. The director, who also just released an album with Chrystabell last week, talked about his condition in a cover story interview in the new issue of Sight And Sound magazine.<br />
A famously avid smoker, Lynch says it was that habit that led to his condition. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve gotten emphysema from smoking for so long and so I&rsquo;m homebound whether I li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/david-lynch-diagnosed-with-emphysema-im-homebound-whether-i-like-it-or-not/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/david-lynch-diagnosed-with-emphysema-im-homebound-whether-i-like-it-or-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge new MF DOOM action figure celebrates 20th anniversary of ‘Madvillainy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Super7 has announced a new action figure commemorating the 20th anniversary of Madlib and the late MF DOOM&lsquo;s essential 2004 album as Madvillain, Madvillainy. The 16&Prime; tall, posable SuperSize ReAction Figure of DOOM has him dressed in his signature fedora, trench coat, and metal mask, inspired by the video for &ldquo;All Caps.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s available for pre-order for three days only, until Wednesday (8/7) at 11:59 PM ET.<br />
Open Mike Eagle recently named DOOM one of his top 5 rappers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/huge-new-mf-doom-action-figure-celebrates-20th-anniversary-of-madvillainy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/huge-new-mf-doom-action-figure-celebrates-20th-anniversary-of-madvillainy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lone Justice announce first album in 37 years: listen to “Jenny Jenkins” and cover of Undertones’ “Teenage Kicks”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lone Justice, the &rsquo;80s-era band led by Maria McKee, have announced Viva Lone Justice, which is their first album since 1987&rsquo;s Shelter. It&rsquo;s out October 25 via Afar. It was made with the lineup &mdash; McKee, guitarist Ryan Hedgecock, bassist Marvin Etzioni, and late drummer Don Heffington &mdash; who made their 1985 self-titled debut.<br />
The band have shared two songs from the album: &ldquo;Jenny Jenkins,&rdquo; their take on the traditional that&rsquo;s here made a duet between M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lone-justice-announce-first-album-in-37-years-listen-to-jenny-jenkins-and-cover-of-undertones-teenage-kicks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lone-justice-announce-first-album-in-37-years-listen-to-jenny-jenkins-and-cover-of-undertones-teenage-kicks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spoon release ‘They Want My Soul: Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spoon&lsquo;s eighth album was a transitional one for the Austin indie rock vets. It was their first and only album for Loma Vista, after five albums and 15 very successful years on Merge, and it also was the longest gap between albums for them to date (four years). During that time, Britt Daniel had formed Divine Fits with Wolf Parade&rsquo;s Dan Boeckner and they released their excellent debut (and only) album in 2012. Mixing things up for Britt seemed to be a shot in the arm, and when Spoon w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/spoon-release-they-want-my-soul-expanded-10th-anniversary-edition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/spoon-release-they-want-my-soul-expanded-10th-anniversary-edition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Smile release two new songs on surprise 12″]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Smile, the trio of Radiohead&lsquo;s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and former Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, started off 2024 by releasing their second album, Wall of Eyes (one of our favorites of the year so far), and by March they&rsquo;d debuted a new song live, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Get Me Started.&rdquo; As Stereogum points out, that and another new track, &ldquo;The Slip,&rdquo; have now been released on a 12&Prime;. It&rsquo;s currently only available in record stores, and hasn&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-smile-release-two-new-songs-on-surprise-12/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-smile-release-two-new-songs-on-surprise-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Best Rap Albums of July 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here&rsquo;s a roundup of the 6 rap albums from July 2024 that stood out to us most. We also probably still missed or haven&rsquo;t spent enough time with some great July rap albums that aren&rsquo;t on this list. What were some of your favorites of last month? Let us know, and read on for the list (unranked, in no particul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/6-best-rap-albums-of-july-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/6-best-rap-albums-of-july-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lollapalooza 2024 day 2 pics &amp; video (SZA, Militarie Gun, Faye Webster, Sexyy Red, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After kicking off on Thursday, the 2024 edition of Lollapalooza continued on Friday (8/2) in Chicago&rsquo;s Grant Park. During her headlining set, SZA played an unreleased song she&rsquo;s teased on social media, &ldquo;Crybaby,&rdquo; telling the crowd, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s not out, but it will be.&rdquo; Watch video clips from her set, which wasn&rsquo;t part of the festival livestream, below.<br />
Friday at Lollapalooza also featured Laufey (who was joined by the Chicago Philharmonic and brought out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lollapalooza-2024-day-2-pics-amp-video-sza-militarie-gun-faye-webster-sexyy-red-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lollapalooza-2024-day-2-pics-amp-video-sza-militarie-gun-faye-webster-sexyy-red-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aerosmith retire from touring, say Steven Tyler’s recovery from vocal injury is “not possible”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sad news, Aerosmith have announced their retirement from touring, effective immediately, saying that Steven Tyler&rsquo;s vocal injury is too severe. Doctors say a full recovery is &ldquo;not possible.&rdquo;<br />
&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve always wanted to blow your mind when performing,&rdquo; they wrote in a statement. &ldquo;As you know, Steven&rsquo;s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We&rsquo;ve seen him]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/aerosmith-retire-from-touring-say-steven-tylers-recovery-from-vocal-injury-is-not-possible/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/aerosmith-retire-from-touring-say-steven-tylers-recovery-from-vocal-injury-is-not-possible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Mariah Carey, Marika Hackman / Art School Girlfriend, Indigo De Souza, ‘For the Children 2024’, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
MARIKA HACKMAN / ART SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND<br />
Marika Hackman will soon start her first North American tour in five years which is with Art School Girlfriend (a very good double bill). It&rsquo;s in support of her great new album Big Sigh and kicks off September 5 in Toronto and includes a NYC show at Elsewhere Hall on September 9.<br />
INDIGO DE SOUZA / ILL PEACH<br />
Indigo De Souza has announced a few September tour d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-mariah-carey-marika-hackman-art-school-girlfriend-indigo-de-souza-for-the-children-2024-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-mariah-carey-marika-hackman-art-school-girlfriend-indigo-de-souza-for-the-children-2024-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casiokids prep first album in 13 years (hear 4 songs)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norwegian indie band Casiokids are back, and after releasing a new single earlier this year, are gearing up to put out their first album in 13 years. It&rsquo;s titled Tid for hjem (&ldquo;Time for Home&rdquo;) and will be out October 13 via Jansen Records.<br />
The album includes &ldquo;Brunsniggelen&rdquo; and &ldquo;Tid for hjem,&rdquo; which were released as a double-A-side single in April, and Casiokids have shared two more songs: the dreamy &ldquo;Ein levende linjal&rdquo; (&ldquo;A living rule]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/casiokids-prep-first-album-in-13-years-hear-4-songs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/casiokids-prep-first-album-in-13-years-hear-4-songs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn adds 5 auditoriums, recliner seats, more in major renovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn has just gotten bigger and a little nicer. The theater chain wrapped up renovations and expansions at their downtown Brooklyn location &mdash; which opened in 2016 and was their first theater in NYC &mdash; which included upgrading the seats (they now recline), screens and projectors in all their auditoriums, as well as adding five more auditoriums and more restroom facilities.<br />
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m thrilled to say that Downtown Brooklyn is now the state-of-the-art theater t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/alamo-drafthouse-brooklyn-adds-5-auditoriums-recliner-seats-more-in-major-renovation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/alamo-drafthouse-brooklyn-adds-5-auditoriums-recliner-seats-more-in-major-renovation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Byrne announces ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful’ 5th anniversary event in NYC]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Byrne will celebrate five years of Reasons To Be Cheerful, his non-profit online magazine, by hosting an event in NYC. Reasons To Be Cheerful&lsquo;s &ldquo;Amazing Humans Doing Amazing Things&rdquo; happens on October 8 at Town Hall, and he&rsquo;s calling it a &ldquo;raucous night of music, comedy, performances and inspirational storytelling.&rdquo; Performers will include comedian and musician Fred Armisen, singer-songwriter Thao, NYC drumline Fogo Azul, comedian and ventriloquist Nina]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/david-byrne-announces-reasons-to-be-cheerful-5th-anniversary-event-in-nyc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/david-byrne-announces-reasons-to-be-cheerful-5th-anniversary-event-in-nyc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Eyes (Keith Buckley) announce album release shows &amp; new touring lineup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley launched his new band Many Eyes last year with the debut single &ldquo;Revelation&rdquo; and revealed that a full album was on the way. Since then, they put out two more singles and toured with Thursday, and while they still haven&rsquo;t confirmed concrete album details, they did just announce three album release shows: one on September 20 at Baltimore&rsquo;s Ottobar and two more in October in St. Louis and Lakewood, Ohio. A new press release says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/many-eyes-keith-buckley-announce-album-release-shows-amp-new-touring-lineup/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/many-eyes-keith-buckley-announce-album-release-shows-amp-new-touring-lineup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reggie Watts time-warps back to the ’90s in new streaming special ‘Never Mind’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reggie Watts is one of a kind, very funny person with a quick, thoughtful and absurdist wit. He&rsquo;s also a musical polymath with loop pedal skills that still amaze in our current era where there are many who do similar things. But there aren&rsquo;t many who do both at the same time, making for standup sets that are perhaps easier to enjoy than to describe.<br />
Watts&rsquo; new special, Never Mind, is a bit of a twist on what he usually does, as its framed as if it was happening in the &rsquo;90]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/reggie-watts-time-warps-back-to-the-90s-in-new-streaming-special-never-mind/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/reggie-watts-time-warps-back-to-the-90s-in-new-streaming-special-never-mind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skrillex, Four Tet, Emmylou Harris, more feature on Fred again..’s new album]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fred again.. has announced a new album, ten days, due out digitally on September 6 and on vinyl on October 25. Fred says the album is &ldquo;ten songs about ten days,&rdquo; continuing, &ldquo;theres been a lot of biggg mad crazy moments in the past year but basically all of these are about really very small quiet intimate moments. some of them are like the most intensely joyful things i have felt, and some of them are the other side of things. and some days I don&rsquo;t want to speak about loa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/skrillex-four-tet-emmylou-harris-more-feature-on-fred-agains-new-album/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/skrillex-four-tet-emmylou-harris-more-feature-on-fred-agains-new-album/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Blessed Madonna announces debut album &lsquo;Godspeed&rsquo; ft Kylie Minogue &amp; more, shares title track]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having DJ&rsquo;d since the &rsquo;90s and released singles since the mid-2010s, The Blessed Madonna (Marea Stamper) has finally announced her debut album, Godspeed, which will be out October 11 via Warner Music. The album features Kylie Minogue, Joy Crookes, Joy (Anonymous), Jamie Principle, A-Trak, James Vincent McMorrow, and more.<br />
&ldquo;Godspeed: the word marks the beginning of a journey and sometimes the end of one,&rdquo; The Blessed Madonna says. &ldquo;After nearly a year in lockdown, wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-blessed-madonna-announces-debut-album-lsquogodspeedrsquo-ft-kylie-minogue-amp-more-shares-title-track/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-blessed-madonna-announces-debut-album-lsquogodspeedrsquo-ft-kylie-minogue-amp-more-shares-title-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Zoo sued by employees &amp; vendors over unpaid wages &amp; fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Months after their chaotic 2023 edition, Electric Zoo issued a statement saying &ldquo;we know we let you down&rdquo; and promising refunds for ticketholders. A few had sued organizers back in September, and Gothamist reports that five separate lawsuits have since been filed by festival employees and vendors, accusing them of unpaid wages and fees totalling nearly $1 million.<br />
The court documents, reviewed by Gothamist, include claims for unpaid wages and tips from over 40 employees, including ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/electric-zoo-sued-by-employees-amp-vendors-over-unpaid-wages-amp-fees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/electric-zoo-sued-by-employees-amp-vendors-over-unpaid-wages-amp-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleater-Kinney cancel remaining East Coast shows as Carrie Brownstein recovers from chest infection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sleater-Kinney began a run of East Coast / Midwest dates last week, but unfortunately had to cancel Wednesday&rsquo;s Wilmington&rsquo;s show and Thursday&rsquo;s New Haven show due to illness in the band. This morning the band announced that the remainder of their East Coast dates &mdash; Buffalo (8/1), Montreal (8/2) and Toronto (8/3) &mdash; have been canceled as well, as Carrie Brownstein recovers from a chest infection.<br />
&ldquo;Hey everyone. It&rsquo;s with deep sadness and regret that we mu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sleater-kinney-cancel-remaining-east-coast-shows-as-carrie-brownstein-recovers-from-chest-infection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sleater-kinney-cancel-remaining-east-coast-shows-as-carrie-brownstein-recovers-from-chest-infection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jake Blount &amp; Mali Obomsawin announce new LP and tour, share &ldquo;My Way&rsquo;s Cloudy&rdquo; ft. Joe Rainey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afrofuturist folk musician Jake Blount and indigenous bassist and composer Mali Obomsawin (Odanak First Nation) have announced a collaborative album, symbiont, which will be out September 27 via Smithsonian Folkways. &ldquo;symbiont&nbsp;is a remix album,&rdquo; they say. &ldquo;The works included here synthesize instruments, songs, teachings, and oratory from different traditions with modern literary, political, and compositional sensibilities (and even a dash of &lsquo;hard&rsquo; science). Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jake-blount-amp-mali-obomsawin-announce-new-lp-and-tour-share-ldquomy-wayrsquos-cloudyrdquo-ft-joe-rainey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jake-blount-amp-mali-obomsawin-announce-new-lp-and-tour-share-ldquomy-wayrsquos-cloudyrdquo-ft-joe-rainey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soccer Mommy announces new LP &lsquo;Evergreen&rsquo; (new single &amp; exclusive vinyl)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soccer Mommy has announced a new album, Evergreen, due out on October 25 via Loma Vista. It&rsquo;s the follow-up to 2022&rsquo;s Sometimes, Forever, and after working with Daniel Loptain (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) as producer on that album, this time she went back in a more organic direction with producer Ben H. Allen III.You can see the cover art and tracklist below.<br />
We have an exclusive variant of Evergreen, on opaque custard vinyl, limited to 300 copies. Pre-order yours HERE while they last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/soccer-mommy-announces-new-lp-lsquoevergreenrsquo-new-single-amp-exclusive-vinyl/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/soccer-mommy-announces-new-lp-lsquoevergreenrsquo-new-single-amp-exclusive-vinyl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lollapalooza streaming live (2024 schedule)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of Lollapalooza begins today (8/1) in Chicago&rsquo;s Grant Park, and like they have for the past few years, Hulu will be streaming select sets live over multiple channels on all four days. Megan Thee Stallion, Deftones, The Killers, Chappell Roan, Ethel Cain, Future x Metro Boomin, blink-182, Kesha, Sexyy Red, Laufey with the Chicago Philharmonic, Rene&eacute; Rapp, Victoria Mon&eacute;t, Kevin Abstract and Destroy Boys are among the artists whose sets will stream; see the full]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lollapalooza-streaming-live-2024-schedule/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lollapalooza-streaming-live-2024-schedule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotline TNT get remixed by TAGABOW &amp; more on new EP (listen), add dates to fall tour w/ Disq]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hotline TNT, who released Cartwheel last year, have taken some of that album&rsquo;s songs and handed them over to friends for a new remix EP, Somersault, that&rsquo;s out digitally now. It includes remixes by They Are Gutting a Body of Water, DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ,&nbsp;downstairs J, Car Culture, and Poisonfrog.<br />
&ldquo;I had no idea what to expect when we sent the stems out to get the Cartwheel tracks remixed, and all five of these visions messed with my head,&rdquo; says Hotline TNT&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hotline-tnt-get-remixed-by-tagabow-amp-more-on-new-ep-listen-add-dates-to-fall-tour-w-disq/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hotline-tnt-get-remixed-by-tagabow-amp-more-on-new-ep-listen-add-dates-to-fall-tour-w-disq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pearl &amp; The Oysters announce new album &amp; tour, share &ldquo;Big Time&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[LA-based duo Pearl &amp; The Oysters have announced a new album, Planet Pearl, which will be out September 20 via Stones Throw. The band produced it with Teo Halm (Rosal&iacute;a, J Balvin) and it features contributions from Alex Brettin (Mild High Club), Brijean Murphy, and more.<br />
As the title implies, Planet Pearl is a bit of an extraterrestrial affair, &ldquo;written from the perspective of castaway space explorers marooned on Earth.&rdquo; The first single is &ldquo;Big Time,&rdquo; which son]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pearl-amp-the-oysters-announce-new-album-amp-tour-share-ldquobig-timerdquo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pearl-amp-the-oysters-announce-new-album-amp-tour-share-ldquobig-timerdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pom Pom Squad announce new LP, share “Spinning”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pom Pom Squad returned with a new single, &ldquo;Downhill,&rdquo; in June, and they&rsquo;ve now announced their second album. Mirror Starts Moving Without Me, the follow-up to 2021&rsquo;s Death of a Cheerleader, is due out on October 25 via City Slang. &ldquo;I took a lot of inspiration from my younger self on this album,&rdquo; vocalist and guitarist Mia Berrin says. &ldquo;I wanted to get back in touch with my creative roots. After hitting a particularly rough bout of writer&rsquo;s block, I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pom-pom-squad-announce-new-lp-share-spinning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pom-pom-squad-announce-new-lp-share-spinning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABC No Rio breaks ground on new building, hopes to be open in January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[ABC No Rio, the legendary Lower East Side not-for-profit arts space that was home to many punk matinees over the course of nearly 40 years, closed its doors at 156 Rivington St in 2016, and the building was demolished. Not due to Big Real Estate, though. ABC No Rio owned the building and envisioned a new, greener building in its place. They got approval from the Department of Buildings for the new space in 2018 and finally broke ground at a ceremony earlier in July featuring Hungry March Band.<br />
&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/abc-no-rio-breaks-ground-on-new-building-hopes-to-be-open-in-january-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/abc-no-rio-breaks-ground-on-new-building-hopes-to-be-open-in-january-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deftones playing intimate Lollapalooza warm-up show with Fleshwater]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deftones head to Chicago this weekend for Lollapalooza on Saturday, one of just a few shows they have lined up at the moment. Ahead of that, they&rsquo;ll play a last minute intimate warm up show at Metro on Thursday (8/1) with another artist on the Lollapalooza lineup, Vein.fm offshoot Fleshwater (featuring Vein&rsquo;s Anthony DiDio, Jeremy Martin, and Matt Wood, plus MIRSY&lsquo;s Marisa Shirar). Tickets are will-call only, and they&rsquo;re currently sold out.<br />
Deftones also have a big Golden]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/deftones-playing-intimate-lollapalooza-warm-up-show-with-fleshwater/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/deftones-playing-intimate-lollapalooza-warm-up-show-with-fleshwater/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newport Folk Festival 2024 day 1: Beck covered Dylan + Adrianne Lenker, Wednesday, MUNA, more (pics, video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newport Folk Festival returned to Fort Adams State Park for its 2024 edition over the weekend, kicking off on Friday (7/26). The festival is known for fostering surprise collaborations and guest appearances, and that was evident from day one this year with the appearance of Beck as a mystery guest on the Quad Stage. He began his set with a cover of Bob Dylan&lsquo;s &ldquo;Maggie&rsquo;s Farm,&rdquo; and played an assortment of blues and folk standards, very in the spirit of the festival, before]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/newport-folk-festival-2024-day-1-beck-covered-dylan-adrianne-lenker-wednesday-muna-more-pics-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/newport-folk-festival-2024-day-1-beck-covered-dylan-adrianne-lenker-wednesday-muna-more-pics-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy announces solo tour with Elizabeth Moen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wilco wrapped up their summer tour earlier this month, and now frontman Jeff Tweedy has announced that he&rsquo;ll hit the road on a solo tour in the fall. Dates run through October, including three-show runs in Woodstock, NY (October 11, 12, and 13 at Bearsville Theatre) and Menlo Park, CA (October 28, 29, and 30 at The Guild Theatre), and all newly added dates are with Elizabeth Moen as support.<br />
Tickets for the whole tour go on sale Friday, August 2 at 10 AM local time, and you can see all dat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wilcos-jeff-tweedy-announces-solo-tour-with-elizabeth-moen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wilcos-jeff-tweedy-announces-solo-tour-with-elizabeth-moen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His Name Is Alive announce 4AD box set and fall tour dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-running Michigan experimental, ethereal group His Name is Alive are getting a 6-LP box set featuring their three excellent early-&rsquo;90s albums for 4AD. Titled How Ghosts Affect Relationships: 1990-1993, it will be out September 27 exclusively through the 4AD webstore and Bandcamp. They&rsquo;ve also announced a few fall tour dates which are listed below.<br />
How Ghosts Affect Relationships: 1990-1993 includes 1990&rsquo;s Livonia, 1991&rsquo;s Home Is in Your Head and 1993&rsquo;s Mouth by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/his-name-is-alive-announce-4ad-box-set-and-fall-tour-dates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/his-name-is-alive-announce-4ad-box-set-and-fall-tour-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ripped To Shreds announce new album ‘Sanshi,’ share new song]]></title><description><![CDATA[San Jose death metallers Ripped To Shreds have announced that they&rsquo;ll follow their great 2022 album &#21127;&#35722; (Jubian) with a new LP, Sanshi, on September 27 via Relapse (pre-order). Here&rsquo;s some background on the album, via press release:<br />
Conceptually, Sanshi sees the band dig into a morbid fixation on death and the afterlife in the context of traditional Chinese folklore. Tracks like the lead single &ldquo;Perverting the Funeral Rites, Stripped for the Dead&rdquo; is a song i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ripped-to-shreds-announce-new-album-sanshi-share-new-song/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ripped-to-shreds-announce-new-album-sanshi-share-new-song/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack White reveals details of ‘No Name’ album at Nashville benefit show (video, setlist ++ album tracklist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack White played Nashville&rsquo;s American Legion Post 82 on Saturday, a benefit to help fund a new sound system for the venue which has hosted a very popular Tuesday honky tonk night for years. (That night is moving to the nearby East Side Bowl starting in August.) At the show, White played six songs from his new album which he had finished copies of at the merch table.<br />
The album is indeed titled No Name &mdash; which was stamped onto the otherwise information-free copies of the vinyl given o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jack-white-reveals-details-of-no-name-album-at-nashville-benefit-show-video-setlist-album-tracklist/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jack-white-reveals-details-of-no-name-album-at-nashville-benefit-show-video-setlist-album-tracklist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chills’ Martin Phillipps has died]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Phillipps of iconic New Zealand indie rock band The Chills has died. He was 61. The sad news was shared via band&rsquo;s social media, simply saying he &ldquo;died unexpectedly.&rdquo;<br />
Phillips formed The Chills in 1980 in Dunedin, NZ following the breakup of his former band, the Same. The group, whose members rotated frequently, contributed three songs to 1982&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Dunedin Double,&rdquo; a seminal release in the history of NZ indie label Flying Nun, which also featured song]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-chills-martin-phillipps-has-died/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-chills-martin-phillipps-has-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp cover Taylor Swift&rsquo;s &ldquo;Bad Blood&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s taken four years but Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp have finally gotten around to covering Taylor Swift on their Sunday Lunch series. For &ldquo;Bad Blood,&rdquo; they&rsquo;re not joined by Kendrick Lamar, sadly, or even Lena Dunham but by an invasion of inflatable aliens. Watch that and Taylor&rsquo;s original video below.<br />
Toyah &amp; Robert are on their&nbsp;Rock Party Tour&nbsp;this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-cover-taylor-swiftrsquos-ldquobad-bloodrdquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-cover-taylor-swiftrsquos-ldquobad-bloodrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Clairo, Mad Caddies, Gang of Four / Mekons, Amanda Palmer, Swami John Reis, Pissed Jeans, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
CLAIRO<br />
CLairo has added a few more dates to her fall Charm tour, adding more shows in Chicago, Toronto, Boston and Atlanta, plus an upgraded venue in Columbus. All dates are with Alice Phoebe Lou. Before the tour starts she has residencies at intimate venues in LA and NYC.AMANDA PALMER<br />
Amanda Palmer has announced a three intimate shows where she&rsquo;ll &ldquo;be telling stories and playing new songs,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-clairo-mad-caddies-gang-of-four-mekons-amanda-palmer-swami-john-reis-pissed-jeans-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-clairo-mad-caddies-gang-of-four-mekons-amanda-palmer-swami-john-reis-pissed-jeans-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Brightest Diamond announces new LP &amp; tour, shares &ldquo;Have You Ever Seen an Angel&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shara Nova, who is currently a vocalist in the Broadway production of Sufjan Stevens theatre/dance production Illinoise, has announced a new album as My Brightest Diamond. Fight the Real Terror is due out on September 13 via Western Vinyl, and she started writing it during a three-day blackout that struck Detroit following the news of Sin&eacute;ad O&rsquo;Connor&lsquo;s death. (Unrelated events.) &ldquo;Fight the Real Terror is a question about activism, and about examining our vulnerabilities,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/my-brightest-diamond-announces-new-lp-amp-tour-shares-ldquohave-you-ever-seen-an-angelrdquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/my-brightest-diamond-announces-new-lp-amp-tour-shares-ldquohave-you-ever-seen-an-angelrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The B-52s’ Kate Pierson announces new solo album, shares “Evil Love”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B-52s&lsquo; Kate Pierson has announced new solo album, Radios &amp; Rainbows, which will be out September 20 via SVR. The album features contributions from Sia, Chris Braide, Madonna collaborator Jimmy Harry, Tim Andersen (Ima Robot), Bleu McAuley, and Adele collaborator Sam Dixon. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s an eclectic group of songs,&rdquo; says Pierson, &ldquo;anthems, dance things, a disco song&hellip;overall, the album has an upbeat vibe because I wanted to put out something positive in these d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-b-52s-kate-pierson-announces-new-solo-album-shares-evil-love/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-b-52s-kate-pierson-announces-new-solo-album-shares-evil-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy Blue releasing ‘Memoirs In Armour’ next week, shares “Low Threshold”]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York rapper Navy Blue (aka Sage Elsesser) has announced a new project, Memoirs In Armour, due next week (August 2) via self-release. Not much information is out about it yet, but he did just release its first single, &ldquo;Low Threshold.&rdquo; Over a smooth, serene, piano-fueled backdrop by Child Actor, Sage delivers a pensive screed that holds your attention without a single hook. It comes with a video directed by Ryosuke Tanzawa, and you can check that out below.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/navy-blue-releasing-memoirs-in-armour-next-week-shares-low-threshold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/navy-blue-releasing-memoirs-in-armour-next-week-shares-low-threshold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robber Robber tell us how Gucci Mane, Arthur Russell, Steely Dan &amp; more influenced their debut album]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burlington, VT&rsquo;s Robber Robber just released their debut album, Wild Guess. It brings together a disparate set of influences into a unique style that doesn&rsquo;t sound quite like anything else. It&rsquo;s terrific &mdash; you can read our review of the album here and listen below.<br />
As for those influences, the band&rsquo;s primary forces &mdash; singer/guitarist Nina Cates and drummer Zack James &mdash; have made us a list of 10 things that had an impact on Wild Guess. It includes Harry N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/robber-robber-tell-us-how-gucci-mane-arthur-russell-steely-dan-amp-more-influenced-their-debut-album/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/robber-robber-tell-us-how-gucci-mane-arthur-russell-steely-dan-amp-more-influenced-their-debut-album/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eartheater, Jlin, Nourished by Time, Carl Craig &amp; more playing MoMA&rsquo;s Sculpture Garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a few years since MoMA hosted live music in the summer, but they&rsquo;ve brought their &ldquo;Summer Sounds&rdquo; series back, happening every Saturday now through August 31 in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, from 4-8 PM. Entrance is included with museum admission, and members get in for free.<br />
Moor Mother and DJ Haram kicked off the series this past Saturday (7/20), and still to come are Nourished by Time and Lovie (July 27); Eartheater and Ren G (August 3); Jlin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/eartheater-jlin-nourished-by-time-carl-craig-amp-more-playing-momarsquos-sculpture-garden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/eartheater-jlin-nourished-by-time-carl-craig-amp-more-playing-momarsquos-sculpture-garden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood Incantation announce documentary on Berlin sessions for new album, share trailer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prog/psych death metallers Blood Incantation have launched pre-orders for their upcoming album Absolute Elsewhere, and they also announced an accompanying documentary, All Gates Open: In Search Of Absolute Elsewhere. According to a press release, the 73-minute feature film tells the story of the band spending the summer of 2023 in Berlin and making the album at the world-famous Hansa Tonstudio (where David Bowie recorded Low and Heroes, Iggy Pop recorded The Idiot and Lust for Life, Tangerine Dr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/blood-incantation-announce-documentary-on-berlin-sessions-for-new-album-share-trailer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/blood-incantation-announce-documentary-on-berlin-sessions-for-new-album-share-trailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alice in Chains&rsquo; Jerry Cantrell announces new LP ft. Duff McKagan &amp; more (new single &amp; exclusive vinyl)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains has announced a new solo album, I Want Blood, due out on October 18 via Double J Music. He co-produced it with Joe Barresi and it features contributions from Duff McKagan (Guns N&rsquo; Roses), Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Gil Sharone (Team Sleep), Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Lola Colette, and Greg Puciato (Better Lovers, Dillinger Escape Plan). See the cover art and tracklist below, and pre-order our exclusive clear with red and white splatter vinyl variant, l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/alice-in-chainsrsquo-jerry-cantrell-announces-new-lp-ft-duff-mckagan-amp-more-new-single-amp-exclusive-vinyl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/alice-in-chainsrsquo-jerry-cantrell-announces-new-lp-ft-duff-mckagan-amp-more-new-single-amp-exclusive-vinyl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indie Basement (7/26): the week in classic indie, alternative and college rock]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we approach August, the summer release schedule is starting to slow down just a little but quality this week is very high with four fantastic new albums from Wand, Crack Cloud, Robber Robber and Clothing (aka Aakaash Israni of Dawn of Midi and Ben Sterling of Mobius Band) plus Blur&lsquo;s Live at Wembley Stadium double album.<br />
This week&rsquo;s Indie Basement Classic is about as Indie Basement as it gets, involving Saint Etienne, The High Llamas, and Dolly Mixture. Specifically it&rsquo;s the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/indie-basement-726-the-week-in-classic-indie-alternative-and-college-rock/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/indie-basement-726-the-week-in-classic-indie-alternative-and-college-rock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stream Modern Color’s shoegazy post-hardcore LP ‘There Goes The Dream’ + tour with Drug Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Redondo Beach&rsquo;s Modern Color (whose drummer Vince Nguyen is also in Militarie Gun) have just released their fourth album and first in four years, There Goes The Dream (Other People Records), and finds the band making a pretty clear step forward. Produced, mixed, and mastered by Corey Coffman of Gleemer, it&rsquo;s the cleanest-sounding Modern Color album yet, and it&rsquo;s got some of their strongest songs too (like 2023 single &ldquo;Fortress&rdquo;). It largely finds them offering up Ti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-modern-colors-shoegazy-post-hardcore-lp-there-goes-the-dream-tour-with-drug-church/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-modern-colors-shoegazy-post-hardcore-lp-there-goes-the-dream-tour-with-drug-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crack Cloud tell us about their favorite albums that were commercial/critical failures at the time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vancouver collective Crack Cloud released their third album today, which was their first for Jagjaguwar after self-releasing their first two. Red Mile is less sprawling and more focused than either Pain Olympics or Tough Baby. It&rsquo;s also their most &ldquo;rock&rdquo; record to date, sounding more like a band and less like a post-apocalyptic epic in album form. The lyrics are more down to earth and introspective as well. You can listen to the album, and watch the just-released video for albu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crack-cloud-tell-us-about-their-favorite-albums-that-were-commercialcritical-failures-at-the-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crack-cloud-tell-us-about-their-favorite-albums-that-were-commercialcritical-failures-at-the-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clairo, Margo Price, Barrie &amp; more feature on new Margo Guryan tribute LP (hear Empress Of&rsquo;s &ldquo;Like Someone I Know&rdquo;)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clairo, Margo Price, Empress Of, TOPS, Frankie Cosmos, Bedouine, Barrie and more have contributed to new tribute compilation Like Someone I Know: A Celebration of Margo Guryan, which will be out November 8 via Sub Pop. Preorders are available now and a portion of proceeds from this album will be donated to providing and advocating for affordable reproductive health services.&nbsp;<br />
Margo Guryan, who died in 2021, had her songs recorded by Harry Nilsson, Claudine Longet, Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/clairo-margo-price-barrie-amp-more-feature-on-new-margo-guryan-tribute-lp-hear-empress-ofrsquos-ldquolike-someone-i-knowrdquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/clairo-margo-price-barrie-amp-more-feature-on-new-margo-guryan-tribute-lp-hear-empress-ofrsquos-ldquolike-someone-i-knowrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pixies announce new album ‘The Night the Zombies Came,’ share “Chicken”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pixies have announced their tenth album and first with new bassist Emma Richardson (ex-Band of Skulls), The Night the Zombies Came, due October 25 via BMG (pre-order). Frank Black says, &ldquo;Fragments that are related and juxtaposed with other fragments in other songs. And in a collection of songs in a so-called LP, you end up making a kind of movie.&rdquo;<br />
The album includes the recent single &ldquo;You&rsquo;re So Impatient,&rdquo; as well the newly-released &ldquo;Chicken.&rdquo; This one&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pixies-announce-new-album-the-night-the-zombies-came-share-chicken/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pixies-announce-new-album-the-night-the-zombies-came-share-chicken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane’s Addiction share first original lineup single in over 30 years, “Imminent Redemption”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane&rsquo;s Addiction are about to take their original lineup on tour with Love &amp; Rockets, and ahead of that they&rsquo;ve shared a new single. &ldquo;Imminent Redemption&rdquo; is the first track from their OG lineup &mdash; Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, and Eric Avery &mdash; in over 30 years, and they recorded it at Sweetzwerland Studios. Hear it below.<br />
&ldquo;It is different this time,&rdquo; they say. &ldquo;To have everyone back together, releasing new music. It&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/janes-addiction-share-first-original-lineup-single-in-over-30-years-imminent-redemption/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/janes-addiction-share-first-original-lineup-single-in-over-30-years-imminent-redemption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swervedriver working with Ride’s Mark Gardener on new EP, releasing ‘Doremi Faso Latido’ comp on vinyl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shoegaze greats Swervedriver are back in action, with a new EP out this fall and the first-ever vinyl release of the Doremi Faso Latido compilation, both out via Outer Battery Records.<br />
The EP was recorded by Ride&lsquo;s Mark Gardener, TJ Doherty, Rick Beato, and the band, and features contributions from Will Foster, Calina de la Mare and Sarah Willson.&nbsp;&ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t really done an EP since our days with Creation,&rdquo; says Swervedriver frontman Adam Franklin. &ldquo;I have no i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/swervedriver-working-with-rides-mark-gardener-on-new-ep-releasing-doremi-faso-latido-comp-on-vinyl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/swervedriver-working-with-rides-mark-gardener-on-new-ep-releasing-doremi-faso-latido-comp-on-vinyl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rex Orange County’s Beacon Theatre shows on BrooklynVegan Presale (password here)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tickets for Rex Orange County&lsquo;s Beacon Theatre shows on October 11, 12, and 13 go on BrooklynVegan Presale today (7/24) at 12 PM ET. Use the password BKVEGAN.<br />
Our presale runs until Thursday, July 25 at 10 PM ET, and any remaining tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 26 at 10 AM ET.<br />
See all of Rex Orange County&rsquo;s upcoming dates here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rex-orange-countys-beacon-theatre-shows-on-brooklynvegan-presale-password-here/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rex-orange-countys-beacon-theatre-shows-on-brooklynvegan-presale-password-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stream Generation of Vipers’ “Joyless Grails” off first album in 10 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Knoxville, TN sludgy post-hardcore band Generation of Vipers are releasing their first album in 10 years, Guilt Shrine, digitally on August 23 via Translation Loss, with a vinyl release coming on October 11 (pre-order). It was recorded and mixed by Converge&rsquo;s Kurt Ballou, and it includes recent single &ldquo;Lux Inversion,&rdquo; as well as the new &ldquo;Joyless Grails,&rdquo; which opens the album and premieres in this post. Both songs find the band in great form, sounding as powerful, h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-generation-of-vipers-joyless-grails-off-first-album-in-10-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-generation-of-vipers-joyless-grails-off-first-album-in-10-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temples celebrating 10th anniversary of ‘Sun Structures’ on US tour w/ Alex Henry Foster]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK psych band Temples&lsquo; debut album, Sun Structures, turned 10 this year, and the band are celebrating by playing it in full on a fall US tour. Dates include a visit to Desert Daze fest and headline shows in Seattle, Chicago, Columbus, DC, NYC, and Boston. All dates are with Alex Henry Foster and you can see those, and listen to Sun Structures, below.<br />
The NYC stop is at Racket on October 17, and tickets for all dates of the US tour go on sale Friday, July 26 at 10 AM local time.<br />
Sun Structu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/temples-celebrating-10th-anniversary-of-sun-structures-on-us-tour-w-alex-henry-foster/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/temples-celebrating-10th-anniversary-of-sun-structures-on-us-tour-w-alex-henry-foster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Promise Ring/Braid and Mineral/Christie Front Drive supergroups both share new songs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fight Dice is a new Dungeons &amp; Dragons-inspired band made up of some &rsquo;90s emo veterans, including vocalist Jay Gilkay (Evel), bassist Todd Bell (Braid, Hey Mercedes), drummer Dan Didier (The Promise Ring, Maritime), and guitarists Brett Schwandt (Evel, Ceilishrine) and Eric Arsnow (Tigernite, Devils Teeth), and their debut album Total Party Kill comes out on September 20 via Forge Again Records (pre-order). Todd sheds some light on the band&rsquo;s formation:<br />
During the pandemic, we we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/promise-ringbraid-and-mineralchristie-front-drive-supergroups-both-share-new-songs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/promise-ringbraid-and-mineralchristie-front-drive-supergroups-both-share-new-songs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geneva Jacuzzi shares &ldquo;Scene Ballerina&rdquo; from upcoming album, announces NYC &amp; LA shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geneva Jacuzzi releases her new album Triple Fire next month, and she&rsquo;s just shared the video for new single &ldquo;Scene Ballerina&rdquo; where she plays an attention-hungry party attendee. Says Geneva: &ldquo;We all know that person:&nbsp;The Scene Ballerina. Stirring up a whirlpool of drama. Leaping to the center of the spotlight, spinning lies, twisting stories. All for attention. A tragic character. I can name a few ;)&rdquo;<br />
Director Thalia Mavros says the video is an homage to Ken R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/geneva-jacuzzi-shares-ldquoscene-ballerinardquo-from-upcoming-album-announces-nyc-amp-la-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/geneva-jacuzzi-shares-ldquoscene-ballerinardquo-from-upcoming-album-announces-nyc-amp-la-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch MUNA join Alanis Morissette on “Ironic” at Pitchfork Festival ++ day 3 pics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of Pitchfork Festival wrapped up on Sunday (7/21) at Chicago&rsquo;s Union Park with a headlining set from Alanis Morissette. She played a bunch of songs from her iconic 1995 album Jagged Little Pill, including hit single &ldquo;Ironic,&rdquo; which MUNA joined her on. Watch video of that below.<br />
MUNA also played a set of their own earlier in the day, and also performing were Les Savy Fav, Brittany Howard, Crumb, Grandmaster Flash, Mannequin Pussy, Jessica Pratt, Hailu Mergia, Mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-muna-join-alanis-morissette-on-ironic-at-pitchfork-festival-day-3-pics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-muna-join-alanis-morissette-on-ironic-at-pitchfork-festival-day-3-pics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie releases new ‘Atlas’ EP (listen)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cocteau Twins co-founder Robin Guthrie has released a new EP titled Atlas. He wrote, performed and produced it himself.<br />
&ldquo;I got travelling again after the pandemic and that&rsquo;s always a source of inspiration for me,&rdquo; says Robin. &ldquo;I absorb a lot and get most creative when I have travelled. As for the title &lsquo;Atlas&rsquo;, I found an old radio and was struck with how many of the places on the dial no longer existed. I was attracted to the romantic notion that these places]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cocteau-twins-robin-guthrie-releases-new-atlas-ep-listen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cocteau-twins-robin-guthrie-releases-new-atlas-ep-listen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cal In Red team with The Shins’ James Mercer on new song “Kitchen” (listen)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cal In Red are a new-ish indie pop duo from Michigan (made up of brothers Connor and Kendall Wright), and they&rsquo;re releasing their debut album Low Low on August 30 via B3SCI Records (pre-order). The project grew out of the brothers&rsquo; previous band Mertle, and it was during that band&rsquo;s run that they initially caught the attention of The Shins. Mertle won The Shins&rsquo; 2017 Van Contest with a cover of &ldquo;Painting A Hole,&rdquo; and now Shins leader James Mercer lent his voic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cal-in-red-team-with-the-shins-james-mercer-on-new-song-kitchen-listen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cal-in-red-team-with-the-shins-james-mercer-on-new-song-kitchen-listen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Get Up Kids talk ‘Something To Write Home About’ at 25 on the BV podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Get Up Kids&lsquo; classic 1999 album Something To Write Home About turns 25 this year, and the band is celebrating with an expanded reissue and a tour, and for the occasion, co-leaders Matt Pryor and Jim Suptic joined us on the BrooklynVegan podcast for an hour-long reflection on the album. They reminisced about how they evolved from their very humble beginnings and their 1997 debut album Four Minute Mile into the band that wrote one of the most influential emo albums of all time just two y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-get-up-kids-talk-something-to-write-home-about-at-25-on-the-bv-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-get-up-kids-talk-something-to-write-home-about-at-25-on-the-bv-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pitchfork Festival 2024 day 2 pics (Jamie xx, Carly Rae Jepsen, Bratmobile, De La Soul, Jessie Ware, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After kicking off on Friday, the 2024 edition of Pitchfork Festival continued on Saturday (7/20) in Chicago&rsquo;s Union Park. Jamie xx headlined, and the lineup also included Unwound, Carly Rae Jepsen, Bratmobile, Jessie Ware, Sweeping Promises, De La Soul, Wednesday, Water From Your Eyes, Feeble Little Horse, Hotline TNT, Kara Jackson, L&rsquo;Rain, and Lifeguard. See pictures from the whole day by James Richards IV below.<br />
Check out pictures from Friday at Pitchfork Festival HERE, and stay tu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pitchfork-festival-2024-day-2-pics-jamie-xx-carly-rae-jepsen-bratmobile-de-la-soul-jessie-ware-more/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pitchfork-festival-2024-day-2-pics-jamie-xx-carly-rae-jepsen-bratmobile-de-la-soul-jessie-ware-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp revisit Ozzy Osbourne&rsquo;s &ldquo;Crazy Train&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Toyah and Robert Fripp are on holiday, they&rsquo;re revisiting some classic pandemic era episodes of Sunday Lunch and this week we&rsquo;re going back to August 2022 when the pulled out this cover of Ozzy&rsquo;s classic debut solo single. Toyah has a lot of fun with her fringe as Robert tries not to break. Watch along with Ozzy&rsquo;s original video for &ldquo;Crazy Train&rdquo; below.<br />
Toyah &amp; Robert are on their&nbsp;Rock Party Tour&nbsp;this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-revisit-ozzy-osbournersquos-ldquocrazy-trainrdquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-revisit-ozzy-osbournersquos-ldquocrazy-trainrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have Heart triumphantly returned to NY, brought current hardcore heroes Speed &amp; more (pics, review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best hardcore bands so often leave us too soon, but they also leave behind an impact that grows and grows long after they&rsquo;re gone. Have Heart, who formed in 2002 and broke up in 2009 after wrapping up the tour behind their second and final album Songs to Scream at the Sun, are one of those bands. They amassed a diehard fanbase during their initial run for their forward-thinking take on aggressive yet tuneful hardcore, and even more so for the deeply emotional, positive messages that vo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/have-heart-triumphantly-returned-to-ny-brought-current-hardcore-heroes-speed-amp-more-pics-review/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/have-heart-triumphantly-returned-to-ny-brought-current-hardcore-heroes-speed-amp-more-pics-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pitchfork Festival 2024 day 1 pics (Jeff Rosenstock, 100 gecs, Yaeji, Jai Paul, Black Pumas, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of Pitchfork Festival kicked off on Friday at Chicago&rsquo;s Union Park. Black Pumas headlined, and the day&rsquo;s lineup also featured Jeff Rosenstock (who crowdsurfed while playing saxophone), Jai Paul, Sudan Archives, 100 gecs, Amen Dunes, Yaeji, billy woods and Kenny Segal, Doss, Tkay Maidza, Rosali, ML Buch, Angry Blackmen, and Black Duck (the trio of Douglas McCombs, Bill MacKay, and Charles Rumbac). Check out pictures from Friday by James Richards IV below.Pitckfork con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pitchfork-festival-2024-day-1-pics-jeff-rosenstock-100-gecs-yaeji-jai-paul-black-pumas-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pitchfork-festival-2024-day-1-pics-jeff-rosenstock-100-gecs-yaeji-jai-paul-black-pumas-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Kaytranada, Jah Wobble &lsquo;Metal Box&rsquo; tour, 10cc, Peter Hook &amp; The Light, Big Laugh, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
KAYTRANADA<br />
Kaytranada announced his Timeless Tour with Channel Tres earlier this week, including a big NYC show at Forest Hills Stadium on October 4 and he&rsquo;s now added a second night there on October 5. Both those shows are also with Sam Gellaitry.<br />
LAURA MARLING<br />
Laura Marling&nbsp;recently announced her eighth album,&nbsp;Patterns in Repeat, and intimate residency shows to support it in NYC and Lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-kaytranada-jah-wobble-lsquometal-boxrsquo-tour-10cc-peter-hook-amp-the-light-big-laugh-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-kaytranada-jah-wobble-lsquometal-boxrsquo-tour-10cc-peter-hook-amp-the-light-big-laugh-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noun, Cassie Ramone, Shilpa Ray &amp; more playing Brooklyn&rsquo;s Rogue Music Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rogue Music Festival, a &ldquo;queer-female-run music festival dedicated to paying artists fairly,&rdquo; will return to Brooklyn this summer for its second edition, happening on August 9 at Baby&rsquo;s All Right, August 10 at 3 Dollar Bill, and August 11 at Starr Bar.<br />
The night 1 lineup features Noun (the solo project of Marissa Paternoster, formerly of Screaming Females), Mint Green, Night Spins, Kolezanka, Crosslegged, and AK &amp; The Hallucinations.<br />
Night 2 features Shilpa Ray, Comet, Drea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/noun-cassie-ramone-shilpa-ray-amp-more-playing-brooklynrsquos-rogue-music-festival/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/noun-cassie-ramone-shilpa-ray-amp-more-playing-brooklynrsquos-rogue-music-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurray for the Riff Raff played Rockefeller Park (pics, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hurray for the Riff Raff are back out on the road supporting their new album The Past Is Still Alive, one of our favorite albums of 2024 so far. Ahead of a run supporting Norah Jones, they stopped in NYC for a pair of NYC shows: a Grammy Museum-presented &ldquo;New York Evening&rdquo; with them at National Sawdust on Wednesday, featuring a solo performance from Alynda Segarra and a conversation with them and Hanif Abdurraqib; and a free, outdoor show at Rockefeller Park on Thursday, part of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hurray-for-the-riff-raff-played-rockefeller-park-pics-setlist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hurray-for-the-riff-raff-played-rockefeller-park-pics-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shelter announce new reunion dates with Spaced, Mil-Spec, Sunstroke &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York Post-Hardcore legends Shelter returned earlier this year for a short tour with their old friends CIV, and now they&rsquo;ve announced a new four-date run for this September. They&rsquo;re hitting DC, Amityville, Atlantic City, and Buffalo, with support on the latter three dates coming from one of the best newer bands on Shelter&rsquo;s former label Revelation Records, Spaced, plus other bands varying by date. Here&rsquo;s the full schedule (click the venue links for tickets):<br />
09/12 Wash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shelter-announce-new-reunion-dates-with-spaced-mil-spec-sunstroke-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shelter-announce-new-reunion-dates-with-spaced-mil-spec-sunstroke-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wand previewed new album ‘Vertigo’ at Bowery Ballroom (review, video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wand are having a busy summer. Vertigo, their first album in five years, is out next week and the band are touring across North America, mostly playing club shows but also massive stadiums opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers, which must induce at least a little psychic whiplash. Thursday night, Wand hit NYC&rsquo;s Bowery Ballroom for a night of soaring tunes, guitar heroics and a preview of the new record.<br />
Vertigo is Wand&rsquo;s most expansive, subtle and varied record yet and a bit of a swerve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wand-previewed-new-album-vertigo-at-bowery-ballroom-review-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wand-previewed-new-album-vertigo-at-bowery-ballroom-review-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jónsi announces ‘First Light,’ shares two tracks (listen)]]></title><description><![CDATA[J&oacute;nsi of Sigur R&oacute;s has announced a new album, First Light, which was originally conceived as a score for a video game but &ldquo;evolved and transcended its initial purpose,&rdquo; according to a press release. It comes out August 30 via the health and wellbeing music brand Myndstream and the soundtrack label Lakeshore Records (pre-order).<br />
&ldquo;Writing this music at a time of manmade global turmoil and unrest for a video game, I imagined First Light as a momentary fantastical, ov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jnsi-announces-first-light-shares-two-tracks-listen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jnsi-announces-first-light-shares-two-tracks-listen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Smashing Pumpkins, NØ MAN, Helado Negro, Basilica Soundscape, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS<br />
The Smashing Pumpkins will start their stadium tour with Green Day, Rancid, and The Linda Lindas soon &mdash; it hits NYC on &nbsp;August 5 at Citi Field &mdash; but have announced that for the first time in a decade they will embark on a multi-city tour of Latin and South American. Dates are this fall and stops include Brazil, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Quito, Bogata, and San Jose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-smashing-pumpkins-n-man-helado-negro-basilica-soundscape-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-smashing-pumpkins-n-man-helado-negro-basilica-soundscape-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Bone Burnett announces first tour in 20 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grammy and Oscar-winning singer, songwriter and producer T-Bone Burnett released The Other Side, his first album in 20 years in April, and celebrated with a few intimate shows in Nashville and Brooklyn. Now he&rsquo;s announced his first tour in two decades.<br />
For the the tour, Burnett will be backed by&nbsp;Dennis Crouch&nbsp;on bass,&nbsp;Colin Linden&nbsp;(who co-produced&nbsp;The Other Side) on guitars, and&nbsp;David Mansfield on fiddle and mandolin. Dates begin September 7 in Berkeley, CA an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/t-bone-burnett-announces-first-tour-in-20-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/t-bone-burnett-announces-first-tour-in-20-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danzig/Misfits/Samhain He-Man-style action figures revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, Super7 debuted prototypes of a collection of Misfits and Danzig action figures in the style of the old He-Man and Masters of the Universe&nbsp;figures They&rsquo;ve finally revealed the finalized designs of Danzig; Danzig fronting Samhain, covered in blood; Danzig as a Skeletor-esque skeleton; Jerry Only; and The Fiend. What, no Doyle as Orko? Take a closer look below.<br />
Each ReAction figure is 3 3/4 inches tall and comes packages on a 6&times;9&Prime; cardback, inspired by the original]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/danzigmisfitssamhain-he-man-style-action-figures-revealed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/danzigmisfitssamhain-he-man-style-action-figures-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Between the Buried and Me tap Hail the Sun, Sweet Pill, more for A Home Away From Home fests in NYC &amp; MA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between the Buried and Me have announced a pair of festivals this fall. They&rsquo;ll headline both nights of A Home Away From Home with what they&rsquo;re calling a &ldquo;special career spanning set,&rdquo; and they happen at NYC&rsquo;s The Brooklyn Monarch on September 27 and Worcester, MA&rsquo;s The Palladium on September 28.<br />
Both shows also feature Hail The Sun (playing their 2014 album Wake in its entirety), Sweet Pill, A Lot Like Birds, Andr&eacute;s, Moondough, and Zeta, the MA show is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/between-the-buried-and-me-tap-hail-the-sun-sweet-pill-more-for-a-home-away-from-home-fests-in-nyc-amp-ma/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/between-the-buried-and-me-tap-hail-the-sun-sweet-pill-more-for-a-home-away-from-home-fests-in-nyc-amp-ma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024 Emmy nominations: ‘The Bear,’ ‘Shogun,’ ‘Baby Reindeer,’ Donald Glover, Atticus Ross, Eli Janney, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nominations for the 76th Emmy Awards were announced today. FX/Hulu&rsquo;s great series adaptation of James Clavell&rsquo;s epic novel Sh&#333;gun received a whopping 25 nominations, making it the most recognized show this year, but The Bear (also FX/Hulu) was not far behind with 23, making it the most nominated series in the comedy category ever. (Whether The Bear is a comedy or not is up for debate, and this is for Season 2, not S3.)<br />
Hulu really ruled the roost this year with Only Murders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2024-emmy-nominations-the-bear-shogun-baby-reindeer-donald-glover-atticus-ross-eli-janney-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2024-emmy-nominations-the-bear-shogun-baby-reindeer-donald-glover-atticus-ross-eli-janney-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hell’s Heroes fest announces initial 2025 lineup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Houston metal festival Hell&rsquo;s Heroes will return in 2025 for its seventh year from March 20-22 at the White Oak Music Hall lawn, and the initial lineup has just been announced. It features (Max and Iggor) Cavalera performing the 1987 Sepultura album Schizophrenia that they released a re-recorded version of this year, Florida progressive/power metal vets Crimson Glory, Swiss thrash vets Coroner, Texas&rsquo; own reunited vets S.A. Slayer (who were initially called Slayer until they changed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hells-heroes-fest-announces-initial-2025-lineup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hells-heroes-fest-announces-initial-2025-lineup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch GWAR cover “I’m Just Ken”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AV Club has a new editor-in-chief, Danette Chavez, and they&rsquo;re relaunched their A.V. Undercover series after seven years of dormancy. They took Consequence&lsquo;s suggestion to start things off with a rendition of &ldquo;I&rsquo;m Just Ken&rdquo; from Greta Gerwig&rsquo;s Barbie movie, and GWAR were up for the challenge. Instead of a faithful cover, they rewrote the lyrics to make them their own (and Blothar the Berserker admitted to having a &ldquo;prurient interest in Ryan Gosling&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-gwar-cover-im-just-ken/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-gwar-cover-im-just-ken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturdays At Your Place, Carpool, Harrison Gordon &amp; TRSH announce tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The emo package tours keep coming. Having recently opened the Wax Bodega Tour (with Carly Cosgrove, Arm&rsquo;s Length, and Ben Quad) and the Prince Daddy &amp; the Hyena tour, Saturdays At Your Place have now announced a headlining tour in support of their great 2023 EP Always Cloudy. They&rsquo;ll be joined by Carpool (who were also on the Prince Daddy tour), Harrison Gordon, and TRSH (the latter two of whom toured together in June). Tickets go on sale Thursday (7/18) at 10 AM local.<br />
The exten]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/saturdays-at-your-place-carpool-harrison-gordon-amp-trsh-announce-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/saturdays-at-your-place-carpool-harrison-gordon-amp-trsh-announce-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deer Tick played “Shine a Light” benefit with Al Olender at RJ Daniels (pics, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deer Tick are on tour with Al Olender this summer supporting their new EP Contractual Obligations, which came out this past Friday, and they were just in the NYC-area for a few shows. After a three-night run at Woodstock&rsquo;s Levon Helm Studios on July 4 weekend, they hit Long Island&rsquo;s RJ Daniels on Sunday, July 7 for a Shine a Light benefit show. Proceeds went to the Tommy Brull Foundation, which helps people with special needs. It was the foundation&rsquo;s 25th show in the series, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/deer-tick-played-shine-a-light-benefit-with-al-olender-at-rj-daniels-pics-setlist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/deer-tick-played-shine-a-light-benefit-with-al-olender-at-rj-daniels-pics-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Bob Dylan, Bobby Weir &amp; Wolf Bros, Goose, Eagles @ Sphere, JPEGMAFIA, Don Toliver, Nicole Atkins, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
EAGLES @ THE SPHERE<br />
Eagles have added four more shows to their run at Las Vegas&rsquo; The Sphere: January 17, 28, 24 and 25, bringing their current total number of shows there to 20.<br />
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BOB DYLAN<br />
Bob Dylan has announced he&rsquo;s taking his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour to Europe this fall, with shows in Prague, Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, Antwerp, L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-bob-dylan-bobby-weir-amp-wolf-bros-goose-eagles-sphere-jpegmafia-don-toliver-nicole-atkins-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-bob-dylan-bobby-weir-amp-wolf-bros-goose-eagles-sphere-jpegmafia-don-toliver-nicole-atkins-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Chappelle announces intimate NYC show this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dave Chappelle has announced an intimate NYC show, happening this Thursday (7/18) at Gramercy Theatre. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 16 at 12 PM EDT, and as is typical with Chappelle&rsquo;s shows, it&rsquo;s a cell phone-free event. &ldquo;With your confirmation, you agree to place your phone in a locked pouch which you keep throughout the evening,&rdquo; a message from the venue reads. &ldquo;If you need to use your phone, return to the distribution tent at the entrance. Anyone caught using]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dave-chappelle-announces-intimate-nyc-show-this-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dave-chappelle-announces-intimate-nyc-show-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common &amp; Pete Rock taking new album &lsquo;The Auditorium&rsquo; on tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Common and Pete Rock just released their collab album The Auditorium Vol 1, and they celebrated on Sunday in NYC with a free SummerStage show in Herbert Von King Park (watch video of that below). Now they&rsquo;ve announced The Auditorium Tour. Dates kick off August 28 in Del Mar, CA and include stops in Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville, Boston, DC, Philly and more. All dates are listed below.<br />
The Auditorium Tour wraps up with three nights at NYC&rsquo;s Blue Note on September 23-25, with early an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/common-amp-pete-rock-taking-new-album-lsquothe-auditoriumrsquo-on-tour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/common-amp-pete-rock-taking-new-album-lsquothe-auditoriumrsquo-on-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wyatt Flores announces fall tour with Kaitlin Butts, Noeline Hofmann, Jake Kohn, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Country singer Wyatt Flores released his third EP, Half Life, in April, and he&rsquo;s announced a tour supporting it. His &ldquo;Welcome to the Plains Tour&rdquo; runs from October through December, including shows with Kaitlin Butts, Lance Roark, Noeline Hofmann, Bo Staloch, Zandi Holup, Jake Kohn, Evan Honer, The Great Divide, JR Caroll, Wyatt Baker, and The Dawn Quails, varying by date. He also has shows through the summer, and you can see all dates below.<br />
Flores&rsquo; new dates include an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wyatt-flores-announces-fall-tour-with-kaitlin-butts-noeline-hofmann-jake-kohn-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wyatt-flores-announces-fall-tour-with-kaitlin-butts-noeline-hofmann-jake-kohn-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Font, Lifeguard and Mei Semones played a steamy Summer Thunder at Union Pool (pics, review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union Pool&rsquo;s free Summer Thunder series continued on Sunday with a fantastic triple bill of rising indie rock talent from all over the country. It was hot and steamy &mdash; a two minute rain shower early in the afternoon just made it worse &mdash; and the Euro Cup finals were happening at the same time (congrats, Spain!) but Union Pool&rsquo;s patio was full for what was a very fun day. Photos by Amanda Hatfield are in this post.<br />
Things stared with Brooklyn&rsquo;s Mei Semones, who played]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/font-lifeguard-and-mei-semones-played-a-steamy-summer-thunder-at-union-pool-pics-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/font-lifeguard-and-mei-semones-played-a-steamy-summer-thunder-at-union-pool-pics-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine Inch Nails are getting ‘The Downward Spiral’ Dr. Martens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine Inch Nails&lsquo; iconic second album, The Downward Spiral, turned 30 back in March, and they&rsquo;ve teamed up with Dr. Martens for a new collection of boots and shoes to mark the occasion. Dr. Martens calls it &ldquo;a physical response to Nine Inch Nails&rsquo; visceral, ground-breaking album&rdquo; and say that all three silhouettes incorporate &ldquo;industrial design references.&rdquo; They include the 8-eye 1460 boot, with a black and white version of Russell Mills&rsquo; &ldquo;Wou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nine-inch-nails-are-getting-the-downward-spiral-dr-martens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nine-inch-nails-are-getting-the-downward-spiral-dr-martens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOFX played their final NYC shows (night 2 pics w/ Murphy&rsquo;s Law &amp; Codefendants ++ video, setlists)]]></title><description><![CDATA[What NOFX says is their final tour hit NYC over the weekend for three shows at Brooklyn Paramount. The shows were billed as Punk in Drublic, The War on Errorism, Coaster &amp; more on night one; Wolves in Wolves Clothing, The Longest Line, Pump up the Valuum &amp; more on night two; and White Trash Two Herbs and a Bean, So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes, The Decline &amp; more on night three; and they pulled heavily from those albums each night but didn&rsquo;t perform them in full (they did]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nofx-played-their-final-nyc-shows-night-2-pics-w-murphyrsquos-law-amp-codefendants-video-setlists/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nofx-played-their-final-nyc-shows-night-2-pics-w-murphyrsquos-law-amp-codefendants-video-setlists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Travis, Okay Kaya, Cage the Elephant, Automatic, Amy Rigby, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
OKAY KAYA<br />
Pop and R&amp;B artist Okay Kaya has lined up a short North American tour for September that kicks off at new Brooklyn club/roller rink Xanadu on 9/5, and from there heads to Montreal, Toronto, Austin, Atlanta and Los Angeles.<br />
THE SMILE<br />
The Smile&nbsp;have cancelled their European tour after&nbsp;Jonny Greenwood was hospitalized, having become &ldquo;seriously ill from an infection.&rdquo; He&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-travis-okay-kaya-cage-the-elephant-automatic-amy-rigby-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-travis-okay-kaya-cage-the-elephant-automatic-amy-rigby-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Cave calls writing songs “a fucking nightmare”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Cave talked with MOJO ahead of the release of his anticipated new album with The Bad Seeds, Wild God, and the conversation turned to the process of songwriting. Nick admitted that the process was &ldquo;a fucking nightmare&rdquo; to him, tellingMOJO, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like writing songs. To write a song is this deeply mysterious, abstract, anxiety-ridden process that&rsquo;s just not fun. Playing around with the kid is fine but to get the kid out is a fucking nightmare. So I put it off u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nick-cave-calls-writing-songs-a-fucking-nightmare/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nick-cave-calls-writing-songs-a-fucking-nightmare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lamb of God: new limited color vinyl variants, magazine, t-shirt &amp; statue available for pre-order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revolver is launching a new special edition collector&rsquo;s magazine devoted to Lamb of God, along with exclusive vinyl variants of eight of their albums, a limited edition t-shirt, and an exclusive, limited resin statue. Click the links to see more and order all of it in the BV shop now, or keep scrolling down for more info.<br />
The magazine description:They&rsquo;ve sold millions of albums, garnered five Grammy nominations, and helped define American metal in the 21st century. Revolver&rsquo;s n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lamb-of-god-new-limited-color-vinyl-variants-magazine-t-shirt-amp-statue-available-for-pre-order/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lamb-of-god-new-limited-color-vinyl-variants-magazine-t-shirt-amp-statue-available-for-pre-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Smile cancel tour after Jonny Greenwood hospitalized for infection]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Smile have cancelled their European tour after Jonny Greenwood was hospitalized, having become &ldquo;seriously ill from an infection.&rdquo; He&rsquo;s on the mend now, but on doctor&rsquo;s orders, he&rsquo;s been told to &ldquo;cancel all engagements&rdquo; until he&rsquo;s been able to make a full recovery. Feel better soon, Jonny, and see all cancelled dates below.<br />
The Smile released their second album, Wall of Eyes, this year, and it&rsquo;s one of our favorites of 2024 so far. Stream]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-smile-cancel-tour-after-jonny-greenwood-hospitalized-for-infection/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-smile-cancel-tour-after-jonny-greenwood-hospitalized-for-infection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle punk legends The Gits &amp; Mia Zapata subject of new book by band&rsquo;s drummer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seattle punk legends The Gits and their late, iconic singer Mia Zapata&ndash;who was murdered in 1993 at age 27&ndash;are subject of a new book by Gits drummer Steve Moriarty (who is now a psychotherapist), Mia Zapata &amp; The Gits: A Story of Art, Rock, and Revolution, coming August 13 via Feral House. The book&rsquo;s been called &ldquo;Just Kids for the grunge era,&rdquo; and it includes never-before-seen paintings, letters, and pictures. The synopsis reads:<br />
Seattle band, The Gits and their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/seattle-punk-legends-the-gits-amp-mia-zapata-subject-of-new-book-by-bandrsquos-drummer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/seattle-punk-legends-the-gits-amp-mia-zapata-subject-of-new-book-by-bandrsquos-drummer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Font pick their 10 favorite songs that are under 2 minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Austin band Font formed in 2022 and quickly gained a reputation as a fiery live act. Their debut album, Strange Burden, manages to bottle some of that live energy and you can almost feel the sweat on frontman Thom Waddill&rsquo;s brow pouring down as he sings these songs. Read our review of the album&nbsp;and listen to it below.<br />
While only one song on Strange Burden clocks in at less than three minutes, Font appreciate brevity and made us a playlist of their favorite songs that are under two min]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/font-pick-their-10-favorite-songs-that-are-under-2-minutes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/font-pick-their-10-favorite-songs-that-are-under-2-minutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Voidz add 2nd NYC show with Crack Cloud at Knockdown Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julian Casablancas&lsquo; The Voidz announced a pair of special shows to celebrate their new album, happening in Los Angeles (The Orpheum on October 16) and NYC (The Apollo on October 18). They&rsquo;ve now added a second NYC show a few days later at a different venue, on October 21 at Knockdown Center. Tickets to all three shows go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 12 at 10 AM local, with an artist presale happening now.<br />
The Voidz&rsquo; new album, Like All Before You, is out on Sep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-voidz-add-2nd-nyc-show-with-crack-cloud-at-knockdown-center/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-voidz-add-2nd-nyc-show-with-crack-cloud-at-knockdown-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxbow say they “no longer exist” following accusation towards guitarist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, Oxbow leader Eugene Robinson left the band that he founded 35 years ago, saying, &ldquo;Recent circumstances have caused me several dark nights of the soul and while it feels/seems crazy to kill my involvement in that which I started, I think it necessary so that maybe a kind of healing can take place that will make OXBOW a comfortable place for me to be again.&rdquo; It left people wondering what that meant for the future of Oxbow, and what those &ldquo;recent circumstances&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/oxbow-say-they-no-longer-exist-following-accusation-towards-guitarist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/oxbow-say-they-no-longer-exist-following-accusation-towards-guitarist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Thief part ways with bassist Max Oleartchik]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly a decade of playing together, Big Thief have parted ways with original bassist Max Oleartchik, leaving founding members Adrianne Lenker and Buck Meek and longtime drummer James Krivchenia to move forward without him. All four of them issued a joint statement, which reads:<br />
After many beautiful years together, Max is no longer in Big Thief. Our love for each other is infinite, and we are so grateful for all we have shared these many years together since the beginning of our journey as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/big-thief-part-ways-with-bassist-max-oleartchik/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/big-thief-part-ways-with-bassist-max-oleartchik/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Zombies’ Rod Argent recovering from stroke, announces retirement from touring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sad news: Rod Argent, the founder, keyboardist, and primary songwriter of psych-pop legends The Zombies, has suffered a stroke. It happened after he&rsquo;d returned from the band&rsquo;s recent UK tour in June, and he was hospitalized overnight; doctors say he needs &ldquo;several months&rdquo; of recuperation. With that in mind, he&rsquo;s decided to retire from touring (though he plans to continue writing and recording music). The band had been planning a fall 2024 US run that was to be their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-zombies-rod-argent-recovering-from-stroke-announces-retirement-from-touring/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-zombies-rod-argent-recovering-from-stroke-announces-retirement-from-touring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dua Saleh announces new album ‘I Should Call Them,’ shares “Want”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sudanese-American artist (and Sex Education actor) Dua Saleh has announced their first full-length album, I Should Call Them, following a string of singles and EPs that date back to 2018 and arriving October 11 via Ghostly International (pre-order). The album features appearances by serpentwithfeet (on recent single &ldquo;Unruly&rdquo;), Gallant, Sid Sriram, and Ambr&eacute;, and the announcement is accompanied by new single &ldquo;Want.&rdquo; Compared to the more ethereal &ldquo;Unruly,&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dua-saleh-announces-new-album-i-should-call-them-shares-want/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dua-saleh-announces-new-album-i-should-call-them-shares-want/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A.G. Cook announces fall tour (BV Presale for NYC at Knockdown Center)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A.G. Cook released his third solo LP, Britpop, in May, and he&rsquo;s announced some shows supporting it. The &ldquo;BRITPOPMANIA tour&rdquo; includes what he says are his first headlining shows in Chicago, Washington DC, Boston, Atlanta, Glasgow, and Manchester, as well as dates in NYC, Los Angeles, and more. See all dates below.<br />
The NYC show is at Knockdown Center on Friday, November 15. You can get tickets on BrooklynVegan Presale with the password AGXBKV starting on Tuesday, July 16 at 9 AM]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ag-cook-announces-fall-tour-bv-presale-for-nyc-at-knockdown-center/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ag-cook-announces-fall-tour-bv-presale-for-nyc-at-knockdown-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neutral Milk Hotel&rsquo;s Julian Koster accused of grooming &amp; sexual assault, issues response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julian Koster of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Music Tapes has been accused of grooming and sexual assault by Anna &ldquo;Nesey&rdquo; Gallons, a fellow member of the Elephant 6 collective who has performed in The Music Tapes, Circulatory System, and as a solo artist. In an Instagram post, Gallons writes:I began to communicate by telephone and correspond via email with Julian Koster routinely in early Y2K at age 15, each exchange gradually becoming more intimate, though seemingly innocent. He impar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neutral-milk-hotelrsquos-julian-koster-accused-of-grooming-amp-sexual-assault-issues-response/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neutral-milk-hotelrsquos-julian-koster-accused-of-grooming-amp-sexual-assault-issues-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A night at Red Rocks with Portugal. The Man and Tegan &amp; Sara]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s probably safe to say that any big music fan has a bucket list of iconic venues they hope to attend at least once in their life. Whether it&rsquo;s a beloved DIY spot like 924 Gilman or a world-famous arena like Madison Square Garden, some music venues are worth traveling across the country or even the world just to experience the lore for yourself. It&rsquo;s also probably safe to say that one venue you&rsquo;ll find on almost every music fan&rsquo;s bucket list is Colorado&rsquo;s Re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-night-at-red-rocks-with-portugal-the-man-and-tegan-amp-sara/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/a-night-at-red-rocks-with-portugal-the-man-and-tegan-amp-sara/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jake Xerxes Fussell announces fall tour dates in support of new album ‘When I’m Called’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jake Xerxes Fussell releases his new album When I&rsquo;m Called&nbsp;on Friday (7/12) and he&rsquo;s just announced a fall tour in support. The tour starts in Brooklyn with two nights at Public Records on October 9 and October 10, and from there heads to Somerville, Philly, DC, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Chicago, Iowa City, Soughtton, WI and St Paul.<br />
Tickets for all fall tour dates go on sale Friday, July 12 at 10 AM local time and Jake&rsquo;s full tour itinerary is below.<br />
When I&rsquo;m Called is J]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jake-xerxes-fussell-announces-fall-tour-dates-in-support-of-new-album-when-im-called/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jake-xerxes-fussell-announces-fall-tour-dates-in-support-of-new-album-when-im-called/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shiner reissuing classic albums (exclusive color vinyl)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shiner helped shape the heavy/shoegaze crossover in the &rsquo;90s and early 2000s, and they&rsquo;ve now announced reissues of their four classic pre-reunion albums, 1996&rsquo;s Splay, 1997&rsquo;s Lula Divinia, 2000&rsquo;s Starless, and 2001&rsquo;s The Egg, via Spartan Records. They&rsquo;ve all been out of print for years, and we have exclusive color variants of all four; they&rsquo;re available for pre-order now.Splay has been remixed from the original tapes by Paul Malinowski and remaste]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shiner-reissuing-classic-albums-exclusive-color-vinyl/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shiner-reissuing-classic-albums-exclusive-color-vinyl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mustafa announces debut LP ft. Rosal&iacute;a, Clairo, Aaron Dessner, Nicolas Jaar &amp; more, shares &ldquo;SNL&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sudanese-Canadian singer/songwriter and poet Mustafa has announced his debut album, Dunya, due out on September 27 via Jagjaguwar. &ldquo;This record encapsulates so much of my life,&rdquo; he says, adding, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m trying to preserve and celebrate the ordinary life in the hood.&rdquo; Dunya features contributions from The National&lsquo;s Aaron Dessner, Rosal&iacute;a, Clairo, Nicolas Jaar, his friend and creative director Ramy Yousef, and more, and you can see the cover art and trackli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mustafa-announces-debut-lp-ft-rosaliacutea-clairo-aaron-dessner-nicolas-jaar-amp-more-shares-ldquosnlrdquo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mustafa-announces-debut-lp-ft-rosaliacutea-clairo-aaron-dessner-nicolas-jaar-amp-more-shares-ldquosnlrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU (playlist for 7/8 &amp; 7/1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s edition of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU features songs ripped from the headlines of this very blog, including new songs from MJ Lenderman, Naima Bock, Bright Eyes, Guided by Voices, Uniform, Melt Banana, and Vinnie Stigma&rsquo;s picks for favorite hardcore records.<br />
Last week&rsquo;s episode was dedicated to Season 3 of The Bear including songs by The Sundays, Kate Bush, James, Cocteau Twins, Talking Heads, Radiohead, Adrianne Lenker, Joyce Manor, Refused and more.<br />
Bro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklynvegan-blog-radio-on-siriusxmu-playlist-for-78-amp-71/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklynvegan-blog-radio-on-siriusxmu-playlist-for-78-amp-71/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Willie Nelson returned to the stage for July 4 picnic after missing 8 shows (video, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After missing the first eight dates of his 2024 Outlaw Music Festival on &ldquo;doctor&rsquo;s orders,&rdquo; Willie Nelson returned to the stage for a big Fourth of July picnic at Camden, NJ&rsquo;s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion. His hits-filled set got a standing ovation, and included renditions of classics like &ldquo;Mammas Don&rsquo;t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,&rdquo; &ldquo;On the Road Again,&rdquo; &ldquo;You Were Always On My Mind,&rdquo; &ldquo;Georgia On My Mind,&rdquo; and mor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/willie-nelson-returned-to-the-stage-for-july-4-picnic-after-missing-8-shows-video-setlist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/willie-nelson-returned-to-the-stage-for-july-4-picnic-after-missing-8-shows-video-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childish Gambino previewed new album at NYC event w/ Steve Lacy &amp; Foushe&eacute; (pics, video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After announcing what he says will be his final album as Childish Gambino, Bando Stone &amp; The New World, Donald Glover previewed the album at a very hot, humid &ldquo;listening event&rdquo; on Saturday (7/6) at NYC&rsquo;s Little Island. Tickets were sold both for inside the amphitheater with Glover and his guests, or for a &ldquo;Listening Party only&rdquo; option that kept attendees outside the amphitheater.<br />
Glover played 15 songs from the album, out of order, including &ldquo;In the Night&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/childish-gambino-previewed-new-album-at-nyc-event-w-steve-lacy-amp-fousheeacute-pics-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/childish-gambino-previewed-new-album-at-nyc-event-w-steve-lacy-amp-fousheeacute-pics-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emo vets Newfound Interest In Connecticut reunite for tour, reissue debut EP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto emo veterans The Newfound Interest in Connecticut were initially around between 1999 and 2005 (and members later formed DD/MM/YYYY, Absolutely Free, and more), but they recently announced that they&rsquo;re reuniting for hometown festival New Friends Fest, and they&rsquo;ll be surrounding that festival appearance with US shows on both coasts.<br />
&ldquo;These shows are a celebration of the way art can sometimes have a life of its own,&rdquo; the band says. &ldquo;We were lucky enough to crea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/emo-vets-newfound-interest-in-connecticut-reunite-for-tour-reissue-debut-ep/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/emo-vets-newfound-interest-in-connecticut-reunite-for-tour-reissue-debut-ep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEMORIALS (Electrelane / Wire) announce debut album, share “Cut It Like a Diamond”]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEMORIALS, the duo of Verity Susman (Electrelane) and Matthew Simms (It Hugs Back / Wire), have announced their debut album, Memorial Waterslides, which will be out October 4 via Fire Records. It follows their two excellent documentary soundtracks, Women Against The Bomb and Tramps!, which were released last year.<br />
The album includes &ldquo;Acceptable Experience,&rdquo; which was released in June, and the new single is motorik groover &ldquo;Cut Like a Diamond&rdquo; which will appeal to fans of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/memorials-electrelane-wire-announce-debut-album-share-cut-it-like-a-diamond/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/memorials-electrelane-wire-announce-debut-album-share-cut-it-like-a-diamond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duran Duran announce Halloween MSG show &amp; East Coast tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Duran Duran celebrated Halloween with a special Las Vegas show in 2022, which inspired their 2023 album Danse Macabre. They&rsquo;ll keep the spooky spirit going this year with another Halloween show, this time in NYC. They&rsquo;re promising &ldquo;a unique production featuring the hits alongside songs from the crypt,&rdquo; and are inviting &ldquo;Halloween enthusiasts to show up, dress up, and celebrate.&rdquo; It happens on Thursday, October 31 at Madison Square Garden, and tickets go on sal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/duran-duran-announce-halloween-msg-show-amp-east-coast-tour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/duran-duran-announce-halloween-msg-show-amp-east-coast-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robyn Hitchcock preps companion LP for memoir ‘1967,’ shares cover of Small Faces’ “Itchycoo Park”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robyn Hitchcock just released his memoir, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left, last week, and now he&rsquo;s announced a companion album, titled 1967: Vacations In The Past, which will be out September 13 via Tiny Ghost.<br />
In the memoir, Robyn explains why 1967 (when he was 14) was such a formative year for music, and the album features covers of songs from the era, including ones by Pink Floyd, The Move, The Kinks, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Small Faces, Traffic, and more, plus the title t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/robyn-hitchcock-preps-companion-lp-for-memoir-1967-shares-cover-of-small-faces-itchycoo-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/robyn-hitchcock-preps-companion-lp-for-memoir-1967-shares-cover-of-small-faces-itchycoo-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kendrick Lamar&rsquo;s &ldquo;Not Like Us&rdquo; video has more Drake disses, Black Hippy, Whitney &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kendrick Lamar / Drake beef seemingly ended after Drake responded to Kendrick&rsquo;s &ldquo;Not Like Us&rdquo; with the weak, defensive &ldquo;The Heart Part 6&rdquo; and was widely declared the loser of the feud, but Kendrick has been getting more and more juice out of his Drake diss tracks, especially &ldquo;Not Like Us.&rdquo; The song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Kendrick went on to perform it five times in a row at his Juneteenth concert &ldquo;Ken &amp; Friends = The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kendrick-lamarrsquos-ldquonot-like-usrdquo-video-has-more-drake-disses-black-hippy-whitney-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kendrick-lamarrsquos-ldquonot-like-usrdquo-video-has-more-drake-disses-black-hippy-whitney-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is an indie fan whose favorite groups include The Smiths and The Wedding Present]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the US celebrated Independence Day, the UK was seeing an across-the-board landslide victory for the center-left Labour Party, electing Keir Starmer as their new Prime Minister, the first Labour PM in 14 years. What do we know about Starmer? Musically, we mean. Having come of age in the late-&rsquo;70s and early &rsquo;80s and attending the University of Leeds, he was very much into the indie music scene of that time. He says &ldquo;My Favourite Dress&rdquo; by Leeds band The Wedding Presen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-british-prime-minister-keir-starmer-is-an-indie-fan-whose-favorite-groups-include-the-smiths-and-the-wedding-present/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-british-prime-minister-keir-starmer-is-an-indie-fan-whose-favorite-groups-include-the-smiths-and-the-wedding-present/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notable Releases of the Week (7/5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s July Fourth Weekend, which is pretty much the exact midpoint of the year and also a short break in the ever-busy album release cycle. We took the opportunity to tell you about our 40 favorite albums of 2024 so far (plus more favorites within rap, metal, punk/hardcore, emo/post-hardcore, and Indie Basement), and 64 albums we&rsquo;re anticipating for the rest of this summer, not to mention we also ran through the best punk songs and best rap albums of June. There isn&rsquo;t much in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/notable-releases-of-the-week-75/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/notable-releases-of-the-week-75/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Voidz announce new album ‘Like All Before You’ (hear “Overture”)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julian Casablancas and the rest of The Voidz are back, having announced their first album in six years on July 4 as a gift to America and the rest of the world. It&rsquo;s titled &ldquo;Like Before You&rdquo; and will be out in September. Details are still vague but the announcement came with a trailer where Casablancas made some vague proclamations, ASMR-style, against tranquil synths and hallucinatory low-res video imagery:<br />
Oh, the suffocating, endless talk of oppressive men with their like-mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-voidz-announce-new-album-like-all-before-you-hear-overture/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-voidz-announce-new-album-like-all-before-you-hear-overture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Best Rap Albums of 2024 So Far]]></title><description><![CDATA[To go along with our list of the 40 best albums of 2024 so far, we&rsquo;ve been posting genre-specific lists with even more albums we love and here&rsquo;s our list of the 10 best rap albums of the year so far. Every genre list we do raises questions of what does and doesn&rsquo;t count as said genre and this one was no exception; for example, there are definitely rap elements of both the Tierra Whack and Kim Gordon albums that made our top 40 list, but are those definitely primarily rap albums]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/10-best-rap-albums-of-2024-so-far/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/10-best-rap-albums-of-2024-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[64 Albums We’re Anticipating for Summer 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the year hitting a midway point, we recently posted a list of our 40 favorite albums of 2024 so far (and highlighted even more in our genre-specific lists), and now that we&rsquo;re done looking backwards, there&rsquo;s so much to look forward to. We&rsquo;ve put together a list of 64 albums that we&rsquo;re anticipating that are coming out this summer through the end of September, presented here in alphabetical order. We kept the list to albums with official release dates, but we&rsquo;re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/64-albums-were-anticipating-for-summer-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/64-albums-were-anticipating-for-summer-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zach Bryan releases new album ft. Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, John Moreland &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[As promised, Zach Bryan has released his new album The Great American Bar Scene on July 4th. It features recent singles &ldquo;Purple Gas&rdquo; (ft. Noeline Hoffman) and &ldquo;Pink Skies,&rdquo; and other guests on the 19-song album include Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, and John Moreland. Zach and Springsteen previously debuted their collaboration, &ldquo;Sandpaper,&rdquo; at Brooklyn&rsquo;s Barclays Center earlier this year. We&rsquo;ll have more to say about the album soon but in the meant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/zach-bryan-releases-new-album-ft-bruce-springsteen-john-mayer-john-moreland-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/zach-bryan-releases-new-album-ft-bruce-springsteen-john-mayer-john-moreland-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s Going on Thursday? (July 4)]]></title><description><![CDATA[TONIGHT IN &amp; AROUND NYCLeftover Crack, DAD, Videopunks, The Changlyngs @ Bar Freda<br />
TVOD, Balaclava, Tetchy, Cronies @ Alphaville<br />
Bleachers @ TODAY Plaza at Rockefeller Center<br />
Soul Summit @ Public Records (The Nursery)STAY IN TOUCH<br />
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SHOP OUR STORE]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whats-going-on-thursday-july-4/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whats-going-on-thursday-july-4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilco played &lsquo;A Ghost is Born,&rsquo; Water From Your Eyes brought out Jeff Tweedy &amp; more from Solid Sound day 2 (pics, video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After playing a set of deep cuts at day one of their 2024 Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCA on Friday, Wilco had more surprises in store for their second set of the festival on Saturday. Their fifth LP A Ghost is Born turned 20 on June 22, and they celebrated on Saturday (a week later) by playing it in full from beginning to end. They started their set with songs from throughout their discography, including the live debuts of &ldquo;Annihilation&rdquo; and &ldquo;Say You Love Me&rdquo; from thei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wilco-played-lsquoa-ghost-is-bornrsquo-water-from-your-eyes-brought-out-jeff-tweedy-amp-more-from-solid-sound-day-2-pics-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wilco-played-lsquoa-ghost-is-bornrsquo-water-from-your-eyes-brought-out-jeff-tweedy-amp-more-from-solid-sound-day-2-pics-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Sorry Mom, Destroy Boys, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, A. Savage (Parquet Courts), Sextile, Wild Yaks, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
SORRY MOM (HEADLINE SHOWS, DATES WTIH DESTROY BOYS)<br />
Brooklyn indie-punk duo Sorry Mom (aka Juno Moreno and Taryn Gangi) have added more shows to their summer tour schedule, including Northeast shows in July (Boston, DC, Philly and Brooklyn&rsquo;s The Meadows on 7/13) and then midwest dates later in the month (Columbus, Chicago and Grand Rapids). After that they&rsquo;ll join Destroy Boys for shows in M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-sorry-mom-destroy-boys-beverly-glenn-copeland-a-savage-parquet-courts-sextile-wild-yaks-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-sorry-mom-destroy-boys-beverly-glenn-copeland-a-savage-parquet-courts-sextile-wild-yaks-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lana Del Rey &amp; Quavo share &ldquo;Tough&rdquo; (watch video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lana Del Rey debuted a new collaboration with Migos member Quavo, &ldquo;Tough,&rdquo; at her Fenway Park debut in June, and now the studio version of the track has arrived. Wyatt Spain Winfrey directed the accompanying video for the pop-trap ballad, and the press release reads, &ldquo;Set in a rural backdrop, Quavo and Lana are intrepid companions, undaunted by life&rsquo;s trials. On one end, Quavo brandishes his shotgun while Lana carries her guitar, symbolizing their unwavering strength desp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lana-del-rey-amp-quavo-share-ldquotoughrdquo-watch-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lana-del-rey-amp-quavo-share-ldquotoughrdquo-watch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whitney Museum hosting Free Friday Nights shows curated by Public Records (Laraaji, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of their Free Friday Nights series, NYC&rsquo;s Whitney Museum of American art will host free music performances on select Fridays this summer. The shows are curated by Brooklyn&rsquo;s Public Records and there are currently three lined up: bassoonist and composer Joy Guidry on July 12; ambient legend Laraaji on July 19; and percussion duo NOMON on August 9.<br />
Free Friday Nights at the Whitney are from 5-10 PM and music performances are at 7:30. This is also a good opportunity to check out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whitney-museum-hosting-free-friday-nights-shows-curated-by-public-records-laraaji-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whitney-museum-hosting-free-friday-nights-shows-curated-by-public-records-laraaji-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Best Punk &amp; Hardcore Albums of 2024 So Far]]></title><description><![CDATA[To go along with our list of our 40 favorite albums of 2024 so far, we&rsquo;re also posting some genre-specific lists and here&rsquo;s our list of 10 punk &amp; hardcore albums from the first half of 2024 that are not to miss. It ranges from street punk to metallic hardcore to a variety of different genre-blurring records in between, with a mix of rising bands, reunited veterans, a star-studded supergroup, and more. Defining similar subgenres always gets kinda tricky, and if you&rsquo;re lookin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/10-best-punk-amp-hardcore-albums-of-2024-so-far/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/10-best-punk-amp-hardcore-albums-of-2024-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Girls&rsquo; JT announces debut solo mixtape &amp; Brooklyn show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miami rap duo City Girls may be no more, but both&nbsp;JT and Yung Miami are staying busy on their own. JT just announced her debut solo mixtape, City Cinderella, due out on July 19 via Quality Control Music/Motown, and she also announced a Brooklyn show&nbsp;happening on August 3 at Kings Theatre.<br />
The Brooklyn show is with Chow Lee, Diany Dior, Ty Uzi, Kyle Richh, and DJ Mixxy Payne, and tickets are on sale now. It appears to be her only upcoming tour date at the moment; stay tuned for more.<br />
Ab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-girlsrsquo-jt-announces-debut-solo-mixtape-amp-brooklyn-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/city-girlsrsquo-jt-announces-debut-solo-mixtape-amp-brooklyn-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilco played deep cuts, Jason Isbell covered R.E.M. &amp; more from day 1 of Solid Sound 2024 (pics, video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wilco&lsquo;s Solid Sound Festival returned to North Adams, MA&rsquo;s MASS MoCA over the weekend for its first edition since 2022. Things kicked off on Friday (6/28), which included Wilco&rsquo;s first performance of the fest, a &ldquo;deep cuts&rdquo; set which saw them reaching back into their discography for a few live debuts &mdash; &ldquo;Venus Stopped the Train&rdquo; (one of the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Demos, which Jeff has played solo but not with Wilco), &ldquo;Quiet Amplifier&rdquo; from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wilco-played-deep-cuts-jason-isbell-covered-rem-amp-more-from-day-1-of-solid-sound-2024-pics-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/wilco-played-deep-cuts-jason-isbell-covered-rem-amp-more-from-day-1-of-solid-sound-2024-pics-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[25 Best Metal Albums of 2024 So Far]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re halfway through 2024 and just posted a list of our 40 favorite albums of 2024 so far, which includes multiple genres of music, including metal. For even more metal, we&rsquo;ve now put together a list of our 25 favorite metal albums of 2042 so far (technically 26; there&rsquo;s one honorable mention), and it ranges from death to black to doom to post- to -core, with lots of other line-toeing records in between. Read on for the list, in alphabetical order.200 Stab Wounds &ndash; Manua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/25-best-metal-albums-of-2024-so-far/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/25-best-metal-albums-of-2024-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heart postpone tour following Ann Wilson&rsquo;s cancer diagnosis &amp; treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heart have postponed all remaining live dates on their schedule &mdash; including their own Royal Flush tour and dates with Journey and Def Leppard &mdash; after Ann Wilson &ldquo;underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous.&rdquo;<br />
Ann adds, via a statement: &ldquo;The operation was successful &amp; I&rsquo;m feeling great but my doctors are now advising me to undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy &amp; I&rsquo;ve decided to do it.&rdquo; Because of that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/heart-postpone-tour-following-ann-wilsonrsquos-cancer-diagnosis-amp-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/heart-postpone-tour-following-ann-wilsonrsquos-cancer-diagnosis-amp-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childish Gambino preps &ldquo;final&rdquo; LP &lsquo;Bando Stone &amp; The New World&rsquo; (hear &ldquo;Lithonia&rdquo;); interactive NYC event this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Glover has announced what he says will be his final Childish Gambino album. It&rsquo;s titled Bando Stone &amp; The New World and will be out July 19 via RCA. The album is also billed as a soundtrack to the film of the same name, and the trailer for that dropped on Sunday during the BET Awards telecast.<br />
Today, Glover has shared the first single from the album, &ldquo;Lithonia,&rdquo; which was co-written and produced with Max Martin (Britney Spears, Coldplay), film/TV composer Ludwig G&ou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/childish-gambino-preps-ldquofinalrdquo-lp-lsquobando-stone-amp-the-new-worldrsquo-hear-ldquolithoniardquo-interactive-nyc-event-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/childish-gambino-preps-ldquofinalrdquo-lp-lsquobando-stone-amp-the-new-worldrsquo-hear-ldquolithoniardquo-interactive-nyc-event-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eminem shares &ldquo;Tobey&rdquo; ft. Big Sean &amp; BabyTron, releasing new album next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eminem has confirmed that his new album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Gr&acirc;ce) will be out next week (July 12) via Shady/Aftermath/Interscope (pre-order). It will feature 19 songs, including recent single &ldquo;Houdini&rdquo; and the just-released second single &ldquo;Tobey.&rdquo; The new song finds Eminem joined by two fellow Detroit rappers, Big Sean and BabyTron, and it&rsquo;s powered by a Tobey Maguire/Spiderman-referencing hook from the latter. A Cole Bennett-directed video is set]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/eminem-shares-ldquotobeyrdquo-ft-big-sean-amp-babytron-releasing-new-album-next-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/eminem-shares-ldquotobeyrdquo-ft-big-sean-amp-babytron-releasing-new-album-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pitchfork has a new Head of Editorial Content]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been six months since it was revealed that Cond&eacute; Nast, who purchased the site in 2015, would be folding Pitchfork into another of the publisher&rsquo;s titles, GQ, and laying off Editor in Chief Puja Patel, along with several other staff members in the process. Since then, lots of (digital) ink has been spilled mourning the loss of the site and calling it the end of an era for music journalism.<br />
Pitchfork did not go away though (nor did its Chicago music festival), and today the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pitchfork-has-a-new-head-of-editorial-content/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pitchfork-has-a-new-head-of-editorial-content/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bug Club announce first album for Sub Pop, share “Lonsdale Slipons’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh duo The Bug Club have announced their first album for Sub Pop, which will be out August 30. It&rsquo;s already a contender for Longest Title of the Year: On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System By Means of Popular Music Or the Contemplation Of Pretty Faces, Tinned Bubbles and Strife. Say the band, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s right the title is long as fuck and so is our stubborn will to carry on doing this crazy whatever this is we&rsquo;re doing.&rdquo;<br />
The album includes their great spring]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-bug-club-announce-first-album-for-sub-pop-share-lonsdale-slipons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-bug-club-announce-first-album-for-sub-pop-share-lonsdale-slipons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYFD responds to fire at Brooklyn Made concert venue]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to multiple reports and a livestream on the Citizen app, the building that houses Bushwick music venue Brooklyn Made (428 Troutman St) is on fire. The latest update on the Citizen app reads, &ldquo;Firefighters have completed secondary searches with no findings. Squad and rescue units are being released. The situation is under control.&rdquo; The venue did not have an event booked tonight. We hope everybody is okay, and that the fire is put out quickly with minimal damage!<br />
UPDATE: As o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyfd-responds-to-fire-at-brooklyn-made-concert-venue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyfd-responds-to-fire-at-brooklyn-made-concert-venue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Gay Pride March 2024 in (NSFW) pics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the Drag March on Friday and the Dyke March on Saturday, the grande finale of Pride Month in NYC came with Heritage of Pride&rsquo;s Pride March on Sunday. It was the 54th year for the enormous parade, which draws hundreds of thousands of revelers to the streets of Manhattan every year, and this year&rsquo;s theme was &ldquo;Reflect. Empower. Unite.&rdquo;<br />
Following the traditional moment of silence at noon, the Sirens MC led the procession (most elected officials came through earlier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-gay-pride-march-2024-in-nsfw-pics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-gay-pride-march-2024-in-nsfw-pics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capulet Fest cancels final day: “No one sees the sacrifice. All they do is judge.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[After over 15 bands dropped off its lineup following a last minute venue change that moved the festival over an hour away, from the 10,000+ capacity Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park to 1,200 capacity club The Webster, Connecticut&rsquo;s Capulet Fest has made another last minute change, cancelling scheduled third day on Sunday. A message from organizers on Facebook reads, &ldquo;Sunday is no longer an option. We fought. We wrestled with obstacle after obstacle. We became a target. We became ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/capulet-fest-cancels-final-day-no-one-sees-the-sacrifice-all-they-do-is-judge/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/capulet-fest-cancels-final-day-no-one-sees-the-sacrifice-all-they-do-is-judge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp play Toyah&rsquo;s &ldquo;Roses In Chains&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp&lsquo;s Sunday Lunch series they&rsquo;re taking a whack at Toyah&rsquo;s new single &ldquo;Roses in Chains&rdquo; which Robert produced. It&rsquo;s also in celebration of the duo playing Glastonbury later on Sunday. You can check out the Sunday Lunch version and the studio version below.<br />
If you&rsquo;re in the UK you can catch Toyah &amp; Robert&rsquo;s&nbsp;Rock Party Tour later this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-play-toyahrsquos-ldquoroses-in-chainsrdquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-play-toyahrsquos-ldquoroses-in-chainsrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyke March NYC 2024 in (NSFW) pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 NYC Dyke March brought thousands to the streets of Manhattan&rsquo;s 5th Ave on Saturday (6/29). The annual protest march, which begins at Bryant Park and wraps up at Washington Square Park, has no corporate sponsorship and eschews heavy police presence, with marshals linking hands at intersections to protect marchers. This year&rsquo;s theme was &ldquo;Dykes Against Genocide,&rdquo; and a statement from organizers reads:In recognition of the ongoing violence faced by millions of person]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dyke-march-nyc-2024-in-nsfw-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 06:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dyke-march-nyc-2024-in-nsfw-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Bear’ – every song in Season 3: Cocteau Twins, Joyce Manor, Adrianne Lenker, Kate Bush, James, more (playlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mild spoilers for The Bear Season 3 and the series as a whole are below&hellip;<br />
The much-anticpated third season of FX/Hulu&rsquo;s The Bear just dropped this week and it follows Carmy, Sydney, Richie and the rest of crew through the first few months of The Bear restaurant. In addition to richly detailed characters, gorgeous food, ratchetted tension, and celebrity/chef cameos, the show is also known for its soundtrack full of very cool needle drops and Season 3 is no different.<br />
We already mentio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-bear-every-song-in-season-3-cocteau-twins-joyce-manor-adrianne-lenker-kate-bush-james-more-playlist/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-bear-every-song-in-season-3-cocteau-twins-joyce-manor-adrianne-lenker-kate-bush-james-more-playlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2024 NYC Drag March in (NSFW) pics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The grand finale weekend of Pride Month in NYC is upon us, and with it some of the month&rsquo;s biggest events. Kicking off the weekend on Friday night (6/28) was the annual Drag March, which brought hundreds of fabulously attired people to the streets of Manhattan as they walked from Tompkins Square Park to the Stonewall National Monument (where President Joe Biden appeared earlier in the day with Elton John to inaugurate the opening of a new visitor center), chanting, whistling, drumming, dan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-2024-nyc-drag-march-in-nsfw-pics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-2024-nyc-drag-march-in-nsfw-pics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Fatboy Slim reunite with his Housemartins bandmate Paul Heaton to play “Happy Hour” at Glastonbury]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of Glastonbury festival is underway on Worthy Farm and among Friday&rsquo;s performers was Paul Heaton of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South who was playing the Pyramid Stage. He surprised the mid-afternoon crowd by bringing out his old Housemartins bandmate, Norman Cook (who is now better known as Fatboy Slim) to play bass on the band&rsquo;s classic 1986 single (and #3 UK hit) &ldquo;Happy Hour.&rdquo; You can watch the full performance of that via BBC Music&rsquo;s YouT]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-fatboy-slim-reunite-with-his-housemartins-bandmate-paul-heaton-to-play-happy-hour-at-glastonbury/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-fatboy-slim-reunite-with-his-housemartins-bandmate-paul-heaton-to-play-happy-hour-at-glastonbury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryuichi Sakamoto’s ‘Opus’ film of final performance streaming on Criterion Channel; album out in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Composer and Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away in March 2023 at the age of 71. Before he died, he worked with filmmaker Neo Sora on Opus, a solo piano performance film featuring music from throughout his career. The film played in theaters earlier this year and will be streaming via Criterion Channel on June 30 at 8 PM Eastern. There&rsquo;s also a companion album which will be out August 9 via Milan Records.<br />
Here&rsquo;s the synopsis:<br />
A celebration of an artist&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ryuichi-sakamotos-opus-film-of-final-performance-streaming-on-criterion-channel-album-out-in-august/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ryuichi-sakamotos-opus-film-of-final-performance-streaming-on-criterion-channel-album-out-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lesser Halves (Caravels, Duck. Little Brother, Duck!) prep debut LP, share 2 songs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lesser Halves is a new Portland, OR band with some familiar faces: members of classic Topshelf Records bands Caravels and Duck. Little Brother, Duck!, as well as U SCO and Softskills. Their debut LP The Gold, the Rush, the Rot, the Rust was recorded by Evan Mersky and mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley, it comes out next week (July 5), and two songs are out now, &ldquo;2 x 2&rdquo; and &ldquo;Private Jest.&rdquo; Across these two songs, they mix angular, guitar-fueled indie rock with sunny power]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lesser-halves-caravels-duck-little-brother-duck-prep-debut-lp-share-2-songs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lesser-halves-caravels-duck-little-brother-duck-prep-debut-lp-share-2-songs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Willie Nelson drops off more Outlaw Music Fest shows, cleared by doctor to return next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Willie Nelson&lsquo;s 2024 Outlaw Music Festival kicked off last Friday (6/21) in Alpharetta, GA without him; &ldquo;on doctor&rsquo;s orders,&rdquo; he&rsquo;d been &ldquo;advised to rest for the next four days&rdquo; due to illness. He didn&rsquo;t make it to Wednesday&rsquo;s Virginia Beach show, either, and he&rsquo;s now announced that while he won&rsquo;t perform tonight in Syracuse (Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview on June 28) or at this weekend&rsquo;s NYC-area dates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/willie-nelson-drops-off-more-outlaw-music-fest-shows-cleared-by-doctor-to-return-next-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/willie-nelson-drops-off-more-outlaw-music-fest-shows-cleared-by-doctor-to-return-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tinashe details new album ‘Quantum Baby,’ shares “Getting No Sleep”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over a decade into her solo career, Tinashe has had one of her biggest breakthroughs yet, with recent single &ldquo;Nasty,&rdquo; which became her first charting hit since 2014&rsquo;s &ldquo;2 On&rdquo; after going viral on TikTok (you may know it as the &ldquo;Is somebody gonna match my freak?&rdquo; song). Now she announced her next album, Quantum Baby, featuring both &ldquo;Nasty&rdquo; and her just-released new single &ldquo;Getting No Sleep.&rdquo; It was produced by and co-written with No]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tinashe-details-new-album-quantum-baby-shares-getting-no-sleep/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tinashe-details-new-album-quantum-baby-shares-getting-no-sleep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sick of It All’s Lou Koller receiving treatment for esophageal tumor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sick Of It All were scheduled to go on tour in Europe in July and August, but recently cancelled the shows. Vocalist Lou Koller has shared a new video where he says that the outing was cancelled while he receives treatment for a tumor in his esophagus. &ldquo;As you may or may know,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;we had to cancel our full European tour this summer. There&rsquo;s some rumors going around as to why and we&rsquo;re here to set the record straight. But we wanted to wait til we got all the i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sick-of-it-alls-lou-koller-receiving-treatment-for-esophageal-tumor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sick-of-it-alls-lou-koller-receiving-treatment-for-esophageal-tumor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bear S3: Trent Reznor &amp; Atticus Ross scored 1st ep; hear Eddie Vedder&rsquo;s cover of &ldquo;Save it for Later&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Season 3 of FX/Hulu&rsquo;s The Bear dropped Wednesday night and while many watch for the racheted-up tension, the well-drawn characters and shots of perfectly plated food, the series&rsquo; soundtrack is impressive as well.<br />
The S3 premiere which, no plot spoilers, is distinct from most episodes of the show, didn&rsquo;t feature any needle drops but it&rsquo;s dreamlike, droney score had people like me watching the closing credits. There it was revealed that Trent Reznor &amp; Atticus Ross were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-bear-s3-trent-reznor-amp-atticus-ross-scored-1st-ep-hear-eddie-vedderrsquos-cover-of-ldquosave-it-for-laterrdquo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-bear-s3-trent-reznor-amp-atticus-ross-scored-1st-ep-hear-eddie-vedderrsquos-cover-of-ldquosave-it-for-laterrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil Young &amp; Crazy Horse cancel remaining tour dates: &ldquo;Health is # 1&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil Young &amp; Crazy Horse have canceled the remaining 10 dates of their Love Earth tour, which was their first in a decade. They had already postponed May shows in Chicago, Austin and Dallas due to illness, following their May 22 show in Detroit. They wrote via the Neil Young Archives site:The Love Earth Tour has been a great experience for us so far. GREAT AUDIENCES AND MUSIC. WE HAVE HAD A BLAST!<br />
When a couple of us got sick after Detroit&rsquo;s Pine Knob, we had to stop. We are still not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neil-young-amp-crazy-horse-cancel-remaining-tour-dates-ldquohealth-is-1rdquo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neil-young-amp-crazy-horse-cancel-remaining-tour-dates-ldquohealth-is-1rdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Eagles, Oneohtrix Point Never, Slow Pulp, Ragana / Sunrot, Bad Moves, Being Dead, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
EAGLES @ SPHERE<br />
Eagles have extended their run at Las Vegas&rsquo; Sphere with four more shows happening December 6, 7, 13 and 14. With four shows each in September, October and November, that brings their total number of shows at the eye-popping venue to 16. Tickets here.THE LEMONHEADS&rsquo; &ldquo;IT&rsquo;S A SHAME ABOUT COME ON FEEL&rdquo; TOUR<br />
We&rsquo;re still waiting for&nbsp;The Lemonheads&lsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-eagles-oneohtrix-point-never-slow-pulp-ragana-sunrot-bad-moves-being-dead-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-eagles-oneohtrix-point-never-slow-pulp-ragana-sunrot-bad-moves-being-dead-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulrika Spacek touring North America in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[London psych band Ulrika Spacek, who made last year&rsquo;s excellent Compact Trauma, will be back in North America in September for a three week tour hitting mostly US cities, but also Vancouver and Mexico City. They&rsquo;ll also play Portland&rsquo;s Lose Yr Mind fest along the way. All dates are listed below.<br />
The tour is stays mainly on the West Coast, but Ulrika Spacek will stop in Brooklyn before heading home to play Market Hotel on September 29.<br />
Ulrika Spacek&rsquo;s Rhys Edwards released]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ulrika-spacek-touring-north-america-in-september/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ulrika-spacek-touring-north-america-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manu Chao announces first album in 17 years, shares “São Paulo Motoboy”]]></title><description><![CDATA[French-Spanish artist and onetime Mano Negra leader Manu Chao has announced Viva Tu, his first album in 17 years, which will be out September 20 via Because Music. The album is sung in Spanish, French, Portuguese and English, and features a collaboration with Willie Nelson.<br />
The first single from the album is &ldquo;S&atilde;o Paulo Motoboy&rdquo; which Chao says is a tribute to couriers in S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil. &ldquo;S&atilde;o Paulo is a breathing beast,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;And the cour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/manu-chao-announces-first-album-in-17-years-shares-so-paulo-motoboy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/manu-chao-announces-first-album-in-17-years-shares-so-paulo-motoboy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenacious D announce Rock the Vote benefit tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Black and Kyle Gass will be hitting the road in October, just a little before Election Day, raising voter awareness the only way they know how &mdash; via the heavy acoustic riffage of Tenacious D. The five-date tour, which hits Midwest college towns Columbus, Bloomington, Madison, Kalamazoo, and State College, PA will benefit Rock the Vote, which K&amp;G previously worked with back in 2020 on their cover of Rocky Horror Picture Show classic &ldquo;The Time Warp&rdquo; with Phoebe Bridgers,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tenacious-d-announce-rock-the-vote-benefit-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tenacious-d-announce-rock-the-vote-benefit-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiss Golden Messenger playing ‘Bad Debt’ on fall tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hiss Golden Messenger&lsquo;s most recent album is 2023&rsquo;s Jump For Joy, but they&rsquo;ll look back to 2010&rsquo;s Bad Debt for a new tour this fall. Frontman M.C. Taylor writes, &ldquo;Sometime around 2010, I was living in a little hippie enclave outside a town called Pittsboro, North Carolina. At the time I was just sort of stumbling forward&mdash;a new father, living in a new place, trying to make sense of new obligations. What came out, after a long sort of meditation&mdash;something]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hiss-golden-messenger-playing-bad-debt-on-fall-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hiss-golden-messenger-playing-bad-debt-on-fall-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speed announce tour with Angel Du$t, Xibalba, Big Boy, King Nine, Kharma &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian hardcore band Speed are gearing up to release their debut LP Only One Mode on July 12 via Flatspot Records and Last Ride Records, and they just announced that they&rsquo;ll support it with a headlining North American tour this September. Support comes from Angel Du$t and Big Boy on the East Coast; King Nine and Human Garbage in California; Kharma, Buggin, and Hold My Own in the Midwest; and Xibalba and Day By Day in Texas; with various other local openers along the way. Tickets go on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/speed-announce-tour-with-angel-dut-xibalba-big-boy-king-nine-kharma-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/speed-announce-tour-with-angel-dut-xibalba-big-boy-king-nine-kharma-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The WAEVE (Graham Coxon &amp; Rose Elinor Dougall) announce new album, share &ldquo;You Saw&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The WAEVE, the duo of Graham Coxon (Blur) and Rose Elinor Dougall (The Pipettes), have announced their second album, City Lights, which will be out September 20 via Trasgressive. Like their 2023 debut, they made it with producer James Ford (Blur, Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode).<br />
City Lights includes the excellent title track, which the group released in May, and with the album announcement they&rsquo;ve shared a second single, the warm and brassy &ldquo;You Saw.&rdquo; Dougall says, &ldquo;&lsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-waeve-graham-coxon-amp-rose-elinor-dougall-announce-new-album-share-ldquoyou-sawrdquo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-waeve-graham-coxon-amp-rose-elinor-dougall-announce-new-album-share-ldquoyou-sawrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ridgewood bar &amp; venue Sundown changing name due to &ldquo;vile connotations&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ridgewood, Queens bar and venue Sundown is changing its name to Cassette. A message on Instagram from the bar reads, &ldquo;It has come to our attention that the name Sundown has vile connotations that go against the values of the community we strive to be. Enter Cassette! Same bar, same vibes, different name. We will continue to be here for you &ndash; listening and learning along the way! We hope to see you soon, thanks for riding with us.&rdquo;<br />
Shows coming up at the venue include Anika Pyle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ridgewood-bar-amp-venue-sundown-changing-name-due-to-ldquovile-connotationsrdquo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ridgewood-bar-amp-venue-sundown-changing-name-due-to-ldquovile-connotationsrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Weezer perform &amp; talk &lsquo;Blue Album&rsquo; with Joyce Manor&rsquo;s Barry Johnson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joyce Manor&rsquo;s Barry Johnson has talked about Weezer&lsquo;s influence on his band since pretty much day one, and over a decade into their career, Weezer tapped them to open part of their 2023 &ldquo;Indie Rock Roadtrip!&rdquo; tour, during which Barry joined Weezer on stage to play their &rsquo;90s classic &ldquo;You Gave Your Love To Me Softly,&rdquo; which Joyce Manor had also covered years earlier. But their collaboration/friendship didn&rsquo;t stop there. In addition to both being tap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-weezer-perform-amp-talk-lsquoblue-albumrsquo-with-joyce-manorrsquos-barry-johnson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-weezer-perform-amp-talk-lsquoblue-albumrsquo-with-joyce-manorrsquos-barry-johnson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesse Malin announces comeback benefit show ft. J Mascis, Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just over a year after he revealed that he&rsquo;d suffered a rare spinal-cord stroke that left him paralyzed from the waist down, Jesse Malin has announced his return to the stage! He&rsquo;ll play the biggest hometown NYC show of his career so far at Beacon Theatre on December 1, where he&rsquo;ll by joined by his band and a bunch of special guests, including Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones, Jakob Dylan, Butch Walker, J Mascis, Adam Duritz and David Immy of Counting Crows, and Alejandro Esc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jesse-malin-announces-comeback-benefit-show-ft-j-mascis-lucinda-williams-rickie-lee-jones-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jesse-malin-announces-comeback-benefit-show-ft-j-mascis-lucinda-williams-rickie-lee-jones-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[’90s teen movie ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ being turned into musical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can&rsquo;t Hardly Wait, the 1998 teen movie classic whose title came from The Replacements song, is being turned into a stage musical. Deborah Kaplan, who co-wrote and co-directed the film with creative partner Harry Elfont, made the announcement via Instagram, and later told Deadline that she and Elfont will be &ldquo;mostly benevolent godparents watching from the sidelines.&rdquo;<br />
The musical is developed by Lively McCabe Entertainment and Primary Wave Music, and Deadline reports that Can&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/90s-teen-movie-cant-hardly-wait-being-turned-into-musical/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/90s-teen-movie-cant-hardly-wait-being-turned-into-musical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ratboys announce fall tour (BV Presale for Warsaw with Palehound)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ratboys are supporting The Decemberists on tour through early August, and they&rsquo;ve announced a new run of fall shows that begin in November. Some are co-headlining with Palehound, and there&rsquo;s also a show with Ducks Ltd.. See all dates below.<br />
The NYC show is at Warsaw on November 16 with Palehound.You can get tickets early on BrooklynVegan Presale starting Thursday, June 27 at 10 AM ET. Use the presale password BVPHRB. Our presale runs until Friday, June 28 at 12 AM ET, and any remaini]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ratboys-announce-fall-tour-bv-presale-for-warsaw-with-palehound/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ratboys-announce-fall-tour-bv-presale-for-warsaw-with-palehound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post Malone announces “country songs” tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Post Malone will be going on the &ldquo;F-1 Trillion Tour&rdquo; this fall. A poster for the September and October dates says that Post will be playing &ldquo;a collection of country songs&rdquo; and that he&rsquo;ll be joined by The Fools For You. &ldquo;I love y&rsquo;all so very much and I&rsquo;m so excited to get out and play new music for you,&rdquo; he says. See all dates below.<br />
Post was recently announced as a headliner for NYC&rsquo;s Global Citizen Festival on September 28, and he&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/post-malone-announces-country-songs-tour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/post-malone-announces-country-songs-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[X announce &ldquo;final&rdquo; album &amp; farewell tour (BV presale for NYC show): hear &ldquo;Big Black X&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles punk legends X have announced Smoke &amp; Fiction, which they&rsquo;re calling their final album, as well as a farewell tour. All four original members &mdash; John Doe, Exene Cervenka, DJ Bonebrake and Billy Zoom &ndash; made the album with producer Rob Schnapf (Beck, Foo Fighters) and it will be out August 2 via Fat Possum Records.<br />
The first single from the album is &ldquo;Big Black X&rdquo; which pays tribute to the last 40+ years and sounds like classic X. Exene says, &ldquo;X is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/x-announce-ldquofinalrdquo-album-amp-farewell-tour-bv-presale-for-nyc-show-hear-ldquobig-black-xrdquo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/x-announce-ldquofinalrdquo-album-amp-farewell-tour-bv-presale-for-nyc-show-hear-ldquobig-black-xrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emo supergroup Suburban Eyes (Christie Front Drive, Mineral, Boys Life) announce debut LP, share song]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suburban Eyes, the supergroup featuring three &rsquo;90s emo legends&ndash;guitarist/vocalist Eric Richter (Christie Front Drive), bassist/guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Jeremy Gomez (Mineral, The Gloria Record), and drummer/keyboardist/percussionist John Anderson (Boys Life)&ndash;have announced their self-titled debut album, due August 30 via Spartan Records (pre-order). The album has been in the works for a few years and features previously-released singles &ldquo;Uncomplicated Lives&rdquo; a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/emo-supergroup-suburban-eyes-christie-front-drive-mineral-boys-life-announce-debut-lp-share-song/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/emo-supergroup-suburban-eyes-christie-front-drive-mineral-boys-life-announce-debut-lp-share-song/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2024 Coney Island Mermaid Parade in (NSFW) pics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mer-folk of all genders and ages, fish, crabs, lobsters, octopi, squids, and a variety of other nautical creatures real and mythological took over Coney Island on Saturday (6/22) as the Coney Island Mermaid Parade held its 42nd annual edition along Surf Ave and the boardwalk. A third straight day of relentless heat may have blunted attendance slightly, but people still came out in droves to celebrate creativity, fertility, the beginning of summer, and letting one&rsquo;s freak flag fly, with an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-2024-coney-island-mermaid-parade-in-nsfw-pics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-2024-coney-island-mermaid-parade-in-nsfw-pics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liam Gallagher says “Nobody’s told me” about Oasis reunion amid reports of scrapped plans for Wembley Stadium gigs]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK tabloid The Daily Mirror reported Saturday that, according to unnamed sources, three nights at London&rsquo;s Wembley Stadium this summer had been reserved for Oasis reunion shows which did not end up happening.<br />
Back in February, Liam Gallagher told MOJO that brother Noel Gallagher had turned down an offer for an Oasis reunion and tour. &ldquo;My people called Noel&rsquo;s management team,&rdquo; Liam told MOJO. &ldquo;We put an offer on the table for an Oasis thing &mdash; because we got off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/liam-gallagher-says-nobodys-told-me-about-oasis-reunion-amid-reports-of-scrapped-plans-for-wembley-stadium-gigs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/liam-gallagher-says-nobodys-told-me-about-oasis-reunion-amid-reports-of-scrapped-plans-for-wembley-stadium-gigs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp revisit Cream&rsquo;s &ldquo;Sunshine of You Love&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s another dip into the archives for Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp&rsquo;s Sunday Lunch series today, taking another gander at their cover of Cream&rsquo;s classic &ldquo;Sunshine of You Love.&rdquo; As usual, Toya takes the title literally and the calorie-conscious may wish to look away. Video below.<br />
If you&rsquo;re in the UK you can catch Toyah &amp; Robert&rsquo;s&nbsp;Rock Party Tour this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-revisit-creamrsquos-ldquosunshine-of-you-loverdquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-revisit-creamrsquos-ldquosunshine-of-you-loverdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tycho announces first North American tour in 5 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tycho has announced his first tour in five years. The Infinite Health tour begins September 13 in Ogden, UT and concludes November 16 in Minneapolis, with stops in between in Boise, Seattle, Vancouver, Denver, San Diego, Austin, Atlanta, NYC, Philly Toronto and more. All dates are listed below.<br />
The NYC stop on the tour is at Brooklyn Steel on November 12, and tickets for all dates go on sale Friday, June 28 at 10 AM local time.<br />
Tycho&rsquo;s most recent album is 2019&rsquo;s Weather. Listen to t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tycho-announces-first-north-american-tour-in-5-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tycho-announces-first-north-american-tour-in-5-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Been Stellar tell us how Jonathan Fire*Eater, David Lynch, The Beatles &amp; more influenced their debut album]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City doesn&rsquo;t have as much grit as it did in the &rsquo;70s or &rsquo;80s or even the &rsquo;00s, with real estate prices rising as high as the condos that litter both sides of the East River, but young band Been Stellar are aiming to put a little back in. Their debut album Scream from New York, NY is a howl of an indie rock record, wearing its scrapes and bruises proudly and sounding like it was made in the dark alley equivalent of a studio. (In actuality, they made it with in-dem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/been-stellar-tell-us-how-jonathan-fireeater-david-lynch-the-beatles-amp-more-influenced-their-debut-album/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/been-stellar-tell-us-how-jonathan-fireeater-david-lynch-the-beatles-amp-more-influenced-their-debut-album/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Willie Nelson “not feeling well,” drops off Outlaw Music Fest dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Willie Nelson was set to start his 2024 Outlaw Music Festival in Alpharetta, GA tonight (6/21), but he&rsquo;s dropped off the bill, along with the next few dates, due to illness. The show will still go on without him, however; his son Lukas Nelson and the Family Band, plus some guests, will perform a set featuring some of his songs, and the other artists on the bill, including Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Celisse, will still perform as scheduled.<br />
A message on Willie&rsquo;s so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/willie-nelson-not-feeling-well-drops-off-outlaw-music-fest-dates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/willie-nelson-not-feeling-well-drops-off-outlaw-music-fest-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barn at original Woodstock farm in Bethel, NY destroyed in fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The barn on the farm that hosted the original Woodstock in 1969 has been destroyed in a fire. Bethel, NY&rsquo;s Russell Farm, which previously belonged to Max Yasgur, wrote that no one was injured in the three-alarm fire, which Mid-Hudson News reports shut down Route 17B in the area. First responders told M-HN that the fire started while the first cuttings of hay were being brought into the barn.<br />
A statement from the farm reads, &ldquo;The tremendous support that we have received from our commu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/barn-at-original-woodstock-farm-in-bethel-ny-destroyed-in-fire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/barn-at-original-woodstock-farm-in-bethel-ny-destroyed-in-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jay Worthy &amp; D&#257;m-Funk announce collab LP, share song ft. Ty Dolla $ign, Channel Tres, DJ Quik &amp; A-Trak]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Coast rapper Jay Worthy and electro-funkster D&#257;m-Funk have announced a collaborative album, Magic Hour, due July 12 via EMPIRE (pre-order). Along with the announcement comes new single &ldquo;105 West.&rdquo; It features Ty Dolla $ign, Channel Tres, DJ Quik, and&nbsp;A-Trak, and it&rsquo;s about as classic West Coast rap as it gets. Check out the song and its video below.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jay-worthy-amp-d257m-funk-announce-collab-lp-share-song-ft-ty-dolla-ign-channel-tres-dj-quik-amp-a-trak/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jay-worthy-amp-d257m-funk-announce-collab-lp-share-song-ft-ty-dolla-ign-channel-tres-dj-quik-amp-a-trak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is Beautiful to “hit pause” for 2024, throwing a block party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Las Vegas festival Life is Beautiful has been quiet since its 10th edition in 2023, and organizers have now announced that the fest will &ldquo;hit pause&rdquo; this year. Instead, they&rsquo;ll be throwing a block party on September 27 and 28 in Downtown Las Vegas. The lineup is still to be announced, and they say that it&rsquo;ll feature &ldquo;an intimate atmosphere, no overlapping sets, and lower ticket prices, we can enjoy every artist together &ndash; all with a short walk from beloved spo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/life-is-beautiful-to-hit-pause-for-2024-throwing-a-block-party/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/life-is-beautiful-to-hit-pause-for-2024-throwing-a-block-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something Corporate began their first tour in 14 years at Brooklyn Steel w/ Days Away &amp; Zac Clark (pics, video, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something Corporate still inspire the kind of devotion that led one enterprising fan to make a &ldquo;friendship bracelet&rdquo; &mdash; really more of a friendship necklace than the beaded bracelets that fans have been trading at Taylor Swift shows &mdash; with the lyrics to all 9+ minutes of the band&rsquo;s 2000 opus &ldquo;Konstantine.&rdquo; Frontman Andrew McMahon wore it draped around his neck as he began the encore to Thursday night&rsquo;s (6/20) show at Brooklyn Steel, the first night]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/something-corporate-began-their-first-tour-in-14-years-at-brooklyn-steel-w-days-away-amp-zac-clark-pics-video-setlist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/something-corporate-began-their-first-tour-in-14-years-at-brooklyn-steel-w-days-away-amp-zac-clark-pics-video-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[blink-182&rsquo;s tour opener had a Box Car Racer/+44 medley, a new song, rarities &amp; more (videos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[blink-182 played the first show of their North American summer arena &amp; stadium tour at Orlando&rsquo;s Kia Center last night (6/20), and as Stereogum points out, they had some surprises in store that they didn&rsquo;t have on the 2023 tour, which was their first tour with the classic Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker lineup since 2013. They played &ldquo;Obvious&rdquo; from the untitled album and &ldquo;M+M&rsquo;s&rdquo; from Cheshire Cat for the first time since reuniting, and th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/blink-182rsquos-tour-opener-had-a-box-car-racer44-medley-a-new-song-rarities-amp-more-videos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/blink-182rsquos-tour-opener-had-a-box-car-racer44-medley-a-new-song-rarities-amp-more-videos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thursday&rsquo;s comeback single now has a video &amp; limited white 12&Prime; (watch, pre-order)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday recently made a big comeback with their first new song in 13 years, &ldquo;Application For Release From the Dream,&rdquo; and now they&rsquo;ve released a video for the song. To paraphrase Revolver, the video features live footage of the band juxtaposed with images of urban decay and conflagration. It was edited by Thursday&rsquo;s Geoff Rickly and Steve Pedulla, and the performance clips were filmed by Liza De Guia, Drew Painter, Chris Kopinto, Tony Coon and Gabriel Martins. Check it o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thursdayrsquos-comeback-single-now-has-a-video-amp-limited-white-12prime-watch-pre-order/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thursdayrsquos-comeback-single-now-has-a-video-amp-limited-white-12prime-watch-pre-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[worlds greatest dad embrace “redneck emo” on new album ‘Better Luck Next Time’ (stream a track)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atlanta&rsquo;s worlds greatest dad have signed to long-running punk label SideOneDummy (whose current roster includes Carpool, Cliffdiver, Walter Etc, and more), and they&rsquo;ve announced their sophomore album, Better Luck Next Time, due September 13. Vocalist/guitarist Maddie Duncan says the band have embraced &ldquo;redneck emo,&rdquo;influenced by growing up in the backwoods of Florida, and the result on lead single &ldquo;Twenty Deer&rdquo; is something that&rsquo;s not far removed from b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/worlds-greatest-dad-embrace-redneck-emo-on-new-album-better-luck-next-time-stream-a-track/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/worlds-greatest-dad-embrace-redneck-emo-on-new-album-better-luck-next-time-stream-a-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moses Sumney, Mustafa, Naomi Sharon &amp; more set for new TONES of NYC event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colors Studios, which describes itself as a &ldquo;unique aesthetic music platform showcasing exceptional talent from all around the globe,&rdquo; has announced its first-ever TONES of event, happening on October 10 and 11 at Knockdown Center. According to the event description, &ldquo;TONES will connect live acts, DJs, artists, community projects, fashion brands, style heads, creatives and more to deliver talks, workshops, pop-up events, Q&amp;A sessions, and of course, parties and lots of live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/moses-sumney-mustafa-naomi-sharon-amp-more-set-for-new-tones-of-nyc-event/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/moses-sumney-mustafa-naomi-sharon-amp-more-set-for-new-tones-of-nyc-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[La Femme say “Ciao Paris!” (and sing in English) on new single]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parisian band La Femme are one of the few Francophone bands to have made a splash in America while staying very, very French. The band have been expanding their geography lately, though. They released all-Spanish album a few years ago, and are now looking to the USA &mdash; and singing mostly in English &mdash; on their new single &ldquo;Ciao Paris!&rdquo;<br />
The whole song is one three-minute goodbye to their home city, bidding adieu to landmarks, cafes, parks and more over a twinkling, low-fi syn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/la-femme-say-ciao-paris-and-sing-in-english-on-new-single/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/la-femme-say-ciao-paris-and-sing-in-english-on-new-single/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saweetie, Normani, Maiya the Don &amp; more tapped for Angie Martinez&rsquo;s Summer BBQ in NYC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Power 105.1&rsquo;s Angie Martinez has announced the 2024 edition of her Summer BBQ, happening on Saturday, July 13 at The Ruins at Knockdown Center. The event includes &ldquo;food, fun games, drinks, live DJ sets + special VIP appearances,&rdquo; and a dominoes tournament, and this year&rsquo;s lineup includes Saweetie, Normani, Maiya the Don, 41, Connie Diiamond, Honey Bxby, and more to be announced. Tickets, which include a meal voucher and a non-alcoholic beverage, are on sale now.<br />
Normani r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/saweetie-normani-maiya-the-don-amp-more-tapped-for-angie-martinezrsquos-summer-bbq-in-nyc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/saweetie-normani-maiya-the-don-amp-more-tapped-for-angie-martinezrsquos-summer-bbq-in-nyc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAVI announces new LP &lsquo;Shadow Box&rsquo; &amp; tour, shares &ldquo;Drunk Prayer&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[MAVI announced his third album, Shadow Box, due out on August 9. It&rsquo;s the follow-up to 2022&rsquo;s great Laughing So Hard It Hurts, and about it, he writes, &ldquo;I was really sad about the last album. I didn&rsquo;t really know how to get back into making stuff into the way I like. I felt really hopeless about it, started getting really drunk, dealt with love and heartbreak, having to be there for my family. I had to come back and really learn how to make art all over again. My path bac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mavi-announces-new-lp-lsquoshadow-boxrsquo-amp-tour-shares-ldquodrunk-prayerrdquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mavi-announces-new-lp-lsquoshadow-boxrsquo-amp-tour-shares-ldquodrunk-prayerrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portishead&rsquo;s Adrian Utley, Larry Stabbins, Seb Rochford &amp; Jim Barr form new band 137, prep debut album: hear &ldquo;First Idea Part One&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a good time to be a Portishead fan even if the group as a whole has been in deep hibernation for nearly a decade. In May, singer Beth Gibbons released her wonderful solo debut Lives Outgrown, and Beak&gt;, the trio that includes Geoff Barrow, released their fourth and best album yet. Now comes Adrian Utley, whose new group 137 have announced their debut album, Strangeness Oscillation, which will be out July 31 via Noetic.<br />
137 are a jazz quartet with a formidable lineup: saxophonist an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/portisheadrsquos-adrian-utley-larry-stabbins-seb-rochford-amp-jim-barr-form-new-band-137-prep-debut-album-hear-ldquofirst-idea-part-onerdquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/portisheadrsquos-adrian-utley-larry-stabbins-seb-rochford-amp-jim-barr-form-new-band-137-prep-debut-album-hear-ldquofirst-idea-part-onerdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mourning [A] BLKstar announce new LP ‘Ancient//Future,’ share “Literary Witches”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cleveland-based Afrofuturist collective Mourning [A] BLKstar have announced a new album, Ancient//Future, due out on July 19 via Don Giovanni. It features violinist Caitlin Edwards on &ldquo;Her Song,&rdquo; and they&rsquo;ve offered the following thesis about it: &ldquo;In a world that is shaken at its core, at war with the earth and in its values, in its capital perspective and ignorant to the depth of life&rsquo;s meaning we offer a suite of songs entitled Ancient//Future. How do you approach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mourning-a-blkstar-announce-new-lp-ancientfuture-share-literary-witches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mourning-a-blkstar-announce-new-lp-ancientfuture-share-literary-witches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Kamasi Washington&rsquo;s &ldquo;Get Lit&rdquo; short film starring Saul Williams, George Clinton, D Smoke &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kamasi Washington has released a short film, &ldquo;Get Lit,&rdquo; which was written and directed by Jenn Nkiru. It&rsquo;s based on the song &ldquo;Get Lit&rdquo; on Kamasi&rsquo;s new album Fearless Movement, but this is not a music video given another name, it&rsquo;s a 13-minute short film starring Saul Williams, band member Patrice Quinn and Washington, with appearances from George Clinton and D Smoke (who appear on the song), plus Willow Smith, Raphael Saadiq, Robert Glasper, and more. Wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-kamasi-washingtonrsquos-ldquoget-litrdquo-short-film-starring-saul-williams-george-clinton-d-smoke-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-kamasi-washingtonrsquos-ldquoget-litrdquo-short-film-starring-saul-williams-george-clinton-d-smoke-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swamp Dogg touring for &lsquo;Blackgrass&rsquo; LP, playing NYC show w/ Yo La Tengo &amp;  screening of &lsquo;Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swamp Dogg recently released his new bluegrass album, Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St, which came out via the late John Prine&rsquo;s Oh Boy Records and features contributions from Justin Vernon, Jenny Lewis, Margo Price, Vernon Reid, The Cactus Blossoms, and more. (Stream it below.) He&rsquo;ll also be doing a bit of touring for the album this summer, including stops in Dallas, Brooklyn, Nashville (Americana Fest) and Austin. All dates are listed below.<br />
There are two Brooklyn shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/swamp-dogg-touring-for-lsquoblackgrassrsquo-lp-playing-nyc-show-w-yo-la-tengo-amp-screening-of-lsquoswamp-dogg-gets-his-pool-paintedrsquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/swamp-dogg-touring-for-lsquoblackgrassrsquo-lp-playing-nyc-show-w-yo-la-tengo-amp-screening-of-lsquoswamp-dogg-gets-his-pool-paintedrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonny Light Horseman played Music Hall of Williamsburg with Alpha Consumer (pics, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonny Light Horseman released their new double album (and first for Jagjaguwar) Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free earlier this month, and their tour supporting it stopped in Brooklyn on Tuesday night (6/18) for the first of two shows with Alpha Consumer. Like they are on the album, Ana&iuml;s Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman are joined by drummer JT Bates and bassist Cameron Ralston at these shows, and they mixed their new material in with songs from their 2020 self-titled LP and 2022]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bonny-light-horseman-played-music-hall-of-williamsburg-with-alpha-consumer-pics-setlist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bonny-light-horseman-played-music-hall-of-williamsburg-with-alpha-consumer-pics-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleetwood Mac are done, Stevie Nicks says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stevie Nicks spoke about the future of Fleetwood Mac in an interview with Mojo. &ldquo;Without Christine [McVie], no can do,&rdquo; she told Mojo, continuing, &ldquo;There is no chance of putting Fleetwood Mac back together in any way. Without her, it just couldn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;<br />
Lindsey Buckingham was fired from the band in 2018, and said at the time that manager Irving Azoff told him &ldquo;Stevie never wants to be on a stage with you again.&rdquo; Stevie addressed the situation herself in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fleetwood-mac-are-done-stevie-nicks-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fleetwood-mac-are-done-stevie-nicks-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basilica Soundscape announces initial 2024 lineup (Lightning Bolt, Cassandra Jenkins, Maria BC, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hudson, NY music and art festival Basilica Soundscape is returning for its first full weekend since 2019, happening on September 27-29 at Basilica Hudson. They&rsquo;ve announced the initial 2024 lineup, which starts with Eris Drew and Octo Octa DJing an all night, all-vinyl party on their custom LUV NRG sound system on Friday, with lighting by Nitemind.<br />
Saturday&rsquo;s lineup includes Lightning Bolt, Still House Plants, Elucid, Maria BC, Cassandra Jenkins (solo set), Greg Mendez, Babehoven, Ki]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/basilica-soundscape-announces-initial-2024-lineup-lightning-bolt-cassandra-jenkins-maria-bc-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/basilica-soundscape-announces-initial-2024-lineup-lightning-bolt-cassandra-jenkins-maria-bc-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Indian Lakes celebrated ‘Head Void’ at NYC comeback show (review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Indian Lakes played their first show in New York in five years on Friday night (6/14) to a packed crowd at Baby&rsquo;s All Right in support of their fantastic new record Head Void. And rather than plying the audience of longtime fans with a blended set of those songs and the hits, they opted to play the entire record front to back before switching gears for a career-spanning setlist that ended with two songs played solo by band leader Joe Vann.Head Void is something of a comeback for the b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/from-indian-lakes-celebrated-head-void-at-nyc-comeback-show-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/from-indian-lakes-celebrated-head-void-at-nyc-comeback-show-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GWAR announce ‘The Stoned Age’ fall tour w/ Dark Funeral and Squid Pisser]]></title><description><![CDATA[GWAR have announce &lsquo;The Stoned Age Tour&rsquo; which has them out in October and November with Dark Funeral Squid Pisser and, on some dates Cancer Bats. Before that they&rsquo;ll be wrapping up their &lsquo;Age of Entitlement Tour&rsquo; with Brujeria, BRAT, and Cancer Christ, and in September will also play Knotfest and Riot Fest. All dates are listed below.<br />
The NYC show is at Brooklyn Steel on November 6, and tickets for all dates go on sale Friday, June 21 at 10 AM local time.<br />
GWAR &nda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gwar-announce-the-stoned-age-fall-tour-w-dark-funeral-and-squid-pisser/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gwar-announce-the-stoned-age-fall-tour-w-dark-funeral-and-squid-pisser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opeth add Tribulation to fall North American tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opeth return to North America on tour in October, and they&rsquo;ve announced that joining them for the shows will be Tribulation. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re honored and very glad to announce that we&rsquo;ll be joining our good friends in Opeth on their upcoming tour across North America this fall, finishing everything off nicely on Halloween,&rdquo; Tribulation write. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s been far, far too long since we last made a proper run across the pond and we couldn&rsquo;t be happier that we&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/opeth-add-tribulation-to-fall-north-american-tour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/opeth-add-tribulation-to-fall-north-american-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Schrader’s Music Beat announces new album, touring with Future Islands (watch “Daylight Commander” video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-running Baltimore duo Ed Schrader&rsquo;s Music Beat have announced a new album, Orchestra Hits, which will be out September 20 via Upset the Rhythm. Schrader and Devlin Rice made this one with Dylan Going who served as co-writer and coproducer on these nine songs. &nbsp;&ldquo;We&rsquo;re terrified of turning into AC/DC. We never want to be married to one scene or time or sound,&rdquo; says Schrader. &ldquo;We want to be the Boba Fett of bands&mdash;constantly altering the way in which we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ed-schraders-music-beat-announces-new-album-touring-with-future-islands-watch-daylight-commander-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ed-schraders-music-beat-announces-new-album-touring-with-future-islands-watch-daylight-commander-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Bonnie announce new LP &amp; NYC shows, share &ldquo;Fake Out&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn-via-Texas singer-songwriter Blair Howerton has announced a new album from her project Why Bonnie. Wish on the Bone is due out on August 30 via Fire Talk, their first release for the label. Howerton co-prodduced the album with Jonathan Schenke, and she says, &ldquo;We were trying on musical hats. There&rsquo;s still some country on this record, but I wasn&rsquo;t thinking about sticking to one thing. Personal experience of learning to be bolder and more assertive and trusting myself has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/why-bonnie-announce-new-lp-amp-nyc-shows-share-ldquofake-outrdquo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/why-bonnie-announce-new-lp-amp-nyc-shows-share-ldquofake-outrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shonali (ex-Ultrababyfat) preps new solo album &amp; tour, shares &ldquo;Driving Nowhere&rdquo; video ft Dave Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musician, comedian and actress Shonali, who you may remember from late-&rsquo;90s/early-&rsquo;00s indie rock band Ultrababyfat, has announced a new solo album, One Machine At A Time, which will be out July 26 via Little Lamb Recordings. She says it&rsquo;s inspired by all the music she loves, including &ldquo;indie rock, soul, psychedelic and retro sounds of the 70s, 80s, and 90s along with the folk singer-songwriter and country influences of my time growing up in Nashville, Tennessee.&rdquo;<br />
T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shonali-ex-ultrababyfat-preps-new-solo-album-amp-tour-shares-ldquodriving-nowhererdquo-video-ft-dave-hill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shonali-ex-ultrababyfat-preps-new-solo-album-amp-tour-shares-ldquodriving-nowhererdquo-video-ft-dave-hill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toro y Moi at Knockdown Center on BrooklynVegan Presale (password here)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tickets for Toro y Moi&lsquo;s NYC show at Knockdown Center on October 3 are on BrooklynVegan Presale now. Use the password BKVEGAN (password will be entered for you automatically).<br />
Our presale runs until Tuesday (6/18) at 9:59 AM ET, and any remaining tickets go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, June 18 at 10 AM ET.<br />
See all of Toro y Moi&rsquo;s upcoming dates here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/toro-y-moi-at-knockdown-center-on-brooklynvegan-presale-password-here/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/toro-y-moi-at-knockdown-center-on-brooklynvegan-presale-password-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charli XCX presenting “The Brat Collection” film series at NYC’s Roxy Cinema]]></title><description><![CDATA[In celebration of her great new album Brat, Charli XCX has curated a film series at NYC&rsquo;s Roxy Cinema called &ldquo;The Brat Collection&rdquo; that runs now through July 3. The series started on Monday, June 10 with two screenings of Michael Alig story Party Monster which featured Q&amp;As with Charlie, but the rest of the series is still to come and is loaded with classics, most of which are being shown in 33mm(*):Daisies* (June 17, 20, 22)<br />
Velvet Goldmine* (June 24, 25, 29, 30)<br />
Project X]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/charli-xcx-presenting-the-brat-collection-film-series-at-nycs-roxy-cinema/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2024 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/charli-xcx-presenting-the-brat-collection-film-series-at-nycs-roxy-cinema/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Sumac, Mike Campbell, Eagles @ Sphere, Midge Ure, Cactus Blossoms / Erin Rae, Poliça, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
SUMAC (DATES WITH PORTRAYAL OF GUILT / TRIGGER OBJECT)<br />
SUMAC, the post-metal trio of Aaron Turner (Isis, Old Man Gloom, etc), Brian Cook (Russian Circles, Botch, These Arms Are Snakes), and Nick Yacyshyn (Baptists, ex-The Armed), release their new album The Healer next Friday (6/21), and they&rsquo;ll start their summer tour the same day. They&rsquo;ve just announced more dates across the Southwest in A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-sumac-mike-campbell-eagles-sphere-midge-ure-cactus-blossoms-erin-rae-polia-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2024 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-sumac-mike-campbell-eagles-sphere-midge-ure-cactus-blossoms-erin-rae-polia-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metronomy&rsquo;s Anna Prior tells us how Robyn, Bj&ouml;rk, Honey Dijon &amp; more influenced her debut solo EP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 2011, Anna Prior has kept the beat in Metronomy and has been one of the keys to them becoming one of the best live bands, dance rock or otherwise, of the last decade. The group are on pause at the moment and Prior has taken the opportunity explore her own musical path, which reflects her growing obsession with dance music and nightlife culture, as well as her desire to be a part of it without all the indulgences that are usually associated with it. These seven songs are much more purely da]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/metronomyrsquos-anna-prior-tells-us-how-robyn-bjoumlrk-honey-dijon-amp-more-influenced-her-debut-solo-ep/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/metronomyrsquos-anna-prior-tells-us-how-robyn-bjoumlrk-honey-dijon-amp-more-influenced-her-debut-solo-ep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annabel announce tour; new album ‘Worldviews’ out now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annabel just released their first album in nine years, Worldviews, today on Tiny Engines, and now they&rsquo;ve announced a tour that finds them joined by Del Paxton, Camp Trash, Farseek, and Perennial on select dates.<br />
The tour hits NYC on August 8 at the Windjammer in Ridgewood, Queens, and also includes stops in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Knoxville, Asheville, and more. All dates are listed below.<br />
Read our review of Worldviews in Notable Releases.<br />
Worldviews by AnnabelAnnabel &mdash; 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/annabel-announce-tour-new-album-worldviews-out-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/annabel-announce-tour-new-album-worldviews-out-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alison Moyet (Yazoo) announces new album ‘Key,’ shares “Such Small Ale” and rework of “All Cried Out”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alison Moyet, who scored &rsquo;80s hits as one half of synthpop band Yazoo (Yaz in North America) and as a solo artist, has announced a new album, Key, which will be out October 4. The album, which also celebrates her 40th year as a solo artist, features brand new versions of 16 singles, and other songs from her career. Says Alison, &ldquo;I wanted to take the opportunity to look at the trajectory of the past four decades and explore songs that, in their original form, were never fully realised]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/alison-moyet-yazoo-announces-new-album-key-shares-such-small-ale-and-rework-of-all-cried-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/alison-moyet-yazoo-announces-new-album-key-shares-such-small-ale-and-rework-of-all-cried-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Grant tells us how Cocteau Twins, The Carpenters, Kate Bush &amp; more influenced his new LP &lsquo;The Art of the Lie&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Grant came of age in the &rsquo;80s and he&rsquo;s surrounded himself with the sounds of his youth on his excellent sixth album. Working with producer Ivor Guest (Grace Jones, Bomb the Bass, Lana Del Rey) and a band of ace session musicians, Grant takes Fairlight synth orchestra hits, 808 drum machines, fretless bass and other recognizable sounds of the Reagan era (plus a love of classic 4AD, which would technically be Thatcher era) and folds them into his unique style where grandiose &rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/john-grant-tells-us-how-cocteau-twins-the-carpenters-kate-bush-amp-more-influenced-his-new-lp-lsquothe-art-of-the-liersquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/john-grant-tells-us-how-cocteau-twins-the-carpenters-kate-bush-amp-more-influenced-his-new-lp-lsquothe-art-of-the-liersquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JPEGMAFIA announces ‘Lay Down My Life Tour,’ teasing album details]]></title><description><![CDATA[JPEGMAFIA has been giving new album updates all year and said on April 4 that it&rsquo;s coming &ldquo;soon very soon.&rdquo; Since then, he&rsquo;s posted pictures with Denzel Curry, Raveena, and Marc Rebillet that seem to imply they all appear on the album. Still no word on when the album might be ready, but now he just announced the &lsquo;Lay Down My Life Tour&rsquo; for August/September so hopefully that means we&rsquo;ll know more about the album by then. An RSVP page for the whole tour is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jpegmafia-announces-lay-down-my-life-tour-teasing-album-details/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jpegmafia-announces-lay-down-my-life-tour-teasing-album-details/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toro y Moi announces new LP ft. Ben Gibbard, Kevin Abstract, more &amp; shows, shares &ldquo;Tuesday&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toro y Moi announced a new album, Hole Erth, due out on September 6 via Dead Oceans. It&rsquo;s his eighth LP and it features guest appearances from Death Cab for Cutie&lsquo;s Ben Gibbard, Duckwrth, Elijah Kessler, Don Toliver, Porches, Kenny Mason, Kevin Abstract, Lev, and Glaive. &ldquo;I hope you enjoy this suburban anthem, growing up, the often-controversial-line between mainstream and underground artists was so defined but now that line has become so blurred I can&rsquo;t even tell what I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/toro-y-moi-announces-new-lp-ft-ben-gibbard-kevin-abstract-more-amp-shows-shares-ldquotuesdayrdquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/toro-y-moi-announces-new-lp-ft-ben-gibbard-kevin-abstract-more-amp-shows-shares-ldquotuesdayrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonnaroo announces 2024 streaming schedule]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of Bonnaroo runs from Thursday &ndash; Sunday, June 13-16 in Manchester, TN, and if you won&rsquo;t be there in person, you can stream many sets live. Like they have for the past few years, Hulu will stream the festival on two channels (Fri-Sun, one channel on Thur). It&rsquo;s available to all subscribers.<br />
Chappell Roan, Post Malone, T-Pain, GWAR, TV Girl, Gary Clark Jr., Faye Webster, Interpol (playing Antics), Thundercat, Brittany Howard, IDLES, Khruangbin, Red Hot Chili Pepp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bonnaroo-announces-2024-streaming-schedule/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bonnaroo-announces-2024-streaming-schedule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FORM Arcosanti 2024 lineup: Skrillex, Four Tet, Jamie xx, James Blake, Angel Olsen, Kim Gordon, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arizona festival FORM returns for its first edition since 2019 on October 4-6 at Arcosanti. They&rsquo;ve announced the 2024 lineup, which includes Skrillex, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Floating Points, James Blake, Thundercat, Erika de Casier, Mustafa, PinkPantheress, Angel Olsen, Empress Of, FCUKERS, Jessica Pratt, Julianna Barwick, Julie Byrne, Kevin Morby, Kim Gordon, Lonnie Holley, Los Esplifs, Nia Archives, Nicole Miglis (of Hundred Waters), Noname, Oneohtrix Point Never, Shabaka, and more. See it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/form-arcosanti-2024-lineup-skrillex-four-tet-jamie-xx-james-blake-angel-olsen-kim-gordon-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/form-arcosanti-2024-lineup-skrillex-four-tet-jamie-xx-james-blake-angel-olsen-kim-gordon-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riot Fest 2024 lineup: Fall Out Boy, Slayer, Pavement, NOFX, Offspring Smash, Public Enemy &amp; much more]]></title><description><![CDATA[After revealing that Riot Fest will be moving to the new location of Bridgeview, IL&rsquo;s SeatGeek Stadium from its longtime home of Chicago&rsquo;s Douglass Park, the festival has now announced its 2024 lineup. They already revealed in February that the fest will be home to one of the select few reunion shows from Slayer, who headline Sunday, and the other headliners are Fall Out Boy on Friday and Beck and Pavement (their second-announced North American show of 2024) on Saturday. Other notabl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/riot-fest-2024-lineup-fall-out-boy-slayer-pavement-nofx-offspring-smash-public-enemy-amp-much-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/riot-fest-2024-lineup-fall-out-boy-slayer-pavement-nofx-offspring-smash-public-enemy-amp-much-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoMA PS1 announces 2024 Warm Up lineup]]></title><description><![CDATA[MoMA PS1 took 2022 off from their daytime Warm Up dance/electronic/hip-hop/experimental music series, and brought it back for a limited run last year on Friday evenings in August. They&rsquo;ve now announced the 2024 edition, which is the 26th season for the series, and remains on Friday nights in the museum&rsquo;s courtyard, happening from 4-10 PM on July 12, 19, and 26, and August 2, 9, and 16, with a stage designed by Stewart Uoo.<br />
This year&rsquo;s lineup includes KIM ANH, Johnny Dynell, Gat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/moma-ps1-announces-2024-warm-up-lineup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/moma-ps1-announces-2024-warm-up-lineup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fake Fruit announce fall tour, share “Cause of Death” from upcoming LP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fake Fruit have announced fall tour dates in support of their upcoming second album, Mucho Mistrust. Dates are in October with Spllit&nbsp;and the tour hits Atlanta, Durham, Nashville, Richmond, DC, NYC, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, and Chicago. They&rsquo;re also on tour now with Omni across the West Coast. All dates are listed below.<br />
The NYC show is at Union Pool on October 12. Tickets for all fall dates go on sale Friday, June 14 at 10 AM local time.<br />
Mucho Mistrust is out August 23 and Fake Fru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fake-fruit-announce-fall-tour-share-cause-of-death-from-upcoming-lp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fake-fruit-announce-fall-tour-share-cause-of-death-from-upcoming-lp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Is An Astronaut announce new album ‘Embers,’ share “Falling Leaves”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish post-rock vets God Is An Astronaut have announced their 11th album, Embers, due September 6 via Napalm Records (pre-order). The first single is the eight-minute &ldquo;Falling Leaves,&rdquo; a delicate, climactic song that the band calls &ldquo;a reflective voyage through the brevity of our existence, spanning from inception to demise.&rdquo; Check it out below.<br />
GIAA also have upcoming Europe shows/festival appearances in August and &ldquo;many more shows to be announced soon.&rdquo; Stay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/god-is-an-astronaut-announce-new-album-embers-share-falling-leaves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/god-is-an-astronaut-announce-new-album-embers-share-falling-leaves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Velocity Girl announce remixed/expanded edition of debut LP ‘Copacetic’ (listen to “Audrey’s Eyes”)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Velocity Girl have announced a &ldquo;remixed and expanded&rdquo; edition of their 1993 debut album Copacetic which will be out August 16 via Sub Pop (pre-order).<br />
The album, which at the time was one of Sub Pop&rsquo;s biggest sellers (behind Nirvana&rsquo;s Bleach), has been out of print for decades and the band were never happy with the mix. After finding the original 2&rdquo; tape reel, guitarist/singer Archie Moore went about remixing the album. The result is UltraCopacetic (Copacetic Remixe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/velocity-girl-announce-remixedexpanded-edition-of-debut-lp-copacetic-listen-to-audreys-eyes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/velocity-girl-announce-remixedexpanded-edition-of-debut-lp-copacetic-listen-to-audreys-eyes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Françoise Hardy, French pop and style icon, has died at 80]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fran&ccedil;oise Hardy, the French singer, songwriter, actress and one of the icons of the &rsquo;60s y&eacute;-y&eacute; scene, has died at age 80 after living with lymphatic cancer since 2004. The news came via her son, Thomas Dutronc, who wrote on Instagram &ldquo;Maman est partie&rdquo; (&ldquo;Mom is gone&rdquo;).<br />
Born in Paris in 1944, Hardy began writing songs and singing as a teenager and was inspired both by classic chanson&nbsp;and the emergence of rock n&rsquo; roll, the two styles th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/franoise-hardy-french-pop-and-style-icon-has-died-at-80/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/franoise-hardy-french-pop-and-style-icon-has-died-at-80/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riot Fest leaving Douglass Park, entering RiotLand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, Riot Fest revealed that in addition to two announcements on Wednesday (6/12), there would be a &ldquo;Riot Fest 2024 Lineup Announcement Eve&rdquo; tonight (6/11). That&rsquo;s officially arrived, and with it, a statement from Riot Mike. It says that the festival will be leaving Chicago&rsquo;s Douglass Park, where it&rsquo;s been held since 2015. &ldquo;Allow me to be as clear as the azure sky of the deepest summer &mdash; our exodus is solely because of the Chicago Park District,&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/riot-fest-leaving-douglass-park-entering-riotland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/riot-fest-leaving-douglass-park-entering-riotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Judas Priest, Corridor, Dengue Fever, Simalkura, Mk.gee, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
JUDAS PRIEST<br />
Judas Priest have announced a fall leg of their Invincible Shield Tour, which is with openers Sabaton. The tour kicks off September 13 in Montreal and wraps up October 26 in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.MK.GEE<br />
Mk.gee has added a second NYC show to his fall tour.<br />
III POINTS 2024<br />
Miami&rsquo;s III Points has announced the full lineup of its 2024 edition, which includes Massive Attack (their fir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-judas-priest-corridor-dengue-fever-simalkura-mkgee-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-judas-priest-corridor-dengue-fever-simalkura-mkgee-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Shkreli sued for copying &amp; playing forefeited Wu-Tang Clan record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disgraced &ldquo;pharma bro&rdquo; Martin Shkreli was forced to forfeit his one-of-a-kind copy of Wu-Tang Clan&lsquo;s Once Upon A Time in Shaolin after being found guilty of securities fraud in 2017; it was sold to an undisclosed buyer in 2021, and acquired by cryptocurrency collective PleasrDAO later that year. If you thought Shkreli&rsquo;s part in the story of Shaolin was now over, though, you are mistaken; PleasrDAO has now sued Shkreli. In a lawsuit filed on Monday (6/10) in Brooklyn feder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/martin-shkreli-sued-for-copying-amp-playing-forefeited-wu-tang-clan-record/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/martin-shkreli-sued-for-copying-amp-playing-forefeited-wu-tang-clan-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English Teacher played Bowery Ballroom with Slow Fiction (pics, video, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leeds band English Teacher released their great debut LP, This Could Be Texas, in April, and they&rsquo;ve been on a short US tour supporting it, which stopped in NYC on Monday night (6/10) for a show at Bowery Ballroom. They sounded fantastic playing most of their new album and a few older songs; the highlight of the set came towards the end of the night with &ldquo;R&amp;B,&rdquo; which crescendoed with vocalist Lily Fontaine crowd surfing her way through the length of the venue. See their set]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/english-teacher-played-bowery-ballroom-with-slow-fiction-pics-video-setlist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/english-teacher-played-bowery-ballroom-with-slow-fiction-pics-video-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Lowe announces first album in 11 years, touring with Los Straitjackets (listen to “Went to a Party”)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The great Nick Lowe has announced Indoor Safari, his first studio album in 11 years, which will be out September 13 via Yep Roc. He made it with frequent collaborators and tourmates Los Straitjackets as his backing band. &ldquo;The Straitjackets like all kinds of music, and are very good, open-minded musicians, apart from being very agreeable people,&rdquo; Lowe says. &ldquo;And they also have a sort of punk rock ethos, which, unfortunately, I do too. I&rsquo;ve tried to shrug it off so many tim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nick-lowe-announces-first-album-in-11-years-touring-with-los-straitjackets-listen-to-went-to-a-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nick-lowe-announces-first-album-in-11-years-touring-with-los-straitjackets-listen-to-went-to-a-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interpol announce US &lsquo;Antics&rsquo; 20th anniversary shows w/ Deafheaven, The Walkmen &amp; Trail of Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interpol&lsquo;s second LP, Antics, turns 20 in September, and they&rsquo;ll be playing it in full on a European tour this fall to celebrate. There hadn&rsquo;t been US dates on that tour, but now there are four, starting with their Bonnaroo set on Friday. Then, in November, they&rsquo;ll head to Chicago (November 19 at The Salt Shed), Austin (November 21 at Moody Amphitheater), and Inglewood, CA (November 23 at Kia Forum).<br />
They have some cool support lined up for the November shows: Deafheaven]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/interpol-announce-us-lsquoanticsrsquo-20th-anniversary-shows-w-deafheaven-the-walkmen-amp-trail-of-dead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/interpol-announce-us-lsquoanticsrsquo-20th-anniversary-shows-w-deafheaven-the-walkmen-amp-trail-of-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iggy Pop played a Stooges-heavy set with Nick Zinner on guitar &amp; other alt-stars at No Values (full video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iggy Pop played Goldenvoice&rsquo;s new punk festival No Values over the weekend, and it seems like he tailored his set to fit the theme of the fest: 10 of the 12 songs he played were Stooges songs, including a couple he hadn&rsquo;t performed solo in a very long time. He played &ldquo;I Got A Right&rdquo; for the first time since the last Iggy and the Stooges tour in 2013 (and first time playing it a solo show since 2003), and he ended the set with &ldquo;1970&rdquo; for the first time since St]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/iggy-pop-played-a-stooges-heavy-set-with-nick-zinner-on-guitar-amp-other-alt-stars-at-no-values-full-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/iggy-pop-played-a-stooges-heavy-set-with-nick-zinner-on-guitar-amp-other-alt-stars-at-no-values-full-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governors Ball 2024 Saturday pics &amp; video (The Killers, 21 Savage, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sexyy Red, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After kicking off on Friday, Governors Ball&lsquo;s 2024 edition continued on Saturday (6/8) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The Killers headlined, after playing a much more intimate show at Bowery Ballroom the night before, on the 20th anniversary of the release of Hot Fuss. The Gov Ball crowd got some Hot Fuss material, as well as songs from throughout their discography (but nothing from their most recent album, 2021&rsquo;s Pressure Machine), and a couple of covers: Erasure&lsquo;s &ldquo;A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/governors-ball-2024-saturday-pics-amp-video-the-killers-21-savage-carly-rae-jepsen-sexyy-red-more/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/governors-ball-2024-saturday-pics-amp-video-the-killers-21-savage-carly-rae-jepsen-sexyy-red-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp revist M&ouml;tley Cr&uuml;e&rsquo;s &ldquo;Girls, Girls, Girls&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on Toyah and Robert Fripp&lsquo;s Sunday Lunch series they&rsquo;re revisiting their 2021 performance of M&ouml;tley Cr&uuml;e&lsquo;s &ldquo;Girls, Girls, Girls.&rdquo; Toyah usually picks her props and wardrobe from the song&rsquo;s lyrics, but that definitely doesn&rsquo;t explain the tennis theme here. Don&rsquo;t break anything, Toyah! Mom always said don&rsquo;t play ball in the house! Watch that and M&ouml;tley Cr&uuml;e&rsquo;s original video below.<br />
If you&rsquo;re in the UK yo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-revist-moumltley-cruumlersquos-ldquogirls-girls-girlsrdquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-revist-moumltley-cruumlersquos-ldquogirls-girls-girlsrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punk Island 2024 in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Governors Ball was holding its second day at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturday, a very different kind of music festival was happening at its former location, Randall&rsquo;s Island. Punk Island made its return to Randall&rsquo;s for the first time since 2019 (it happened in Bay Ridge in 2023 and Bushwick in 2022) for its 16th edition. It was a perfect almost-summer day to spend outside seeing lots of bands on six stages, as well as zines, artists, community organizations, and vendor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/punk-island-2024-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/punk-island-2024-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governors Ball 2024 Friday pics: Post Malone, Alex G, FLO, Blondshell, Rauw Alejandro, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of Governors Ball kicked off on Friday (6/7) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the NYC festival&rsquo;s second year at the Queens location. Post Malone headlined day one; it was a day after he&rsquo;d made a few surprise appearances at Nashville&rsquo;s CMA fest, including two performances with Blake Shelton of their new collaborative track, but as Billboard points out, there wasn&rsquo;t much country in his GovBall set:The question of a Post Malone gig has traditionally not been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/governors-ball-2024-friday-pics-post-malone-alex-g-flo-blondshell-rauw-alejandro-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/governors-ball-2024-friday-pics-post-malone-alex-g-flo-blondshell-rauw-alejandro-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Orville Peck, Omar Apollo, Future Islands, Miki Berenyi, TOKiMONSTA, G-Easy, Matt Pond PA, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
FUTURE ISLANDS<br />
The next leg of Future Islands&rsquo; tour supporting their seventh album, People Who Aren&rsquo;t There Anymore, starts later this month, and includes an NYC show at Radio City Music Hall on June 20 with Ed Schrader&rsquo;s Music Beat.<br />
OMAR APOLLO / MALCOLM TODD<br />
Omar Apollo will release God Said No later this month, and he&rsquo;s just announced a tour in support, with Malcolm Todd on mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-orville-peck-omar-apollo-future-islands-miki-berenyi-tokimonsta-g-easy-matt-pond-pa-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-orville-peck-omar-apollo-future-islands-miki-berenyi-tokimonsta-g-easy-matt-pond-pa-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Massive Attack bring out Elizabeth Fraser to sing &ldquo;Song to the Siren&rdquo; &amp; more at their first show in 5 years (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Massive Attack are back, and Wednesday night played their first show since their two-night stand at NYC&rsquo;s Radio City Music Hall in 2019. It was also their first show since the death of guitarist Angelo Bruschini. The concert happened in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Gothenburg Film Studios and they had a few old friends join them for the show, including Elizabeth Fraser and Horace Andy, and Young Fathers.<br />
Of course, with Fraser on hand they performed &ldquo;Teardrop,&rdquo; their best-known so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-massive-attack-bring-out-elizabeth-fraser-to-sing-ldquosong-to-the-sirenrdquo-amp-more-at-their-first-show-in-5-years-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 02:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-massive-attack-bring-out-elizabeth-fraser-to-sing-ldquosong-to-the-sirenrdquo-amp-more-at-their-first-show-in-5-years-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Protest the Hero, The Juliana Theory, Lucki, Mortiis, Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
PROTEST THE HERO (PERFORMING VOLITION) w/ &rsquo;68, GREYHAVEN, KAONASHI<br />
Canadian progressive post-hardcore band Protest the Hero will perform their 2013 album Volition on tour with direct support on all dates from The Chariot/Norma Jean offshoot &rsquo;68, plus newer likeminded bands Greyhaven on leg one and Kaonashi on leg two. The run with Kaonashi hits Brooklyn&rsquo;s Warsaw on October 20. Tickets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-protest-the-hero-the-juliana-theory-lucki-mortiis-reverend-kristin-michael-hayter-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-protest-the-hero-the-juliana-theory-lucki-mortiis-reverend-kristin-michael-hayter-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZamRock band W.I.T.C.H. cover Chaka Kahn’s “Ain’t Nobody” ahead of US tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZamRock legends W.I.T.C.H. begin their US tour this month, and ahead of that they&rsquo;ve shared a cover of Chaka Kahn&rsquo;s classic &ldquo;Ain&rsquo;t Nobody.&rdquo; &ldquo;I personally was inspired by Chaka Khan&rsquo;s music in the &lsquo;80s,&rdquo; says W.I.T.C.H.&rsquo;s Patrick Mwondela. &ldquo;This project took me back to W.I.T.C.H.&rsquo;s Disco days when we produced the albums &lsquo;Moving On&rsquo; and &lsquo;Kuomboka&rsquo;. Of all of Chaka Khan&rsquo;s songs, we chose &lsquo;Ain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/zamrock-band-witch-cover-chaka-kahns-aint-nobody-ahead-of-us-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/zamrock-band-witch-cover-chaka-kahns-aint-nobody-ahead-of-us-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kendrick Lamar announces &ldquo;Ken &amp; Friends&rdquo; Los Angeles show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kendrick Lamar announced a Los Angeles show this month. &ldquo;Ken &amp; Friends &ndash; The Pop Out,&rdquo; presented by pgLang and Free Lunch, happens on Juneteenth (6/19) at Kia Forum at 4 PM. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 7 at 10 AM PDT, with a Cash App Presale starting Thursday, June 6 at 10 AM PDT.<br />
No word on what &ldquo;friends&rdquo; will be joining Kendrick at the show, but his cousin and collaborator Baby Keem seems like a likely bet, and we&rsquo;re pretty sure that Drake, who he&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kendrick-lamar-announces-ldquoken-amp-friendsrdquo-los-angeles-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kendrick-lamar-announces-ldquoken-amp-friendsrdquo-los-angeles-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking Heads announce ‘Stop Making Sense’ deluxe edition soundtrack: CD-Blu-ray w/ Dolby Atmos mix ++ vinyl repress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talking Heads released their iconic concert film Stop Making Sense in a restored 4K print via A24 in 2023, and now they&rsquo;ve announced a deluxe edition of the the soundtrack album available as a 2-CD/Blu-ray, along with a repress of last year&rsquo;s deluxe edition double LP vinyl. Both will be out on July 26 via Rhino. Pre-order now.<br />
The CD/Blu-ray edition features the entire concert across two CDs and a Blu-ray featuring the&nbsp;Dolby Atmos spatial audio mix of the complete concert by Tal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/talking-heads-announce-stop-making-sense-deluxe-edition-soundtrack-cd-blu-ray-w-dolby-atmos-mix-vinyl-repress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/talking-heads-announce-stop-making-sense-deluxe-edition-soundtrack-cd-blu-ray-w-dolby-atmos-mix-vinyl-repress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neko Case announces new memoir ‘The Harder I Fight, the More I Love You’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neko Case has announced her first book. The Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, a memoir, is out in January of 2025 via Grand Central Publishing. &ldquo;I hope my story will cast a spell of love, invite everyone inside, and smash the illusion that we have no connection to each other,&rdquo; she says. Here&rsquo;s the synopsis:<br />
An unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary life&mdash;one forged through a poverty-stricken childhood in &ldquo;slummy, one-horse towns&rdquo;; obsessive desire; burst]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neko-case-announces-new-memoir-the-harder-i-fight-the-more-i-love-you/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neko-case-announces-new-memoir-the-harder-i-fight-the-more-i-love-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Phoebe Bridgers &amp; Soccer Mommy cover Elliot Smith&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Biggest Lie&rdquo; in LA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soccer Mommy is in the midst of her run of &ldquo;Lost Shows,&rdquo; a series of intimate solo shows in NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville. On Tuesday night (6/4) she was in Los Angeles for a show at The Masonic Lodge, where, as Stereogum points out, she was joined onstage by Phoebe Bridgers. After reminiscing a bit about touring together in 2018 and trying the uncannily date and egg-filled RXBars for the first time, they covered of Elliott Smith&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Biggest Lie.&rdquo; Watc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-phoebe-bridgers-amp-soccer-mommy-cover-elliot-smithrsquos-ldquothe-biggest-lierdquo-in-la/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-phoebe-bridgers-amp-soccer-mommy-cover-elliot-smithrsquos-ldquothe-biggest-lierdquo-in-la/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Thom Yorke, QOTSA, Frozen Soul / Creeping Death, Joe Jackson, My Morning Jacket, Pink Siifu, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
THOM YORKE<br />
Thom Yorke of Radiohead and The Smile has announced a solo tour in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Japan happening this fall. &ldquo;I will be alone on stage trying a new kind of solo show thing playing versions of the songs I have written from my recent and not so recent past,&rdquo; Thom says.<br />
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Thom Yorke (@thomyorke)<br />
VINCE STAPLES<br />
Vince Stap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-thom-yorke-qotsa-frozen-soul-creeping-death-joe-jackson-my-morning-jacket-pink-siifu-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-thom-yorke-qotsa-frozen-soul-creeping-death-joe-jackson-my-morning-jacket-pink-siifu-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Wicked Lady&rsquo;s 2024 Sunday Soul Scream series: Lydia Lunch, Shilpa Ray, The Men &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York Night Train&lsquo;s Sunday Soul Scream series got underway over Memorial Day Weekend, featuring free/cheap live music and DJs on the Bushwick venue&rsquo;s roof, and it runs through Labor Day Weekend. They&rsquo;ve put together an impressive lineup of acts, including Lydia Lunch (7/7), Shilpa Ray and The Men (7/21), Miranda &amp; The Beat (6/9), Bloodshot Bill (7/14), Nick Waterhouse (8/25), Puzzled Panther (6/16, featuring Eugene Hutz and Brian Chase) and more.<br />
The live music portion r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/our-wicked-ladyrsquos-2024-sunday-soul-scream-series-lydia-lunch-shilpa-ray-the-men-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/our-wicked-ladyrsquos-2024-sunday-soul-scream-series-lydia-lunch-shilpa-ray-the-men-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone Asked About You release first new song in 25 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Little Rock, Arkansas queer emo vets Everyone Asked About You have been in the midst of a comeback, and now, as Stereogum points out, they&rsquo;ve released their first new song in 25 years. It&rsquo;s called &ldquo;We&rsquo;re All Losing It,&rdquo; and it&rsquo;s a quirky, &rsquo;90s-style indie-emo song inspired by male pattern baldness. Check it out below. It comes with artwork that says &ldquo;Never Leave&rdquo; on it&hellip; title for a new album or EP or something? Hopefully we&rsquo;ll fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/everyone-asked-about-you-release-first-new-song-in-25-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/everyone-asked-about-you-release-first-new-song-in-25-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paramount+ Movie Nights bringing free outdoor movie screenings to 3 Brooklyn parks &amp; Coney Island this summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn Magazine and streaming app Paramount+ are bringing free movie screenings to McCarren Park, Prospect Park, Fort Greene Park and Coney Island this summer.<br />
The Paramount+ Movie Nights series begins Friday, June 7 in McCarren Park with Zoolander, and continues with Empire Records (6/14) and But I&rsquo;m a Cheerleader (6/28).<br />
Prospect Park screenings are in Long Meadow start June 26 with Raiders of the Lost Ark, then continue with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (7/3), School of Rock (7/10), and Cl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/paramount-movie-nights-bringing-free-outdoor-movie-screenings-to-3-brooklyn-parks-amp-coney-island-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/paramount-movie-nights-bringing-free-outdoor-movie-screenings-to-3-brooklyn-parks-amp-coney-island-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matchess touring with Haley Fohr, Lula Asplund, Jenny Pulse &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whitney Johnson will on tour this summer, both as part of her long-running Matchess project and duo shows with Lia Kohl. Matchess dates start this weekend feature a group lineup of Johnson, Circuit des Yeux&lsquo;s Haley Fohr and Lula Asplund&nbsp;that promises &ldquo;three marimbas, three voices, sine waves, viola, and other sounds.&rdquo;<br />
The tour wrap ups with NYC-area shows at Tubby&rsquo;s Kingston on June 19 with Tashi Dorji / Dave Rempis and Brooklyn&rsquo;s Union Pool on June 20 with Pet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/matchess-touring-with-haley-fohr-lula-asplund-jenny-pulse-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/matchess-touring-with-haley-fohr-lula-asplund-jenny-pulse-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knocked Loose obliterated Brooklyn Steel with Show Me The Body, Loathe &amp; Speed (pics)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh off releasing their great new album You Won&rsquo;t Go Before You&rsquo;re Supposed To, Knocked Loose brought their headlining tour to NYC for two shows: Brooklyn Steel on May 30 and Terminal 5 on May 31. Both nights sold out quickly after they were announced. We caught the first night which was in fact packed, and which also had the entire place moving from start to finish. All three openers also had their share of moshing, but the way the room erupted when KL dramatically took the stage,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/knocked-loose-obliterated-brooklyn-steel-with-show-me-the-body-loathe-amp-speed-pics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/knocked-loose-obliterated-brooklyn-steel-with-show-me-the-body-loathe-amp-speed-pics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Habibi tell us how ESG, Tom Tom Club, Diana Ross, New Order &amp; more influenced their dancey new LP &lsquo;Dreamachine&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Habibi just released their third album, Dreamachine, which they made with producer Tyler Love and longtime collaborator Jay Heiselmann. It&rsquo;s definitely new territory for the band; the late-&rsquo;00s girl group garage rock vibes can still be found, but a funkier, disco-fueled sound rides overtop. It&rsquo;s an album made for dancing and you can listen below.<br />
For more on Dreamachine&lsquo;s new direction, all five members of the band contributed to a list of songs that were influential on t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/habibi-tell-us-how-esg-tom-tom-club-diana-ross-new-order-amp-more-influenced-their-dancey-new-lp-lsquodreamachinersquo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/habibi-tell-us-how-esg-tom-tom-club-diana-ross-new-order-amp-more-influenced-their-dancey-new-lp-lsquodreamachinersquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowded House celebrated new LP ‘Gravity Stairs’ at Bowery Ballroom (review, setlist, video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crowded House released their fantastic eighth album, Gravity Stairs, on Friday and celebrated in NYC with a very intimate show at Bowery Ballroom. The band, which these days includes frontman and songwriter Neil Finn, founding bassist Nick Seymour, Neil&rsquo;s sons Liam and Elroy, and Mitchell Froom (who has produced the band&rsquo;s first three albums), were augmented by a second drummer/keyboardist and sounded genuinely fantastic. At 66, Finn&rsquo;s voice remains agile and can still hit thos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crowded-house-celebrated-new-lp-gravity-stairs-at-bowery-ballroom-review-setlist-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crowded-house-celebrated-new-lp-gravity-stairs-at-bowery-ballroom-review-setlist-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fest adds a bunch more bands to 2024 lineup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gainesville punk festival The Fest has added tons of more bands to its already-stacked 2024 lineup, including Touch&eacute; Amor&eacute; (two sets),&nbsp;American Steel&nbsp;(Rogue&rsquo;s March 25th anniversary set), Cobra Skulls, Soul Glo, The Bollweevils, Tiltwheel, Annabel, Prawn, Mikey Erg, Gillian Carter, Chuck Ragan and the Camaraderie, War On Women, Chastity, Codefendants, Ways Away, Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, Ceschi, Saturdays At Your Place, and plenty more.<br />
The new additions are sp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-fest-adds-a-bunch-more-bands-to-2024-lineup/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-fest-adds-a-bunch-more-bands-to-2024-lineup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GoFundMes launched for 2 men seriously injured at Brooklyn hardcore show]]></title><description><![CDATA[GoFundMes have been launched to help fund the treatment of two people who say they were seriously injured at a recent hardcore show, the Brooklyn stop of the big Drain tour. One of them, Jake Cresser, writes that he &ldquo;got hit by a stagediver, went unconscious and had a seizure&rdquo; during Terror&lsquo;s set at Brooklyn Monarch on May 19. The incident can be seen in video footage from the show:Cresser writes that he was taken to the hospital where &ldquo;a small bleed in the brain&rdquo; w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gofundmes-launched-for-2-men-seriously-injured-at-brooklyn-hardcore-show/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gofundmes-launched-for-2-men-seriously-injured-at-brooklyn-hardcore-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: This is Hardcore, beabadoobee, Duff McKagan, Control Top, Together Pangea, Bent Knee, Ed Harcourt, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
THIS IS HARDCORE UPDATES<br />
Philly fest This Is Hardcore (August 2-4) have announced running orders for each day, and Frozen Soul were added to Saturday (day two). More info here.<br />
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM<br />
LCD Soundsystem have announced a new fall Los Angeles residency.<br />
BEEBADOOBEE / HOVVDY<br />
Beabadoobee&rsquo;s September tour with Hovvdy has added second shows in a couple cities. There are now two NYC shows at Summer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-this-is-hardcore-beabadoobee-duff-mckagan-control-top-together-pangea-bent-knee-ed-harcourt-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-this-is-hardcore-beabadoobee-duff-mckagan-control-top-together-pangea-bent-knee-ed-harcourt-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jennifer Lopez cancels summer arena tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Lopez announced her first tour since 2019, a North American arena run, back in February. It was scheduled to run from late June through August, but she&rsquo;s now cancelled the shows. &ldquo;I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,&rdquo; she wrote in a statement. &ldquo;Please know that I wouldn&rsquo;t do this if I didn&rsquo;t feel that it was absolutely necessary. I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again. I love you all so much. U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jennifer-lopez-cancels-summer-arena-tour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jennifer-lopez-cancels-summer-arena-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Raub (Sumerlands, Eternal Champion, War Hungry, etc) has died at 36]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania metal/punk bassist Brad Raub, who&rsquo;s played in War Hungry, Sumerlands, Eternal Champion, Street Smart Cyclist, Yo Man Go!, and more over the years, has passed away. He was just 36. His bandmates in Sumerlands and Eternal Champion broke the sad news, writing:<br />
We are devastated to report that yesterday our brother, our bassist, our best friend, Brad Raub has passed on. He was 36 years young.<br />
Brad was well read, fucking hilarious, a true sweetheart, a great listener, a deadly shar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-raub-sumerlands-eternal-champion-war-hungry-etc-has-died-at-36/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-raub-sumerlands-eternal-champion-war-hungry-etc-has-died-at-36/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyler Childers, Sylvan Esso &amp; Kermit the Frog played Madison Square Garden (night 2 pics, video, setlists)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyler Childers&lsquo; tour supporting his 2023 album Rustin&rsquo; In The Rain hit NYC a night earlier than expected when the show originally scheduled for tonight (5/30) was moved to Tuesday night to make way for the Rangers&rsquo; Eastern Conference Finals game against the Florida Panthers. That meant the two-show run with Sylvan Esso wrapped up on Wednesday night (5/29) instead, bringing lots of people decked out in their western best to MSG on both nights. Childers&rsquo; cozy stage setup br]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tyler-childers-sylvan-esso-amp-kermit-the-frog-played-madison-square-garden-night-2-pics-video-setlists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tyler-childers-sylvan-esso-amp-kermit-the-frog-played-madison-square-garden-night-2-pics-video-setlists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mount Kimbie wrapped up their  tour at Webster Hall w/ Chanel Beads (pics, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last decade, Mount Kimbie have transformed from a forward-thinking electronic duo into an impressive, forward-thinking, electronic indie rock band. They put on a terrific show at Webster Hall on Wednesday night, which was the final date of their North American tour. The show was sold out and packed to the gills, and the crowd was really there for it. Any time I needed a lift I looked up to the balcony to watch one particularly enthusiastic fan pump their first and shout along like it wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mount-kimbie-wrapped-up-their-tour-at-webster-hall-w-chanel-beads-pics-setlist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mount-kimbie-wrapped-up-their-tour-at-webster-hall-w-chanel-beads-pics-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julia Jacklin wrapped up NYC solo residency (pics, video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julia Jacklin has spent the spring doing solo residencies in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Brooklyn around shows supporting Mitski, and on Wednesday night (5/29) she wrapped up the Brooklyn shows. They happened at National Sawdust throughout May, where over four dates she took a few requests, did a few covers (including Feist&lsquo;s &ldquo;Let it Die&rdquo;), and played solo renditions of some of her songs. Check out pictures from the final show by Emilio Herce below, along with attendee-taken vi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/julia-jacklin-wrapped-up-nyc-solo-residency-pics-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/julia-jacklin-wrapped-up-nyc-solo-residency-pics-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nathaniel Rateliff &amp; The Night Sweats announce first arena tour (MSG included)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been over 15 years since we booked Nathaniel Rateliff to play opening sets on BV CMJ and SXSW shows, so it feels special to say that, with his The Night Sweats band, he&rsquo;s announced his-ever US arena tour. It happens in October and November, following a run of summer shows (including dates with Tyler Childers and My Morning Jacket), and you can see all dates below.<br />
The NYC show happens after the main leg of the tour and is Rateliff&rsquo;s first 2025 date, on March 27 at Madison]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nathaniel-rateliff-amp-the-night-sweats-announce-first-arena-tour-msg-included/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nathaniel-rateliff-amp-the-night-sweats-announce-first-arena-tour-msg-included/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primavera Sound 2024 streaming live (schedule)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After its Opening Day concert on Wednesday night, the 2024 edition of Primavera Sound kicks off in earnest today (5/30) at Barcelona&rsquo;s Parc del F&ograve;rum. If you can&rsquo;t make it in person, select sets will stream live via Amazon Music, on Prime Video and its Twitch channel. The stream is live from 1:30 PM-7:30 PM ET (10:30 AM-4:30 PM PT), and channel 1 contest is broadcast on two streams, one with Spanish subtitles; channel 2 is performance content only.<br />
The day 1 (5/30) stream feat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/primavera-sound-2024-streaming-live-schedule/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/primavera-sound-2024-streaming-live-schedule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC songwriting camp Anti Social Camp returns with Miranda Lambert, Cults, Rob Thomas &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anti Social Camp is a NYC-based songwriting camp that returns from June 10-15 for its 2024 edition, and this year, the festival will open its events to the public with Anti Social Camp Official Badges.<br />
The schedule includes an opening ceremony at The New School on June 10 with Jacob Collier, Miranda Lambert, and more, and there will be events with &ldquo;over 200&rdquo; other artists, songwriters, and producers, including Cults, Rob Thomas, and more.<br />
Other events include a Spotify industry showc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-songwriting-camp-anti-social-camp-returns-with-miranda-lambert-cults-rob-thomas-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nyc-songwriting-camp-anti-social-camp-returns-with-miranda-lambert-cults-rob-thomas-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Charli XCX talk to kids about partying &amp; more on &lsquo;Recess Therapy&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charli XCX releases her new album Brat next week, and while making the promo rounds in NYC, she appeared on the new episode of Recess Therapy. On it she hung out in the park with host Julian Shapiro-Barnum and a bunch of kids, talking with them about partying. Most of the kids were pro partying, as you&rsquo;d expect, but then there was Leif, who doesn&rsquo;t like to party, doesn&rsquo;t like to &ldquo;be energized,&rdquo; and says his favorite music is heavy metal. Watch below.<br />
Charli&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-charli-xcx-talk-to-kids-about-partying-amp-more-on-lsquorecess-therapyrsquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-charli-xcx-talk-to-kids-about-partying-amp-more-on-lsquorecess-therapyrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: DIIV, Turnstile, Movements / Turnover, STRFKR, Ginger Root, Bolis Pupul, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
DIIV<br />
DIIV just released their new album Frog in Boiling Water and will begin their North American tour next week, stopping at Brooklyn Paramount on August 7. They&rsquo;ve just announced more dates, including trips to South America, the UK and Europe.JANE&rsquo;S ADDICTION / LOVE &amp; ROCKETS<br />
Jane&rsquo;s Addiction, who are back playing with their original lineup&nbsp;for the first time in 14 years, ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-diiv-turnstile-movements-turnover-strfkr-ginger-root-bolis-pupul-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-diiv-turnstile-movements-turnover-strfkr-ginger-root-bolis-pupul-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half Waif announces NY shows with Elori Saxl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half Waif&lsquo;s new EP Ephemeral Being comes out this Friday (5/31) on ANTI-, and she&rsquo;s playing a couple of shows supporting it. She calls the dates &ldquo;*very* special shows sharing new work, with a big band of friends and collaborators&mdash;the fullest waif yet,&rdquo; and they&rsquo;re with Elori Saxl.<br />
There&rsquo;s an NYC show on October 9 at Brooklyn Made, and a Chatham, NY show on October 5 at PS21. PS21 tickets are on sale now, and Brooklyn Made tickets go on sale Friday, May 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/half-waif-announces-ny-shows-with-elori-saxl/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/half-waif-announces-ny-shows-with-elori-saxl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pond announce tour with Fazerdaze, share “So Lo”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pond have announced a North American tour supporting their upcoming album Stung! Dates are with New Zealand artist Fazerdaze, kicking off November 12 in Boston and wrapping up December 5 in Los Angeles. All dates are listed below.<br />
The NYC stop on the tour is at Brooklyn Steel on November 13, and tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, May 31 at 10 AM local time.<br />
Stung! is out June 21, and they&rsquo;ve just shared new single and video &ldquo;So Lo.&rdquo; Watch that below.POND &ndash; 2024 TOUR]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pond-announce-tour-with-fazerdaze-share-so-lo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/pond-announce-tour-with-fazerdaze-share-so-lo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sloan release ‘Smeared’ deluxe box set ++ ‘Peppermint’ EP reissue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian rock greats Sloan have announced a deluxe box set edition of their 1992 debut album, Smeared, which is out now via their own Murderecords. (Order it here.) The original album, which came out on DGC (home to Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Teenage Fanclub) in the US, has been remastered and the box also includes an album of demos and outtakes, a live album recorded at Montreal&rsquo;s McGill University in 1993, plus a 7&Prime; featuring live versions of &ldquo;Autobiography&rdquo; and &ldquo;Ea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sloan-release-smeared-deluxe-box-set-peppermint-ep-reissue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sloan-release-smeared-deluxe-box-set-peppermint-ep-reissue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice announce new North American tour dates (including Hollywood Bowl)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice&lsquo;s new album Hyperdrama is out now (featuring songs with Tame Impala, Miguel, Thundercat, and more), and they&rsquo;ve been making their way around the festival circuit and also gearing up for a headlining tour that begins with two sold-out shows at Brooklyn Navy Yard on July 25 &amp; 26.<br />
Now, they&rsquo;ve added a new round of North American dates happening after they play San Francisco&rsquo;s Portola festival, including stops at Denver&rsquo;s Mission Ballroom, Los Angeles&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/justice-announce-new-north-american-tour-dates-including-hollywood-bowl/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/justice-announce-new-north-american-tour-dates-including-hollywood-bowl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beverly Glenn-Copeland announces NYC show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beverly Glenn-Copeland was scheduled to play some rare shows last year, but he wound up cancelling the dates due to &ldquo;the alarming rise in Covid numbers.&rdquo; He&rsquo;s now announced a Brooklyn show, &ldquo;Beverly Glenn-Copeland &amp; Friends: The Salon Evening,&rdquo; which happens at Pioneer Works on September 30. It&rsquo;ll feature &ldquo;an assortment of different collaborations&rdquo; with Glenn-Copeland&rsquo;s friends and family, including his wife Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland. Tick]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/beverly-glenn-copeland-announces-nyc-show/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/beverly-glenn-copeland-announces-nyc-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s Going on Monday (Memorial Day)?]]></title><description><![CDATA[TONIGHT IN &amp; AROUND NYCFool&rsquo;s Gold in The Nursery w/ Funk Flex, A-Trak, Swami Sound, Dylan Ali, Matthew Law, Lord Sko, Niontay, Shallowhalo @ Public Records<br />
Jayda G, Coeo @ Elsewhere Rooftop<br />
Jad Atoui, DJ Lita, DJ Sanna, Bergsonist @ Bossa Nova Civic Club<br />
Soul Summit @ Knockdown Center<br />
Rev. Vince Anderson &amp; The Love Choir @ Union Pool<br />
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Join our EMAIL LIST.<br />
For even more metal,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whats-going-on-monday-memorial-day-3/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/whats-going-on-monday-memorial-day-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Black Keys issue statement about cancelled arena tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The topic of The Black Keys&lsquo; cancelled fall arena tour has been generating a lot of discussion on social media over the past couple of days, and the band, who hadn&rsquo;t released a statement previously, have now spoken out about it. In a message on Instagram, they write:The band wants to assure everyone that Dan &amp; Patrick are alive and well.<br />
Following the recent run of shows in the UK &amp; Europe, including stops at iconic venues like Brixton Academy and the Zenith in Paris, we have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-black-keys-issue-statement-about-cancelled-arena-tour/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2024 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-black-keys-issue-statement-about-cancelled-arena-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen postpones shows due to vocal issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen is in the midst of the European leg of his tour with the E Street Band, and he&rsquo;s been forced to postpone a few shows because of &ldquo;vocal issues.&rdquo; He first postponed Saturday&rsquo;s (9/25) show at Marseille&rsquo;s Orange V&eacute;lodrome shortly before it was scheduled to begin, writing that the decision was made &ldquo;due to vocal issues and under doctor&rsquo;s direction.&rdquo; On Saturday, he shared a statement saying that his Prague and Milan shows would]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bruce-springsteen-postpones-shows-due-to-vocal-issues/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2024 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bruce-springsteen-postpones-shows-due-to-vocal-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Fred Armisen host &ldquo;Old Punks&rdquo; panel with Mike Watt, Lee Ving, Exene &amp; more on &lsquo;John Mulaney Presents: Everybody&rsquo;s in L.A.&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the many highlights of John Mulaney&lsquo;s six-episode, live and free-wheeling Netflix talk show Everybody&rsquo;s in L.A. was a segment titled &ldquo;Old Punks&rdquo; where Fred Armisen rounded up a bunch of L.A. punk legends for a fun, funny panel discussion / &ldquo;focus group.&rdquo; Those old punks included:&nbsp;Minutemen/fIREHOSE&nbsp;members&nbsp;Mike Watt&nbsp;and&nbsp;George Hurley,&nbsp;Fear&lsquo;s&nbsp;Lee Ving,&nbsp;Exene&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;DJ Bonebrake&nbsp;of&nbsp;X, Kid &ld]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-fred-armisen-host-ldquoold-punksrdquo-panel-with-mike-watt-lee-ving-exene-amp-more-on-lsquojohn-mulaney-presents-everybodyrsquos-in-larsquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2024 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-fred-armisen-host-ldquoold-punksrdquo-panel-with-mike-watt-lee-ving-exene-amp-more-on-lsquojohn-mulaney-presents-everybodyrsquos-in-larsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Toyah &amp; Robert Fripp cover The Stooges&rsquo; &ldquo;Search and Destroy&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toyah and hubby Robert Fripp are back with an all-new episode of their Sunday Lunch series, paying homage to Iggy Pop with a cover of The Stooges&lsquo; &ldquo;Search and Destroy.&rdquo; They got all punked up just for the occasion and you can watch that below.<br />
If you&rsquo;re in the UK you can catch Toyah &amp; Robert&rsquo;s Rock Party Tour this summer.<br />
Toyah and Robert also covered Metallica&rsquo;s &ldquo;Seek and Destroy&rdquo; back in 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-cover-the-stoogesrsquo-ldquosearch-and-destroyrdquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-amp-robert-fripp-cover-the-stoogesrsquo-ldquosearch-and-destroyrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Black Keys cancel fall arena tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPDATE: The Black Keys issue statement about cancelled arena tour.<br />
The Black Keys announced a fall arena tour with The Head and The Heart back in April, but all of the North American shows have now been cancelled. As Stereogum points out, there&rsquo;s been no official announcement, but the dates, other than their NASCAR Chicago show in July, are no longer on the band&rsquo;s website, and they&rsquo;re listed as cancelled on Ticketmaster.<br />
The band hasn&rsquo;t given a reason for the cancellation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-black-keys-cancel-fall-arena-tour/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-black-keys-cancel-fall-arena-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy 100th birthday Marshall Allen of Sun Ra Arkestra!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy 100th birthday to Sun Ra Arkestra&lsquo;s Marshall Allen who has led the group since 1995 and been a member since 1958! Wow!<br />
The Arkestra will be playing shows across the Northeast this summer, including three in NYC in June: a free show at SummerStage in Central Park on 6/13 with Kim Gordon and Slauson Malone 1; a special Marshall Allen birthday show with Yo La Tengo at Sony Hall on 6/15; and Roulette on 6/23 as part of the 2024 Vision Festival. We&rsquo;re also hoping that after those sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/happy-100th-birthday-marshall-allen-of-sun-ra-arkestra/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/happy-100th-birthday-marshall-allen-of-sun-ra-arkestra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan Wallen’s Nashville bar has opening postponed at last minute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Country star Morgan Wallen was set to open his own bar in Nashville this weekend, but he&rsquo;s hit a couple of roadblocks along the way. The Metro Council voted down the neon sign with his name on it that he planned to hang outside the establishment, with one councilmember citing Wallen&rsquo;s &ldquo;hateful&rdquo; comments and &ldquo;harmful&rdquo; actions, and now the opening has been postponed entirely. Billboard reports that representatives for TC Restaurant Group, who are working with Wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/morgan-wallens-nashville-bar-has-opening-postponed-at-last-minute/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/morgan-wallens-nashville-bar-has-opening-postponed-at-last-minute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[11 Metal Bands to Watch in 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heavy metal is more than a genre of music. It&rsquo;s a vast, vast world full of its own countless subgenres, thriving regions all around the world, and more bands than any individual person can keep track of, from still-active veterans to rising new bands with buzzed-about demos. We&rsquo;re always looking for more new bands to listen to, so earlier this year we again reached out to an array of metal lovers to ask them what metal bands they think people should be keeping an eye on. Each person]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/11-metal-bands-to-watch-in-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/11-metal-bands-to-watch-in-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Seun Kuti &amp; Egypt 80, Marcos Valle, Super American, Marc Ribot, Deep in the Valley fest, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
SEUN KUTI &amp; EGYPT 80<br />
Afrobeat greats Seun Kuti &amp; Egypt 80 are on tour in the US this summer and stops include LA&rsquo;s Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival on June 16 ,and a free NYC show in Prospect Park on July 13 as part of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival that&rsquo;s also with Lollise, Rich Medina, IAM LOVE.SUPER AMERICAN / SYDNEY SPRAGUE / SUMMERBRUISE<br />
Buffalo emo/pop-punk band Super Americ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-seun-kuti-amp-egypt-80-marcos-valle-super-american-marc-ribot-deep-in-the-valley-fest-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-seun-kuti-amp-egypt-80-marcos-valle-super-american-marc-ribot-deep-in-the-valley-fest-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firewalker announce new LP ‘Hell Bent’ (stream a track)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boston hardcore band Firewalker have announced their sophomore album, Hell Bent, due June 28 via Triple B Records (pre-order). It&rsquo;s their first LP since 2017 and first new music since their 2022 demo. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by drummer Sasha Stroud at her NYC studio, Artifact Audio, and it features a song with guest vocals by Trapped Under Ice/Angel Du$t&rsquo;s Justice Tripp. Guitarist Cecelia Halle says:<br />
After being a band for nearly ten years, we wanted to create an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/firewalker-announce-new-lp-hell-bent-stream-a-track/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/firewalker-announce-new-lp-hell-bent-stream-a-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen to Joshua Moshier’s ‘Semipermanence’ (and watch Fred Armisen listen to it)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emmy-nominated composer&nbsp;Joshua Moshier&nbsp;(Baskets, Documentary Now!) just released his new album, Semipermanence, which features contributions from Jeff Parker, Macie Stewart, Caroline Davis, Akenya, and more.<br />
&ldquo;I was inspired in part by albums like Quincy Jones&rsquo;s The Dude and Paul Simon&rsquo;s Graceland, where disparate styles and performers piece together like a puzzle into something unified and new,&rdquo; Joshua says of the album. &ldquo;I loved the process of turning my]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/listen-to-joshua-moshiers-semipermanence-and-watch-fred-armisen-listen-to-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/listen-to-joshua-moshiers-semipermanence-and-watch-fred-armisen-listen-to-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Jane&rsquo;s Addiction reunite classic lineup &amp; debut new song &ldquo;Imminent Redemption&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane&rsquo;s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro sat out the band&rsquo;s fall 2022 and 2023 shows due to long Covid symptoms, but he&rsquo;s officially back in action, and joined them at an intimate show at London&rsquo;s Bush Hall on Thursday night (5/23). Co-founding bassist Eric Avery had already re-joined the band in 2022, making Thursday night&rsquo;s show their first with their classic lineup since 2010. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re back,&rdquo; they wrote on Instagram.<br />
The setlist featured the live d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-janersquos-addiction-reunite-classic-lineup-amp-debut-new-song-ldquoimminent-redemptionrdquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-janersquos-addiction-reunite-classic-lineup-amp-debut-new-song-ldquoimminent-redemptionrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen to The Chameleons’ first new music in 23 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a sound that was equal parts driving and dreamy, The Chameleons&rsquo; three original &rsquo;80s albums have influenced everything from the &rsquo;00s post-punk revival (Interpol, Editors, The Horrors) to the current shoegaze revival. The band never got their due during their original run, though, and broke up shortly after releasing their major label debut, 1986&rsquo;s&nbsp;Strange Times, thanks to the record industry grist mill and some particularly bitter infighting. Improbably, all fou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/listen-to-the-chameleons-first-new-music-in-23-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/listen-to-the-chameleons-first-new-music-in-23-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[15 Best Emo &amp; Post-Hardcore Albums of 2004]]></title><description><![CDATA[By 2004, the emo boom was really boomin&rsquo;. Emo was just the pop music of its time at this point (one form of it, at least), and bands in the Victory/Vagrant/Drive-Thru mold were popping up left and right. It&rsquo;s the year things started to get a little too oversaturated, so it makes sense why a lot of the great bands in this world wanted to break from that mold in the years that followed&ndash;some were already doing that in 2004. A lot of mainstream emo started to look and sound the sam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/15-best-emo-amp-post-hardcore-albums-of-2004/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/15-best-emo-amp-post-hardcore-albums-of-2004/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sufjan Steven’s ‘Seven Swans’ getting 20th anniversary reissue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sufjan Stevens will celebrate the 20th anniversary of 2004&rsquo;s Seven Swans with an expanded deluxe ressiue, due out on June 21 via Asthmatic Kitty (preorder). Original b-sides &ldquo;I Went Dancing With My Sister&rdquo; and &ldquo;Waste of What Your Kids Won&rsquo;t Have&rdquo; will accompany the album on a bonus flexi-disc, and they&rsquo;ll also be available digitally for the first time. See the tracklist and stream the original album below.<br />
Sufjan released the fantastic Javelin last year,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sufjan-stevens-seven-swans-getting-20th-anniversary-reissue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sufjan-stevens-seven-swans-getting-20th-anniversary-reissue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rolling Stones add final show to North American Hackney Diamonds tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[As The Rolling Stones begin their two-night run at East Rutherford, NJ&rsquo;s MetLife Stadium tonight (5/23) and Sunday (5/26), they&rsquo;ve added what they say will be the final stop on their current North American &ldquo;Hackney Diamonds&rdquo; tour. It happens at Ridgedale, Missouri&rsquo;s Thunder Ridge Nature Arena on July 21, and tickets go on sale Friday, May 31 at 10 AM CDT, with various presales starting Wednesday, May 29 at 10 AM CDT. See their updated dates below.<br />
Tonight&rsquo;s Me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-rolling-stones-add-final-show-to-north-american-hackney-diamonds-tour/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-rolling-stones-add-final-show-to-north-american-hackney-diamonds-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melt-Banana announce first album in 11 years, ‘3+5’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese noise rock legends Melt-Banana have announced their eighth album and first in 11 years, 3+5, due August 23 via the band&rsquo;s own A-Zap Records (pre-order). The album bio was penned by the BBC&rsquo;s Olli Siebelt, and it reads in part:<br />
The album showcases the duo&rsquo;s visionary musical approach and extraordinary abilities as performers: Yasuko Onuki&rsquo;s giddy, hyperactive vocalizing and Ichiro Agata&rsquo;s glitchy, cyberpunk guitar, delivered at dizzying speed, bathed in aggr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/melt-banana-announce-first-album-in-11-years-35/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/melt-banana-announce-first-album-in-11-years-35/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oasis announce 30th anniversary ‘Definitely Maybe’ reissue with previously unreleased tracks]]></title><description><![CDATA[As teased, Oasis have announced a 30th anniversary deluxe reissue of their 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe. The album features &ldquo;tracks from the discarded original recording session at Monnow Valley Studios, along with outtakes from the definitive album recorded at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall, newly mixed for the first time by Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho. The album also includes an unreleased demo version of &lsquo;Sad Song.&rsquo; Originally released as a bonus track on the LP, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/oasis-announce-30th-anniversary-definitely-maybe-reissue-with-previously-unreleased-tracks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/oasis-announce-30th-anniversary-definitely-maybe-reissue-with-previously-unreleased-tracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Remi Wolf, Aparna Nancherla, Funeral Chant, Philly Music Fest, Gift, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
FUNERAL CHANT<br />
Oakland&rsquo;s Funeral Chant, who Justin Ennis of Ulthar named a metal band to watch on our 2023 list, have announced their first East Coast tour. Things kick off in NYC at Trans-Pecos on August 8.MARYLAND DEATHFEST<br />
Ahead of its 2024 edition this weekend, Maryland Deathfest announced its first names for 2025, happening on May 22-25 in Baltimore.APARNA NANCHERLA<br />
Aparna Nancherla has a few]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-remi-wolf-aparna-nancherla-funeral-chant-philly-music-fest-gift-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-remi-wolf-aparna-nancherla-funeral-chant-philly-music-fest-gift-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drugdealer announce US tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drugdealer has announced a US tour happening in August. They&rsquo;ll first hit the East Coast for shows in NYC and Boston and then head back to California for stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Pioneertown and more. All dates are listed below.<br />
The NYC show is August 3 at Bowery Ballroom, and tickets for all dates go on sale Thursday, March 23 at 10 AM local time.<br />
Drugdealer &ndash; 2024 US Tour Dates8/1 &ndash; Boston &ndash; Brighton Music Hall8/3 &ndash; NYC &ndash; Bowery Ballro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/drugdealer-announce-us-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/drugdealer-announce-us-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRSSD FEST 2024: Disclosure, Four Tet, BICEP, Soulwax, Gesaffelstein, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of San Diego&rsquo;s CRSSD Festival happens September 28 &amp; 29 at Waterfront Park and they&rsquo;ve just announced the lineup. It includes Disclosure, Gesaffelstein, Four Tet, BICEP in their CHROMA guise, Skream, TOKIMONSTA, Soulwax,&nbsp; BLOND:ISH, Confidence Man, Idris Elba, Gorgon City, Boris Brejcha, Walker &amp; Royce, 999999999, Erol Alkan, Luke Alessi, Klangkuenstler, and more.<br />
Tickets for CRSSD 2024 go on sale Friday, May 31 at 12 PM Pacific.<br />
More artists are still t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crssd-fest-2024-disclosure-four-tet-bicep-soulwax-gesaffelstein-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/crssd-fest-2024-disclosure-four-tet-bicep-soulwax-gesaffelstein-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anika Pyle announces East Coast shows with Julia Blair, Trace Mountains &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anika Pyle (formerly of Chumped) released her new EP Four Corners back in February, and she&rsquo;s announced a few East Coast shows in June supporting it. She&rsquo;ll stop in NYC (Sundown on June 27), Philadelphia (God&rsquo;s Auto Body and Spa on June 28), and Washington DC (The Cool House on June 29). Philly and DC are both house shows, and you can RSVP for their addresses; Sundown tickets are on sale now.<br />
Anika will have a full band for all three shows, and all three are with Julia Blair of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/anika-pyle-announces-east-coast-shows-with-julia-blair-trace-mountains-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/anika-pyle-announces-east-coast-shows-with-julia-blair-trace-mountains-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luna Li announces fall North American tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luna Li announced her new album, When a Thought Grows Wings, last week, and now she&rsquo;s announced a tour supporting it. She&rsquo;ll travel North America in September and October, starting in San Diego on September 10 and wrapping up in Los Angeles on October 15. See all dates below.<br />
The NYC show is at Bowery Ballroom on September 23. Tickets to all dates go on sale Friday, May 24 at 10 AM ET, with various presales happening now.<br />
LUNA LI: 2024 TOUR DATESJul 25, 2024 Calgary Folk Music Festiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/luna-li-announces-fall-north-american-tour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/luna-li-announces-fall-north-american-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cosmic Psychos touring after Punk Rock Bowling with Zeke and Nine Pound Hammer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aussie punk icons Cosmic Psychos are in the US starting Memorial Day Weekend, when they&rsquo;ll play Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas. After that, they&rsquo;ll head out on tour with West Coast dates featuring Seattle hardcore vets Zeke, while East Coast dates are with long-running KY punks Nine Pound Hammer. All dates are listed below.<br />
The tour ends in NYC at Gramercy Theatre on June 22. Tickets are on sale now.<br />
COSMIC PSYCHOS &ndash; 2024 TOUR DATES24-27 MAY 2024 Las Vegas, NV Punk Rock Bowling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cosmic-psychos-touring-after-punk-rock-bowling-with-zeke-and-nine-pound-hammer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cosmic-psychos-touring-after-punk-rock-bowling-with-zeke-and-nine-pound-hammer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Cross plots ‘The End of the Beginning of the End Tour’ w/ Sean Patton ++ other dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Cross will be on the &ldquo;The End of the Beginning of the End Tour&rdquo; this fall. Sean Patton will be along for most dates, with Shane Torres opening in San Diego and Oakland. The tour ends in Missoula, MT where David will tape his new standup special.<br />
Before that you can catch David honing his new show at Brooklyn&rsquo;s Littlefield on June 23, and he&rsquo;s also got a big SummerStage in Central Park show on August 8 which features Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Silverman, Fred Armisen, Sean]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/david-cross-plots-the-end-of-the-beginning-of-the-end-tour-w-sean-patton-other-dates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/david-cross-plots-the-end-of-the-beginning-of-the-end-tour-w-sean-patton-other-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amyl &amp; The Sniffers share new songs &ldquo;U Should Not Be Doing That&rdquo; &amp; &ldquo;Facts&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amyl &amp; The Sniffers are back with their with their first new music since 2021&rsquo;s Comfort to Me. &ldquo;U Should Not Be Doing That&rdquo; and &ldquo;Facts&rdquo; are also the Australian band&rsquo;s first releases for B2B Music / Virgin Music Group, and were made with producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, IDLES, Yeah Yeah Yeahs).<br />
&ldquo;Lyrically they&rsquo;re both pretty self-explanatory,&rdquo; says Amyl&rsquo;s Amy Taylor. &ldquo;&lsquo;U Should Not Be Doing That&rsquo; m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/amyl-amp-the-sniffers-share-new-songs-ldquou-should-not-be-doing-thatrdquo-amp-ldquofactsrdquo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/amyl-amp-the-sniffers-share-new-songs-ldquou-should-not-be-doing-thatrdquo-amp-ldquofactsrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Respire announce new album ‘Hiraeth,’ share “Distant Light of Belonging”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto screamo (and more) band Respire have announced a followup to 2020&rsquo;s great Black Line, Hiraeth, due July 26 via their new label home, Dine Alone Records (pre-order). &ldquo;The album serves as a tribute to those who have uprooted their lives and their families in search of hope and a better future,&rdquo; the band says. &ldquo;It also serves as a cautionary tale to those who remain complacent, falsely secure in the privileges of their illusory societal positions. Hiraeth is a manife]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/respire-announce-new-album-hiraeth-share-distant-light-of-belonging/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/respire-announce-new-album-hiraeth-share-distant-light-of-belonging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tirzah announces US shows (BrooklynVegan Presale for NYC w/ Loraine James &amp; Purelink)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tirzah was forced to cancel her fall 2023 North American tour after getting pneumonia, but she&rsquo;s announced she&rsquo;ll return to the US for a new round of shows this summer. She also has dates in Europe, the UK, and Australia, including a London show supporting PJ Harvey. See all dates below.<br />
The NYC show is on August 9 at Knockdown Center. It&rsquo;s a killer lineup with UK experimental composer, producer and singer Loraine James, and ambient-dub-techno trio Purelink. You can get tickets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tirzah-announces-us-shows-brooklynvegan-presale-for-nyc-w-loraine-james-amp-purelink/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tirzah-announces-us-shows-brooklynvegan-presale-for-nyc-w-loraine-james-amp-purelink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GEL announce fall tour w/ MSPAINT, Destiny Bond &amp; The Mall&nbsp;+ more Fiddlehead dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[GEL have announced a fall tour with with their former Convulse Records labelmates MSPAINT and Destiny Bond, and most dates also feature St. Louis synthpunks (and past MSPAINT tourmates) The Mall. Kicking off September 10 in Washington, DC, they make their way around the US and Canada before heading back to the East Coast, wrapping up in Boston on October 21.<br />
The NYC stop is hardcore&rsquo;s favorite new Manhattan venue Bowery Ballroom (Drain played there last night) on October 19. Tickets for al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gel-announce-fall-tour-w-mspaint-destiny-bond-amp-the-mallnbsp-more-fiddlehead-dates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gel-announce-fall-tour-w-mspaint-destiny-bond-amp-the-mallnbsp-more-fiddlehead-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Toyah and Robert Fripp revisit INXS’ “The Devil Inside” ++ summer tour dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s another trip into the archives this week on Toyah and King Crimson leader Robert Fripp&rsquo;s Sunday Lunch series as they revisit their 2022 cover of INXS&lsquo; &ldquo;The Devil Inside.&rdquo; This time it&rsquo;s Robert taking the song title (and original video) literally with his costume while Toyah is dressed vaguely gothy. Watch that and INXS&rsquo; video below.<br />
In other news, Toyah &amp; Robert are taking Sunday Lunch on the road again this summer for the Rock Party Tour which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-and-robert-fripp-revisit-inxs-the-devil-inside-summer-tour-dates/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-toyah-and-robert-fripp-revisit-inxs-the-devil-inside-summer-tour-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Echo &amp; The Bunnymen brought &lsquo;Songs to Learn &amp; Sing&rsquo; to Brooklyn Steel (review, setlist, video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lights went down at Brooklyn Steel and the packed house cheered as Echo &amp; The Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant walked on stage&hellip;alone. Approaching the center stage mic, he greeted the audience and then said, &ldquo;Just to let you know, Mac&rsquo;s got a bit of laryngitis,&rdquo; Sergeant said to some immediate grumbling from the audience. &ldquo;The show must go on, of course, but just know Mac won&rsquo;t be at 100% strength. 99.5, though. See ya in a minute.&rdquo;<br />
With expectat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/echo-amp-the-bunnymen-brought-lsquosongs-to-learn-amp-singrsquo-to-brooklyn-steel-review-setlist-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/echo-amp-the-bunnymen-brought-lsquosongs-to-learn-amp-singrsquo-to-brooklyn-steel-review-setlist-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Grupo Frontera, The Dismemberment Plan, Astrid Sonne, Louisa Stancioff, The Sewerheads, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
GRUPO FRONTERA<br />
Fresh off releasing their sophomore album Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada, Texas norte&ntilde;o band Grupo Frontera have announced a tour starting in late summer that includes a Brooklyn show at Barclays Center on August 29.RAPSODY<br />
North Carolina rapper&nbsp;Rapsody&nbsp;released her very good new album&nbsp;Please Don&rsquo;t Cry&nbsp;on Jamla/Roc Nation (read our review), and now she has ann]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-grupo-frontera-the-dismemberment-plan-astrid-sonne-louisa-stancioff-the-sewerheads-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-grupo-frontera-the-dismemberment-plan-astrid-sonne-louisa-stancioff-the-sewerheads-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rapsody announces tour behind new album ‘Please Don’t Cry’]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Carolina rapper Rapsody released her very good new album Please Don&rsquo;t Cry on Jamla/Roc Nation (read our review), and now she has announced a tour supporting it. It includes four Europe/UK shows in September followed by a fall North American tour, with support on the N.A. dates from New York&rsquo;s Niko Brim. An artist presale is underway now, followed by more presales on Monday (5/20) and the general public on-sale on Tuesday (5/21).<br />
NYC gets a stop on September 22 at Bowery Ballroo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rapsody-announces-tour-behind-new-album-please-dont-cry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rapsody-announces-tour-behind-new-album-please-dont-cry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Albini&rsquo;s bands Shellac and Big Black return to Spotify &amp; other streaming services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Albini, who died last week, was not a fan of Spotify or streaming services in general. His band Shellac used to be on most streaming services but their music was pulled off Spotify in early 2022 and as of yesterday none of their music had been available anywhere but Bandcamp. Multiple times in the last two years Albini has written on X/Twitter, &ldquo;Spotify is an awful company and we don&rsquo;t want to be part of their business.&rdquo;<br />
But today (5/17), the same day as Shellac&rsquo;s p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/steve-albinirsquos-bands-shellac-and-big-black-return-to-spotify-amp-other-streaming-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/steve-albinirsquos-bands-shellac-and-big-black-return-to-spotify-amp-other-streaming-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gatecreeper’s 10 favorite melodic death metal albums]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arizona death metallers Gatecreeper are gearing up to release their excellent new album Dark Superstition tomorrow (May 17) via Nuclear Blast. We&rsquo;ll have a review of that soon, but first, vocalist Chase Mason and bassist Alex Brown have made us a list of their favorite melodic death metal albums, to go along with this new melodeath-leaning LP. It includes Dismember (whose Fred Etsby assisted Gatecreeper on the new album) and In Flames (who Gatecreeper are on tour with as we speak), plus al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gatecreepers-10-favorite-melodic-death-metal-albums/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/gatecreepers-10-favorite-melodic-death-metal-albums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stream Islands’ “The End” off their “final album”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montreal indie vets Islands are gearing up to release their 10th album, What Occurs, on June 21 (pre-order), and band leader Nick Thorburn also says it will be their last. We&rsquo;re premiering album closer &ldquo;The End,&rdquo; and here&rsquo;s what Nick says about it:<br />
The final song on the final album from Islands pulls no punches. It&rsquo;s The End. We&rsquo;ve reached the last stop on the station, and it&rsquo;s time to disembark into the void. With this song, I wanted to look back on the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-islands-the-end-off-their-final-album/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-islands-the-end-off-their-final-album/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Step Closer list their favorite songs they discovered in skate videos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wilkes-Barre hardcore band One Step Closer are releasing their sophomore album All You Embrace this Friday (5/17) via Run For Cover, and it marks a few changes for the group. They&rsquo;ve brought in new guitarist/backing vocalist Colman O&rsquo;Brien (who used to drum in Jail Socks), and they&rsquo;ve got more clean vocals and shinier production. It was produced and engineered by Jon Markson (Drain, Drug Church, Koyo, etc), and they brought in Knocked Loose&rsquo;s Isaac Hale and Citizen&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/one-step-closer-list-their-favorite-songs-they-discovered-in-skate-videos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/one-step-closer-list-their-favorite-songs-they-discovered-in-skate-videos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poliça announce intimate NYC show]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a little while since we&rsquo;ve heard from Poli&ccedil;a &mdash; their last album was 2022&rsquo;s Madness &mdash; but it seems like that&rsquo;s about to change, as they&rsquo;ve announced an intimate NYC show this summer. It happens on August 22 at The Sultan Room, and tickets go on sale Friday, May 17 at 10 AM ET.<br />
This is Poli&ccedil;a&rsquo;s only upcoming show at the moment; stay tuned for more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/polia-announce-intimate-nyc-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/polia-announce-intimate-nyc-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tickets for The Blood Brothers’ NYC reunion shows on BV presale (password here)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tickets for The Blood Brothers&lsquo; reunion shows at NYC&rsquo;s Irving Plaza (December 13 &amp; 14) go on BrooklynVegan presale today (5/16) at 10 AM. PASSWORD = BLOODBROTHERSBV.<br />
If it needs to be said, you might wanna act quick on this one &ndash; good luck! Any remaining tickets will go on sale Friday (5/17) at 10 AM.<br />
The Blood Brothers&rsquo; reunion tour also hits San Francisco, LA, Seattle, Chicago, Santa Ana, Denver, Portland, Austin, Boston, and Philly; and they have a 20th anniversary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tickets-for-the-blood-brothers-nyc-reunion-shows-on-bv-presale-password-here/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tickets-for-the-blood-brothers-nyc-reunion-shows-on-bv-presale-password-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Les Savy Fav’s amazing Trump-mocking Seth Meyers performance of “World Got Great”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Les Savy Fav released OUI, LSF &mdash; their first album in 13 years &mdash; a couple weeks ago, and last night appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to perform single &ldquo;World Got Great.&rdquo; The band&rsquo;s Sid Butler and Seth Jabour know the studio well, as they&rsquo;ve been members of the show&rsquo;s 8G Band since the start, and it&rsquo;s pretty clear they were given the run of the place for this. Or at least frontman Tim Harrington was; he came out in a dark suit and a golf hat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-les-savy-favs-amazing-trump-mocking-seth-meyers-performance-of-world-got-great/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-les-savy-favs-amazing-trump-mocking-seth-meyers-performance-of-world-got-great/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stream Ufomammut&rsquo;s new LP &lsquo;Hidden&rsquo; &amp; read the band&rsquo;s track-by-track breakdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italy&rsquo;s Ufomammut have been mixing doom and psychedelia for 25 years straight, and their time-tested formula is in tasty form on their new album Hidden. At this point, they&rsquo;re up there with Sleep and Electric Wizard as far as trad-doom consistency goes, and they&rsquo;re just as necessary for psych fans as they are for metalheads. The new album officially comes out Friday (5/17) via Neurot Recordings in the US and Supernatural Cat in Europe, but we&rsquo;re premiering a full stream o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-ufomammutrsquos-new-lp-lsquohiddenrsquo-amp-read-the-bandrsquos-track-by-track-breakdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-ufomammutrsquos-new-lp-lsquohiddenrsquo-amp-read-the-bandrsquos-track-by-track-breakdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Gilmour adds more NYC &amp; LA shows to tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Gilmour has a few fall tour dates lined up supporting his new solo album Luck and Strange, with North American shows confined to either coast, NYC and Los Angeles. He&rsquo;d just added a third NYC show, and now there&rsquo;s a fourth, happening on November 9 at Madison Square Garden. Tickets to that and the three previously announced shows November 4, 5, and 6 go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 17 at 10 AM ET, with a fan presale for the new show starting today (5/16) at 10 AM]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/david-gilmour-adds-more-nyc-amp-la-shows-to-tour/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/david-gilmour-adds-more-nyc-amp-la-shows-to-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JFA drummer Mike “Bam-Bam” Sversvold has died]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike &ldquo;Bam-Bam&rdquo; Sversvold, original drummer for Phoenix hardcore/skate punk vets JFA, has passed away. The band broke the sad news by posting the above picture and writing: &ldquo;Rest in peace Michael &lsquo;Bam-Bam&rsquo; Sversvold, the best dang 80s Skate Rock drummer, bar none. Seen here cruising some outer Phoenix banks in combat boots after JFA practice, circa 1983.&rdquo;<br />
No cause of death has been given, but Mike had dealt with a variety of health problems that led him to stop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jfa-drummer-mike-bam-bam-sversvold-has-died/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jfa-drummer-mike-bam-bam-sversvold-has-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saosin reflect on 20+ years in new career-spanning BV interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot&rsquo;s going on in the world of Saosin right now. They&rsquo;re gearing up to release Live From The Garden Amphitheater, a live album recorded at their 2023 20th anniversary shows with both lead vocalists (Anthony Green and Cove Reber) that includes a full performance of their debut EP Translating The Name, covers (of Sunny Day Real Estate, At the Drive-In, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Blindside), and more; they have a re-recorded &ldquo;Saosin&rsquo;s Version&rdquo; of their self-titled al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/saosin-reflect-on-20-years-in-new-career-spanning-bv-interview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/saosin-reflect-on-20-years-in-new-career-spanning-bv-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Kishi Bashi, Shellshag, Atmosphere, Real Estate, onelinedrawing, Noun, Bloomsday, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
KISHI BASHI<br />
Kishi Bashi will release his new album Kantos on August 23 via Joyful Noise Recordings. A week after it&rsquo;s out, he&rsquo;ll start his North American tour in Atlanta on 9/3 and will hit Brooklyn at Warsaw on October 7. Check out the album&rsquo;s first single, &ldquo;Colorful State.&rdquo;SHELLSHAG<br />
Garage punk lifers Shellshag are on tour this spring, starting May 29 in DC, and from ther]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-kishi-bashi-shellshag-atmosphere-real-estate-onelinedrawing-noun-bloomsday-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-kishi-bashi-shellshag-atmosphere-real-estate-onelinedrawing-noun-bloomsday-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Blew It! announce &lsquo;Keep Doing What You&rsquo;re Doing&rsquo; shows with Carly Cosgrove &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[You Blew It! are playing 2014&rsquo;s Keep Doing What You&rsquo;re Doing at The Fest in October, and ahead of that they&rsquo;ve announced a fall tour celebrating the album&rsquo;s 10th anniversary. They went on hiatus in 2018, and then played a few shows in their home state of Florida post-Covid lockdowns, but these will be their first shows outside of Florida since 2017. They&rsquo;ll have Heart to Gold, FOOTBALLHEAD, and Carly Cosgrove each opening select shows, and you can see all dates belo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/you-blew-it-announce-lsquokeep-doing-what-yoursquore-doingrsquo-shows-with-carly-cosgrove-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/you-blew-it-announce-lsquokeep-doing-what-yoursquore-doingrsquo-shows-with-carly-cosgrove-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hannah Mohan (And the Kids) shares “Hell” ft. Lady Lamb from debut solo LP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Western Massachusetts singer-songwriter Hannah Mohan, formerly of And the Kids, is releasing her first solo album, Time Is a Walnut, due out on July 12 via Egghunt Records. It was co-written and produced with Alex Toth of Rubblebucket after a &ldquo;life changing breakup,&rdquo; and you can see the cover art and tracklist below.<br />
The latest single is soaring folk track &ldquo;Hell,&rdquo; which features Lady Lamb; watch the video below. &ldquo;I need to say that this song was written about a time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hannah-mohan-and-the-kids-shares-hell-ft-lady-lamb-from-debut-solo-lp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hannah-mohan-and-the-kids-shares-hell-ft-lady-lamb-from-debut-solo-lp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Nash announces fall tour, shares “My Bile”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Nash&lsquo;s fifth album and first for Kill Rock Stars, 9 Sad Symphonies, is out next month, and she&rsquo;s shared another single from it, &ldquo;My Bile.&rdquo; &ldquo;&lsquo;My Bile&rsquo; is about being at your wits&rsquo; end and having nothing left to give to society&rsquo;s expectation of you, and I guess reassessing past behaviors and current priorities,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;You know you&rsquo;re on empty when you&rsquo;re spewing up bile. I&rsquo;ve realized I need more reserves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kate-nash-announces-fall-tour-shares-my-bile/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kate-nash-announces-fall-tour-shares-my-bile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acid Mothers Temple announce fall US tour with Spirit Mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese psych rock greats Acid Mothers Temple will be on tour in the US this fall with American group Spirit Mother. Dates begin September 27 in San Diego and from there they make their way around the US before heading back to the West Coast, finishing in Costa Mesa on November 4. All dates are listed below.<br />
The NYC stop on the tour is at TV Eye on October 19, and tickets for all dates go on sale Friday, May 17 at 12 PM noon local time.<br />
Acid Mothers Temple&rsquo;s most recent album is 2022&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/acid-mothers-temple-announce-fall-us-tour-with-spirit-mother/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/acid-mothers-temple-announce-fall-us-tour-with-spirit-mother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[dear francis (Jennifer of Bleached &amp; Mika Miko) shares first single &ldquo;touchdown (4-track)&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Clavin of Bleached and Mika Miko has a new solo project, dear francis, and she&rsquo;s shared the first single. &ldquo;touchdown (4-track)&rdquo; is a hushed, bare bones folk track, and you can hear it below.<br />
&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been working on some acoustic songs that I really care about, but I always held back from putting them out because I worried they wouldn&rsquo;t measure up in some way,&rdquo; Jennifer writes on Instagram, continuing, &ldquo;Life got toughand a friend reached out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dear-francis-jennifer-of-bleached-amp-mika-miko-shares-first-single-ldquotouchdown-4-trackrdquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dear-francis-jennifer-of-bleached-amp-mika-miko-shares-first-single-ldquotouchdown-4-trackrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joanna Newsom pays tribute to Steve Albini: “he’s been so enormously important in my life for so many years”]]></title><description><![CDATA[So many musicians have paid tribute to Steve Albini since he unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack on Tuesday (5/7), and that continued when Joanna Newsom paid tribute to him during her set at Salt Lake City&rsquo;s Kilby Block Party festival on Friday night (5/10). She dedicated &ldquo;Cosmia,&rdquo; the closing track of her 2006 Steve Albini-recorded album Ys, to him, and said the following:<br />
&ldquo;On the list of all the reasons that he&rsquo;s my hero, music and music-related stuff doe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/joanna-newsom-pays-tribute-to-steve-albini-hes-been-so-enormously-important-in-my-life-for-so-many-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/joanna-newsom-pays-tribute-to-steve-albini-hes-been-so-enormously-important-in-my-life-for-so-many-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Gomez&rsquo;s Ben Ottewell &amp; Ian Ball, The Cactus Blossoms, Etran De L&rsquo;Air, Jess Cornelius, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
BEN OTTEWELL / IAN BALL (GOMEZ)<br />
Gomez&rsquo;s Ben Ottewell &amp; Ian Ball will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their band&rsquo;s sophomore album, Liquid Skin, on a North American tour in October. Dates include NYC&rsquo;s Le Poisson Rouge on 10/2 with Buddy, and all dates are here.ETRAN DE L&rsquo;A&Iuml;R<br />
Tuareg rock band Etran de L&rsquo;A&iuml;r will be on an extensive North American tour this sum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-gomezrsquos-ben-ottewell-amp-ian-ball-the-cactus-blossoms-etran-de-lrsquoair-jess-cornelius-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-gomezrsquos-ben-ottewell-amp-ian-ball-the-cactus-blossoms-etran-de-lrsquoair-jess-cornelius-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaky Knees 2024 Sunday pics (Foo Fighters, Waxahatchee, Billy Idol, Dinosaur Jr., Men I Trust, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of Atlanta&rsquo;s Shaky Knees festival wrapped up on a very rainy Sunday (5/5) with a headlining set from Foo Fighters, who played hits from throughout their discography and a couple of songs from their most recent album, last year&rsquo;s But Here We Are.<br />
Also performing on Sunday at Shaky Knees were Matt and Kim, Portugal. The Man, Billy Idol, Waxahatchee, Dinosuar Jr., Men I Trust, Nova Twins, Fazerdaze, and more. See pictures by Pasha Birman and Ismael Quintanilla III, Step]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shaky-knees-2024-sunday-pics-foo-fighters-waxahatchee-billy-idol-dinosaur-jr-men-i-trust-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shaky-knees-2024-sunday-pics-foo-fighters-waxahatchee-billy-idol-dinosaur-jr-men-i-trust-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Róisín Murphy announces ‘Hit Parade Remixes’ album, shares “The House (System Olympia Remix)”]]></title><description><![CDATA[R&oacute;is&iacute;n Murphy has announced Hit Parade Remixes which will be out May 24. The album features nine remixes of tracks from last year&rsquo;s Hit Parade album by Moodyman, Eli Escobar, Baba Ali, Payfone, and more.<br />
You can listen to the System Olympia remix of &ldquo;The House&rdquo; which turns one of the more overtly disco tracks on the record into synthy/housey territory. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve known System Olympia for a couple of years having reached out directly to her because I fell in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/risn-murphy-announces-hit-parade-remixes-album-shares-the-house-system-olympia-remix/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/risn-murphy-announces-hit-parade-remixes-album-shares-the-house-system-olympia-remix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Old Droog shares new video, announces Bowery Ballroom show with Ch&eacute; Noir &amp; Conductor Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYC rapper Your Old Droog has been putting out a bunch of singles lately, and he just made a video for one of them, &ldquo;DBZ,&rdquo; which was produced by Madlib and features Method Man and Denzel Curry. The video was directed by William Child, and you can check it out below.<br />
Droog also annonced a hometown show happening on July 10 at Bowery Ballroom. Edan will be his DJ for the night, and the show also features Buffalo rapper Ch&eacute; Noir and a beat set by Griselda affiliate Conductor Will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/your-old-droog-shares-new-video-announces-bowery-ballroom-show-with-cheacute-noir-amp-conductor-williams/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/your-old-droog-shares-new-video-announces-bowery-ballroom-show-with-cheacute-noir-amp-conductor-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Foo Fighters dedicate “My Hero” to Steve Albini]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tons of musicians have been paying tribute to Steve Albini following the indie rock icon&rsquo;s recent death at the age of 61. Dave Grohl, who worked with Albini on Nirvana&lsquo;s In Utero, hadn&rsquo;t shared a message on social media, but he dedicated &ldquo;My Hero&rdquo; to Albini at Foo Fighters&rsquo; Thursday night (5/9) show in Charlotte.<br />
&ldquo;Tonight I&rsquo;d like to dedicate this song to a friend that we lost the other day, who I&rsquo;ve known a long, long time,&rdquo; Grohl said]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-foo-fighters-dedicate-my-hero-to-steve-albini/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-foo-fighters-dedicate-my-hero-to-steve-albini/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Starcrawler, Thee Sacred Souls, La Doña, Axis:Sova / Purling Hiss, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
STARCRAWLER<br />
Starcrawler will be on the road for much of 2024, including opening for Boris on their fall tour which hits NYC on October 23 at Racket. Before that they&rsquo;ve got a West Coast headline tour around Punk Rock Bowling. All dates are here.<br />
THEE SACRED SOULS<br />
San Diego-based soul trio Thee Sacred Souls will be on tour this summer, beginning at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival on June 22 (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-starcrawler-thee-sacred-souls-la-doa-axissova-purling-hiss-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-starcrawler-thee-sacred-souls-la-doa-axissova-purling-hiss-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Efterklang announce new album, share “Plant” ft Mabe Fratti]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danish group Efterklang have announced a new album, Things We Have In Common, which will be out September 27 via City Slang. The album features appearances from Beirut, Mabe Fratti and S&oslash;nderjysk Pigekor.<br />
Things We Have in Common also features the return of Rune M&oslash;lgaard, who left the band in 2007 and co-wrote seven of the nine songs on the album. It also was made after Rune left the Mormon church. &ldquo;It became a completely therapeutic process for me,&rdquo; says Rune. &ldquo;W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/efterklang-announce-new-album-share-plant-ft-mabe-fratti/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/efterklang-announce-new-album-share-plant-ft-mabe-fratti/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martha Skye Murphy announces debut LP &lsquo;Um&rsquo; ft. Claire Rousay &amp; more, shares &ldquo;Pick Yourself Up&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK artist Martha Skye Murphy has released some EPs over the last few years, and now she&rsquo;s announced her debut full-length album, Um, due out on June 14 via AD 93. She co-produced it with Ethan P. Flynn, and it features Claire Rousay on &ldquo;Forgive,&rdquo; Roy Montgomery on &ldquo;Need,&rdquo; Alex McKenzie of Caroline, and Laurie Nankivell of Squid. You can see the cover art and tracklist below.<br />
&ldquo;I wanted the album to feel like this constant tension between being in a very intimat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/martha-skye-murphy-announces-debut-lp-lsquoumrsquo-ft-claire-rousay-amp-more-shares-ldquopick-yourself-uprdquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/martha-skye-murphy-announces-debut-lp-lsquoumrsquo-ft-claire-rousay-amp-more-shares-ldquopick-yourself-uprdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavenly announce first West Coast shows in 29 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indiepop cult heroes Heavenly will be in NYC later in May for their first US shows since the &rsquo;90s. They&rsquo;ve now announced they&rsquo;ll be back in the fall for their first West Coast shows in 29 years. They&rsquo;ll play Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and all dates are listed below.<br />
The Seattle, Portland and San Francisco shows are with Swansea Sound, the indiepop supergroup led by&nbsp;Heavenly&lsquo;s&nbsp;Amelia Fletcher&nbsp;and&nbsp;Pooh Sticks&lsquo;&nbsp;Hue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/heavenly-announce-first-west-coast-shows-in-29-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/heavenly-announce-first-west-coast-shows-in-29-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[fantasy of a broken heart announce debut LP, share “Ur Heart Stops”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having signed to Dots Per Inch Music back in March with the release of the great &ldquo;AFV,&rdquo; Al Nardo (Water From Your Eyes, Sloppy Jane) and Bailley Wollowitz (Sloppy Jane) have announced their debut album as fantasy of a broken heart. Feats of Engineering is due out on September 27 via Dots Per Inch, and it features contributions from Nate Amos (This Is Lorelei, Water From Your Eyes) and Jordana. You can see the cover art and tracklist below.<br />
Feats of Engineering features &ldquo;AFV&rdq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fantasy-of-a-broken-heart-announce-debut-lp-share-ur-heart-stops/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fantasy-of-a-broken-heart-announce-debut-lp-share-ur-heart-stops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bikini Kill announce openers for summer tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bikini Kill begin their North American tour in August, and they&rsquo;ve announced support for the run. Black Belt Eagle Scout, Sweeping Promises, Death Valley Girls, The Ghost Ease, Cheap Perfume, Blisster, Shadow Show, Retail Simps, Birthday Girl, and Birthday Girl DC each open select shows, and you can see the updated schedule below.<br />
The NYC shows are at Brooklyn Paramount on September 7 and 8, with Birthday Girl on night one and Sweeping Promises on night two.<br />
Kathleen Hanna also begins her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bikini-kill-announce-openers-for-summer-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bikini-kill-announce-openers-for-summer-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nirvana, Pixies, Superchunk, Wedding Present, Cloud Nothings, Breeders &amp; more pay tribute to Steve Albini]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the tragic news that Steve Albini passed away at the age of 61, the music world has been paying tribute to the indie rock icon. Nirvana, Michael Azerrad (who wrote the 1993 Nirvana biography Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana), Pixies, Superchunk, Jack White, The Breeders, Cloud Nothings, Fred Armisen, David Gedge (of Wedding Present, who told us about the album he made with Albini in an interview), Low, Lamb of God, Fucked Up, CLPPNG, Jarvis Cocker, Sadie Dupuis (of Speedy Ortiz),]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nirvana-pixies-superchunk-wedding-present-cloud-nothings-breeders-amp-more-pay-tribute-to-steve-albini/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nirvana-pixies-superchunk-wedding-present-cloud-nothings-breeders-amp-more-pay-tribute-to-steve-albini/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Suki Waterhouse / Bully, Gesaffelstein, Slowdive, EXTC, Freak Heat Waves, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
SUKI WATERHOUSE / BULLY<br />
Suki Waterhouse has announced The Sparklemuffin Tour which has Bully as opener on most shows. The tour kicks off September 28 in Denver and hits NYC at Brooklyn Paramount on December 7.FREAK HEAT WAVES<br />
Cindy Lee, aka former Women singer/guitarist Patrick Flegel, had been&nbsp;on tour supporting their fantastic&nbsp;new triple album&nbsp;Diamond Jubilee, but canceled the rest of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-suki-waterhouse-bully-gesaffelstein-slowdive-extc-freak-heat-waves-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-suki-waterhouse-bully-gesaffelstein-slowdive-extc-freak-heat-waves-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC&rsquo;s Little Island announces 2024 lineup of free summer shows &amp; events]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hudson River Park&rsquo;s Little Island has announced its 2024 lineup of free and low cost shows and events that happen June through September.<br />
This year features nine world premieres throughout the four-month season at Little Island&rsquo;s 700-seat amphitheatre, The Amph, including &ldquo;How Long Blues&rdquo; (June 1-23), a collaboration between Twyla Tharp, T Bone Burnett and David Mansfield; and &ldquo;The Manhattan Variations&rdquo; (August 14-18), a new piece from Chris Thile and Claire C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nycrsquos-little-island-announces-2024-lineup-of-free-summer-shows-amp-events/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nycrsquos-little-island-announces-2024-lineup-of-free-summer-shows-amp-events/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half Waif announces new EP, shares “Big Dipper”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half Waif has announced a new EP, Ephemeral Being, due out on May 31 via ANTI-. She recorded it during winter 2021 and the following spring, and according to a press release it&rsquo;s &ldquo;the first offering in a larger body of work coming later this year.&rdquo; See the cover art and tracklist below.<br />
The first single is &ldquo;Big Dipper,&rdquo; which Half Waif says is &ldquo;a song about looking for answers, and finding none, and looking again. It was written at a time when I was feeling ve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/half-waif-announces-new-ep-shares-big-dipper/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/half-waif-announces-new-ep-shares-big-dipper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSS brought the party to joyous Webster Hall show on their first tour in 11 years (review, pics, video, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In line for CSS&lsquo; show, I noticed there were people dressed up in costume. The band were known for wild shows but never in that way, and these folks were dressed as vikings and faery folk. Turned out I was at the wrong venue. CSS&rsquo; show was at Webster Hall but at nearby Irving Plaza, where I was mistakenly at, it was the annual Stevie Nicks tribute party Night of 1000 Stevies. Oops! I&rsquo;m sure that was fun, but Webster Hall only needed one Lovefoxxx to make the show a total rager.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/css-brought-the-party-to-joyous-webster-hall-show-on-their-first-tour-in-11-years-review-pics-video-setlist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/css-brought-the-party-to-joyous-webster-hall-show-on-their-first-tour-in-11-years-review-pics-video-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mach-Hommy announces album ft. Black Thought, Roc Marciano, Kaytranada &amp; more, shares new song]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mach-Hommy has announced a new album, #RICHAXXHAITIAN, due May 17 via self-release. It&rsquo;ll include guest vocalists Black Thought, Roc Marciano, Your Old Droog, Tha God Fahim, 03 Greedo, HEPHZIBAH, and Big Cheeko,&nbsp;alongside production from Conductor Williams, Kaytranada, Quelle Chris, Sadhu Gold, and more. The first single is the title track, produced by Kaytranada and featuring 03 Greedo. Listen below.<br />
Mach-Hommy says:<br />
All the people I worked with are people who I know and who I&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mach-hommy-announces-album-ft-black-thought-roc-marciano-kaytranada-amp-more-shares-new-song/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mach-hommy-announces-album-ft-black-thought-roc-marciano-kaytranada-amp-more-shares-new-song/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BeachLife Festival cancels Sunday due to high winds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Redondo Beach, CA&rsquo;s BeachLife Festival cancelled its third day on Sunday due to high winds. Organizers evacuated the festival during ZZ Top&lsquo;s set for an hour, then made the decision to cancel the remainder of the day. in a statement, they write:t is with great sadness that we must cancel our programming at BeachLife this Sunday evening, due to a serious wind event that put the general public at risk. While we take extraordinary measures to keep our fans and artists safe, and while ab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/beachlife-festival-cancels-sunday-due-to-high-winds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/beachlife-festival-cancels-sunday-due-to-high-winds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the trailer for upcoming Lollapalooza docuseries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paramount+&rsquo;s three-part docuseries Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza is out May 21, and they&rsquo;ve just dropped the trailer for it. It features festival founder Perry Farrell, plus Chance the Rapper, Flea, Trent Reznor, Ice-T, Tom Morello, Lars Ulrich, Vernon Reid, and more, and you can watch below.<br />
Directed by Michael John Warren (Jay-Z&rsquo;s Fade to Black), the docuseries tracks the creation of Perry Farrell&rsquo;s touring festival, which took a wide range of alt-rock, hip hop, punk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-the-trailer-for-upcoming-lollapalooza-docuseries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-the-trailer-for-upcoming-lollapalooza-docuseries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cindy Lee cancels remainder of tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cindy Lee, aka former Women singer/guitarist Patrick Flegel, has been on tour supporting their fantastic new triple album Diamond Jubilee, but the remainder of the dates have been cancelled. Empty Bottle announced that Saturday&rsquo;s Chicago show was cancelled &ldquo;due to personal reasons within the touring party,&rdquo; and other venues have also shared the update, as have collaborators and openers Freak Heat Waves, who wrote, &ldquo;For reasons beyond our control the remaining dates of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cindy-lee-cancels-remainder-of-tour/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cindy-lee-cancels-remainder-of-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kendrick Lamar drops 4th Drake diss track]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning we woke up to Kendrick&rsquo;s third Drake diss track, and before bed we&rsquo;ve already got a fourth, and this time before Drake even had a chance to respond again. Listen to &ldquo;Not Like Us&rsquo; below:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kendrick-lamar-drops-4th-drake-diss-track/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kendrick-lamar-drops-4th-drake-diss-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kendrick fires back with Drake with “Meet the Grahams”]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Kendrick Lamar / Drake beef is so intense right now that you can&rsquo;t turn away for a second without one of them firing back. Drake dropped &ldquo;Family Matters&rdquo; late last night, and Kendrick already fired back. The intense, six-and-a-half minute &ldquo;Meet the Grahams&rdquo; is a series of open letters over a moody, piano-fueled backdrop from The Alchemist that sounds like it could&rsquo;ve been on Mr. Morale. The first verse is addressed to Drake&rsquo;s son Adonis, the second]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kendrick-fires-back-with-drake-with-meet-the-grahams/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kendrick-fires-back-with-drake-with-meet-the-grahams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024 Lovers &amp; Friends Fest canceled just hours before it was set to start due to high winds forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s Las Vegas&rsquo; throwback R&amp;B / hip-hop festival Lovers &amp; Friends has been canceled due to forecasted high winds. The announcement came at just after midnight on Saturday morning:<br />
Saturday&rsquo;s Lovers &amp; Friends Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds has been canceled.<br />
Lovers &amp; Friends Festival organizers have been monitoring the weather for several days and proactively preparing for a windy Saturday. However, the National Weather Service has now issued a Hig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2024-lovers-amp-friends-fest-canceled-just-hours-before-it-was-set-to-start-due-to-high-winds-forecast/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/2024-lovers-amp-friends-fest-canceled-just-hours-before-it-was-set-to-start-due-to-high-winds-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drake drops 7+ minute Kendrick Lamar diss track, “Family Matters”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef escalated this week when Kendrick dropped not one but two Drake diss tracks, &ldquo;Euphoria&rdquo; and &ldquo;6:16 In LA,&rdquo; and now Drake has responded. He just put out &ldquo;Family Matters,&rdquo; a seven-and-a-half minute song with multiple beat switches that feels like as much of a musical response to &ldquo;Euphoria&rdquo; as a lyrical one. While he&rsquo;s at it, Drake also takes shots at The Weeknd, Future, Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky, and Rick Ross. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/drake-drops-7-minute-kendrick-lamar-diss-track-family-matters/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/drake-drops-7-minute-kendrick-lamar-diss-track-family-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Slipknot, Hermanos Gutierrez, L’Impératrice, Jet, “The Music of Crosby, Stills and Nash,” more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
L&rsquo;IMP&Eacute;RATRICE<br />
French disco band L&rsquo;Imp&eacute;ratrice will release their new album Pulsar on June 7, and they&rsquo;ll be on tour this fall. They&rsquo;ve just added a Los Angeles date (9/27 at Shrine Expo Hall) and before that they&rsquo;ve got two sold-out shows at NYC&rsquo;s Terminal 5 on 9/7 &amp; 9/8. Check out their latest single &ldquo;Love on the Other Side.&rdquo;SLIPKNOT<br />
Sli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-slipknot-hermanos-gutierrez-limpratrice-jet-the-music-of-crosby-stills-and-nash-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-slipknot-hermanos-gutierrez-limpratrice-jet-the-music-of-crosby-stills-and-nash-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duane Eddy, twangy guitar icon, has died]]></title><description><![CDATA[Duane Eddy, the guitarist whose twangy guitar style helped shape the sound of rock n&rsquo; roll, died on Tuesday in Franklin, TN at age 86. Via The New York Times, his wife said his cause of death was complications from cancer.<br />
Eddy&rsquo;s signature &ldquo;twangy&rdquo; sound could be heard on a string of hits from the late-&rsquo;50s and early-&rsquo;60s, including &ldquo;Rebel Rouser,&rdquo; &ldquo;Cannonball,&rdquo; &ldquo;40 Miles of Bad Road,&rdquo; &ldquo;Because They&rsquo;re Young&rdqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/duane-eddy-twangy-guitar-icon-has-died/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/duane-eddy-twangy-guitar-icon-has-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casiokids are back; listen to their first new single in 13 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norwegian band Casiokids had a moment in the late &rsquo;00s / early-&rsquo;10s with infectious if hard to pronounce singles like &ldquo;Fot I Hose&rdquo; and &ldquo;Verdens St&oslash;rste Land&rdquo; (released on Polyvinyl in the US and Moshi Moshi in the UK) and their undeniably fun live show. (I once saw them at tiny Williamsburg club Cameo where one of the openers was Mumford &amp; Sons.) The band never broke up, but went into hibernation not long after releasing 2011&rsquo;s Aabenbaringen O]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/casiokids-are-back-listen-to-their-first-new-single-in-13-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/casiokids-are-back-listen-to-their-first-new-single-in-13-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian hardcore band Speed announce debut LP (exclusive vinyl &amp; new video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian hardcore band Speed have built up a reputation off the strength of their wild live show and some killer EPs, and now they&rsquo;ve finally announced their anticipated debut full-length album. It&rsquo;s called Only One Mode, and it&rsquo;s due July 12 via Flatspot Records in the US and Last Ride Records in Australia. We&rsquo;ve teamed up with the band on an exclusive quad black &amp; white vinyl variant, which is limited to 300. Pre-orders are up now in the BV shop and you can check]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/australian-hardcore-band-speed-announce-debut-lp-exclusive-vinyl-amp-new-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/australian-hardcore-band-speed-announce-debut-lp-exclusive-vinyl-amp-new-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lovers &amp; Friends announces 2024 set times (Janet Jackson, Usher, Backstreet Boys, Lil Wayne, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lovers &amp; Friends returns for its third edition this Saturday (5/4) at Las Vegas Festival Grounds, and they&rsquo;ve announced the 2024 set times. With a ton of artists performing on five stages there are set time conflicts galore, including at the end of the night, when Janet Jackson, Nas, and M.I.A. perform at the same time.<br />
Other set time conflicts include Nelly vs Kelly Rowland vs Lupe Fiasco; Nelly Furtado vs Majid Jordan; Gwen Stefani vs T-Pain vs 98 Degrees; Mary J. Blige vs Rick Ross;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lovers-amp-friends-announces-2024-set-times-janet-jackson-usher-backstreet-boys-lil-wayne-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lovers-amp-friends-announces-2024-set-times-janet-jackson-usher-backstreet-boys-lil-wayne-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Religion, The Damned, The Jesus Lizard, Scowl &amp; more playing No Values sideshows in CA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inaugural No Values Festival happens on Saturday, June 8 at Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, CA, and they&rsquo;ve announced a few headlining &ldquo;sideshows&rdquo; from artists playing the festival, in the days surrounding it. Those include:The Exploited and D.I. at The Glass House on June 5<br />
Bad Religion and Slaughterhouse at Garden Amp on June 6<br />
Power Trip with Soul Glo, and Spy at The Glass House on June 6, and with Soul Search and Mortal Wound at Fonda Theatre on June 9<br />
The Damned and The Ave]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bad-religion-the-damned-the-jesus-lizard-scowl-amp-more-playing-no-values-sideshows-in-ca/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bad-religion-the-damned-the-jesus-lizard-scowl-amp-more-playing-no-values-sideshows-in-ca/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power Trip announce California shows with Soul Glo, Soul Search &amp; more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Power Trip, with Seth Gilmore (Fugitive/Skourge) on vocals, announced they&rsquo;d be making their official live return at Pomona festival No Values in June, and they&rsquo;ve now announced a couple of California shows surrounding the fest with killer support. They&rsquo;ll warm up for No Values on June 6 at The Glass House in Pomona, CA, which is with Soul Glo and Spy; the day after the fest, they&rsquo;ll play Los Angeles&rsquo; Fonda Theatre on June 9, which is with Soul Search and Mortal Wou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/power-trip-announce-california-shows-with-soul-glo-soul-search-amp-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/power-trip-announce-california-shows-with-soul-glo-soul-search-amp-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra announce East Coast tour dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeff Goldblum is bringing The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra back to the East Coast for a brief tour. Dates include DC and Pittsburgh in late spring, and then they&rsquo;ll be back in July for three NYC-area shows: July 25 at Canoe Palace in the Hamptons, then July 26 at The Opera House in Williamsburg and July 27 at Le Poisson Rouge.<br />
Tickets for the July shows go on sale Friday, May 3 at 10 AM. All dates are listed below.Jeff Goldblum &amp; The Mildred Snitzer OrchestraMay 30 Washington DC Lincoln T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jeff-goldblum-and-the-mildred-snitzer-orchestra-announce-east-coast-tour-dates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/jeff-goldblum-and-the-mildred-snitzer-orchestra-announce-east-coast-tour-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carly Cosgrove announce new album ‘The Cleanest of Houses Are Empty,’ share new song]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh off winning over some pretty massive crowds on the Wax Bodega Tour, Philly emo band Carly Cosgrove have announced their sophomore album, The Cleanest of Houses Are Empty, due June 14 via Wax Bodega (pre-order). They made it at Studio 4 with Justin Bartlett (who&rsquo;s worked alongside Will Yip on several records), and drummer Tyler Kramer says, &ldquo;We purposely wanted to make a big, very live-sounding record. Our live show is the best way to hear our music because of the energy we&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/carly-cosgrove-announce-new-album-the-cleanest-of-houses-are-empty-share-new-song/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/carly-cosgrove-announce-new-album-the-cleanest-of-houses-are-empty-share-new-song/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out in the World &ndash; Book Launch &ndash; May 7 &ndash; Atlantic Avenue Barnes &amp; Noble]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you loved Mark Jason Williams&rsquo; delightful and viral New York Times Modern Love essay (and podcast) about his $100 bet with his mother about her not talking about his childhood cancer and him not talking about being&nbsp;gay, you will want to head over to the Atlantic Avenue Barnes &amp; Noble on Tuesday, May 7 for the&nbsp;LAUNCH of &nbsp;Out in the World, a queer-friendly travel guide for all, co-authored with Amy Scher.&nbsp;The event starts at 6:30 p.m.Published by travel powerhouse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/out-in-the-world-ndash-book-launch-ndash-may-7-ndash-atlantic-avenue-barnes-amp-noble/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/out-in-the-world-ndash-book-launch-ndash-may-7-ndash-atlantic-avenue-barnes-amp-noble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out in the World – Book Launch – May 7 – Atlantic Avenue Barnes &amp; Noble]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you loved Mark Jason Williams’ delightful and viral New York Times Modern Love essay (and podcast) about his $100 bet with his mother about her not talking about his childhood cancer and him not talking about being gay, you will want to head over to the Atlantic Avenue Barnes &amp; Noble on Tuesday, May 7 for the LAUNCH of  Out in the World, a queer-friendly travel guide for all, co-authored with Amy Scher. The event starts at 6:30 p.m.Published by travel powerhouse NatGeo (that’s Na]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/out-in-the-world-book-launch-may-7-atlantic-avenue-barnes-amp-noble/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/out-in-the-world-book-launch-may-7-atlantic-avenue-barnes-amp-noble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shake It All Off with the Full Monty]]></title><description><![CDATA[These have felt like dark days recently&mdash;&ndash;so why not shake it all off 1980&rsquo;s style&mdash;and go for the Full Monty. The pop-rock musical about six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers who stage a strip show after seeing their wives&rsquo; enthusiasm for Chippendales opens on Friday at the Heights Players.&nbsp; The show, an Americanized version of the hit movie, is based on the book by Terrence McNally with Music/Lyrics by David Yazbek and directed by Marie Ingrisano Isner. But we&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shake-it-all-off-with-the-full-monty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shake-it-all-off-with-the-full-monty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waxahatchee played Brooklyn Paramount with Good Morning (pics, video, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waxahatchee recently began her tour supporting her fantastic new album Tigers Blood, and on Saturday (4/27) she stopped in NYC for the first of a few area shows she has lined up, at Brooklyn Paramount. The stage setup for this tour has her standing on a little platform, festooned with lights, center stage, with her fantastic band (including Spencer Tweedy on drums, who also contributed to the album) arrayed around her, and all of them in front of a three-hubbed, light-up backdrop. Taken together]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/waxahatchee-played-brooklyn-paramount-with-good-morning-pics-video-setlist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/waxahatchee-played-brooklyn-paramount-with-good-morning-pics-video-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Rolling Stones, Ringo Deathstarr, Maria Bamford, Juan Wauters, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
RINGO DEATHSTARR<br />
Long-running Austin shoegazers Ringo Deathstarr begin a US tour on Thusday, with dates in May and July. There are two NYC shows on the same night: May 18 at Berlin with Ovlov and The Veldt, and a late Rocks Off Concert Cruise on May 18 with Ovlov.REDD KROSS / DALE CROVER<br />
Redd Kross&nbsp;have announced their&nbsp;self-titled eighth album, which will be out June 28 via In the Red. It&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-rolling-stones-ringo-deathstarr-maria-bamford-juan-wauters-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-rolling-stones-ringo-deathstarr-maria-bamford-juan-wauters-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sick New World 2024 pics &amp; video (System of a Down, Slipknot, Slowdive, Duster, Knocked Loose, more)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vegas festival Sick New World returned for its 2024 edition on Saturday (4/27) at Las Vegas Festival grounds. System of a Down headlined, playing their first show in nearly a year, and also performing were Slipknot (who warmed up with a surprise California show a couple of days earlier), Knocked Loose (who brought out Poppy to join them on their new collaborative single &ldquo;Suffocate&rdquo;, giving it its live debut), A Perfect Circle, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Primus, Bad Omens (who also]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sick-new-world-2024-pics-amp-video-system-of-a-down-slipknot-slowdive-duster-knocked-loose-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sick-new-world-2024-pics-amp-video-system-of-a-down-slipknot-slowdive-duster-knocked-loose-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fishbone replaced by Puddles Pity Party on Primus/Coheed tour, still playing No Values fest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following public disputes between Fishbone members regarding lineup changes and the rights to the band&rsquo;s name, Fishbone are no longer on the upcoming Primus and Coheed &amp; Cambria tour. Primus posted that the band is off the tour &ldquo;due to unforeseen circumstances,&rdquo; and a post on the Fishbone Instagram claims that the band was &ldquo;removed&rdquo; from the tour and says &ldquo;that was not our decision.&rdquo; &ldquo;While we were looking forward to it, there are many unwritte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fishbone-replaced-by-puddles-pity-party-on-primuscoheed-tour-still-playing-no-values-fest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fishbone-replaced-by-puddles-pity-party-on-primuscoheed-tour-still-playing-no-values-fest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bratmobile played their first NYC show in 20+ years w/ Downtown Boys &amp; cumgirl8 (pics, setlist, video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riot Grrrl greats Bratmobile played their first shows in 20 years last summer in California, and have kept the reunion going. They were on the East Coast this past weekend for their first NYC-area shows in two decades, playing Tubby&rsquo;s Kingston on Friday and Brooklyn&rsquo;s Warsaw on Saturday. Both shows were with Downtown Boys and Warsaw also had cumgirl8&nbsp;on the bill.<br />
The current lineup of the band includes original members Allison Wolfe and Molly Newman, along with Tiger Trap&lsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bratmobile-played-their-first-nyc-show-in-20-years-w-downtown-boys-amp-cumgirl8-pics-setlist-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bratmobile-played-their-first-nyc-show-in-20-years-w-downtown-boys-amp-cumgirl8-pics-setlist-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mötley Crüe seem to be doing something at Bowery Ballroom next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[M&ouml;tley Cr&uuml;e recently released &ldquo;Dogs of War,&rdquo; their first single in five years (and first without co-founding guitarist Mick Mars), and they&rsquo;re about to begin a tour that will have them out through the summer. The run begins at Atlantic City&rsquo;s Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on May 3 and 4, which are the only NYC-area stops, but it seems the band may be doing something in NYC after all. An Instagram post from them has art reading &ldquo;1981,&rdquo; &ldquo;Live @ T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mtley-cre-seem-to-be-doing-something-at-bowery-ballroom-next-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mtley-cre-seem-to-be-doing-something-at-bowery-ballroom-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stagecoach 2024 pics &amp; video: Post Malone, Lana Del Rey, Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stagecoach, Coachella&lsquo;s country sibling festival, just wrapped up its 2024 edition at Indio, CA&rsquo;s Empire Polo Club over the weekend (4/26-4/28); if you weren&rsquo;t there, maybe you streamed it live. See pictures from the whole weekend below.<br />
One of the biggest takeaways from the fest was Friday headliner Eric Church&lsquo;s polarizing, gospel influenced set, complete with a backing choir, which drew both praise and criticism from those who caught it. Variety reports:Rather than roc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stagecoach-2024-pics-amp-video-post-malone-lana-del-rey-willie-nelson-reba-mcentire-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stagecoach-2024-pics-amp-video-post-malone-lana-del-rey-willie-nelson-reba-mcentire-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert’ tour this fall (dates)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Composer Daniel Pemberton will be taking his score for 2023&rsquo;s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse on tour this year, where the score will be played live against a screening of the film, featuring &ldquo;an orchestra, a scratch DJ on turntables, percussion and electronic instruments.&rdquo;<br />
&ldquo;Across The Spider-Verse is probably the most exciting, ground breaking and impactful score I&rsquo;ve written,&rdquo; says Pemberton. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always believed that there should be no barr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-live-in-concert-tour-this-fall-dates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-live-in-concert-tour-this-fall-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[blink-182 are taking the “what the fuck is up, Denny’s?!” band on tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[After referencing the viral moment in their own video, blink-182 are now taking the &ldquo;what the fuck is up, Denny&rsquo;s?!&rdquo; band on tour. For the uninitiated, the band is called Live Without, and the Texas-based band are opening the shows in San Antonio and Fort Worth, which also have Pierce the Veil on the bill.<br />
The tour also includes a show with Drain in Denver, and the NYC show (Citi Field on July 21) is with Pierce the Veil and EKKSTACY. Tickets for the tour are on sale now. All d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/blink-182-are-taking-the-what-the-fuck-is-up-dennys-band-on-tour/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/blink-182-are-taking-the-what-the-fuck-is-up-dennys-band-on-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Explosions in the Sky, Dan Deacon, David J, 12 Rods, Sum 41 / Many Eyes, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
DAN DEACON<br />
Dan Deacon has a few shows lined up this spring and summer, hitting Dallas and San Antonio in May, NYC in June (Racket on 6/7), San Francisco in July and Los Angeles in August.<br />
DAVID J (BAUHAUS / LOVE &amp; ROCKETS)<br />
Bauhaus and Love &amp; Rockets co-founder David J will be on a West Coast tour in May in support of his new solo compilation Tracks From the Attic, playing Portland, Seattle, Oakl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-explosions-in-the-sky-dan-deacon-david-j-12-rods-sum-41-many-eyes-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-explosions-in-the-sky-dan-deacon-david-j-12-rods-sum-41-many-eyes-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stream Stagecoach 2024 live (schedule &amp; set times)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that two weekends of Coachella are behind us, it&rsquo;s the turn of that festival&rsquo;s country sibling, Stagecoach, to take over Indio, CA&rsquo;s Empire Polo Club. This year&rsquo;s lineup includes headliners Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, and Morgan Wallen, as well as Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys (sans Brian Wilson), Dwight Yoakam, Leon Bridges, Paul Cauthen, Hailey Whitters, Charley Crockett, Vincent Neil Emerson, Charles Wesley Godwin, Allison Russell, Drayton Farley, Brittney Spence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-stagecoach-2024-live-schedule-amp-set-times/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stream-stagecoach-2024-live-schedule-amp-set-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman Candle pulled from SeeYouSpaceCowboy tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[SeeYouSpaceCowboy just announced a summer tour with The Callous Daoboys and Roman Candle on all dates, and select shows with Omerta and Blind Equation. They&rsquo;ve now announced that Roman Candle have been pulled from the tour. &ldquo;After hearing your concerns,&rdquo; they write, &ldquo;Roman Candle will no longer be on the tour. Tickets available now &ndash; more info to come.&rdquo; See updated dates below.<br />
Earlier this year, Roman Candle parted ways with their bassist, Nico Borgia, follow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/roman-candle-pulled-from-seeyouspacecowboy-tour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/roman-candle-pulled-from-seeyouspacecowboy-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sega Bodega announces North American tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist and producer Sega Bodega released his third album, Dennis, today (4/26) via his new label ambient tweets; stream it below. He&rsquo;s also announced a fall North American tour supporting it, beginning in Vancouver on September 28 and running through October. See all dates below.<br />
The Brooklyn show wraps up the run, on October 20 at Knockdown Center. Tickets are on sale now.<br />
He&rsquo;ll also join his frequent collaborator Bj&ouml;rk for a Brooklyn event in May on May 10 Under the K Bridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sega-bodega-announces-north-american-tour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/sega-bodega-announces-north-american-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fugazi store opening on the Lower East Side (no, not that Fugazi)]]></title><description><![CDATA[No, Ian MacKaye has not finally decided to sell band merch. This Fugazi is the streetwear brand and are opening their first brick and mortar store in the Lower East Side this Saturday (4/27). Fugazi New York is opening at 55 Canal St, along with Le Gaz, &ldquo;a community caf&eacute; focused on specialty in-house coffees and teas of various origins, namely Vietnamese and Peruvian.&rdquo;<br />
The brand, which sells jackets, hats, t-shirts (that says &ldquo;FUGAZI&rdquo; in big type), and loafers, amo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fugazi-store-opening-on-the-lower-east-side-no-not-that-fugazi/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fugazi-store-opening-on-the-lower-east-side-no-not-that-fugazi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Country, New Road played Brooklyn Paramount with Horsegirl &amp; Camera Picture (pics, setlist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black Country, New Road are on a post-Coachella East Coast tour, which stopped in NYC on Wednesday night (4/24) for a show at Brooklyn Paramount. Spread out across the big stage in a semi-circle, the band still sounded cohesive, delivering gorgeous harmonies as they played songs from last year&rsquo;s live album and concert film, Live at Bush Hall. They also played a few of the newer, as yet unreleased songs they&rsquo;ve been testing out on the road this year. See their setlist below.<br />
Horsegirl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/black-country-new-road-played-brooklyn-paramount-with-horsegirl-amp-camera-picture-pics-setlist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/black-country-new-road-played-brooklyn-paramount-with-horsegirl-amp-camera-picture-pics-setlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lollapalooza documentary headed to Paramount+]]></title><description><![CDATA[A documentary about Lollapalooza is headed to Paramount+. Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza, which premiered at Sundance in 2024, begins airing on Tuesday, May 21 in the US and Canada. The three-part series, which looks back on the festival&rsquo;s beginnings as a touring event in 1991 and its ongoing relationship with co-founder Perry Farrell of Jane&rsquo;s Addiction and Porno for Pyros, was directed by Michael John Warren (Jay-Z&rsquo;s Fade to Black, Spring Awakening: Those You&rsquo;ve Known]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lollapalooza-documentary-headed-to-paramount/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/lollapalooza-documentary-headed-to-paramount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cornelius announces new album ‘Ethereal Essence,’ shares title “Sketch for Spring”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cornelius has announced a new album, Ethereal Essence, which will be out out June 26 via Warner Music Japan. &ldquo;I gathered songs that have an ethereal feel from the various purposes for which they have been produced over the past few years and I decided to make one album,&rdquo; Cornelius says. &ldquo;With the current strange situation in the world and the stressful social life, I feel comfortable with something that fits into the introspection and spiritual world.&rdquo; The album includes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cornelius-announces-new-album-ethereal-essence-shares-title-sketch-for-spring/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/cornelius-announces-new-album-ethereal-essence-shares-title-sketch-for-spring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rolling Stones announce openers for 2024 US tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rolling Stones begin their &ldquo;Hackney Diamonds&rdquo; North American tour on Sunday (4/28) in Houston, and they&rsquo;ve just announced support for the run. Openers vary by date, and include Tyler Childers, Bettye LaVette, Gary Clark Jr., The Linda Lindas, The War and Treaty, Lainey Wilson, and more. See the full list by date below.<br />
The tour&rsquo;s NYC-area shows are at East Rutherford, NJ&rsquo;s MetLife Stadium on May 23 and 26. Night one&rsquo;s opener is still to be announced, and L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-rolling-stones-announce-openers-for-2024-us-tour/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-rolling-stones-announce-openers-for-2024-us-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire and Fury Burlesque celebrated spring &amp; 4/20 at City Winery (NSFW pics)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire and Fury Burlesque celebrated spring (and 4/20) on Saturday with a night of striptease at City Winery Loft. NYC performers Logan Laveau, Nip Fury, Maddie Cake, and Rex Halligan were joined by Bryona Ashly, Holly&rsquo;s Good, Liz in Motion, Chris Harder, Queerly Femmetastic, and Lady Corbeau, and you can see pictures (some are NSFW) from the whole event by Sachyn Mital below.<br />
Fire and Fury holds burlesque events in NYC regularly, and you can see their upcoming calendar here.photo by Sachyn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fire-and-fury-burlesque-celebrated-spring-amp-420-at-city-winery-nsfw-pics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fire-and-fury-burlesque-celebrated-spring-amp-420-at-city-winery-nsfw-pics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Babies (Kevin Morby, Cassie Ramone) add second NYC &amp; LA shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, Kevin Morby and Cassie Ramone announced they were getting their early-2010s band The Babies back together for shows in NYC (Warsaw on 9/24 with Joanna Sternberg) on and Los Angeles (Teragram Ballroom on 9/18 with Matt &amp; Kim project PG14). Those shows sold out and they&rsquo;ve added more.<br />
There&rsquo;s now a second night at Teragram Ballroom on 9/19 with PG14, and the second NYC show is at Elsewhere on 9/23 with Jeffrey Lewis. Tickets are on sale now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-babies-kevin-morby-cassie-ramone-add-second-nyc-amp-la-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-babies-kevin-morby-cassie-ramone-add-second-nyc-amp-la-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Get Up Kids announce ‘Something To Write Home About’ tour with Smoking Popes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Midwest emo vets The Get Up Kids will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their classic, massively influential 1999 album Something To Write Home About by playing it in full on tour this summer and fall. Support comes from another great, veteran Midwest band, Smoking Popes. The tour is bookended by appearances at Pittsburgh&rsquo;s Four Chord Music Fest and Las Vegas&rsquo; second &amp; fourth wave emo-centric Best Friends Forever fest. Tickets for all dates go on sale Friday (4/26) at noon Easter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-get-up-kids-announce-something-to-write-home-about-tour-with-smoking-popes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-get-up-kids-announce-something-to-write-home-about-tour-with-smoking-popes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth Cult breaking up, announce final shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baltimore post-hardcore band Truth Cult are calling it quits, and they&rsquo;ve also had to cancel their upcoming Europe tour &ldquo;due to some circumstances.&rdquo; They&rsquo;ll play their final shows on May 24 at Metro Gallery in Baltimore with Polarview, Geeker, Bubble, and one more TBA; and May 25 at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster, MD with Jawbow&rsquo;s J. Robbins (who produced both of their albums).<br />
&ldquo;thanks everyone for making these past almost 6 years awesome,&rdquo; the b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/truth-cult-breaking-up-announce-final-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/truth-cult-breaking-up-announce-final-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Megan Thee Stallion responds to “salacious accusations” in lawsuit from former cameraman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Megan Thee Stallion has issued a response through her lawyer after being accused of harassment and creating a hostile work environment in a lawsuit filed by Emilio Garcia, who said he worked for the rapper. Speaking to Page Six, Megan&rsquo;s lawyer, Alex Spiro, said, &ldquo;This is an employment claim for money &mdash; with no sexual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her. We will deal with this in court.&rdquo;<br />
Garcia, who said he began working as a c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/megan-thee-stallion-responds-to-salacious-accusations-in-lawsuit-from-former-cameraman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/megan-thee-stallion-responds-to-salacious-accusations-in-lawsuit-from-former-cameraman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Les Savy Fav’s Japanese sci-fi-inspired “World Got Great” video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Les Savy Fav&lsquo;s first album in 14 years is out in a couple weeks, and all the singles so far have come with really good music videos; their latest is no different. &ldquo;World Got Great&rdquo; was directed by animator and filmmaker Jimbo Matison, who puts Les Savy Fav&rsquo;s outsized personalities into an homage to &rsquo;70s Japanese tokusatsu sci-fi monster shows like Ultraman and Android Kikaider. It&rsquo;s also mostly done with intricate cardboard cutouts.<br />
&ldquo;Everything is so com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-les-savy-favs-japanese-sci-fi-inspired-world-got-great-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/watch-les-savy-favs-japanese-sci-fi-inspired-world-got-great-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour news: Black Pumas, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, CNTS, Corridor, more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the&nbsp;Tour Dates&nbsp;category for more.<br />
BLACK PUMAS<br />
Black Pumas have just announced more dates for their summer tour, including Port Chester&rsquo;s Capitol Theatre on August 1, as well as Boston, Atlantic City (with Durand Jones), De Moines, Madison and Charleston, SC. The band&rsquo;s tour also includes a previously announced NYC show at Brooklyn Paramount on July 30.CULTS<br />
Cults will be&nbsp;on tour with Vampire Weekend&nbsp;starting in Sep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-black-pumas-a-great-big-pile-of-leaves-cnts-corridor-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/tour-news-black-pumas-a-great-big-pile-of-leaves-cnts-corridor-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Megan Thee Stallion accused of harassment &amp; creating a hostile work environment in lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emilio Garcia, who says he worked as a camera operator for Megan Thee Stallion starting around July of 2018, has filed a lawsuit against the rapper, Pitchfork reports, accusing her of harassment and creating a &ldquo;hostile work environment.&rdquo; In the suit, Garcia says he quit his previous job to work for Megan full time in September of 2019, and was told &ldquo;unexpectedly&rdquo; in June of 2023 that &ldquo;his services would no longer be required by&rdquo; her.<br />
Garcia writes in the suit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/megan-thee-stallion-accused-of-harassment-amp-creating-a-hostile-work-environment-in-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/megan-thee-stallion-accused-of-harassment-amp-creating-a-hostile-work-environment-in-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Child reforming for first show in 30+ years to celebrate new ‘Never Meant To Be’ compilation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love Child, the NYC trio of Alan Licht, Brendan O&rsquo;Malley, and Rebecca Odes, were together from 1987-1993 and made brash indie rock that mixed punk, noise, twee, low-fi and experimental sounds, releasing records on labels including Homestead, Forced Exposure, and City Slang. The band&rsquo;s records have been long out of print, but new compilation Never Meant To Be collects songs from their albums, singles, tapes and radio sessions. If you like Pavement, Yo La Tengo or The Embarrassment, yo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/love-child-reforming-for-first-show-in-30-years-to-celebrate-new-never-meant-to-be-compilation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/love-child-reforming-for-first-show-in-30-years-to-celebrate-new-never-meant-to-be-compilation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nas’ ‘Illmatic’ celebrated with new Queensbridge mural]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nas&lsquo; Illmatic just turned 30 on Friday (4/19), and a new mural in Queens celebrates the occasion and pays tribute to the rapper. It was painted by Eli Lazare Salome-Diaz and Benny &ldquo;FCEE&rdquo; Guerra, and can be found across from the Queensbridge Houses where Nas grew up, on the offices of Urban Upbound at 38-31 13th St.<br />
&ldquo;I want this to serve as an inspiration, especially to the next generation of kids, adults, whichever walks of life, just to let them know that this is no fict]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nas-illmatic-celebrated-with-new-queensbridge-mural/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nas-illmatic-celebrated-with-new-queensbridge-mural/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fat Dog announce debut album &lsquo;WOOF.&rsquo; &amp; North American tour, share &ldquo;Running&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[South London band Fat Dog have announced their debut album, titled WOOF., which will be out September 6 via Domino. The album was co-produced by frontman Joe Love, James Ford and Jimmy Robertson, and the band cite Bicep, I.R.O.K, Kamasi Washington, and Russian EDM outfit Little Big as influences.<br />
&ldquo;I wanted to make something ridiculous because I was so bored,&rdquo; Love says. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like sanitized music. Even this album is sanitized compared to what&rsquo;s in my head. I thou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fat-dog-announce-debut-album-lsquowoofrsquo-amp-north-american-tour-share-ldquorunningrdquo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fat-dog-announce-debut-album-lsquowoofrsquo-amp-north-american-tour-share-ldquorunningrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coachella 2025 dates &amp; ticket info announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coachella 2024 is a wrap, and now the dates for the 2025 edition have been announced. It happens from April 11-13 and April 18-20 at the Indio, California&rsquo;s Empire Polo Club grounds. The advance ticket sale begins Friday, May 3.<br />
Coachella 2024 was headlined by Lana Del Rey, Tyler the Creator, and Doja Cat with different surprise guests each weekend (including Earl Sweatshirt with Tyler, Billie Eilish with Lana, and more). The fest also featured the return of No Doubt (with surprise guest O]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/coachella-2025-dates-amp-ticket-info-announced/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/coachella-2025-dates-amp-ticket-info-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[METZ and Gouge Away ripped up Bowery Ballroom (pics, review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[METZ and Gouge Away are on tour together now, in support of their respective new albums Up On Gravity Hill (Sub Pop) and Deep Sage (Deathwish). The bands come from slightly different corners of the music world, but stylistically, they arrive at a pretty similar place, and it was a very good pairing. They both have an affection for noise rock, punk, and melody, and they both put on live shows that are entirely intense.<br />
Gouge Away vocalist Christina Michelle expressed on stage that they were longt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/metz-and-gouge-away-ripped-up-bowery-ballroom-pics-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/metz-and-gouge-away-ripped-up-bowery-ballroom-pics-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baroness announce summer US tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baroness have announced another round of tour dates in support of last year&rsquo;s STONE. The band says, &ldquo;We are gearing up for our first big summer tour in the U.S. in five years, and we&rsquo;re incredibly exciting to be playing so many cities that we have never played before, and returning to so many that we haven&rsquo;t spent nearly enough time visiting. Come out and join us! Till the wheels fall off&hellip;&rdquo;<br />
The NYC-area gets a new show at Long Island&rsquo;s 89 North on June]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/baroness-announce-summer-us-tour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/baroness-announce-summer-us-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Green announces new album ‘Doom. Spun.,’ shares “Megadeath”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Green (of Circa Survive, L.S. Dunes, The Sound of Animals Fighting, and more) has announced a followup/sequel/companion album to 2022&rsquo;s Boom. Done titled Doom. Spun. It comes out June 26 via Born Losers Records (pre-order). The first single is &ldquo;Megadeath&rdquo; and here&rsquo;s what Anthony says about the new song and album:<br />
The album is a collection of experimentation and collaboration, like a collage of moments from my life since Boom. Done. was released. I began building t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/anthony-green-announces-new-album-doom-spun-shares-megadeath/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/anthony-green-announces-new-album-doom-spun-shares-megadeath/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neurosis’ Steve Von Till breaks down new Harvestman album track-by-track + early stream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neurosis&rsquo; Steve Von Till will release a new album by his ambient/psychedelic/drone project Harvestman, Triptych: Part One, tomorrow (Tuesday, April 23) via Neurot Recordings (pre-order). It&rsquo;s part one of a trilogy, and each part comes out on a different full moon&ndash;April 23rd&rsquo;s Pink Moon, July 21st&rsquo;s Buck Moon, and October 17th&rsquo;s Hunter Moon. Steve recorded and mixed the album himself and played guitars, bass, synths, percussion, percussion, loops, filters, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neurosis-steve-von-till-breaks-down-new-harvestman-album-track-by-track-early-stream/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/neurosis-steve-von-till-breaks-down-new-harvestman-album-track-by-track-early-stream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kid Cudi broke his foot at Coachella]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kid Cudi broke his foot during his weekend two Coachella performance on Sunday (4/21). Performing in the Sahara tent, where he was a surprise addition to the lineup when set times were announced, he jumped off the stage during his part in David Guetta&rsquo;s &ldquo;Memories,&rdquo; and appeared to land badly; attendees in the crowd couldn&rsquo;t see where he&rsquo;d gone, but footage from up front saw him being helped up by security and escorted out to get help. Watch clips below.<br />
&ldquo;Hey g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kid-cudi-broke-his-foot-at-coachella/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/kid-cudi-broke-his-foot-at-coachella/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thom Yorke scores new film ‘Confidenza’ (hear 2 tracks)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thom Yorke has composed the score to Confidenza, Daniele Luchetti&rsquo;s feature film adaptation of Domenico Starnone&rsquo;s novel of the same name. The soundtrack will be out digitally this Friday (4/26) via XL, with physical formats out July 12 (preorder). This is Thom&rsquo;s first film score since Suspiria in 2018.<br />
For Confidenza, Yorke once again collaborated with producer Sam Petts-Davies &mdash; who worked on The Smile&rsquo;s Wall of Eyes &mdash; and the London Contemporary Orchestra,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thom-yorke-scores-new-film-confidenza-hear-2-tracks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thom-yorke-scores-new-film-confidenza-hear-2-tracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patti Smith reacts to Taylor Swift namedropping her and Dylan Thomas on new album]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Starting Line aren&rsquo;t the only ones to react to being namedropped on Taylor Swift&lsquo;s new album The Tortured Poets Department. Patti Smith heard the &ldquo;You&rsquo;re not Dylan Thomas, I&rsquo;m not Patti Smith/This ain&rsquo;t the Chelsea Hotel, we&rsquo;r&#1077; modern idiots&rdquo; line on the title track, and she responded by posting a picture of herself holding Dylan Thomas; 1940 short stories collection Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog and writing:<br />
This issaying I wasmo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/patti-smith-reacts-to-taylor-swift-namedropping-her-and-dylan-thomas-on-new-album/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/patti-smith-reacts-to-taylor-swift-namedropping-her-and-dylan-thomas-on-new-album/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Leeway has died]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leeway vocalist Eddie Sutton, aka Eddie Leeway, has passed away after being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021. A post on his Instagram says that he &ldquo;passed peacefully in his sleep&rdquo; on Friday, April 19.<br />
Eddie was already in hospice when Leeway were announced for this year&rsquo;s This Is Hardcore festival. On the This Is Hardcore Podcast, Joe Hardcore explained that he booked it with optimism before Eddie went into hospice, and he said that if it turns out Eddie cannot play, he will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/eddie-leeway-has-died/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/eddie-leeway-has-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Starting Line respond to Taylor Swift for namedropping them on her new album]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you may have heard, one of the many referential lyrics on Taylor Swift&lsquo;s new two-hour double album The Tortured Poets Department is a reference to emo-pop vets The Staring Line on the song &ldquo;The Black Dog.&rdquo; (Apparently it&rsquo;s a reference to Taylor&rsquo;s ex Matty Healy of The 1975 covering &ldquo;The Best of Me.&rdquo;) The Starting Line themselves have also heard this, and they have publicly thanked Taylor.<br />
&ldquo;Dear Taylor,&rdquo; the band writes, &ldquo;We heard the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-starting-line-respond-to-taylor-swift-for-namedropping-them-on-her-new-album/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/the-starting-line-respond-to-taylor-swift-for-namedropping-them-on-her-new-album/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DIY label Really Rad Records launches GoFundMe following house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[DIY record label Really Rad Records has launched a GoFundMe after a house fire destroyed thousands of records, merch, and more. Garty from the label writes:<br />
My name is Garty and I help manage an independent record label in Portland, Oregon called Really Rad Records. We work with DIY artists around the world to release their music on physical formats like vinyl, CD, and cassette, as well as provide them with PR, booking, and advertising services to help them promote their music.<br />
I cannot believe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/diy-label-really-rad-records-launches-gofundme-following-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/diy-label-really-rad-records-launches-gofundme-following-house-fire/</guid></item></channel></rss>