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Author: Lilly Vanek

New Music Friday: Kathleen Hanna shouts back at street harassment on The Julie Ruin’s new album

Part of being a woman in New York City, especially in the summertime, is dealing with a veritable Greek chorus…

New Music Friday: Brooklyn native Maxwell is returning to his roots next weekend

New York is the kind of place that draws creative types. Some of us relocate from other places, but some…

New Music Friday: The Felice Brothers are former subway buskers gone big time

It's good to have bros. Who doesn't love a good old fashioned bro-down? (I would like to note that, for…

New Music Friday: Caveman talks upgrading to a major label and evolving from ‘drum-circle stuff’

Caveman has never claimed to have invented the wheel, but they may have reinvented themselves along the way. Formed in…

The badgeless guide to Northside: All the free and cheap shows worth seeing this year

Festival season is upon us, and guys, we've got a really good one, right in our fair borough. Northside Festival is…

New Music Friday: First came The Dum Dum Girls. Now get ready for Kristin Kontrol

When I spoke to Kristin Welchez, she was multitasking. She asked me to wait a minute as she buzzed a…

New Music Friday: The So So Glos are Bay Ridge punks and DIY pioneers

There's a song on the new So So Glos album where that opens with an interview a Bay Ridge native who…

New Music Friday: The nomadic experimental soul of Young Magic

Travel is second nature for experimental soul project Young Magic. Though they're currently based out of Brooklyn, they just set…

New Music Friday: Sunshine Gun Club’s music drives Teletubbies to murder

If you've been in New York City for a couple of years, you've probably heard someone talk about how things…

New Music Friday: Maybird got signed by Danger Mouse, thanks to the internet

When you're in a band, it's generally regarded as fairly important to have other people think your band is cool.…