Don’t be a scrub! Help TLC record their final studio album
You might remember them as the powerful R&B lady trio that brought you "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty." Or you might…
Category: Music
Why do professional musicians play for free on the street? We asked one to find out
The Violin Femmes (get it??) are one of those street musician acts you see hitting the strings in subway tunnels,…
Here’s your playlist of the best NYC anthems ever
Taylor Swift was elected mayor of Times Square last week and we don't remember voting for her but whatever. Despite…
Forget Taylor Swift: What’s actually your New York City anthem?
The New York media varsity internet outrage squad was in full effect this week declaring the new Taylor Swift song…
Monday: Nada Surf and more bands pay tribute to The Yellow Dogs, victims of last week’s massacre
Bands in Brooklyn take playing secret underground venues with DIY equipment as a badge of honor. The Yellow Dogs had…
Money for nothin’: 10 classic music videos shot on the cheap
Nearly every director that was interviewed for the forthcoming book Welcome to the House of Fun: Directors Recall Creating the…
Brokethicist: Should venues let you watch a sold-out show?
"Sold out show" is the micro-concert-economics version of a caste system. The Haves get in, thanking their lucky Favstars they…
Sixpoint and My Social List throwing a free Rockaway concert series
We've been bumming hard about this summer's palpable dearth of free concerts, but it looks like there'll be free music…
The badgeless guide to the 2013 Northside Festival
Why pay to do something when you could just do it for free? That's a real question. The Northside Music…
This summer’s free Prospect Park concert lineup is here!
Bust out those Google Calenders, because the long cold winter nightmare of not seeing free outdoor shows is finally over.…