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WMC Fest is Happening! Weapons of Mass Creation Fest is an all-out celebration of all forms of creativity. From designers to speakers, to entrepreneurs and artists, we made sure you get a little taste of everything. Don’t worry! WMC Fest without a stellar...

Joy Division   We hope you’ve been saving up for this weekend’s annual vinyl windfall: Record Store Day! On Saturday, April 19, the local shops will be overflowing with people and the wax they want to buy: there are hundreds of exclusives...

Cover photo by Mike Latschislaw © 2015 In This Issue Mark Thompson has our feature interview with Blues Blast Music Award Nominee, Steve Dawson. Our 2105 blues festival coverage continues this week as John Mitchell, Rick Lewis and Mark Thompson have...

by Brad Roberts Winter (at right) have been on a steep upward trajectory ever since I first saw them a year ago at Los Globos and was impressed by their solid musicianship and the star presence of lead singer Samira E. Winter, who brings a genre-spanning...

All Photos by Maggie Shannon Since 2006, we’ve taken a yearly survey of the ever-crowded field of young bands in NYC, settling on an octet that our editors bossily deem “Bands You Need to Hear.” Some, like Vampire Weekend (Class of 2007!), have become...