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Alabama Shakes
The last time Alabama Shakes -- the Athens, Alabama, powerhouse that transforms the most basic chord progressions into soulful epiphanies better than any Southern outfit out there -- hit Studio 8H, the world wouldn't stop talking ab...
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You could be forgiven for wondering if, when Sleater-Kinney announced their first tour in nine years, you had missed seeing the group in its prime. You needn't have. As it turns out, nearly a decade later, they're still in it.
The postpunk trio from...
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Sleater-Kinney
For more shows throughout the weekend, check out our New York Concert Calendar, which we update daily.Friday, 2/27
Sleater-Kinney
Terminal 5
8 p.m., $35-$40
Fierce Olympia, Washington, punk rock trio Sleater-Kinney left us all hang...
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Bobby Shmurda
This morning, Ebro over at Hot 97 called up Ackquille Pollard -- a/k/a Bobby Shmurda -- who was incarcerated in the wake of a drug trafficking sting in Times Square on December 17. Shmurda is currently awaiting trial, and the young r...
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Steve Earle at Electric Lady Studios
WFUV (90.7 FM) treated a select group of Steve Earle fans to a super-intimate set February 25 at the historic Electric Lady Studios on West 8th Street. Earle, who said he came down with a cold shortly before th...
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Julia Holter and Spektral Quartet
With its current connotations, the term "festival" seems like a bit of a misnomer for Ecstatic Music. There are no midriffs; there is no molly; there is no dubstep DJ-du-jour. Its organizers provide an altogether ...
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JD McPherson
Oklahoma native JD McPherson brought his modern-pop take on rockabilly and Fifties rock 'n' roll to the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, selling out the 575-person venue. Singer-songwriter Dylan Pratt opened the show. ...
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Matthew Houck, a/k/a Phosphorescent
Whether you've lived in New York City all your life or you're a transplant from elsewhere, if you stick around long enough you're bound to see it undergo some sort of transformation. Having lived here, written s...
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[Editor's note: Every Wednesday, New York City's own Andrew W.K. takes your life questions and sets you safely down the right path to a solution, a purpose, or -- no surprise here -- a party. Need his help? Just ask: AskAWK@villagevoice.com]
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A cropped version of the cover of Mind The Gap Between The Platform And The Train (A Place Called Annexia), one of this month's best noise releases.
[Ed. Note: In Please Enjoy Responsibly, columnist Raymond Cummings doggedly tracks down the best n...
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Meredith Graves on her new record label: "I want to wrangle a good squad of humans."
Meredith Graves is hurting from the jet-lag left over from her most recent tour through Australia with her band, Perfect Pussy, and she's still getting acclimated...
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Kurt Braunohler presents his jet ski quest "Roustabout" at The Bell House February 25.
A roustabout, a suckerpunch, a porn fest, a cake mess, and a parade of UCB performers willing to admit "I'm cool." Here's our rundown of the best in independent...
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Vic Mensa works the crowd at House Party.
What do the leading artists in 2015's rising class of hip-hop talent have in common? How are Vic Mensa and his house-inflected hit "Down on My Luck" connected to Tinashe and her luxe anthem "2 On," or the ...
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Aly Spaltro, a/k/a Lady Lamb
The highways that snake inward from the East Coast to the Midwest and beyond are littered with potentially lethal distractions. Big rigs, suicidal deer, and intimidating curves are fixtures on the roads that truss Virg...
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PRhyme's DJ Premier and Royce da 5'9" at the Highline Ballroom
Phoned-in sets are closer to a norm than a rarity in hip-hop, but there was certainly no lack of energy during the performances of DJ Premier and Royce da 5'9" -- who together make PRh...
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Kristin Andreassen
Kristin Andreassen's music speaks of a time when porches housed rocking chairs, not rampant consumer overspill. A time when "Ladies bathed before noon, after their three o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes wit...
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The Twilight Sad
For more shows throughout the weekend, check out our New York Concert Calendar, which we update daily.
Monday, 2/23
Jack DeJohnette, Muhal Richard Abrams & Henry Threadgill
SubCulture
6:30 p.m., $12
In 1965, Muhal Richard Abrams ...
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Hull play their last show ever at Brooklyn's Coco 66.
"Did we finally sell out a show after eleven years?" asked guitarist Nick Palmirotto from the stage. "I'm gonna fucking cry."
Snow, slush, and wintry rain couldn't keep a throng of metalheads ...
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Swearin' at Baby's All Right
It's rare to hear anything about Swearin' without a mention that one of its lead vocalists has an identical twin sister who's also in the music business. Indeed, Allison Crutchfield's sister Katie may perform on her ow...
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Cakes Da Killa
For more shows throughout the weekend, check out our New York Concert Calendar, which we update daily.
Friday, 2/20
Cakes Da Killa
Baby's All Right
11:55 p.m., $10-$12
Cakes Da Killa's debut mixtape, Easy Bake Oven, Vol. 1, and 2014...
