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Save the Date: Elements Lakewood 2020 + Early Bird Tickets

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Three years ago, Elements Lakewood Music Festival found its home at a Jewish sleep-away camp near the Poconos, and Memorial Day weekend hasn’t been the same since. Looking for a tall shot of nostalgia? BangOn!NYC‘s out of town gathering has the goods! Complete with cabin-living, field games, a roller skating rink, and water sports, not to mention sets […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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A big week for big sounds and bigger narratives. Let’s fire up the feels machine and get to it. WHAT TO HEAR: Leading us off this week is the first new music from Boston post-sludge legends Cave In, Final Transmission (Hyrdra Head), in over eight years. While cause for celebration, the circumstances surrounding the release […]

REVIEW: 5 Reasons Why We Still Love GovBallNYC

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Choosing to party at outdoor summer festivals is always a crap shoot. Attendees of The Governors Ball Music & Arts Festival, which took place May 31st – June 2nd on Randall’s Island, learned that lesson the hard way. If you tuned into Twitter (aka the Entitled Millennial Broadcasting Network) sometime over the last 48 or […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Again, apologies for the intermittent nature of this section for the next month or two. I’m here this week and so are a few new records, however, so let’s not waste any more time on pleasantries (or lack thereof.) WHAT TO HEAR: First up this week is Old Star (Peaceville Records), the new LP from […]

Eat Brunch at GovBallNYC This Weekend

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FESTIVAL SEASON IS FINALLY HERE, and pre-game brunch plans have never been easier to make! In celebration of this first ever “Brunch Program”, The Governors Ball Music and Arts Festival is gearing up and cracking eggs on all kinds of goodies this weekend. Savory whites, runny yolks… we honestly can’t think of a better reason to […]

Live music at Riis Park Beach Bazaar kicks off this weekend

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Staying in town for Memorial Day weekend? If so, the weather looks good and Riis Park Beach Bazaar is hosting live sets with The Mooks, Salsondria, Dawn Drake and more. Full schedule below. More information at riisparkbeachbazaar.com.  Riis Bazaar 2019  Weekly Events Every Friday: Rockaway Beach Lobster Jam – a sunset seafood feast with soulful beats […]

Top 5 shows of the weekend

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Happy memorial day weekend! As we consider those who have died while serving the country, it’s also a good time to be grateful that rates of war and battle deaths have gone down dramatically. So all the more reason to raise a glass to those who have both lost their lives, and for, hopefully, more […]