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CLUB CRUSH: Pride Weekend’s Best Electronic Lineups

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Happy Pride week everybody! The world may be losing it’s mind, but at least we can take comfort in the fact that one city knows how to celebrate the differences that make us special. It’s a time to become active in the fight for civil rights and show your support as an ally to the […]

GIVEAWAY: Win 2 Tickets to OUTPOST presents TUSKEGEE at The Brooklyn Mirage

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Output is taking their show on the road! The esteemed Williamsburg nightclub will continue their OUTPOST series this Sunday with a special day into night performance featuring a few local favorites. Enter TUSKEGEE, the moniker used by techno superstars Seth Troxler and The Martinez Brothers. The fierce threesome will be going B2B from 4 PM […]

Top 5 shows of the weekend

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In a week dominated by inhumane actions stemmed from our wannabe-dictator of a president, it’s pretty hard to come up with any kind of intro to this weekend’s choice selection of shows… but whether you’re just looking to switch your brain off or a reward for fighting a good cause, it’s important to take stock […]

Top 5 shows of the weekend

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Happy start-of-the-world-cup day, everyone! With the tournament now underway in Russia (for whom Trump is presumably cheering), the time difference works in our favour to watch games and then still be free in the evening to hit up some concerts, which is handy because everything below the jump is an absolutely outstanding option.

Club Crush: The Week’s Best Electronic Lineups

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I’m not going to pretend like it’s been all flowers and rainbows over here. The loss of Anthony Bourdain last week came as quite a blow. As fellow food loving New Yorkers, we’ll truly miss his unique flair for storytelling and his boundless zest for exploring lesser known parts of the world in search of […]

Club Crush: The Week’s Best Electronic Lineups

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Two festival weekends in a row and I’m still standing. Elements Lakewood helped me tap into that youthful energy that is oh so necessary during the summer party season. The good vibes I found in the Poconos kept me flying into Governors Ball, and well, there’s no sign of slowing down now! I’m slugging maca […]

Updated: 2018 Northside Music Festival Guide

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It never really feels like summer until the Northside Festival rolls around, now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the music portion runs from the 7th of June until the 10th and you can still pick up a badge, or pick up single-show tickets. We’re here, as usual, to try to sift through the 70+ shows available […]

REVIEW: 5 Reasons Why Gov Ball NYC Still Rocks

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Photos by JN Silva, Nicole Fara, Roho Photo, Aaron Rickets and Jerm Cohen As I stand in line for the X80 bus that runs from Harlem to Randalls Island, I notice something distinctly different about the crowd that has formed. Foreign accents and questions only tourists would ask permeate the space. It’s then that I […]

PHOTOS: A View from BangOn!NYC’s Elements Lakewood

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All photos by Alive Coverage Our Memorial Day weekend trip has left us feeling young again. This sense of refreshment is all thanks to Brooklyn’s BangOn!NYC, who brought their expanded Elements Lakewood Festival back to a Pennsylvania summer camp for a second time. In between sets from scene heavyweights like Claude VonStroke, Maceo Plex, REZZ, Shpongle and […]