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Panorama 2016 Festival Review

July 27, 2016 By Peter Rittweger

The folks at Goldenvoice, the company most famous for promoting Coachella, were probably looking forward to a reprieve from the three digit temperatures their flagship festival often endures in the Southern California desert when they were organizing their New York City festival, some months ago. Instead, they, and festival-goers like myself, would have to persevere […]

Filed Under: Events, Music, Photos Tagged With: arcade fire, FKA Twigs, Flatbush Zombies, Julie Ruin, Kendrick Lamar, lcd soundsystem, panorama, run the jewels, Sia, white lung

Ten acts we'll be checking out at Panorama

July 21, 2016 By Peter Rittweger

The inaugural Coachella East, better known as Panorama starts tomorrow on Randall’s Island. The folks at Goldenvoice have done an admirable job putting together a solid festival lineup, mostly consisting of big tent indie, electro and hip-hop. Here’s the ten acts we’ll most definitely be checking out this weekend.

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: arcade fire, Blood Orange. The Front Bottoms, broken social scene, Kendrick Lamar, lcd soundsystem, Madlib, run the jewels, Sufjan Stevens, white lung

2015 Northside Music Festival guide

June 9, 2015 By Chris Quartly

While Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, there’s something about the Northside Festival that really feels like the season is truly kicking off. With hundreds of bands and a few dozen venues to consider on the music side of things, it can be overwhelming, so we’d like to offer some sincere recommendations; who […]

Filed Under: Bushwick, Events, Greenpoint, Mccarren Park, Music, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: 50 Kent, ad hoc, against me, Blanck Mass, Built to Spill, Girl Band, GODMODE, lower dens, Luna, muchmores, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Northside Festival, Palisades, run the jewels, Sacred Bones, TEEN, The Holydrug Couple, viet cong, zola jesus

Primavera Sound 2015: The Strokes, Run The Jewels, and no selfie sticks

June 4, 2015 By Josh Morrissey

I had the pleasure of attending Primavera Sound this past weekend for their 15th anniversary of the Barcelona festival. First off here’s a New York based act I got to watch for

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: barcelona, Primavera Sound, run the jewels, the strokes

Live concert series returning to Williamsburg waterfront this year

April 10, 2015 By Robert Lanham

We knew that there would be a few shows as part of the Northside Festival, but this is great news. Neko Case kicks off the series in June, which will be called Brooklyn Live at the Inlet: Indie, deep house, hip-hop and everything in between will be taking over 50 Kent Avenue, starting with Northside […]

Filed Under: Williamsburg Tagged With: 50 Kent, Best Coast, concerts, Neko Case, run the jewels, williamsburg waterfront, Williamsburg Waterfront Concerts

Northside Festival releases 2015 lineup including Run The Jewels and Best Coast

March 4, 2015 By Josh Morrissey

Williamsburg’s own Northside Festival will feature Run The Jewels, Best Coast, Built to Spill, Neko Case and many more in the music portion of the fest which runs from June 11th-14th. Grab badges and more info HERE. – @joshmorrissey

Filed Under: Music, News Tagged With: Northside Festival, run the jewels

Bonnaroo 2015 Lineup

January 8, 2015 By Megan Venzin

UPDATE 1/13/15 The official Bonnaroo lineup is here, and WHAT A LINEUP INDEED! For headliners you’re looking at the Piano Man Billy Joel, returning acts Mumford and Sons and one of rap and hip-hops finest, Kendrick Lamar. For the first time ever, it’s been said that an EDM act will also be taking a coveted […]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Events, Music, News, Videos Tagged With: BassNectar, belle and sebastian, Ben Folds, Bonnaroo, coachella, Deathcab for Cutie, Earth Wind and Fire, Flume, Glass Animals, Governor's Ball, Gramatik, Modest Mouse, Moon Taxi, My Morning Jacket, Odesza, Pokey Lafarge, Punch Brothers, robert plant, run the jewels, st. vincent, Tears for Fears

Coachella 2015 Lineup

January 6, 2015 By Megan Venzin

Well here it is folks! Festival season is officially upon us with the announcement of Coachella’s 2015 lineup. It’s an eclectic mix heading to California’s Indio Valley this year with Jack White, Drake and AC/DC headlining the bill. While Jack White may come as a bit of a disappointment to those of us who saw […]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Events, Music, News Tagged With: AC/DC, axwell ingrosso, coachella, David Guetta, drake, Gramatik, Hearts, Hozier, jack white, Kaskade, run the jewels, Steely Dan, The War on Drugs, tyler the creator

FREEwilliamsburg's Top 25 Albums of 2014

December 26, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

Photo via BK Mag 2014 will be a year bookended by loss in Williamsburg. When 285 Kent closed its doors in January, it was like a shotgun blast through the heart of the local music community. While it was true that Williamsburg had been condofying for years, and spots like Monster Island, Secret Project Robot, […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: against me, Aphex Twin, Arca, Curtis Harding, Eagulls, Flying Lotus, future islands, Hiss Golden Messenger, Isaiah Rashad, joyce manor, nothing, Nux Vomica, Parquet Courts, Pharmakon, Punch, real estate, run the jewels, st. vincent, Sun Kil Moon, The Hotelier, The War on Drugs, Twin Peaks, United Nations, Wovenhand, YOB

Who we're seeing at Governor's Ball (and who you should see too): a conversation

June 5, 2014 By Carly McAlpine

Two of FREEwilliamsburg’s newest music bloggers hung out last night (and over email today, seeing as drinks began to flow) and talked about who they’re seeing at Governor’s Ball this year. Check it out, check out the acts we’re excited for, get excited too, and we’ll see you on Randall’s Island! Feel free to join […]

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: axwell ingrosso, bastille, bloody beetroots, Chance The Rapper, classixx, damon albarn, deafheaven, Diarrhea Planet, disclosure, Earl Sweatshirt, empire of the sun, fitz and the tantrums, glitch mob, Governor's Ball, Grimes, interpol, jack white, james blake, janelle monae, jenny lewis, Julian Casablancas, la roux, outkast, phoenix, rjd2, run the jewels, skaters, skrillex, spoon, strokes, tanlines, the kills, tv on the radio, tyler the creator, vampire weekend, washed out



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