Best New Bands Does Desert Daze

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Joshua Tree, California – “Pretty much everything about this festival is unprofessional.” That was the easiest way to reflect upon Desert Daze 2016, as we walked back to our camp Sunday night following the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s closing set. This is in no way meant as a criticism either. Desert Daze was described as the “no rules

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Toro y Moi – What For? Out Now

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New York – What For?, the newest record from indie soul artist, Toro y Moi (known offstage as Chazwick Bradley Bundick), is out today via Carpark Records. Toro y Moi is currently in Europe for a final show in London tomorrow night, but, will be back in the U.S. just a few days from now for his

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Toro Y Moi is For Lovers

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Toro y Moi in a nutshell: A voice like velvet with beats that make you dance hard. Look up any live video of a Toro y Moi performance, and it’s a crowd of people dancing with hands in the air. That’s what this show at House of Vans was like, but in the huge event

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Preview: Afro-Punk Festival 2012

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“I would see more black people with mohawks than I’d ever seen my entire life. You see people who you thought you were the only one of.” -P.O.S., musician From August 25-26 the  8th annual Afro-Punk will go down in Brooklyn’s Commodore Berry Park. This will be a full-on culture fest for not only the

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