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The Hum

Mondays this April, The Hum, Manhattan Inn

Filed Under: EventsBy Culture Crux

Hypnocraft presents a Monday night residency dedicated to creating new music and video art, featuring first time collaborations across various genres with some of New York’s best musicians and video artists.

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Modest Mouse "Strangers to Ourselves"

Music Review: Modest Mouse’s “Strangers to Ourselves”

Filed Under: MusicBy Leigh Peterson

Modest Mouse’s long-awaited sixth studio album interweaves the crudity of their early recordings and the polish of their recent work into a powerfully eccentric opus.

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Of Montreal

Music Review: of Montreal’s “Aureate Gloom”

Filed Under: MusicBy Leigh Peterson

Recorded in a span of three weeks after the divorce of its front man, Of Montreals’ thirteenth album safely stays within their previously charted sonic territory while often sliding into conceptual schizophrenia.

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2015 Battle of the Boroughs: Brooklyn

Battle of the Boroughs: Brooklyn-March 6 in The Greene Space

Filed Under: EventsBy Coral Silverman

WNYC and WQXR’s Battle of Boroughs pits bands from each of the city’s boroughs against each other for a chance to compete in the final Ultimate Battle. One of our favorite Brooklyn bands, Teletextile will be one of the acts representing the fair county of Kings in the Battle’s Brooklyn edition.

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Father John Misty I Love You, Honeybear

Music Review: Father John Misty’s “I Love You, Honeybear”

Filed Under: MusicBy Leigh Peterson

Father John Misty’s sophomore release is a startling investigation into the possibility of love enduring in our contemporary, inhospitable social climate.

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Bill Berkson

Meaning Stirrer–An Interview with Bill Berkson

Filed Under: LitBy Coral Silverman

“If you’re going to be a writer, you need to know everything.” – An interview with poet, art critic, and professor Bill Berkson on the occasion of the publication of his new book of poetry, ‘Expect Delays,’ (his 21st).

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'The Pianohouse' by Trimpin

‘In the Garden of Sonic Delights’ Enchants at the Caramoor Center in Katonah

Filed Under: ArtBy Coral Silverman

This week is the last chance to experience the sound art exhibit installed throughout the lush gardens of the Caramoor Center, featuring mesmerizing works by Laurie Anderson, Bob Bielecki, Stephan Moore, Betsey Biggs and others.

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William Kentridge

‘Paper Music’: A Ciné Concert by William Kentridge and Philip Miller – October 27 at Carnegie Hall

Filed Under: EventsBy Culture Crux

As part of the current ‘UBUNTU’ festival celebrating the music and arts of South Africa, Carnegie Hall will present the U.S. premiere of the collaboration between the artist and composer.

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Hiroshima Mon Amour

‘By Marguerite Duras’ Retrospective–October 15-22 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center

Filed Under: EventsBy Coral Silverman

A weeklong festival presents a selection of her formally daring films, movies adapted from her writing, and a newly restored re-release of ‘Hiroshima Mon Amour.’

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Art Review: Two Visions of Feminism at Gitana Rosa and The Hole

Filed Under: ArtBy Coral Silverman

As the term feminism enjoys a resurgence in pop culture, two art shows which opened this month in New York City offer unique visions of its future.

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The Hum

Mondays this April, The Hum, Manhattan Inn

Hypnocraft presents a Monday night residency dedicated to creating new music and video art, featuring first time collaborations across various genres with some of New York’s best musicians and video artists.

Read More...
Modest Mouse "Strangers to Ourselves"

Music Review: Modest Mouse’s “Strangers to Ourselves”

Modest Mouse’s long-awaited sixth studio album interweaves the crudity of their early recordings and the polish of their recent work into a powerfully eccentric opus.

Read More...
Of Montreal

Music Review: of Montreal’s “Aureate Gloom”

Recorded in a span of three weeks after the divorce of its front man, Of Montreals’ thirteenth album safely stays within their previously charted sonic territory while often sliding into conceptual schizophrenia.

Read More...
2015 Battle of the Boroughs: Brooklyn

Battle of the Boroughs: Brooklyn-March 6 in The Greene Space

WNYC and WQXR’s Battle of Boroughs pits bands from each of the city’s boroughs against each other for a chance to compete in the final Ultimate Battle. One of our favorite Brooklyn bands, Teletextile will be one of the acts representing the fair county of Kings in the Battle’s Brooklyn edition.

Read More...
Father John Misty I Love You, Honeybear

Music Review: Father John Misty’s “I Love You, Honeybear”

Father John Misty’s sophomore release is a startling investigation into the possibility of love enduring in our contemporary, inhospitable social climate.

Read More...

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