Friday, May 6, is the 22nd Bandcamp Friday—a 24-hour period where the retailer passes its usual cut of sales revenue along to the independent labels and artists who sell their music and merchandise through the site. Bandcamp typically announces forthcoming Bandcamp Fridays in three-month chunks, and this Friday is the last one that’s been made […]
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Helado Negro’s down-home pop is as invigorating as it is intimate
For more than a decade, Brooklyn-based artist Roberto Carlos Lange has crafted down-home pop music as Helado Negro. Each of his seven albums has shown a graceful evolution of his sonic palette, introducing scrappy psych-folk excursions, midtempo synth-pop odysseys, and other elements, but they’re all connected by an overarching gentleness at their core. Lange’s music […]
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Bandcamp Friday returns just in time to save you from holiday shipping delays
I’ve already begun to miss Halloween, because I’m not looking forward to being bombarded by Christmas every time I walk outside for two straight months. But I suppose it can’t hurt to remind any of y’all who celebrate some form of gift-giving holiday to get presents for your loved ones early, and not just because […]
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John Herndon of Tortoise has a deal for you
Influential drummer and artist John Herndon shares the engrossing story of his upbringing—but mostly in hopes that you’ll give his new solo music a chance.
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Buscabulla’s tropical soul vignettes distill the mixed blessings of returning home
In the wake of Hurricane Maria, at least 130,000 people left Puerto Rico to live elsewhere. Yet in February 2018, Puerto Rican musicians Raquel Berrios and Luis Alfredo del Valle, aka experimental dream-pop duo Buscabulla (“Troublemaker” in English), returned to the island after nearly a decade in New York City. During those years, they’d become […]
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Ruido Fest brings joyful Latinx noise to Union Park
From Friday, June 21, though Sunday, June 23, the fifth annual Ruido Fest comes to Union Park to serve up contemporary Latinx sounds and tasty treats that go well beyond typical festival fare (with any luck, the zucchini-blossom tacos in handmade tortillas will make an appearance again this year). Latinx music has 21 Spanish-speaking countries, […]
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Sharkula and Mukqs: two weird sounds that go down easy together
Outsider rapper Sharkula and oddball electronic artist Mukqs make a surprisingly approachable collaborative EP.
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Best shows to see: Todd Snider, Sharon Van Etten, Mick Jenkins, Helado Negro
The best shows to see through the weekend include Todd Snider, Sharon Van Etten, Mick Jenkins, and Helado Negro.
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Do-Division Street Fest: Disappears, Torche, Ariel Pink, the Gaslamp Killer, and more
This year’s Do-Division Street Fest lineup includes Disappears, Torche, Ariel Pink, Jeff the Brotherhood, and the Gaslamp Killer.
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Best shows to see: Helado Negro, Samothrace, Sewingneedle
Over the next few days your live-music options include Samothrace, Helado Negro, Aesop Rock, Bobby Conn, and a top-shelf tribute to Fred Anderson.
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Other sides of Helado Negro’s Roberto Carlos Lange
Roberto Carlo Lange, who performs under his Helado Negro guise this weekend, has released two terrific new albums with ROM and Ombre
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Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements: year two
The second Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements features Bobby Womack, Conor Oberst, John Cale, Jon Benjamin, El Circo Cheapo Cabaret, and more
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Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements returns for 2012
The 2012 lineup for Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements includes Bobby Womack, John Cale, Zola Jesus, and Van Dyke Parks