May19

Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band @ Terminal 5 (Live Review)

05.18.13

On Saturday night, Terminal 5 was packed from the merch booth to the balconies for Josh Ritter’s second Manhattan performance of 2013, with late arrivals shit out of luck on vantage points and elbow room. With an awkward, humble introduction, Ritter dove into a solo acoustic rendition of “Idaho” before The Royal City Band slowly emerged on “Southern Pacifica.” Evocative drums and guitars coupled with Ritter’s pristine vocals and stellar songwriting roused the crowd from their relative slumber.

As iPhone cameras flashed and overpriced domestic beer spilled from careless grips, Ritter’s post-divorce guarded optimism came “out of the dark clouds” on “Hopeful,” the evening’s first selection from The Beast In Its Tracks. “New Lover,” perhaps the strongest song on the new album, captured the romantic’s heart of darkness with a …

May18

Juan Atkins Returns To Brooklyn, Cameo Gallery – TONIGHT (MP3)

There’s really not much to say except the Godfather of Techno is back in Brooklyn for another special appearance, of course leading up to his appearance during the extended weekend of Detroit’s Movement festival. The legend that is Juan Atkins is back at Cameo Gallery, with support from TURRBOTAX resident and fellow Michigan native Contakt on the bill. Brooklyn is getting some serious midwest vibes tonight, and we at URB couldn’t be happier. Cameo is actually doing a ticket giveaway for this event, and it only takes a click or two to get entered into the drawing. Otherwise, check out some classic Juan Atkins vibes down below, as well as the flyer post-jump.

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May17

Oscar O’Malley Goes H.A.M. on “Billy Butcher” (MP3)

If a picture is worth a thousand words, an Oscar O’Malley track is worth a thousand pictures. Mr. O’Malley shows up as “Billy Butcher” this time around and he’s come equipped with the proper tools to do work-stretching words into homonyms with more agile flows than the Jamaican bobsled team. The Stoned God needs no hook when he has almost three minutes of explicit poetry over Teddy Da Don‘s orchestral production. So stop scratching your head, and hit the jump for the stream and free download…

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May16

10 Great Acts to Catch at EDC New York (Video)

Electric Daisy Carnival returns to New York City for two days beginning on Friday, May 17. Saturday has already sold out, with limited Friday tickets remaining. URB has handpicked the essential acts to catch at this dance music festival, in no particular order but alphabetical.

Art Department | Neongarden | Saturday, 4:00-6:00pm

 Toronto veterans Kenny Glasgow and Jonny White are Art Department. Over recent years, they have broke the mold in creating an upbeat live DJ/vocal performance that is taking sound systems by storm. Art Department perform regularly with the Crosstown Rebels crew and have also worked with Hot Creations. The stage is …

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May16

Freddy Knop Drops Polyphonies EP and “Raum” (Video)

Berlin-based producer Freddy Knop has a new record out this week via Circle Into Square, highlighted by the jazzy, textured ambience of “Raum.” The 7-track Polyphonies EP cycles through xylophone, Oberheim synth, glockenspiel and found sounds on its way through those white earbuds that are going to give you significant hearing loss by the time you’re 35. Watch the video for “Raum” below and catch the bandcamp stream of Polyphonies directly beneath.

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