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Live: Wonder Girls Perform In Close Range At The iHeartRadio Theater
September 06, 2012 in Sound of the City
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Live: 2NE1 Are The Best At The Prudential Center
August 20, 2012 in Sound of the City
2NE1 Prudential Center Friday, August 17 Better than: Pretty much everything. At the Prudential Center on Friday, after an hour and a half delay due to "vocal and technical difficulties," 2NE1 emerged from four...
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SOTC Premiere: It Is Happening Again: A Texas Is The Reason Microfilm (Plus A Q&A With Norman Brannon)
August 13, 2012 in Sound of the City
Texas is the Reason were and, recently, are a band. They formed in 1994 and released one self-titled EP and one full-length, Do You Know Who You Are?, on which...
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Live: Pop-Punk Rises (And Crowdsurfs) Again At The Warped Tour
July 23, 2012 in Sound of the City
Brad NelsonWarped Tour: Taking Back Sunday, New Found Glory, Every time I Die, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks, and others. Nassau Coliseum Saturday, July 21 Better than: Last year. A few images: • The weather was...
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Q&A: fun.'s Nate Ruess On Self-Help Lyrics, Second Chances, And "Pessimistic Optimism"
June 15, 2012 in Sound of the City
Daniel Silbertfun. has blanketed America with the song "We Are Young," a strange, anthemic, Queen-nodding song that, via Glee and a Super Bowl commercial, is a bright symbol of modern...
Swearin' Perfect The Poetic Punk Rock Argument
Let Me Tell You About The Great Band I Saw
June 11, 2012 in Sound of the City
Live: Converge And Rorschach Turn (Le) Poisson Rouge Into A Sweaty Basement
May 29, 2012 in Sound of the City
Q&A: The Promise Ring's Dan Didier On Getting The Band Back Together And Wood/Water
May 18, 2012 in Sound of the City
Live: Say Anything Works Through Its Growing Pains At Best Buy Theater
April 16, 2012 in Sound of the City
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Live: Lil B Absorbs The Audience, Talks Axl Rose And Trayvon Martin At New Museum
April 13, 2012 in Sound of the City
Jesse Untract-OaknerLil B at the New Museum. Lil B The New Museum Thursday, April 12 Better than: Quietly contemplating a painting. 1. In the small downstairs theater of the New Museum, a projector's light...
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Live: Lil B Brings His Light To NYU
April 12, 2012 in Sound of the City
Lil B (lecture) Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, NYU Wednesday, April 11 Better than: College. Lil B walks onto the stage of the Eisner & Lubin Auditorium in a dayglo yellow shirt, which combats for...
Lil B's The Basedprint 2: The Hastily Assigned Homework Assignment For Tomorrow Night's NYU Lecture
April 10, 2012 in Sound of the City
Live: Jandek Makes Himself Known At Vaudeville Park
March 27, 2012 in Sound of the City
Live: School Of Seven Bells Keep Their Cool At The Mercury Lounge
February 29, 2012 in Sound of the City
Live: Jack's Mannequin Make Themselves At Home At Irving Plaza
February 09, 2012 in Sound of the City
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Pazz & Jop 2011: Brad Nelson On Why Lou Reed And Metallica's Lulu Was 2011's Best Album
January 20, 2012 in Sound of the City
To supplement this year's Pazz & Jop launch, Sound of the City asked a few critics to expand on the reasonings behind their voting. Here, Brad Nelson talks about the...
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Live: Jonathan Toubin's Friends Rally For His Recovery
January 17, 2012 in Sound of the City
Jonathan Toubin Benefit Show: Chain And The Gang, 5 Dollar Priest, Eleanor Friedberger, Nicole Atkins, Dorit Chrysler and theremin, Shilpa Ray, An American Dream, TWO TEARS Music Hall of Williamsburg Thursday, January...
