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Deerhoof, David Byrne Kick Off Timely JapanNYC Festival

Deerhoof, David Byrne Kick Off Timely JapanNYC Festival

The second installment of Carnegie Hall's sprawling cultural festival JapanNYC has been in the works for months, but due to recent tragic events in Japan, it seems fitting and maybe even somehow therapeutic to celebrate all the phenomenal art, music, cinema and performance that the Japanese give to the world. The organizers of the festival, which features a wide variety of events at venues citywide, explain on their website, "While plans for our JapanNYC festival proceed, we offer our thoughts and prayers to those affected. At this incredibly difficult time, we feel it is particularly important to pay tribute to Japan and its people through these festival events." more ›

Week in Rock: Pavement Edition

   

Click through to read about Pavement's reunion show in Central Park, Deerhoof's show at Le Poisson Rouge, and Pela's break-up. more ›

Greg Saunier, Deerhoof

Greg Saunier, Deerhoof

The highly idiosyncratic yet surprisingly catchy experimental rock band Deerhoof has been called "one of the most original rock bands to have come along in the last decade." And that's not coming from some dude's blog, that's the New York Times talking. Yet though they've been around since the early '90s, describing their music is still vexing, so we'll kindly refer you to their website, where YouTube clips abound. It's also in your best interest to attend their free performance this Friday night at the Prospect Park band shell, that is if you like your summer nights spiced up by unpredictable sounds. more ›

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