Brooklyn Vegan — Pictureplane at MoMA PS1 in 2011 (more by Erez Avissar) Braids in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Mac DeMarco at NXNE Bruise Cruise in June (more by David Andrako) today in NYC * Paul Banks, The Walkmen, Daughter... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pictureplane @ PS1 (more by Erez Avissar) Spend your weekend checking out art at the annual, three-day DUMBO Arts Fair, but also make time to get to Long Island City for the seventh annual NY Art Book Fair which runs... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DJ Rashad Chicago footwork producer DJ Rashad released the excellent TEKLIFE Vol. 1: Welcome to the Chi album earlier this year, and played a Brooklyn show at 285 Kent soon after with Total Freedom and J-Cush. All three of those... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pictureplane and Grimes at 285 Kent in July (photo by Erez Avissar) Pictureplane, who recently played 285 Kent with Grimes (who was DJing) and surprise guests A$AP Rocky and AraabMuzik, will be playing a few shows this September, including another... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Grimes at Pitchfork Fest 2012 (more by Chase Turner) Grimes (aka Claire Boucher), who got her start in a more experimental scene before reaching much wider fanbases this year with her pop-centric Visions, is planning to follow that album with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pictureplane in Chicago in April (more by Tyler Trykowski) today in NYC * ASSSSCAT 3000 @ UCB * Les Hot Club @ Barbes * Mike Birbiglia @ Union Hall * Jeff Walton Quintet @ The Stone * M'lumbo, Gary Lucas... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Fred Pessaro / BBG (not vegan) There is a risk of locally damaging thunderstorms Tuesday evening and again on Independence Day, which could not only impact daytime picnics and festivals, but also evening fireworks in the Northeast. Just about... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Pictureplane at 285 Kent in February (more by Andrew St. Clair) Pictureplane has some dates coming up in the next few weeks including two in NYC. The first is the LAZERPOP Northside Party at Glasslands on Friday... more info

Impose Magazine — In a recent correspondence with Class Actress' Elizabeth Harper, our conversations explored the allure of Paris, a plethora of chic designers, and her connection to musical contemporaries. From walks the Seine, fabric spinners Hogan McLaughlin and Pr... more info

XLR8R — Maybe you've noticed, maybe you haven't, but Ad Hoc, a new online source for underground/DIY music from the editors of the now-defunct Altered Zones, is finally up and running—an occasion which will soon be celebrated with the release of ... more info