Brooklyn Vegan — PLUS: new remix series launched photo: Dave Harrington w/ Darkside in 2014 (more by PSquared) To celebrate the holidays, Darkside's Dave Harrington is kicking off a 12 Days of Remixes series, which includes remixes and edits of Beyoncé, Nils Frahm,.... more info

Stereogum — BOSS is the newly formed trio of Warpaint vocalist/guitarist Theresa Wayman, All We Are bassist Guro Gikling, and drummer Sarah Jones, who’s played with Hot Chip and Yeasayer. They’re about to release their debut single on Dan Carey’s label Spe... more info

Stereogum — When Cale Parks isn’t drumming for Yeasayer or playing with Aloha or Band To Watch BRAHMS, he’s making transportive, mathematical house beats. His second solo EP, Lagoon Fool, is an atmospheric suite that dives deeper into the synthetic textures ... more info

Stereogum — Brooklyn via Minneapolis pop trio Strange Names are steadily ramping up to the release of Use Your Time Wisely. Lead single, “Ricochet” has already received the video treatment and a remix treatment from Yeasayer, and today the group shares “Ne... more info

Stereogum — Minneapolis dance trio Strange Names signed to the storied New York indie label Frenchkiss last summer, moved to Brooklyn, and began prepping their debut album Use Your Time Wisely. In the process, Liam Benzvi, Francis Ximenez, and Fletcher Aleckson ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Low City is the project of producer Abe Seiferth (who did the last Yeasayer record and is in Tippy Toes) and composer Jeremy Turner (who's worked with yMusic and others). The project also features guest performances from... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Escape Music Festival, which recently moved ot Governors Island, is happening this weekend. Tickets are still on sale and we have a couple of VIP passes you can try to win courtesy of doNYC. Enter via the form... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The two-day Escape Festival happens October 11-12 in NYC but has just moved locations. Originally set for Pier 9 in Brooklyn, it will now take place at Governors Island Beach Club. Other than locations, the line-up remains the same with Placebo, ... more info

Nialler9 — Ahmed Gallab has, until now been a musician who was never really in the spotlight. As a working one in other bands (Caribou, Yeasayer, Of Montreal) he quietly served the songs of others. On his second Sinkane album in 2012, Mars (the first in 2009 w... more info

Stereogum — The Sundanese-born and Brooklyn-based musician Ahmed Gallab started out as a sideman for indie bands like Yeasayer and Caribou before going solo as Sinkane, recording buoyant and inventive soul-pop that pulls its musical references from across the ge... more info