Brooklyn Vegan — Twin Sister @ Mercury Lounge in April (more by Bao Nguyen) tonight in NYC * Zs, David Linton @ Issue Project Room * Apples in Stereo @ South Street Seaport * Maxwell, Erykah Badu @ Madison Square Garden * Anal... more info

ContactMusic — JAY-Z has scrapped plans for a surprise concert in his native New York after city officials voiced concerns about security and refused to grant the rapper permission... more info

ContactMusic — BEYONCE once vetoed a piece of art her husband JAY-Z bought for their New York penthouse home - because she didn't like the suggestive and controversial image.The... more info

ContactMusic — Tinchy Stryder has signed a deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation Label.The Number 1' rapper, who is currently working on the follow-up album to his mega successful Catch... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Grouper @ Terminal 5 in May 2009 (more by Natasha Ryan) So we managed to sneak into Grouper's rare Brooklyn gig on Friday night and still aren't sure what we witnessed over the course of her main... more info

Altsounds — On the heels of releasing their critically acclaimed new album, *New Slaves* (out now on *The Social Registry*), Brooklyn's electronically tricked out free-jazz doom ensemble *Zs* have just announced select local New York appearances, including t... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-26 Brooklyn, NY - Issue Project Room07-06 Baltimore, MD - Flortistree $07-25 Ceske, Czech Republic - Budejovice Bazilika07-26 Vienna, Austria - Rhiz07-27 Tolmin, Slovenia - Sajeta Festival07-28 Faenza, Italy - Clandestino07-29 Geneva, Switzerland ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Arab on Radar Dudefest isn't the only recipients of the Arab on Radar return, as NYC and ten other cities will get a taste of their own during select dates in July, August and September. The dates include... more info

Pitchfork — -- All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, the film that Califone frontman Tim Rutili directed (and that shares its name with Califone's latest album), is out this week on DVD via IndiePix Films. Califone themselves have screened the film and performed... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Zs - Acres of Skin (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Zs - Diamond Terrifier (Zebrablood remix) (MP3) Avant-garde trio Zs are celebrating their new LP New Slaves (out now on Social Registry) with a show at Knitting Factory in... more info