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Red Bull Music Academy

Elsa Soarez at The Town Hall on Friday, May 19

What American Singers Can Learn From Elza Soares’ Hard-Won Brilliance

To call Brazilian samba legend Elza Soares' story "rags to riches" would be reductive—she grew up in one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest favelas.
By Justin Joffe
Patrick Adams

Legendary Producer Patrick Adams Has Priceless Advice for Aspiring Artists

The iconic soul, disco and hip-hop producer talks negotiating deals, working with Eric B. & Rakim, and Kanye stealing his grooves.
By Justin Joffe
Notekillers.

Notekillers: The Best Art Rock Band You’ve Never Heard Of

"I wanted to create rock music that wasn’t about anything but was focused as much as possible on the phenomenological energy of sound itself"
By Brad Cohan
White Zombie.

‘It Came From NYC’ Remembers When White Zombie Ruled Noise Rock (Not Hot Topic)

By Ron Hart
Sumac.

The Month in Weird: August’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Pylon.

America’s (Other) Best Band: Pylon’s Brilliant Punk Minimalism Lives On

By Brad Cohan
The Feelies.

The World Is Still Catching Up to the Genius Indie Rock The Feelies Ignited

By Brad Cohan
Kayo Dot.

The Month in Weird: July’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Todd Patrick's Market Hotel, as viewed from the adjacent JMZ subway platform.

DIY Venue Owner Todd Patrick: Only the Bourgeois Think NY Is Dead

By Justin Joffe
Dizzee Rascal at Music Hall of Williamsburg, as part of the Red Bull Music Academy

Dizzee Rascal Brought Grime to BK to Perform His Turnt Debut Album

By Justin Joffe
Diamanda Galas.

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean: The Regal Darkness of Diamanda Galas

By Jim Farber
The Body.

The Month in Weird: May’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
FKA Twigs. (Photo: Maria Jose Gove, Red Bull Content Pool).

FKA Twigs’ ‘Congregata’ Is 2015’s Cirque Du Soleil

By Ilana Kaplan
La Monte Young

Experimental Music Pioneer La Monte Young Speaks at Red Bull Music Academy Festival

By Tim Sommer
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