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Xiu Xiu

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

From a memorial service for minimalist icon Tony Conrad, to the batshit-weird beauty of Xiu Xiu, April is full of must-see concerts.
By Brad Cohan
Adam Schatz with Landlady at the release party for "The World is a Loud Place" at House of Yes on January 25.

Meet New York’s Indie Rock Zelig, Landlady’s Adam Schatz

You might not recognize his name, but chances are you've listened to Adam Schatz's music for years without even knowing it.
By Justin Joffe
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

"To say that we have a dying community of music is not true. It's such a fucking entitled, upper-middle-class bourgeois attitude to say there's always gonna be a new space opening."
By Justin Joffe
A Bigger Splash, 1967 by David Hockney (Photo: Courtesy the artist's website).

David Hockney to Show Larry Gagosian Portrait, Auction Terms Explained, and More

By Guelda Voien
Emily Reo @ Silent Barn (Photo by Justin Joffe/ New York Observer)

Emily Reo Finds Sanctuary in Bushwick’s Communal Music Spaces

By Justin Joffe
A scene from the scene at Rubulad, now no more. (Brooklyn Spaces)

The Quiet Death of New York’s Noisy Loft Parties

By Matt Chaban
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