Nadah El Shazly – Afqid Adh-Dhakira (I Lose Memory)
Nawa El Shazly is blowing my damn mind this evening, prepare for filmic experimental Arabic desert jazz that’ll make...
Flannel Albert | From Portland To Korea To New York City
FLANNEL ALBERT (Albert Joo) is a hip hop artist based in Brooklyn these days but his journey started...
The IDC = Republicans in Democrats’ clothing turning the NY Senate from blue to red. Learn how to fight this outrage.
Outraged? Do something about it. The Creative Resistance recently produced one of the best illustrations of the crisis...
Two Brooklyn-Based Musicians Heading On Tour Highlighting The Power Of Female Unity
Check out Brooklyn-based singer/songwriters Lucia “Loosh” Stavros of Green Glass hitting the road in a few days on October...
An Inside Look At The NYPD’s Surveillance Of Muslim Communities
Kinda Cooper has kindly contributed this piece to Elevtr follow her work on Medium. A Bangladeshi immigrant teen...
El Grito De Sunset Park Has A Message For You | Puerto Rico Relief In Sunset Park
Less than three weeks ago, grassroots organization El Grito De Sunset Park established an all volunteer-led effort with...
Spotify’s I’m With The Banned series
Spotify is releasing a new project titled “I’m With The Banned” that is one part a collaborative music series...
Something Satisfying About Seeing A Puerto Rican Rap Icon Throw Soup On A Racist Troll | Princess Nokia
Destiny Nicole Frasqueri better known by her stage name Princess Nokia turns out to be the now infamous...
The National/Beirut collaborator Ben Lanz Exclusive Premiere | Lanz – “Super Arrow”
Lanz is the project of multi-instrumentalist Ben Lanz, who’s played in The National, Beirut, Sufjan Stevens’ band, Gabriel & the Hounds and much more. “Super...
What Has Junot Diaz Been Up To? Thinking Of New York Of Course!
Junot Díaz, author of This Is How You Lose Her & Drown, recently recounted in hyper-omnipresence like he...
Bushwick Open Studios: Art Trucks At House Of Yes!
House of Yes & Bushwick Open Studios presents a free show all weekend titled ART TRUCKS! Free entry w...
CALLING ALL FRIENDS & LOVERS OF JUSTICE! | Mayday Space Bash Saturday
CALLING ALL FRIENDS & LOVERS OF JUSTICE This fall Mayday Space and Starr Bar are celebrating their anniversaries!...
Tangina Stone Show Preview | Live From Rockwood Thursday Sept 21st
Tangina Stone is the Canton, Ohio-born and Brooklyn-based singer we had a lively interview with last year. She finally...
Alsarah & The Nubatones – Alforag (iZem Remix) | Premiere
Alsarah was born in Sudan and fled with her family during the 1989 coup (by then soon-to-be) President Omar...
Mas Ysa Survives Head Injury Releases Album & 16 MM Film
This untitled EP follows the release of 2015’s full-length Seraph, 2014’s Worth EP. These records saw Mas Ysa...
Queens-based Band FRIGHTNRS New Single Lookin
Check out Queens band FRIGHTNRS latest single titled, “Lookin.” The four piece just oozes cool, taking the vintage...
Thousands in NYC Rally and Sit In NYC In Response To DACA Repeal | Volunteer Info
Thousands in NYC Rally and Sit In NYC In Response To DACA Repeal NY 9-5-2017 | Text RESISTE...
Jatinder Singh Durhailay | Graphic Artist Highlight
Jatinder Singh Durhailay‘s work exudes the cornerstone of what the modern Asian artist must do and do well:...
Eric Weiner Founder Of The Wild Honey Pie | Welcome Campers 2017
Eric Weiner, founder of The Wild Honey Pie, and I exchanged some words a week or so ago,...
Elevtr Endorsing Sept 9th Brooklyn March against Gentrification, Racism & Police Violence
“Our neighborhoods are being torn apart by skyrocketing rents and terrorized by police brutality. Low-to-middle income New Yorkers...
Weekend Show Highlight
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 2017 This weekend brings NYC some fire summer concerts. Friday we got Kendrick at Prudential...
AROOJ AFTAB RESIDENCY | THREES BREWING WITH RAFIQ BHATIA, KASSA OVERALL, ANJNA SWAMINATHAN
Arooj Aftab will be performing with and celebrating some of her favorite musicians in a marathon of noir...
Friday Show Highlight
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 2017 Whether it’s Reggae Fest happening at B.B. Kings that you need to give you...
In Review | Fatimah Asghar’s Let Me Love Me Series
In January 2015, poet Fatimah Asghar started a project called Let Me Love Me, the project described as...
Underground NYC Hip Hop | YL – 2007
Chelsea native YL is reppin downtown Manhattan with true NYC swag, his flow is crazy and he’s super...
Artists Rise Against Islamophobia | Featuring New Music From Heems
Heems, Hamilton Leithauser, Mac DeMarco, Khruangbin, and more will be featured on a brand new compilation called Philia:...