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Chrissy Costanza & VOILÀ – Racket – October 9, 2024

Lead singer of the pop-punk trio Against the Current, New Jersey’s Chrissy Costanza just dropped her debut EP, VII, and celebrated its release alongside L.A. pop duo VOILÀ at Racket on Wednesday, as part of their Spin the Bottle Tour.

Photos courtesy of Hillary Safadi | @hillasafadi

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Tinariwen – Brooklyn Steel - July 26, 2024

Tinariwen, the acclaimed group of Saharan refugee musicians, filled a rapt Brooklyn Steel with their guitar- and rock-fueled desert blues and the Nashville-meets-North-Africa sounds featured on their ninth long-player, Amatssou, on Friday night. 

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Lexa Gates – Racket – November 26, 2024 

Lexa Gates has been getting raves for her major-label-debut, the rap- and jazz-inflected Elite Vessel. The rapper-singer-producer grew up in Queens, and she came home to New York City on the night before Thanksgiving to close out her tour in style with an upbeat sold-out show at Racket. 

Photos courtesy of Hillary Safadi | @hillasafadi

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Jersey – Knockdown Center – January 24, 2025

On Friday night, with just two dates left on the North American leg of Jersey’s Please, Don’t Break Our Synths world tour, French electronic producer-DJs-brothers Carl and Renaud filled a sold-out Knockdown Center with lots of good vibes and plenty of synths.

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Chromeo & the Midnight – Terminal 5 – October 4, 2024

Montreal twosome Chromeo and L.A. synthwave duo the Midnight’s joint tour has found them funking up North America together, and Friday night at Terminal 5 was a whole lot more of that ’80s-influenced funky good time.

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Stars – Music Hall of Williamsburg – September 19, 2024

Out on a North American tour in support of the 20th anniversary of their beloved breakthrough album, Set Yourself on Fire, Montreal rock and chamber-pop outfit Stars played a sold-out Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday and sent everyone home with a smile. 

(Stars play Music Hall of Williamsburg again tonight.)

(Stars play Union Transfer in Philadelphia tomorrow.)

(Stars play Royale in Boston on Sunday.)

Photos courtesy of Hillary Safadi | @hillasafadi

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Alice Phoebe Lou – Brooklyn Steel – November 10, 2024

Born and raised in South Africa and based in Berlin, singer-songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou capped off the American leg of her North American tour — and the weekend — with a sold-out show at Brooklyn Steel on Sunday night, winning over the crowd with her take on bedroom pop featuring hints of blues, folk, synths and jazz.

Photos courtesy of Hillary Safadi | @hillasafadi

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Brat Rave – Webster Hall – August 10, 2024

Brat Summer came to the East Village this weekend, and everyone at a sold-out Webster Hall got down to the sounds and vibes of Charli XCX and party-girl anthems, dancing the night away from late on Friday ’til early on Saturday.

Photos courtesy of Hillary Safadi | @hillasafadi

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MAVI – Music Hall of Williamsburg – September 12, 2024

Just a few dates into the tour behind his stellar third album, Shadowbox — “It’s among his darkest work, but also his most piercing and inventive” — Charlotte, N.C., rapper MAVI landed in Brooklyn on Thursday at a welcoming Music Hall of Williamsburg.

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Danny Brown and Frost Children – Music Hall of Williamsburg – August 22, 2024

NYC genre-spanning hyperpop sibling duo Frost Children kept it local last night at a sold-out Music Hall of Williamsburg, first serving as part of the backing band for Detroit rapper Danny Brown and then doing their own set, making Thursday an extra-special night.

Photos courtesy of Hillary Safadi | @hillasafadi

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Olivia O’Brien – Racket – June 20, 2024

Olivia O’Brien has been making evocative pop-fueled R&B since she was just a teenager, and on a hot Thursday night in the Meatpacking District, the Southern California singer-songwriter, who recently released a new single, “Glimpse of Me,” thrilled those assembled for her headlining show at Racket.

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DJ Seinfeld – Brooklyn Steel – January 24, 2025

Out on the Hopecore Tour, his biggest yet in the U.S., acclaimed house producer DJ Seinfeld — born in Sweden, based in Spain — brought a late-night dance party and his new single to Brooklyn Steel on Friday, helping everyone there shake it into the weekend.

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The Vaccines – Brooklyn Steel – January 17, 2025

On the second night of the North American tour in support of their sixth studio album, Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations, London rock quintet the Vaccines packed them into Brooklyn Steel on Friday.

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Destroy Lonely – Terminal 5 – December 22, 2024

Closing out the weekend, for his last show of the year, Atlanta rapper Destroy Lonely brought his second studio album, Love Lasts Forever — pairing the rapid rhymes and ethereal beats he’s become known for — to a packed Terminal 5 on Sunday night.

(Destroy Lonely plays The NorVa in Norfolk, Va., on 1/18.)

(Destroy Lonely plays The National in Richmond, Va., on 1/19.)

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Cascada – Webster Hall – December 16, 2024

Out on the road with Studio 24 — a mix of new songs and covers — German singer (and TV personality) Cascada brought her global dance party to Webster Hall on Monday night, getting the workweek started on a high note.

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Natasha Bedingfield – Webster Hall – November 20, 2024

English singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield is celebrating a milestone this year, the 20th anniversary of her debut album, the R&B-filled Unwritten. And on Wednesday night, the New Yorker threw a party for the LP at a sold-out Webster Hall. 

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