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Ocean announces two European festival gigs. Frank Ocean released his first album in over four years in August and in typical Ocean fashion went right back into hiding without any sort of press or live tour. -
Northside 2016 Lineup: Diarrhea Planet, Gang of Youths, Viceroy Among 80 Names Added
They join already announced names like Conor Oberst, Hinds, Kacey Musgraves and Brian Wilson. Brooklyn's smaller and much less crowded answer at SXSW, Northside Festival, has announced over 80 musical acts that will join its already quite solid 2016 lineup. -
Brian Wilson, Kacey Musgraves, Conor Oberst Headline Northside Festival 2016 Lineup
SXSW is the standard when it comes to music, tech and film festivals, but Brooklyn (of course) is trying to build one of its own with Northside Festival. The festival has only just begun to unveil its more than 400 musical acts, but the main headliners were announced today and the top acts are Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds as he will at various other festival across the United States to celebrate the Beach Boys album's 50th year anniversary, Kacey Musgraves, Conor Oberst and Wolf Parade. -
Top 10 From Northside Festival 2015
This past week, Northside Festival took over Williamsburg. The SXSW-styled festival brought together film, speakers in various mediums and music over seven different days and nearly 400 bands that were in town. We were there to capture some of the best moments from a very busy couple of days of music and we narrowed that down to a top 10 list. Check out our top 10 picks for the 2015 Northside Festival. -
Nas Performs 'Made You Look' With Run The Jewels at Northside Festival
Last night a special hip-hop moment happened. One of the very best to ever pick up a mic, Nas appeared on stage with Run The Jewels -- one of the hottest up-and-coming duos in hip-hop right now. Run The Jewels were scheduled to perform as the headliner at 50 Kent, the main outdoor venue at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn, and they had a very special trick up their sleeves. The Illmatic rapper showed up as a surprise guest to perform his 'God's Son' track "Made You Look" at the end of RTJ's set and your author was on hand to capture the action on video. -
Northside Festival 2015 Lineup: Run The Jewels, Best Coast, Vince Staples
Most music fans are familiar with the major music festivals like Bonnaroo, Coachella, Glastonbury and Lollapalooza that showcase the biggest bands in the world. However, there are plenty of smaller local festival that showcase mid-level, up-and-coming and local acts that will be the next wave of headliners at those major, big-ticket festivals. New York City has countless music events happening every weekend, notably during the summer, and in three weeks, Northside Festival will be taking over Brooklyn with a combination of speakers, films and music. The festival just announced the majority of the artists who will be performing this year including Best Coast, Run The Jewels, Zola Jesus and Vince Staples. -
Northside Festival 2014 Hits Hipster Hubs of Williamsburg and Bushwick in Brooklyn June 12-19
It is perhaps New York's largest discovery gala, The Northside Festival, which slams Brooklyn's newest hubs for anything artsy this June 12 to 19.
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