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Big Hush's Spirit/Wholes comes out Aug. 11.

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Big Hush's 'Soft Eyes' Jangles Shoegaze In A Hall Of Mirrors

10:58am June 27, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Featuring members of Pygmy Lush and Flasher, Big Hush's first two cassettes are getting pressed to vinyl as Spirit/Wholes, with a new song included that feels like a major step-up.

Vince Staples performs on The Tonight Show on June 26, 2017.

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Watch: Vince Staples Brings A Serrated 'Love Can Be...' To 'The Tonight Show'

9:12am June 27, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Staples follows the release of his anticipated Big Fish Theory with a visit to Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show.

DJ Khaled, backstage at the 2017 BET Awards, helped set the stage for one of the year's biggest barometers of pop.

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BET Awards Wields, And Exerts, Its Influence Beyond Black America

6:58pm June 26, 2017

by Rodney Carmichael

No matter how loved or loathed, last night's show proves why it's often the most talked-about night in pop.

The Empire State Building's lights were synced to the encore performance of "I Will Get By" by Dead & Company at nearby Citi Field.

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The Empire State Building Synced Its Lights To The Grateful Dead's 'Touch Of Grey'

4:33pm June 26, 2017

by Felix Contreras

A partnership between the building's realty trust, reunion outfit Dead & Company and Citi Field had the Empire State Building's lights dancing along with the crowd of thousands.

Ravi Coltrane performs a Tiny Desk Concert on May 4, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR)

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Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert

3:05pm June 26, 2017

by Suraya Mohamed

Artistic legacy, evolution and studied ease coalesced at this Tiny Desk Concert, with Coltrane offering four interpretations of his and others' works.

Radiohead perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury music festiva on June 23, 2017.

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Hear Radiohead's Incredible Glastonbury Performance

1:41pm June 26, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Exactly 20 years after it cemented its place as one of the most ambitious rock bands in history with OK Computer, Radiohead returned to Britain's most renowned festival.

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There's Plenty Of Variety On Sexmob's Scrappy 'Cultural Capital'

1:27pm June 26, 2017

by Kevin Whitehead

Since the 1990s, New York trumpet player Steven Bernstein has been the ringleader of this occasional quartet. This recent album was recorded at a home studio and its rough-hewn quality is just right.

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Let's Eat Grandma arrived last year fully formed — now they're looking beyond their beginnings.

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Let's Eat Grandma: Defying Commas And Expectations

1:05pm June 26, 2017

by Simon Reynolds

These two British teenagers arrived from out of nowhere, young in years but artistically mature and assured — and now the pair is out to reshape and retake.

Widowspeak's new album, Expect The Best, comes out August 25.

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Widowspeak Announces A New Album, Kicks It Off With 'Dog'

10:00am June 26, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

Molly Hamilton channels an animal's mindset in the dreamily yearning first single from Expect The Best, due out August 25.

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Watch Nine Inch Nails' Dimly Lit And Creepy Performance On 'Twin Peaks'

9:55am June 26, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Trent Reznor and crew are the latest band to play the "roadhouse" on Twin Peaks. In the TV show's most caustic performance, yet, the band howls through "She's Gone Away."