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Turkuaz brings its post-Tower of Power funk to Southpaw Wednesday night. Download "Coast to Coast" here.

On June 8, you won't necessarily need vision or hearing to experience the musical “Catch Me If You Can” on Broadway. The Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts is spending $240,000 to out...

The Philadelphia carnival barkers of Man Man bring zany instrumentation and clever arrangements to Music Hall of Williamsburg on Tuesday. Download the group's brand new "Knuckle Down" for free here.

Street performer John Boyd has been coming to the Bethesda Fountain and to Strawberry Fields in Central Park every weekend for the last four years to sing opera and jazz classics. B...

Big Freedia, the preeminent personality of the NoLA hip-hop sissy bounce scene, plays Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday. Download her "Excuse" here.

The Deviant Septet brings an unorthodox instrumentation invented by Stravinsky back to life on Thursday at the Greenwich House Music School. Download a movement of its recording of St...

On Tuesday afternoon, a new exhibit from the Public Art Fund will be unveiled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in City Hall Park. The exhibit features 27 works from the American minimalist sculptor Sol LeWitt.

Bass virtuoso Stanley Clarke brings his groove heavy jazz-fusion sound to The Blue Note for a week of concerts celebrating his 60th Birthday. Download his bass solo "Bass Folk Song No. 10" here for free.

Looks like Marty Markowitz’s epic battle against two Coney Island synagogues is over -- for now.

On Monday, City Council committees held hearings on the mayor’s proposed $43 million cuts to the Department of Cultural Affairs.

On Thursday at noon, Jeffery Ernstoff gives a performance and lecture about the history of the saxophone. Download his "Sax 5th Avenue" here.

The septet used on Todd Sickafoose's acclaimed indie-jazz album Tiny Resistors hits Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday night, presented by Undead Jazz. Download "Bye Bye Bees" here.

The sounds of accordions and harps rang out in Grand Central Station on Tuesday morning during the annual tryouts for "Music Under New York."

The artist opening for Lykke Li at Webster Hall on Tuesday night, Grimes, sounds like she took a few pointers from the Scandinavian electro-indie queen. Dowload “Vanessa” here, which ...

A new dispute has risen up between Local 802, the union that represents Broadway musicians, and the show’s producers over the number of live musicians included in the production

Recent census data reveals that the Mexican population in New York City has increased by 71 percent in the last decade. That means a lot more cumbia sonidero parties will be happening...

Musician, filmmaker and counter-cultural legend Melvin Van Peebles brings his new band to Zebulon's stage at the tender age of 78. Download "Play It As It Lays," which has never been released, here.

Musician, filmmaker and counter-cultural legend Melvin Van Peebles brings his new band to Zebulon's stage at the tender age of 78. Download "Play It As It Lays," which has never been released, here.

The American Folk Art Museum has announced that it will be selling its 30,000 square-foot building to the Museum of Modern Art. The museum will be moving to a much smaller space it rents across from Lincoln Center.

The Detroit indie pop band Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. dons its NASCAR jumpsuits and hits the stage at Mercury Lounge on Wednesday night. Download "Morning Thought" off its upcoming album here.