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When the music writer Paul Nelson died in 2006, few people remembered who he was: one of the first to champion a young Bob Dylan, an influential contributor to magazines like Rolling Stone and Sing Out! -- and the guy who dared to sign the New York Dolls to a ...

The 25-year-old jazz pianist Gerald Clayton is already a veteran in jazz circles, having worked with people like singer Diana Krall, trumpet player Roy Hargrove, and The Clayton Brothers (which includes his bassist father and saxophonist uncle). Gerald joins us for a live performance of songs of his debut album ...

Just a couple of weeks ago, we looked back at the career of the late Robert Palmer, an important music critic and writer.

Though his story reads like a nice stroll through a few of late 20th century's most potent musical subcultures, the reason forty-something Brit Harvey Bassett (a.k.a. DJ Harvey) is honored with legend status by today's disco hipsters rests less on where he's been, than on what he's brought back.

Where do you think "traditional" music ends and cultural exploitation begins?  Or does the whole question of authenticity bore you to death?  Jace Clayton, a.k.a. DJ /rupture, has strong opinions on the matter.

John Hollenbeck
"No Boat"
Playing at: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St., Greenwich Village)
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Hank & Cupcakes
"Sweet Potion"
Playing at: Zebulon (258 Wythe Ave., Williamsburg)
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Queen Ifrica
"Lioness on the Rise"
Playing at: S.O.B.s (204 Varick St., SoHo)
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Brooklyn band Bear in Heaven, fresh off a big endorsement from Pitchfork, took the tiny stage at Williamsburg's Zebulon to play songs from their new album Beast Rest Forth Mouth--and we've got the whole show for you right here.