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Total slacker delivers garage-rock psychadelia tonight at Shea Stadium in Williamsburg. Click here to download the track "Psychic Mesa".

Jesse Sykes' hauntingly distinct vocal offerings are highlighted on "LLL," a song on her 2007 album, Like, Love, Lust and the Open Halls of the Soul. Download the song here.

Chicago based cellist and composer Helen Money is well known for her unique sound and compelling stage performance. Download her cover of the Minutemen's "Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing".

Sian Ahern's elegant vocals more than compliment the minimalist touch on guitar, drums and piano played by Rupert Clervaux and Ben Crook in this song. Download Sian Alice Group's "White."

The psychedelic synth-punk of Dinowalrus gets a dreamy, extraterrestrial makeover on its latest single, "Phone Home." Download it here.

Austrian experimental musician Christian Fennesz perfoms digitally enhanced soundscapes for the ears. Download his track "Antonia" right here.

Munich-born, New England Conservatory-learned jazz pianist and composer Vana Gierig plays Iridium tonight as part of Jazzkraut: "A Consortium of German Jazz". Download his "Low Features."

This Second City DJ duo has infused hip-hop beats into indie rock classics in four volumes of over 130 released tracks. Download "Chi City."

Folksy Wye Oak plays Mercury Lounge tonight. Download the group's "I Hope You Die."

Woodstock/Paris. Folk/French. Les Bicyclettes Blanches also fuse funky punk into its musical collaborations with artists around the states and Europe. Download the group's drama-tinge...

After four decades, NASA is planning to retire its shuttle program, beginning in 2011. That will leave the National Aeronautic and Space Administration's remaining fleet of three space shuttles without a home. Twenty one institutions nationwide are interested in landing one of the orbiters, and Manhattan's Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum is one of them.

The Little League World Series started Friday in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and this year, the tournament will preview the stars of the future, as well as the latest sports technology.

The oral preservation society StoryCorps premiered its original animated short series on the PBS documentary show POV (Point of View) this week.

The New York Metropolitan Opera announced a new box office record for opening day ticket sales this week. The total sales exceeded $2.6 million worth of single tickets for the upcoming season.

The New York Metropolitan Opera announced a new box office record for opening day ticket sales on Monday. The total sales exceeded $2.6 million worth of single tickets for the upcomin...

The sky will be at its peak falling potential on Friday night as the Perseid meteor shower flashes above. The best news? You might not even have to leave New York City to catch a glimpse.

While the French art pop duo Holden is well known in Europe and in South America (they're huge in Chile), Armelle Pioline's smokey vocals and Dominique Dépret's electric strum could be heard at quaint, intimate venues on their last trip to New York City. Holden played six times during the ten days the group was in town, and one of them was at Williamsburg's Euro outpost Zebulon.

Icelandic singer/songwriter Olof Arnalds played a self-dubbed 'live rehersal' for her guests at Rockwood Music Hall. You can stream the evening's set right here.

Glo-fi tunesmith Toro Y Moi plugged-in for The Whitney Live concert series on July 2. You can stream the entire set right here.

Indie rock DIYers High Places recently performed at The Whitney Live series. You can stream their entire set right here.