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[Kanye West. Photos by NICK HUNT for PMc]. Yes, you read that, correctly. We love all our little birds that give us good intel. Yesterday when we told you (you do subscribe to the newsletter, right?) that the hottest ticket in town was the Diesel:U:Music Tour, a free concert at Webster Hall, you may have been thinking that GofG was enjoying a little more than a smart afternoon cocktail at happy hour. Our die hards, though, didn't blink. The loyalty paid off, as they spent less than a lucky penny to catch Kanye West and Clipse, and Lykke Li and The Roots live on stage, shocking and delighting fans with the surprise appearance. Kanye performed "Kinda Like A Big Deal" live for the first time, "detonating" (that's a Foster Kamer quote btw) the music space, and the way the audience absolutely exploded is probably just as memorable as seeing this rhyme royalty up close and personal. If you were there with us, what an experience, right? If you missed it, there are many more only-in-New-York nights ahead of us. Still, this was a truly epic event. More»

American Eagle Outfitters presented the New American Music Union summer music festival in the historic SouthSide Works of Pittsburgh, PA. The event was hosted and co-curated by Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and featured a line-up of performances hand-picked by Kiedis including legendary artists and top American bands including Bob Dylan, The Raconteurs featuring Jack White, Gnarls Barkley, The Roots, Spoon, Spirit, NASA, The Black Keys, Black Mountain, The Duke and Tiny Masters of Today.

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All Points West Music & Arts Festival starts today over at Liberty Square Park. I am so bummed that I'm missing out on this concert and jealous of Ben Kaufman, who will be there front and center enjoying bands like:

Friday: Radiohead, Underworld, The New Pornographers, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Go! Team, Girl Talk, CSS, Duffy, Forro in the Dark, Little Brother, Andrew Bird Grizzly Bear, Mates of State , The Duke Spirit, Lowry

Saturday:Radiohead, Kings of Leon, Animal Collective, Metric, Chromeo, The Roots, The Black Angels, The Virgins, The Felice Brothers, Alberta Cross, Sia, K'NAAN, Nicole Atkins, Your Vegas

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Community leader, political activist, and nationally celebrated author, Kevin Powell, held his highly anticipated fundraiser last night at Eugene’s on 24 Street in Manhattan. This event supported Kevin’s bid for Congress in Brooklyn’s 10th Congressional District and raised over 75k.

This Wednesday brought out a crowd of 700 including celebrities, local Brooklyn and Manhattan residents, politicians and a slew of media supporters and inquirers. The event consisted of 3 plus hours of non-stop music and politicking with music provided by Celebrity DJ and Philanthropist, Beverly Bond, along with DJ Reborn. More»