As she prepares for her show at The Standard, East Village’s Penthouse, Gospel-Soul singer-songwriter, Liz Vice spills all the details of her new song, It Was Good—the follow up to her sophomore album, Save Me, which premiered in the top 25 on the Billboard Gospel chart. NPR said: “The mindfulness she brings to the stories she tells on Save Me proves essential and powerful.”
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The pressure to conform to some "straight shit" almost derailed Jackson’s music career. In his early twenties, when Interview Magazine requested a photo to accompany an interview about his music, “I was like, ‘I kind of can't do it because I'm gay,’" Jackson recalls, thinking about his family in Queens. Now, the DJ, producer, rapper, singer is back with a straight but gay album. We met up with the multidisciplinary to discuss being late...
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On May 30, Annie O presents SonReal at The Top of The Standard. The Award-winning Canadian hip hop artist is known for his free online albums and mixtapes The Stroll, One Long Day, and For the Town. He went on to be nominated for the Juno Awards' Rap Recording of the Year for his 2014 single Everywhere We Go. Annie caught up with the rapper to talk personal and professional growth, his new album The Aaron and what to expect from his show at The Standard, High Line on Thursday.
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London’s underground music scene has a lot to thank Leanne Wright for. The music curator and artist-connector has been showcasing vibrant new and old musical discoveries across the radio waves since she arrived in London in 1991. Whether it’s imagining creative identities for the likes of Giles Peterson and Benji B or bringing her impeccable taste to life behind the counter at Honest Jon’s records, Leanne turns her hand expertly to most things in the musical world. Lucky for us, Leanne will bring her eclectic and worldwide selects to the newly opened Sounds Studio at The Standard, London this week with, Vibes is Right, alongside her very special guest Steve Spacek.
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Jack Gray moved all the way across the world, from a small town in North Queensland, Australia to Los Angeles. He toured with fellow Australian artist Dean Lewis in the U.S. and Canada, decamped to Nashville to do some songwriting, debuted new tracks every few weeks and now he’s set to release his first-ever EP, Nights Like This on May 31st. It’s been quite the momentous year for 20-year-old, to say the least. He will be in New York performing his latest alt-pop tracks at The Standard, East Village on June 3rd. In advance of the show, Gray caught up with Annie O to talk about his artistic process and the exciting new projects he’s got in the works.
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The BBC Radio 1 presenter and one of UK's most respected DJs is also a Kanye West collaborator and Louis Vuitton's Music Director. We asked Benji B. 4 questions before he plays Le Bain on Friday, April 26th.
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