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The Ponys Drummer Nathan Jerde Has Died

The Ponys Drummer Nathan Jerde Has Died

Nathan Jerde, the drummer for Chicago’s beloved early-aughts garage rock revivalists the Ponys, has died. Matador Records shared the news last night, Monday, May 5, with the band’s former label, In the Red, also posting a message to Instagram earlier today: “[Jerde] was an awesome guy and a fantastic drummer. To say he will be…

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THRILL CITY: When Six Flags Magic Mountain Transformed Into an Unforgettable Nightlife Playground

THRILL CITY: When Six Flags Magic Mountain Transformed Into an Unforgettable Nightlife Playground

What happens when a rollercoaster drops you straight into a dancefloor—and the headliner is techno royalty instead of a cartoon mascot? You get THRILL CITY: a genre-smashing, mind-bending, fully-immersive cultural detonation that just rewrote the rules of nightlife. On March 22, RASA, the breakout startup everyone should be talking about, transformed Six Flags Magic Mountain…

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Robert Glasper, The Roots Set For Blue Note’s Black Radio Experience

Robert Glasper, The Roots Set For Blue Note’s Black Radio Experience

Robert Glasper will reprise his artist-in-residence role at Blue Note Jazz Festival’s Black Radio Experience when it returns Aug. 29-31 to Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, Ca. The event will also feature performances by the Roots and Questlove, Jazmine Sullivan, Hiatus Kaiyote, Slum Village, Lupe Fiasco, Terrace Martin, Willow, Warren G and Esperanza Spalding. The festival is named after a…

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