Looking for new music? Look no further than your local Queens Library! Every month, our expert staff will bring you the best of what's new in our physical and digital collections. We had to skip June's New Music blog due to unforseen circumstances, so expect the next couple of…
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That’s right, it’s Global Warming! Keen observers of the Battle of the Bands will remember them from last AND from the year before - the first year of the competition. Fan favorites Global Warming started in 2012 at Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, and have been…
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“Poetry is what in a poem makes you laugh, cry, prickle, be silent, makes your toe nails twinkle, makes you want to do this or that or nothing, makes you know that you are alone in the unknown world, that your bliss and suffering is forever shared and forever all your own.” ―…
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They’re back to battle it out for round 2: say hello to Summer Haze, veterans of the competition who will once again treat the audience to an array of punk bangers.The Long Island four-piece, comprised of singer, guitarist, and songwriter Jack Turner, lead guitarist Clark…
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Meet Battle of the Bands contestants Apollo 4! The Bayside High School students first appeared on each other’s radars when David Landau and guitarist Christian Merano met at a spring concert.As they got to know each other’s performance styles through various high school band…
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