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Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage is continuing its free digital series SummerStage Anywhere with one-of-a-kind digital arts performances and live stream series with Amazon Music. This series features the expansion of SummerStage Anywhere programming into a digital series on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel.   SummerStage Anywhere schedule for week of September 27th- October 3rd    Tuesday, September 29th  SummerStage Anywhere with Amazon Music Series (Amazon Music Twitch) at 5:00PM ET: All-female performances by Trinidadian Soca singer-songwriters Nailah Blackman, Nadia Batson, and Patrice Roberts. Nailah Blackman is most strongly associated with the soca genre. Wednesday, September 30th: SummerStage Anywhere Encore Performance (SummerStage YouTube, SummerStage Facebook, SummerStage Instagram) at 7:00PM ET presents special encore performances…

The Bushwick Film Festival (BFF) is going virtual from October 21st-25th and will include over 100 independent films from 30 different countries. BFF features  a 2-day movie industry conference with notable speakers, screenplay readings, industry mixers, movie trivia nights and a series of filmmaker Q&A. A glowing butterfly will used as a visual representation of transformation, reminding us of our inherent courage and perseverance through their characters, but also how much we continue to transform as a better global community. “After 13 years, I still get so excited when the festival arrives. Working with my team to present the festival…

Staten Island’s Prema777 released “Workin” from her debut album Take Flight featuring Brooklyn emcee Nitty Scott, known for her hit ‘Monster’. LIB Magazine asked Prema777 about inspiration, vision, and ultimate goals. Discover more about this talented boom bap artist below. Where do you get your positivity, confidence, and inspiration from? I draw my positivity and inspiration from pretty much everything in life. These days, a lot of it comes from my family and seeing them smile. I also get a lot of inspiration from nature and just by appreciating the earth. Whenever I feel like I need a good recharge, I like to take a day…

SLOANE, is exclusively premiering his new single + lyric video for “Put Down Your Weapons” off of SLOANE’s debut EP, Too Young To Be Lonely, due out October 30th on Atoned Music. “This song is me talking to my inner demon or darkness. The first verse is me and the second verse my demon. I’m basically telling my demon to put down its weapons because we can both exist at once. Everyone has light and dark inside them at the same time and it’s about finding peace with the dark and then in turn being able to live more comfortably in the light,” Rosen shares. Listen…

Boy Becomes Hero revealed their sophomore album Escape Artist. The album touches on themes of depression, self-harm, and mental health. “Our biggest goal for this record is for everyone listening, who is struggling to any capacity, is able to grasp HOPE again. […] There are highs and there are lows. Sometimes we can control them and others we can’t – and that’s alright. Finding what brings you stability and happiness can take time, but it’s well worth the effort and time; because once you do – it’s a beautiful thing.” Listen here.

Taylor Kade presents his future bass, four-track EP, ‘Back to Life’. ‘Back to Life’ marks Taylor Kade’s debut Circus Records EP. Stream here.

TWRP has released their fun-filled album Over the Top. The album is filled with rich vintage synthesizers, shred guitar, and driving disco rhythms that capture the bands brand of “future retro.” “The group seeks their sound with the fascination of the future, rooted in nostalgia for the past, and this is what shapes TWRP. Clearly a fusion and synthesis of humorous styles, yesterday, today, tomorrow,” said  Somos Grandes. Listen here.

Yikes, the new EP from Guardrail on Open Your Ears Records. “This record is our ‘ode to the aging punk.’ Our generation was led to believe that we can do whatever we set our minds to, yet now we’re left disappointed and unfulfilled as we find that’s not exactly true,” the band muses. “Between climate change, low wages, student debt, healthcare concerns, mental health, and not to mention the current pandemic and civil unrest, it’s hard to feel optimistic although we try our best to remain in a positive mindset.” To purchase Yikes, please visit: www.oyerecs.com.

A N T I H E R O E S, the latest album from Violet Night is bold collection of songs showcasing the band’s diverse sounds. Listen here: Smarturl.it/ANTIHEROES.

Griffin Holtby announces his single, “The Fire” out 9/25/20  from new EP, The Hell Series, due out early 2021. Stream here.