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Washington Square News

Tragically, Prince passed away at the age of 57 on April 2, 2016 leaving the whole world saddened.

Staff Recs: Prince Songs

Staff April 21, 2016
Legendary musician Prince died today at the age of 57. Here are the WSN staff's favorite songs from his discography.
Premiering last week at the Tribeca Film Festival, David Byrne's concert film, "Contemporary Color" portrays a color guard performance put on at the Barclays Center last year.

Tribeca 2016: David Byrne Led “Contemporary Color” Dazzles at Premiere

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer April 18, 2016
Our dispatches from Tribeca begin with a review of "Contemporary Color", a documentary about the color guard concert put on by David Byrne at Barclays Center last year.
American folk rock band, The Avett Brothers, energized Madison Square Garden on April 8.

The Avett Brothers Get MSG Rocking

Allison Stubblebine, Music Editor April 11, 2016
The Avett Brothers played at Madison Square Garden over the weekend, in anticipation of their new album "True Sadness" out in June.
Frankie Cosmos played a near runthrough of their new album at their concert in Brooklyn.

Frankie Cosmos, Out of This World

Gilchrist Green, Contributing Writer April 4, 2016
On Saturday night at Shea Stadium, Frankie Cosmos performed old favorites and new songs from their latest album "Next Thing".
Los Angeles-based trio Fairground Saints is currently touring as the opener for Carly Rae Jepson.

WSN Sits Down With Fairground Saints, the Band Touring with Carly Rae Jepsen

Hailey Nuthals, Highlighter Editor March 30, 2016
WSN sat down with Fairground Saints, a folk pop band currently touring with Carly Rae Jepsen.
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[VIDEO] Chatting With Get Inuit and Blaenavon at SXSW ’16

Hannah Shulman, Multimedia Editor March 30, 2016
In our last batch of interviews with SXSW, WSN chatted with British groups Get Inuit and Blaenavon.
LCD Soundsystem played at Webster Hall on the 27th of March for their loyal fans, five years since their last show.

LCD Soundsystem Returns to Webster Hall After Five Years

Zach Martin, Arts Editor March 29, 2016
LCD Soundsystem is back and better than ever after five years off.
Fantastic Negrito is releasing his debut album "The Last Days of Oakland" on June 3 via Blackball Universe.

SXSW: The Long, Twisted Journey of Fantastic Negrito

Alex Bazeley, Editor-in-Chief March 28, 2016
WSN spoke with rising Oakland musician Fantastic Negrito at SXSW over spring break.
Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad are the dynamic musical duo, Girlpool.

Girlpool Makes a Splash at Market Hotel

Gilchrist Green, Contributing Writer March 28, 2016
Girlpool visited Market Hotel on Friday night, off the success of their 2015 album "Before the World Was Big".

TKTK Sessions: Twin Marquis

Allison Stubblebine, Music Editor March 26, 2016
Check out our second TKTK Session with Twin Marquis and read an interview!

Kids These Days: A Chat with Declan McKenna

Hannah Shulman, Multimedia Editor March 24, 2016
Check out our interview with Declan McKenna at South by Southwest.
Vince Staples

5 Artists From SXSW Who Are About to Blow Up

Zach Martin, Arts Editor March 21, 2016
Here are the five up-and-coming acts we saw at SXSW that you should keep an eye on.