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OAK SPRING ANTHEM: ARTHUR RUSSELL “THIS IS HOW WE WALK ON THE MOON (YOUTH...
Notorious for leaving songs unfinished, and constantly revising his work, Arthur Russell lives on as an icon of experimental pop music. A fixture of the New York music scene in the late 1960s and...
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OAK SPRING ANTHEM: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM “ALL MY FRIENDS”
A truly great song has a number of unique qualities. It can bring you back to a vivid and specific place in time (perhaps the first time you heard it, or a point in your life when it took on new...
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SPOTTED: ZEBRA KATZ WEARS OAK ON STAGE IN AMSTERDAM
Last night, while we were installing our A/C units in NY for the summer, Zebra Katz and Njena Reddd Foxxx brought the heat on stage in Amsterdam. Hitting up Club Nyx on his trek through Europe (catch...
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PARTIES: OAK HOSTS LADY BLACKTRONIKA AT CAMEO GALLERY
This Saturday, we’ll be returning to Cameo Gallery at 93 North 6th St. to host a night with Lady Blacktronika aka the First Lady of Beatdown, of Sound Black Recordings. Joining her are Nooka Jones of...
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OAK FAMILY ALBUM: JAMES S. CORRIGAN
James wears the Cheap Monday ‘Tobias’ jean jacket in washed black, the Cheap Monday ‘Ben’ sweater in black, the OAK tube tee in quartz, and the Won Hundred ‘Dean’ straight leg jeans (available in store...
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NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL: CHAD VALLEY AT CAMEO GALLERY
Words by Conor Riley. Photographs by Justin Fulton. While the rain was tearing it up outside, the heat was on last night inside Cameo Gallery during Chad Valley’s set for the Cascine & Newtown...
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OAK FAMILY ALBUM: LIGHT ASYLUM / OAK RECOMMENDS: LIGHT ASYLUM AT CAMEO GALLERY
Words by Conor Riley Photographs by Justin Fulton Shannon Funchess and Raphael Radna of Light Asylum stopped by OAK today in the midst of a busy Northside Festival weekend – Radna played with Ice...
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OAK FAMILY ALBUM: MACHINEDRUM
He’s been releasing a steady flow of music since 2001, has worked with artists like Theophilus London and Azealia Banks, and last month, Machinedrum paid a visit to the OAK Photo Studio for our OAK...
View ArticleVIDEO: OAK AND LIAISON FEMME ‘ALPHA’&‘OMEGA’
Earlier this year we teamed up with artist and DJ collective Liaison Femme on their video project ‘Alpha’ & ‘Omega’ – a film directed by Awol Erizku, and today we can finally show you the finished...
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SPOTTED: MILEY CYRUS IN OAK
Check out the one and only Miley Cyrus in the OAK racer back bra in navy courtesy of stylist Imogene Barron’s Instagram @imogenevonbarron. It’s been a big week for Polaroids on oaknyc.com, and this is...
View ArticleOAK FALL ANTHEM: FKA TWIGS “PAPI PACIFY”
Our song of the day series is back with OAK Fall Anthem. We’ll be bringing you some of our favorite songs – old and new – that evokes the spirit of the fall season, which is all about finding the fun...
View ArticleOAK FALL ANTHEM: FOUR TET “PARALLEL JALEBI”
Four Tet’s music is undeniably sexy, and we can’t wait for his upcoming full-length Beautiful Rewind to drop later this month. We first heard the hypnotic “Parallel Jalebi” in September and have been...
View ArticleOAK FALL ANTHEM: JELACEE “HI-LO”
Today’s OAK Fall Anthem comes to us from up-and-coming London-based producer Jelacee. “Hi-Lo” – from Jelacee’s EP B.L.A.C.K. shows off the heat the 21-year-old brings to a track, with trap influences...
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INTERVIEW: HUGO MANUEL OF CHAD VALLEY
Over the summer we recapped Chad Valley’s (real name Hugo Manuel) set as part of our Northside Festival coverage. Last night Hugo was back in New York to support Chad Valley’s new mix-tape Peace and...
View ArticleOAK FALL ANTHEM: KATE BUSH “RUNNING UP THAT HILL”
There’s a lot we love about Kate Bush, and while we enjoy her music year round, there’s something about putting on “Running Up That Hill” from her classic 1985 album Hounds of Love in the fall that...
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MIXED MEDIUM: TYLER SPANGLER
For this edition of Mixed Medium we talk with California-based artist Tyler Spangler about his dreams of wallpapering government property, his three week stint as an illegal punk show promoter, and...
View ArticleOAK HALLOWEEN ANTHEM: KYLIE MINOGUE AND NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS “WHERE...
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson, “Ghouls Night Out” by Misfits, and even “Monster” by Kanye have all become Halloween go-tos by now, but our ultimate favorite song for this holiday is the haunting duet...
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INTERVIEW: PAT GROSSI OF ACTIVE CHILD
Supporting the release of the EP Rapor, Active Child is back in New York at Bowery Ballroom (last night) and tonight at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Today, Pat Grossi stopped in to the OAK Photo Studio...
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RECAP: KNAPSACK AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
By Christina Barco The last time Knapsack played a NYC show was way back in 1996 with tour mates At The Drive-In, and last night, The Music Hall of Williamsburg brought in a packed house with a mix of...
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OAK RECOMMENDS: FIXED AT GLASSLANDS 11.23
Fixed returns to Brooklyn this Saturday, November 23rd and OAK is hosting alongside our friends JDH and Dave P. Make sure to get your tickets in advance and come dance with us all night long! FIXED...
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