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Converge @ 'Decibel' party in Philly, January 2013 (more by Shaun Regan)

today in NYC
* Gaucho @ Joe's Pub
* Nervo @ Pacha NYC
* Cumbiagra @ Barbes
* Macy Gray @ City Winery
* Greg Proops @ The Bell House
* Wayne Horvitz: Duets @ The Stone
* The Denzels, Neighbors @ Glasslands
* Kurt Rosenwinkel @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Scott Kettner's Orgy In Rhythm @ Barbes
* Japanese Guy, XA @ Secret Project Robot
* Monocle, Liam Singer, Grg Ptrsn @ Union Hall
* Michael Scott, Ryan Hobler, Ellis @ Cake Shop
* Var, Pharmakon, DJ Antony Naples @ The Rink
* Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers @ Beacon Theater
* Born Loose, Birds of Avalon, Snails @ Union Pool
* Conspiracy of Beards, Tall Tall Trees @ Cloud City
* JD Samson (of Le Tigre), Average Jo (DJ) @ Littlefield
* The Gaslight Anthem, The Hold Steady @ The Stone Pony
* The Austerity Program, Nonagon, Risk/Reward @ Don Pedro
* Scratch Massive, MR NO, M/O/S/E/S, Cezaire (DJ) @ Glasslands
* Benoit and Sergio, Dave Harrington, Justin Strauss @ Cameo Gallery
* Claire's Diary, The Tablets, Tiny Tusks, Bad Behavior @ The Acheron
* Purmamarca, All the Parts of the Buffalo, Wild Leaves @ The Rock Shop
* Banquets, Signals Midwest, Nightmares For A Week, Crimes @ Maxwell's
* Converge, Meek is Murder, Trench Foot, Dead Serious @ Saint Vitus Bar
* denitia and sene, Pegasus Warning, Tamara Davidson @ Cameo G...

It was 17 years ago this week that The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air aired its final episode. Earlier this evening on the UK’s Graham Norton Show, Will Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro (AKA Carlton) reunited on-air and took us on a stroll down memory lane. With DJ Jazzy Jeff behind the deck, watch as Smith raps The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song before he and Ribeiro dance along to “It’s Not Unusual” and “Jump On It”.

On a side note: Will Smith looks almost as young as his son.

Can a band ever be too old to rock? Do musicians ever reach a point where they have to hang up their guitar and walk away? That’s the focus of today’s Rock it Out! Blog, as Sami ponders at what point an artist should call it quits. Is there a specific age all bands/singers should give up the limelight, or can they rock out into their twilight years as long as they’ve still got “it”? And does their motivation (e.g. paycheck vs. passion) ever play a deciding factor? Leave your comments down below.

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One week ago, Kanye premiered Yeezus‘s ferocious “New Slaves” by projecting his face onto buildings throughout the world. (He performed it the next day on SNL, too.) It was the best video of the week and you can watch it on the side of a building IRL tonight in these cities. The rapper’s new music was Stereogum’s most discussed topic this week, but you guys also had a lot to say about our Queens Of The Stone Age review, Fiona Apple’s 10 best songs, and the band name Pity Sex. Your best and worst comments are below.

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The desert rockers run through their new album and some old favorites.

Queens of the Stone Age played the Wiltern in Los Angeles last night, running through the entirety of …Like Clockwork along with old favorites ‘No One Knows’, ‘Little Sister’, and ‘Feel Good Hit of the Summer’.

Watch the show below, via NPR. NPR has been on it this week, also releasing footage of a James Blake concert. The setlist follows. The star-studded …Like Clockwork is due out June 3/4.

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