Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), and John Paul Jones (Led fricken Zeppelin!!!) come together as Them Crooked Vultures.

Nikon at the Jones Beach Theater, welcomed the masses of backpack Hip Hop fans the tri-state area had to offer for a concert that lived up to its credible reputation. 212 City was there to witness it all. From the Joe Buddens/Wu Tang drama, to the Nas and Damien Marley experience, check out how it all went down!

This past weekend, avant-garde indie rock giants, Animal Collective, and lesser known but equally phenomenal Swedish rockers, Dungen, invaded Brooklyn with their sublime psychedelic sounds.

This summer, the Jelly NYC Pool Parties in Williamsburg, Brooklyn have stayed true to their core elements: great music in front of a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline, no actual swimming pool... but plenty of sun and fun, beer, hot guys playing dodgeball, and enough room for 6,000 mostly good looking, stylish and hip twentysomethings to enjoy it all. Last week's Dan Deacon/Deerhunter/No Age 'special round robin set' show was, however, an exception. Thousands of stylish and hip twentysomethings...? Yes. Sun? Er, not so much. Great music and fun? Eventually – but only for the 600 or so that got in. Lucky for me, I was one of them.

Do you listen to the radio? Not counting internet radio, podcasts, or Pandora. I mean over-the-air broadcasting... you know, good ol' AM/FM. I've recently posed this question to many friends, colleagues and strangers alike out of curiosity, after learning that free radio as we know it is supposedly in danger of going silent.

New York based Darwin Deez is making damn sure his music lives up to that "genius pop" tag on his Last.fm page. He is the mastermind behind insanely catchy indie pop that's trademarked with sweet buzzsaw guitar riffs layered over minimalist electronic beats. His hooks are worthy of top 40 radio, and yet the songs sound as if they're being sung by your high school science teacher.

New York City has always been recognized for churning out the best new bands, but right now Brooklyn reigns the Northeast music scene. Some of the most fascinating and distinct indie rock acts are flowing wildly from our very own borough. There are hundreds of artists here making waves by doing something new and different. At the moment, Grizzly Bear and Dirty Projectors are two mega talented and innovative musical acts well on their way to the top.