M.I.A., Sleigh Bells, and others rock NYC’s HARD Summer Music Fest!

Posted in Daytime by wersmusic on July 28, 2010

Last Saturday, one of the most anticipated events of the summer music scene hit New York. The notorious HARD fest arrived in NYC as the East Coast’s reply to a history of raves in LA by the same organizers. This year the event touted the official return of M.I.A. to the performance scene, and was co-organized with her label, N.E.E.T. Recordings. Despite enduring some resentment from many in the electronic music scene since the release of her latest album, Maya, (especially after cutting remarks to the press and a rift between her and former producer and collaborator, Diplo), thousands showed up to pay fealty to their Queen-provocateur. Read the full review…