If you’re already gearing up for the Mermaid Parade, you might feel the rush of sweat and glamour pouring back into town from one of…
Kat Cunning Is A ‘Curvy, Curly Queer Weirdo’ Ready For Pop Stardom
We know that Kat Cunning has a recurring role coming up on HBO—and we know what the show is—but we’re not allowed to tell you.…
Punk Magazine’s John Holmstrom Doesn’t Think Music Matters Much Any More
While binging on the new season of I’m Dying up Here, catching up on The Deuce, or even streaming A Futile and Stupid Gesture, it’s…
Turntablist Legend Kid Koala On Venturing Into Video Games and His ‘Totally Bonkers’ Live Show
It’s hard to imagine now how groundbreaking Radiohead’s Kid A was. I’d seen Radiohead in a small Dallas club when “Creep” was hot, and ran to…
Danny Fields Signed the Ramones and Realized: ‘This Is a Moment’
“I was the best friend of several superstars,” Danny Fields told the crowd at Spoonbill Studio yesterday, explaining how he went on to sign Iggy…
The Enclave Reading Series Moves to Club Cumming Now That Cake Shop is ‘Some Bland Wine Bar’
The Enclave Reading series, curating and producing readings on the Lower East Side since 2006 with a focus on authors who “take risks,” now has a…
Pillow Talk With Greg Gonzalez of Cigarettes After Sex
If you missed the Cigarettes After Sex show at Baby’s All Right in January of last year—right around when Rolling Stone called them one of…
New York Burlesque Festival Will Leave a Trail of Glitter Across Williamsburg
The New York Burlesque Festival blows into town this weekend for the amazing 15th year in a row. Did festival producers and co-founders Angie Pontani and…
Cabaret Star Lady Rizo Has A ‘Sneaky Way to Fire Up Activism’
Watching New York nightlife, it’s always wonderful when a performer you admire and enjoy goes from scrappy potential to screaming success. Lady Rizo, an inspiring…
Absinthe and Jazz Party Dispels the Green Fairy’s ‘Strange, Outlandish Reputation’
The Red Room above KGB— the former black box that you were probably dragged to by college friends doing DIY theater in the early aughts— has…