Is L.E.S. Clothing Co. returning to the streets of the Lower East Side? We thought that might be the case yesterday when the exiled apparel store, which was…
This Cali-Style Vintage Furniture Shop Just Came Out of Hiding
Kyla Burney started out selling furniture on Craigslist—not exactly the norm for trendy vintage retailers these days. Her friends asked her to help them decorate…
‘No Pay, Nudity’ Shoots Today, Sans Nudity
The indie film No Pay, Nudity is shooting today on East Fourth Street at the New York Theater Workshop. Despite the below flyer’s promise of “Nudity,”…
Stay Out of the Storms By Seeing Sky and A Bolt of Light — Indoors!
Time again for Good Shows, our weekly roundup of what’s good in live music. Fresh off a residency at Rockwood Music Hall, New York natives…
Backstage at Shea Stadium With Adam Reich of Titus Andronicus and So So Glos
Shea Stadium, the DIY music venue in Bushwick, celebrates its fifth anniversary on July 4, thanks in large part to co-founder Adam Reich. Reich is Brooklyn born…
Carnival Barkers, Space Monkeys, and Stilts on the Williamsburg Waterfront
No, a bizarre pageant of fire-breathing carnies isn’t descending on Brooklyn… well, not exactly. See, there’s this company called MassBliss, and they advocate breathing. Seriously.
Brooklyn Hip-Hop Fest Moves to Williamsburg, Just Like Everyone Else
It’s been 10 years since the inaugural Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, and this time around the crew at Brooklyn Bodega—the hip-hop advocates that produce the festival—promise…
This Photographer Ventures Into Strangers’ Bedrooms
The first people who responded to Emma Anderson’s classified ad seeking strangers to photograph — a couple in their late 40s who lived in public…
This Free Outdoor Music Fest Will Turn La Plaza Cultural Into a Sound Garden
Last May, Vic Murdaca moved from Melbourne to New York with nothing but a suitcase and a reference. The musician picked up some shifts at…
Good Shows: Feminist Punk, Norwegian Soul and, Um, ‘Intensindie’
Here’s what’s good in live music this week. Leeds-based indie rock outfit Kaiser Chiefs have hopped the pond to promote their new album, Education, Education,…