We Color Live celebrates their fifth annual Color Me Bushwick this weekend with 24 bands starting this Friday through Sunday. Held in Pickthorn Salon’s back room, the three-day concert will celebrate its fifth year as…
Party Crew JunXion Celebrated Their Fourth Anniversary With Buses And Boats
Fresh off their adventures at last week’s Elements Lakewood Fest, Bushwick’s JunXion crew celebrated their fourth anniversary on Saturday night with a party in four different locations, plus plenty of creatively designed…
Elements Lakewood Brought Fire-Walking, Rainy Dancing, and Bushwick Friends to the Pennsylvania Woods
The toast of Brooklyn’s nightlife descended on the Poconos for BangOn!’s Elements Lakewood Festival, now in its second year. The best of our local DJs, performers,…
Marina Abramovic Caught Pussy Riot’s Tour Launch at Elsewhere
Pussy Riot launched their US tour at Bushwick’s Elsewhere last Thursday night with a bold display of their actionist performance art. Summoning the energy of a protest rally, Pussy Riot’s co-founder Nadya…
‘Everybody Got Laid Here’: Williamsburg Loses Another Venue as Legion Bar Closes
Williamsburg’s Legion Bar closed its doors early Sunday morning for a legion of regulars. The closing was bittersweet for Merle Chornuk, who opened Legion in 2005 with the hopes of…
The Last Nights of Silent Barn, Bushwick’s DIY Bastion
After announcing its closure in March, Silent Barn said goodbye on Sunday night with a concert aptly named Last Rites. The all-night event included a line-up…
Bike Messengers Name Tompkins Bench After Biker-Photographer ‘Fast Eddie’ Williams
Members of the bike messenger community came together in Tompkins Square Park on Friday to mark the naming of a bench for bike messenger and photographer ‘Fast’ Eddie…
Last Pizza Party at Three of Cups After 26 Years in the East Village
Three of Cups co-owner Anthony Barile closed the doors to his restaurant for good late Sunday night due to unsustainability after 26 years in the East Village. The Italian eatery opened in…
Bootleg Bar Celebrates Four Years of $5 Beer-and-Shot Specials
Bootleg Bar celebrated four years of cheap drinks in Bushwick with an all-night rager on Saturday. Neighborhood newbies and old friends alike cheered each other with tallboys…