Three people were shot, one fatally, shortly before 8 a.m. today in Bushwick. A 53-year-old man was found dead near the corner of Knickerbocker Avenue…
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Taking Over This Roof Deck Tonight
Word on the street is the guys of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the Australian psych rock band playing the final show on their…
Shows: a Hot Breeze from the South and Ice Cold Beats from the Bay
What the hell happened? Seems as if Fall came out of nowhere, and fast. Dead leaves on the gross-ass ground, trash tornadoes from the sudden…
Founder of Bushwick Art Crit Group to Open Gallery Dedicated to ‘Subversive’ Art
“This gallery is my baby,” explained Christopher Stout, founder of the Bushwick Art Crit Group. This fall, Stout will host his inaugural exhibition as a…
Shows: Grooms, Screech Punk, Natural Highs, and More
Yeah, yeah we’re well aware there’s a holiday weekend– for some of us, anyway– coming up soon, but all the better to pack in some…
The Yin Yangs Premiere ’21st Century,’ from Their New Tape Taste
It’s been a big summer for the Yin Yangs, the Brooklyn garage-psych-punk outfit you’ve most likely seen at any number of DIY venues around town. Right…
Shows: Proof That Phil Collins Still Inspires the Youth, Weird Country, and More
Hate to break it to you but the band to see this week, Royal Headache (Mark E. Smith and Morrissey moved to Australia and had a…
Surface Support, the Show for Artists Who are Smashing the Screen
A new group exhibition at Signal Gallery Surface Support started out with the question, “How does video exist outside itself?” Curator Amanda Schmitt has worked with…
At New East Williamsburg Bar, The Topaz, Sip a Cocktail Named for a Death Yarn
I was in the grips of a full-on Sunday hangover, on a caffeine-addled regret-stroll through East Williamsburg, when I locked eyes with a bar I’d…
Week in Film: Piranhas With a Messed Up Palate and Homicidal Teen Idols
This week in film get ready for uber cheesy, ultra trashy Troma films and attractive teen murderesses. If documentaries are more your speed, don’t miss…