WEDNESDAY Ike At Night Now through June 4, Wednesday through Saturday at The Bushwick Starr: $18. Acclaimed comic performer Ikechukwu Ufomadu hosts a talk show of…
And Now There Are Two Art Fests Looking to Fill the Bushwick Open Studios Void
Stephanie Theodore of Theodore:Art was massively disappointed when Arts in Bushwick announced that Bushwick Open Studios was moving from summer to fall in an attempt…
16 Works We Loved at 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair
It’s pretty screwy that here, now, in the year 2016 many people still have a hard time grasping that Africa is an incredibly diverse continent…
Tonight: A Pop-Up Show for Street Heroines, a New History of Women Street Artists
Tonight, you can catch original works by no fewer than 17 street artists all in one place. In an effort to bring attention (and raise some…
NYC Porn Fest is Back! Time to Grind Out Your Submissions
Coming your way faster than you can say “wayward seed deluge,” it’s the second iteration of what’s indisputably the artiest smut fest the world over.…
Awkwafina All Around Us: Queens Rapper’s Doc Debut and TV Takeover
Queens-born rapper Awkwafina (the alter-ego of Nora Lum) says she’s been doing some serious “hustling” in the last couple of years: recording an album, putting out an…
Greenpoint Open Studios is the Local Artist Fest That the G Train Keeps Real
While Bushwick Open Studios is fighting back against the bro-vasion of a festival that started out, anyway, as a means of celebrating local artists and the…
Get Ready for These Four Sick Shows Appearing in Your Nearest of Futures
James Chance and the Contortions, Gary Wilson with Tredici Bacci, Horse Lords, Eartheater Friday, April 29, 8 pm at Market Hotel: $13 Excuse me while…
Doc Series Burn to Shine from Fugazi’s Brendan Canty, Returns With ‘Vol.6 : Atlanta’
It’s been nearly a decade since Lee Tesche, guitarist for the Atlanta-rooted band Algiers (whose brain-jostling blend of gospel and hardcore punk has been sort of…
An Iron Maiden Among Cowboys From Hell: I Survived Speed Metal Dating
Now I have you with me, under my power. Our love grows stronger now with every hour. Look into my eyes, you’ll see who I…