As we emphatically announced last month, the folks behind the notoriously debauched East Village gallery-slash-bar Lit Lounge are set to open a cafe-slash-nightclub in Bushwick.…
Archangel Antiques Will Close Its 2-in-1 Store in June after 20-Plus Years
Normcore is Gail Busche’s nightmare. Ask the co-owner of Archangel Antiques to describe each decade’s fashion in a word or two and she doesn’t hesitate: “’20s short,…
Cure Sunday’s Hangover By Drinking Blessed Water at a Full Moon Ceremony
There’s going to be a full moon this Sunday, so naturally women in Brooklyn will be blessing H2O in a sacred bowl, drinking it, and…
Dirck the Norseman Debuts Eight Beers They Love to Drink (And You Will Too)
So, perhaps you’ve made it to Dirck the Norseman in Greenpoint by now, tasted their pig knuckle, sipped their German beer, admired the murals and…
Life of a Piformance Artist
For approximately π seconds, it seems like Evan Daniel Smith is lost. His dark eyebrows point down towards the almost empty page in front of…
You Have More Chances to Check Out These Giant Tighty Whities in Bushwick
Most people hate airing their dirty laundry. Not Michael McKeown. His massive handmade skivvies will be hanging on a clothesline in a Bushwick alley through April. The…
Corrigan Will Hold Court Again!
After orchestrating a historic meeting of the minds between Steve Buscemi, Janeane Garofalo, and Anthony Weiner, actor, musician and occasional Greenpoint activist Kevin Corrigan is…
Goodbye, Blue Monday to Say Goodnight; Neighbors Not-So-Sweet on Sweet Chick
Bushwick concert space Goodbye, Blue Monday is begging for a buyer, otherwise it will close this month. [The Brooklyn Paper] Meanwhile, the property at 37…
Channel Your Inner Doug E. Fresh at La MaMa’s Beatboxing Festival
Be still my beatboxing heart–10 p.m. is go time for La MaMa’s fourth annual American Human Beatbox Festival. Veteran vocal percussionist Kid Lucky, the festival’s co-founder, will…
Mr. Throwback Stuck His Finger in His Dunk-a-roo Icing (Let’s Face It – Who Didn’t?)
This week, we asked Mr. Throwback what his childhood snack of choice was. Gushers? Fruit Roll-Ups? Fun Dip? Bugles? Damn, the ’90s had good snacks. Yes,…