Two Anthonies walk into a bar. The first Anthony – a tall, swarthy man with a thick Russian accent – surveys the packed crowd at…
Jackpot, Tiger On Their New Album: ‘It’s All Pop, It’s All Music, It’s All Awesome’
“Caught In Love” by Jackpot, Tiger is a humorous, if slightly cautionary, tale of lust gone wrong. Highlighted by a ’60s-style chorus, buoyant melodies, and…
Thurston Moore and Anne Waldman Talked William Burroughs, Then Jammed
So how did Thurston Moore and Anne Waldman observe the centenary of William S. Burroughs last night at The Stone? If you guessed that Waldman,…
Bushwick Bodega Worker Killed; Bay Ridge the New Williamsburg?
Yesterday morning a 52-year-old father of 13 was shot and killed while working behind the bodega counter at 427 Central Avenue in Bushwick. No one…
The Brooklyn Artists Ball Had It All: Crocheted Skulls, Foam Butts, and Padma
“Doesn’t every day celebrate Brooklyn artists?” joked Manhattan-based artist John Gordon Gould at yesterday evening’s Brooklyn Artist Ball. Be that as it may, the decadent…
Greenpoint Gets a Hip Kids Clothier That’ll Soon Be Designing For Adults
Man, Greenpoint kids are the coolest. First they get Flying Squirrel, then the place with that giant Gummi Bear chandelier, and now this: a children’s…
The East Village Is One Big Sound Stage This Week
And these are just the signs we saw on our walk to work!
City Tries to Fix Notorious Homeless Shelter; Neighbors Say Not So Fast
Ask anyone living near the Lower East Side’s Catherine Street shelter and they will tell you it’s a hellhole.
Clayton Patterson Had a Farewell Show: Is It Really Goodbye For the LES Legend?
Word that Clayton Patterson was leaving the Lower East Side for Austria really rattled those who considered him the neighborhood’s “last bohemian,” as the Times…
Where to Find Kevin Corrigan Before He Chats Up the Broad City Girls Tonight
Maybe you don’t recognize Kevin Corrigan’s name, but when you see his face and hear that Bronx accent, you realize, “Oh, yeah. That guy. I…