Back in April, when Metrograph announced its forthcoming Dario Argento retrospective, it was said the Italian horror master would be appearing in person. A lot…
New Greenpoint Cinema Wants Artists To Make Movies And Money
Emelyn Stuart has run The Ocktober Film Festival, a showcase of emerging filmmakers, since 2013. Each year, she’s rented venues for it. One year, she…
Performance Picks: Clowns, Immersive Aliens, and Comedy Comebacks
THURSDAY Clown Cabaret Thursday, September 20 at The Brick, 7 pm: $20 Ah, clowns. Perhaps one of the most misunderstood performance mediums, they’re most commonly…
New York City’s ‘Gut Biome’ And More Art Opening This Week
Subculture: Microbial Metrics and the Multi-Species City Opening Tuesday, September 18 at Storefront For Art and Architecture, 7 pm to 9 pm. On view through…
I Survived the San Gennaro Cannoli-Eating Contest
“Hi Mathew, It’s Mort Berkowitz from the Feast of San Gennaro. We’re delighted to have you enter the cannoli-eating competition, which will be this Friday.”…
Emile Panerio of Plastic Picnic On Mixing Darkness and Light to Create Of-the-Moment Synthpop
Combine the soundtrack of a John Hughes movie with millennial anxiety and you’ve got the sound of Brooklyn-based Plastic Picnic. The band, comprised of four…
Photos: The Wildest, Fiercest Looks of Bushwig 2018
As you probably know by now, the annual Bushwig festival showcases the best upcoming and established talent in drag and performance from New York and…
Photoville, The City’s Favorite Photography Show, Returns to Dumbo
Returning once again to its visually dramatic (and conveniently central) location directly under the Brooklyn Bridge in Dumbo, the seventh annual Photoville opens today with more than…
A Dive Into Arts Funding, A Drag Pageant, and More Performances To See
WEDNESDAY Profiled: A Comedy Show About Racial Profiling Wednesday, September 12 at Caveat, 9 pm: $8 advance, $10 doors Though Nanette seemed to imply otherwise,…
Shellac Helped Bell House Mark 10 Years By Playing Some New Songs
As Shellac took the stage of the Bell House on Monday to wrap up the Gowanus venue’s series of 10th anniversary shows, a hush fell…