Since word leaked in January that the MTA was planning to shut down L train service for over a year in order to repair damage…
Four Shows: Drown in Sound if Feeling Down, or Just Say Cheers to a Jolly End
Video Daughters, Quin Galavis, 2;Frail, Drome Wednesday November 16, 8 pm at Alphaville: $8 The good people at Alphaville haven’t been mincing words about their…
How a Bunch of Brave New Futurists Zapped the Old Pearl River Mart Back to Life
“Preservationist” has become something of a slur, used to denigrate the old-timers and neo-hippies who’d rather save ratty old tenant buildings and dusty mom-and-pop stores…
‘Style Wars’ Producer Henry Chalfant Offers Panoramic Views of Graffiti’s ‘Golden Age’
Since Thursday, the white walls at Eric Firestone Gallery have been wholly devoted to just a small portion of Henry Chalfant’s archive of “subway photographs.”…
After Trump’s Victory, Local Immigrants Brace For Impact
With the announcement of Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping victory on Wednesday morning, a massive question mark now hangs over the country. Will Trump’s reign be equally as volatile…
House of Yes Threw an Election Party at the End of the World
The mood was shifting just as I made my way toward House of Yes around 10 pm last night. Commentators on NBC, CNN, and anywhere else…
Week in Sound: Alphaville Turns Two, The Julie Ruin, and More
Mutual Crush VII: Mzungu, Drunken Sufis, Amar Wednesday November 11, 8 pm at Elvis Guesthouse: free Ongoing live music series Mutual Crush returns with a show…
Vintage Voting Machines Get a Sci-Fi Update at The Choice is Yours
This election cycle has been louder than most, with red-faced screaming, epic shout-downs, and showers of insults pummeling over political decorum. The Choice Is Yours, a new art show…
Week in Film: a Handmaiden’s S&M Tale and Prison Twelve Ways
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes Friday November 4, 7 pm and 9:15 pm and through Wednesday November 9 at Anthology Film Archives: $11 This documentary…
You Can Slurp Booze Out of All of the Art at ‘Slow, Dimwitted Carnage’
Attending an art opening usually means agreeing to a trade-off: in exchange for free booze and the company of other humans, you won’t be seeing much,…