Pianist Cecil Taylor, who died on April 5, performed with an eclectic group of artists that included poets and dancers as well as the cream of…
Feathers Were Ruffled at This Massive Pillow Fight in Washington Square Park
Saturday was International Pillow Fight Day of course, so we hope you had a lovely time surrounded by close friends and family and I guess…
Free-Jazz Pioneer Cecil Taylor Has Died At 89
Avant-garde jazz pianist and composer Cecil Taylor died at his Brooklyn home Thursday evening. He was 89. A polarizing figure during the jazz heyday of the 50s and…
Cuomo Proves He’s the Kind of Governor You Want to Make a Beer With
A bevy of issues separate Andrew Cuomo and gubernatorial challenger Cynthia Nixon (first and foremost: Nixon wants to legalize weed). But, as always with American…
Danny Fields Signed the Ramones and Realized: ‘This Is a Moment’
“I was the best friend of several superstars,” Danny Fields told the crowd at Spoonbill Studio yesterday, explaining how he went on to sign Iggy…
Before Oregon, The Wild Wild Country Cult Lived in a Castle Outside of New York City
When Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh arrived in the United States in June of 1981, he stepped off of a Pan Am 747 and declared, “I am the Messiah America has…
Buy a Senator(‘s Portrait) Just Like the NRA Does!
“The NRA knows how easy it is to buy a senator,” says Kim Sillen, “So we wanted to offer everyone the same opportunity.” On Saturday, you’ll…
I Spent Lunch Drinking Cannabis-Infused Coffee, Here’s What I Learned
Bushwick coffee shop Caffeine Underground made waves a few weeks ago when it came to light that they were serving CBD-infused coffee drinks. Now, it looks like…
Drag Improv, Kathy Acker Marathon, and More Performances To See
THURSDAY DragProv Thursday, April 5 at The Brick, 9:30 pm: $10 Drag queens and improv comedy don’t always go hand-in-hand, which sometimes seems for the…
For Your Health! Comedian Eric Wareheim Is Pouring Some of His New Wines
Seems Eric Wareheim, of Tim and Eric fame, has abandoned his budding career as a cult leader and is now in the wine business. (Hey,…