Brooklyn Academy of Music has named David Binder as its creative director. The Tony Award-winning theater and festival producer’s credits include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, De La Guarda, and…
East River Floating Pool Proposal Gets a Splash of Federal Cash
The floating pool project known as +POOL has received a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Which is good news for anyone who…
Neutral Milk Cabaret, Butts, and More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY How Strange It Is Wednesday, February 7 at Pangea, 7:30 pm: $20 advance, $25 doors You may have first caught wind of this show…
Hungry Ghost Coffee Expands to Williamsburg
Local coffee bar and cafe Hungry Ghost has opened a new location in Williamsburg at 721 Metropolitan Avenue, according to their Instagram. The local chain,…
SummerStage Reveals First Benefit Show in Central Park: Mac DeMarco, Natch
Today’s weather called for snow, sleet, freezing rain, and just plain rain, so we’re going to go head and keep pumping out the summer concert…
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Trot Out a New Single, Tour Dates
It’s been so long since we’ve heard new material from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks that we’ve had to settle for the closest thing to…
New Council Member Carlina Rivera On Downtown Housing, Nightlife, L Train, and More
Yesterday, Carlina Rivera convened a cadre of local newspapers for her first “editorial roundtable” as the newly elected City Council member for District 2. During the…
BAM Adds Second Phantom Thread Screening With Live Score
If you saw Phantom Thread at the ArcLight Hollywood, you would’ve seen some of the exquisite dresses designed by Mr. Woodcock, the mercurial tailor played…
Art This Week: Environmental Imaginings, Sonic Voids, and More
Hair Paintings & Other Stories Opening Tuesday, February 6 at La MaMa Galleria, 7:30 pm. On view through March 3. The Bellwether and Codify Art…
Bethlehem Steel’s Free Show Isn’t at Brooklyn Steel, But It Is a Steal
It would’ve been fitting if Brooklyn band Bethlehem Steel had played Brooklyn venue Brooklyn Steel, but they’re not quite that big yet. Instead, they’re playing…