Talk: Annie Liontas On 'Let Me Explain You'
2015-07-15 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Strand, New York
What would you do if you believed you had only 10 days to live? Now, what would you do if your dad thought that and in response sent scathing emails to all his family members about how they should better live their lives? That’s the premise of Annie Liontas’ novel Let Me Explain You, told from the perspective of a proud Greek restaurant owner, his two daughters, and the many other voices that come together to create “a big, rollicking, tender novel with a truly original comic voice,” as described by celebrated short story writer George Saunders. Join Liontas for a conversation with Dana Spiotta, author of Stone Arabia. Buy a copy of Let Me Explain You or a $15 strand gift card to attend the event, which will admit one person.

On Andy Warhol: Wayne Koestenbaum in Conversation with Stephen Koch
2015-07-15 19:00 - 21:00 | McNally Jackson, 52 Prince Street, New York City, NY, United States
Discover an Andy Warhol who is “anything but the removed observer of most popular accounts” with critic, poet and CUNY professor Wayne Koestenbaum, whose writing style has been described as “an impossible lovechild from a late-night, drunken three-way between Joan Didion, Roland Barthes, and Susan Sontag.” He’ll be joined by Stephen Koch, author of Stargazer: The Life, World and Films of Andy Warhol, for an in-depth discussion about the enigmatic pop artist.

Professor Thom's Trivia Night
2015-07-15 20:00 | Professor Thom’s, 219 2nd Avenue, East Village, NY, United States
Teams of 6 or less compete in this weekly trivia night at Professor Thom’s.

Arrested Development Bingo
2015-07-15 21:00 - 22:00 | Videology, 308 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Calling all never nudes! And just regular AD fans, too. Hang out with your friends (and make new ones–how can you not love a stranger in jorts?) while watching Arrested Development and playing bingo. How it works is you look for things like the stair car and the banana stand, and if that’s on your bingo card, you put down a chip. Win a game and you’ll get either a free drink or frozen banana. But come as a never nude and you’ll get both automatically.

Riis Park Beach Bazaar
2015-07-16 12:00 - 20:00, 2015-07-17 12:00 - 20:00, 2015-07-18 12:00 - 20:00, 2015-07-19 12:00 - 20:00, 2015-07-20 12:00 - 20:00, 2015-07-22 12:00 - 20:00 | Unnamed Venue, 157 Rockaway Beach Blvd. , Queens, NY, 11694, United States
Riis Park Beach Bazaar brings food, music, a bar, and vendors (including Brooklyn Star, Fletcher’s BBQ, and more) to Rockaway’s historic beach. There are free concerts on Saturdays and Sundays, and beach chair rentals.
The lineup:
20/Jul
INDUSTRY MONDAYS
Start 12:00 pm
17/Jul
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
18/Jul
REMEZCLA PRESENTS: PERREO
Start 1:00 pm
19/Jul
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
19/Jul
REMEZCLA PRESENTS: PERREO
Start 1:00 pm
21/Jul
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm
22/Jul
ROCKAWAY VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
Start 5:00 pm
24/Jul
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
25/Jul
CAPTAIN, WE’RE SINKING
Start 1:00 pm
26/Jul
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
26/Jul
SIMON & THE BAR SINISTERS/NIGHTBIRDS
Start 1:00 pm
28/Jul
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm
29/Jul
ROCKAWAY VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
Start 5:00 pm
30/Jul
BIRD’S THE WORD – NADA BIRD LLC PRESENTS
Start 5:00 pm
31/Jul
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
01/Aug
GET SUMMERED FT. JAMIE REGISTER & THE BOYS
Start 1:00 pm
02/Aug
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
02/Aug
GET SUMMERED FT. CORINA CORINA
Start 1:00 pm
04/Aug
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm
05/Aug
ROCKAWAY VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
Start 5:00 pm
07/Aug
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
08/Aug
ROCKAWAY VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Start 4:00 pm
08/Aug
DOWNEAST CIDER PRESENTS
Start 1:00 pm
09/Aug
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
09/Aug
MILAGRO TEQUILA PRESENTS
Start 1:00 pm
11/Aug
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm
14/Aug
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
15/Aug
RICK EAT ACID
Start 1:00 pm
16/Aug
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
16/Aug
YOU BLEW IT
Start 1:00 pm
18/Aug
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm
21/Aug
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
22/Aug
MYKKI BLANCO
Start 1:00 pm
23/Aug
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
23/Aug
TIME OUT LIVE PRESENTS
Start 1:00 pm
25/Aug
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm
28/Aug
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
30/Aug
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
01/Sep
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm
04/Sep
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
05/Sep
GET SUMMERED
Start 1:00 pm
06/Sep
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
06/Sep
GET SUMMERED
Start 1:00 pm
08/Sep
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm
11/Sep
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
13/Sep
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
15/Sep
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm
18/Sep
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
19/Sep
T PRESENTS
Start 1:00 pm
20/Sep
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
20/Sep
T PRESENTS
Start 1:00 pm
22/Sep
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm
25/Sep
RECKOUWACKY
Start 3:00 pm
26/Sep
TIME OUT LIVE PRESENTS
Start 1:00 pm
27/Sep
RPBB POP UP FITNESS
Start 9:00 am
27/Sep
TIME OUT LIVE PRESENTS
Start 1:00 pm
29/Sep
KILLER KARAOKE TUESDAYS
Start 5:00 pm

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot’s “As You Like It”
2015-07-16 20:00 | Clemente Soto Velez Center, 107 Suffolk St., Lower East Side, New York, NY, United States
After construction of Essex Crossing bumped it from its home last year, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot will relaunch just three blocks away, in a parking lot behind the Clemente Soto Velez Center. From July 9 to 26, The Drilling Company, led by Hamilton Clancy of Orange Is the New Black, will imagine “As You Like It” in a “Steampunk paradise” every Thursday through Saturday.
Read more here.

Tropical Goth presents: Publicist, Shredder
2015-07-16 22:00 - 23:00 | Elvis Guest House, 85 Avenue A, New York, NY, 10009, United States
So usually we’re not much for DJs, but we break our own rules when they’re actually getting those knobs turnt. And we extra break our rules when we think something super rad is gonna be popping at Elvis Guest House. There’s a dance party going down presented by Tropical Goth, which means it’s gonna get freakin’ sweaty in there, guys. Thankfully the place resembles a giant bath tub, so we don’t think anyone will much mind.
Ultimate Goth Guide proto-pioneered “tropical goth” way back in 2011, but it wouldn’t be until years later that Brooklyn caught up with the blogosphere. A couple of Bossa Nova’s live-in DJs branched out to start their own series, Tropical Goth, that so far has thrown some nasty parties (see: one last month at TBA). They’ve certainly proven they can fill up large venues, but can they keep the festivities quality in a small-quantity space? We’re gonna go with probz. See: Publicist, bringer of minimalist house, dark techno vibes and Shredder, which reigns over the night with their caught-in-the-machine, straight up Satanic disco nightmares. Bring your riding crop, this one’s gonna get buck.
Read more here.

Art: 'Luminary' Group Show Opening
2015-07-17 18:00 - 22:00 | Brooklyn Fire Proof, 119 Ingraham St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, United States
We’re all familiar with the traditional “white box” art gallery— it’s bright, clean, sterile, artificial and unshadowed. Keeping this in mind, BFP Creative made a space that does the opposite–a black box, void of any light, designed to showcase the glowing works that inhabit it. Unlike most art, work by the eight artists in the show “Luminary,” thrives in the pure darkness. The full list of artists participating in Luminary: [dNASAb], CHiKA, Melissa F. Clarke, Lindsay Packer, Christine Sciulli, Oliver Warden, Andrea Wolf, and Natalia Zubko.
Opening reception July 17 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Otherwise, gallery viewing is by appointment only. Email creative@brooklynfireproof.com, or call/text 646-491-1730 to arrange a visit.
Read more here.

Generationalpictomusicapolis
2015-07-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Coney Surf Pavilion, 3029 Stillwell Ave, Brooklyn , NY, 11224, United States
Check out Generationalpictomusicapolis, a one-off art and music event happening Friday in Coney Island at the newly renovated Surf Pavilion. So you’ve definitely heard of No Age, the noise rock duo that’s quelled their propensity for racket in lieu of some buttered-up, sun-drenched burners that are perfect for a lazy day at the beach. Their last full-length dropped more than a full year ago, but just for this tour they’ve put together some unreleased instrumentals and three new demos on, wait for it, a brilliantly titled CD-R, Barely Mixed, No Master. They’ll be joined by Devin Gary & Ross (easy listening psych) and the Portland-based weirdos of Sun Foot.
Read more here.

Come Out and Play: After Dark
2015-07-17 19:00 - 22:30 | Manhattan Bridge Archway Plaza, Water Street between Anchorage Place and Adams Street, Brooklyn , NY, 11201, United States
Over the past 10 years, this festival of interactive “big games” has seen giant conga lines marching through Times Square and golf balls flying over the Lower East Side. This year’s installment will feature games like Rose Macbeth, where you’re blindfolded and holding a “knife” (retractable) in a “graveyard” (technically, Manhattan Bridge Archway Plaza), stalking out an opponent you need to “impale” (prod) for victory.
Read more here.

Smorgasburg Williamsburg
2015-07-18 11:00 - 18:00 | 90 Kent Ave, 90 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, United States
Smorgasburg is back with their new-for-spring fare. Comfort food reigns supreme amongst the newcomers, so be prepared for everything ranging from healthy, classic Israeli dishes to duck sandwiches, duck fat potatoes, and duck leg. Expect vendors like Cemitas, Lonestar Empire, Lumpia Shack, Milk Truck, Pizza Moto, Ramen Burger, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Schnitz, Brooklyn Oyster Party, The Good Batch, Kelvin Slush Co., and People’s Pops.

Festival of Arcane Knowledge and Devil’s Masquerade
2015-07-18 11:00 - 2015-07-19 04:00 | Morbid Anatomy Museum, 424A 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States
It’s fitting this institution of esoteric knowledge, that has amassed a loyal community of followers who share a gothy disposition and twisted curiosities, plans to celebrate the first year inside the Gowanus home where it’s been pumping out creepy programming and hosting deathly exhibitions almost nonstop. Care to party with them? Step right up to the Festival of Arcane Knowledge and ensuing Devil’s Masquerade. Stick around for the real party when the Devil’s Masquerade takes over the building, complete with costume contests, DJs, a special cocktail, and hopefully dancing, unless of course everyone’s dead tired from the day’s lectures.

Wolf Eyes, Blazer Sound System
2015-07-18 14:00 - 21:00 | Union Pool, 484 Union Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11211, United States
The last time we saw Wolf Eyes it was in the cavernous depths of 285 Kent when the place was in the midst of its death rattles. It was the perfect environs for the Michigan-born death noise band, as cold, dark, and dank as a Detroit warehouse party, the natural habitat for this particular brand of Trip Metal (TM). It’s hard to picture how we’re going to grapple with the heaping portion of sensory dissonance that is a Wolf Eyes show happening at North Brooklyn’s most notorious meat market. As part of its backyard Summer Thunder series, Union Pool will provide the backdrop for a sunny afternoon replete with punishing noise. But wait, perhaps we’ve mentioned this before, but we’ll say it again — nay, we’ll sing it to the heavens: this show is free as hell. Meaning you’d be a dummy to spend your Saturday sleeping in and risk getting trapped in the refrigerator section of the meat market, if you catch our drift.
Read more here.

Le Bingo! w/Linda Simpson
2015-07-18 18:45 - 21:30 | le poisson rouge, 158 Bleecker St., New York, NY, United States
Drag queen Linda Simpson, who got her start in the East Village’s Pyramid Club in the ’90s, has been hosting bingo for years. Each evening features multiple rounds of bingo with “goofball prizes” shown off by a drag version of Vanna White. The Wheel of Chance gets spinned for drink specials.

L.O.T.I.O.N., Murderer, Aspects of War, Sadist, Mommy
2015-07-18 20:00 - 22:00 | SIlent Barn, 603 Bushwick Avenue, Bushwick, NY, United States
Wanna be where all the cool hardcore kids will be? Legit a grand lineup of who’s who in NYC hardcore and punk right now is taking over Silent Barn to honor the release of L.O.T.I.O.N.’s (members of Dawn of Humans and Nomad, duh) new LP on Toxic State, Digital Control and Man’s Obsolescence. Judging by their previous release, it’s going to be some dissonant, evil-ass, earbud-shredding stuff.
No lighter on the nasty is Murderer, a band that we’re a little less familiar with. But their brand of stompy punk is a nice counterpoint to Mommy, a band that we’ve been looking for another excuse to go see since they made their killer appearance at Palisades a couple of months back.
Read more here.

Trip Metal Inzane All-Starz, Dogleather, Couch Slut Concert
2015-07-18 20:00 - 23:00 | Aviv, 496 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11222, United States
If for some reason you can’t get out of bed Saturday afternoon, we have reason to believe that mysterious headliners Trip Metal Inzane All-Starz, playing at Aviv on Saturday night, are in fact Wolf Eyes under cover of darkness. So if you trust us on this one, maybe you’ll get to see Wolf Eyes play in a more genre appropriate setting. And hey, you won’t have to risk finding yourself on the meat market’s chopping block, so to speak, if you choose DIY venue over bar show.
Also, if Aviv is your poison of choice, you’ll be treated to the moonlight sonatas of metalic noise-rock outfit Couch Slut. We’re fans enough of female-fronted scream noise, but Dog Leather warrants more than a nod of the head. This fancy combo, a rare blend of DJ Dog Dick and Sewn Leather, amps out some seriously anxiety-inducing noise, dripping with enough horror film sound effects to keep us staring into space for days.

Panel: 'The Hustle'
2015-07-19 14:00 - 15:30 | WORD Bookstore, 126 Franklin St, Greenpoint, New York, United States
Whether you’re harboring literary ambitions or are just curious, “The Hustle” should be an entertaining glimpse into what its like to be a successful professional writer. The discussion includes authors Angela Flournoy, Leigh Stein and Jennifer Baker, who will delve right into the personal stuff like how they pay bills and how they get work done, and these guys know how to do it right; Flournoy’s book The Turner House was a Times Sunday book review editor’s choice, Baker does everything from writing restaurant reviews to hosting the new podcast “Minorities in Publishing,” and Stein’s recent collection of poetry was described by Publishers Weekly as “a mix both giddy and anguished that incorporates elements from fairy tale, pop-culture, ancient myth, and choose-your-own-adventure books.”

MoMA PS1 Warm Up
2015-07-19 15:00 - 21:00 | MoMA PS1 Courtyard, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, 11101, United States
This classic summer party brings cutting-edge DJs and experimental music acts to the courtyard of MoMA PS1 for some beer-soaked festivities amidst art installations. The ticket price lets you peruse the art inside, as well.
Here’s this year’s lineup:
June 27
Pachanga Boys / Kompakt + Hippie Dance / Berlin, Germany + Mexico City, Mexico
Eclair Fifi / LuckyMe / Edinburgh, UK
Samantha Urbani (Live) / New York, NY + Los Angeles, CA
Amnesia Scanner (Live) / Amnesia Scanner / Amnesia Scanner
Black Madonna / Smart Bar + Argot / Chicago, IL
July 4
Nicky Siano / The Gallery – Music that created Disco / New York, NY
Virgo Four (Merwyn Sanders Live) / Rush Hour + Trax / Chicago, IL
Cut Copy DJs / Cutter Records / Melbourne, Australia
Galcher Lustwerk b2b DJ Richard / White Material / New York, NY + Berlin, Germany
Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love / Álata Records / New York, NY
July 11
Bok Bok / Night Slugs / London, UK
Corbin & Bobby Raps (Live) / St. Paul, MN
Jam City (DJ set) / Night Slugs / London, UK
Despot (Live) / Queens, NY
Helix / Night Slugs / Miami, FL
Sheen / Night Slugs / London, UK
July 18
Boys Noize / BNR / Berlin, Germany
Busy P b2b Boston Bun / Ed Banger Records / Paris, France
A.G. Cook / PC Music / London, UK
Danny L Harle / PC Music / London, UK
Lafawndah (Live) / New York, NY
Lotic / Tri Angle Records + Janus / Berlin, Germany
July 25
Baauer / LuckyMe / Brooklyn, NY
Skepta (Live) / Boy Better Know / London, UK
DJ Slimzee / Slimzos Recordings / London, UK
Sicko Mobb (Live) / Polo Grounds + RCA Records / Chicago, IL
Vision Fortune (Live) / ATP Recordings / London, UK
Dark0 / Lost Codes + Rinse / London, UK
August 1
Tiga / Turbo Recordings / Montreal, Canada
Bob Moses (Live) / Domino / Brooklyn, NY
Gavin Russom (Live) / Ecstatic + DFA Records / New York, NY
Jaakko Eino Kalevi / Domino + Beats In Space / Helsinki, Finland
Frank & Tony / Scissor & Thread / Brooklyn, NY
August 8
Moritz von Oswald / Basic Channel + Maurizio / Berlin, Germany
Atom™ (Live) / Raster Noton + The Bunker New York / Santiago, Chile
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (DJ set) / Nice Age / London, UK
Jlin / Planet Mu / Gary, IN
Dorian Concept / Ninja Tune / Vienna, Austria
Rabit / Tri Angle Records / Houston, TX
August 15
Untold (Live) / Hemlock Recordings / London, UK
Vessel (Live) / Tri Angle Records / Bristol, UK
Ninos Du Brasil (Live) / Hospital Productions + DFA Records / Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Cut Hands (Live) / Blackest Ever Black / Edinburgh, UK
French Fries b2b Bambounou / ClekClekBoom + 50 Weapons / Paris, France
August 22
Andrés (DJ set) / La Vida + Mahogani Music / Detroit, MI
Kyle Hall / Wild Oats / Detroit, MI
Pender Street Steppers / Mood Hut / BC, Canada
Hashman Deejay / Mood Hut / BC, Canada
Laraaji (Live) / All Saints + Warp Records / Harlem, NY
August 29
Matias Aguayo (DJ set) / Cómeme / Santiago, Chile
Kingdom / Fade to Mind / Los Angeles, CA
D∆WN (Live) / Our Dawn Entertainment / New Orleans, LA
Murlo / Mixpak / London, UK
FALSE WITNESS / #KUNQ / Brooklyn, NY
Additional Artists to be announced
September 5
Artists to be announced

Comedy Night at Knitting Factory
2015-07-19 21:00 | Knitting Factory Brooklyn, 361 Metropolitan Ave , Williamsburg, United States
Hannibal Buress used to host this weekly showcase of up-and-coming comics, but now the duties fall on Clark Jones (who has toured with Buress), Will Miles, and Kenny DeForest. Get there early (doors open at 8pm): the event is free and has seen big-name drop-ins like Louis CK and Chris Rock, so the Knit’s front bar tends to get packed.
Related: Watch Hannibal Buress (Attempt to) Do ‘Rapper’s Delight’ With Method Man

Trans Pecos Experimental Music Series
2015-07-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Trans-Pecos, 915 Wyckoff Ave, NY, United States
Diamond Terrifier‘s experimental and outsider music series is one of those rare things: a free music event at a venue space (there is a one drink minimum but, whatever, you were totally gonna buy that beer anyway). This isn’t quite an open-mic night, but the kind of attentiveness and risk-taking and newness it inspires makes it similar. Swap out amateurs for seasoned musicians who are trying out their less seasoned material and you’ve got Practice.
Read more here.

Live Rock and Roll Karaoke at Arlene's
2015-07-20 22:00 | Arlene’s Grocery, 95 Stanton Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States
When you get on stage with the Arlene’s World Famous Live Rock and Roll Karaoke Band, you know they’ve got your back — they’ve gotten drop-ins from Sebastian Bach, Adrian Grenier, Jim Carrey (who did Radiohead’s “Creep”), and they regularly perform at SNL after-parties. These guys might just know the solos to some GNR songs better than Slash.

'Apocalpyse Chow' Dinner Series
2015-07-21 18:30 | NY
Nightlight, an ongoing project of Flux Factory “explores creative uses of the sun” at the Bed-Stuy Community Garden. Flux Factory has teamed up with New York Restoration Project to install an oven that cooks food solely with the power of the sun. For three Tuesdays in July, a different chef or team of cooks, chosen by the Nighlight crew, will prepare a free meal. And don’t expect hot dogs and corn. Past meals have included dehydrated kumquats, beef tongue, and fresh ricotta cheese.
Each dinner is accompanied by some form of entertainment. The next to last Tuesday in July, Nightlight will incorporate a solar-panel workshop into the menu of pork shoulder and vegetables, both served by a local solar educator, Cynthia Tomasini.
Events start at 7pm except for July 21, which starts at 6:30pm.
Read more here.

Movie Trivia at Videology
2015-07-21 20:30 - 22:00 | Videology, 308 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Every Tuesday night, gather your movie-loving friends for six rounds of trivia at Videology in Williamsburg. They present different categories throughout the night, like quotation, tagline and clip identification. Every week the winning team gets a free round of drinks, and at the end of the season the top three teams from the combined rounds win big prizes like a $150 bar tab. Word to the wise: get there early to snag a table.

Art: 'Luminary Group Show'
2015-07-22 12:00 - 18:00 | Brooklyn Fire Proof, 119 Ingraham St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, United States
We’re all familiar with the traditional “white box” art gallery— it’s bright, clean, sterile, artificial and unshadowed. Keeping this in mind, BFP Creative made a space that does the opposite–a black box, void of any light, designed to showcase the glowing works that inhabit it. Unlike most art, work by the eight artists in the show “Luminary,” thrives in the pure darkness. The full list of artists participating in Luminary: [dNASAb], CHiKA, Melissa F. Clarke, Lindsay Packer, Christine Sciulli, Oliver Warden, Andrea Wolf, and Natalia Zubko.
Gallery viewing is by appointment only. Email creative@brooklynfireproof.com, or call/text 646-491-1730 to arrange a visit.
Read more here.

SummerScreen: Dirty Dancing
2015-07-22 18:00 | McCarren Park, 776 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11222, United States
Brooklyn’s free film and concert series is back for its tenth consecutive year at McCarren Park. In celebration, they will be showing the greatest hits from past years. Come out for some carefully chosen cult favorite films and enjoy food trucks, beer, and live music.
