‘Tis the season for festivals, apparently, and the Lower East Side is not one to be left in the dust. Along with an art festival…
Variance Joining the Bushwick Festival Fray this Summer
What’s being billed as a “16 hour fully immersive, internationally inspired” music and visual art event is coming to a yet-to-be disclosed location near the Jefferson…
The Minds Behind Superjail! and Wonder Showzen Are Making Their Dream / Nightmare Feature, Adventures of Drunky
When it comes to feature-length films, much of the time fans of adult cartoons are SOL. Thanks to party-pooping producers and geezer film execs, the art…
Block Party in Bushwick; Kite Festival in Greenpoint
Yesterday morning, two young men were shot following a fight near the Cooper Park Houses in Williamsburg. Both are in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital.…
Short Film Captures the Lower East Side Before Essex Crossing Changes the Fabric
With the streets of the Lower East Side reshaping themselves faster than any of us can keep track, it’s easy to become a wistful piner for…
Will the New Thurston Moore x Bernie Sanders Single Cause a Teenage Riot?
Safe to say Bernie Sanders now has a better chance of becoming Vampire Weekend’s new frontman than he does of becoming president, but we’re all…
12 Hours on a Bed Of Salt and 4 More Performances You Should See
WEDNESDAY Circus of Dreams At Bizarre Bushwick, 12 Jefferson Street, Bushwick. 10pm. $7 suggested donation. More info here. This monthly performance art variety show has…
Assessing the Future of Bushwick Inlet Park; Lowlife Shutters on Stanton Street
Last week at a Williamsburg carwash, a drunk stranger allegedly climbed into a driver’s vehicle. As a result, the driver punched the man and stole…
The Barge Bar Has Officially Made Landfall, To Welcome Booze Pirates Onboard Soon
It was a long, hard winter which, honestly, now that I’m looking back on it, I managed to block most of it out. But dare…
Still Some Tix Up for Grabs at Vulture’s Poptastic Culture Festival this Weekend
We were so busy sifting through the mounds of stuff out there to keep you out-n-about this weekend– from Essex Street Market’s Block Party to…