Freak Out! Fest, a queer and trans punk music festival, is making its debut in Bushwick and the Lower East Side this weekend with over…
Week in Film: Embrace This Festival Madness and Ye Will Be Rewarded
Is it just me or are there actual butt loads of film festivals taking place all over our dear city. Happening right now in Gowanus…
Thurston Moore Isn’t Singing About Crack Cocaine in That Sonic Youth Song
When we dipped into Thurston Moore’s new book of lyrics and poems yesterday, we noted that Stereo Sanctity, just released by Thurston’s own Ecstatic Peace Library, finally…
Thurston Moore Cracks Open Stereo Sanctity: Lyrics & Poems Tonight
Hot on the heels of Kim Gordon’s Girl in a Band, Thurston Moore has released a book of his own, and he’ll be at Rough…
Tree of Codes at the Armory: A Trippy Game of Peek-a-Boo With Jamie xx
Sure, it’s way uptown, but the Park Avenue Armory routinely knocks it out of the park, serving monumental, genre-defying art to culture-hungry New Yorkers. (Witness…
Welcome to The Happening, a ‘Place For Stuff That’s Not Safe For Galleries’
Greenpoint artist Allison Sommers is once again gathering the most unconventional art from 30 local artists for a popup art show called The Happening, held this…
Tiger + Man Merge Electronic and Acoustic For ‘That Awesome Mix of Grit and Power’
For several hours last night, New York-based singer/songwriter Tiger Darrow, covered in a thick layer of latex, sat statuesque in an inflatable splash pool placed…
Still More Chances For Culture Amidst Horticulture
Turns out the Communal Spaces theatrical festival isn’t the only cultural happening adding some color to local community gardens next weekend. The annual “harvest festival,” hosted by Loisaida United Neighborhood…
Author Joshua Mohr Hopes San Francisco Gets Destroyed by a Radioactive Lizard
While New Yorkers can be blind to events in other cities, there are many reasons to sympathize with San Franciscans in Joshua Mohr’s new novel…
This Is What ‘Public Nude Looping’ Looks Like
While Bushwig brought some flair to Ridgewood this past weekend, Bushwick performance artist Matthew Silver and his “loopers,” last spotted in unicorn garb at Bushwick Open Studios,…