For the last couple months, the free Monday night show Broken Comedy – in the dark and dingy back room at Bar Matchless in Greenpoint – has…
The Mystery of This Sign Has Been Solved — By Courtney Barnett
Yesterday we passed this sign, right across from Northern Territory near the Williamsburg-Greenpoint border, and wondered what it was all about. Is this squat building…
How Ten Thousand Saints Revived ’80s Punk in a ‘Very Sterile East Village’
Last week saw the release of Ten Thousand Saints, which we’ve been looking forward to ever since the film reenacted the Tompkins Square Park riot last year. The…
It’s a Miracle! Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Begins Filming Season 2
Last month, Tina Fey and the cast of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt said the new season would start production August 17 and, like clockwork, the crew…
Meet the Subway Buskers Who Set Off a Viral Hootenanny
One of the few fun things to come out of the subway last winter was that viral video in which a little girl inspired a…
Hanna and Her Sisters: Listen to New Bikini Kill, Then Go See These ’90s Grrrl Bands
Today Bikini Kill released a track from the forthcoming reissue of its demo album Revolution Girl Style Now. “Playground,” one of three songs left off the…
Straight Outta Brazil, Os Gêmeos Pay Tribute to Hip-Hop With This Mural
A massive mural on the side of 26 Second Avenue was completed over the weekend by Os Gêmeos, “the twins” known to their mother as Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo. Described on…
See the Mad Men Exhibit, Then Hear Elisabeth Moss Talk About Her New One
Last week we tipped you off to a few upcoming Q&As with some of our fave filmmakers (you can watch Friday night’s chat with Greta Gerwig, at Sunshine…
Race Meets Reality in a Powerful New Art Show, ‘Raciality’
“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will scar me for life,” reads a framed art installation, the white cursive letters bleached onto…
Best Behavior’s Debut Album Came Out of a ‘Montel Williams-Style Breakup’
Bushwick band Best Behavior is already catching attention and touring nationally — even though it only formed in January. A self-described “60s garage rock, surf punk” band, the…