It’s going to be a throwback weekend off of Tompkins Square Park. Not only is Clayton Patterson holding court Friday at Pyramid Club, but on Saturday…
This Is Bananas: Nico West Has Written 32 Songs About Fruit
When Nico West emailed to tell us about his “all-fruit rock show,” we were like it’s a date! On Aug. 3 at Goodbye Blue Monday and on…
Spymaster Secrets, Library Porn, and Broad City-Style Comedy
This week’s talks and readings: some heavy stuff, ending in laughs. Wednesday, July 30 The Gatekeepers Screening When The Gatekeepers was first released in 2012, NY Times…
Clayton Patterson Will Be at the Pyramid, Not in the Alps
Back when The Times triggered laments of “RIP LES” by reporting that Clayton Patterson was leaving the neighborhood for the Austrian Alps, we knew we…
Brando Skyhorse, Who Was Not an Armed Robber at Age 3, Reads Tonight
Since we spoke to him last month, our buddy Brando Skyhorse hit the LA Times bestseller list and picked up a nice plug in the…
Watch ‘Brooklyn Boys,’ the Had-to-Happen Parody of ‘Brooklyn Girls’
After the initial wave of mutilation over Catey Shaw’s “Brooklyn Girls,” someone did a funny factcheck of the anthem-that-wasnt’s lyrics, a “Brooklyn woman” penned an…
Sip Some Suds and Watch Some Docs at the Beer Film Festival
As the craft beer industry in New York City and beyond continues to grow, the folks behind tomorrow’s inaugural Beer Film Festival found it fitting to gather…
Scharf Sighting in Rockaway!
Kenny Scharf spent his Sunday in Rockaway Beach — as Bushwickers are prone to do. Check out the mural he added to the side of…
Culturefix, ‘#1 Art Bar in America,’ Will Close Tonight
After losing Barramundi, a Satanic art gallery, a Lower East Side-themed clothing store and, soon, wd~50, Clinton Street has taken another hit. CultureFix — the…
A Midsummer Night’s Rave, With Williamsburg Hipsters as the Mechanicals
This outdoor production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, returning to the East Village Friday for a final three-day run, won’t remind you at all of eighth…