The 2018 Lower East Side Film Festival is announcing its opening night film, Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story, with this exclusive from Bedford + Bowery. The documentary is about…
We Followed the Clues to a Rooftop Storytelling Circle Hosted By Chaos Magicians
The emailed instructions, addressed to Cosmonauts of Narrative, said to look for the man in the red fez, which was easy enough, but his directions…
Marina Abramovic Caught Pussy Riot’s Tour Launch at Elsewhere
Pussy Riot launched their US tour at Bushwick’s Elsewhere last Thursday night with a bold display of their actionist performance art. Summoning the energy of a protest rally, Pussy Riot’s co-founder Nadya…
Punk Magazine’s John Holmstrom Doesn’t Think Music Matters Much Any More
While binging on the new season of I’m Dying up Here, catching up on The Deuce, or even streaming A Futile and Stupid Gesture, it’s…
Alamo and Nitehawk Announce Their Free Outdoor Films, With a Double Dose of Space Jam
Nitehawk and Alamo Drafthouse have released their lineups of outdoor movie screenings and– awkward!– both of them include Space Jam. Alamo announced today that it’s booking City Point/Downtown Brooklyn’s…
‘Radical’ Downtown Composer Glenn Branca Has Died at 69
Downtown guitarist and composer Glenn Branca died last night at the age of 69. The longtime West Villager died in his sleep of throat cancer, his…
‘Everybody Got Laid Here’: Williamsburg Loses Another Venue as Legion Bar Closes
Williamsburg’s Legion Bar closed its doors early Sunday morning for a legion of regulars. The closing was bittersweet for Merle Chornuk, who opened Legion in 2005 with the hopes of…
Jim Jarmusch, Rosie Perez, and Other Downtown Legends Basked in Basquiat at the Opening of ‘Zeitgeist’
By all appearances, downtown filmmaker Sara Driver had a pretty good weekend. On Friday night, Boom For Real, Driver’s evocative, propulsive, and genuinely moving documentary of…
Union Pool’s Free Summer Thunder Shows: Sun Ra Arkastra, Songhoy Blues, Deradoorian and More
Elsewhere’s new rooftop isn’t the only outdoor spot making a summer programming announcement today. That old standby, Union Pool’s Summer Thunder series, just announced its lineup…
Beloved Art Bookstore Printed Matter Is Expanding to the East Village
This is going to blow the minds of East Villagers who complain about banks taking over every corner: An art bookstore is moving into the former…