Folks, a few closings to note. First off, a B+B reader who tried to go to the East Village location of DBA the other night found it shuttered. A Facebook message assures that, unlike the recent closing of its Williamsburg counterpart, this one won’t be permanent: “Don’t worry! We aren’t closed, we are just renovating…. new LOOS are on the way!”
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Beloved DIY Venue Death By Audio Will Close in November
Juniper Rising, Ski Mask, Natural Child at Death By Audio (Photo: Dylan Johnson/@giantclick)
First 285 Kent bit the bullet and now its neighbor, Death By Audio, has announced that it’ll close in November.
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At Bushwick’s Newest Outdoor Drinking Destination, Your Phone Will Never Die
Finally, Bushwick has a watering hole with personal USB ports and outlets built right into the bar, so your iPhone won’t die while you’re ‘gramming the awesome back patio.
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Watch NYC-NOLA’s Hurray for the Riff Raff Play a Ditty at NYC-NOLA’s d.b.a.
Unlike the countless many who come to New York in pursuit of a music career, Bronx native Alynda Lee Segarra left the city, at 17, for New Orleans. Hurray for the Riff Raff is now such a fixture there that they’ve appeared on “Treme.”
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