Whenever someone compares Brooklyn to Oakland, an angel loses its wings, and is sent plunging straight down to hell where the sexless being is reborn…
Don’t Plan Their ‘Funeral’ Just Yet, Aviv Promises ‘Amazing’ Last Stretch and Resurrection
It’s only been about two years since Stuart Solomon, Zack Wheeler, and Olivia Russin first secured a barebones warehouse in Greenpoint’s small sliver of an industrial corridor…
Team Glasslands Is Opening Elsewhere, a Warehouse Venue in East W’burg
It’s only been about a year and a half since the closure of Glasslands Gallery, the other DIY venue on the Williamsburg waterfront– the one that was…
That Notorious Pillar at Market Hotel Has Its Own Twitter
The internet never ceases to amaze us. And after failing to remember who or what broke the internet last, we decided it doesn’t matter at…
Cameo Gallery’s Owner Explains What Went Wrong
I first met Jify Shah back in 2014 when things were looking up for the owner of Cameo Gallery, a venue that became a mainstay…
The Gateway Aims to Keep DIY Alive, Without Locking Out the Locals
A brand new “DIY done-right” venue, as booker Nelson Antonio Espinal calls it, has been operating (at half-capacity anyway) in the J train’s shadow these…
Shows: BB Swan Ventures from the Flock, Commando Punk Delves into Noise
You know how leftovers are sometimes better than the meal was in its original form? That’s also true for CMJ apparently. It seems like some…
A DIY Space Where ‘People of Color Have Empowerment’ Gets Ready For Next Act
For the city’s DIY scene, the year 2014 was anything but static– openings, closings, you know the drill. And while one little venue might seem…
ABC No Rio Co-Founder Recalls a New Era of Hardcore in Exhibit and Screening
Once upon a time there were things called subcultures, that managed to thrive despite promotion through “social channels” or sponsorships from energy drinks. Since 1980,…
DIY Venue Aviv Is Dipping Its Toes Into Underground Cinema
Do you sneer at the Iron Man franchise? Do Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey provide you with positively no ironic pleasure? Did you feel that Boyhood was just another celebration of the…