If you’ve never been to a Pink Mass show and your idea of BDSM is 50 Shades of Grey, then grab your smelling salts for this…
Four Shows: Neon Spandex and Hair Metal Redux, Thurston Moore & John Zorn’s Dream Team
Ereptile Destruction, Growler, Shitkill Tuesday November 22, 9 pm at Union Pool: $8 Once in a while, it helps to forget everything that’s happened to…
Performance Picks: Fainting Clowns, Doom Spirituals, and So Much More
WEDNESDAY Portrait of myself as my father Continues through September 17 at BAM Fisher, 7:30 pm: $25. Choreographer Nora Chipaumire, born in Zimbabwe and based in…
The Acheron Lives On Inside The Anchored Inn’s Expansion
It’s been a rough summer for the Brooklyn venue scene. Palisades has left a hole in our heart so big that we couldn’t help but…
The Acheron is Drying Up, Returning to the Darkness Whence It Came
Before the Acheron opened on a quiet block in heavily-industrial East Williamsburg back in 2010, the building was little more than a “black box” housing a barebones…
Unlocking the Truth About the Teen Metal Band’s New Album & Documentary
Since first gaining internet stardom as a precocious metal trio, Brooklyn’s Unlocking the Truth has gone through seemingly every loop on the rollercoaster ride of…
An Iron Maiden Among Cowboys From Hell: I Survived Speed Metal Dating
Now I have you with me, under my power. Our love grows stronger now with every hour. Look into my eyes, you’ll see who I…
Get Slayed at Speed Metal Dating, This Weekend at Saint Vitus
“It might just be crazy enough to work,” mused Dave Hill, the comedian and author who’s now embarking on his second venture in “alt” romantic…
Shows: Take a Big Bite of Kraut, Then Cool Off With Icey Cold Wave
Gigawatts Fest is happening this weekend, which is great and all — I need my pop fix as much as the next guy. But sometimes I want to be…
Shows: Forecast Predicts Raining Men; Enigmatic Band Releases New Tracks
Welcome back to IRL. Here’s to hoping you had a good one being equal parts proud to live in a country where you don’t have…