A slender man draped in a long coat and sporting coiffed dark hair descends a set of stairs, strolling along the South Street Seaport in a…
Queer and Trans Punk Fest Aims to ‘Break Down All Those Boxes’
Freak Out! Fest, a queer and trans punk music festival, is making its debut in Bushwick and the Lower East Side this weekend with over…
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,…
Marky Ramone On Life as a Ramone in the E. Village: ‘Everybody Was Psychedelized’
No band is more identified with the East Village than the Ramones. The band’s performances at Hilly Kristal’s CBGB and other neighborhood venues defined punk…
Punks, Dunks and Free Beer at the Opening of This Photo Show
Before Pete Kuhns became the Village Voice’s sports photographer, he covered Seattle’s punk scene during the ’80s for the biweekly Seattle music newspaper The Rocket. The…
Taylor Gets a Swift Kick in the Ass From La Petite Mort
Taylor Swift’s new role as the Big Cupcake’s “Global Welcome Ambassador” made every New Yorker want to step in and say “Imma let you finish…” But rather…
Good Shows: Feminist Punk, Norwegian Soul and, Um, ‘Intensindie’
Here’s what’s good in live music this week. Leeds-based indie rock outfit Kaiser Chiefs have hopped the pond to promote their new album, Education, Education,…
White Lung at Saint Vitus
Feminist punk is having a moment, and White Lung is right in the mix. With this show, the Canadian band releases its third album, Deep…
Can You Find the Velvet Underground Banana at The Randolph’s New Place?
Oh hey, the folks behind Nolita spot The Randolph at Broome opened their new Williamsburg outpost earlier this week. Randolph Brooklyn’s design was “loosely inspired by…
Drug Smuggling, Brain Eating and Hasidic Punk Rockers
Take From Dusk Till Dawn and National Lampoon’s Vacation; subtract Chevy Chase, John Candy, Quentin Tarantino and bloodthirsty vampires; add Jennifer Aniston as a stripper and…