May 30, 2014 at 9:00 am
May 31: BookCon @ The Javits Center ($30)
BookCon @ The Javits Center ($30)
Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York and Ann M. Martin (author of the Babysitter’s Club) in ...
May 30, 2014 at 8:30 am
May 31: Yellow Ostrich, Fort Lean, Cruiser, Sun Club @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar 6pm (FREE!!)
Yellow Ostrich, Fort Lean, Cruiser, Sun Club @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar 6pm (FREE!!)
Yellow Ostrich’s Cosmos is one of my favorite ...
May 30, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 30: Zero Øne @ POWRPLNT 6pm (FREE!!)
Zero Øne @ POWRPLNT 6pm (FREE!!)
You know what the kids need? A course called “The REAL You: Creating an Authentic Web ...
May 29, 2014 at 2:31 pm
Listen: Woods “Tambourine Light”
Brooklyn psych-folk outfit Woods recently released their excellent seventh full-length With Light and With Love — their first ...
May 29, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Bishop Allen “Start Again”
Not to make this post about me, but (BUT) Bishop Allen was one of the first bands I really got into as a younger person when I was ...
May 29, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 29: Le1f @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 9pm ($17)
Le1f @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 9pm ($17)
One of our favorite (and probably HBIC) alt citizens is performing tonight. Don’t ...
May 28, 2014 at 4:05 pm
Watch: Weeknight “Honey”
Coming to you straight from our beloved little borough, self-proclaimed dark pop duo Weeknight have just shared a video for ...
May 28, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 28: ‘The Princess Bride’ @ South Street Seaport 8pm (FREE!!)
The Princess Bride @ South Street Seaport 8pm (FREE!!)
Okay, this is my favorite movie of all time. If it doesn’t make you ...
May 27, 2014 at 10:00 am
Review: Sharon Van Etten ‘Are We There’
Sharon Van Etten is not new to writing about relationships. In fact, songs around that theme have made up the majority of her ...
May 27, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 27: Wagmag Benefit Party @ Kunsthalle Galapagos 7pm ($20)
Wagmag Benefit Party @ Kunsthalle Galapagos 7pm ($20)
The Brooklyn art guide is throwing its annual benefit party in Dumbo. Come and ...
May 26, 2014 at 8:03 am
May 26: Spend the day at Governors Island
Spend the day at Governors Island
Happy Memorial Day! Governors Island is officially open. Spend your day off there, c’mon you ...
May 23, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Six Things We Learned From Louis CK’s Appearance on Charlie Rose
On my first day of journalism school, my professor, the late Jerry Gladman, said something like, “If you want to see someone ...
May 23, 2014 at 11:52 am
Listen: Circulatory System “Stars And Molecules”
For those of you who only know Elephant 6 through Jeff Mangum, allow me to introduce you to Will Cullen Hart, the main force behind ...
May 23, 2014 at 8:30 am
May 24: The Biennial @ Whitney Museum 12pm ($20)
The Biennial @ Whitney Museum 12pm ($20)
Spend a day at the Whitney’s biennial exhibit before it’s too late. Tickets and ...
May 23, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 23: ‘Psycho’ @ Nitehawk Cinema 12:10am ($11)
Psycho @ Nitehawk Cinema 12:10am ($11)
Hitchcock’s Psycho is screening as part of Nitehawk’s Ask Me About My Mother ...
May 22, 2014 at 4:09 pm
Watch: Die Antwoord-“Pitbull Terrier”
If you’re not familiar with South African rap group, Die Antwoord then you are in for a treat with this one. The video ...
May 22, 2014 at 12:26 pm
Watch: The Front Bottoms “Jim Bogart”
Jersey locals The Front Bottoms have just released a lyric video for “Jim Bogart,” a track from their upcoming EP Rose. ...
May 22, 2014 at 11:42 am
May 22: Apogee Journal and MoCADA Benefit Party 7pm ($20)
Apogee Journal and MoCADA Benefit Party 7pm ($20)
We love a good benefit party and this one, for Apogee Journal and MoCADA (Museum of ...
May 22, 2014 at 9:36 am
Listen: Lust For Youth “Armida”
This isn’t your grandparent’s Lust For Youth. No, this is something completely new. Hannes Norrvide, who was originally ...
May 22, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 22: Cass McCombs @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 8pm ($16)
Cass McCombs @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 8pm ($16)
The folk troubadour with the quietly disarming sound (and music videos to match) ...
May 21, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Banks “Drowning”
Banks is on a serious trend of going at the male gender. Similar to her song “Brain,” which mocked the intelligence of ...
May 21, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 21: Streams by Jonathan Smith @ Curator Gallery 4pm (FREE!!)
Streams by Jonathan Smith @ Curator Gallery 4pm (FREE!!)
Jonathan Smith’s streams are a beautiful contrast to the concrete ...
May 20, 2014 at 4:13 pm
Watch: M.I.A. “Double Bubble Trouble”
“1984 is now” seems to be the prevailing sentiment throughout M.I.A.’s self-directed video for “Double Bubble ...
May 20, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Watch: Röyksopp & Robyn “Sayit”
It mostly goes without saying that electronic producers Röyksopp and pop queen Robyn are amazing artists in their own right. So ...
May 20, 2014 at 11:47 am
Listen: Parquet Courts “Instant Disassembly”
The unmistakable one-two punch of a Parquet Courts‘ riff has the ability to transcend genre. The skittish punk of last ...
May 20, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 20: Watch ‘Blank City’ on Netflix
Blank City on Netflix
This documentary of New York’s underground film movement features artists, actors, musicians that are now ...
May 19, 2014 at 1:08 pm
A Look Back at Sid Vicious, With a Doctor Who Stopped Him From Jumping Out a Window
Two years doesn’t really seem like a long time, unless you’re given two years in jail, which would probably seem like an ...
May 19, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 19: Blondie @ Rough Trade 7pm (FREE!!)
Blondie @ Rough Trade 7pm (FREE!!)
Look, man, before you get all stoked — you gotta buy the new Blondie record at Rough Trade ...
May 16, 2014 at 1:16 pm
May 17: SONYA Art Walk (FREE!)
SONYA Art Walk (FREE!)
This long-running (15 years!) art walk leads you through some of my favorite Brooklyn neighborhoods: Fort ...
May 16, 2014 at 12:29 pm
Watch: Le1f “Sup”
If it wasn’t clear enough from the video for his last single, “Boom,” it’s worth explicitly noting how little ...
May 16, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 16: Kara Walker’s ‘A Subtlety’ @ Domino Sugar Factory 7pm (FREE!)
Kara Walker’s A Subtlety @ Domino Sugar Factory 7pm (FREE!)
An Homage to the unpaid and overworked Artisans who have refined ...
May 15, 2014 at 1:45 pm
Interview: Amen Dunes is Punk in ‘Love’
Amen Dunes has a knack for music that forces trancelike introspection or solipsism, though the psychedelic tag attached to the sound ...
May 15, 2014 at 10:30 am
Listen: Sharon Van Etten “Your Love Is Killing Me”
Sharon Van Etten has grown in virtually every aspect as an artist with each successive album. Are We There, her upcoming album on ...
May 15, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Dead Stars “Someone Else”
Dead Stars practically take you on a walking tour of Brooklyn in their newest video for “Someone Else,” a single off of ...
May 15, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 15: Beneath the 7 Train @ The Living Gallery 7pm (FREE!)
Beneath the 7 Train @ The Living Gallery 7pm (FREE!)
Ever wondered what someone drumming beneath the 7 train would sound like? Find ...
May 14, 2014 at 2:33 pm
Watch: First Aid Kit “My Silver Lining”
Back in 2008, Swedish sister act, First Aid Kit, caused a mild ruckus after covering Fleet Foxes’ “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” ...
May 14, 2014 at 1:29 pm
9 of Sofia Coppola’s Greatest Directorial Moments
Happy Birthday, Sofia Coppola! The ever-so-lovely director (and also, writer, producer, model, actress, muse, Goddess, close friend of ...
May 14, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Fucked Up “Sun Glass”
Fucked Up’s new album, Glass Boys, is quickly approaching release. Each successive song we’ve heard from the album has ...
May 14, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 14: The Faint, Suuns @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 8pm ($25)
The Faint, Suuns @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 8pm ($25)
The Faint are back, bitches. Come dance with them and Suuns ...
May 13, 2014 at 2:15 pm
‘Güeros’ Review: Lost Boys Eat Their Vegetables Too
April is gone, which also means so long, Tribeca Film Festival! Concluding last month, one of the fest’s standout films was ...
May 13, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Review: Amen Dunes ‘Love’
It’s hard to describe the feeling of a late night or early morning, especially during the summer months. On the East Coast, ...
May 13, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 13: ‘Palo Alto’ @ Film Society Lincoln Center 9:55pm ($13)
Palo Alto @ Film Society Lincoln Center 9:55pm ($13)
Palo Alto is adapted from short stories by James Franco, directed by Gia Coppola, ...
May 12, 2014 at 11:00 am
Throwback Review: Weezer ‘Blue Album’
It was middle school, and I was fat and in and out of phases minute to minute. Vaguely punk, vaguely gothic, vaguely skater, vaguely ...
May 12, 2014 at 8:00 am
Watch: Sharon Van Etten “Every Time the Sun Comes Up”
Sharon Van Etten knows that it’s hard to be yourself these days. When everyone relishes irony, what happens to authenticity? As ...
May 12, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 12: Hang at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Hang at Brooklyn Bridge Park
The weather’s supposed to be in the upper 70s today which means GO OUTSIDE. Get a blanket and a ...
May 9, 2014 at 2:12 pm
A Few of Our Favorite Things: HIGH WAISTED
High Waisted is a wildly fun quartet of locals, bringing sunny, lo-fi surf rock to the not-so-beachy streets of NYC. Reverb-layered ...
May 9, 2014 at 8:30 am
May 10: ODESZA, Beat Culture @ Knitting Factory 11pm ($14)
ODESZA, Beat Culture @ Knitting Factory 11pm ($14)
The Seattle production duo headlines a sold out show tonight. More info ...
May 9, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 9: Mogwai, Majeure @ Terminal 5 7pm ($27.50)
Mogwai, Majeure @ Terminal 5 7pm ($27.50)
Mogwai just put out the critically lauded (with good reason) Rave Tapes this year. See ...
May 8, 2014 at 3:58 pm
6 Things We’ve Learned From Jim Jarmusch Films
Jim Jarmusch could probably make a feature film about the canning industry and subsequently create a stylish and entertaining piece of ...
May 8, 2014 at 1:24 pm
Listen: Guided by Voices ‘Table at Fool’s Tooth’
You’re going to want to turn up the volume on this one. Once you do, bask in the qualities that mark a vintage GBV song – scuzzy, ...