Six months ago, Geoff Gersh sat down to watch the silent black and white film Blancanieves. Before it even finished, he knew he wanted to rescore it for the Live […]
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Instagram capture of yesterday’s Summer Screen
Clueless was playing at McCarren last night. You could bring your dog and lay down around a big screen on the asphalt. Nice. Here’s a shout-out to your best Instagram comments, […]
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Polish Haitians, ‘Halka,’ & a Book Launch You Should Check Out Tomorrow, 07/09
To be honest, I rarely leave Brooklyn unless I have to run an errand. And yet, there’s a book launch event tomorrow for Halka/Haiti 18°48’05″N 72°23’01″W at CANADA Gallery that may […]
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Free Live Performance by Laura & Greg at Academy Record Annex (Sat, 7/11)
Let’s be honest. No one really wants to see one single person endowed with multi-faceted talent. Yet, as evidenced in Laura & Greg‘s recently released album “Forever for Sure,” that […]
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Alex Cook Paints Two Exquisite Murals For Greenpoint
You may have noticed that Greenpoint now has two new murals—at 1043 and 1077 Manhattan Avenue—thanks to Boston native and muralist Alex Cook, who recently painted both out of love […]
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America Yeah: Some Nighttime Celebrations after Brats Beer and Fireworks
Asking me for recommendations for local live music while the Grateful Dead + Trey Anastasio are playing is about as advisable as tapping killer Richard Matt on the shoulder during a […]
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Weekend Music Picks: June 26 – 28
I am heading out to Reno tomorrow, where I promise not to shoot a man just to watch him die. But with travelling on my mind, this week I have you […]
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Weekday Pick: Cuddle Magic at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 8pm Tonight
Cuddle Magic, an experimental folk-pop band, plays “baroque dance listening music that unfolds in waves of vocal harmony, contrapuntal brass and woodwinds, and dense wordplay,” as described on their music label’s […]
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The Java Project Debuts New Greenpoint Art Space
A new art-focused event space called WORA has opened in northeast Greenpoint. Founded by Java Studios and Dakota Sica, who is the director of The Java Project gallery located at Java Studios, WORA (short […]
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Wil Farr’s Electrifying Hurrah! A Bolt of Light! playing Friday night
Anyone who has seen indie-rock band Hurrah! A Bolt of Light! knows their capacity to rouse a crowd. Their performance last month at the Living Room was no exception. Frontman and multi-instrumentalist […]