Last Wednesday, The Rapture and Tanlines hit the stage for the first Vans House Party of the year. Presented by FYF, each show is free with an online RSVP, open to […]
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Crest Fest 2012: Sneak Peek
In order to enter Crest Hardware Store for a sneak peek of the art show, I hopped over a sunshine yellow threshold that was still wet from a fresh coat […]
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Wise Blood at Glasslands
A drum kit, a table with a computer and synthesizers and about 50 excited people, four of which were extremely eager for the show. This was the scene when Chris […]
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Chris Brown and Drake? How sad.
As if you needed any more indication that hip hop is in a bad place right now, the Drake Chris Brown saga solidifies this fact. The music that once brought […]
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Opening: Where They Swam // Other Relics
It was hot, humid, sticky. It’s summer in New York. Friday nights are often special; this friday in particular was the opening of Gina Pollack‘s solo exhibit of Where They […]
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Muchmore’s, Sunday Night
I may not be the first Greenpointer to trek south to Muchmore’s, one of north Brooklyn’s latest coffee shop / bar / venue spaces, but I certainly won’t be […]
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Brooklyn Imbecile: Mixed Media
My appreciation for abstract art comes more from the littered sidewalks of Brooklyn than the galleries of Manhattan. Meserole Street 11222 Forget that it’s trash and enjoy the materials, colors […]
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In the end Gunfight! wins
The Northside Festival this weekend proved that the underground DIY scene is where the party is at in Brooklyn. While at Muchmore on Thursday, I found out Gunfight! would be […]
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NORTHSIDE: NEW VENUE MUCHMORE TAKES CAKE
Of course GZA at the Music Hall of Williamsburg to kick-off Northside Festival was amazing. Watching a crowd of white dudes with receding hairlines making Wu signs to the Tony […]
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Greenpointers Guide to Northside Festival 2012
Northside Festival is upon us and the schedule of events is massive! Not only are there music concerts, there is art, film and an entrepreneurial panel. If last year’s murky […]