Ken Butler’s artwork is playful. Often, literally. He designs, builds and plays unconventional musical instruments, crafting them out of everyday household objects or discarded junk on Brooklyn sidewalks. Through his eyes, […]
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It’s The Hotness: Summer Music Preview!
It’s summer, y’all (temps almost broke 90 today so we can officially say that now), which means it’s time to get your butts out there and see some live music and […]
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Greenpoint Open Studios — Artists to Watch! (Vol. 5)
Greenpoint Open Studios is June 3 & 4, 2017! RSVP on Facebook for the open studios, happening from 12pm-6pm on both Saturday and Sunday. You are also invited to attend […]
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The Hum Concert Series Proves That The Future Is Female
The Hum, in its 5th year, is a magical project put together by Rachael Pazdan. Pazdan, music director at the Le Possion Rouge, unites female artists who have never worked together to […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Two Polish Artists Separated by Decades, Bound by Creativity
Martynka Wawrzyniak, a Polish-born local artist driven by a creative vision, recently learned that local history eerily repeats itself. Researching Greenpoint history for her local site-specific artwork, she learned she was […]
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The Relix Live Music Conference Premieres in Brooklyn
Yesterday Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) hosted the first ever Relix Live Music Conference, which featured a full day’s schedule of panel discussions and presentations capped with a very special keynote […]
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GOS 2017 Artists to Watch! (Vol. 4)
This year’s Greenpoint Open Studios is happening June 3-4, 2017, with a launch party on June 2nd at Java Studios (252 Java St). Here’s just a few of the hundreds of […]
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Artists and Businesses: Williamsburg Walks Wants You!
If you’re an artist, business, or part of a community group you can be a part of Williamsburg Walks this summer! On June 10th and 11th, Bedford Avenue between Metropolitan and N 12th […]
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Badass Lady Music Fest The HUM Is Back In North Brooklyn
If you’re a music fan in North Brooklyn, you’ve probably heard of The HUM, a kickass all-female music fest. In past years, it was held at the now shuttered neighborhood fave Manhattan Inn, […]
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Balkan Beat Box Bring Serious Global Flavor To Brooklyn Steel
Have you ever gone to see a band, super pumped, and witnessed a crowd of people standing around sipping craft beer and stubbornly refusing to do little more than nod […]