This keyboard is a piece of shit. That may sound like something your coworker would mutter but, in this instance, it is the title of artwork by Greenpoint-based artist Stephen Eakin. To […]
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Meet The Bands Playing Our Holiday Tropical Market
Shining Mirrors. Retail Space. Babetown. No those are not store names in some wacky Williamsburg shopping plaza. Those are the bands playing at a hulking wood monolith on West Street in […]
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Sip Local Beers and Buy Local Ceramics This Sunday!
This Sunday, December 11th from 1-6pm, the local artisans at Grand Street Ceramics are bringing us a holiday pop-up shop hosted by their friendly neighbors at Interboro Spirits & Ales (942 Grand Street). […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Pinpoint—Pins, Punk Rock and Friendship
Bold will hold. This phrase, most commonly associated with the tattooing style of early traditional artists, signifies designing tattoos with a bold, thick line style that holds up beautifully over […]
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Gritty, Rapidly Disappearing Cityscapes by Monte Antrim
A talented local artist and designer, Monte Antrim, is displaying his unique images at South 4th Bar & Cafe (90 South 4th St.) in a show titled “Last World Problems.” The installation, which […]
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Weekend Music for Cool Kids and Weirdos Too (12/1 – 12/4)
Here are some famous acts playing this weekend. Don’t worry, we also save room in the back for unsung heroes. The Hold Steady have three sold-out Brooklyn Bowl shows beginning tonight. […]
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Holiday Movies In North Brooklyn!
They say it’s the most wonderful time of the year—but between self-embarrassment at work parties, getting the XS condoms at the white elephant gift exchange, forced family hangouts, and blowing your paycheck […]
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The Sounds Celebrate Album’s Ten Year Anniversary at Warsaw
Simply put, Swedish New Wave quintet The Sounds rocked Warsaw (261 Driggs Ave.) last Tuesday night. As their first stop in NYC during their North American tour celebrating the ten year anniversary […]
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Winter Playlist: Dance Yrself Warm with Co-Op 87
Continuing our series of local shops compiling some of their favorite jams for us, we have a wintertime playlist to get you hot n’ bothered, from Ben Steidel at local vinyl nook Co-Op […]
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New Thump City: Wednesday’s Strictly Local Pre-Thanksgiving Parties
If you usually go clubbing the night before Thanksgiving, you might be anxious to avoid a frigid trip to Manhattan or Bushwick in your party clothes. Within walking distance from […]