It’s that time of year when it seems like every band in Brooklyn has decamped for the South by Southwest festival in Texas. Without large audiences and crowded band lineups […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Artist Michael Hambouz
Michael Hambouz is a multi-disciplinary artist who’s been living as a Greenpoint resident for the last 12 years. Originally from the Midwest, he calls Niles, Michigan, his hometown where he […]
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Album Review: ‘Moth’ by Chairlift
Moth is the third album from Chairlift, a band composed of Greenpoint residents. It’s a breezily-pleasant release, their first since 2012’s Something. Out January 22nd via Columbia Records, the album, while not groundbreaking, […]
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Greenpoint Gallery Night is Back this Friday (3/18)!
This weekend, it’s time to get your art on (and booze on). Greenpoint Gallery Night is back again this Friday (3/18) from 7-10pm. You’ll be able to meet the artists, admire their […]
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Late Night with Amelia Robinson and Lesley Kernochan
“It’s lucky for me I have a friend / Who’s soul can usually transcend /Â The way we all nervously defend /Â The things we think we know /Â So I step into […]
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Weekend Music: Here’s to Not Starting a Nuclear War
First, to celebrate today’s tropical temps, a calypso gift from The Kinks. That’s the song playing behind a trailer to the ’80s flop Club Paradise. This weekend brings some fine ’80s-style […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Tattoo Artist Diego Romay
Born into a family of architects and photographers, Bolivian artist Diego Romay had wanted to go to art school with no other purpose than doing what he liked. Four years […]
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Greenpoint Power Couples: Fashion Photographer Rachel Effendy and Art Curator Dakota Sica
Rachel Effendy and Dakota Sica are the kind of fun couple who make their projects and collaborations seem effortless. Dakota, Director at The Java Project in East Greenpoint, and Rachel, […]
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ATTN Greenpoint Artists! Sign up for Greenpoint Open Studios Spring 2016!
Greenpoint Open Studios is back and happening on April 29-May 1, 2016. It’s a fun-filled weekend long event that celebrates the thriving art scene and supports the creative community in Greenpoint, […]
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Madame Gandhi Dropping Electronic Drum Beats for Oxfam Jam at Knitting Factory Monday, March 7
Lights blaze and flash. Smoke rises. “We are Madame Gandhi and we need your attention for the next half hour so we can calm your mind.” Kiran Gandhi’s District Drum Company light-up drum pulses […]