For every neon sign, there is story. For us it’s the story of Jen, who sought out a sign maker for Greenpointers and discovered a dying art. It’s the story […]
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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 […]
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Sachal’s Slow Motion Miracles at the Living Room, 9pm on June 23
Richly layered with afro-beats, jazz rhythms, pop hooks, and Sachal Vasandani’s opalescent vocal timbre, the ten anfractuous and soulful tracks of sophisti-pop on Slow Motion Miracles flow like one body of water into another. […]
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Run the Jewels, Sleigh Bells, Vince Staple close out Northside ’15
Last weekend, the Northside Festival at 50 Kent finished off with an all-star show featuring Run the Jewels, Sleigh Bells, and Vince Staples. Right as the doors opened, the crowd found its way […]