Gloomy psych-rock critters Clouder pulled together this week’s mix just before the sky parted and the sun finally poured out. Too soon to experience glimmers of nostalgia for the gray […]
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Scenes from the US Air Guitar 2014 Qualifier at St. Vitus
Air Guitar is a serious sport! So serious, in fact, that it has its own regulatory body and season. St. Vitus Bar hosted the Brooklyn qualifier for the U.S. Air […]
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Enigmatic Portraits: Tal Shpanzter Photography
Tal Shpanzter’s photography is ethereal and mysterious. Longtime Greenpoint resident, the photographer uses the neighborhood as an inspiration board for portraits, landscapes, and the human figure. From dreamy stills to […]
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All Axis Music Live Video Series Interview and Ticket Giveaway For The Men and Obits at The Wick (5/10)
I’ve recently had the pleasure of discovering All Axis Music, a video series of live performances shot at venues all over the city. I spoke with the man behind the […]
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Greenpoint Gallery Night / Art This Friday (5/9)
I recently celebrated my anniversary of moving back to Greenpoint. In 2012 I took a sabbatical from Brooklyn to walk one-thousand miles through the deserts of southern California.
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Weekend in Review: Derby Day in Greenpoint
As a native Kentuckian living in Brooklyn, Derby Day, that oh-so-special and festive first Saturday in May each year, has always been a pretty sweet deal for me. It’s not […]
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We wanted to know: What’s the wildest thing you’ve ever eaten?
On behalf of Greenpointers Recipes Gone Wild, I spent last Saturday at the Food Book Fair Foodieodicals asking attendees to share with me the wildest thing they had ever eaten. […]
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The Lost Lectures Finds Itself Last Friday Night in Maspeth
Some walked a mile through Bushwick’s industrial underbelly before crossing the Brooklyn-Queens border into Maspeth. Others exited outer borough taxis whose drivers looked hopelessly lost. Both groups converged at a […]
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Frances Cone / Square Zeros Showcase / Michelle Amador Release and More Shows This Weekend (5/2-5)
The other day I wrote about some cool music & film events you can check out this weekend. Here are a bunch of purely musical ones you’ll want to add […]
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Music + Film = Awesome: Events This Weekend 5/3-4
I love music. I love film. I love music & film coming together. I also love the Kentucky Derby. Perhaps you share similar loves. If so, you will be very […]