Brooklyn Band Field Mouse recently wrapped up a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the recording of their debut album. We caught up with singer/guitarist Rachel Browne about crowdsourcing, the band’s evolution, […]
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“Greenpoint Now” Art Open Call – Deadline Extended to 9/2/13!
There have been some changes to the open call I sent out last week. For one the location of the show has changed and will be held at The Yard […]
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So New York Portraits of The Bronx’s Orchard Beach by Photographer Wayne Lawrence
I flipped when I saw these “so new york!” portraits from photographer Wayne Lawrence of Orchard Beach AKA The Bronx Riviera via Tree House Brooklyn’s Facebook. Originally posted on Agnostica: Wayne […]
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“This Song Definitely Goes Out to Brooklyn – ‘I Hate You’” – Suicide File Reunion at St. Vitus (8/8)
On August 8, Boston hardcore band The Suicide File played a sold-out reunion show at St. Vitus as a preview to their appearance at the This Is Hardcore festival in […]
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Summer Reading: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Have you read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith? It’s one of those classics that you think everyone has read. I picked up a copy in a free […]
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Blues & Folk at Cooper Park & Swing Dancing at Transmitter – Both Sunday & Free! (8/11)
There is plenty of free fun all day Sunday in Greenpoint! At Cooper Park (Maspeth Ave & Olive St) beginning at noon there will be a FREE musical performance by […]
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(Updated) Badass Bird: Kestrel on McGuinness Blvd.
Since this posting I have investigated further and believe that the bird pictured is in fact an American Kestrel – which are just as bad ass birds of prey. In […]
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The NuBlack Saturday @ Coco66 (8/10)
This looks fun tonight- Saturday August 10, 2013! The NuBlak night at Coco66 (66 Greenpoint Ave) with special guest Benjamin+Cashmere Destination, DJ sets by Jon Oliver and DJ so op of […]
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Call To Greenpoint Bands: Help Us Curate A Weekly Mixtape!
We have some pretty impressive, talented (and OK, yeah, real attractive) musicians roaming our side of the BQE. Are you one of them? And if you are, likely you have good taste […]