“This neighborhood is becoming a vinyl mecca,” says Robert Piskorski, owner of Dream Fishing Tackle (673 Manhattan Ave). His store, which opened 17 years ago, was known for selling fishing gear until a […]
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Cigarettes After Sex: Q & A
No, the headline to this post does not mean we went around having sex with people then interviewed them afterwards. We’ll do that post a different day. Cigarettes After Sex […]
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“Nightcap Riot: Mombucha”: Culture and Live Cultures Make for One Heck of a Night Out
When “I can’t feel my face,” refers to the walk from the subway instead of Drake’s oeuvre, you know the deep freeze of mid-January has descended. It’s hard to find […]
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GIVEAWAY!! Tickets to our CMJ Showcase at Bar Matchless
We love celebrating music and keeping things local so we’re giving away two tickets to our CMJ showcase at Bar Matchless on Friday, October 16. Starts at 8pm. To enter: In the […]
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Pinball Galore, Live Music and a Century-Old Bar: Here Comes the New Sunshine Laundromat
Before, it served two purposes. You came to Sunshine Laundromat and Pinball because you either wanted to do your laundry, or you wanted to play a machine from the incredible […]
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Dru Cutler, Bushwick resident, performs perilously close to Greenpoint but is found worthy
We here at the GP like to tell you about local bands we recently saw live, because they play in a lot of local places and you should know what […]
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Nostalgic in NY: Dru Cutler Tells Half-Remembered Stories through Music
Day to day life and love in New York as standalone themes are trite but not when they are expressed in the form of Indie Rock, down-to-earth lyrics, and versatile […]
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FREE Live Performance by Laura & Greg at Sunday’s Summer Market (7/19)
When I first heard of Laura & Greg, I was intrigued by its connection to neighborhood favorite, Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream. Another Brooklyn-based somebody in a band? I thought it can’t […]
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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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Celebrity Chef Michael Psilakis Opens Event Space and Mega-Restaurant on Driggs Avenue
There’s something about the segment of Driggs Avenue between N 10th and N 11th streets that attracts a different type of business from other blocks in the area. First came Fushimi, […]