TONIGHT: SOMETHING NEW FROM PLUG
PlugNYC, who usually host some of the best breakbeat events in the city, are throwing together a last minute party tonight. Breakbeats take a back seat to broken beat, nu-jazz, and abstract hip-hop but the music should still be top quality. Expected guests (no promises) are Miss Blue Sky and Bruce Tantum.
Cory Arcangel Presents ’ÄúI'VE GOT YOUR DAWGS’Äù
Cory Archangel is a successful artist who makes me laugh out loud and can hack into an old school Nintendo game like nobodies business. I want him to be my boyfriend. Until that day comes, I will be stalking, I mean seeing him tonight at the Swiss Institute. My future fiance will be explaining his projects, which include a number of hacked Nintendo and Atari games, new works in video art, and a fully interactive Ipod® programmed for the Nintendo®. You can see more Arcangel art on display now at The Deitch Projects and Team Gallery.
7PM
Swiss Institute ’Äì Contemporary Art (495 Broadway at Broome Street)
FREE
TONIGHT: ELKLAND LIVE
Elkland perform songs from their upcoming release while you swig back free Yuengling and Vodka beforehand. The Notorious Shout! DJs keep you dancing after the set.
TONIGHT: EPOCHS FREE SHOW
Five piece, avant-pop local heros The Epochs take the stage tonight following what is posing to be a fantastic show from Kaki King ($12 at 7PM). Their electronic-acoustic fusion possesses an eclectic energy rare in music today. If you have been sleeping on these guys for a while then tonight is the night to catch them.
10:30PM
Knitting Factory Tap Bar (74 Leonard Street)
FREE
If you must consume...do it now! As everyone I know seems to be counting their pennies to prepare for vacation, or to save the whales, or umm a new spring wardrobe, just a reminder that tax free shopping continues in Manhattan through Sunday, February 6th. All clothing and shoes under $110 is tax free. Hooray!
TONIGHT: DORKBOT TIME
Dorkbot is "people doing strange things with electricity." This months meeting takes place at Location One in SoHo and features Jason Freeman, Aaron Yassin, and Neg-Fi. Jason Freeman's Glimmer alone is worth attendance as he creates an audience participation orchestral event based off of a computer analysis of battery-operated light stick movements (hey, it is called dorkbot). See site for full details.
DRINKING LIBERALLY With 38 chapters nationwide, this Democratic drinking club is now considered a legit grassroots political organization. Meet other like-minded lefties and strategize for 2008, or just drown your sorrows in beer. A perfect acompanyment for tonights State of the Union address.
DINING WITH MR. HAMILTON
We love it when people do all the work for us. First, about.com put together a list of "public" bathrooms in the city (all be in quite incomplete) and now the Daily News has hunted down 100 meals for less than $10. There are no fast food restaurants and no pizza joint but they do cover all the boroughs and everything from American to Argentine cuisine. Check the site for the full roster.
HOLLERTRONIX HIT BK
Diplo has been getting a crazy amount of press for his latest release these days, but it's when he joins up with Low Budget as the Philly duo Hollertronix that he really shines. Expect 4 turntable mash-ups of everything from rock to hip hop and beyond.
10PM
Triple Crown (108 Bedford at North 11th, Williamsburg)
$5
The boys of Fischerspooner are still at it with their Thrusday night salon series. Tonight promises to be a night of fun and debauchery, as we will see the premier of their latest video from the upcoming album Odyssey, Tommie Sunshine DJing, and to top it off, it is Casey Spooner's birthday party. In celebration of these things, the boys will have free beer and cake!
7:00pm-11:00pm
FS/Deitch Space (110 N 1st, Williamsburg)
FREE (But they request that you bring Casey a bday gift!)
It's time for another warp jam at rothko with some of our crazy friends in from london to help kick out the jams and kick back the drinks. Buddy Peace's name may ring a bell since he's recently done an ultra-fresh mix for the always solid Boomkat Records as well as the cut-up party mix that accompanied the Warp Vision DVD. Buddy's quickly becoming one of the most talked about hip-hop djs in london.
Also in town are the crew from london's consistently insane Wheels Instead of Hooves party. Their trademark mix of electro/rock/techno/hip-hop/acid and whatever the hell else they feel like should be enough to get you on your feet, then on your ass, then back on your feet again. They'll also be throwing a major rager at rothko the following night so get psyched suckers...
djs:
buddy peace (warp vision)
Richard+James+Clare (wheels instead of hooves)
tim saccenti
smc (keeping tabs)
Weekend Wrap-Up: 2.4 - 2.6: Well it seems winter has left us again, as its going to be close to 50 degrees all weekend. So get out and about because there is plenty to tantalize the senses. We've got a couple of art shows for the eyes, listening parties and book readings for the ears, and even a flower market for the nose. Have a good one!
FRIDAY
REEL TO REEL RECORDS PARTY
Reel to Reel Records, the indie internet-only record label, is having their Winter Party tomorrow night at the The Delancey. The line up features Laneview, Dangaru, The Royal Wylds, Electric Engine, Christopher Sullivan, Hayday, plus special guest The Shalitas.
In an installation entitled "Still-Life of Beefsteak and Cheese,’Äù Seattle-based artist Alex Schweder presents designs for wallpaper exploring color and scent in relation to their construction of a "succulent" space. Set up as three sheets with the same striped pattern, different ratios of scented scratch n’Äô sniff varnishes and colored inks allow a room to be more or less visually or olfactorally intense but evenly delicious. The name of the wallpaper sets up an expectation of savory flavors in the color while the scent of donuts evokes an unseen sweetness. Opening lecture starts 6.15pm, followed by reception. Exhibition until March 7.
6:15PM opening lecture (opening until 8PM)
New School (25 E. 13th St. Glass Corner and Donghia Gallery)
FREE
If reggae, calypso, and salsa music makes you want to shake it like a poloraid, drop it like its hot, etc., you may want to check out this workshop through NYU tonight. As part of thier program of events for Black History Mont, this workshop will teach traditional, ritual and popular cultural expressions from different forms of Afro-Caribbean dances.
6:00pm-8:00pm
NYU Kimball Hall Lounge (246 Greene Street)
FREE
ROOM creates a space for all of us to inhabit. Wynne Greenwood and Fawn Krieger build a utopian living room out of wood, foam, cheap carpet, and video projections that envisions new ideas about community and home. An immersive video environment during the day, the installation serves as a stage in the evening for the art punk band Tracy + the Plastics. Greenwood assumes the role of each band member, performing live as Tracy, with Nikki and Cola present as video projections. Exploring notions of identity and communication, the band hangs out, re-imagining 1970s feminist consciousness-raising groups and questioning the present state of radical feminism.
12PM - 6PM
Kitchen (512 West 19th Street)
FREE (performances require $12 tickets, see website for detail)
The good word from FreeNYC favorite, Cool Hunting, is that once again this year, you "hack" the Pepsi/iTunes hyped at the superbowl. The skinny is that you have to lean back on the bottle and read under the lable. If you see "again" then you have a looser. Full details reside with the originator of the trip (whom we give full credit), MacMerc. Enjoy your downloading.
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Tomorrow is Chinese New Year (year of the rooster). We'll throw you a grip of events tomorrow that will take place but we wanted to give you the heads up about Tiger beer event. Dave Hollands spins, the lion dance troupe dances along whith drummers and musicians, and Wu Mei Kung Fu flaunts their swords and spears. Plus a film festival, massages, and horoscope readings. RSVP is on a first come first served so get your emails in now.
Date: Wednesday, February 9th
Time: 7PM - 10PM
Venue: Drive In Studios (443 West 18th Street)
Cost: FREE with RSVP
While this movie did come out forever ago and you could just rent it/add it to your Netflix queue/download it, its nice to view films on a big screen. The NYU Center for Global affairs will be screening Ju Dou as part of their "Politics and Art in Cinema" series. This film was nominated for the Oscar for best foreign language film in 1990. Ju Dou centers around a young woman who is forced to marry out of poverty and becomes the third wife of a wealthy silk dyer in 1920s China She is repeatedly mistreated and cruelly disciplined by her husband, Jin-shan, for failing to bear him an heir. She ends up falling in love with Jin-shan's younger, kinder nephew, Tian-qing, and the two begin a secret affair that could have tragic consequences. The film will be followed by a discussion lead by Dan Georgakas, consulting editor of “Cineaste."
6:00pm-900pm
NYU Woolworth Building, 15 Barclay St
FREE
We keep hammering these guys and for good reasons. Sounding like the bastard child of Matmos and Tortoise who was raised on Prince records and Casio keyboards, The Epochs bring a truly unique blend of high electro-rock-funk to the stage time and time again. That's reason one. Reason number two is that they keep playing free shows, allowing us to save our precious five spot for a drink at the bar. Tonight they continue their month long residency at the Knitting Factory Tap Bar. Check the web site for audio samples.
Date: Tuesday, January 8th
Time: 10:30PM
Venue: Knitting Factory Tap Bar (74 Leonard Street)
Cost: FREE
Being stuck in NYC (again) for Fat Tuesday, we search high and low to find the proper place to drink giant glasses of nondescript fruit juice while adorning girls with 50¢ plastic beads (oh, what a holiday). And I have to say that, New York, I am a little upset with you. This is not a holiday of $8 hurricanes and $4 bottles of Abita. This is a day for every poor sap to get silly sloshed and cause an excusable raukus.
But fear not, FreeNYC, because after hours of internet research, I have found the party for you. Town Tavern hosts a Fat Tuesday party with a hurricane happy hour, 2 for 1 hurricanes and Coors Light bottles all night, and FREE jumbalaya. Plus, dancers, Coors Light girls, and prizes such as a new snowboard or $250 for having the most beads at the end of the night. And to top it all off, grab some Green Giant out of your pantry because you can get a free drink and 10 free beads with a canned food donation to City Harvets. Damn, now thats what I call a Fat Tuesday party.
Date: Tuesday, February 8th
Time: 6PM - ???
Venue: Town Tavern (134 West 3rd Street)
Cost: FREE (we think)
We know nothing about label, but we love Mugshot magazine and we love free vodka. This event says RSVP by the 8th (today) so I suggest you call the RSVP line stat.
Date: Wednesday, February 9th
Time: 8PM
Venue: Verlaine (110 Rivington at Essex)
Cost: FREE with RSVP (call 212.501.6960)
In honor of Chinese New Year today, there will be a series of fireworks displays throughout Chinatown. The firecracker detonation, with expected attendance by local politicians and community leaders, is intended to ward off evil spirits. Massive stages will feature all-day cultural performances by traditional and contemporary Asian-American singers and dancers. Plus, a dozen lion, dragon and unicorn dance troupes will march through Chinatown’Äôs main streets, including Mott Street, the Bowery, East Broadway, Bayard Street, Elizabeth Street and Pell Street.
Date: Wedensday, January 9th
Time: 11AM - 5PM
Venue: Chinatown (Mott and Bayard aat 12PM, Market and East Broadway at 2PM)
Cost: FREE
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FreeNYC is quite proud to announce the addition of Jen, the newest member of our team. Having more professional editorial experience then the rest of us combined, Jen is an active participant in our favorite online news rag, Gothamist, as well as her own personal blog The Daily Refill. She's also an ex-Conde Nasty but don't hold that against her. Maybe now we will catch all those spelling errors. Welcome Aboard!
Ok, so the truth is I'm secretly (well I guess not so secretly now) a big nerd sometimes, and from time to time I can get really excited about things like physics, evolution, fibonacci numbers, etc. Anyway if any of you share my geek-like tendencies you may wanna check this out. Simon Singh, the author of Big Bang: The Origin Of The Universe, will be at Barnes and Noble this evening answering some questions. Singh is known for explaining the ideas of the big bang in language that even the likes of myself would understand. The book encompasses all of recorded human history on the subject, from the first attempts to measure earth and the stars to the discovery of quasars and dark matter.
Date: Wednesday, February 9th
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Barnes and Noble 82nd and Broadway
Cost: FREE
(and for those of you who stopped reading once you saw "fibonacci numbers," don't worry, I'll be back later with more posts about beer drinking and debauchery)
Cupcake is the reading series for New York's best women writers. Tonight, Maxine Swann and Samantha Hunt will be reading, followed by a discussion lead by Katherine Lanpher a journalist and co-host of the Al Franken Show. Maxine Swann's short story "Flower Children" won the Cohen Award, the O. Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize, and was included in The Best American Short Stories in '98. In December she published her first novel Serious Girls. Hunt is a writer and artist from New York. Her stories and poems have appeared in McSweeney's, Cabinet, Jubilat, Seed Magazine, The Iowa Review and This American Life. Her play, The Difference Engine, a story about the life of Charles Babbage, was produced last year. Hunt's first novel, The SeasThe Village Voice Literary Supplement voted it one of the top 27 books of 2004.
Date:Wednesday, February 9th
Time: 7:30
Venue: Lolita, 266 Broome Street
Cost: FREE
In Chinese astrology, there is a twelve year cycle where each year falls under the sign of a particular animal. The year you were born in determines your sign, and thus every 12 years your sign will reoccur. This being my year, the year of the Cock, or maybe you prefer the more P.C. term, Rooster, I thought I'd give you a way to mark the occasion. Celebrate the first night of the Lunar New Year with Chinese dance and martials arts performances by The New York Institute of Culture and the Arts, and Korean floral fan and drum dance performers from The Korean Traditional Music and Dance Institute.
Date: Wednesday, February 9th
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Boulevard, between Main and Union
Cost: FREE
This staged reading covers the arrest, jailing, and legal aftermath surrounding Mae West's historic obscenity case. The event will be preceded by an introductory discussion on censorship and Broadway during the 1926-1929 period, with Linda Ann Loschiavo (moderator). Afterparty follows (RSVP here).
THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE ON THURSDAY, NOT WEDNESDAY... SORRY FOR THE MISTAKE. THE BELOW INFO IS NOW CORRECT.
We proudly welcome you and your gaggle to Monkey C Monkey Do, the first ever pub crawl/bar parade down Avenue C with the theme of monkeys.
We're meeting up at the Sunburnt Cow (9th Street and Avenue C) where you'll be presented with your Monkey C Card, which will assign you to a particular type of monkey and describes how you should act ... if you were a monkey. For one night only you are that monkey.
Also on your Monkey C Card you'll have all the key information about destinations, times, and pub crawl game rules. Monkey C Cards will only be given out at the event.
There will be prizes awarded for the most in theme and the best monkey in the jungle.
Attire is casual as always but please do come socially groomed. This is a fun event and all are welcome. We strongly encourage you to be in theme. That said, feel free to go bananas.
We've got 5 bars signed up and prizes already secured. There will be Monkey themed drink specials at the bars. Pretension should be checked at the door. email davidlross1@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, January 10th Time: 8:30PM - Midnight Venue: crawl starts at Sunburnt Cow (9th Street and Avenue C) Price: FREE (but you pay for drinks) for more info
Fashion week madness continues tonight with "The Art of Fashion." The usual makeshift runway shows, aspiring models, and (probably Red Stripe) open bar will ensue. Proper attire required, which doesn't mean much these days
Date: Thursday, February 10th
Time: 10PM
Venue: Que (511 West 28th Street)
Cost: FREE (before 12)
We've been dropped names like Shepard Fairey, Jennifer Nicholson, Paul Sevigny, and Samantha Ronson for this event. We've been enticed with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. We have no idea what its call and who its for but if you like these people, maybe this is for you.
Date: Thursday, February 10th
Time: 10PM - 2AM
Venue: Marquee (289 10th Ave)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Hot off their success with Martha Cooper's Hip Hop Files, powerHouse books - purveyors of the finest in trend-current publications - releases a collection of erotic photos by Tony Ward. Cataloging his first ten years of work, Tony Ward's recent book Best of Erotica presents more than 250 of Ward’Äôs most prolific and enticing images. From the painterly tones of his color work to gritty black-and-white, Westonesque portraits to truly uninhibited encounters, Helmut Newton glamorous to red-light district tawdry, this collection shows why Tony Ward has become a household name in the world of erotica. The opening reception is tonight and the exhibition continues through the weekend.
Date: Thursday, January 10th
Time: 7 - 9PM
Venue: powerHouse Gallery (68 Charlton Street)
Cost: FREE with RSVP (212.604.9074 x101)
While hard times for the FreeNYC kids usually means eating Ramen noodles and staying out of the bar for a couple of days, thousands of people in Asia are still trying to survive another day and rebuild their lives. Hard Times: An Art Show For Tsunami Relief represents a coming together of the urban art and design community in response to this disaster. Over 50 artist, have donated pieces, all priced under $100, and all of the money will be donated towards the relief effort in Asia. The show will be up through March 20th, but tonight is the opening reception with live music and free tiger beer.
Date: Thursday, February 10th
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Halcyon (57 Pearl St, Dumbo)
Cost: $5 Donation
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Grand Central is sponsoring the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce's Volunteer Expo, the first of its kind in the City, which is aimed at improving the quality of life in Manhattan. To be held in Vanderbilt Hall, the event will feature sixty small to medium sized not-for-profit organizations serving a broad spectrum of interests, social services and the arts. Stop by the Expo to learn how to share your heart by becoming a volunteer. On Saturday, February 12th, visit Family Day at the Volunteer Expo. Exhibitors will have information on how families and children can volunteer, and there will be games and entertainment for all to enjoy.
Date: Thursday, February 10th - Saturday, February 12th
Time: 10AM - 7PM (10AM - 4PM Saturday)
Venue: Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal (42nd and Park)
Cost: FREE
Weekend Wrap-Up: 2.11 - 2.13: Happy Friday Everyone! While this weekend isn't flooded with freebies there are some super fun things to do. We recommend free art at the Moma after work, followed by some Grime to shake it to tonight, add a walk through the Gates in Central Park tomorrow, completed by a parade in China Town on Sunday and you got yourselves a lovely weekend my friends! Have a good one!!
FRIDAY
BANGERS AND MASH
We hit this event last month and are still talking about it. Expect the FreeNYC crew to be in the house again this month as Drop the Lime and Shadek Sound System bring you the best (and what we know of as the only) Grime monthly in NYC. Expect dirty beats to grind your way into the early morning.
10PM - 4AM
Rothko (116 Suffolk Street at Rivington)
FREE
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MIXING IT
We can't get enough of Subtle. Still hot of the latest (and sadly, last) cLOUDDEAD release, doseOne just dropped the lasted release with his live outfit from SF entitled The New White. They bring the live act to NorthSix next month but tonight they bless BBC radio by presenting this weeks "Mixing It" If you have no idea what I am talking about then at least start here.
10:15PM (in London, 5:15PM in NYC)
Online
FREE
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AMERICA'S MOST EXTRODINARY DANCER
It went so well a few weeks ago that it is going down again this week. One of those big music TV networks (the kind that don't play music) are filming a contest in search of people with unique dance style for new show coming out. If selected, you make finals in coming weeks & could win $1000. New wave and 80's upstairs, hip-hop down.
11PM (sign up is at 10PM)
Luke & Leroy (21 7th Ave. South)
FREE???
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FREE MOMA
What's better press for a giant mega corporation who sells cheap goods to the masses than letting the people see some modern art for free? The Moma, which usually costs about an arm and a leg to get into, opens its doors to all on Friday evenings thanks to big corporate sponsorship.
4pm - 8pm
Museum of Modern Art
FREE
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SATURDAY
UN-VALENTINES DAY PARTY
Sitting home alone? Well get out and make out! Sure no one loves you, but someone wants to hook up with with you! Dress to impress to get selected for the hottest spin the bottle action this side of Brooklyn!
10PM - 4AM
Royal Oak (594 Union Ave, Williamsburg)
FREE
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THE GATES
The wait is finally over! After two years of legal battles and planning, Cristo and Jean Claude reveal their Central Park wide installation, The Gates, to New York. The 7500 Gates, 16 feet (4.87 meters) high with a width varying from 5' 6" to 18 feet (1,67 m to 5,48 meters) will follow the edges of the walkways and will be perpendicular to the selected 23 miles of footpaths in Central Park. Free hanging saffron colored fabric panels suspended from the horizontal top part of the gates will come down to approximately 7 feet ( 2,13 meters) above the ground. The gates will be spaced at 12 foot (3,65 meter) intervals, except where low branches extend above the walkways allowing the synthetic woven panels to wave horizontally towards the next gate and be seen from far away through the leafless branches of the trees. The temporary work of art The Gates is scheduled for February 2005, to remain for 16 days, then the 7,500 Gates shall be removed and the materials will be recycled. Continues through February 27th.
No Time
Central Park
FREE
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FLUSHING LUNAR NEW YEARS PARADE
This is the highlight of the New Year celebrations in Flushing. Look for the dragon dance, steel drummers, and fireworks. Route: Begins on Union St at 37th Avenue, Flushing, heads south on Union, right on Sanford, right on Main, and left on Roosevelt, left on Prince, right on 39th Avenue, where the parade splits. Chinese performers will head to Flushing Mall to continue their celebration whiel the Korean contingent will go Flushing High School for theirs. See site for full info.
FLUX FACTORY FUN
The folks over at Flux Factory are throwing a party tonight because, well, because parties are fun. Expect Hip-Hopt to Harcore Techno and all points in between. Donations welcome.
BAST OPENING
Mas Vino, first New York solo show. Plus the release of his new book Revolucion De Papel. With DJ Kienyo.
"BAST's posters have been a constant part of the urban art landscape of New York and Europe for the past 10 years. While his artwork has remained a prominent fixture in the NY urban environment, he himself has remained a very elusive character. Acting something like a Loch Ness that rarely shows up in public and who's very existence has been debated. Very little is known of his work outside of what the public sees wheat pasted throughout the city. His works on canvas are a complete departure from what he presents on the street; it is aggressive and bold, offering a fresh take on POP art and appropriated imagery from all types of media. If you have ever wanted to know BAST's work more comprehensively, this show will be a unique opportunity to see something completely new and unexpected from this very elusive artist."
-Patrick McNeil, 2005 (FAILE, New York)
(WTF alert) Champion Competitive Eater Crazy Legs Conti hosts a Valentine's throw down tonight complete with dating activities that you would usually find sandwiched between Press Your Luck and Card Sharks on the Gameshow Network. The contestants will be selected from the audience and, like the T V show the Dating Game, eligible male and female New Yorkers will select their Valentine based on three questions. Questions will be provided or you can create your own. Bands will play between rounds (America's Sweetheart and Mike Sandwich) and then the evening will conclude with Arlene's Grocery regulars Punk Rock Karaoke.
You would think that Poull put this together based on the event details... They say..."We'll be taking over the bar and turning it into a sexy fondue lounge. Our crowd of 70+ unique, smart, creative New Yorkers (we are all artists/musicians/writers/film makers) will mingle under low lighting, indulge in cheese and chocolate fondue, sip drinks, listen to DJs spin smooth grooves and dance to the phat, fun and fabulous live beats of Project Jenny, Project Jan. There will be lots of chocolate, games and prizes all night, and undoubtedly, other surprises throughout the evening." RSVP at the site for guaranteed admission and a goodie bag... while they last.
Date: Monday, February 14th
Time: 7pm
Venue: Union Bar (204 Park between 17th and 18th)
Cost: $5
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If you'd rather just write Valentine's Day off completelly, head down to the Jefferson Market branch of the NYPL. Tonight they are screening Raisin in the Sun, the 60's classic film about a poor Chicago family that inherits an insurance check (thats a really poor summary so check out the long version here. And check out trailer here.
Date: Wednesday, February 14th
Time: 6PM
Venue: NYPL Jefferson Market Branch (425 Avenue of the Americas)
Cost: FREE
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With more than one million negatives ranging from musicians to civil rights, in his 70-year career Ernest C. Withers has photographed the likes of Martin Luther King, B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and James Brown. Tonight he will be honored with National Association of Black Journalists’Äô Trailblazer award presented by the Visual Task Force, where Withers will also lecture and present a number of his images. The event will take place at Parsons, as part of their Black History Month celebration.
When first reading the title of They Might Be Giants new album Here Come the ABCs - Original Songs About the Alphabet,I thought what a cute title, but I think they actually made a CD/DVD about learning the alphabet. In honor of the new release, they will be doing a free in-store performance at Borders today.
Date: Tuesday, February 15th
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Borders Books, 10 Columbus Circle
Cost: FREE
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Once upon a time, way back in the day (ok maybe not way back, but like 96), people used to use these funny little cameras called Hi8 to shoot skate videos. Now that everything has gone digi, a lot of this old footage has been re-edited and re-released. Tonight, check out the premier of NY Revisited-Volume 1- 1996-1997. Edited from the original tape, there will be previously unseen clips from some of NYC's best skateboarders in their prime. Additionally, there is footage of NYC locations that are no longer skateable today (ie: The World Trade Center, The Brooklyn Banks, etc.).
Date: Tuesday, February 15th
Time: 10:00pm
Venue: Epstein's (Allen and Stanton)
Cost: FREE
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Now in its fourth season, the Speakeasy Poetry Series is refreshingly informal and always free. Speakeasy has welcomed to its stage some of the most renowned poets writing today, including Anne Carson, Paul Muldoon, C.K. Williams, and Edward Hirsch, among many others. Each reading features three poets, at least one of them a little-known or emerging poet.
Date: Tuesday, February 15th
Time: 5:00pm
Venue: Knitting Factory Tap Bar (74 Leonard Street)
Cost: FREE
If that heartwarming saga of a young girl and her dog named after the supermarket seems right up your ally, or you are looking for a good afterschool activity for young ones, check out the premier of Because of Winn-Dixie. There will be red carpet arrivals at 6:00pm followed by a "Hand and Paw Print Ceremony" at 6:30. The screening takes place at 7:00pm.
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: City Cinemas (1001 3rd Ave between 59th and 60th)
Cost: Free with RSVP
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Big support goes out to the Gothamist for their Movable Hype 2.0 event this Wednesday. Help support online press and come down to the Knit for a proper night of rock music. Here's the line-up:
Neil Aline and Buzzin Fly alum Automagics DJ Will inject a bit of that soulful house into NYC this wednesday with Love Butter. We've never been to this spot, so hit us up and let us know what you think if you head out.
Date: Wednesday, February 16th
Time: 8:00pm - late
Venue: Butter (451 Lafayette Street)
Cost: Free
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"Come for a spiritual boost in the new year! The book we will be reading and discussing is Spiritual Chicks Question Everything by Karen Weissman and Tami Coyne aka The Spiritual Chicks. Know that you can still attend Lady Lit if you do not read the book. It's all about finding out about fabulous women writers and their projects."
Date: Wednesday, February 16th
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Social Bar & Grill (795 Eighth Avenue between 48th & 49th)
Cost: Free, please RSVP
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3More drops another hot exhibit this Thursday with the photography of Josh Wildman and Alain Levitt. Expect top notch street photography and the usual Williamsburg opening crowd.
Date: Thursday, February 17th
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Venue: 3More Gallery (632a Grand Street, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
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Warp Records invades Rothko once again this week to bring you the best in glitchy trip-hop and beyond. Expect to hear new tracks from Autechre, Chok Rock, Prefuse 73, and Boom Bip while enjoying free Red Stripe from 9:30 - 10:30
djs:
james.fucking.friedman.[refuse!]
smc [keeping tab$]
simon
tim.saccenti.
Join Marketou and Katie Salen in a discusion with gaming artists, designers, developers, writers and collectives in a conversation about urban play, mobile street action, social art and, more broadly, the use of gaming technologies and theory in their work. Part of Eyebeam'sWork in Progress exhibit.
Date: Thursday, February 17th
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Venue: Eyebeam (540 West 21st between 10th and 11th)
Cost: FREE
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Maybe some dark-wave, or Goth-hop, or some new wierd micro genre like that (I think we made up Goth-hop but it could be the next big thing) at this Happy Ending event. Or just show up for the free beer from 11 - 12
Date: Thursday, February 17th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Venue: Happy Ending (302 Broome Street on Forsyth)
Cost: Free
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So Mindspray used to be a weekly Thursday night event, but now in its new home, it only happens once a month. Definitly my favorite hip hop open mic night, there is always good people, good music, good fun. They had apply a $1 pricetag to cover some costs, but it seems well worth it.
Date: Thursday, February 17th
Time: 10:00 pm
Venue: Asterisk (258 Johnson, L to Montrose)
Cost: $1
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Simpulife describes themselves as a "...blend of world conscious grooves, eclectic improvisation, and its subtle yet huge mind bending sound. All wrapped up with the "soothing" vocals of its founder." We think these guys are worth checking out if your in Brooklyn this evening, as they are playing a free show at The Lucky Cat.
Date: Thursday, February 17th
Time: 9:00 pm
Venue: The Lucky Cat (245 Grand Street between Driggs & Roebling)
Cost: FREE
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So here's your treasure map to all the booty that is to be had this weekend: Friday, grab a 40oz. from your favorite deli and hit up the Rojo exhibit after work at Stay Gold (its always too hard to get a drink there anyway during the openings). Then, grab some dinner on your way to the Riviera for the 1Aeon opening before ending up at Supreme Trading for the M.I.A. listening party/StayGold afterparty. Saturday is all about sleeping in and then hitting up the Festival of Dreams opening exhibit before making your way to cental part to see The Gates at night because al the tourists are afraid of the part at night (don't forget to download your playlist). Crawl back to Williamsburg for the local flavor at Triple Crown. Sunday, pop up early and get out to Grand Army Plaza to hear Martha Cooper speak of all things hip-hop and then rest up before doing double duty at Supreme Trading this weekend as the Heat boys bring DJ Cameo to town for some more dirty grime beats straight from the UK. Pray that you make it to work on Monday and be stoked that you got the art, the culture, and the party in this weekend. Whew! Have a good one.
FRIDAY
ROJO®NY Stay Gold Gallery is pleased to present the group show, ROJO®.NY, an exhibition showcasing the most cutting edge artistic talent from Barcelona, the US and elsewhere internationally. Co-curated by independent curator Yasha Wallin and the Barcelona based art/design magazine ROJO®, the exhibition will bring artists working in a similar style around the globe together in a common setting.
Time: 7:00pm -10:00pm Venue: Stay Gold Gallery (451 Grand Street and Keap, Williamsburg) Cost: Free -----
BLEEDING HEARTS Hot new Park Slope gallery The Garage presents their inaugural exhibition Bleeding Heart(s). All works deal either directly or obliquely with the flip sides of the bleeding heart: the indulgent, the bountiful, and the humane verses the indifferent, the cold-hearted, and the self centered. Opening night features a live performance by G. Lucas Crane vs. Nonhorse who use field samples, improv, and covert recordings to create aural dissidence. Continues through March 20th.
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Venue: The Garage (291 8th Street, 1st floor, Park Slope) Cost: Free -----
Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm Venue: 5C Cafe (68 Avenue C at 5th Street) Cost: Free -----
AKTION AND ROBBERS ON HIGH STREET AFTERPARTY Smashing Pumpkin James Iha DJs this Justin D (of MotherFucker fame) afterparty that also includes DJs Greg K and Mike Goodstein. There are lots of current names on this event so it should round out quite well and if you mention "open bar" at the door they will stamp you for free Vodka and Red Bull from 12:00 - 1:00am. No RSVP Necessary
Time: 12:00am - ??? Venue: Lit (93 2nd Ave between 5th and 6th) Cost: Free -----
1AEON TSHIRT SHOW AND SALE 1Aeon is Gabe Molnar. Born in Budapest in 1976, moved to Brooklyn 1999. He silkscreens T-shirts and sweatshirts, as well as scarves and bags. Each design is a complex variation of several layers of printing, using primary acrylic colors and night glow paints. Every shirt is one of a kind and he is constantly creating new designs.
Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm Venue: Riviera (103 Metropolitan between Berry and Wythe, Williamsburg) Cost: Free -----
GOLD SPRINTS Seems that those crazy boys with bikes are at it again. Tonight there is an invasion upon Williamsburg semi-newcomer Capone's that involves some sort or racing. As out bikes are packed away for the winter to make room for snowboards, we'll just hang out and enjoy the free pizza.
Time: 8:00pm - ??? Venue: Capone's (221 North 9th Street between Roebling and Driggs, Williamsburg) Cost: Free -----
M.I.A. LISTENING PARTY As the official release date of this album has been pushed back until further notice (and you may have trouble stealing it due to the recent downfall of LokiTorrent and Suprnova) make sure you head out for this one because the album is hot. Expect Diplo style dirty bass beats and MIA's classic vocals. Other new releases will be played as well and this is also the official Stay Gold afterparty. DJs are Oil, Toby Rascal, and The Captain.
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am Venue: Supreme Trading (213 North 8th near Driggs, Williamsburg) Cost: Free -----
SATURDAY
BICYCLE SWAP MEET It’Äôs getting warm soon, you’Äôre getting a hibernation layer of tubbiness, and the MTA keeps raising its prices. Time to get a bike. And instead of getting a bike from some pansy antique-dealer at a Chelsea Flea Market, you should get your bike from a bike messenger. Not only will it be way cheaper, it will also give you a million more street cred points, because it will probably have blood on it. If you’Äôve already got a bike, no worries, you can get parts there too. You can also trade the lame one you’Äôve got in for a super-cool, bloody one. If you want to sell the huge cache of bikes you’Äôve been hiding in your closet, bring $20. You’Äôll be able to get a 2’Äôx 4’Äô table with it.
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm Venue: Pier at the Frying Pan (23rd St and the West Side Highway) Cost: Free to swap ($20 for a table) -----
ALLDISCO MOVES TO CAPONES See... its not all our fault that FreeNYC is becoming very Williamsburg-centric. They keep moving all of our favorite events out here. This week, freaky disco party ALLDISCO transplants itself from Tonic to Capones. Expect all varieties of dance music and free pizza until 3:30am
Time: 10:00pm - ??? Venue: Capone's (221 North 9th Street between Roebling and Driggs, Williamsburg) Cost: Free -----
SQUASH TORNEY OF CHAMPS This is kind of our WTF event of the week. No so much that we think squash is a weird sport (which it is... kind of) but more because they manage to convert Grand Central Station into a giant squash court. This weekend, players complete for nothing short of the national title. Free viewing space is limited so arrive early. Continues through Feb. 25th so check the site for full details
Time: 12:00pm - ??? Venue: Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Station (42nd Street and Park Ave) Cost: Limited Free Viewing -----
FESTIVAL OF DREAMS 2 The gallery says: "Lombard-Freid Fine Arts is pleased to begin its 2005 season with The Festival of Dreams (Part 2), an international group show including Vahakn Arslanian (Belgium), Jonathan Bepler, Heiko Blankenstein (Germany), Marc Bijl (Netherlands), Brian Degraw, Jessica Dickinson, Corrina Peipon, David Sena, Markus Selg (Germany), Alex Tennigkeit (Germany). The artists in this exhibition have dynamic, diverse and holistic approaches to their respective mediums. The work touches upon aspects of the romantic tradition, poetics, political propaganda, nature, artifice, convergence and alchemy."
We say: Jonathan Bepler is in this exhibit. Bepler has done crazy production work on Mathew Barney's Cremaster series so we can only image what his video installation is going to be like. Plus, the opening party tonight features Algis Kisys (legendary founding member of the Swans, Foetus and Glenn Branca alum), Eric Hubbel (also ex- Foetus, Glen Branca, and Big Fat Love), and Rebecca Gaffney as entertainment. Good hi/low cross over event.
SONICALLY ERGONOMIC CONCEPTUAL ART PARTY Custom designed to be the perfect excuse to walk the Gates at night.Some assembly required. Download soundtrack and add to your music player. At 9p sharp, arrive at the Alice and Wonderland statue. At 9:22p, we synchronize our music and begin a fabulously random night tour of the Gates. Dress the part and please, pray for snow. Bring friends, lovers, refreshments, party favors, and, of course, your CD player or Ipod.
PLAYLIST 1. Phillip Glass 2. Aphex Twin 3. Yann Tierson 4. Neu! 5. Mum 6. Flaming Lips 7. Fennesz 8. Arcade Fire 9. Brian Eno 10. Rachmaninov - Concerto no. 2 11. Moby 12. Tallis Scholars 13. Tomita/Debussy - Clair de Lune 14. Stars of the Lid 15. Olivia Tremor Control 16. Neutral Milk Hotel
Time: 9:00pm Venue: Central Park... Alice in Wonderland Sculpture ( north of the conservatory pond, near 5th Avenue and East 72nd Street, Manhattan) Cost: Free Download songs here -----
SUP MAGAZINE RELEASE Local Brooklyn DJs James @#%$ Freidman, SMC, and Brian Beck take over this current hipster hotspot. Expect people to look too cool to dance until about 2am, then go crazy on the dance floor. If you are lucky then the cops will show up like at the Hollertronix event last week.
Time: 10:00pm - ??? Venue: Triple Crown (North 11th and Bedford, Williamsburg) Cost: Free -----
ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF ENGLISH SWORD DANCING Okay, this is our WTF event of the week. Half Moon Sword, oldest women’Äôs long sword and rapper sword team, presents this festival and performance of sword dancing at the NYPL.
Time: 11:30am - ??? Venue: Donnell Library Center (20 West 53rd Street) Cost: Free -----
SUNDAY
SHOUT! Elkland, Ursula 1000, and the Poplife! Djs perform at this pre-Winter Music Conference Event. Plus DVD giveaways and 2-for-1 drink specials.
Time: 10:00pm Venue: Bar 13 (25 East 13th Street at University) Cost: Free -----
HEAT - Grime Sessions This is our 2nd week for a grime party in a row. and that means that we will be in the office late on Monday (yes, we have work on Monday). BBC Radio superstar DJ Cameo brings more of the mainstream grime to Williamsburg this week as a refreshing alternative to the Bangers and Mash party that had us dancing until 4am last week. Expect to be taken though the likes of Wiley, Shystie, J2K, Crazy Titch, Durrty Goodz, Kano, and others to experience firsthand the pirate sound of the London City and who's running the road UK style. With guest MC Deadly Crisis. Plus head founders and local heroes Dinesh and Greg Poole who have been holding down the 2-step in NYC since the Guernica parties (memories).
Time: 11:00pm - 4:00am Venue: Supreme Trading (213 North 8th near Driggs, Williamsburg) Cost: Free -----
BACK TO THE OLD SCHOOL Pioneering hip-hop photographer Martha Cooper, whose work has been collected in "Hip-Hop Files: Photographs 1979-1984", and acclaimed hip-hop journalist Jeff Chang, author of "Can’Äôt Stop Won’Äôt Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation", team up to present a thrilling multimedia look at the rise of the most important cultural movement of the last three decades.
Time: 2:00pm Venue: Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza at Flatbush Cost: Free ----
TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON TOTH boys return to Cielo this week for another free and funky house jam. Expect the usual top notch music from residents Nickodemus and Mariano with Groove Collective's Nappy G on percussion.
Time: 11:00pm - 4:00am Venue: Cielo (18 Little West 12th between 9th and Washington) Cost: Free -----
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Adfunture hits New York City today to exhibit some of their newest "prototypes." From their track record, that could be just about anything but we are going to venture that it will mostly be their newest vinyl toys. Hopefully, these artists will be represented on canvas as well. What gets us excited is that French artist Fafi is in the show and it is a rare treat to have her work in NYC. Other artist include Dave Kinsey, Flying Fortress, D*Face, Shawn Smith, and Doma. The show is up until March 20th.
Date: Monday, February 21st
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: Gigantic Art Space (59 Franklin Street between Broadway and Lafayette)
Cost: Free
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If the trivia competition at Pete's Candy Store is a little too easy for you, check out this very special event tonight. Fellow blogger Dr. Fact hosts his very own "Night of Fifty Questions." This is a no-holds-barred, winner-take-all, contest of nerdy wits. Entry is $5 into the pot but you could go home rich (alright, not rich. But maybe you could get ConEd off your back).
Date: Monday, February 21st
Time: 9:00pm sharp
Venue: Buttermilk (577 5th Ave, Brooklyn)
Directions: M,R train to Prospect Station, F to 4th Ave station
Cost: $5 entry, winner take all
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SMUT is a provocative new weekly series that presents explicit art side by side with intellectual discourse. Based on the deeds, valour, and the lust of the ancient Greek demi-gods, Ixion Burlesque presents "Daphne" and "The Muses" erotic epic burlesques to make your inner historian hot and bothered.
Date: Monday, February 21
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: Galapagos Art Space, 70 North 6th Street, W'burg
Cost: FREE
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Giving you a heads up for this Tuesday (which is loaded with events) so that you can RSVP in time... the official Futureheads afterparty will take place at Happy Endings this Tuesday. We're excited because one of our current obsessions, Bloc Party, will be DJing the event. We were too poor to catch them in town this weekend and are excited to hear what they will play. Plus, there is a huge 2.5 hour open bar!
Date: Tuesday, February 22nd
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Venue: Happy Endings (302 Broome Street at Eldridge)
Cost: Free with RSVP
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As long as DJ Food is going to keep this up on the website, we are going to tell you to download it. Taking the mash-up sound usually associated with 2ManyDJs to another level DJ Food remixes the last 100 years of music. If you think DJing ends at Sasha or Tiesto blending 8 minute epic tracks, prepared to be schooled. Right click here to save.
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"Don't be misled. This is not just another rap book but a revelatory history of the inner-city cultural revolution that still rocks the world. Based on over ten years worth of interviews and research, Can't Stop Won't Stop is one of the most comprehensive accounts of hip-hop's infiltration into the mainstream every written." [from Hue-Man website]
Date: Tuesday, February 22nd
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Hue-Man Bookstore (2319 Fredrick Douglas Blvd. between 124th and 125th)
Cost: Free
Tuesday is gallery day in NYC so, keeping with the trend, we thought we'd shoot out the most hyped gallery event this week. Lots of local favorites in this show but we are especially happy to see SSUR back on the art scene. Come enjoy the free guiness, a treat at an art opening.
Date: Tuesday, February 22nd
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Soho 323 (323 West Broadway)
Cost: Free
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The battle for coolest venue in Williamsburg continues this week with a strong right hook from Supreme Trading. Of course, they have the crews from Fader and Matador backing them which always helps. Tonights event is a realease party for Dead Meadow (we have no idea who they are) and features an open bar at 8:00pm. Dead Meadow perform live along with support from James #%$ Freidman.
Date: Tuesday, February 22nd
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Supreme Trading (213 North 8th between Roebling and Driggs)
Cost: Free
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Everyone's favorite "underground", "backpacker", Def Jux all-star, Aesop Rock, will be performing at the Virgin Mega Store on Union Square today. I recommend you get there mega early, as last time I went to see him there the place was packed. After the show he will be signing copies of his new album Fast Cars, Danger, Fire & Knives (editors note: this album is amazing).
Date: Tuesday, February 22
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: Virgin Mega Store, Union Square
Cost: FREE
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Storefront for Art and Architecture has been running a monthly film series at the Anthology Film Archives. For their second film, they will be showing Canal Zone. Directed by Frederick Wiseman, this documentary is about the people who live and work in the Panama Canal Zone and shows both the operation of the Canal and the various governmental agencies, business, military, and civilian, related to the functioning of the Canal and the lives of the Americans in the zone.
Date: Tuesday, February 22
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Ave)
Cost: FREE with RSVP
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I know I do. I was [redacted] years old in my friends beat up station wagon in the high school parking lot. Sounds dropped like a cross between NIN, Consolidated, Cop Shoot Cop, and Miss Kitten. I freaked. Now they are back thanks to Larry Tee and the Motherfucker crew to try and prove that they still have it. Lets see what they've got and hope it doesn't turn into another experience like seeing The Cure at Coachella last year. Support from Tommy Sunshine and others. Open Redbull/Vodka and Tiger Beer bar from 9:00-10:00pm. Buy Tickets in Advance
Note: Okay, the flyer and the email I received say that this show is $5, but TicketWeb wants $7 so if you show up at the door and its $7, well, I guess thats one less falafel for you.
Date: Wednesday, February 23rd
Time: 9:00pm
Venue: Crash Mansion (199 Bowery at Spring)
Cost: $5
with DJ's Tommy Sunshine, Pete Bones, and Astro & Glyde
Hosted by: Larry Tee from Disgraceland & Justine D and Micheal T. of MOTHERFUCKER
Featuring Red Bull & vodka cocktail and Tiger Beer OPEN BAR 9-10pm
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While we are kind of over the books about sneakers, powerHouse tends to release some top notch material and tonight, according to the Brooklyn Public Library, there will be a "multimedia presentation." May be worth the trip if you need new stuff to search for on eBay
Date: Wednesday, February 23rd
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Brooklyn Public Library, (Grand Army Plaza at Flatbush)
Cost: Free
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BLackBook throws a party. DJ A-Trak (or Atrack as on the flyer) spins records. The view from Skylight is amazing
Date: Wednesday, February 23rd
Time: 9pm (performace at 10:30pm)
Venue: Skylight Studios (275 Hudson between Spring and Houston)
Cost: Free with RSVP
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Our favorite low-tech artists continues his on-slaught on NYC with some demos along with glitchy tunes to support his current show at Deitch. Here's a rundown on the audio portion thanks to windchill:
BODENSTANDIG 2000- who released Maxi German Rave Blast Hits 3 on Aphex Twin's label Rephlex, definitively a CULT LEGEND ALBUM, made the first chip tune record out of old Atari's. FIRST NYC APPEARANCE!
TREEWAVE: Atari supergenius Paul Slocum and Laura Grey will be performing as Treewave, using hacked home electronics, dot-matrix printers and more to make music and videos.
NULLSLEEP: 8bitpeoples member and Nintendo uber-nerd will be performing music and showing demo videos all programmed in assembly for the NES. Awesome!!!!!
Videos and other performances (including NES demos, ASCII movies, Atari break movies, C64 intros + more!!) will be featured, as well as interactive and explanatory portions familiarizing the audience with what's going on.
Date: Wednesday, February 23rd and Thursday, February 24th
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Venue: Deitch Projects (76 Grand Street at Wooster)
Cost: Free
If your a fan of both books and chick rock, than this may be THE event for you. Today, Tori Amos stops by Barnes and Noble to discuss her new book, Piece By Piece. The singer and co-author, Ann Powers, take readers beyond the facts, explaining the specifics of her creative process, from her songs and performances, to intimate details of Amos's life as both a private and public.
Date: Wednesday, February 23
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: Barnes and Noble, Union Square
Cost: FREE
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Whether diagnosably A.D.D., or your just a spaz who can't sit still for too long, your prescription may be the Ritalin Reading series. Take six writers, at four minutes a piece, and you got yourself a healthy block of entertainment, all before you have time to get distracted and forget what we're talking about. Tonight's topic is Love, brought to you by the words of Mike Albo, Alex Balk, Patrick Borelli, Jessica Coen, Will Leitch and Bob Castrone and hosted by fellow blogger, Lindsay.
Date: Wednesday, February 23
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Pianos (Ludlow and Stanton)
Cost: FREE
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House legend Marques Wyatt (Om Records) invades Cielo with support from BPM's own David Ireland this Thursday. Expect some of the finest deep soulful house that you have ever heard.
Date: Thursday, February 24th
Time: 10:00pm
Venue: Cielo (18 Little West 12th Street)
Cost: Free with RSVP
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All too often, we get hung up on the illustrative facets of art. Its a bit easier to explain and a lot more laid back (plus, the openings are usually flowing with beer and have DJs and other enticing elements). And then someone like Richard Tsao comes along and we remember how deep the beauty of painting can go. The press release puts it best in saying that "Tsao's transcendental canvases slowly reveal their nuances and reflect the inner light of the creator and elicit a wide variety of responses in the attentive viewer." Continues through April 9th
Complex mag is having a party... just because. Expect pallatable hip hop classics from 1994, skater boys and the girls that love them. Free bacardi drinks from 8-9.
Date: Thursday, February 24th
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Quo (511 West 28th Street)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Damn... little old Triple Crown rolls into town and Supreme Trading takes it all so seriously. They continue their 1-2 punch combo for "coolest venue in Williamsburg" by dropping some big names as part of tonights event. Graphic Havoc do some top notch design work so who knows what their new book - the reason behind this little party - will be about. Come for the free drinks. Stay for the mayhem.
Date: Thursday, February 24th
Time: 10:00pm (book signing at 9:30pm)
Venue: Supreme Trading (213 North 8th Street between Driggs and Roebling, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
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Elkland is the newest of the hyper-marketed indie bands that we have never heard. Their PR people love them for sure though. Tonights the first opportunity you have to see what all the hype is about for free at the Delancy weekly Up!
Date: Thursday, February 24th
Time: 9:00pm (Elkland set is at 11:00pm)
Venue: The Delancy (168 Delancy at Clinton)
Cost: Free???
YOUNG TIL I DIE
Beautiful Decay Magazine brings some heavy hitters to one of the grimier spots in the City. Highlights include old school legends like Lordz of Brooklyn and Jimmy Gestapo, from Muphy's Law, as well as up-and-comers Dujeous? Does BTS still hang out here?
Time: 9:00pm
Venue: Downtime (251 West 30th Street)
Cost: $5
The NYPL continues to help us relive our glory days. Tonight they screen the Spike Lee classic, Do the Right Thing. If your an 80's child, and you were like 8 when this came out, its a wonderfully dated classic from the Kid n' Play days with a style mimicked in just about every video on Yo! MTV Raps... IMDP poorly summarizes... "It's the hottest day of the year in the Bed-Stuy district of Brooklyn, and tensions are growing in this black ghetto area, with the only local businesses a Korean grocery and Sal's Pizzeria. Mookie, Sal's delivery boy, manages to always be at the center of the action."
Date: Monday, February 28th, 2004
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: NYPL, Jefferson Market Branch (425 Avenue of the Americas)
Cost: Free
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A retrospective lecture... Catherine Bauer, an architectural and social critic, was witty, whimsical and irreverent. The individual most responsible for Americas public housing movement in the 1930s, she challenged a democratic society to build imaginatively. Her mentor and lover, Lewis Mumford, propelled her intellectual ebullience as she, in turn, sparked his knowing experience. The result was soaring love, release of energies and Bauer's seminal text, Modern Housing (1934). Following the publication of this book, Bauer extended her political advocacy and social insight into planning, design, urban life, racial bias, the environment and labor relations.
Date: Monday, February 28th
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Parsons School of Design (25 E. 13th St. Glass Corner)
Cost: Free
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Can't tear your eyes away from the lesbian action on The OC, ashamed of your new addiction to the tropical drama, LOST, or maybe you just need a fix of celebrity gossip from the daily taploid shows. No matter what your mind numbing drug of choice, your not alone. We all know its wrong to stare at the idiot box, but admit it, you all do it anyway. According to Ken Tucker, television is where mass culture action really is. Tonight, at Barnes and Noble, he discusses his new book Kissing Bill O'Reilly, Roasting Miss Piggy: 100 Things to Love and Hate About TV. Tucker has been described as possessing "an encyclopedic knowledge of television and a rambunctious enthusiasm for the medium." Maybe he can help us figure out what exactly is going on on LOST.
Date: Monday, February 28th
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Barnes and Noble, Lincoln Center (1972 Broadway)
Cost: Free
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