Date: Saturday, March 1st Time: 4:00pm Location: Brooklyn Ale House (North 8th & Berry, W'burg) Cost: Free Entry
Space info on this one but the buzzwords are strong... beer... chili... contest... "hot-'n-spicy supremacy"... yeah, sounds good to me... "Hope your taste buds are strong [as] 12 chili champs compete for hot-'n-spicy supremacy. Eager chefs can still enter the running by emailing brooklynalehouse@yahoo.com. Everyone else can simply bring their hunger."
Date: Saturday, March 1st Time: 5:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway) Cost: Free
I know at this point we have really pounded the idea of First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum into your heads, but here is a refresher course. If you cross over the East River, living in the shadows of the Manhattan museums, and with way less foot traffic from city tourists, you will find the Brooklyn Museum. Every first Saturday of the month admission is free (thanks to big name corporate sponsorship) beginning at 5pm and there are a slew of events for the whole fam. Thin month they honor Women's History Month...Carnival Style. Including Lucía Pulido putting her own spin on traditional Colombian rhythms, Ballet Folklorico Perú performs traditional Peruvian dance and music, plus a screening of Favela Rising. Full schedule here.
Date: Saturday, March 1st Time: 7:00pm Location: The Gallery at 3rd Ward (195 Morgan Ave., East W'burg) Cost: Free
Opening on the first day of Women's History Month is 31 Under 31: Young Women in Art Photography. The exhibition features the work of 31 innovative young women in emerging art photography under the age of 31 all acquired through open submissions. The press release explains ""While it is impossible to capture the full breadth of international talent by female photographers in one exhibition," say Tan and Feinstein, "we feel that the diversity of subjects and intent are a clear representation of the wide range of skill and creativity that is flourishing today. By allowing the works to be culled from an open call, we hope to give exposure to unknown photographers while simultaneously showcasing more familiar names in contemporary photography." Tonight is the opening reception (and after party with DJ 24Court), but the show runs through March 28th. Full list of photographers after the jump.
Exhibiting photographers
Alana Celii
Amy Elkins
Ahndraya Parlato
Allison Grant
Ashley Lefrak
Alejandra Laviada
Alex Van Clief
Catherine Maloney
Dina Kantor
Dru Donovan
Elaine Stocki
Hannah Whitaker
Helen Maurene Cooper
Jaimie Warren
Jessica Bruah
Jessica Roberts
Ka-Man Tse
Kate and Camilla
Kelly Kleinschrodt
Manya Fox
Marta Labad
Mary Mattingly
Molly Landreth
Nadine Rovner
Rachael Dunville
Reka Reisinger
Sara Padgett Heathcott
Sarah Small
Sarah Sudhoff
Talia Chetrit
Tealia Ellis Ritter
Date: Saturday, March 1st Time: 10:00pm??? Location: Le Royale (21 7th Ave South) Cost: Free
Tonight Marc-Alan Gray rolls deep into Le Royale with a whole slew of DJs. Joining him on the tables are Kesh, Obi T, June D and Jake The Destroyer. And taking on hosting duties tonight are Aline Castro, Zachary Palmer and Lex. A goos Saturday night spot.
Looking for some nice hugs? This may help. Krames of Cobra Kai, Rok One of The Bangers and Dimitri from High Voltage pool their DJ powers to keep you dancing all night long at Hug It Out. They promise you club house classics, basement bangers, parking lot anthems and all the jams you love. A fun Saturday night if you want to chill in Williamsburg.
Date: Sunday, March 2nd Time: 1:00pm Location: Union Hall (702 Union St., P'Slope) Cost: Free with RSVP
If you are a fan of the L Word on Showtime, you better get those RSVP emails in quick. This afternoon The L Magazine invites you to a special screening of the next episode before it airs on TV. Seating is limited so be sure to RSVP and arrive early! Also, a note to the L Magazine, if you could hook this same scheme up for Weeds or Californication it would be greatly appreciated!
Date: Monday, March 3rd Time: 5:00pm Location: Pratt Institute Memorial Hall (200 Willoughby Ave, Clinton Hill) Cost: Free, please RSVP
Probably the most notable (only?) name in book cover design, Chip Kidd has been churning out 75+ covers a year for over a decade now. His work is clear, concise, and sometimes cryptic but clearly makes those $9.99 paperbacks fly off the shelves of Barnes and Nobles. Tonight he talks about his life and trade.
Date: Monday, March 3rd Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Frank’s Chop Shop (19 Essex Street between Canal & Hester) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: 42 Below cocktails
Renowned Artist Steve Ellis releases a limited edition, barbershop inspired, skate decks this evening in a collaborative art exhibit with SHUT skateboards and Frank's Chop Shop. In honor of the release, Ellis will transform FCS nto a temporary art gallery for one night where the FCS/SHUT deck will be on display along with 10 original barbershop inspired artworks.
A new weekly film series kicks off tonight in Williamsburg. Tonight's screening is the Heath Ledger indie junkie flick, Candy. Free popcorn before the film and DJs spin after. 21+
Date: Monday, March 3rd Time: 9:30pm Location: Angels & Kings (500 East 11th bet. A&B) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: Trump Vodka and Pabst Blue Ribbon!
Hope your singing pipes are in order tonight as a who's who of guyliner-tinged rockers (including Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance and Matt Rubano of Taking Back Sunday) along with the crew from Karaoke Killed the Cat host tonight's open-bar fueled release party for Pocket Karaoke: Ultragrrrl's Guide to the Best Karaoke Tunes. 21+
"Pianos' celebrated combination of singing, dancing and awkwardness soldiers on! Karaoke-Dokey is hosted by a crack team of karaoke specialists ready to get you dancin' and singin' 'til your feet and mouth fall off! If that doesn't happen, we haven't done our job! Really though, you should check it out, it is the MOST fun you will ever have" 21+
Date: Tuesday, March 4th Time:6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Soho Photo Gallery (15 White Street) Cost: Free
So while I can't take a decent photograph with a digital camera that has automatic flashes, shutter speeds, etc. Others can capture a beautiful image with no more than a pinhole camera. Today is the opening of the National Krappy Kamera Competition. "The exhibit features images that are produced using equipment from the lowest end of the technological scale. The concept underlying this show is that an artist can use any piece of equipment to create engaging photographs. Cameras generally range from the well-known Diana, Holga and Lubitel to obscure junkstore finds and homemade pinhole jobs." The entire gallery is dedicated to the collection of about 25 pieces of "krap" and will remain on exhibit through March 29th.
Date: Tuesday, March 4th Time: 7:00pm Location: Pour (321 Amsterdam Avenue at 75th St.) Cost: Free
I beginning to believe that Pour is single handedly trying to turn us all into winos! For bazillionth week in a row they are offering daily wine tastings after work and this time they are even adding food into the mix! "What better way to wrap up winter and welocome in spring than with a little wine drinking. Or, in this case a lot of wine drinking. For two straight weeks, Pour will be serving up some of their best vinos for free! There will be different wines each night paired with food too!"
Date: Tuesday, March 4th Time: 7:00pm Location:Gallery Bar (120 Orchard Street Cost: Free with RSVP
Nothing like a little midweek Masquerade Ball to give you some good old water-cooler fodder for tomorrow morning. Indulge your alter ego as Flamenco Dancers, Belly Dancers, Sangria, and other assorted Eye Candy transport you to a Spanish-tinged world of mystery. Everyone must be on the list and everyone must wear a mask. No exceptions. 21+
"In the man's own words, God Damn Religion is 'a diabolical experiment in hypnotic mind control-- a phantasmagoric presentation of demonic and divine imagery, meticulously assembled and designed to put the viewer into an altered state of darkened awareness...If you ever wanted to go to hell and back, this film will get you halfway there.'" And if that wasn't a party-starter enough, theres a live performance from True Primes and DJ sets from DJ Too Much and Dan Bryant 21+
Date: Tuesdays Time: 10:00pm Location: Cyn Lounge (216 Bedford Ave at N 5th St., W'burg) Cost: Free
Every week, VJ BAMiAM hosts YouTube Tuesdays at Cyn Lounge, a 6-hour, no cover laugh-riot where patrons request their favorite viral and music videos shown on the big screen. Its basically a video request party that goes far beyond anything you've see on TRL.
Date: Wednesday, March 5th Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Location: CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium (365 Fifth Ave.) Cost: Free
"Internet activism has upended American politics by amplifying new voices, connecting disparate social networks, transforming campaign funding, enhancing public scrutiny and electing non-traditional candidates. The progressive netroots is building a participatory, egalitarian, aggressive movement with an agenda of progressive foreign policy, populist economics, Constitutional rights and open government...This panel will convene progressive leaders and writers for a lively discussion of how the netroots are changing progressive politics." Panel participants after the jump.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, Publisher and Editor of The Nation; Zephyr Teachout, Assistant Professor of Law, Duke University, and an architect of Howard Dean's Internet strategy; Matt Stoller, a founding blogger of OpenLeft and President of BlogPAC; Roberto Lovato, a writer at New America Media and blogger for Of América; and Ari Melber, a correspondent for The Nation and a contributing editor at Personal Democracy Forum.
Date: Wednesday, March 5th Time: 7:00pm Location: Pour (321 Amsterdam Avenue at 75th St.) Cost: Free
I beginning to believe that Pour is single handedly trying to turn us all into winos! For bazillionth week in a row they are offering daily wine tastings after work and this time they are even adding food into the mix! "What better way to wrap up winter and welocome in spring than with a little wine drinking. Or, in this case a lot of wine drinking. For two straight weeks, Pour will be serving up some of their best vinos for free! There will be different wines each night paired with food too!"
Date: Wednesday, March 5th Time: 8:00pm Location: Union Hall (702 Union St., P'Slope) Cost: Free
This month at Secret Science Club Nobel Prize-Winning, British Biochemist Paul Nurse proves he's "got it ALL going on." Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his service to humanity and co-host of the science segments on PBS’s Charlie Rose Show, he won the Nobel Prize for "illuminating the process by which cells copy themselves and furthering our understanding of growth, development, and cancer. Break out your test tubes and get ready to bust out of the winter doldrums, as Paul Nurse takes us on a whirlwind tour of life’s most basic unit: the cell." Plus, before and after Paul speaks, screen the special bio-video by scientist/film-maker Alexis Gambis: A Fruit Fly in New York and groove to science-inspired tunes.
Date: Wednesday, March 5th Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Life Cafe (343 E. 10th St. at Ave B) Cost: Free
Quiz nights are a simple and easy ploy to get people to come out to your bar. And lets face it, it totally works! We all love to show off our talent for retaining useless knowledge and tonight is no exception. Head to Life Cafe for some drinks and to prove you are the champion of quiz night!
Moonwalk residents Rezound + Cousin Cole drop "weird fun music" all night while you slurp back cheap drinks at this downtown regular (2 for 1s from 11 to 12). Always consistent good music. 21+
Date: Wednesday, March 5th Time: 11:00pm Location: The Annex (152 Orchard St.) Cost: Free
High Voltage has been killin' it with hipster-infused electro goodness for about as long as FreeNYC's been keepin your nightlife lively. Week after week they light up Orchard Street with a bit of glam, a bit of electro, and a whole lot of drunken hump day fun. Tonight is no exception with DJ sets from residents Dimitry and Prince Terrence along with very special guests Pase Rock, Low Budget and Nick Catchdubs! Plus free vodka beginning at 11pm helps keep the pricetag low.
Date: Thursday, March 6th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: The powerHouse Arena (37 Main St. at Water St., DUMBO) Cost: Free
"Hilarious yet scary, hardcore yet charming, the Hamburger Eyes crew put out the illest lil’ photography magazine the world has ever seen. Since the first issue of 30 xeroxed pamphlets was printed in 2002, Hamburger Eyes has become an elegant yet underground periodical combining the documentary approach of National Geographic with the hit-‘em-hard sensibility of a late-night tagger. A pictorial history of both the intimate and iconic moments of everyday life, Hamburger Eyes is a travel journal, a personal diary, and a family album [...] In conjunction with the Spring 2008 release of their first book, Hamburger Eyes: Inside Burgerworld, The powerHouse Arena will put you through the grinder with a selection of photographs by magazine masterminds Ray Potes, David Potes, Stefan Simikich, and Jason Roberts Dobrin, as well as regular contributors Ted Pushinsky, Ryan Furtado, Patrick Griffin, Vic Blue, David Uzzardi, Brian David Stevens, Mark Murrmann, Jai Tanju, Michael Jang, Matt Weber, Uri Korn, and Bill Daniel." Tonight is the opening and the show runs through April 6th.
Date: Thursday, March 6th Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm Location: Ukrainian East Village Restaurant (140 2nd Ave. btw 8th & 9th St.) Cost: Free with mention of FreeNYC
Want something different for your Thursday night? How about a tango lesson? Eat, drink and tango at the Ukrainian East Village Restaurant. Ordinarily this lesson would run 10 big ones, if you mention FreeNYC at the door though the teach lets you in for free!
Date: Thursday, March 6th Time: 7:00pm Location: Angels & Kings (500 East 11th St.) Cost: Free but 2 Drink Minimum
As most of you know from reading FreeNYC, every once and a while I like to nerd out on some science and all around geeky stuff. Lately I am finding more people of a similar dorky mindset. And apparently so do the people over at Angels and Kings as they host Nerd Nite described pretty accurately as "like the Discovery Channel with beer." Tonight is a 2 parter, Presentation #1, Tales From The Senate Subcommittee: The Gruesome Death of Horror Comic Books of the 1950s and Presentation #2, BEAM Robots: Insects of the Robot Kingdom. Details on each after the jump.
Presentation #1:
Tales From The Senate Subcommittee: The Gruesome Death of Horror Comic Books of the 1950s
by George Pasles
Description: Four color presses spat out grisly morality plays (think O. Henry by way of Edgar Allen Poe) at the dawn of the Cold War. Murderers were dispatched by their zombie victims. Mad scientists were done in by their foul creations. Freak show acts killed their cruel carnies. One company created the genre, and its runaway success inspired other publishers to dispense with their insipid superhero fare and follow suit. These imitators, however, trafficked in overt gore rather than irony. And soon the ten-cent comic books themselves proved to be too tempting a target for revenge...
The cast: A Senator looking to raise his national profile for a White House bid! A sex-obsessed psychiatrist blaming comics for juvenile delinquency! A comic book publisher on speed! Blood! Sex! Violence! Communism! A showdown in the Senate! Censorship! Death! And, of course, the inevitable return from the grave.
Bio: George Andrew Pasles is a fraud, a mountebank, a charlatan. He has pursued no advanced degrees, named no social ills, nor addressed some mere disease. He speaks extemporaneously on a wide variety of topics, often in the presence of others. As a personal first, he intends for this talk to be factually accurate.
Presentation #2:
BEAM Robots: Insects of the Robot Kingdom
By Rob Lockhart
Description: BEAM is a relatively new movement in robotics which produces robots with incredible complexity using very simple analog circuits. This field, which was pioneered by Mark Tilden (who also invented the Robosapien toy), mimics the structure of organic nervous systems, but can be made easily by anyone with $10 and a soldering iron.
Bio: Rob Lockhart is a person with nearly $11 and a soldering iron. He teaches robotics for kids and adults at Robot Village on the upper west side.
Date: Thursday, March 6th Time: 7:00pm Location: Pour (321 Amsterdam Avenue at 75th St.) Cost: Free
I beginning to believe that Pour is single handedly trying to turn us all into winos! For bazillionth week in a row they are offering daily wine tastings after work and this time they are even adding food into the mix! "What better way to wrap up winter and welocome in spring than with a little wine drinking. Or, in this case a lot of wine drinking. For two straight weeks, Pour will be serving up some of their best vinos for free! There will be different wines each night paired with food too!"
Date: Friday, March 7th Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Location: The Bronx Museum (1040 Grand Concourse 165th St., Bronx) Cost: Free
We're very happy to let you all know that another museum is getting in on the free action. The Bronx Museum of Art invites you to walk their halls as part of their free First Fridays. Tonight's celebration creates the perfect soundtrack to celebrate Women's History Month and the opening of The Bronx Museum's exhibition Making It Together. An all female line-up including DJ Moni (Ubiquita-NYC), Shanelle Grabiel (HBO’S Def Poetry Poet), and Grupo Yaya (Bomba, Plena and Roots Music) provide words and sounds by and for women. All ages.
Date: Friday, March 7th Time: 7:00pm Location: Pour (321 Amsterdam Avenue at 75th St.) Cost: Free
I beginning to believe that Pour is single handedly trying to turn us all into winos! For bazillionth week in a row they are offering daily wine tastings after work and this time they are even adding food into the mix! "What better way to wrap up winter and welocome in spring than with a little wine drinking. Or, in this case a lot of wine drinking. For two straight weeks, Pour will be serving up some of their best vinos for free! There will be different wines each night paired with food too!"
I am so happy someone finally got around to doing this. We've been approaching bars for a while about power hour but no takes. I mean, beer pong is running rampant in the city but there is nothing better then downing a 6-pack of beer in an hour (I think its actually 7.5 cans if your counting) with your friends. Tonight's pre-gamathon features a romp through 60 Neptunes produced tracks thanks to the good folks at TheseArePowerfulHours.com and - while the beer is not free - you can get in the game for $15 for a six pack and shot of whisky to kick it off. Or you can play at home and download the mixtape here. Track list below (really? they did Rump Shaker.. I love that song). 21+
1. Wreckx-N-Effect - Rump Shaker
2. Justin Timberlake Feat. E-40 - Rock Your Body (Remix)
3. Destiny's Child Feat. Clipse - Lose My Breath (Neptunes Remix)
4. Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
5. Backstreet Boys Feat. Clipse - The Call (Neptunes Remix)
6. Clipse - Trill
7. Busta Rhymes Feat. Pharrell - Light Your Ass On Fire
8. Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell - From Tha Chuuuch To Da Palace
9. Slim Thug - Like A Boss
10. Noreaga - Superthug
11. NERD Feat Lee Harvey & Vita - Lapdance
12. Bow Wow - Take Ya Home
13. P. Diidy Feat. Pharrel - Diddy
14. Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
15. Usher Feat. Ludacris - U Don't Have To Call (Remix)
16. Cee-lo Feat. Pharrell - Passion Fruit
17. Justin Timberlake - Senorita
18. No Doubt - Hella Good
19. Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Neptunes Remix)
20. NERD Feat. Malice - Am I High
21. Sleepy Brown Feat. Big Boi & Pharrell - Life Of A Hustler
22. Pharrell & The Yessirs Feat. Nelly - Baby
23. Omarion - Touch
24. Mariah Carey Feat. Snoop Dogg - Say Somethin'
25. Jay-Z - Excuse Me Miss
26. Busta Rhymes Feat. P. Diddy & Pharrell - Pass The Courvoisier Pt. II
27. Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You
28. NERD - She Wants TO Move (Native Tongues Remix)
29. Kelis - Caught Out There
30. SWV - Love Will Be Right Here
31. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (Neptunes Remix)
32. Clipse - When The Last Time
33. Pitbull - Jealouso
34. NORE Feat. Pharrell - Nothin'
35. Baby Feat. Clipse - What Happened To That Boy
36. Mario - Go
37. Pharrell Feat. Kanye West - Number One
38. Clipse Feat. Slim Thug - Wamp Wamp
39. Fam-Lay - Rock 'N Roll
40. Mystikal - Bouncin' Back
41. Limp Bizkit - Nookie
42. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Stick That Thang Out
43. Jay-Z - I Just Wanna Love U
44. Slim Thug Feat. Bun B - I Ain't Heard of That
45. Missy Elliott - On & On
46. NERD - Provider
47. Jay-Z - Change Clothes
48. Nsync Feat. Nelly - Girlfriend (Neptunes Remix)
49. Beenie Man Feat. Mya - Girls Dem Sugar
50. Ol' Dirty Bastard Feat. Kelis - Got Your Money
51. Jay-Z - La-La-La
52. Kelis Feat. Jim Jones - Milkshake (Remix)
53. Mystikal - Danger
54. Clipse - Grindin'
55. Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell - Drop It Like It's Hot
56. Fabolous - Young'n
57. Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
58. Ludacris - Southern Hospitality
59. Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell - Beautiful
60. Nelly - Hot in Herre
61. Pharrell Feat. Jay-Z - Frontin'
Date: Friday, March 7th Time: 9:30pm Location: Rubin Museum of Art (150 West 17th Street btw 6th and 7th Ave) Cost: Free entry
"BRAINWAVE is an extravaganza of art, music, and ideas running from January to June 2008. BRAINWAVE asks how art, music, and meditation affect the brain and offers countless answers in more than a hundred public events, ranging from contemporary art shows to a cinema series to cutting-edge concerts, performances, talks, and panels." Tonight is their weekly screening series and it features a beautiful kleptomaniac, a psychoanalyst, a sinister hypnotist, and the murder of a rich socialite, in Otto Preminger’s classic noir film Whirlpool (1949).
Date: Friday, March 7th Time: 8:00pm Location: The Lucky Cat (25 Grand St., W'burg) Cost: Free
The Philadelphyinz have found themselves a home-away-from-home at The Lucky Cat. Every first Friday Apt One and Skinny Friedman trek up from the city of brotherly love to play what's described as "roller skate music, rap about diamonds, 80s jams for special ladies, futuristic dance music by dudes in tight pants, spiced out thug club tracks --oh, and Bell Biv Devoe." I mean how can you go wrong?
Lose your lingerie tonight over at Savalas for Panty Raid. The boys of Flagrant Fowl records, DJs Cousin Cole and Pocketknife, show up and play the jams that will make you lose your head... and possibly your knickers!
Every weekend should involve at least one can of Sparks and a free, live show featuring Livefastdie, Hunchback and Cheri Love Affair is just the excuse to pop into Cakeshop tonight for some free tunes and cheap booze. Nick Gazin and Viking Thrust DJ rock and roll and other things inbetween. 21+
Date: Saturday, March 8th - Sunday, March 9th Time: 11:00am Location: Mugs Ale House (125 Bedford Avenue at North 10th) Cost: Free entry
As an avid beer drinker, this has become an annual event of sorts for me. For the seventh year, Mugs Ale House will present Split Thy Brooklyn Skull, a two day festival of high alcohol barley wines. Basically beer brewed to wine strength, the two days will feature over 20 different varieties ranging from 8% alcohol to a blinding 12%. Entry is free, food is served, and beers are sold in petite samplings ($3.50 I think). Click here to view the beer being served. Continues Sunday.
Date: Saturday, March 8th Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm Location: The New School (66 West 12th St., Room 407 ) Cost: Free
Girls Write Now is "a nonprofit volunteer mentoring organization that has been matching bright, creative teenage girls from New York City's public high schools with professional women writers in the community since 1998." Today is Girls Write Now Day featuring original collaborative works by the city's best emerging young female authors and the professionals that mentor them, as well as a reading from Anne Landsman from her new novel, The Rowing Lesson. Plus a fashion show from SIC (Smart Is Cool).
Date: Saturday, March 8th Time: 6:00pm - Late Location: Coco 66 (66 Greenpoint Ave., G'point) Cost: Free
Before Apollo Heights waves bon voyage for their trip to SXSW, they will play a show in BK for your listening pleasure. Head over to Coco 66 for an evening of live music. Also taking to the stage tonight are Honeychild Coleman, Macaque, Micah Gaugh and DJ Bastard. Set times after the jump.
Its best to spend those wee hours of daylight savings in an alcoholic daze so as not to care whether is 2pm or 4 pm and what happened to 3pm. SoHo's Obivia helps with the buzz via a double open bar of gin tonight. I think one of those hours gets lost somewhere in the shuffle but, y'know, there's plenty of others. DJ Bammbamm spins top 40. 21+
Date: Saturday, March 8th Time: 10:00pm Location: Supreme Trading (213 N 8th St, W'burg) Cost: Free
If you are in Williamsburg tonight swing by Supreme Trading for their new party Seamless. DJs Teenwolf (aka K-ross), Elsewhere, and Knomad providing the danceable cure to the common party. They'll be tag teaming all night to keep everyone on their toes! Expect hip hop, reggae, funk, disco, soul, dance, 80s, and more.
Date: Saturday, March 8th Time: 10:00pm (show at 11:00pm) Location: Knitting Factory (74 Leonard St at Church) Cost: Free
For real... I hate karaoke but this party was off the hook last year... not to be missed... "Karaoke's hard enough, let alone trying to flow all the words of Snow's Informer when you are six vodkas deep on a school night. But that's half the fun! Watch as participants take a crack at rhyming over one of 250 classic and current hip-hop tracks. This week its a special edition of Hip Hop Karaoke, celebrating the life and rhymes of Notorious B.I.G.
Date: Saturday, March 8th Time: 10:00pm Location: Lucky Cat (245 Grand St, W'burg) Cost: Free
Sharegroove (aka DJ's ShakeWell & Duckcomb) get back to their old haunts tonight along with special guest Chris Burns from D.C.'s Disco City party. Deep Disco, Future Classics, and All things Funky... you know the drill. 21+
Hometown Heroes kicked off the fist event in this series in February, and according to them it was so much fun they had to kick people out at 4am. So we can only hope that this months installment can hold up to this urban party legend. Tonight DJ Complex holds it down on the tables, and Pauly Hustle holds it down behind the bar!
Date: Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am Location:Studio B (259 Banker St, W'Burg) Cost: Free with RSVP, $5 without
Ah, remember those epic FIXED dance parties at the Tribeca Grand? Those days may be gone, but DJs JDH and Dave P are still going strong and have moved their party to Studio B. Tonight's party welcomes guest DFA dj Holy Ghost. This night is all about free. Usually $10, admission is free with rsvp....free Colt 45 and something called Rize for the first hour. Classy!
Get into it!
Date: Saturday, March 8th Time: 11:00pm Location: Magnetic Field (97 Atlantic Ave, BK) Cost: Free
For three years Tighten Up Brooklyn has been holdin' it down at Magnetic Field. Now as the venue is set to close it's doors forever, Tighten Up says goodbye tonight. DJs Miss Gemini and Upsetter FC supply you with the ultimate in Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae.
Date: Saturday, March 8th - Sunday, March 9th Time: 11:00am Location: Mugs Ale House (125 Bedford Avenue at North 10th) Cost: Free entry
As an avid beer drinker, this has become an annual event of sorts for me. For the seventh year, Mugs Ale House will present Split Thy Brooklyn Skull, a two day festival of high alcohol barley wines. Basically beer brewed to wine strength, the two days will feature over 20 different varieties ranging from 8% alcohol to a blinding 12%. Entry is free, food is served, and beers are sold in petite samplings ($3.50 I think). Click here to view the beer being served. Continues Sunday.
Date: Mondays Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Blue Owl (196 2nd Ave btw. 12th and 13th) Cost: Free Open Bar: Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka, 6-8
Notice the new naming structure on all these events where Monday + Blue + Free Booze = Good Times. Speakeasy style east-side lounge Blue Owl does not have turntables and heavy bass. Instead, they opt for a laid back cocktail vibe. Tonight they ease you into the work week with two hour of complimentary Zubrowka Bison Grass vodka which I'm told (by MyOpenBar) tastes like vanilla and gets Bison mad horny. 21+
Date: Monday, March 10th Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Hudson Bar, Hudson Hotel (356 W. 58th St) Cost: Free with RSVP
I'm surprised that King Britt has appeared so many times on our side (4 actually) over the years but never as a headlining performer. Its always an industry party of him opening for Zap Mama or presenting a show at Summerstage. Well, tonight its all Britt as Giant Step takes over the Hudson Bar bringing the talented Philly DJ to your afterwork ears. "Spinning his way to soulful rhythms and melodious perfection, King has changed the face of dance music culture mixing house, hip-hop, indie, nu-jazz, funk and afro-tech."
Date: Monday, March 10th Time: 6:30pm Location: Other Music (15 East 14th St.) Cost: Free, limited seating
Here's another one of those "probably last chance to see these guys in such an intimate settings" shows for you... Atlanta's dirty psych-blues-rockers, The Black Lips, swing by NYC's best music store this evening for a free, intimate, instore before their Bowery show tonight. While usually live shows are know for their high-energy ruckus, it will be interesting to see what the boys do in such cramped corners. Highly Recommended.
Date: Monday, March 10th Time: 8:00pm Location: The Living Theatre (21 Clinton Street) Cost: Free
"The Living Theatre, the creator of resistance theatre, [presents] a free reading of plays [tonight] addressing war in different ways. "Blindess" was written by Mario Fratti, the Italian playwright living in New York. It addresses the grief of an American family’s loss in war. Resistance as tragedy. "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" is a set of playlets by Gene Ruffini, founder of New York’s Italian-American Repertory Theatre. It addresses war in the tradition of farce. Resistance as vaudeville. The evening will end with a talk-back with the playwrights and company.
Date: Mondays Time: 9:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Pine Tree Lodge (326 E. 35 St., btw 1st and 2nd Aves) Cost: Free
Joe Dixon and Calvin Cato give you a short dose of comedy at this weekly evening of "comedians who've been doing it for a while and those just starting out."
Date: Tuesday, March 11th Time: 7:00pm Location: Village Pourhouse (64 3rd Ave) Cost: Free, please RSVP at 212-979-2337 ext. 8003
Have you always dreamed of jamming out in front of a crowd, head banging, or playing the guitar for thousands of adoring fans but have a slight problem fulfilling that fantasy because you lack musical talent? Don't worry, tonight all that changes as the Pourhouse holds a Rock Band/Guitar Hero Tournament for wannabe rockers everywhere. Show off your skills for a chance to win a $100 bar tab and two tickets to the Webster Hall concert of their choice. 21+
Date: Tuesday, March 11th Time: 10:30pm Location: Angels and Kings (500 E 11th St btw Ave A and B) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: New Castle 10:30pm - 11:30pm
Wondering what to do tonight? How about the Trainwreck Dance Battle at Angels and Kings. Break out your dance skills of all varieties and put them to work as the crowd gawks at your talent (or lack there of) and judges decide who is the champion. Free New Castle from 10:30pm to 11:30pm sweetens the deal.
Date: Tuesday, March 11th Time: 11:00pm Location: Darkroom (165 Ludlow Street) Cost: Free Open Bar: Vodka 11:00pm
If you are looking to booze up your Tuesday night, swing by the Darkroom for free vodka. Plus, DJs Mr.Headphones, Fit For Use and special guest Zack Shadetek of Trouble and Bass keep everyone moving.
Date: Sunday, March 2nd Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm Location:Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Center (1972 Broadway at 66th St) Cost: Free
I like to write about free events and various goings on in NYC, but some people, they like to write fiction. If you are of the latter variety you may want to check out the writing class courtesy of Gotham Writers' Workshop tonight. Susan Breen, author of The Fiction Class will explain how writers craft fictional characters and bring them to life on the page. Participants are encouraged to bring pen and paper to complete a short writing exercise designed to help them kick-start a story of their own.
"With one hand deep in roots rock and roll and live performances that lift you up and leave you ragged, The Dig are building a reputation as one of the best young bands in New York. (Onion)" They kick off a piano's residency in may but tonight they are playing a free teaser show so you can say that you saw them way back when. 21+
Date: Wednesday, March 12th Time: 10:00pm Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey St., at Clinton) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: 12:00am - 1:00am
Ill P invites you to another installment of her Ill Party Wednesdays at The Delancey. Ill P and Teddy King DJ alongside special guest DJs Alian and Deep of 2 Hungry Bros. Open bar action from 12am to 1am. Old Flyer. 21+
Date: Wednesday, March 12th Time: 10:00pm Location: Ottos Shrunken Head (538 East 14 Street at Ave B) Cost: Free
In this special edition of the CopyCat regular, Dj Xerox spins all electronic cover versions and rocking remixes of all your favorite hits (rock, indie, old wave and new).
Plus, Maxx Klaxon does some live electronic cover action in the back room. $5 PBR and shot specials. 21+
Date: Wednesday, March 12th Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Gonzalez y Gonzalez (625 Broadway) Cost: Free
So this one is not the next big thing and its not the coolest indie-lectro DJ in the land but it is one really good time. I randomly wandered into Gonzalez y Gonzalez a few weeks back with a collegue to grab the seminal after work drink (and nachos) only to find this killer funk cover band, lliquid, playing in their massive back room. The vibe was great, the music spot on and the people were all getting down like mad. It's kind of like going to a fun-a$$ wedding every week. So if you need a pit stop on your way home and you work in that SoHo-NoHo area (and you can dance the salsa) then pop in. It's also a great place to pick up tourists as its loaded with them asking "what should we do tonight?"
Date: Thursday, March 13th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Eyebeam (540 W. 21st St btw 10th & 11th) Cost: Free
Eyebeams latest exhibition "surveys artists, designers, architects and engineers on the topic of sustainability, and presents their responses-19 projects varying from public art projects and industrial design to DIY energy solutions and software tools-to inspire discussion and action on this pervasive (and increasingly commodified) subject. As the culmination of Eyebeam's Beyond Light Bulbs programming series, the show highlights the concerns, interests and work of Eyebeam's Sustainability Research Group, with projects by individuals, collectives, students, local community groups and the Eco-Vis Challenge winners. Free, artist-run workshops are integral to the exhibition's design and are scheduled Saturdays throughout the show's duration." More below.
Date: Thursday, March 13th Time: 7:00pm Location: Barnes & Nobles USQ (33 East 17th Street) Cost: Free
In this month's edition of the Upstairs at the Square series, bestselling author and journalist Tom Wolfe (The Right Stuff, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test) swings by to talk about his literary career. He's joined by Argentinean composer/pianist Fernando Otero, whose new album is Pagina de Buenos Aires (Nonesuch). They will discuss and perform their work in conversation with journalist Katherine Lanpher. All Ages
Deitch Projects and Ghost Robot present Bjork's newest video, Wanderlust, tonight in 3D! This exclusive premiere will also include a behind-the-scenes look at how this complex 3D music video was achieved by wonderstudio Encyclopedia Pictura. The video elaborates the fourth single off Bjork's latest album Volta into a mythical stereoscopic trip through an emersive mountain landscape. As a nomadic primitive, Bjork is mysteriously possessed to shepherd a herd of giant yaks down a treacherous river - drawn forward by a transcendental force which is both real and imagined. Along the way, Bjork faces an absurd physical struggle with a second self which has sprouted from her backpack. Large scale mechanical puppets, detailed costumes, original concept paintings and sculptures, and behind the scenes 3d photography will be displayed along with the video.
Date: Thursday, March 13th Time: 8:00pm - 3:00am Location: Ottoman's Lounge (318 Grand Street, off Havemeyer, W'burg) Cost: Free
Nothing like a little bikini fashion show to warm up your mid-winter (and motivate you back into the gym!) and tonight the good folks over at Bluprint Clothing bring you just that. There are models, bikinis, live rock from SMITE, freestylin' from ZEPS, and Miami Bass/Freestyle from DJ Rage Johnson all to keep you in wonder throughout the night. There's even rumor of a runway on the bar! 21+
Date: Thursday, March 13th Time: 9:00pm Location: Fat Baby (112 Rivington St) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar:Vodka, 9-10
5 DJs, 2 Floors, Live Art, Open Bar... This edition of the Get Wet Party seems to have something for everyone. Hosted by the Takeover Theory Crew & the Subdrive Lawless Party, def. a stop off on your LES travels tonight. More on the flyer.
Date: Thursday, March 13th Time: 11:00pm Location: 205, Downstairs (205 Chrystie at Stanton) Cost: Free
What happens when one of NYC's premier funky disco bands, Escort, get behind the decks and DJ for the night? One can only drop by 205 tonight and find out. The boys from People Don't Dance No More drop a freebie party tonight with said headliner and Live Spencer (Still Going, DFA) in what I am told will be a night of sleezy dance jams. Goes late. 21+
Date: Friday, March 14th Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Exit Art (475 10th Ave) Cost: Free
"Exit Art presents a night of sound art that explores hypnosis and trance. The event includes Zach Layton's reall-time sound manipulation of an electroencephalograph (EEG), Wind-Up Bird's quadraphonic drone meditations, and Raphael Lyon's hour-long "cinema-in-the-dark" hypno-drama, Psicklops. Lyon's work will be presented in a darkeed room where audience members will be asked to sit or lie down for the duration of the piece."
Date: Friday, March 14th Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Location: White Box (525 West 26th St) Cost: Free
"Wild West-style oil capitalism in Russia provides the backdrop for The Great Repression, a selection of recent video art by young, emerging Russian artists, curated by Andrey Parshikov. The overt political oppression of the Soviet era has given way to new forms of hidden oppression, quite literally fueled by oil and driven by media and advertising. Every Russian TV screen now projects a numbing and brutal new reality into people's homes, subjecting them to forces whose effects are felt even when their source remains unseen. The pieces in this selection hold a lens, sweet and ironic, to these pervasive forces, showing how in the absence of anything identifiable to oppose, the tendency is simply to succumb. It is, in fact, the insidious invisibility of the forces behind everything from manipulative advertising to market-driven political corruption that results in this so-called Great Repression."
Date: Friday, March 14th Time: 8:00pm Location: Park Ave. Armory Drill Hall between 66th and 67th Cost: Free
"The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Pfahler’s theatrical rock group named in honor of cult horror film heroine Karen Black, performs a musical extravaganza complete with campy glamour, catwalks, and heavybottomed punk-metal songs. This performance includes an onstage wedding ceremony and celebration. Courtesy Deitch Projects" Presented by The Whitney Biennial 2008.
Date: Friday, March 14th Time: 10:00pm Location: Studio B (259 Banker st, G'point) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Methods pulls out all the stops to usher in their Spring collection. Heltah Skelah, Jeru The Damaja and Jahdan Blakkamoore preform live, plus a whole slew of other DJs and emcees. And an hour of open bar certainly helps keeps the price down.
Date: Friday, March 14th Time: 10:00pm Location: Royale (506 5th Ave at 12th St., P'Slope) Cost: Free
Just because Morsy's away, doesn't mean the DJs wont play. Park Slope keeps things movin' tonight with another installment of Good Foot. Up on the fuzzy-leopard-print-covered decks we got Jess Jubilee, DJ Kester and Good Foot newbie DJ Synapse. Expect hip-hop, reggae, breaks, disco and some prom classics!
Date: Saturday, March 15th Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm Location: Giant Robot New York (437 E 9th St) Cost: Free
Tides of March will feature original works by 17 artists portraying a variety of subject matter, ranging from the dark to the whimsical. The diverse group of established and up-and-coming artists, including Melinda Beck, Andrew Degraff, Theo Ellsworth, Matt Furie, and Mollie Goldstrom, will contribute paintings, collages, and drawings of varying sizes.
Claiming to play the "best dance music in the world" is not far of when Sammy Bananas (Fool's Gold) and Caps (Caps & Jones) take over C&J's old Bedford Ave haunt tonight. Late back vibes and dancing to the early morning. 21+
Date: Saturday, March 15th Time: 10:00pm ??? Location: Northeast Kingdom Basement (18 Wyckoff at Troutman, Bushwick) Cost: Free
You don't have to the outback just to get a piece of the wild kingdom. Tonight's Wild Kingdom II features DJs Matthew Radune, Tropical Jeremy and Vladi Buck. Plus a lovely menu including mac & cheese, organic chicken pot pie and arctic char fillet. There was no time on the flyer, so I'm gonna have to guess 10pm on this one.
Date: Sunday, March 16th Time: 11:30am Location: Astroland, Coney Island Cost: Free, $8.49 wristband
In this annual Coney Island event, the first 100 people on line that morning will receive one free Cyclone ride! Because Opening Day is so early this year, there will be no group wristbands. However, individual ride tickets will be on sale and Dennis from Deno's Wonder Wheel Park is offering as usual an $8.49 wristband good for all the rides in the
Wonder Wheel park. Just purchase your wristband at the "Say Cheese" Photo booth by the Sea Serpent. All Ages
Date: Sunday, March 16th Time: 7:00pm Location: MonkeyTown (58 N 3rd St, btwn Wythe and Kent) Cost: Free
"Are you a TV junkie tired of the junk on TV? Then the Fancy Clip Party is for you! Come see another mind melting mixture of rare music video, obscure movie trailers, lost & now found footage and snippets from the most banal corners of the collective unconscious. Every clip party is unique as we strive to show new footage each time, and that's not easy when you're talking about 4 to 5 hours of marathon viewing." Two bands also play live tonight, Edison Rocket Train and Los Wakamanos.
"St. Patrick of Ireland is one of the world's most popular saints.
Apostle of Ireland, born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387; died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, 17 March, 461.
Patrick was born around 385 in Scotland, probably Kilpatrick. His parents were Calpurnius and Conchessa, who were Romans living in Britian in charge of the colonies. As a boy of fourteen or so, he was captured during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. Ireland at this time was a land of Druids and pagans. He learned the language and practices of the people who held him.
During his captivity, he turned to God in prayer. He wrote "The love of God and his fear grew in me more and more, as did the faith, and my soul was rosed, so that, in a single day, I have said as many as a hundred prayers and in the night, nearly the same." "I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain."
Patrick's captivity lasted until he was twenty, when he escaped after having a dream from God in which he was told to leave Ireland by going to the coast. There he found some sailors who took him back to Britian, where he reunited with his family. He had another dream in which the people of Ireland were calling out to him "We beg you, holy youth, to come and walk among us once more." He began his studies for the priesthood. He was ordained by St. Germanus, the Bishop of Auxerre, whom he had studied under for years.
Later, Patrick was ordained a bishop, and was sent to take the Gospel to Ireland. He arrived in Ireland March 25, 433, at Slane. One legend says that he met a chieftain of one of the tribes, who tried to kill Patrick. Patrick converted Dichu (the chieftain) after he was unable to move his arm until he became friendly to Patrick. Patrick began preaching the Gospel throughout Ireland, converting many. He and his disciples preached and converted thousands and began building churches all over the country. Kings, their families, and entire kingdoms converted to Christianity when hearing Patrick's message. Patrick preached and converted all of Ireland for 40 years. He worked many miracles and wrote of his love for God in Confessions. After years of living in poverty, traveling and enduring much suffering he died March 17, 461.
Why a shamrock?
Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Trinity, and has been associated with him and the Irish since that time." [source: Catholic.org]
Tonight the Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series gives you a short and a feature for your Monday night. In "The Climactic Death of Dark Ninja" a frazzled auteur struggles to shoot the climactic scene of his self-proclaimed martial arts masterpiece. And in the full length feature, Audience of One, a Pentecostal pastor from San Francisco was praying on a mountain top when he received a vision from God to spread the Gospel through filmmaking. Using donations from his congregation, he slowly transformed his church into a fully functioning movie studio, and the production company Christian WYSIWYG Filmworks was born. The film is a documentary that chronicles the making of Gravity: The Shadow of Joseph. This verite style film goes inside a Pentecostal church, where the charismatic Pastor Richard Gazowsky leads his loyal cast and crew on an incredible journey that tests the limits of faith.
Date: Monday, March 17th Time: 9:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Pine Tree Lodge (326 E. 35 St., btw 1st and 2nd Aves) Cost: Free
Joe Dixon and Calvin Cato give you a short dose of comedy at this weekly evening of "comedians who've been doing it for a while and those just starting out."
Date: Monday, March 17th Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am Location: The Randolph (349 Broome St btn Bowery & Elizabeth) Cost: Free with RSVP
So here you have it, you could care less about green beer and frat boys, you got sold out of tonight's Cut Copy show at the Mercury Lounge, and you didn't make it to SXSW. Next best thing for sure is tonight's Cut Copy afterparty where those pop-lovin' Aussies will spin Sacarine-coated love songs all night long for your enjoyment. They're joined by top notch DFA locals T&T (That's Tim Sweeney and Tim Goldworthy to you) to keep things jumpin. 21+
Rezound (War & Moon) and Nick Hook (Sports) team up to bring you some St. Patty's day vibes this evening at good old Savalas. I'm hoping there's at least one Dropkick Murphy's song in there but you should also expect the more party jam experience as well.. Oh, and Jump Around... you gotta play Jump Around. 21+
Date: Tuesday, March 18th Time: 6:30pm Location: Apple Store Soho (103 Prince St) Cost: Free
Join actor and director David Schwimmer at the Apple Store as he discusses and screens clips from his directorial debut, Run, Fat Boy, Run. In the film, Simon Pegg plays Dennis, a man who enters a marathon to prove he's not a quitter but soon finds out just how much sweat, strain, and tears it takes to run for 26 miles. After the discussion, Schwimmer will take questions from the audience. Trailer below.
Date: Tuesday, March 18th Time: 7:00pm - 2:00am Location: Hotel QT (125 West 45th) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: 42 Below Vodka 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bust out the swimwear, it's time for another shot of Love tonight. The pool is warmed up, resident DJs Sabo and Aaron James are ready to shake you and the Zuvuya Collective is set to stimulates your eyes with live video mixing. Free vodka and wellness screening help keep your juices flowing.
Date: Tuesday, March 18th Time: 8:00pm Location: Karl's Klipper (40 Bay Street, Staten Island) Cost: Free
Tonight filmmaker Shailly Agnihotri brings her film Three Soldiers to Karl's Klipper in Staten Island. This poignant documentary is about soldiers, suicides and the families they left behind to grieve, cope and try to make sense of their loved ones’ choices. And on the lighter side, comedian, writer and The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead, stops by FilmFest Reloaded to talk about and show clips from her new live show, Shoot The Messenger.
Date: Tuesdays Time: 10:00pm Location: Crash Mansion (199 Bowery @ Spring St) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: Vodka, 10:00pm - 11:00pm
This new weekly features various live acts and DJs every week, jump started by an open bar. This week features Burlesque from the Sugar Shack Burlesque troop and and Energetic performance from The Imperialists. DJs fill in the gaps and spin the night. 21+
Date: Tuesday, March 18th Time: 10:00pm Location: APT, downstairs (419 W 13th St) Cost: Free
The boy's from The Rub may just have the concise back-story of hip hop down pat (but I'll leave that up to the haters to decide). There History of Hip-Hop series on BrooklynRadio.net has been taking listeners through the timeline year by year for 21 straight episodes. Tonight, DJ Ayres, Cosmo Baker and DJ Eleven celebrate completing the series with a special party at APT where they'll chronically spin music from the birth of hip-hop in the late seventies all the way up to the late nineties. DJ Lindsay joins in the fun. 21+
In another one of those "Only in New York" events, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus march their elephants from Long Island City to Penn Station tonight by way of the Midtown Tunnel. This tradition, born out of necessity, closes down the tunnel and vehicular traffic and is free for all. For an extra treat, try and grab the view from the less crowded Long Island City side. In Manhattan, the elephants will emerge from the north tube of the Queens Midtown Tunnel and proceed along 34th Street to The Garden.
Date: Daily through the 23rd Time: 12:00pm- 8:00pm Location: Park Ave Armory (Park Avenue at 67th Street) Cost: Free
This is the final week for the free-entry extension of the Whiteny Biennial so I figured it warrented repeating on the site (plus, I am finally gettting a chance to go up there today). Through the end of the week, over 35 site specific installations will take place at the Armory. You can read more about the works here and this is a great way to get some Biennial in without the $15 price tag.
Date: Wednesdays Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Blue Owl (196 2nd Ave, downstairs) Cost: Free Open Bar: Bathtub Gin, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
By now you all know my love for Blue Owl... Its nice to have a not so pretentious cocktail lounge downtown that you can grab a drink after work without too much fuss. Well now you know my love for Gin as well (current obsession is No. 209 from San Francisco ) so when you combine the two you've got my new favorite after work spot. Plus, the cocktails are top notch, music laid back, and happy hour goes until 11 with $5 drinks!
"Small press enthusiasts, littérateurs and zine-heads unite! Come to listen actively, converse heartily and drink organic beverages slowly with Cup and Pen, a twice-monthly reading series in the back room of Think Coffee. Each month, Cup and Pen showcases a different small press, literary journal, zine or comic book for two nights of self-curated readings, exhibition and book sales."
Date: Wednesday, March 19th Time: 8:00pm- late Location: Sidewalk Café (94 Ave. A) Cost: Free, 2 drink minimum
Here's one that somehow never makes it to the site... the Sidewalk Café. A staple of mine in the college days, Sidewalk Café has been supporting NYC's singer-songwriter scene for over a decade and - when you're friends are not dragging you there to see their friends play, you can catch some amazing intimate performances. Tonight is their antifolk night with special guest Moldy Peaches guitarist Toby Goodshank. Toby's solo work brings a unique musicianship to a genre where the instuments can often take a back seat to the lyricism.
Date: Wednesday, March 19th Time: 8:00pm- 10:00pm Location: Under St. Marks Theater (94 St Marks Place) Cost: Free
"The rapid-fire entertainment of The Fine and Dandy Show prevails again at Under St. Marks Theater, presenting ten minute sets of sketch and stand-up comedy, folk and rock music, readings, abstract poetry presentations, modern dance, theater, and performance art. A one-stop-shop for all of the different performance flavors happening in New York City, The Fine and Dandy Show is guaranteed to shock, amuse and entertain without a shred of self-indulgence or self-congratulation."
- Mike Dobbins, a master of physical and stand-up comedy, has been called "profoundly funny in the flesh" by Time Out NY, and "a highly charged expression of an id without reins" by Stay Free! Magazine in Brooklyn. A must-see for all New Yorkers.
- Nadsat Fashion, the infamous underground glam band who created "the first great rock album in years."
- Jessica Fenton, a lovely singer-songwriter who plays every instrument on her album and whose "spark" and "magic" was recently highlighted by the blog The Music Search.
- Anne Cammon, writer, performer and host of an experimental literary radio show on WKCR FM NY. She has appeared recently at The Bowery Poetry Club, KGB Bar, A.I.R. Gallery, and The Fine and Dandy Show.
- Mo' Diggs, Arab-American comic and writer for The Apiary and Dead Frog. He was recently featured in Time Out NY.
- Rob Voisey, singer, composer, and founder of Vox Novus and The 60x60 Project.
- MC Colonel Tim Montoya, "man of a thousand voices," and a shamelessly hilarious performer.
- Thaddeus Rutkowski, writer, performer, author of "Sex-Fiend Monologues" (among others) and winner of the Friday Poetry Slam at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
Yup, let's go through the list of names... Save the Robots, Guernica, Scenic, Midway, and now Rehab (did I miss any). I have a long, sorted history with the spot that is 25 Ave B. tonight they kick off a new name with a new party, Coin. Mike Dextro and special guest Ulysses spin the techno-leaning side of dirty electro all night for you midweek blues at this new weekly. Stop by and see if there are any changes to the space beyond the name. 21+
Date: Wednesday, March 19th Time: 11:00pm Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey St.) Cost: Free Open Bar: ????, 11-12
The Trans-Atlantic duo of Darren 'The Brit' Hughes & irony free Chris Alker (Art After Midnight) hold court together for the first time tonight, delivering an unapologetic mix of Electro Beats & Post Punk Rock that will be complemented by the ever attractive open bar. 21+
Date: Thursday, March 20th Time: 10:00pm - late Location: Hope Lounge (10 Hope St. btw. Havemeyer and Roebling, W'burg) Cost: Free
Here's a last minute one for you all. We're putting a party together tonight at the Oonst Oonst weekly at Hope Lounge. Its gonna be Crooked Disco residents (DJ's Morsy and Kester) all night long and we'll be playing an extended disco/house set for all of you that have been beggin' for more of that at our Crooked Disco party which tends to wile out as the night goes on. Plus they'll be some electro, funky breaks, miami bass, and a bit of Baltimore Club depending how the night goes. Its free all night and there are 2 for 1 drinks all night long to get you tossed. Gonna be a fun one! 21+
Date: Thursday, March 20th Time: 7:00pm Location: KGB Bar (85 East 4th Street) Cost: Free
Drunken! Careening! Writers! is a monthly reading series dedicated to the proposition that readings should be: excellent, well-read pieces that have at least one thing in them that makes people laugh (nervous laughter counts), and don't run more than 15 minutes each. This months writers after the break. 21+
Alice Elliott Dark is the author of the novel, Think of England, and two collections of short stories, In The Gloaming and Naked to the Waist. Her work has appeared in, among others, The New Yorker, Harper’s, Redbook, DoubleTake, Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards , and translated into many languages. “In the Gloaming,” a story, was chosen by John Updike for inclusion in The Best American Stories of The Century and was made into films by HBO and Trinity Playhouse. Her non-fiction reviews and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many anthologies. She is a past recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and has been awarded Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowships for residency at The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She is presently on the faculty of the MFA program at Rutgers, Newark.
Carol Rosenfeld is a New York City-based writer and poet. Her work can be found in Best Lesbian Erotica 1999 and the Lambda-award winning Best Lesbian Erotica 2003, and Back to Basics: A Butch/Femme Anthology. Shadows of the Night: Queer Tales of the Uncanny and Unusual, was an InsightOut Book Club and Quality Paperback Book Club selection. Her first novel, Fool's Mushroom, a wry portrait of New York City's lesbian and gay community as seen by Bambi Devine, a middle-aged baby dyke bridal consultant, is forthcoming. As the volunteer chair of The Publishing Triangle, an association of lesbians and gay men in publishing, Carol helps to organize and administer the annual Publishing Triangle awards and various other panels and special events.
Kathleen Warnock is the founder of Drunken Careening Writers, and a playwright and editor. This month, you’ll hear a reading of her short play The Beast, read by Stephanie Deliani, Jamie Heinlein and Chris Weikel. If you missed her one-act play Some Are People at last year’s Spring EATfest, you can see it at the Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival in May.
Date: Thursday, March 20th Time: 9:00pm Location: Stanton Street Shul (180 Stanton St) Cost: Free
It's Purim time again and what better way to celebrate then with the boys from Sway Machinery at the annual Stanton Street Shul Purim Party.. "Longtime collaborators Jeremiah Lockwood (Balkan Beat Box, Carolina Slim) and Tomer Tzur (Beat the Donkey, Pharaoh's Daughter) have teamed up with friends from Antibalas Stuart Bogie, Colin Stetson and Jordan McLean to present an audacious descent into the depths of Jewish soul music. Calling upon the sounds of Malian guitars, Saharan beats, Afro-pop horns and the blues, The Sway Machinery goes knocking at the gates of prayer with muscles swollen and eyes clenched." Free entry and a free first shot to all members of the audience!
I'm glad to see that Philly's Pink Skull is finally getting his due. Boy's been traveling that hallowed ground between hipster bar jams and electro bangers for a minute. Its a thin line but when you get it write it can be so sweet. Seems that the folks over at indie PR machine The Musebox think so too as they've brought Mr. Making Time up tonight for their new monthly. Also on the bill are some great locals, James F!@$%^ Friedman and Johnny Cocco, plus free booze, free condoms, and some free swag. I'm sort of over 205 these days (if only NYC had enough decent spots that I could actually be over some place that doesn't sound like they strapped a boombox to the wall for a PA and expect you to dance between the bar booths like most places) but this one may be worth the trip. 21+
Date: Friday, March 21st Time: 5:00pm Location: Northside Piers (4 North 5th Street at Kent Ave, W'burg) Cost: Free
Brooklyn Underground Fashion Rocks! is a weekend of underground, emerging fashion designers from Williamsburg. The fifth BK Fashion Week{end} will kick off tonight with an “International Designers Night” theme. Doors open at 5pm with a live performance by the jazzy-soul inspired Rozz Nash Band, followed by a VIP cocktail open bar from 6pm to 7pm, then designer Denis Michel will be debuting his French inspired collection, followed by Ghana-native designer, Nana Boateng and his slick textile men’s wear. Romania’s most sought after designer, Catalin Botezatu will close out the show, leading into an 8pm VIP after-party at the Northside Pier.
"Thierry Goldberg Projects is pleased to present Supernatural, a group show of painting sculpture and installation by Martin Basher, Jane Benson, and Ben Grasso. While reflecting on reality, fantasy, and desire, the three artists in the show contemplate on nature and human intervention with a supernatural twist. " More info here.
Date: Friday, March 21st Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Empire State College (325 Hudson Street) Cost: Free
GoLeft and Screening Liberally invite you to check out the documentary "Everything's Cool". The film is about "America finally 'getting' global warming in the wake of the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action. While industry funded nay-sayers sing what just might be their swan song of pseudo- scientific deception, a group of global warming messengers are on a high stakes quest to find the iconic image, the magic language, the points of leverage that will finally create the political will to move the United States from its reliance on fossil fuels to the new clean energy economy - and fast." View the trailer here.
Date: Friday, March 21st Time: 9:00pm Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey St) Cost: Free, please RSVP
Trying to find some good, free nightlife for tonight and in the DJ rhelm it doesn't get much better than this. Some fine, fine locals get together tonight for a little throwdown at the Delancey. Ursula 1000, Justin Carter, DJ Shakey, and Barney Iller all take on the decks. 21+
Date: Friday, March 21st Time: 9:30pm Location: Rubin Museum of Art (150 West 17th Street btw 6th and 7th Ave) Cost: Free entry ($7 minimum)
"BRAINWAVE is an extravaganza of art, music, and ideas running from January to June 2008. BRAINWAVE asks how art, music, and meditation affect the brain and offers countless answers in more than a hundred public events, ranging from contemporary art shows to a cinema series to cutting-edge concerts, performances, talks, and panels." Tonight is their weekly screening and this week it's the 70s Russian psychological sci-fi Solyaris (1972)
Based on Stanislow Lem's novel, the classic Andrei Tarkovsky Sci-Fi film revolves around a secretive space station orbiting the planet Solaris that has been making little scientific progress over the years. Psychologist Kris Kelvin is sent to the station to investigate, but he begins to experience hallucinations, including seeing his wife who has been dead for seven years.
Critic and essayist Phillip Lopate ("American Movie Critics: An Anthology From the Silents Until Now") introduces the film.
Its fun for the whole family at the 4th annual Brooklyn Bridge Park Easter Egg Hunt.
A festive Egg Hunt begins at 11:00 a.m. at the Main Street entrance followed by special musical guest AudraRox. The fun continues with storytelling, face painting, and children’s theater presented by The Heights Players. The Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Transit Museum and the Brooklyn Children’s Museum will also be presenting special activities for children."
Date: Saturday, March 22nd Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Location: South Street Seaport (210 Front St at Beekman Street) Cost: Free ($5 suggested)
More family-friendly, fun-filled Easter activities today at the Seaport where there will be games, crafts, treats, face-painting and several Easter Egg Hunts for the little ones. There will also be music by the Bari Koral band and a magic show by the Great Mandu that promises to amaze audiences of all ages.
Date: Saturday, March 22nd Time: 1:00pm - 6:30pm Location: Queens Museum of Art (Directions) Cost: Free
"Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Museum of Art and New York Foundation for the Arts present Queens Arts Connection, a free networking event for artists and cultural groups of all disciplines. The event is open to the public and provides a rare opportunity for the City’s creative minds to learn from each other and connect with experts from various artistic fields. Nineteen arts organizations will share information about their programs, presentation spaces and funding sources. The afternoon’s activities also include an informal networking reception, a raffle and live music performances. In addition, artists will participate in portfolio reviews with QMA curatorial staff and a peer-sharing slide/video/reading slam during the event (with advance registration)." Click here for full event details
Date: Saturday, March 22nd Time: 3:00pm Location: Union Square (14th St & Broadway Cost: Free
Feathers fly and teddies soar as we gather for a massive urban pillow fight! Swing and whack as you evade pillow-wielding assailants. Bring a pillow to Union Square and wait for the signal. Pillow fight!
*The Rules*
Soft pillows only! Swing lightly, many people will be swinging at once. Do
not swing at people without pillows or with cameras. Remove glasses
beforehand! The event is FREE and appropriate for ALL AGES. Wait until the
signal to begin. This event is more fun with feathers!
Costumes and funky pillows encouraged :)
*The Cleanup Effort*
Pillow fights can leave behind a big mess! We plan to clean up after this
event, and if you would like to help, simply grab a broom :)
Date: Saturday, March 22nd Time: 6:00pm Location: Northside Piers (4 North 5th Street at Kent Ave, W'burg) Cost: Free
Night two of BK Fashion Week{end} gets started at 6pm with a VIP champagne hour with live music by Simplicity Band, an alternative indie group based out of Detroit, MI. The shows begin at 7pm and include: Joan Vaccianna with her New York City inspired women’s collection, Fuseik, Catou , Miss Bruno, Color Heritage, and ending with Keneea Linton.
Date: Saturday, March 22nd Time: 8:00pm - 12:00am Location: Art Space MCV/NYC (20 Grand Ave. btw Flushing and Park, Brooklyn) Cost: Free (with suggested donation to benefit the space)
"Art Space MCV/NYC is very proud to present, in collaboration with the Brooklyn Art Collective, a solo exhibition of work by Tyler Campbell Wriston. Tyler's work explores the psychology of family and relationships as he transverses a landscape of pure Americana. Many of the images capture his father, siblings or friends in vulnerable moments that seem to simultaneously infer a deep adoration and an emotional division from his past; as if he is the insider who has stepped out of bounds and is now
looking back inwards with an honest eye. Performances by Ed Schrader from Wham City in Baltimore and $2 PBR bar both begin at 7:30pm. There is a suggested donation at the door to benefit Art Space MCV/NYC as we prepare for our relocation."
Date: Saturday, March 22nd Time: 8:45pm Location: Ochi's Lounge (downstairs at Comix, 14th St. and 9th Ave.) Cost: Free (1 Drink minimum)
Tonight we celebrate 730 days of drinking at work with the second anniversary of the Drink at Work Show. And to celebrate we're welcoming back some of the folks who made our very first night in the bowels of Siberia so special. Tom Shillue, God's Pottery, Mark Douglas, Bryan Olsen, and Sean Crespo from the first ever Drink at Work show share the stage with performances from Sara Schaeffer, Barry Rothbart and Daniel St. Germaine. There is no cover but there is a one drink minimum.
Date: Saturday, March 22nd Time: 10:00pm Location: Union Square (14th St & Broadway Cost: Free with RSVP, very limited space
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED
Walking through the Armory the other day, my brother summed it all up.. "It's awesome that buildings like this still exist in New York." And I can't think of a better way to celebrate those by-gone day's of architecture and close our this extention of the this years lackluster (IMHO) Biennial then with a tripped out slip over courtesy of one Mr. DJ Olive. Its "an all-night sleepover event inside the creepy/cool Armory Building, part of the ongoing off-site events attached to the Whitney Biennial. Doze off under portraits of old dead people--the vibe is pure Haunted Mansion, all oak and creaking stairways. DJ Olive is presenting his 'Sleeping Pill' series, billed as 'radical anxiety termination.' Kind of like Xanax, dig?" Very limited space.
Date: Saturday, March 22nd Time: 10:00pm Location: 26 West 9th Ave btw. 13th & 14th Cost: $5 before midnight with RSVP Open Bar: Beer, 10-11
"The party that's been cutting its teeth for the past six months at APT is taking it underground--at least in spirit. In actuality, the party's going way overground, on the top floor of the triangular building that sits just below 14th St in between 9th Ave and Hudson. The space is great, an architect's well designed loft with large old windows lookingover into the Hudson and up to Times Square. The music will also be great, with special guest DJ Spun from Rong Music playing excellently weird disco and classic house interspersed with god knows what else from Justin Carter and Probus. "
Date: Sunday, March 23rd Time: 1:00pm Location: Union Hall (702 Union St at 5th Ave) Cost: Free with RSVP
"Showtime and The L Magazine invite you to the L Word Brunch! Join our host Murray Hill for complimentary food and drinks, trivia, prizes, and an advance screening of the next episode of The L Word before it airs."
Date: Sunday, March 23rd Time: 4:00pm Location: Northside Piers (4 North 5th Street at Kent Ave, W'burg) Cost: Free
Night three closes BK Fashion Week{end} with Neferetri and the Band will open the night with live music at 4pm, followed with a VIP wine reception from 5pm to 6pm and music by Sadiiya Rock (fusion of R&B, pop, and soul). The fashion shows will begin at 6pm with the collection of Duroseau Couture, whose designs are said to have a style reminiscent of classic red carpet fashion. Following with an impressive list of designers including: Riddim Driven, New York Design Room, Paul Arrington Denim Studio, and Nico & Adrian.
Date: Sunday, March 23rd Time: 10:00pm Location: APT (419 West 13th St) Cost: Free
"Chez Music's Neil Aline keeps it deep and toasty for the late night crowd in the basement, tonight with a special live PA and DJ set from Robert Owens--probably the most notable house music vocalist of all time. Owens, who gained notoriety as the vocalist for Fingers, Inc. with Larry Heard, still continues singing on tracks for notable labels like Compost Black Label and with current all-star producers like Jimpster and AtJazz. Brennan Green and the Bogman showcase their newly re-found love of classic house music alongside disco and other strange and funky things upstairs."
Date: Monday, March 24th Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Hudson (356 West 58th Street) Cost: Free with RSVP
Giant Step invites you to their fortnightly celebration at the Hudson tonight. "One half of Fauna Flash, and one third of Trüby Trio and Voom:Voom - all highly acclaimed German/Austrian production entities - Roland Appel is a master at mixing and combining electronic sounds with jazz and '80s fusion... NYC's very own Tyler Askew of Rude Movements and My Favorite Things (regular shindigs at the music lover's haven APT and beyond) will open the evening up with nu-jazz gems and soulful broken beat madness." From Giant Step.
Date: Monday, March 24th Time: 6:30pm Location: CUNY Grad Center (365 5th Ave at 34th St) Cost: Free
"Do you get the uncontrollable urge to shake your hips when James Brown's "I Feel Good" comes on the radio? Ever wonder if your brain is hardwired to do so?
Columbia University neuroscientist Dave Sulzer (a.k.a. composer Dave Soldier) with colleague John Krakauer, co-director of the Motor Performance Laboratory at Columbia University, discuss the brain activity that makes us groove to the beat of music. Following the discussion, a premier performance, where percussionists using an electroencephalographs (EEG) instead of instruments conduct a live experiment of sound manipulation that explores brain activity. Lead by Dave Sulzer, the musicians will use an EEG as a “prosthetic” instrument composing sounds in real time according to their brain waves."
Date: Mondays Time: 10:00pm Location: Darkroom (165 Ludlow St at Stanton) Cost: Free Open Bar: PRB, 11-12
mmmmmm.... Monday drinking... you know you want to. Hit up Darkroom tonight for this weekly night of booze and good times with hosted by Sean FightCats, & Mike Nouveau. Free Booze.... mmmmmm.... Photo by Nicky Digital... 21+
Date: Tuesdays Time: 8:00pm Location: Luca Bar (119 St. Marks Place, btw 1st Ave and Avenue A) Cost: Free
Instead of the usual hump day tomfoolery, why not take a quiet night at Luca Bar. Enjoy live Flamenco music good music in a chill French Bistro-like setting. Its a wine bar so expect a big list, as well as what has been described as the city's best sangria.
Date: Tuesdays Time: 8:30pm - 10:00pm Location: Lazy Catfish (593 Lorimer St at Conselyea) Open Bar: PBR & Hot Dogs, 8:30-10
Not sure if there's music or DJs but there are always board games and Galaga to play. Plus, with free PBR and hot dogs, and $1 wells from 10-11 afterwards this is pretty much a sure fire cheap night out.
Free booze, free bowie, and free glam make-overs at the only NYC party to protest its love for Mr. Stardust on a regular basis. It kicks off with an open bar (and bowie) and then goes glam all night long. There's even a live band in the basement each week but that'll cost you $6. 21+
Date: Tuesdays Time:10:00pm Location:Happy Ending (302 Broom St) Cost: Free Open Bar: Well Vodka, 11:30-12
Happy Ending is always good for a little late night booze-fest and tonight is no exception. Dirty Disco mixes all the sounds the kids are diggin' these days... or in 1987... disco (duh), brit pop, indie, and new wave. While this will never replace the insanely debaucherous Sh!t Hammered weekly where I once saw 4 Hassids shoot tequila while 2 lesbians made out on a bed in the middle of the dance floor - it should still prove to be a good time. 21+
Date: Tuesday, March 25th Time: 10:30pm Location: Angels and Kings (500 E 11th St btw Ave A and B) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: Newcastle 10:30pm - 11:30pm
The movie 21 doesn't open until this weekend, but it seems the studio is already pushin' the soundtrack. Trainwreck and Filter magazine invite you to get an early listen to the film's aural delights tonight which include tracks from LCD Soundsystem, Peter Bjorn And John, and Mark Ronson. Plus Resident DJs Rob Hitt and Erica Dagley and special guest Brodie Carteris. Free Newcastle from 10:30 to 11:30 sweetens the deal.
Date: Wednesday, March 26th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Hugs (108 N 6th St, W'burg) Cost: Free
I know it's not just me, I know that some of you people are gettin' old too. And you know what happens to old people, they become responsible and do things like save money and buy houses. If you are really like me, then you also have no clue about buying houses. And apparently there are a enough of us to warrant a monthly event called "Home Buying For Hipsters." Licensed Real Estate agents, Mortgage Brokers and Real Estate Attorneys show up and teach you the ins and outs of home buying, all while having one or two or several drinks to make the shock of it all a bit easier. Old Flyer
Date: Wednesday, March 26th Time: 7:00pm Location: Apple Store Soho (103 Prince Street) Cost: Free
The boys from Morcheeba are riding high off their new album, Dive Deep, and tonight is a special chance to catch their sultry trip hop vibes for free at an intimate Apple Instore before their sold out show at the bowery tomorrow.
"Test your drunken bar knowlege as Dempsey's Pub's night of smartass trivia returns. For five fast-paced rounds, you and 5 of your friends pit your wits against other Trivial Pursuit addicts for free drinks and prizes. 21+
Date: Wednesdays Time: 9:00pm - late Location: Porch (115 Avenue C, between 7th & 8th) Cost: Free
"The Proper Sessions... brings you some of the best local (and international) DJs with a focus on minimal house and techno. Every week we bring in guest DJs. Previous guests have included: Alex Dee (J'taime Records), Alka_Rex (Thema, W+L Music), Connie (Halcyon), Down Deep, Dave Hollands, Lady DJ Ajda, Peter Anthony (Sleazefactor), Valeria. + your Proper residents Gio & Los." This week features Alexander Kaline (Musique Risque, Thema, W+L Music) & Connie (Halcyon)
Date: Wednesday, March 26th Time: 10:00pm Location: Ottos Shrunken Head (538 East 14 Street) Cost: Free
You've got mixes, remixes, covers, samples, everyone is stealing and borrowing and reinterpreting from one another, so why shouldn't there be a night dedicated to such unoriginal creativity. Copycat is a night of cover songs, remixes and all the hits with DJ Xerox. Plus, live performances in the backroom from Puppetbox and Discovery. Old Flyer. 21+
Date: Wednesday, March 26th Time: 10:00pm Location: Annex (152 Orchard St) Cost:Free with RSVP
So your sold out of the Crystal Castles show tonight but fear not because those 8-bit loving electro kids are going to be getting down with an exclusive DJ set at the always-lively High Voltage party. Early arrival suggested. 21+
Date: Thursday, March 27th Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm Location: Ukrainian East Village Restaurant (140 2nd Ave. btw 8th & 9th St.) Cost: Free with mention of FreeNYC
Want something different for your Thursday night? How about a tango lesson? Eat, drink and tango at the Ukrainian East Village Restaurant. Ordinarily this lesson would run 10 big ones, if you mention FreeNYC at the door though the teach lets you in for free!
Date: Thursday, March 27th Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: The Journal Gallery (168 North 1st St., W'burg) Cost: Free
What came first the cool kids or the Nike Dunk? Tonight at the Journal Gallery in Williamsburg, Nike joins forces with co-curators Aaron "Beautiful Losers" Rose and Emma Reeves for Being True. According to the flyer the Nike Dunk has spent 22 years "being true" to youth culture. The show brings the work of 22 photographers including Terry Richardson and Ed Templeton to showcase what exactly it means to "be true".
Date: Thursday, March 27th Time: 10:00pm Location: Hugs (108 N 6th St, W'burg) Cost: Free
"Come on out, get a picture with Mr. Cheeks, hear some great music, and party down." Catch a live set from Telepathe before they head out on tour with the Kills. Plus, DJ Oil and Shakeyface spin all night long. "And of course, the fabulous and fictional stuffed mascot Mr. Cheeks will be hosting, posing for pictures, and living large. The bar has tons of fun stuff to do. Skeeball, Guitar hero, various video games, comfy booths to hang out in, a great beer selection, and a booming soundsystem." 21+
Date: Thursday, March 27th Time: 10:00pm Location: APT (419 West 13th St at 9th Ave.) Cost: Free
A Weekly Night of Esoteric Urban Noise. DJs Criterion, Peter Gunn and Reaganomics Spin grime, breakcore, reggaeton, rap, crunk, dancehall, punk and everything in between. "For over a year, Pure Fire was known as the Tonic’s premiere night for new beats and cutting-edge sounds. Now, with the revered venue closing, Pure Fire has found a new home at APT, bringing the hottest, off-kilter beats from around the globe together and apart." Tonight is a special night of NOLA Bounce and Pre-Hyphy bay area rap with Rusty Lazer, Jeremy Campbell. 21+
Date: Thursday, March 27th Time: 11:00pm Location: Beauty Bar (231 east 14th Street) Cost: Free
"This partee’ is a collaboration between the NYNT’s Soul Proprietor Mr. Jonathan Toubin and musical encyclopedia on wheels and rock machine, the indomitable Ms. Melissa Fanni Tutti - turning dance music platters centered smack dab in the center of popular music’s greatest and most diverse decade. Making a go at channeling the variety inherent in the playlists of the discotheques and radio of the era plus much of the stuff that was too underground at the time to get there, we attempt to cover soul, garage, freakbeat, boogaloo, AM radio pop, British Invasion, electric blues, girl groups, bubblegum, frat rock, late r&b, early funk, early psychedelics, discotheque schmaltz, boogaloos, tropicalia, yé-yé, latin delights, etc." From New York Night Train.
Date: Friday, March 28th Time: 8:00pm Location: The Sidewalk Cafe (94 Ave A) Cost: Free
Wizard Rock returns to the Sidewalk Cafe tonight with a whole evening of Harry Potter inspired bands. Featuring live sets by Catchlove, The Moaning Myrtles, The Whomping Willows, & The Malfoys.
Date: Friday, March 28th Time: 8:30pm - late Location: El Dompe (15 Thames St, Building #15, top buzzer Brooklyn) Cost: Free ($4 suggested)
"Noise music will end our winter hibernation. Experimental soundscapes from three cold cities ready for spring. A season of new growth from four bands traveling from the musical streets of Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York. Featuring: Charles Cohen, Orgiaztech, Smallpox, and Gaybomb. $4 suggested donation. $1 beer."
Date: Friday, March 28th Time: 10:00pm Location: Hugs (N. 6th and Berry, W'burg) Cost: Free
Some of my favorite locals are getting together for a new monthly at W'burg hotspot, Hugs, tonight. Cousin Cole, Rezound, Project Matt, and Snack & C'Mish get together for a night of serious dance jams. 21+
Date: Friday, March 28th Time: 10:00pm Location: Pacha (618 W 46th St. btwn 11th & 12th) Cost:Free with RSVP before midnight ($20 after)
Sometimes you just gotta do it. Suck it up, deal with the B&T folk, and head on over to Pacha to hear some of the best dance music the world has to offer on one of the best sound systems in the world. Tonight, local globetrotter Jason Jollins is back in town for a rare Pacha set with Kenneth:L (People NYC) and he's letting everyone in for free before midnight. Its big room bubbling progressive house music all night long and 18+
So I'll let you in on something... I really like the Phildelphyinz. Apt One and Skinny Friedman are bringing a fresh take on those friday night feel good party jams. And I'm stoked because tonight they'll be on the Hope Lounge sound system which has enough low end to support the party (even if it's hard to dance on the carpeting). They're promising some optomistic summer jams so def stop by on you bar crawl tonight. 21+
Date: Saturday, March 29th Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am Location: Galapagos Art Space (70 N 6th St, W'Burg) Cost: $5 with RSVP Open Bar: vodka, 10-11
Crooked Disco is back again this month and we're dropping straight daggers all night. We're bringing our boys Emynd & Bo Bliz (of the famed White Ts White Belts parties) up from Philly ato spin bangers all night. Taking the live duties is BK's own Stay High, a slammin electro-rager outfit that's been making moves lately and guaranteed to get you off you dancin', and fist pumping from the first drop. And make sure you get there early as Montreal's own DJ Huggs swings by to drop a special disco funk set for ya. Your equally lovable residents, DJ Morsy and DJ Kester, round out the night with disco and classic house jams early and breaks, miami bass, bassline, and electro until last call. As always, heavy bass sound, reinforced lighting and strobes, and an open bar to kick it off. 21+
"Grace McSorely: Love to Death in New York City is the third volume of Grace McSorely: Tales of Self-Bother and Capability by Kaite Murphy. In this volume, Grace chronicles life and time spent with her loving boyfriend, Death, in New York City. This book was written and illustrated between 2005 and 2007 in Brooklyn, New York." Tonight the Riviera celebrates the book with a one night only exhibit.
Date: Saturday, March 29th Time: 7:00pm Location: The Change You Want To See Gallery (84 Havemeyer St, W'burg) Cost: Free
The history and struggles of the Zapatista movement is examined in this multimedia presentation with very special guest from Chiapas, Mexico, Gloria Munoz Ramirez. Famed author of the recently translated El Fuego y la Palabra (The Fire and the Word), Gloria is probably the closest person to the Zapatistas in Chiapas to have ever come to NYC. More below.
Video screening and presentation with the author, Gloria Munoz Ramirez
The film and book "El Fuego y la Palabra" (Fire and Word) is an oral history that recounts from the beginning of the movement of the Zapatista indigenous communities in the state of Chiapas. Their demands are liberty, justice, democracy, land, health, education, and labor rights. The story is told in the simple words of some of the original organizers of the movement. It is an inspiring testimony of hope and resistance. The author, Gloria Munoz, will be coming in to speak about the film and book to provide us with more insight to the compilation of this oral history and the struggles that the indigenous communities in the state of Chiapas have been organizing against.
Gloria Muños Ramirez lived with the Zapatistas for 7 years and wrote a book to share their story that is now available for the first time in English. She will speak about the Zapatista resistance and history. She has worked for the Mexican newspaper Punto, for the German news agency DPA, for the U.S. newspaper La Opinion and for the Mexican daily La Jornada.
Date: Saturday, March 29th Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Like the Spice Gallery (224 Roebling St. W'burg) Cost: Free
Philadelphia's PIMA Group performs an After-Hours Pep Rally tonight, concurrent with the Rachel Beach and Nora Herting exhibit opening. "This is a spunky little piece inspired by the Bangkok Cheerleading Squad and the current exhibit at the gallery. You can expect a little Olivia Newton John mixed with French electronica, strobe lights, disco ball, and some sweet dance moves!" Performances every half hour. More on PIMA below.
What's the PIMA group all about?
Potts: The PIMA Group is a non-profit dance and music company based in Philadelphia that performs innovative live music and dance, ranging from improvisational performance art work to more formal choreographed and composed pieces. It was founded in 2001 by choreographer Melisa Putz and musicians Michael Barker and Thomas Clark. I have been involved with PIMA for just about a year now and this is my third project with them.
Date: Saturday, March 29th Time: 10:00pm Location: Living Room Lounge (245 23rd St at 5th Ave, Park Slope) Cost: Free
"Simply Smashing returns, this time at South Slope's spacious Living Room Lounge. DJs Rut Roh and Soul Korea are joined by special guest Honorable DJ Caps (Caps n Jones), playing hiphop, soul, funk, house, disco...a veritable hodgepodge of groove. A grown n sexy dance party for all and sundry, handcuffs available at the bar for $5." 21+
Date: Saturday, March 29th Time: til 11pm Location: Various locations in Williamsburg Cost: Free
"The Williamsburg Gallery Association is happy to present a very special rendition of Williamsburg Every 2nd, our monthly event. In collaboration with the Bridge Art Fair and in celebration of Armory weekend, Williamsburg galleries are open till 11 pm, with special openings, closings, and events all night long. Our guides will be posted by the Bedford and Lorimer subway stops to hand out Wagmags and Raw Magazine, definitive guides to Billburg's burgeoning art scene. Later, head to our afterparty at Supreme Trading featuring Vintage DJ, live acrobatic performance, and the Bambi Killers" (but we think you should go to Crooked Disco afterwards instead!)
Date: Sunday, March 30th Time: 12:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Various, see below Cost: Free
Brooklyn Industries presents the Cassettes Won’t Listen In-store tour... CWL will perform songs from their just released album Small-Time Machine. Entirely written, played and produced by Jason Drake, Small-Time Machine deals with many of the themes that touch us all, including: love, betrayal, hope, disappointment and the quest to find what's missing in each of our lives. Time's below.
Sunday, March 30th:
12:00: Williamsburg, 162 Bedford Ave corner of N8th
2:00: SoHo, 286 Lafayette Street between Prince & Houston
3:30: W. Village 500 Hudson Street corner of Christopher
5:00: Chelsea, 161 8th Ave corner of 18th Street
Directions: Check www.brooklynindustries.com
Admission: free and open to the public
Date: Sunday, March 30th Time: 1:00pm Location: Weeksville Heritage Center (1698 Bergen St, BK) Cost: Free
"Olu Dara is a multi-talented entertainer who has been performing since he was 8 years old. During the 1970s and '80s, he gained a reputation as a trumpet/cornet player who could handle all aspects of jazz. On the one hand he could perform with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1973-74), but he could also handle the demands of the free-flowing avant-garde style which formed the basis of the New York Loft scene of that period. Think of him as a modern equivalent of the itinerant traveling musician/historian of years past. As he puts it, 'I sing about women, food, and life in general.'"
Date: Sunday, March 30th Time: 3:30pm Location: IRT, 154 Christopher Street #3B (Trains 1 @ Christopher Street or A/C, D,F @ West 4th) Cost: Free
"Video Port, a part of the non-profit organization IRT, teaches and produces documentary, narrative, and experimental African American films through the lens of art, history and social politics. We invite you to join us for a free film screening of "Things We Lost In the Fire" starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro." Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. Donations accepted and encouraged.
"Sam Brown and Timmie Williams of Whitest Kids You Know host a weekly stand-up extravaganza. Expect the same crowd that turns out in droves for Monday's karaoke throwdowns upstairs; including--but no promises--that sort of punky chick Shandi from America's Top Model. Check out this web favorite--and sort of NSFW--video for a peek into the twisted mind of the Whitest Kids themselves..."
Date: Sunday, March 30th Time: 10:00pm Location: Beauty Bar (231 E. 14th St.) Cost: Free Open Bar: vodka, 10-11
Hipster Travel and Shots by Boogotz present a night of Raunchy Rock, Sleazy Electro and Dirty Disco with DJ's Xerox and Boogotz. Go-Go by Tara and an open bar kick it off. 21+
Since most likely you can't actually make it to Brazil this Monday, Ocho Loco brings Brazil to you (well maybe not right to you, but SoHo is close enough). Get a Brazilian Percussion class, 1 Caipirinha cocktail, Brazilian Dance Show, and Brazilian cheese puffs all for 88¢. The only catch here is you do have to got to the website and send the invite to your phone.
Date: Monday, March 31st Time: 6:30pm Location: The Millennium Film Workshop (66 East 4th between Bowery and 2nd Ave). Cost: Free with RSVP
"Does idealism have a place in today’s political discussion? Mr. Lopate Goes to the Millennium Film Workshop to find out. Join Leonard and Lopate Show fans in a free screening of the film the made Jimmy Stewart a star. Who but Frank Capra could turn a filibuster into movie magic?"
Date: Mondays Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Bar BQ (689 6th Ave at 20th St, Park Slope) Cost: Free Open Bar: Rebel Yell Bourbon, 7-8
Blue Monday is a classic southern take on easing in your work week. A bourbon open bar can be dangerous, luckily there's some tasty BBQ available (not free) and live blues to keep you sedated if you can get out of work fast enough to hit the slope.
