Date: Monday, November 2nd Time: 7:00pm Location: Barbés (376 9th St., Park Slope) Cost: Free
The Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series continues their bi-weekly screening to fill your Monday night void tonight with Toots. "Toots Shor is many things to many people, said Edward R. Murrow of the legendary Manhattan saloonkeeper in 1955. A friend to the famous, a crook to the feds, father, brother, gambler, bum, but most of all Toots Shor was the owner of Americas greatest saloon. Directed by his granddaughter, TOOTS is a provocative, loving and unmistakably authentic portrait of the self-made, unapologetic and quintessentially American man who became the unlikely den-mother to the heroes of Americas golden age. Politicians and gangsters, sports heroes and movie stars -- Sinatra, Gleason, Dimaggio, Ruth, Costello, Eisenhower, Nixon, Warren -- for 30 years, they all found their way to Toots eponymous saloon on New York's West 51st Street for food and drink, served up with a heaping side of insults and put downs."
Date: Monday, November 2nd Time: 7:30pm Location: The Change You Want To See Gallery (84 Havemeyer St. W'burg) Cost: Free
At the intersection of semiotics and psychoanalysis lies advertising, most often deployed in service of selling stuff. For this installment of the Symbols, Branding and Persuasion series, author Carrie McClaren and artist Steve Lambert will present projects that engage a sense of play as they leverage principles of the persuasion industries, to both critique consumer culture and question the power structures at work in our daily lives. More on the speakers below.
ABOUT STEVE LAMBERT
Steve Lambert is currently a Senior Fellow at Eyebeam Center for Art and Technology in New York and teaches at Parsons/The New School and Hunter College. He founded the outdoor, guerilla art gallery, the Budget Gallery, in 1999 and the Anti-Advertising Agency in 2004. Steve’s projects and art works have won awards from Rhizome/The New Museum, the Creative Work Fund, Adbusters Media Foundation, the California Arts Council, the Belle Foundation, and others. He earned the “Best Public Art” award from the San Francisco Weekly in 2008. His work has been shown nationally in cities like Detroit, New York, and throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as internationally in Havana, Canada, Barcelona, and Rotterdam. Writings about his work have appeared in multiple publications such as the New York Times, Punk Planet, Artweek, and Newsweek magazine and featured on National Public Radio.
ABOUT CARRIE MCLAREN
Carrie McLaren is the founder of the now defunct Stay Free! magazine, and editor of Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture, a compendium of new and previously published material on the impact of consumer culture on our lives (June, 2009). A longtime blogger, she is currently at Consumerist, a website owned by the publishers of Consumer Reports. She is the curator of Adult Education, a "useless lecture series" based in Brooklyn, New York. In a previous life, she organized the Illegal Art Exhibit, a traveling multimedia art show and website devoted to copyright reform. A former advertising columnist for the Village Voice, her writing has also appeared in Newsday, Mother Jones, Time Out NY, and SPIN magazine, among others. Carrie lives in Brooklyn with one each of husband, son and cat.
Date: Monday, November 2nd Time: 8:00pm - 9:30pm Location: Crash Mansion (199 Bowery at Spring St.) Cost: Free
Comedy Central at Crash Mansion is s a bi-weekly variety show featuring stand-up, sketch, musical acts, digital shorts and more. Hosted by Joe DeRosa, this week features an all Philly line-up of stand-up, sketch, musical acts, digital shorts and more. Featuring Mike Pomranz, Dave Hill, Team Submarine, Jay Pharoah, Michael Palascak and Myq Kaplan.
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Date: Monday, November 2nd Time: 9:00pm Location: Larry Lawrence Bar (295 Grand St) Cost: Free
"Neighborhood Watch is a unique spectacle featuring the work of renegade visionaries, real starving artists and digital prophets. Each episode is a feature length piece comprised of many smaller pieces, seamlessly intertwined and projected in Brooklyn. In these foggy times Neighborhood Watch shines like a guiding beacon in the savage night, shedding much needed light on vital social topics like mass sleep deprivation, dark alley survival, helicopter maintenance and international silverware espionage. It would be wise of you to join us for this session because we will find you - we know where all of you live and we have your numbers."
Date: Tuesday, November 3rd Time: 4:00pm Location: Bleachers at Times Square Cost: Free
Grab your trench coat and your boombox and come out to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cameron Crowe’s 1989 classic Say Anything, starring John Cusack and Ione Skye. Release your inner Lloyd Dobler, by joining our Mobler. The first 75 Doblers to join the Mobler will receive a copy of the just-released Blu-ray version of the movie and there's a special appearance by the indie rock band The Lloyd Dobler Effect. It's BYO-Boombox "And ladies - don’t miss your opportunity to feel what it’s like to be on the receiving end of what Entertainment Weekly deemed to be one of the most romantic movie gestures of all-time!"
Date: Tuesday, November 3rd Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm Location: Fraunces Tavern, Nichols Room (54 Pearl St at Broad St) Cost: Free
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and Poetry Society of America continues their Poems & Pints series tonight with premier poets reading at the historic Fraunces Tavern in downtown New York City. The fall season features three evenings with two poets who read their own works and favorite poems by other writers. The selection of highly distinguished participating poets includes the National Book Critics Circle Award and Shelley Memorial Award winners, Guggenheim and MacArthur Foundation Fellows, and Academy of American Poets Chancellors. The spring season will be announced shortly and the fall line-up is below.
ABOUT THE POETS:
Jill Bialosky is the author of the poetry collections The End of Desire, Subterranean, and Intruder, and her poems have appeared in journals such as The Paris Review, American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic Monthly. Bialosky is also the author of two novels, House Under Snow and The Life Room, and an editor at W. W. Norton. She lives in New York City.
Peter Cole’s most recent book of poems is Things on Which I’ve Stumbled. His many volumes of translations include The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain, 950–1492, Aharon Shabtai’s J’accuse, Taha Muhammad Ali’s So What: New & Selected Poems, and Hebrew Writers on Writing. Cole, who lives in Jerusalem, was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow in 2007.
Robert Polito’s most recent poetry collection is Hollywood & God. He received the National Book Critics Circle Award and an Edgar Award for Savage Art: A Biography of Jim Thompson. Polito directs the Graduate Writing Program at the New School.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Tuesday, December 1st, 6:30-7:30PM: Ron Padgett and Katha Pollitt
Date: Tuesday, November 3rd Time: 8:30pm- 10:00pm Location: 67 Orange Street (2082 Frederick Douglass Blvd, 8th Ave) and 113th St.) Cost: Free with RSVP
67 Orange Street welcomes Cabana Cachaca for the third installment of their Cocktail Education Series. This very distinctive tequila will be at the center of Mixologist Kali Erwin's creations for the night. This tasting will be complimentary but space is limited. Please RSVP.
Date: Tuesdays Time: 10:00pm Location: Angles and Kings (500 E 11th St bet Ave A & B) Cost: Free Open Bar: Vodka 10:00-10:30, 1:00-1:30
Trainwreck Tuesday has now become a mainstay on the FreeNYC midweek party scene. Resident DJs Rob Hitt, Erica Dagley and Baya Voce (of MTV’s Real World Brooklyn) will be spinning tunes and there's still a double open bar. Old Flyer 21+
Date: Tuesdays Time: 10:00pm - late Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome St at Forsythe) Cost: Free Open Bar: 11 - 12
So Tuesdays seem to to be the day for free boozin lately and Happy Ending seems to take the cake with two separate parties and two separate open bars. First, 66Sick girls take on one floor and bring you electro-glammed out trashyness in the basement with a full hour of open bar from 11-12. While upstairs, the Disco Down crew bring some 80's love to the floor with an open vodka bar to boot. Seems like if you like free boozin, this is the place to be tonight. 21+
Date: Wednesday, November 4th Time: 6:00pm- 9:00pm Location: Muse Games Offices (151 Lafayette St, 4th Flr) Cost: Free
Muse Game Night has moved along with Muse Games, to their new offices in Soho. As always, they're inviting gaming fans in the NYC area to come out to their monthly Game Night, complete with consoles, board games, network games, and of course, Muse Games' own browser-based 3D games. Tonight you can play their new game, Guns of Icarus, while enjoying some free soda/beer and pizza (while supplies last).
Date: Thursday, November 5th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Priska C. Juschka Fine Art (547 West 27th Street, 2nd floor) Cost: Free
"Priska C. Juschka Fine Art is pleased to present Little Deaths, marking Emily Noelle Lambert’s second solo exhibition at the gallery. Lambert’s new paintings and mixed media sculptures intuitively explore her personal experiences by extracting them, both consciously and subconsciously, from a visual language of impressions, recollections and desires." Tonight is the opening reception, the show continues through January 2, 2010.
Date: Thursday, November 5th Time: 7:00pm Location: Brooklyn Brewery (79 N 11th St., W'burg) Cost: Free with
Insound present the "Insound 10 Classic line of t-shirts, posters and totes" tonight with a free party at the Brooklyn Brewery. "Mike Perry, the designer of our series, will be on hand to talk about the designs. We'll be raffling off one of each poster design to ten lucky winners along with a ReFrame glassless hanging system for each. Plus, all designs will be on sale at the event. So stop by for the party and free Brooklyn Brewery refreshments and pizza from 7-8 PM." 21+
Date: Thursday, November 5th Time: 8:00pm - 1:00am Location: Galapagos (16 Main Street, DUMBO) Cost: Free
"Located at the first stop in Brooklyn, GUMBO is DUMBO’s first gay party! The offbeat Galapagos Art Space welcomes all guys and girls for this fun, anti-scene, night out. 'Manhattanites' welcome, of course. Hosted by radio personality Ben Harvey, Matthew Kelleher & Andrew Urankar and DJ Josh Sparber (Good Times @ Eastern Bloc) will be spinning all night!" 2-4-1 Drinks from 8pm to 9pm and free haircuts all night! (old flyer)
Date: Thursdays Time: 10:00pm Location: Sage Theater (711 7th Ave., bet. 47th and 48th St.) Cost: Free with reservation
Sage Theatre, the longest-running weekly stand-up comedy show in Times Square, iends there run tonight with a final free show (no cover and no drink minimum) featuring "comedy megastars from Comedy Central, HBO, and NBC-TV's Last Comic Standing. Reservations are strongly recommended; just leave a message on our reservation line (206-279-9860) your name, your phone number, and the number of people in your party to get VIP seating. For this final show, we will feature our favorite comics: Baratunde Thurston hosts (contributor for The Onion, host of the Science Channel's Popular Science's The Future of...) Nathan Min, Eliot Smith, David Ingber (Fantasy Football: The Musical?), Harrison Greenbaum (SPIKE TV, writer for MAD Magazine), Sam Morril (Friar's Club Roast of Omarosa), plus a few special guests!"
Date: Thursday, November 5th Time: 11:59pm Location: Pianos (158 Ludlow at Stanton) Cost: Free
"Optimus Prime v Megatron is a live DJ set from two gents who are specialists in mixing. Formerly audio engineers, they have built beats, robots, and fembots, and now have moved on to rocking Pianos on Thursday nights. A supreme mix of old hip hop, new electronica, their own synthesizer effects, and maybe a little too much beat repeat, it
is fresh, always new, and a crazy dance party." 21+ (old flyer)
As lovers of cask ale over here (what we often refer to lovingly as "warm, flat beer") we're exited for this weekend's Chelsea Brewery Cask Ale Festival with 40 rare cask conditioned ales on tap. There's no entry fee and its “Pay as you Drink” to try 8oz and 16oz pours of some super-rare conditioned brews. Check below for the brew list. 21+
Expect 25 to 30 casks to be pouring over the weekend, 12 at a time, including rare offerings not normally seen in cask in NYC. Beer range is courtesy of Alex Hall (BA: Imbiber) in conjunction with Lou Sones, the Brazen Head's manager.
Beer will come in half pint and 16oz measures, there's no entry fee and you pay by the glass.
Opening hours: Noon to late daily.
Arbor (Corner) 'Tally Wacker'
Big Rock Chop House 'Norm's Raggedy Ass Ale'
Chelsea '90 Shilling Scotch Ale'
Clipper City 'Hang Ten'
Dark Horse 'Amber Ale'
Dark Horse 'Toasted Wheat Wine'(Dry hopped: Amarillo)
Dark Star 'Old Chestnut' -UK brewed
Dark Star 'Golden Gate' -UK brewed
Dark Star 'Sunburst' -UK brewed
Firestone Walker 'Nectar IPA'
Flying Bison 'Blackbird Oatmeal Stout'
Flying Bison 'Rusty Chain'
Flying Bison 'Inferno Pod Ale'
Harpoon 'Oktoberfest' (Dry hopped: Vanguard)
Harpoon 'IPA' (Dry hopped: Chinook)
Heartland 'Not Tonight Honey Porter' (aged nearly a year)
Left Hand 'Oak Aged Imperial Stout'
The Livery '555 IPA'
The Livery 'Fuggelicious Wet Hopped Harvest Ale'
The Livery 'Liberty Ale' (Dry hopped: Fuggles)
Michigan 'Big Mac'
Otter Creek 'Imperial India Pale Ale'
Shawnee 'Entire'
Shmaltz 'Coney Island Human Blockhead'
Shmaltz 'Coney Island Sword Swallower'
Sly Fox 'Chester County Bitter'
Smuttynose 'Baltic Porter'
Smuttynose 'Chai Porter'
Speakeasy 'Oak Aged Big Daddy IPA' (Dry hopped: Cascade)
Stoudt's 'Medium Pumpkin'
Three Floyds 'Alpha King'
Tröegs 'Dead Reckoning Porter'
Tröegs 'JavaHead Stout'
Tröegs 'Nugget Nectar'
Victory 'Yakima Twilight Ale'
Warwick Valley 'Doc's Pear Cider'
Date: Friday, November 6th Time: 7:00pm sharp Location: 13th St Rep Theater (50 West 13th St) Cost: Free with mention of FreeNYC.net
"Revamped and expanded, this acclaimed one-man improvisational tribute show, johnpaulgeorgeringo, stars Dave Jay portraying each of the Beatles. During the show, the audience can ask any question of any Beatle as Dave Jay, armed with his vast knowledge of Beatle history, morphs into characterizations for each of the Fab Four. This is a more music-driven show, including many more Beatle hits!" This is the last NYC show and its free if you mention FreeNYC!
Date: Friday, November 6th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: International Studio & Curatorial Program (1040 Metropolitan Avenue, BK) Cost: Free
"Open Studios present works by the 36 artists, artist groups and curators currently in residence at ISCP. Residents of ISCP employ a refreshingly diverse range of styles in the mediums of painting, drawing, photography, video, performance, sculpture and installation, all of which will be on view in their individual studios. Presented twice a year, ISCP Open Studios offer the public, art professionals and other enthusiasts access to cutting-edge contemporary art practices from around the world. These free events provide an exclusive peek into the production, process and personal archives of celebrated artists with global reputations, many of whom are showing their work in New York for the first time." Tonight is the opening reception, show continues through Monday.
Date: Friday, November 6th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Perk Street Lounge (303 Grand Street, W'burg) Cost: Free with RSVP
"For three weeks, beginning November 5th, we are transforming 303GRAND into the PerkStreet Lounge – a three-week pop-up lounge ran by the financial services company, PerkStreet Financial. The PerkStreet Lounge will provide a work and lounge space with free coffee & Wi-Fi for the local community from noon-8pm each day, Nov. 5th-22nd. The series of events taking place at the lounge includes select partners, such as PSFK.com, Galia Gichon, MP Dunleavey, Brooklyn Based, Shoestring.com, Collective-E, and more. All events are free and open to the public [with] RSVP."
Date: Saturday, November 7th Time: 10:00pm Location: N4 Bar (160 N 4th St, W'burg) Cost: Free before Midnight ($5 after)
"Gunshot means forward Lickwud means rewind! You requested it so we rewiiiiind!"
Join Junglist Jess and Code-D tonight for a multi-genre, bass heavy, electronic dance party in the heart of Williamsburg. Celebrate local music with The American Dream Team, Rob Threezy, Crooked Disco, Human?, and Tommy D on the tables all night mixing breakbeats, jungle, electro, house, fidget, raverap, club, dubstep, garage & more. There's free Colt 45 at ten until it runs out and a promo video below. 21+
"Celebrating the breadth and depth of video possibilities through art. A plethora of live video editors, electronic and interactive artists, video and installation artists who use the moving image outside the "box". Coming from as far as Italy, Switzerland and Germany these artists showcase their work with the video community in New York City. For two weeks and in two different locations the festival hosts an array of projects. Projects include, Katja Loher's video planets, a 3⁄4 ton 'ice-stallation' by Raphael DiLuzio, a demonstration by Berlin based Modul8 software representative and performer, Ilan Katin and a night of performance featuring video artist and collaborator, Alison Childs, the Spanish AV (Audio/Video) perfomer, *Rafaël*." This weekend is the opening reception. Full schedule here.
Date: Saturday, November 7th 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 family. This month is a celebration of feminist art with a dance party, film screenings, and discussions. Full schedule below. The November Rock Out edition features a Todd P. curated show featuring Grass Widow, The Beets and Crystal Stilts along with a screening of Purple Rain, a funk set by DJ Evil Dee and much more.
5–8:15 p.m.
Indie rock show organizer Todd Patrick (aka Todd P.) presents emerging indie rock talent from the Brooklyn scene: the psychedelic soul of Grass Widow, the Columbia-meets-Brooklyn sounds of The Beets, and the minimalist punk of Crystal Stilts. Photographers are invited to shoot photos to post on the Museum’s Flickr group. Renowned photographer Bob Gruen will blog about some of his favorites.
Discussion
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Gail Buckland, guest curator of Who Shot Rock and Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present, introduces and moderates a discussion with photographers Bob Gruen and Justin Borucki, both included in the exhibition, about their involvement in the rock photography scene. A book signing follows. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
Performance
6–6:20 p.m.
Jen DeNike, whose work is featured in Reflections on the Electric Mirror: New Feminist Video, presents TWIRL, a performance that erupts into a spectacle with baton twirler Erica Henschel and the Weehawken High School Marching Band. This event is part of Performa 09.
Hands-On Art
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Create a snazzy percussion instrument to play along to the beat of rock and roll. Free timed tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.
Film
7 p.m.
Purple Rain (Albert Magnoli, 1984, 111 min., R). Prince stars as “The Kid,” a talented yet struggling young musician trying to keep his band and his romance with singer Apollonia together, in this beloved film written to showcase Prince’s musical talents. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.
Curator Talk
7:30 p.m.
Gail Buckland, guest curator of Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present, speaks about the exhibition and the history of rock-and-roll photography. A book signing follows. This event is Sign Language–interpreted. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.
Young Voices Gallery Talk
8:30 p.m.
Student Guides Cristina Garza and Sondra Tannenbaum discuss Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present.
First Saturdays Focus Group
9–9:30 p.m.
Join us and share your ideas in an informal session on what would bring you back to the Museum for another First Saturday and on other weekends.
Target First Saturdays Book Club
9–10 p.m.
Author Bill German discusses his new memoir, Under Their Thumb: How a Nice Boy from Brooklyn Got Mixed Up with the Rolling Stones (and Lived to Tell About It). The book is available for purchase from the Museum Shop.
Dance Party
9–11 p.m.
Dress as your favorite rock star or just come as you are as DJ Evil Dee spins a funky rock dance party highlighting artists featured in Who Shot Rock & Roll, including Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Chuck Berry, and Jay-Z.
Performance
9:30–10:30 p.m.
Terence Koh, whose work is featured in the Museum's collection, presents a special performance, Saaqiou, that blends vocals, rock, and synthesized music with a light and media installation. This event is part of Performa 09.
Date: Saturday, November 7th Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Open Source Gallery (255 17th St., btw 5th and 6th Ave.) Cost: Free
In this project with Ethan Crenson, Sun’s video footage is the result of an intensive period of shooting concerts at the Williamsburg Waterfront and editing silent movements of everything except the actual music-making. Crenson’s sound is completely independent from the video. It is constructed from exquisite field recordings collected from South Slope/Greenwood Heights/Sunset Park neighborhoods. With no overt synchronicity, the relationship between video and sound creates a multi-layered place of contradictions, fleeting connections and uncertainty.
Date: Saturday, November 7th Time: 10:00pm Location: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street) Cost: Free
Light Up The Night returns to the gallery bar at Le Poisson Rouge with special guests Vietcong Disco. Residents Daniel Auster, Tackleberry & Mike McGill put on an evening of equal parts disco, boogie, and house reaching back to the halcyon years of New York night music. From the underground sounds of private press studio sessions to the limelight of disco proper and the hand-over to Chicago, all aimed at rush hour traffic on the dance floor. Expect a program of choice selections, deep digs, and top flight DJs stopping by to share the love of a generation's prolific dance floor production. Stop by for a genuine, intimate D.I.S.C.O. experience!
Date: Sunday, November 8th Time: 12:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Bushwick, various locations Cost: Free
Now in its third year, BETA Spaces promotes and facilitates open dialogue among curators, artists and visitors. The free, one-day festival features hundreds of artists in over thirty curated shows. The festival takes place in approximately ten square blocks of industrial, post-industrial, commercial and residential buildings, permitting a wide range of alternative exhibition spaces including lofts, studios, galleries, street corners, restaurants, retail stores and radio stations. This dense yet varied geographic plan furnishes visitors with an easily accessible and highly informative trajectory through a neighborhood bustling with creative enthusiasm and collaborative pursuits. Get full details and an map here.
BETA Spaces is a non-traditional art festival: its framework of presenting curated thematic group exhibitions is designed to encourage conceptual integrity and interdisciplinary elasticity. Artists and curators are challenged to recontextualize their efforts and envision art works outside the white box environment of the commercial art world, or the in-process setting of an open studio. Due to the shared parameters and collaborative underpinnings of participation, the festival itself functions as a "group show" of an energetic and vibrant neighborhood. From glimpses of Bushwick's varied histories to rooftop views, local politics to mixed-media performances, BETA Spaces offers visitors an array of options for engagement, immersion and entertainment.
Special events include a panel on public art production at Lumenhouse (47 Beaver Street) at 1pm, and the BETA Spaces After Party at Page Not Found (76 Jefferson Street), which will give visitors and artists a space to unwind and discuss the events of the day (7pm - midnight). Arts in Bushwick is also excited to partner with 3rd Ward's Moviehouse (95 Morgan Avenue), which will screen films from 7 - 9pm.
Date: Sunday, November 8th Time: 3:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Sq S bet Thompson and Sullivan Sts) Cost: Free
For 2500 years, Buddhism has taught meditation as a means of cultivating tranquility, kindness, and wisdom. Ongoing scientific research confirms meditation’s positive effects on body and mind. With instruction by teachers from myriad Buddhist schools, Meditate NYC, kicking off today, is an accessible way to find out what various approaches to meditation involve and what the benefits are with an afternoon of meditation instruction by speakers from a great variety of traditions. Schedule below.
* 3:00 Opening, 108 strikes of the bell, MC's introduction
* 3:10 Pat Enkyo O'Hara Roshi – Village Zendo
* 3:30 Michele Laporte – Shambhala Meditation Center
* 3:50 Josh Korda – New York Insight / Dharmapunx
* 4:10 Rev. Dr. Chung Ok Lee – Won Buddhist Temple
* 4:30 Koshin Paley Ellison – New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
* 4:50 Brother Phap Tri – Order of Interbeing
* 5:10 Ellen Scordato – Interdependence Project
* 5:30 Janet Jiryu Abels Sensei – Still Mind Zendo
* 5:50 Myoji Sunim – New York Chogye Sa
* 6:10 Donna Walker-Kuhne – Soka Gakkai International
* 6:30 Venerable Yung Ku – Buddha's Light International Association
* 6:50 NY Buddhist Council President Sung-Hae Sunim closes with a chant
Chairs are provided, but bring a cushion if you'd like to sit on the floor.
Date: Sunday, November 8th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Bar 13 (35 E. 13th St.) Cost: Free
Stand-up comedy and current events collide in Too Much Information, the stand-up comedy and comedian panel show at Bar 13! In honor of the recent Election, four comedians with Washington, D.C. roots will perform stand-up sets and then discuss current issues of the day in a round table setting. Topics to discuss: Thorough Third Terms! Silly Swine Flu Emergencies! Goofy Gunpowder Plots! and more!
Date: Monday, November 9th Time: 8:00pm Location: Niagara Bar (112 Avenue A) Cost: Free
Was your weekend a little light on arpegiated synthesizers? If so, round out your weekly indie-electro needs tonight as Max Justus makes his Manhattan debut tonight. “It’s obvious Justus studied the oblique structures of intelligent-dance-music pioneers Autechre and Aphex Twin, but he employs them in songs more similar to progressive rock than free-association grab bags. (kansascity.com).” DaPantz and Facundo support. 21+
Date: Monday, November 9th Time: 8:00pm Location: Bell House (149 7th St bet 2nd and 3rd Aves, Gowanus) Cost: Free
Brooklyn's Secret Science Club is back with more brain-altering lectures, volatile libations, and gene-splitting sounds!. The Secret Science Club is a lecture, Q&A and performance series that addresses all manner of scientific inquiry. Astronomers, physicists, marine biologists, neurobiologists, zoologists, mathematicians and more. This month features a conversation with age-defying biologist Leonard Guarente who "pioneered the anti-aging field at MIT with his discovery of genes that control longevity." Tunes before, Q&A after, and a special cocktail of the night, the "Immortal Skol." 21+
Date: Tuesday, November 10th Time: 4:30pm Location: St. Patrick's Cathedral (460 Madison Ave bet 50th and 51st) Cost: Free with Registration
Artist Leni Schwendinger, urban designer Brian McGrath and architectural designer Ute Besenecker are walking around Old St. Patrick's cathedral from dusk til dawn to observe public, private, and found light sources throughout the "eight shades of night." It starts at 4:30 pm and continues until the break of dawn with a talk at 8 pm.
Date: Tuesday, November 10th Time: 7:30pm Location: Village Pourhouse (64 3rd Ave at 11th St) Cost: Free to watch
Relive your glory days on the beer pong table at the World Series of Poker Satellite Tournament. Teams will be throwing down double elimination style this evening and - if you're feeling brave - it's $50 to get in the game. Free, of course, to watch. Here's the awesome Last Cup trailer to get you excited. 21+
Date: Tuesday, November 10th Time: 7:30pm - 10:00pm Location: The Creek (10-93 Jackson Ave, Long Island City) Cost: Free
"On January 1, 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army--made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas--took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. The government deployed its troops, and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. Fighting for indigenous Mexicans to regain control over their lives and the land, the Zapatistas and their charismatic leader, guerilla poet Subcomandante Marcos, began sending their message to the world via the Internet. The result was what The New York Times called 'the world’s first postmodern revolution.' Join the Queens Peace Alliance for a screening of A Place Called Chiapas to learn more about this movement and its controversies." More info here.
Date: Tuesday, November 10th Time: 8:00pm Location: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street) Cost: Free
Here is a good way to spend a Tuesday evening. Check out David Ellis: Recollect Opening Party with Prefuse 73 (live) and David Ellis w/ Jon Hopkins and Mixhell. More info on all the artists and event here.
Date: Tuesday, November 10th Time: 6:00pm Location: Rockwood (196 Allen St. btwn Houston and Stanton), Cost: Free
Check out Argyle Johansen a four (occasionally, five) - piece musical outfit tonight at Rockwood. "Their debut self-titled (and self-released) album came out in September and they've been barnstorming in Brooklyn and Manhattan in support since. You may know their song 'Sunny Day in Hell' from season one of the Showtime series 'Californication.' Fresh off their first CMJ performance this will be their first time at Rockwood, so come out for some happy hour Argyle Johansen style."
Date: Wednesday, November 11th Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm Location: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (15 East 84th St, bet 5th and Madison Ave) Cost: Free
The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000 - 3500 BC features more than 250 objects from the remnants of Old Europe, a period of related prehistoric cultures that achieved a peak of sophistication and creativity long before Egypt or Mesopotamia and then mysteriously collapsed by 3500 BC. These goddess figures, jewelry, art, metal ornaments and weapons from museums in Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova have never been featured in the United States despite the renown of artifacts like "The Thinker" - a strikingly modern male figure from Cernavoda, Romania. Continues through April 25th.
Date: Wednesday, November 11th Time: 7:30pm Location: Freddy's Back Room (485 Dean St. at 6th Ave, Brooklyn) Cost: Free
Kings County Cinema Society is back with an evening of J-Horror. "Nippon horror from Japan's legendary grindhouse auteur Miike, who has pounded out over seventy theatrical, video, and TV productions since his debut in 1991. Prolific, provocative, and probably not appropriate for anyone." Film summary below.
Gozu has been compared to a J-horror version of Mullholland Dr., Miike’s twisted conflation of Yakuza mystery, Lynchian comic-horror, Japanese folklore, and lots of lactating. ”…a straight-to-video Japanese release that snuck into Cannes last year and has been leaving a trail of damp, crusty stains on the festival circuit since, it is likely his most cunning and controlled work since the sex-panic Venus flytrap Audition.” -Dennis Lim
In Visitor Q, his indescribably perverse take on the family drama, a deranged dad sets out to make a documentary on the exploits of his seriously damaged family. "The scandalous pinnacle of Miike's extreme cinema canon." -Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Date: Wednesday, November 11th 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 the art of recreation. Copycat is a monthly night of cover songs, remixes and all the hits with DJ Xerox. This month is a tribute to beards with live sets from Cheap Sunglassezz, aZZ Top cover band, and the Unpronouncables. Check out some past Copycat videos here. 21+
Date: Thursday, November 12th Time: 12:30pm Location: Port Authority Bus Terminal (8th Ave and 42nd St) Cost: Free to watch
Today is a very special day in New York as The New York Arm Wrestling Association presents the Empire State Golden Arm Championship. Over 100 men and women will compete for the chance to be crowned champion in this final part of the New York Golden Arm Series. More info on this PDF.
Date: Thursday, November 12th Time: 6:30pm Location: Tenement Museum Shop (108 Orchard Street at Delancey) Cost: Free with RSVP
Think your place is small? Listen while professional storytellers share their tales, then see if you can do better with a three-minute story of your own. Performers include: Christen Clifford, MAC Award finalist Ophira Eisenberg, Joey Hood and Zoe Muntaner. More info here.
Joey Hood has worshipped at the altar of Internet snark-dom since 2002. He is renowned for his dead-ringer resemblance to Bob Saget and his unruly obsession with media icon Oprah Winfrey. Upon graduating from college, he worked as a research assistant for Us Weekly. His byline has appeared in Bitch! Magazine: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, Nerve.com, National Public Radio, and Rolling Stone Online.
Christen Clifford is a writer and performer in New York. She has performed at Joe's Pub, The Public Theatre, PS 122, HERE, Galapagos and on The Moth mainstage. Her solo show BabyLove ran for three months Off Broadway at 45 Bleecker, and was a Critic's Pick in Time Out and New York magazines. Her writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, Nerve, Salon, and Smith. She is the recipient of a NYFA award and is working on a graphic memoir with artist David Heatley.
Zoe Muntaner
If getting in trouble was a lifestyle, this girl definitely is living large. Despite her best effort and intentions it seems to follow or anticipate her steps. From what she says, how she says it to her innate notion of what is fair in a free society "like ours", from Puerto Rico to Los Angeles and now New York to the travels in-between there is always a story in her life. No wonder she has landed in the borough with the most stories of all! In her free time, she sleeps.... alone.... just to stay out of trouble.
Ophira Eisenberg
A MAC (Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabarets) Award Finalist for Best Female Comic, Ophira Eisenberg has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and Fresh Faces of Comedy, VH-1's Best Week Ever and All Access, E! Channel, the Oxygen Network, and the Discovery Channel. She also had her own 1⁄2 hour comedy special for CTV’s Comedy Now! Ophira performs regularly in New York and headlines comedy clubs and colleges across the US. She also hosts and tours with The Moth. She is a core performer in the hit shows Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad and The Liar Show. Ophira was featured in the New York Post’s “The 50 Best Bits That Crack Up Pro Comics,” selected by BackStage as one of “10 Standout Stand Ups Worth Watching” in their Spotlight on Comedy Issue, and hailed as a “Highly Recommended Favorite” by Time Out New York magazine.
Date: Thursday, November 11th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: KGB Bar (85 East Fourth Street) Cost: Free
Behind the Book is a literacy nonprofit working with low-income students in NYC public schools. Our mission is to excite children and young adults about reading. Working in the 1st-12th grades, we bring authors and their books into individual classrooms to build literacy skills and nurture a new generation of book readers. Tonight's Behind the Book hosts another evening of free readings by exceptional writers. Bio's for tonight's readers below.
Stephen Elliott - is the author of seven books including The Adderall Diaries, published in September 2009 and Happy Baby, a finalist for the New York Public Library's Young Lion Award as well as a best book of 2004 in Salon.com, Newsday, and the Village Voice. The Adderall Diaries received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Booklist. Elliott's writing has been featured in Esquire, The New York Times, GQ, Best American Non-Required Reading 2005 and 2007, and Best Sex Writing 2006. He was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and is a member of the San Francisco Writer's Grotto. He is the editor of the literary blog, The Rumpus.
Nancy Mauro -has worked as a copy writer and creative director in Canada and the United States. Her first novel, New World Monkeys published in September 2009, has received critical praise from USA Today and The Observer's Very Short List among others. She is a fellow and recent graduate of University of British-Columbia's MFA program in creative writing. Ms. Mauro is the recipient of several Ontario Art Council grants as well as Canadian Council grants for emerging writers. Her work has been nominated for a McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, received gold at the Western Magazine Awards, and placed in the international Toronto Star Fiction Contest.
Brian DeLeeuw -is an editor at Tin House magazine and a contributor to the web site ThisRecording.com. His debut book, In This Way I Was Saved: A Novel was published in August 2009 and received critical praise from the Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal (starred review). It was also featured on New York Magazine's Approval Matrix and Entertainment Weekly's Shelf Life blog. His essays, poetry, and other writings have appeared in various publications including City Magazine, Tin House magazine, and Powells.com. Mr. DeLeeuw attended Princeton University and received his MFA from The New School.
Date: Thursday, November 12th Time: 7:30pm Location: Cherry Tree Bar (65 4th Ave, Brooklyn) Cost: Free
Catch the premier of the Ghost Toast web series tonight at Cherry Tree Bar. They'll be screening the premier episode but if you can't wait then you can catch it here. 21+
Date: Thursday, November 12th Time: 9:00pm - 4:00am Location: Sutra (1st Ave and 1st St) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: Champagne, 10-11
"Against all odds, Sutra Lounge, the one time "noisiest bar" in New York City is celebrating it's 5th anniversary. And boy did we make a lot of noise over the past 5 years. We've stood up and took part in the fight for nightlife and lived the high life down low. Not to mention throwing down a few of our own legendary nights with incredible special talent from all over the planet. This Thursday, we celebrate with the crown jewels. Join us, ?uestlove, Just Blaze, Tony Touch, Rob Flow and special guests. You know it's going to be huge. Thank you all for 5 years in the game, this one's for you..."
Date: Friday, November 13th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Cabinet (300 Nevins St at Degraw, Gowanus) Cost: Free
An installation by Uqbar Foundation (a collaboration between Mariana Castillo Deball and Irene Kopelman), “Zeno Reminder” uses the Futurist credo that machines will improve human efficiency and speed to play with the bonds and ruptures between nature and technology. Sculpture-structures inspired by Futurist artist Fortunato Depero will serve as a setting for an array of objects—including sculptures, drawings, and paintings—that pose the question: “What would the style of a creative automaton be?” Probably a "spasmodic machine," one that feels the need to produce disorder, turning its own codes upside down. Like such a machine, our technological culture must “fail” if it is to succeed, for its very failures constitute that which it is trying to measure, harness, or predict. If the predictions of science were completely exhaustive, would nature become technology, and vice versa?
The opening will feature a screening of Castillo Deball's video Nobody Was Tomorrow (2007). Taking the style of a children's tale, the work consists of three characters telling their own stories: Nobody, an accelerating aging machine in Belgrade’s National Library; the huge ficus tree inside the House of Culture in Čačak, Serbia; and the archaeological remains of the Roman baths, also in Čačak. All the characters in the story are real, but the connections between them are fictional.
Date: Friday, November 13th & 14th Time: 7:30pm - 10:30pm Location: Irving Auditorium (40 Irving Place off 17th St) Cost: Free
"Two lives of great accomplishment from opposite ends of the social spectrum are coming together to help New Yorkers coping with the fallout of the current economic crisis. The unlikely pairing of Geshe Michael Roach, Buddhist Monk and author of the best-selling book, The Diamond Cutter, The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life, and John Foley, performance expert and former lead solo pilot of the Navy’s Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron will offer this two-night experience. The talks are absolutely free; no strings attached, and are aimed at helping us all get the economy moving. They will encourage and provide solutions, especially for those rebuilding businesses and careers and offer an inside look into personal success and fearlessness."
Geshe Michael Roach is the first American to be awarded the title of geshe, or master of Buddhism, after 20 years of study in a Tibetan monastery. He helped found Andin International Diamond Corporation and take it to $100 million dollars in annual sales. He is also an honors graduate of Princeton University and has received the Presidential Scholar Medallion from the president of the United States.
John Foley, in addition to his achievements as a Navy fighter pilot, is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds three Master’s degrees. One in Business Management, from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (where he was a Sloan Fellow); in International Policy Studies, from Stanford University; and in Strategic Studies, from the Naval War College. He is the founder and president of the CenterPoint Companies, which provides business performance training to Fortune 500 corporations, professional associations, and educational organizations around the world.
Date: Friday, November 13th Time: 8:00pm Location: Postmark Cafe (326 6th Street, btwn 4th and 5th Aves, P'Slope). Cost: Free
"Luke & Abbi welcome you to their Living Room at Postmark Cafe in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Today's brightest comedy stars drop in along with parodies of celebrities making headlines! Come and make yourself at home at this unique comedy show. It's just like your living room...only hilarious! Our comedians have been seen on The Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, NBC's Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, MTV, Vh1, national commercials, and more!" Tonight is their halloween extravaganza with audience and comedians encouraged to come in costume.
Date: Friday, November 13th Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am Location: Pacha (618 West 46th St) Cost: Free before midnight with RSVP
International superstar, talented producer, and front-man for one of the most popular groups in music The Black Eyed Peas, Will.I.Am has collaborated on tracks with Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Kelis, Nas, The Game, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Sergio Mendes, Carlos Santana, The Pussycat Dolls, Busta Rhymes and fellow Black Eyed Pea, Fergie. His impressive resumé may only take a back seat when it comes to his highly revered DJing. Don't miss his Pacha debut, which will surely be a night for the record books! Very Special guests JDH (Fixed) and Sleepy & Boo (Basic NYC) open the night.
Date: Friday, November 13th Time: 10:00pm Location: Giant Robot NY (437 East 9th St bet 1st Ave and Ave A) Cost: Free
"He's a star of TV, film, and music. He was named one of Time Magazine's World's Most Influential People. He sold out Madison Square Garden in a matter of minutes. He's Jeong Ji-Hoon, better known as Rain, and he's coming to Giant Robot New York! This Friday, November 13 at 8:30 the one and only Rain will be making a rare in-store appearance at GRNY to promote his upcoming film Ninja Assassin. Don't miss the chance to get close to one of the worlds biggest stars. Friday the 13th is a lucky day for Giant Robot New York, and fans of Rain!"
Date: Saturday, November 14th Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am Location: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St. btw Thompson and Sullivan) Cost: Free with RSVP
Join DJs Morsy and Kestar, aka the Crooked Disco DJs, for Play Date, their monthly party at the gallery at Le Poisson Rouge. Play Date is a unique, free, party featuring the Crooked Disco DJs all night long on the decks sharing their favorite new music, premiering their latest custom tracks and remixes, and digging out rediscovered dancefloor classics. Expect their custom blend of mixed up party sounds from electro to house, disco to good hip hop and assorted breakbeats all night long with an injection of personal favorites geared toward the intimate gallery space.
This month we're donating a portion of our proceeds to Movember, the awesome monthly 'stach-growing fundraiser for cancer research. You can learn all about that here and if you want to make a donation go here. Else, buy an extra drink for a good cause!
Plus, tonight features the debut of the newest member of the Nanachill family, DJ Lani Love, bringing her love for electro to the early night dancefloor
Date: Saturday, November 14th Time: 8:00am Location: ASICS Store (51 West 42nd Street) Cost: Free with registration
Get outside, enjoy fall... work off those beers from last night with the ASICS fun run... every Saturday this month and next they'll help you embrace the cold with a casual 3.5 mile run from their midtown store and back... "post-run refreshments and so much more!." Don't forget to register.
Event Dates:
- Saturday, November 14
- Saturday, November 21
- Saturday, November 28
- Saturday, December 5
- Saturday, December 12
- Saturday, December 19
Date: Saturday, November 14th Time: 10:30pm (doors 10:00pm) Location: Galapagos (16 Main Street, DUMBO) Cost: Free
Galapagos Art Space presents the next installment of its flagship series, Floating Kabarette! Part cabaret, part burlesque and part variety, the event is truly one of a kind onslaught of aerialists, clowns, mentalists and more. Check below for this month's intense line-up. 21+ (Old Flyer)
Starring!
Jenny Rocha & Her Painted Ladies: bawdy show-stopping dance troupe
Joshua Dean: aerial adonis
Harvest Moon: the sultry siren of burlesque
Broadway Brassy: sexy swingin' songstress
The Minsky Sisters: infamous 20's tapping duo
Zero Boy: virtuoso vocal acrobat & comedic sensation
And our sexy 1am Kabarette featuring:
Anya: intoxicating aerial seductress
Rita MenWeep: sassy burlesque tease
Legs Malone: “the girl with the 34 and a half inch inseam”
Date: Saturday, November 14th Time: 10:00pm Location: The Creek (10-93 Jackson Ave. at 49th, Long Island City) Cost: Free
Who doesn't like a big Broadway musical? Now imagine that there are no fancy costumes, no fancy sets, and everything is improvised. That's what happens when Dumpster Tequila takes the stage, witness a full blown musical complete with dancing and singing, and the best part, it's all made up! Come see Dumpster Tequila musical improv as they present a completely made up musical! Hosted by storyteller John Flynn(Nights of Our Lives) and featuring improv by Gluttony and Identity Theft.
Date: Saturday, November 14th Time: 10:00pm Location: Coco66 (66 Greenpoint Ave & Franklin St) Cost: Free
Fresh blood for the dubstep massive as the Darkroom party goes down in Greenpoint... " No set times - no cover charge - heavy bass on a bangin’ system. See some of the city's most active Dubstep DJs and producers testing out their newest fire, fresh from their studios, in a massive tag team set consisting of the residents in attendance that night. Before you hear the tunes dropped at the big shows, you will hear them here first, on your stomping grounds, surrounded by your new family. Welcome home." DJ Bios below. 21+
Enkryption Projekt is a Brooklyn based dubstep crew. Its sights are set on global domination, with its goal being to make the world buy bigger speakers, and drink whiskey straight out the bottle. EP is headed by long time Konkrete Jungle resident Alias with Konkrete veteran dj and sound system scientist, Iron Myke, and various MC’s. They are the ill bass dropping, party rockin, breakbeat renegades. The clubs with the biggest subwoofers are usually where you can find them on any given night. These men are specialized in slinging the heaviest of dubstep beats on serious sound systems. With every member of the crew racking 10 years or more in the NYC Dj/Mc circuit, they have evolved into a force with the ability to destroy and re-assemble a dancefloor as they see fit. http://www.myspace.com/enkryptionprojekt
Dave GEE is quickly becoming a favorite in the NYC Dubstep scene. His party rocking style pays homage to the decade that he spent working as a Jump-Up Jungle DJ and promoter on the East Coast. Always keeping the dance floor in mind, his sets are comprised of dancehall inspired tunes and crucial wobblers. Dave works full time as CEO of Methods Clothing and simultaneously is holding down residencies at the Dark Room and Pressure parties in New York City. With a steady amount of out-of-town gigs coming up, this is one DJ you should make sure to catch when he’s in your city. http://www.myspace.com/davegee
Hellfire Machina - Stepping out from The Big Apple, but originating from London, HELLFIRE MACHINA have been turning heads since the projects inception last year. Sonic exploration in the realm of 140 bpm, with an ethos of non conformity, heavy bass and fierce attitude, the Hellfire crew are set to explode. Their productions have already been devastating dancefloors around the world which has led to a biweekly Dj residency in New York, numerous releases penned for the first part of 2009 not to mention a host of remixes that are currently being crafted in their studio 'Planet Twisted'.
http://www.myspace.com/hellfiremachina
Nebulla - Hailing from New York City, Nebulla got his start spinning Hip Hop in the North Carolina college circuit. Already a longtime Jungle and Drum and Bass enthusiast he quickly refined his style with a clear dedication to mash-up genres. In 2007 Nebulla teamed up with DJ Dore to create the Dirtystep Mixtape series. Volumes 1 and 2 were widely received and have lead to an avalanche of Crunk/Dirtysouth influenced Dubstep production. Nebulla started Code Of Arms Records in the summer of 2007. Los Angeles based label La Dubstep Nostra singed Nebulla and Dore in 2008 for their Czar Black Remix Gettin' Doe which was released on vinyl along with tracks by Parson and 6blocc. Now a resident of the world famous Konkrete Jungle Origination... expect to hear big things from Nebulla in 2009. http://www.myspace.com/djnebulla
Dore - Raised on Thelonious Monk, Motown and Soul II Soul, DJ Dore began munching ragga jungle and dub in the late 90's and is now a fully fledged beat omnivore with an appetite for dubstep, grime, bassline and house flavors. A formidable selector, Dore is also known for his signature sub-heavy production and furious drum programming skills. His tracks appear on Code Of Arms Records and LA Dubstep Nostra. Any set from Dore is sure to be a terrific break-filled blend of exclusive dublates and his own blistering production. http://www.myspace.com/djdore
Diggadee MC Has launched from the world of Drum n' Bass and landed on planet Dubstep. Although Dnb will always be the main ingredient on Diggadee's menu, the Dubstep movement brings a more expansive range of musical awareness. Performing with many of the biggest names in Drum n' Bass from around the world, Diggadee has also managed to work with a few of the biggest names in Dustep as well i.e. Skream & Benga. As the two genre's seem to intertwine, the ability to vibe and adapt is necessary in an ever changing music scene. MC Diggadee, Diggadee MC...the spaceship has landed.
http://www.myspace.com/mcdiggadee
Official Site: http://www.darkroomdubstep.com
Date: Sunday, November 15th Time: 5:00pm Location: Bell House (149 7th St off 2nd Ave, Gowanus) Cost: Free
Hot on the heels of their Cheese and Homebrew experiments, its time for the Brooklyn Chocolate experiment where the city's finest homegrown amateur chefs fire off chocolate-inspired dishes. We say skip the official event ($25) and head straight to the afterparty in the front lounge with "chocolate galore" and free ice cream samples from Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream. More info and tickets for the official event here. 21+
Date: Sunday, November 15th Time: 7:30pm Location: Arlo and Esme (42 East 1st Street between 1st and 2nd Aves) Cost: Free
Two of New York Favorites stop by Buns and Puns to share their comedic talents! Helen Hong, from E-Entertainment, TLC and NBC will make you cry laughing. Pat Dixon who just taped his Comedy Central special will be there too! Both are worth the Free Price of Admission and the Free Buns and Free Jello Shots. Plus other comedians who have played at Comix, Carolines and Gotham on hand! Your show is Hosted by Jonathan Powley.
Date: Sunday, November 15th Time: 10:00pm Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey St. at Attorney St.) Cost: Free
"Come prepared to shake and thrash to the hot new Electro Rock Soul phenomenon that is Street Hero" as they perform a free show tonight. 2 for 1 well drins all night and you can grab their free EP here. 21+
Date: Monday, November 16th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: The Joyce Soho (155 Mercer St) Cost: Free with RSVP (call 646 792 8377)
"Skybetter and associates perform repertory material developed during their Joyce SoHo residency, followed by an open conversation focusing on the relationship between choreographic form and meaning. They hope to provoke a discussion that grapples with the effect of movement and structure on feeling and perception." Find out what this means and more at Tonight's Joyce chat.
Date: Mondays Time: 7:00pm Location: Manchester Pub (920 2nd Ave bet 48th & 49th St) Cost: Free
"It's that time again for the Case of the Mondays Comedy Show. This recession-proof weekly show (no cover, no drink minimum) features comics who have performed at Comix, Gotham Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Laugh Lounge, etc. As you take advantage of the Monday night special of 20% off your bill, you can enjoy this week's lineup, which includes Danny Solomon, Beth MacGregor, George Gordon, John Moses and Jessie Richardson. Be sure to arrive early as seating is limited."
Date: Monday, November 16th Time: 6:00pm Location: John D Calandra Italian American Institute (25 W 43rd St, 17th) Cost: Free with RSVP (call 212-642-2094)
In 1995, New York writer Lorenzo Carcaterra stunned audiences with a memoir entitled Sleepers, which told the story of the author and three friends, all from Hell’s Kitchen, who had been sentenced to a juvenile prison as boys. There, the memoir claims, they had been abused by a ruthless gang of guards. Even more sensationally, Sleepers described an elaborate conspiracy (including a local priest) to subvert the criminal trial that ensued years later when two of those boys murdered one of the guards. Christopher Wilson’s presentation will discuss the uses of ethnic, literary, and political memory in this memoir—patterns suggested especially by Carcaterra’s recent editorship of Alexandre Dumas’s Count of Monte Cristo—in order to decipher its claims about contemporary justice, victim’s rights, and neighborhood authority.
Date: Monday, November 16th Time: 7:30pm Location: Union Hall (702 Union Street @ 5th Ave, Brooklyn) Cost: Free
Brooklyn native and songwriter Rebecca Pronsky founded the Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange in the fall of 2005 to encourage community and support among songwriters in the borough of Brooklyn and around New York City."The show features great local songwriter and alt-country champion Matt Keating with his band, as well as Misra recording artist and ambient/mazzy-star oriented songwriter Emily Rodgers from Pittsburgh and host Rebecca Pronsky will open the evening with her trio." Artist bios below. 21+
Date: Monday, November 16th Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm Location: Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer St, Brooklyn) Cost: Free
Open City Dialogue (OCD) is a bi-monthly short lecture series woven together from the common thread of people’s obsessions, with guests coming from all over Greater New York. Tonight's lecture features Caveh Zahedi who has "crafted one of the most unique bodies of work in the American independent cinema. His largely confessional work has seen him re-enact a failed relationship (A Little Stiff), persuade his father to take Ecstasy on Christmas (I Don’t Hate Las Vegas Anymore) and divulge in detail his decade-long sex addiction (I Am A Sex Addict)." Join him for a first-hand account of his own experiences in the psychedelic realm as he discusses attempt to capture the hallucinogenic experience on film.
Date: Mondays Time: 8:00pm Location: B Bar (40 E. 4th St off Bowery) Cost: Free
Funnymen Rich Mercier and Jon Lang present a fun, laid-back comedy show at the LES' legendary B Bar. There's no cover and some of the the best comics in NY to perform for your amusement (and drink tickets.) Plus, tonight there are free drinks for the first six people! Check Jon Lang out in the clip below. 21+
Date: Tuesday, November 17th Time: 6:00pm Location: Fontana's (105 Eldridge St, btw. Grand and Broome) Cost: Free Open Bar: Beer, 6-8
Not For Tourists launch the 11th edition of their NYC guide tonight with two hours of free beer and free guidebook giveaways. There are even prizes from local companies and I am sure there will be some sort of musical accompaniment. Make sure to click here and print your invite. 21+
Date: Tuesday, November 17th Time: 6:30pm Location: Meet at the corner of E 26th St and Madison Ave Cost: Free
"In India and Pakistan, they call it the samosa, in Ethiopia and the Middle East, it is the sambusak or the sanbusa, and even Cornish pastries and English meat pies are considered close relatives. At the end of the day, regardless of pronunciation, geography, or citizenship, everyone calls it delicious. Please join us for the November Samosa Crawl. We will meet at the northeast corner of Madison Square Park near the Chester Alan Arthur monument. Look for the group of hungry strangers. Feel free to bring friends or make new ones. Samosa scorecard and map will be provided. Pay as you go. Come hungry, leave happy."
Date: Tuesday, November 17th Time: 8:00pm (7:30 doors) Location: Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St) Cost: Free with RSVP
"Mr. Kennedy will speak on our environmental future with an introduction by National Resource Defense Council President Frances Beinecke" Click here for details and RSVP.
UG is back! Todd Montesi and Justin Murray present dope comics, cheap drinks, and a cool easy vibe in the heart of NYC. Featuring both veteran headliners and up-and comers work and create their awesome magic in front of a hip with it crowd. $3 select beers/$10 pitchers with no cover. "So if you're a real NYCer and a fan of quality stand-up, this one's for you." 21+
Tuesday November 17th guests:
Joseph Rocha! (San Fran's Jelly N Jam!)
Jessica Faller! (Funnier Than Jessica Tandy!)
Mike O'Rourke! (Leonardo Dicaprio As A Wigger!)
Charles Gould! (He's Got An Old Man's Name!)
Akaash Singh! (Slumdog Quarternaire!)
Tracy Marhal! (Another Funny Person With a Vagina!)
Maggie Champagne! (It's Your Lucky Tuesday Fellas: Another Hot & Funny Lady!)
Plus more idiocy/hijinks/interesting life decisions!!!
Date: Tuesday, November 17th Time: 10:00pm Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome St at Forsythe) Cost: Free Open Bar: Vodka, 10-11
A belated bash from the 66Sick crew tonight with special guest Andrew WK on the tables and a vodka open bar. Their usual debauchery will be on hand as well. 21+
Date: Wednesday, November 18th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Madame X (94 West Houston St) Cost: Free
The sexy staff of Madame X posed for pictures and photographer Marc Bushelle was on hand to capture some intimate moments. Tonight they host the opening of his solo show, The Ladies of Madame X & Friends. "Take a peek at what transpires when you are not around." 21+
Date: Wednesday, November 18th Time: 7:00pm Location: Yippie Museum (9 Bleecker St bet Bowery an Elizabeth) Cost: Free
"A rousing evening of errant sonic submersion with interpretative dance contest. Audience members wishing to participate in the contest will be notified on which song to begin their machinations. The band Globular Cluster will select as winner, the person providing the best interpretation of their song. The prize is your choice of: a T-shirt, a spot in the band, or an order of crab rangoon."
Date: Wednesday, November 18th Time: 10:00pm Location: Moomia Lounge (157 Lafayette btw Howard & Grand) Cost: Free
The Activate Crew take you on a midweek excursion into deep/tech house tonight with their monthly residency at Moomia. There's a rumor of "free sake shots til late" and you can grab a live mix from last month here. 21+
Date: Thursday, November 19th Time: 6:30pm Location: Cooper Union, Great Hall (7 East 7th St.) Cost: Free
Cooper Union's Great Evenings in The Great Hall presents Women's Suffrage and Women's Rights, a dynamic celebration of history past and a rallying cry for the future. Performance artist Karen Finley (George and Martha), NOW co-founder and ex-president Karen DeCrow and Broadway actress Brenda Wehle (Pygmalion) bring to life feminist pioneers Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Victoria Woodhull, and Emma Goldman. Tony, Obie and Drama Desk award winner André De Shields (The Full Monty) portrays outspoken statesman and suffragist Frederick Douglass. Director Lauren Keating (Al's Business Cards) helms the evening.
Date: Thursday, November 19th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: The powerHouse Arena (37 Main Street, Dumbo) Cost: Free
Sex, Drugs & Gefilte Fish is the first book from Heeb, the magazine that shows us how being Jewish can be hilarious, touching, and downright strange. Editor Shana Liebman showcases the raconteurial gifts of a proud, searching, and irreverent new generation of American Jews on such diverse subjects as stalkers, cowboys, male strippers, and serving a rabbi a sandwich he would have wished was chopped liver.
Date: Thursday, November 19th Time: 7:30pm (doors, 7:00pm) Location: JLA Studios (63 Pearl St. bet Water and Front) Cost: Free
Curated and hosted by Gelf Magazine, this monthly event features an above-average lineup of decidedly non-motivating authorities, each presenting views alternative and overlooked on matters of head-scratching, navel-gazing import. This month you can chuckle at über-pranksters and bane of law-and-order types everywhere Eitan Gorlin—creator of The Eisenstadt Group, a fictional right-wing think tank that perpetuated the Sarah Palin "Africa hoax," and author of I Am Martin Eisenstadt: One Man's (Wildly Inappropriate) Adventures with the Last Republicans; and Charlie Todd, founder of public nuisance-makers Improv Everywhere and author of Causing a Scene, a chronicle of the group's hijinks.
Date: Thursday, November 19th Time: 7:30pm Location: Harlem Stage Gatehouse (150 Convent Avenue at W. 135th St) Cost: Free with RSVP
Hard bop meets new groove standards! Since playing for legendary artist Aretha Franklin and alternative hip-hop master Talib Kweli, jazz trumpet wunderkind Maurice “Mobetta” Brown has been exciting bebop enthusiasts and hip-hoppers alike with his forceful fusion of down-home melodies with searing sound. This family friendly event is a collaboration with the Neighborhood Concert Series of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall.
Progressive online station Breakthru Radio celebrates the launch of three new shows tonight with an evening of art, music, and fashion. There are DJ sets from Nunparty, Scott Deadelus, Byrds of Paradise and Total Slacker. Plus, photography by Ben Rowland, comix illustrations from Josh Neufeld and men's and women's clothing by Jeannette Tiso. Free Brooklyn lager while it lasts. All ages
Date: Thursday, November 19th Time: 11:00pm Location: Beauty Bar Brooklyn Cost: Free
Following the sold out Pretty Lights show this evening, some of Brooklyn's finest underground DJs decent on Beauty Bar BK for a night of glitched out beats. DJ Shakey and Barney Iller - both of the Rubulad crew - will be on hand as well as Jay Shah*B straight from Paris with some crazy mashed-up goodness. Bios below. 21+
JAY SHAH*B - http://myspace.com/jayshahb
Straight from Paris! We are blessed to have this talented producer and crazy mashup artist. Listen to this exclusive mashup mini-mix he did for us - http:// www.verticalfactory.co.uk/prettyli... Hear Missy over filthy electro, Daft Punk over stanky bayou beats, and much, much more.
DJ BARNEY ILLER - http://www.barneyiller.com
Initially introduced as "the soundtrack to a fudge-covered robot orgy", Barney Iller (aka. Alex Ferguson) has consistently rocked face each time he sets up his decks. He flows flawlessly through B-more beats, dubstep, drum & bass, showtunes, classic rock and hip hop, for a seriously effective, ultra party combo move.
Grab some of Barney Iller's exclusive remixes and mashups here: http://bit.ly/4xwajR (you CAN NOT sleep on his "Gone Too Far" Mix.) Be warned, if you listen to this you will not be able to miss this party. Seriously. If you have plans you can't break that night, then DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS MIX: http://www.divshare.com/download/7189856-...
DJ SHAKEY - http://www.djshakey.com :
The 45 funktress, founder of the WARPER parties and quite possibly owner of the best record collection in NYC (tens of thousands, son), Shakey is the most fun you can possibly have on a Thursday night. She runs and curates Shakey's Record Fair, a massive vinyl swap meet/diggin' party. But don't file her under dweeb-y vinyl purists - she was also one of the originators of live remixing and founded the massively successful Warper party based on the idea.
Chris Carr of Eat the Cake NYC will also be on hand, taking photographic evidence of your intrigues and adventures for the night, so you can remember them the next morning.
Date: Friday, November 20th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location:Cabinet (300 Nevins St. at Degraw, Gowanus) Cost: Free
"Reinaldo Laddaga, associate professor of romance languages at the University of Pennsylvania, will read from “Summer Maneuvers," his libretto for a forthcoming musical theater piece made in collaboration with the composer Claudio Baroni and the artist Fabian Marcaccio. The text narrates a trip taken by a group of ragtag combatants who have planned to attack a hotel in a resort town whose name is not known..." As part of the Zeno Reminder Exhibition
Date: Friday, November 20th Time: 7:00pm Location: Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen St) Cost: Free
"Fresh off her CMJ showcase, Erin and Her Cello is doing a residency at Rockwood Music Hall. Cellist and singer Erin Hall's exquisitely crafted, quirky pop songs provide the soundtrack to New York City life. Erin writes about the pharmacy clerk and delicious Chinese buns, and one of her best is a bluesy ode to delights of fresh, clean towels. In short, she knows what's important to New Yorkers and sing about it."
"Are you tired of paying those pesky heating bills? Do you find it impossible to eat popcorn or answer a phone while wearing a blanket? Do you not know how to wear a robe backwards? Well then I have the product for you! It's time you try on the revolutionary new Don't Touch Me There comedy spectacular. Unlike other products such as the 'Snuggie,' the 'Toasty Coat,' or the 'Indoor Klan Costume,' DTMT is 100% guarenteed to make you laugh whilst keeping you, your grandpa and your creepy daughter snuggily warm.... Don't Touch Me There is a night of comedy with hosts Pat Stango & Blaine Perry (frontpage featured on FunnyOrDie and Cracked) and guests Anthony Jeselnik and Liz Miele Friday"
Date: Friday, November 20th Time: 8:00pm - late Location: Banjo Jim's (Ave C & 9th St) Cost: Free
Leave it to NYC to have a sustainable Ukulele scene. "Dozens of ukulele performers will wow you with everything from rock to opera; punk to glam; Hawaiian to Maori; mod to new wave; Beatles to Bach; country to vaudeville; sleazy to sexy; crooners to comedy; folk to metal; experimental to just down right mental." 21+
Featuring: Alan Drogin, Andru Cann, Ballard Boyd, Carmen Borgia, Chris Combs, D'yan Forest, Hot Time Harv and his Rollercoaster of Kicks, Howie Leifer, Jon Braman, Kelli Rae Powell, Khabu Young, Les Chaud Lapin, Lloyd United, Mary Martin, Moose Karloff, Patsy Monteleone, Reggie Wingnutz, Roger Greenawalt, The Ukemen, and a few surprise guests.
Date: Friday, November 20th Time: 8:45pm Location: Triangulo (135 West 20th, #301 btw 6th and 7th Ave) Cost: Free with RSVP
What do I love more than a dance class? Tonight check out a free absolute beginner workshop in Argentine tango. "Featured in Vogue, the National Herald Tribune, and The Economist, TriANGulO specializes in Argentine tango, the original, more intimate predecessor to international ballroom-style tango. Founder Carina Moeller is a professional dancer with training in modern dance and ballet who has worked and studied with such tango greats as Fabian Salas, Pablo Veron, and Mingo Pugliese. Known for her engaging and precise teaching style, Carina creates a stress-free atmosphere that is particularly appealing to novice dancers." This event repeats on Saturday with an 8:30 start time. RSVP here for Saturday.
Date: Friday, November 20th & 21st Time: 9:00pm & 11:00pm Location: Eastville Comedy Club (85 East 4th Street) Cost: Free with reservation and mention of FreeNYC (call 212.260.2445) or RSVP
Eastville Comedy Club kicks open their door to FreeNYC readers tonight with a free comedy showcase. Catch sets by Christian Finnegan, Bonnie McFarlane, and Ted Alexandro. All you have to do is call them up and mention FreeNYC to by pass the usual $20 cover. Keep in mind there is still a 2 drink minimum ($5-$8) but what's a little stand-up with out a few cold ones. This even repeats Saturday (both show times) and bios are below. 18+
CHRISTIAN FINNEGAN
Christian is best known for playing 'Chad' in the hilariously memorable "Mad Real World" sketch on the Chappelle Show. He's also a regular on VH1's Best Week Ever, Last Call with Carson Daly, and had his own Comedy Central Presents Special.
BONNIE MCFARLANE
Bonnie is one of the most established comedians in the business. She had her own HBO One Night Stand special, Comedy Central Presents, and was featured on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Drew Carey Show, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, & Last Comic Standing.
TED ALEXANDRO
Ted is a stand-up comedy veteran making countless TV & film appearances. He's been on Comedy Central Presents, HBO's OZ, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborne, ABC's The View, and Last Call with Carson Daly.
Date: Friday, November 20th Time: 10:00pm Location: Webster Hall (125 East 11th St bet 3rd and 4th Ave) Cost:$1 before midnight with RSVP
Girls & Boys continue their takeover of Webster Hall Fridays with another top night of indie-electro fueled hipster dance music. This week their bringing UK sensation Kissy Sell Out to the states for his first DJ set in (at least) 6 months. "Kissy Sell Out is an electro-pop musical prodigy. Initially the new DJ kid on the block, he has earned his reputation by becoming the remixer-du-jour for a smattering of celebrated artists ranging from Mark Ronson, Calvin Harris, Datarock, Chromeo and Dragonette, to Groove Armada and Gwen Stefani and the recent number 1 in the UK and Europe from the Noisettes." Alson on the bill is the equally talented Designer Drugs duo from Brooklyn/Philly. They've been making bigger and bigger electro tunes lately and touring the globe so its nice to see them back on the East Cost. Plus residents and more. Audio below. 19+
Date: Saturday, November 21st and 22nd Time: 12:00pm - 9:30pm Location: The City Ice Pavilion (47-32 32nd Place, Long Island City) Cost: Free
This weekend is the grand opening celebration at The City Ice Pavilion, NYC's first skate rink to open for the season. "A world-class ice skating facility, the City Ice Pavilion features a NHL-size ice rink that is open year-round and is sheltered from winter weather by a sky-high Yeadon air dome - it is the only roof-top rink in the five boroughs. The Grand Opening events will celebrate the kick-off of the rink's first
full season." The event will feature free skating (including rentals) and, on Friday, will host a DJ and special performance. Check the schedule below. All Ages.
WHEN: Saturday, November 21, 2009
12pm - 4:00pm - Grand Opening Party
2:30pm - Ice Theater of New York special performance
7:00pm - 9:30pm - Free skating & skate rentals
Date: Saturday, November 21st Time: 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6:00pm Location: Chelsea Brewery (Pier 59 at 18th st. on the West Side Highway) Cost: Free
The Chelsea Brewery kicks off a new series of free tours this afternoon at Manhattan's only active brewery. Tours are on the hour (sign up at the host desk, max 40 people per tour) and be sure to bring your ID for some free samples. Tour participants also receive $4 discount beer tickets so you can sip suds while discussing the wonders of yeast afterwards. 21+
"The Applewood Revue was created by the trinity known collectively as The Broken Banjo Boys. Co-hosts Mike Gorman and Sean Frasier recruited culinary phenom Jude Gullie in early 2009 to revive a long-dormant talent showcase with vaudevillian ties to old New York. Today the Applewood Revue shares the most dynamic talent in the city with its audiences, offering a roster of musicians, writers, and performance artists. The Revue celebrates camaraderie with a creative pulse and welcomes risk from its performers. Also welcome are hoots, hollers, and all forms of laughter from its audience. With its sense of extended artistic family and its diverse offering of talent it is a complete night of entertainment that will leave your ears happy and your stomach full." Line-up Below.
Date: Saturday, November 21st Time: 7:30pm Location: Galapgos Art Space (16 Main St off Water St, DUMBO) Cost: Free with RSVP
In an era when movies are often reduced to the solitary screens of laptops and iPods, the acclaimed Cinema 16 series offers a true revival of the medium. Pairing obscure vintage film programs with live scores composed and performed by specially chosen musicians, Cinema 16 recreates the shared experience and awe of the 1920's silent film era. Tonight's edition of Cinema 16 will be housed in DUMBO's beautiful new Galapagos Art Space. Admission and cocktails will be complimentary, courtesy of Drambuie, the fabled Scottish spiced whiskey. The program includes two PSA's and one educational video from the 60s and 70s. Full line-up below.
Date: Saturday, November 21st Time: 8:00pm Location: Hugs (N. 6th and Berry, W'burg) Cost: Free
"Going Steady is a weekly stand-up comedy show made for Williamsburg. Hosted by three sharp, up-and-coming comics (Zachary Sims, Alex Grubard, Zach Broussard), Going Steady features the hottest and smartest talent in New York City. Expect a relaxed and fun atmosphere, which shouldn't be hard with the drink specials - $3 wells, $3 bottled beers. Starting at 8 pm every Saturday night, Going Steady is the perfect kick-off to a fun night in one of Brooklyn's top neighborhoods. This weeks guests include Jon Fisch, Jamie Lee, the duo Team Submarine and the Toronto comic David Daneen Porter." 21+
"Senari presents a danceparty of straight jams and strictly hits [tonight]. You can expect to hear chart toppers, one-hit-wonders (the "where are they now?s), dance hits and jams your parents put you on to from the past few decades. Don't be weighed down by genre or style & leave your hipster hats at the door... tonight just dance." Featuring sets by DJ Eleven (the rub) and Benny B (So Focused). 21+
Date: Sunday, November 22nd Time: 11:00am Location: Meet at Baby Cakes (248 Broome St., bet. Orchard
& Ludlow Sts) Cost: Free, see below
This may take the cake for NYC walking tours. This is the 13th consecutive monthly tour of the city's neighborhood sweet spots. This walk explores the best cupcakes downtown has to offer. "We begin at Baby Cakes, and continue to the following bakeries; Sugar Sweet Sunshine, Butter Lane, Dessert Club and Crumbs." Tour lasts approximately 1.5 hours and the walking distance is about 1 1/4 miles. The desserts are free to drool over and affordably priced for consumption. For more info on the Walking Tours site and be on the look-out for a tour guide in a red ball cap.
Additionally, Walking Tours Manhattan has used these free sugary treks to help raise money for Food Bank NYC. So, if you're feeling it, they ask that you donate $5 via PayPal through sales@walkingtoursmanhattan.com.
Date: Sundays Time: 9:00pm Location: Three of Cups, downstairs (1st Ave and 5th St) Cost: Free
Sunday Night Stand-Up showcases some of NYC's freshest comedians rising through the scene, including those featured on Comedy Central, MTV, The Onion, VH-1, Conan O'Brien, etc. 21+
Date: Tuesday, November 24th Time: 7:00pm - 10:30pm Location: Le Poisson Rouge Gallery (158 Bleecker St at Sullivan) Cost: Free
Six months in the making, Savage Ballet is a new collaborative, after work affair from DJ Kester (Crooked Disco) and Le Poisson Rouge. The evening focuses on modern explorations of composed music and presents them in an accessible, relaxed lounge atmosphere. Kester spins modern classical, downtempo, trip hop, midtempo house and atmospheric dubstep throughout the night while LPR offers up over a dozen wines by the glass, bespoke and signature cocktails, and a small plates menu. More info at here. 21+
Savage Ballet sounds like, but is no way limited to, the music of Sven Weisemann, Warren Ellis, Christpher Tignor, Redhooker, Benn Jordan, Whitetree, Trentmoller, Flashbulb, Emancipator, Sorcerer, Idjut Boys, Materia Prima, Bluetech, 3 Wise Monkeys, Heyoka, Indigo, Breakage, Pianochocolate, Iridium Flares, Cheju, Massive Attach, Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve, Bliss, Sounds from the Ground, Low Motion Disco, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Dave Brubeck, DJ Vadim, Kahuun, Message to Bears, Smith & Mudd, Orbital, Squarepusher, Todd Terje, Kenneth Badger, Carl Craig, Nils Petter Molvaer, Madredeus, Nils Økland, Burial, Four Tet, Susumu Yokota, Sebastien Tellier, Koop, Red Snapper, Tangothic, Yam Who?, Bonobo, Library Tapes, Thom Yorke, Tanox, et al.
