When the going gets rough, let the cocktail find you

You may have heard the buzz… grammy-nominated hip hop artist and Drake-tourmate ILoveMakonnen has been hanging out in Bushwick lately and will cause a frenzy at Silent Barn TONIGHT. But don’t count on hearing “Tuesday”— not because it’s Monday— but because he’s playing tonight with his DIY project Phantom Posse, whose vibe floats around in […]

Now that the new year is in full swing, we’re ready to get back to the normal show/DJ/DIY/party grind

What’s UP 2015, where the new fresh, new #DIY lives, where’s we wipe away Brooklyn’s 2014 losses and look only onward to where the grass is just starting to grow

This time next week, it’ll be fucking CHRISTMAS–How insane is that?! If you haven’t finished (or even started) your Xmas shopping we’d like to share five small gifts with you

We can pretty much all agree: 2014 was an incredible year in music

You know what? I’m all out of jokes

Thanksgiving is a time to say thanks, and we may have already shouted out 101 reasons we’re thankful we live in Bushwick, but we’d like to extend that gratitude to ALL the musicians and ALL the venues that are keeping up programming during Thanksgiving. Truly, from the bottom of our cholesterol-brimmed hearts, you RULE. Now […]

We’re beyond bummed to report that on Troutman Street will be closing come December 1. Although the owners didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment, rumor has it that rent went up astronomically this year and the involved parties could no longer afford to stay in the work/live/yoga/party space. After 3 years in business bringing […]

HIGH FIVE, it’s the weekend

Our dear friends over at  epic 12-piece funk and soul band The Love Supreme have been up to a lot of great things lately, including a bangin’ CMJ performance, studio time to shape up their first LP, and now, filming their debut music video! And guess what?  They want YOU to be part of the fun

It’s cold outside

Shake it off, commands New York City’s “Global Welcome Ambassador for Tourism,” the completely manufactured Tay Swift

At CMJ, camaraderie is contagious

Readers, a friendly reminder that you made plans a few weeks ago, remember? You promised to come and celebrate CMJ Bushwick Style at our unofficial showcase tonight at Lot 45

CMJ only seems like a drag if a) you’re in a band that’s playing 3+ shows; b) you don’t know how to navigate the madness

We hope you are all as jazzed about CMJ as we are! The festival is the College Music Journal’s “Music Marathon”- a completely amazing (and exhausting) week (October 21-25, 2014) of live music, giving the music community a chance to catch the best new artists from around the world before they blow up

Get swept away this weekend with a whole lotta great shows this weekend in Bushwick and beyond! This week we’ve got house parties, disco dancing, spookfolk concerts, and Escape Festival going down on Governor’s Island!

For the second year in a row, we are stoked to announce an unofficial CMJ showcase with Out In The Streets! This year’s party will take place on Thursday, October 23rd at Lot 45 with a killer lineup of local talent and well as some imports including Rioux, Fort Lean, Zula, Yawn, Seoul, and more! Come party with us to experience the CMJ Music Marathon from the comfort of your own hood

Do as we say and you’ll have a great weekend, full of unexpected performances at no or little damage to your wallet

Even if you’re never really trying to look your “best,” you’re most likely trying to look something if you live in Brooklyn in this day and age

Last weekend a crew of Brooklynites hoofed it approximately 2

Whoa, holy crap- we know new music is spreading through Bushwick like bedbugs on the MTA (too soon?), but leave it to VICE’s music subsidiary Noisey’s Motherboard to expose the world to some of the coolest music making we’ve seen in Bushwick! On a tour with host (and local musician from Friends, Blood Orange) Samantha Urbani, we met “techo-collagist” and interactive sound artist Adriano Clemente (and his Bushwick neighbors, one of whom is a professional conga player)

“Get up, Get down / Get Up, Get down”

Have you seen a distinctive red splotched window peeking out from the corner of Noll St and Flushing Ave and wondered, in a King Noodle-induced frenzy, what the heck was that place?  The mysterious storefront holds the home of Bushwick’s newest, and possibly most stylish, tattoo shop

Counting down to the weekend can be brutal… but not when you live in Brooklyn, surrounded by vibrant youth (and lots of booze)… the party starts on Thursday! Here are your top 6 options for music this weekend, starting NOW! #6 Aputumpu Festival / Saul Wiliams, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards, Patrice, more @ Le Poisson […]

It’s labor day weekend– which is frightening, also exciting

If you’re like us and you loooooove music festivals, you may be quietly shedding tears over the (impending) arrival of fall and the end of festival season

It’s nearing the end of August, and dang

If this headline freaked you out, take it easy: you still have over two months to work on your Halloween costume

While in the dog days of summer it’s tempting to feel incredibly burned out by sun, booze, and an overload of summer shows, think back. Way back. To 2005 in fact. When you belted out All American Rejects lyrics guilt free in the shower. When Tyson Ritter told you to move along, you jumped. For Fun. For Freedom. To […]

Summer in NYC means a whole lot of free concerts, and one of the highlights of this writer’s year- 4knots Festival

Last year we fawned over local festival Out In The Streets, which spanned two fantastic days of music, food, art, drinks, dancing, hula hooping (see this video for a demonstration by yours truly), and overall good vibes

Sh-sh-shaking, I’m