Category: Music and Nightlife

Our Wicked Lady Faces Closure

Bushwick's iconic music venue, Our Wicked Lady, is in dire financial straits. Owners Zach Glass and Keith Hamilton speak to Bushwick Daily about the challenges facing independent venues and their hopes for the future.

Rooftop Glory Awaits: Battle of the Bands Deadline Tonight at Our Wicked Lady

Our friends at Our Wicked Lady (OWL), the Bushwick bar consistently in the running for best venue...

The Girls Are Doing ‘Rocky Horror’ In Bushwick

“Especially if you’re queer and living in New York. Bushwick is just where it is."

The ‘Ridgewood Asylum’ Makes Its Bushwick Rooftop Debut

For another year, the Deep End's haunted house makes a voyage to Bushwick.

Get lost in the sauce

“I’m Not Your Girlfriend”

Mistress Hex estimates that she sees about three submissives per week, starting at $360 per hour.

The Bossa Nova Civic Club Is Asking For Help

Less than three weeks ago, a Bushwick staple was forced to close indefinitely after a fire. 

The Bands Are Battling. (In Bushwick.)

Bands get ready to compete for a $5,000 prize on the roof of Our Wicked Lady.

Neighborhood Bar Mood Ring to Release Cocktail Recipe Book in Spring 2022

The book includes the recipes to astrology-themed cocktails, nightlife tips and stories based on the experiences of co-owners Vanessa Li and Bowen Goh.

How Bushwick-Area Nightlife Venues Have Reacted to The Omicron Surge

An update on how local music and nightlife venues are reacting to the Omicron surge, including details on New Year's Eve events.

Secret Show: HALFNOISE and Paramore’s Zac Farro is DJing at Farewell Tonight

We found out that Zac Farro of HALFNOISE and the rock band Paramore is playing a free DJ set tonight at Farewell.

A New Citywide Initiative Provides Free Mental Health Care For Nightlife Workers

“I think the fact that this is becoming a conversation is important. Just that within itself is creating a lot of positive impact,” said Anya Sapozhnikova, co-founder of House of Yes. 

Louisa Lee Poster Keeps Tin Pan Alley Alive in Brooklyn

The 80-year-old singer, born and raised in Sheepshead Bay, recently performed at Bushwick's Caffeine Underground.

Why Don’t You Celebrate Some Local Venues In Bushwick This Weekend?

Everyone from indie clubs to circus troops has a show in Bushwick this weekend.

Can a Massive New Venue Squeeze into the North Bushwick Music Scene?

“I’m not going to be a NIMBY about it,” says one local bar owner.

The East Williamsburg Strip Club Pumps Is Set To Reopen

Pumps, one of New York’s “last old school strip clubs,” has survived the COVID pandemic.

Mr. Dusty Rose Is Restarting Nightlife In Bushwick At The 3 Dollar Bill

A sneak preview of The Rose Room, a nighttime variety show at the queer bar and performance space the 3 Dollar Bill

On A Bushwick Rooftop, An Indie Rock Show

What are concerts like in a pandemic?

Bushwick Loudly: Two Local DJs Are Spinning Sets From Home

Joey Quiñones keeps the local rave scene alive and Anna Morgan mixes bass tracks that 'wouldn’t work without women’s work'

COVID Forces Comedy To Go Outside

While clubs remain shuttered, indie comedy shows are flourishing in the outdoors.
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