Sammy Needlz is a producer, radio show host, and DJ based in Brooklyn while playing clubs all over New York City and beyond, often traveling to Europe and Asia for gigs.

All photos courtesy of ZODIACK Stop fretting about the Mercury Retrograde, astrology suckers, and focus on more positive aspects of the current star alignments. Perhaps a new astrology-themed monthly party series, ZODIACK will get you in the proper celestial mood. ZODIACK promises to be full of music, dancing, libations, and art; and yes, it is built around the concepts of […]

The Bushwick Film Festival is baaaaaack!

If you’re a fan of craft beer, make sure you’re sitting down

North Brooklyn literati face a nightly dilemma

Just in time for beach reading season, we’ve discovered a gem of a used bookstore tucked away in Ridgewood: Topos Bookstore Café

Dick art and pickles on a stick.

By Henry Miller, Intro by Katarina Hybenova

So, you’re craving a taste of Old Spain but simultaneously looking for fresh artwork and live performances in Bushwick

Yesterday, Patti Smith announced the sequel to her award-winning memoir about her friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe, Just Kids

Are there any underground parties left in Bushwick? Sure there are! Crème de la crème of NYC electronic music may be hidden from the all seeing eyes of the Internets but it is thriving! Promoters, DJs and collectives are throwing parties, access to some of which may require patience on the side of a newbie but it is totally worth it

If you were looking for a theme, you won’t find one here. This weekend’s art openings are all over the place, and the artists come from all over too. Microscope’s Allison Somers is in town from Paris, Fine & Raw showcases Berlin-based artist Jerry Kowalsky and Outlet brings us Cristin Richard in from Detroit. Some artists take on loss, desire, accident, intent, others […]

The Hollows founders Piril Gunduz and Jessica Kingdon outside their gallery space. Photo by Alonzo Maciel. Finding The Hollows was not intentional. I was up late one night Craigslist surfing (hey, the “etc” jobs sometimes can be very entertaining to read) when I came across “Seeking Artists for a Permanent Ceiling Piece in Bushwick Art […]

Her friends were asking if that was her who started that Bushwick blog

Last week’s openings got us all hot and bothered, literally. Summer weather came back just as it was expected to end—and it’s due to the Bushwick art scene heating up (so it’s not just global warming, guys).  From Valentine Gallery to Schema Projects and onto Outlet, as the temperature gets ready to fall, the suart heats […]

This week’s Friday First features Brooklyn electro pop duo Candide and an exclusive stream of their first EP Don’t You Go, out June 24th on Zappruder Records

If you’re like us, you want the weekend to arrive promptly and loudly. Lucky for you, we know where all the parties are at! Check out the top 10 concerts we’ve rounded up this weekend, including a free “barn burner,” a Bangon! Party, Hardcore Fest at The Knockdown center, a Sunday night chillout show, and […]

Text by Erin Wicks & Maria Gotay

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