Just like a day camp for the cool kids of media, writing, editing, community management and entrepreneurship will be the second year of Indie Media Camp organized by the fab team of Brooklyn Based

“Call me if you nasty,” young woman read out loud and broke into laughter

This week’s Listening Party features the Brooklyn-born band Landlady and their upcoming show/album release party next Tuesday at Baby’s All Right. Listening Party is a weekly column promoting music discovery and encouraging concert-going. Each hand-picked Listening Party artist has an upcoming show at a local NYC venue. Grab your headphones and read on. Upright Behavior by […]

“When Studio 54 opened in April , there were always throngs waiting and wanting in

Finally, the gods have answered our prayers

Wipe your glasses clean of that foggy rain, slip on a raincoat, grab a friend and carve your way to these shows this weekend

It’s hard to keep up with the sheer amount of music that’s being put out these days, especially in New York

“ID please,” requests the lady bouncer at the Metropolitan Bar

This week, performance artist Ann Hirsch takes a stab at helping me understand this phenomenon

Candles, welcoming neon sign, tall windows, classy interior…That’s a new bar that opened less than 3 weeks ago at 101 Wilson Ave in Bushwick

By Katarina Hybenova [singlepic id=506 w=640 h=427 float=center] Elisabeth runs Elias Botanica on 1252 Myrtle Ave, a place where you can get religious amulets or talk to your deceased relatives. It’s up to you which one of the Bushwick’s faces you choose to see everyday. You may choose to see galleries, trendy bars, poverty, dirty […]

Surrounded by the city of concrete jungle, one has to appreciate the village feel that Bushwick constantly produces… The people here know each other and you learn about things by the word of mouth or from cheaply printed flyers in cafes… So I felt when I was walking underneath the J train tracks, so deep in Bushwick that even the people living off the Bushwick portion of the L train don’t come here too often

“I’m going to a farm,” I announced on a sweet afternoon in my humble Bushwick dwelling. I have to say that my roommate, as well as myself were surprised by the sound of these words, because let’s face it, you can say many things about Bushwick (like that it’s lovable, enjoyable, inspiring), but certainly it’s […]

One-eyed big fuzzy Matt has been proudly holding the title of showroom cat for some time now. And as a true artsy cat, he’s indifferent to the excessive display of affection by showroom visitors. He strolls by some strange new element in his kingdom full of art and peculiar artifacts–you–and with a genial nod of […]