On a Saturday, I went to Paper Box for a punk rock powerhouse where Malcolm, Cool Serbia, Team Spirit, Unstoppable Death Machines, and (my personal favorite), Japanther all played
Our dear little Pigeon town (or the land just east of it) is about to receive a massive treat: Cocorosie! The freak-folk musical sensation, who have garnished high praise throughout the past 10 years, are playing a rare one-off show at The PaperBox on May 10 as their only North American date before they embark on a long European tour
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
It’s nearing the end of August, and dang
Summer’s supposed to be ending
By Maria Gotay & Ileana Little
If you layered some jazz basslines, wandering funk harmonies, and modern keys in an indie rock setting, you’d end up with something like the wonderful band Throw Vision
Everyone likes to think they know how to party
Last weekend the Brooklyn Funk Fest at the Paper Box lit up Bushwick
How does one get back to life after displacement due to a natural disaster and bad misfortune? By doing the next honest thing
Ever wonder where all the female audio engineers are? We found them—and they’re coming to Bushwick next month!
Things are getting really weird: Trump is the frontrunner of a major political party and it’s 73 degrees in March
In case you’re a goody goody who doesn’t go out on a school night, and thus you missed last night’s Bushwick Notebook Issue 2 launch party, do not despair — we’ve got you! As is becoming a good tradition, yesterday we rented a U-Haul van and distributed thousands of magazines throughout Bushwick
By Whitney Jordan & Katarina Hybenova
TEDxBushwick conference we announced back in October is getting its final shape
2014 is the Year of the Horse according to the Chinese Calendar, so let’s giddy up over to some epic shows that you can tell your children about. Hell, you might even be able to tell your kid about that crazy February night in cold ass Brooklyn when he or she was first conceived. Or, […]
While it’s been less than a week since our collective freakout over winter storms named Hercules and vortexes that are polar in nature, many people in the island nation of the Philippines are struggling to put their lives together in the two months since Typhoon Haiyan (otherwise known as Yolanda)
Welcome to 2014! We hope you’re sticking to your resolutions this year! 2014 will not be like last year, the year before, or the year before that one
How does one move forward in life when there is tragedy? Our neighborhood has been struck with
It’s pretty much felt like fall ever since we pulled those jackets out from the back of our closets sometime in mid-August
CocoRosie decided to introduce Brooklyn to their newest album through a ceremonial concert at The Paper Box last weekend
This city can put oneself into a tailspin of negativity
The otherworldly duo Coco Rosie are kicking off their long tour tomorrow and are playing their only North American show right here in East Williamsburg music venue, Paper Box
We’re constantly astounded by the incredible live music scene here in Bushwick, and we’re having trouble finding creative ways to say so every single Thursday
This weekend is going to be bonkers
If you’re one of the 200,000 people to descend upon Austin’s city limits to partake in SXSW (and you know how to do it right now), and you want to see some of your favorite Brooklyn/Bushwick bands, you can do so at one of two places – at an official showcase (where festival badges/wristbands ARE required) or at one of the many free shows they will be playing next week
It’s always difficult to decide on the best 5-10 shows to feature for our weekly recommended shows column
Drums + Guitar/Bass/Other +/- vocals = Music = Head-bobbing –> Dancing –> Total Happiness
It’s that time of the year when everything comes into perspective
When we saw that the hip-hop producer and Ninja Tune label mainstay Blockhead was going to headline a DJ showcase at Paper Box on Saturday night, we felt a little bit of perverse curiosity to see whether or not would his live performance be underwhelming
NULL
Last week
CMJ has arrived to Bushwick and we know all you of fine specimen dread leaving the neighborhood
CMJ aka College Music Journal is the second largest U