WAVES is back SATURDAY! We’ve got it all for you, with guest host Katie Longmyer (Good Peoples) and the return of Blu Jemz & Omari Toomer from some tropical paradise! RSVP ASAP to get on the LIST!
Blu Jemz celebrates his return to WAVES this Saturday with a FREE Mix Tape (and we saved YOU a spot on the Guest List!)
September 11, 2015 By Comments
Video: Chelsea Wolfe played Saint Vitus
September 11, 2015 By Comments
Supporting her brand new album “Abyss“, ‘light-sensitive’ chanteuse Chelsea Wolfe squeezed in two Brooklyn stops on her mostly sold out current tour. Freewilliamsburg is happy to present video of the entire show from the more intimate first night at Saint Vitus.
Chelsea Wolfe at Saint Vitus
Setlist: Intro 00:53 Carrion Flowers 05:40 Dragged Out 11:14 Iron Moon 16:50 Kings 21:29 We Hit A Wall 26:12 After the Fall 32:00 Mer 36:25 House of Metal 42:22 Moses 46:42 Grey Days 52:24 Survive 58:31 Color of Blood 1:05:15 Pale On Pale
This One Goes To Eleven: Weekly metal roundup
September 11, 2015 By Comments
Everyone still cool with this whole barreling-indefinitely-on-into-the-endless-void thing? OK, great. Then let’s get on with it.
Bushwick rents have actually dropped
September 11, 2015 By Comments
I know it seems like we’re hurtling towards a dystopian New York City where we’re all priced out to the South Bronx or Staten Island, but it turns out that average rents in Bushwick have actually DROPPED over the past year. Crazy right?
Rents in the neighborhood went from an average of $2,485 per month in August 2014 to $2,090 in August of 2015 — a deeper drop than any other popular Brooklyn neighborhood, according to a report by real estate firm MNS.
Quite honestly, $2,485 and similar figures I’ve seen reported over the past couple of years always seemed a tad high to me (shhhh, I’m still in a one-bed for hundreds less than the August 2015 number), so it sounds like the pollsters were in for a market adjustment towards the 2k range. Don’t get ready to break your lease with hopes of copping a cheap railroad on Troutman just yet though, friends. The drop in price seems to have a lot to do with an influx of new units which may have finally satiated the frantic demand for rentals between Flushing Ave and the graveyard. [Read more...]
The G train derailed last night
September 11, 2015 By Comments
It happened north of the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station. Thankfully there were no serious injuries. From the MTA:
At 10:34 p.m, the front axle (first two wheels) of the head car of a Church Av-bound G train derailed 700 feet north of the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts station. Approximately 80 customers were safely walked through the 4-car train and the tunnel to the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts station. FDNY reports that one customer complained of dizziness and two others were being evaluated at an area hospital for minor injuries.” The agency is also investigating the cause of the derailment.
Here’s a firsthand account via Gothamist:
Some flustered MTA workers boarded the train, but refused to answer any questions about what happened. It was pretty clear we were off the rails – the wall was disconcertingly close to the right side windows. People started to get sweaty and anxious, but mainly the atmosphere was chill. [Read more...]
Get drunk and adopt a dog
September 10, 2015 By Comments
Have you ever had a few to many cold ones and woke up the next day to warm kisses from your new roommate Rover? Well mark your calendars! Wednesday, September 23, Brooklyn Brewery will host the first of hopefully many Puppies n’ Pints happy hours. With $5 beers in hand, you can play with pups visiting from Zani’s Furry Friends, a locally based rescue. All of the animals onsite will be available for fostering or adoption. The event is sold out at the moment, but stay tuned to their Facebook and Twitter pages for ways to win tickets.
Catch Nicole Moudaber at Brooklyn Mirage This Saturday
September 10, 2015 By Comments
If you still haven’t been to Bushwick’s hottest new musical venue, you have a few more chances this weekend before Brooklyn Mirage closes for the season at the end of the month. This Saturday, September 12th, techno diva Nicole Moudaber goes B2B with Victor Calderone for a set you won’t want to miss. This performance has been moved from Coney Island to the Mirage, which means it’s now much more accessible for you. Tickets are still available via Flavorus for the early installment price of $45.
Nicole dedicates this RPM Presents show to the HOUSE of ROB, the legacy left behind by NYC nightlife icon and club promoter Rob Fernandez who died earlier this summer due to heart complications while jogging. He played a huge role in bringing Nicole to NYC stages and acting as her champion. A portion of the proceeds from this show will be donated to the Fernandez family.
REVIEW: EZOO Transformed Finally Breaks The Day Three Curse
September 10, 2015 By Comments
Photos by Tyler Etheridge
After being the target of much negativity and skepticism after facing Sunday cancellations two-years running, the organizers of Electric Zoo knew this was a “do or die” kind of year. Thankfully, the folks at ID&T went above and beyond by producing a more whimsical, magical and ultimately safer event for eager festival goers.
This year, Electric Zoo returned to Randall’s Island for Labor Day weekend, and from the start it just seemed as though the festival was in better hands. Lines were moving swiftly, the cashless systems were up and running with multiple on-site top up stations, and THANK GAWD, they were selling liquor this year in the special 21+ Smirnoff Lounges. The layout changed drastically, with two large, animal shaped stages (Riverside , Main Stage), two tents (Sunday School, Hilltop Mastercard Arena) and a smaller listening area, The Hideaway, which was around the corner in a cove surrounded by gourmet food trucks and a free Vitamin Water station (praise).
