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The Williamsburg Brooklyn-based culture guide to New York and beyond.

New Northside Hotel Opening in April 2011

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HotelChatter and the Post clued us in on a new opening up next year in the ‘Burg — and Hotel Le Jolie better gear up for some serious competition. Graves World Hospitality is in the process of building the Williamsburg Hotel and Residences on N. 12th Street. Just when you thought the Northside couldn’t change […]

Sunday Night Benefit at K&M

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Lady Magma and a slew of other local bands are hosting a fundraiser tomorrow night at K&M Bar for a friend’s father who was badly burned earlier this summer. Marc Gould is an artist based in California who suffered second-degree burns in a camping accident. He won’t be able to use his hands for at […]

Win VIP Passes to the Kahbang Music and Arts Festival in Maine

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The Kahbang Music and Arts Festival launched last summer in Bangor, Maine with Matt & Kim and Ra Ra Riot headlining — but it’s still relatively unheard-of. This year Kahbang will be running from August 6-14, and the list of performers includes Ok Go, Biz Markie, The Gay Blades, BoB, Free Energy and more. There […]

If a Perv Rubs One Out in the Shrubs and No One is Around to See it…

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According to the NY Post, a Federal judge ruled last week that masturbating in a federal park is fine, as long as no one’s watching: “Magistrate Judge Ramon Reyes Jr. found that an ex-cop who exposed himself to an undercover ranger in a remote section of a federal park off the Belt Parkway was not […]

Friday Night: Galette Des Rois Party at The Richardson

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With the weekend just 48 hours away, why not plan a unique Euro-twist to your Friday night happy hour plans? On Friday the 22nd The Richardson will be hosting a traditional ‚”Galette Des Rois” party, complete with Kir Royales and Edith Piaf songs. What’s more, they’ll be serving pastry cakes with prizes inside for whoever […]

New Major Lazer Video is Ass-id Trip-tastic

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Major Lazer is back with another outrageous music video for their super catchy track “Keep it Going Louder,” courtesy again of Eric Wareheim (from Adult Swim’s “Tim and Eric Show”). The clip shares a lot in common with “Pon De Floor,” their previous video foray into hallucinogenic rump shaking, Diplo quasi-dancing and Skerrit Bwoy contorting […]

Beach Party Tonight at Khao Sarn

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If the advent of cold weather has you depressed, then good news: BangOn! is hosting a wild beach party tonight at Khao Sarn Thai. This means people in bathing suits, DJs playing the best 50s/60s/70s surf/yacht/garage rock and apparently a ‚”tiny crowd surfer.” among other sweaty spectacles. There will also be drink specials, and as […]