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Win custom shoes, vinyl, 2 VIP tickets to tonight's Vans House Party with The Black Lips

July 3, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

Act fast! We’ve got a sick giveaway from our friends at House of Vans today. Enter our contest and you’ll win two VIP tickets to tonight’s House Party with The Black Lips, Night Beats and Night Birds PLUS a limited edition screen print of the show flyer, a Black Lips vinyl from the show AND […]

Filed Under: Music, Williamsburg Tagged With: house of vans, The Black Lips

Are you ready for ramen fries?

June 24, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

What took them so long? Keizo Shimamoto, creator of the famous Ramen Burger has created the only side dish worthy of being paired with his game changing burger, Ramen Fries. No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you, those are straight up wedges of deep fried ramen noodles topped with what looks like a secret sauce of some kind and […]

Filed Under: Restaurant & Bar News, Williamsburg Tagged With: ramen burger, Ramen Fries, smorgasburg

Wreck Room, king of all Bushwick dives, closing after 9 years

June 23, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

Photo via Hrag Vartanian So this one floored us… according to our pals over at Bushwick Daily, Flushing Avenue’s Wreck Room will be closing up shop after nine years: We couldn’t believe it either…. What seemed like a staple at Bushwick bar scene, dive bar Wreck Room has announced that they are closing as of June 30, and this coming Saturday […]

Filed Under: Bushwick, Restaurant & Bar News Tagged With: bars, sucky, wreck room

YouTube will delete indie musicians' music in a few days

June 18, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

Yeah, so I guess I won’t be using YouTube anymore. YouTube is preparing to radically change the site, adding a subscription service that is intended to help them compete in the streaming music industry. The Google-owned video site has already signed new licensing deals with all of the major labels, but many independents are refusing […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: youtube

Parquet Courts, Sugarhill Supper Club and the power of narrative

June 16, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

Light Up Gold, Parquet Courts’ amazing breakthrough LP, proved that the Brooklyn-via Denton, Texas band were going to be more than just another faceless post-punk act faithfully churning out punchy two-and-a-half minute sing-a-longs. While the immediacy of the songs may be the most instantly appealing characteristic of the record, the band’s sharp wit and thoughtfully penned […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Future Punx, Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, Sugarhill Supper Club

Future Islands, Black Lips, Holy Ghost! and more announced for free Vans House Parties

June 10, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

It’s quite the day for free shows. Just this morning, we shared the July dates for Union Pool’s Summer Thunder series, which includes shows from The Men, Widowspeak and Ex-Cult. Now we’ve got the July and August House of Vans bills for ya, and they’re maybe even more impressive. The new dates feature headlining shows […]

Filed Under: Events, Greenpoint, Music Tagged With: bouncing souls, free shows, future islands, Gorilla Biscuits, Holy Ghost, house of vans, Nightbirds, Omar Souleyman, The Black Lips

The Men, Widowspeak, Obits and more playing Union Pool's free Summer Thunder series in July

June 10, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

Union Pool’s free Summer Thunder concert series has announced its lineups for July; and if you were impressed by their June bills, which includes the likes of Pissed Jeans, Liquor Store and Ex-Cult, then odds are you’ll be blown away by what they have in store for us next month: 07/05: Widowspeak 07/12: The Men / Survival / Mercury Rising 07/19: Obits 07/25: Jonathan Toubin + […]

Filed Under: Events, Music, Williamsburg Tagged With: Obits, Summer Thunder, the men, Union Pool, widowspeak

RSVP for The Orwells' free Shea Stadium show tonight

June 9, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

Chicago-area punks The Orwells have a new record, Disgraceland, out today, which they’re celebrating with a free (with album purchase) in-store at Rough Trade tonight. Bracelets for that show are long gone, but if you slept on that, you can still see ’em at a free Brooklyn Vegan-sponsored show at Shea Stadium tonight at 9 PM. RSVP […]

Filed Under: Events, Music, News Tagged With: shea stadium, The Orwells

MoMA Nights 2014 schedule includes Au Revoir Simone, Frankie Cosmos, Widowspeak and more

June 2, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

Ahhhhhhhh summer. The folks over at the Museum of Modern Art have unveiled the lineup for their free (with museum admission) summer concert series, “MoMA Nights” and it has a pretty great lineup again this year. This years festivities include shows from the likes of Frankie Cosmos, Widowspeak, Ex Hex and David Lynch’s favorite band, Au […]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Events, Music Tagged With: Au Revoir Simone, Computer Magic, Ex Hex, Frankie Cosmos, La Luz, MoMA, MoMA Nights, Tashaki Miyaki, Thao, THEESatisfaction, widowspeak

Priests Play Two Record Release Shows Tomorrow

June 2, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

Priests may be one of the cornerstones of today’s D.C. punk scene, but a quick listen to their new EP, Bodies and Control and Money and Power (and with a run-time just a bit south of twenty minutes, a quick listen is basically your only option) reveals a band equally indebted to the speed and […]

Filed Under: Events, Music, Videos Tagged With: abc no rio, Bodies and Control and Money and Power, Cakeshop, Priests

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