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

Dystopian Oscar Wilde-themed musical coming to Bushwick

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A Dystopian immersive musical about Oscar Wilde! Well that sounds like a lot of fun. Check out OSCAR at The Crown at 3 Dollar Bill in Bushwick beginning May 11. An immersive nightclub musical about Oscar Wilde, which ran for three sold-out weeks earlier this year, will return this weekend to start an open-ended run. […]

CONTEST: Win 2 Tickets to Kaskade at The Brooklyn Mirage

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Nothing says summer like cold margaritas, fire beats and open air parties. Very soon, you’ll be able to find all three of these amazing things at The Brooklyn Mirage, Bushwick’s multi-million dollar outdoor club. The jaw dropping venue is coming out the gates with some stellar headlining acts, among them EDM/electro superstar, Kaskade.

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Apologies in advance for the impending sportiness of this section over the next few months. I have my 30th birthday, several weddings, a bunch of work stuff, and a cross-country studio trip for my band all on the ol’ Google calendar. But when I’m here, I’ll do my best to spit up one of these, […]

Pinknic Announces Food Lineup

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Photo by: Keizo Shimamoto The New York City festival scene just blushed. Back for its fifth year is Pinknic Festival, a boutique event that brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “rosé all day”. Featuring an eclectic music lineup, delectable drinks and gourmet bites, Pinknic is a multi-faceted celebration of everyone’s favorite summer sipper […]

GovBallNYC Announces After Dark Shows

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No sun? Still fun. Or at least the organizers over at The Governors Ball Music & Arts Festival seem to think so. In what has become an annual tradition, GovBallNYC has announced another stacked “After Dark” series, for festival goers who want to keep the party going long after the last headlining guitar strums fall […]

Elements Lakewood Announces $1K Sustainable Art Grant

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If you’ve ever wanted to make the world a more beautiful place, now is your chance. In honor of Earth Day and their upcoming Elements Lakewood event, Brooklyn-based production company BangOn!NYC is giving local artists an opportunity to sustainably elevate the festival’s landscape. Check out their big announcement below:

Couple hope to transform Bushwick’s Secret Project Robot into an indie Barcade

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Indie game maker Mark Kleback and his fiance Stephanie Gross are hoping to purchase Secret Project Robot and open an arcade bar dedicated to Brooklyn’s underground gaming scene. The pair started a Kickstarter to help fund the project, which they’ll call Wonderville. Brooklyn Paper has more A pair of local video-game fanatics plan to purchase artsy Bushwick […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Across the world, people are worshipping a zombie prophet and mourning the ashes of humanity’s most famous cathedral. Needless to say, it’s been a pretty metal week in our neck of the multiverse, so stop by and check it out.

The 2019 GovBallNYC Food & Bev Lineup Just Dropped

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… and it all looks f*cking delicious. The folks at Founders Entertainment outdid themselves this year when they curated this winning combination of the city’s best eats for The Governors Ball Music & Arts Festival, taking place on Randall’s Island May 31st – June 2nd. At the top of the ooey-gooey, sweet and savory lineup are a […]