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This One Goes Eleven’s 2018 Metal Dundies

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I don’t want to get into a whole thing on year-end list culture. About how it’s either a group-think circle jerk or a navel-gazing troll job. About how it’s become more about personal taste than critical analysis. About how there’s too much to listen to and too many people just looking to validate their own […]

December openings: Benelux in Bushwick and The Hive in Williamsburg

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With the impending L Train shutdown on the horizon, we’ve sadly seen a lot of restaurant closings in the last couple of months. Thankfully, we’ve seen some exciting openings too, such as Citroen and Palace Cafe.  Here are a couple more to add to the list. There’s a cosy diner in Bushwick called Benelux: Benelux The partners […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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OK, in all likelihood this will be the last one of these this year. There will be a TOGTE year-end list of some form—and also FREEWilliamsburg’s top albums which I’ll contribute blurbs to—but this is probably it for semi-poetic waxing on new releases and weekly ticket link dumping until the first week of January or […]

Club Crush: The Month’s Best Electronic Lineups

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Now that the turkey coma has finally subsided, it’s time to work off those leftovers! Since we’re all so busy with the holidays and such, I’m going to just cut to the chase and include a collection of December shows you won’t want to miss. This is my way of helping you plan ahead, because […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Last one of these suckers before Thanksgiving, so drink it in like cheap Chardonnay and bring some new tunes home to mom. WHAT TO HEAR: Leading the way this week is Let Pain Be Your Guide (Gilead Media), the debut “full-length” from emotive Texas hardcore outfit Portrayal of Guilt. Weaponizing frustration and disillusionment, Let Pain […]

Club Crush: The Week’s Best Electronic Lineups

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Here come the holidays! Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and before you know it, Christmas and Hanukkah will bring gifts and good cheer… and a decent level of stress, if we’re going to be honest about it. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good excuse to pig out and nap continuously, but the […]

Mission Chinese opened a location in Bushwick inside Elsewhere

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Mission Chinese opened its Bushwick brother last weekend inside club Elsewhere. If you like the buzzy Danny Bowein restaurant and live in Bushwick, this is a reason to rejoice. If you don’t get the hype (we don’t) then swing by Birds of a Feather or General Deb’s. So far reviews are positive, though they are […]