We have the first big summer release week on tap and I have show to prepare for, so let’s skip the pleasantries and dive in. Enjoy yourselves, folks.
Williamsburg vegan market opening this weekend
SPONSORED POST Metroflea Williamsburg Vegan Market features amazing vegan food as well as vegan-friendly clothing, jewelry and cosmetics. Vendors from all around the tri-state area will exhibit their vegan wares weekly on a rotating basis. James LaMorte, Owner, and Yoli Rapp, The Operations Manager and Space Curator, have gone to great lengths to curate the […]
Club Crush: The Week’s Best Electronic Lineups
Two festival weekends in a row and I’m still standing. Elements Lakewood helped me tap into that youthful energy that is oh so necessary during the summer party season. The good vibes I found in the Poconos kept me flying into Governors Ball, and well, there’s no sign of slowing down now! I’m slugging maca […]
Updated: 2018 Northside Music Festival Guide
It never really feels like summer until the Northside Festival rolls around, now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the music portion runs from the 7th of June until the 10th and you can still pick up a badge, or pick up single-show tickets. We’re here, as usual, to try to sift through the 70+ shows available […]
Must-see talks and presentations at Northside Innovation
Once again the Northside Festival descends upon Williamsburg kicking off with three days of panels, discussions, and presentations on technology and entrepreneurship as part of the Innovation arm of the festival. With so many events and overlapping options across The Wythe Hotel, The William Vale, and The Williamsburg Hotel, I thought I’d help narrow it […]
This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup
Call it the Maryland Deathfest hangover or call it an aberration, but it’s a slightly thin slate for the defacto opening release week of summer. Don’t worry, though, there’s still enough new stuff to go around, and if that doesn’t scratch the itch, a show or two always will. WHAT TO HEAR: Over the past […]
Greenpoint Open Studios 2018 is happening this weekend
This weekend, Friday June 1 through Sunday June 3 Greenpoint Open Studios returns with work from hundreds of local artists. The kick-off party is on Friday at Java Studios from 7:30-11:30PM. You can visit Greenpoint Open Studios for maps and a full list of events. GOS is presented in part by our friends at Greenpointers, so be sure to check them out […]
Club Crush: Gov Ball After Dark’s Best Electronic Lineups
CLUB CRUSH SPECIAL EDITION ALERT! The Governors Ball will return to Randalls Island this weekend, and lucky for us, Brooklyn is getting a big slice of the action. In what has become an annual tradition, fans will have the opportunity to double down on many of the festival’s most highly anticipated acts thanks to the […]
Local author goes Phishing!
Friend of the site and sometimes contributor Andy P. Smith has a new book coming out in June. Co-written with Jason Gershuny, Smith’s new book is called 100 Things Phish Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die and to celebrate the occassion he’s having a book release party at Brooklyn Bowl on June 1st with the DeadPhish Orchestra. Show […]
Initial line-up for Union Pool’s Summer Thunder concert series announced
Summer is almost here and the season’s live, outdoor shows are slowly being announced. We told you that Elsewhere is opening a rooftop. They announced their initial line-up last week. The meat market (chuckle) known as Union Pool is hosting their annual Summer Thunder series as well. Here’s the line-up thus far: JUNE 2 – […]