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Top 5 shows of the weekend

April 11, 2019 By Chris Quartly

Top 5 shows of the weekend

Everything is kinda secondary to the news that science has given us the first ever image of a black hole, but there are still excellent concerts to see over the next few days. Enjoy!

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: Aphex Twin, Avant Gardner, Chris Cohen, Chris Gethard, National Sawdust, record store day, Rough Trade, saint vitus, Sinmara, Suffering Hour, Uada, union hall, Wormwitch

Top 5 shows of the weekend

February 28, 2019 By Chris Quartly

Top 5 shows of the weekend

While the recent vote for New York Public Advocate didn’t go the way I hoped (I supported Rafael Espinal), at least we’re kicking and screaming into March. And though still dealing with winter conditions, there’s that ray of hope that this month starts signaling the end of winter. In the meantime, there are some excellent […]

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: Bad Moves, Dark Blue, Elsewhere, JG Thirlwell, Music Hall Williamsburg, National Sawdust, Operator Music Band, saint vitus, The Beths, Vundabar

Northside Festival announces first wave of 2017 artists and speakers

March 23, 2017 By Free Williamsburg

Northside Festival announces first wave of 2017 artists and speakers

SPONSORED POST   It’s our favorite time of the year! Northside Festival has just announced its first wave of 2017 artists and speakers— it’s safe to say they have outdone themselves yet again. Northside Music, which runs from June 8-11, will feature headlining shows from Dirty Projectors, Miguel, Thursday, and Kamasi Washington.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 33 1/3, abba, dirty projectors, Downtown Boys, droga5, elysia crampton, fader, girlpool, happyness, hbo, Julia Holter, kamasi washington, lower dens, miguel, mirah, National Sawdust, new york times, northside, Northside Festival, pitchfork, pup, Ricky Eat Acid, Sacred Bones, Sasheer Zamata, snl, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, thursday, Vagabon, vice, william basinski

Ensemble ACJW Presents Turning Point at National Sawdust

April 26, 2016 By Free Williamsburg

SPONSORED POST Ensemble ACJW Presents Turning Point Tuesday, May 3 at 7 PM National Sawdust Join Ensemble ACJW, the group that Time Out New York called “consistently innovative and exciting,” for their second concert at National Sawdust. Turning Point explores Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony—one of the last tonal works written by the composer—as well as pieces […]

Filed Under: Events, Music, Williamsburg Tagged With: Ensemble ACJW, National Sawdust, Turning Point

Rider – the new restaurant inside Williamsburg's National Sawdust venue

March 30, 2016 By Robert Lanham

A new restaurant, Rider, opened last Friday inside National Sawdust. Here’s what people are saying. From Grub Street: A hospitality rider is a set of dressing-room demands made of a venue by a presumably diva-esque performer; perhaps the most famous one stipulated that Van Halen’s snack bowl never be sullied with brown M&M;’s. And although […]

Filed Under: News, Restaurant & Bar News, Williamsburg Tagged With: National Sawdust, Patrick Connolly, Rider

Top 5 shows of the weekend

February 11, 2016 By Chris Quartly

Love is in the air, or not, this weekend; I’ll be able to help with the latter. Hopefully it’s a long one for all, however, with President’s Day on Monday. Forget about the potential -18 degrees Celsius temperatures (come on people, let’s stop using Fahrenheit, it’s so unbecoming and idiotic), wrap up warm and get […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Beech Creeps, blonde redhead, Container, JG Thirwell, Music Hall Williamsburg, National Sawdust, Novella, Priests, Protomartyr, Rough Trade, Sarah Lipstate, screaming females, The Market Hotel, The Soft Moon, Uniform, WFMU Monty Hall

National Sawdust is open, check out Terry Riley, John Zorn, Majical Cloudz and more this month

October 5, 2015 By Robert Lanham

Given last week’s weather crapfest, we failed to mention that National Sawdust opened Thursday in Williamsburg. Gothamist paid them a visit and was impressed: It’s a goddamn classy joint. A miniature BAM that looks like a spaceship. A classical music think tank. A creative hub for undiscovered talent. And it’s a non-profit. But you know, […]

Filed Under: Music, Restaurant & Bar News, Williamsburg Tagged With: john zorn, Majical Cloudz, National Sawdust, Terry Riley

New Williamsburg music venue National Sawdust announces initial schedule

August 21, 2015 By Josh Morrissey

The new Williamsburg music National Stardust located on North 6th (Wythe) and backed by musicians like The National’s Bryce Dessner has announced its initial schedule. From Brooklyn Vegan: Three of the venue’s curators, The National’s Bryce Dessner, composer Nico Muhly and vocalist Theo Bleckmann, will team up for a concert on opening night. They’ll be […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Sawdust, openings, the national

New club National Sawdust opening in Williamsburg, Todd P's Trans-Pecos gets more legit

May 11, 2015 By Free Williamsburg

National Sawdust is slotted to open in October: In classic boho-chic style, the new 13,000-square-foot space at the corner of N. 6th St and Wythe Ave takes its name from the factory originally located in the same building. Opening in October of 2015, National Sawdust promises “genre-spanning music at accessible ticket prices.” If you read […]

Filed Under: Music, News, Ridgewood, Williamsburg Tagged With: National Sawdust, Ridgewood, Sam Prekop, Trans Pecos



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