“Over the Counter” is a column focused on new and interesting music that isn’t heavily featured on major music blogs. In this edition: Institute, Collapsing Scenery, Shark? and Prurient.
Top five shows of the weekend
5) Ipsum Presents Shark?, Doctopus, Couches, Larry and the Babes at Shea Stadium Shark? should probably be bigger than they are and we should probably hear more from Shea Stadium than we currently do. In the end, though, both the Brooklyn live music staples have firmly and sustainably endeared themselves to us by simply finding […]
Great white shark caught close to Rockaway Beach
Further proof that you are never safe in the water. From DNA A group of friends out fishing about a mile off Rockaway Beach wound up reeling in a baby great white shark and spotted another 10 footer in the water. The little Jaws was tagged and released by the fishermen. Steve Fernandez, 29, and […]
Dead Shark Found On N Train
Update: looks like the mystery is solved. All we can say is what the what?! We know it’s Shark Week, but this is pretty bizarre. From the tipster who alerted Gothamist: “I board a car that’s not terribly full and as soon as I enter, a stench hits my nose. It’s not the typical urine/trash […]