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Party in Brooklyn at Don Pedro’s this Sunday August 22, 2010

The headline should probably take care of all the logistics questions but let’s get down to business and discuss the details of this awesome freaking bash. It’s a party to celebrate summer, it’s called endless summer, I’m really bloody tired of parties ending with some promoter going on a mike all sad: “Hey, Ok, so [...]

20 Aug 2010 | More
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Le Poisson Rouge to Host NYC’s Women in Rock Event Next Week

On Wednesday, August 18, Le Poisson Rouge will host the NYC Women In Rock show featuring performances from five New York acts, ranging from indie and electronica to power pop and folk, and all fronted by women: Hypodive, Jennings, Lily Sparks, Anna Rose and Kendra Morris.

13 Aug 2010 | More
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Lana Mír to Release Debut, Perform at Fashion’s Night Out

The always lovely Lana Mír is set to release her self-titled full-length debut on August 24 on Unfiltered Records. With production by Andy Chase and Bruce Driscoll, the album is a cheery collection of breezy tunes with elements of bossa nova and sixties style French pop.

13 Aug 2010 | 1 comment | More
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The DeathSet Play Pool Party in Brooklyn This Sunday 07.25.2010 With Lightning Bolt


This new video from The Deathset is a remix of a song by Daedalus (the two acts are pretty far apart on the genre spectrum), Johnny Siera from the band summarizes it thus:

“We also did a remix for Daedelus last year and the good peeps at
Project Fathom did this dope animation video. Switched it up doing a
kind of punk remix of a dance track, why the eff not right?”

It’s worth to click through to read the rest of his letter. (Update the Jelly pool party moved to Brooklyn Bowl, will start at 5:30)

24 Jul 2010 | More
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Jelly Pool Parties

Brooklyn indie music fans clap your hands and stock up on sunblock! JELLY are celebrating their fifth anniversary of the infamous Brooklyn Pool Parties this year. Once again, they’ll happen on the Williamsburg Waterfront for 7 dates from July 11th through August 29th.

2 Jul 2010 | 4 comments | More
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Fourth of July: DIY Party in Brooklyn

July 4th, as you all immigrants ought to know, is the day this nation stood up for the right to tax itself (or a bunch of wooden toothed honchos decided to tax their minions to get some nicer caps). Using the tax monies to fund parties came shortly after. Representation? I think we’re still working on that one…

1 Jul 2010 | 1 comment | More
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Hank & Cupcakes: To Exist Make Mistakes

On an early Tuesday night, Sagit, half of Hank & Cupcakes, danced on her bass drum while her husband of 12 years, Ariel, was configuring his guitar and sample pedals. The crowd at Mercury lounge, snug to the stage, was following her lithe moves and taking every technical difficulty as a chance to prolong the [...]

4 Jun 2010 | 1 comment | More
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Events This Week: Style-Off and All the Other Festivals

On top of the Pop Fest this weekend also brings the Ear and Eye festival, a brand new fashion party called Style Off and a few experimental jive film events.

19 May 2010 | More
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When Did The Zoos Of Berlin Get This Good?

Sometime between last October and this March. Watch this video.

9 May 2010 | More
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Events This Week: Ask The Questions

This week Lebanon represents with a film festival, Tarek Atoui’s residency at the New Museum. New York represents with a Gallery Week, and ?The Real Bushwick? So many questions! Well, it is not answers that drive us forward, it is questions that we may yet to ask, so are you ready to go live some?

5 May 2010 | More