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NYC

• Music, NYC

  in which I promote this saturday’s ermp show

  06.05.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  For what it’s worth: there’s this summer music series called the East River Music Project that I’m involved with, and we have a show coming up on Saturday.

  June 7, 2008 | 2 PM
  Lucky Dragons
  John Wiese
  Lexie Mountain Boys
  Soiled Mattress and the Springs
  Animental
  More information can be found here. But hey, don’t just take my word for it…

• Film, Music, NYC

  mid-tuesday links

  06.03.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  One: In the coming months, I will be attending many weddings. Therefore, I’m grateful for Achewood for providing a guide to etiquette there. (Potentially not safe for work.)
  Two: Mike McGonigal on Spiritualized’s latest.
  Three: Jessica Suarez on Sex and the City. (And, to spark some debate: Timothy Noah on the same, as it pertains to the [...]

• NYC

  the id of brooklyn?

  05.27.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  New York’s cover story this week, essentially, focuses on the comments threads on Brownstoner to plumb the subconscious of many a recent (or not-so-recent) transplant to Brooklyn. And — I honestly wouldn’t have expected to have this reaction to an article that draws heavily from comment posts — it’s ridiculously spot-on. Read it here.

• Film, NYC, Politics

  Sunday links? Sunday links.

  05.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  One: Rob Walker on reviving defunct brands, and the selective, not entirely reliable of the American consumer.
  Two: Matt Fraction on the recent activities of your favorite filmmakers.
  Three: Skyfarms, via Reihan Salam. My mind is blown.

• Music, NYC

  2008’s ermp plugging starts now

  05.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  For those of you in or near NYC: there’s an announcement on our first show of 2008 now up on the East River Music Project website.

• NYC

  ah, real estate

  04.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Walked past this building, under construction a few blocks from where I live, the other day.
  In this case, I’d say some aesthetic snarkiness is very much justified.

• NYC

  fine things

  04.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  In the “fine things happening to good people” department: congrats, you guys. Warms my heart, it does.

• Music, NYC

  a brief note on sound fix

  04.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Today, Brownstoner and Gothamist carried pieces on Sound Fix’s current difficulties with assorted city agencies. I’m not exactly a neutral party in the matter — Sound Fix has hosted an ERMP benefit and a THE2NDHAND reading, both of which I was involved with — but nonetheless, I can’t help but think that our elected officials [...]

• NYC

  highly recommended in nyc

  04.06.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Went to the City Reliquary today.
  The City Reliquary is amazing.
  Admittedly, it’s nearly impossible to say why. But it’s charming as hell, and has just enough completely nerd-friendly bits of history to be more fascinating than I’d expected. And the photo exhibit currently on display brought a smile to my face.

• Books, Music, NYC

  posting links on a wednesday night

  03.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  …because I am tired and just realized that the coffee I’ve been drinking all week — which is deeply tasty — is, in fact, decaf.
  One: Justin Davidson speculates on the effect of the current election and economic situation on the arts. It’ll either encourage you or leave you sobbing beneath your desk, I suspect.
  Two: I [...]

• NYC

  newspapers + furniture

  03.25.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I subscribe to the Sunday Times. Sometimes, I don’t get a chance to read it and I end up with a few piled up. Sometimes, the folks housesitting when I’m out of town (i.e. my recent trek to SXSW) have something of a sense of humor with respect to this. Ergo: this.

• Books, Music, NYC

  it is early on wednesday; these are links.

  03.05.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  One: Can’t argue with Tracy Wilson doing back-to-back posts on the greatness of Life Without Buildings and The Spinanes.
  Two: Via Gothamist, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn talks housing in NYC.
  Three:  Given that I’m kind of a The Atlantic nerd — it and The Believer are the two magazines I more or less read in their [...]

• NYC

  nope.

  02.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Still can’t sleep worth a damn on Sunday nights.
  4:20 and I’m up after having two of the creepiest recurring dreams ever.
  One of them was, I think, the result of my subconscious having its way with this. (Via Waxy.)
  My subconscious is a strange place.

• NYC

  beagles.

  02.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I grew up in, and occasionally return to, a house full of beagles. With that in mind: congrats to Uno.

• NYC

  in which I post a link to an illustration done to commemorate an upcoming romance-themed holiday.

  02.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  This? Amazing.

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