Pianos on a Friday night is a strange place to be. The bar portion, which one has to traverse in order to get to the venue in the back, was on this particular night full of well-dressed, well-off types making loud conversation. The actual performance space, which had added a bar since the last time … Continue reading
Category Archives: NYC
Me @ Volume 1- A Quick Technical Note for the Weekend
- Afternoon Bites: Stephen Fry, Geoff Dyer on criticism, the Month of Letters challenge, and more
- The Week In Reviews: Jay-Z at Carnegie Hall, the journalism of Charles Dickens, Edward St Aubyn’s prose, and more
- Afternoon Bites: Hanksy Speaks! Chabon on comics! Straub on Walhberg! and more.
- Coming Soon to a Lower East Side Near You*
September 15, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: air bombay, live show, pianos, pigeons, pretty & nice, show review
live: pigeons, air bombay, pretty & nice; pianos; 09.05.08
Categories: Live, Music, NYC, Review, UncategorizedTags:: air bombay, live show, pianos, pigeons, pretty & nice, show review
September 10, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: dining, Eat Records, Food
brooklyn eating: eat records
Categories: brooklyn, Food, NYCTags:: dining, Eat Records, Food
On Saturday, I went along with friends to Greenpoint’s Eat Records. A friend of mine recently took over running their kitchen, and I was curious to see what the new setup was like. The last time I’d been there, the balance between cafe and record store was much more significantly in favor of the latter. … Continue reading
September 2, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: gorilla coffee, james jackson toth, the dutchess and the duke, union hall, wooden wand
live: the dutchess and the duke, james jackson toth; union hall, 09.01.08
Categories: brooklyn, Coffee, Live, Music, NYC, ReviewTags:: gorilla coffee, james jackson toth, the dutchess and the duke, union hall, wooden wand
Union Hall is around four blocks from Gorilla Coffee in Park Slope, and on nights when my supply of coffee is low and I find myself bound for the venue in question, I’ll generally make a stop beforehand for a freshly ground pack. And so on nights when I find myself standing in Union Hall’s … Continue reading
August 13, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: ermp
in which I hawk saturday’s east river music project show
Categories: NYC, UncategorizedTags:: ermp
Curated by CounterstreamRadio.org and New Amsterdam Records. (NPR recently spotlighted the latter on All Things Considered.) 2 PM | East River Amphitheater itsnotyouitsme Mark Dancigers Timberbrit Alex Sopp Matt Marks and the Li’l Death Band More information at the ERMP site or New Amsterdam’s site.
Yep, it’s time to shamelessly promote an East River Music Project benefit on here. Specifically, the one we have next Friday, July 18: DJ Thanaton DJ Brian Turner (of WFMU) DJ Maria T (of WPRB) add this event at: upcoming | going | facebook | last.fm Brecht Forum 451 West Street between Bank and Bethune … Continue reading
…just a bit. Stories to come. For now, sleep.
One: Molly Templeton on this week’s Frightened Rabbit/Oxford Collapse show in Portland. In a similar vein, Pitchfork on the Collapse’s terrific “The Birthday Wars”. Two: David Edelstein on Wall-E. Interesting choice of the word “conservative” in there — I think I know what he’s referring to, but I don’t know if that would be the … Continue reading
June 19, 2008, Author: , 1 Comment
thinking, coffee, and other things of which I’m fond
Categories: Coffee, NYCA few weeks ago, I visited Think Coffee on Bowery for the first time. I stopped in again after work on Friday, and I’d have to say that my reaction so far has been pretty positive. While Brooklyn has no shortage of excellent places to get coffee, Manhattan at times seems to have a copious … Continue reading
June 10, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
in the city in which I live, it is quite warm
Categories: Music, NYCAnd it has been since the weekend. This is where I was on Saturday: There are many more links pertaining to the show, as well as Diana Wong‘s exceptional photography, over at the ERMP site.
June 5, 2008, Author: , 1 Comment
in which I promote this saturday’s ermp show
Categories: Music, NYCFor 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, … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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.
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.
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.
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.