Lately I’ve become a huge fan of North Carolina’s Bowerbirds. The group plays a finespun blend of rural folk, with hints of gypsy and earthchild influences – and they should be on your radar as well! Here’s the video for ‚”In Our Talons,” which exemplifies their creepy yet gentle quality:

Nothing like an Eyebeam Mixer. There aren’t many parties where you will get served by a robot.

Image c/o Josh Granger
This time it will feature music from Roxy Cottontail, Judi Chicago, and DJ N-Ron. Art installations will include works by Benton-C Bainridge, Drayton Hiers, Christina Kral, Dan Ribaudo, Jeff Feddersen, Tetsu Kondo, Brian Whiton, JooYoon Paek, Chris Kaczmarek, Rob O’Neill, and Jon Cohrs.
More info. here.

Bodega (1089 Broadway) is opening You Fat, Ugly Bitch: A Tribute to Cathy tonight, and should be a pretty hilarious/fun/depressing look into the heart of the lives of the average American woman.
From Vice:

Those sweat drops forever exploding from her anxious brow, the constant declarations of hysteria and defeat, an addiction to all things that signify desperation…what’s there not to love about Cathy except, oh, everything? Toast that annoying whiner tomorrow at Bodega’s artistic tribute to her awful existence.

From tomorrow through Sunday, Brooklyn Industries is having a huge sale. According to Racked, it includes “Menswear, womenswear, and bags are up to 75% off‚Äîmeaning the average price is about $25.” Our closest location is 162 Bedford Ave. [Corner of N 8th].
Update: looks like this offer is only at the Broadway “pop up shop“. thanks patrick!

Check out these morning zoo douchebags from Tampa. They went on the air yesterday in black face. Christ, change may be coming but it’s going to have to deal with the stupidity that’s already here (and destined to get louder). Thanks Rumproast.

From the Times:

Police officers arrested three people, and issued summonses to five others, early Wednesday after a crowd of hundreds of people surged into the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to celebrate Barack Obama’s election as president of the United States, the police said.

He goes on to say they didn’t break any laws, and that most of the crowd was well behaved, but a few were getting rowdy. As for the abuse?

Mr. Browne said the officers behaved appropriately. He said the crowd included about 450 people and at times some in the crowd were acting raucous. People were drinking beer and some were apparently pouring beer from rooftops, he said. He said that most people complied with the officers’ orders, but a few did not. Five people were issued summonses for disorderly conduct, Mr. Browne said. Three others, who were not immediately identified, were arrested.

Some cops were hurt, too. I think this explains why the kinda snapped…

In addition, a duty captain at the scene suffered injuries to his face and head after being hit by a bottle and a police officer injured his back when he was pushed by crowds and fell down, Mr. Browne said. No arrests were made in connection with those two incidents.

Get the full story at City Room.

This time with boobies….

[hat tip Gothamist]