Some poor Brooklyn boy is looking for his lost Saturday night / potential valentine(s). Oh won’t you please help him find them?
From the Missed Connections section of Craigslist:

Hey Dudes!
I’m hoping this finds the two of you well. Sorry for being all blacked out in your apartment.
At least I think there were two of you.
You see, Saturday night, I was at Sugarland alone. It was the night before Valentine’s Day (Saturday) and I might have had a drink or two too many.
I was hoping you could fill me in on a few crucial details, so I’ve put together a short list.
-Was I making out with one/both of you at Sugarland
-Did we meet outside?
-How did we decide to go back to your place?
-How long was I passed out on your couch before I came too and left all scared?
Anyway, hope your week is going good and I’m sorry for passing out at your place.
Since we’re all living in BK and gay, I figure even if I don’t remember you or what you look like (I don’t), you guys probably will recognize me, so just tap me on the shoulder sometime and we’ll all have a good laugh about it.
And thanks again for not killing/raping me. Appreciate it.

So go on. Help him out, won’t you?.

It was painted by “lowbrow” artist Anthony Ausgang, who met MGMT while they were recording “Congratulations” at a very large house in Malibu.

Not being a musician I was occasionally left to my own devices so I would sit around and draw on pieces of paper then leave them there when I went home. I got along well with the band and gave them copies of my book, Vacation From Reality. Later, Josh Cheuse, the art director from Sony, contacted me once the recording was finished. The most important thing was that MGMT wanted the “look” of my style of painting and gave me only a few points that I had to hit. (ed: itchy & scratchy. surfboard. 8 eyes. go?) Naturally the process took some time but they were always cool with the criticisms. A lot of people who commission a painting only know what they don’t want; fortunately MGMT knew what they wanted and let me do it my way.

Pitchfork adds, “According to insiders, Congratulations features flutes, at least one 12-minute song, and is generally out there. And, according to this pre-order page, the special edition of the album features a “scratch off front cover with custom metal coin.” We’re pretty sure these dudes are just fucking with us at this point.”
Here’s hoping for a scratch-n-sniff sticker on the plastic.
Boing Boing

Turns out, Rachel Ray isn’t the only star to recently honor Motorino; the New York Times’s Sam Sifton awards to the Williamsburg (and East Village) pizzeriarie a brave, solitary star in today’s restaurant review. Motorino is the first pizza place to which Sifton has ever given a star, and he assuredly states that ‚”It serves the city’s best pizza.” Hear that? Not debatable. Sorry.
But srsly, if you were planning on eating at Motorino any time soon, I think it’s safe to expect a longer wait than usual. Or if you vehemently oppose Sifton’s appraisal, feel free to suggest your favorite neighborhood alternative in the comment section below…

C-Town (330 Graham Ave), everyone’s favorite grocery store that’s been “serving the WIlliamsburg community for over 15 years,” is officially the hippest provider of fresh milk and Wheat Thins this side of the East River. They have a Tumblr, and it is amazing!
Its background is a tiled image of a packed grocery cart with the words, “I compare my groceries with those of others at the store and always find my choices superior” layered on top. Its posts regularly feature specials and good deals (“Magic Hat Beer 6PK – all varieties – $8.99″), coupons (“Print this out and present it to the cashier as you checkout.”), and an mp3 of The Clash’s “Lost in the Supermarket.” Check in on Foursquare and get a free reusable bag.
Is this real?! If so, who is behind this piece of awesome internet?
I called to find out. The conversation went more or less like this, but know both parties involved were a tad more confused than this transcript conveys. Asking a mid-level grocery store employee who is likely unfamiliar with the more standard operations of a retail business if her particular location uses a certain blogging platform is no easy task.

Me: “Hello, is the manager available?”
Employee: “Ah, the manager or the grocery manager.”
Me: “Good question…probably the manager?”
Employee: “He is not in, tomorrow.”
Me: “Well, do you know who would, ah, handle the internet-type stuff for C-Town?”
Employee: “Internet…?”
Me: “Like, the website, or, specials, but on the internet?”
Employee: “Ah, the website.
Me: “Yea, but like a blog.”
Employee: “No. Call tomorrow? After 12. His name in Anthony.”

I’ll call back tomorrow. Anthony, if this is your doing, you are the man. If it’s the doing of a low-level cashier who knows what the F is up…I hope they get a major promotion. This is light years ahead of anything I’ve yet encountered on Tumblr. It is truly superior.

For the third installment of couch sessions over at Big Ugly Yellow, Phantogram made the trek from the L train in the snow to deliver some tunes to warm us up with:

When I’m Small by Phantogram from Big Ugly Yellow Couch on Vimeo.

Be sure you let us know who you wanna see next on the couch in the comments, and we’ll make sure the kids over at Big Ugly Yellow get the message.

This totally legit cover was playing in Blackbird this weekend. I tipped my stoney waiter accordingly.

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The Associated Press reports that Doug Fieger, frontman for the L.A. new wave band the Knack, died of cancer yesterday in Woodland Hills, California. He was 57 years old.

The L Magazine and Southern Comfort will be leading Brooklyn’s only MARDI GRAS PARADE beginning at the Southeast corner of Driggs and McCarren in Williamsburg at 7PM on February 16, 2010.
Paraders will march to Brooklyn Bowl, where the festivities will continue with a FREE Wavves and MNDR show. The man and lady or man-lady with the best Mardi Gras costumes will be crowned King and Queen of Mardi Gras and receive a variety of alcohol and bowling-related prizes.

Send an email to freewilliamsburg@thelmagazine.com to RSVP…. the first 10 people who sign up will get VIP passes for the Wavves show at Brooklyn Bowl.
To get on the guestlist for the Wavves and MNDR show at Brooklyn Bowl, send your full name to MardiGras@TheLMagazine.com.
Check out the facebook invite and map of the parade route here.
Dress up, bring your friends, and have fun! See you there!

Maybe these guys are a joke, but we still love them.

For the last 15 years, LA-based drummer Jason Boesel has been planted firmly behind the kit, keeping time for the likes of Rilo Kiley, Bright Eyes, The Elected, and more recently, Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band.
His first solo album, Hustler’s Son, is out now on Team Love Records and we’ve got a pair of tickets for his upcoming Bowery Ballroom show on Friday Feb, 19th. You know what to do… Just comment it up on our Facebook page and you can be the proud new owner of Jason Boesel tickets!