After having played a crowded Old Firehouse in Manhattan the night before, Grass Widow destroyed at Brooklyn’s packed and fairly muggy Monster Island Basement on Tuesday. Apparently the A/C had died just before the show, setting a toasty sauna vibe throughout the night. My two cents on this: Air conditioning is for old people anyway. Some things just have to be earned the hard way, especially when it comes to Brooklyn warehouse shows. They have always been sweltering affairs. Last night, promoter ToddP, took it back to the basics if you will. And in all honesty, the heat wasn’t even half as bad as at the infamous Erykah Badu show earlier this year.
Below is a video edit of Grass Widow’s “Celebrate the Mundane”.
Remember that Chris Isaak video for “Wicked Game” that pretty much changed your life and made you sexually aware at the tender age of 5? Other than dripping pure sex, the reason why those shots worked were because of the complete inclusion into an intimacy that usually isn’t shared with strangers. In Violens newest video for “Acid Reign (‘In The Trees’ Mix)” we get a glimpse into another intimacy, but this time it’s the teary eyed Jorge Elbrecht “doing his best George Michael“. Or maybe he’s just sweaty… either way, we’re into it.
There’s just about an app for everything these days, isn’t there?
Brooklyn Bowl is the latest to join ranks with their app that lets you do everything from check out their schedule to use the app as a digital lighter to wave at concerts. AND from tonight to Friday, the first 50 people to show off their shiny iphone with the Brooklyn Bowl app get in free. That means you can possible see for zero dollars: Talib Kweli, Carney, Questlove, and Eliot Lipp. No love for the Android users yet, huh? Download is here.
See Jason Schwartzman in various states of undress in this Roman Coppola directed viral ad for The New Yorker‘s new iPad app. I’m trying to hate on the obvious demographic skewing (at one point he answers his iPhone with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth while a cup of organic coffee sits in front of him) but I have a (very) soft spot for Schwartzman. You got me, Don Draper.
We love any excuse to visit Brooklyn Botanic Garden which is why we were super excited to hear about the Chile Pepper Fiesta happening this Saturday, October 2nd from Noon-6pm. The Chile Pepper Fiesta is a one-day culinary & musical celebration of the chile pepper and chile-loving cultures. Awesome chefs from Brooklyn will be in attendance including Corwin Kave (Fatty Crab, Fatty ‘Cue), Dave Schuttenberg (Cabrito), Karthik Kumar (Brick Lane Curry House) and Simon Glenn (Tchoup Shop at d.b.a.) give tastings of their spicy creations. Local chocolatiers The Chocolate Room, Liddabit Sweets, Mast Brothers and Taza will also be sampling chile-chocolate sweets. Tickets are $15 and also include admission to the gardens.
And they’ve teamed up with Jeff Bridges again. I’m looking forward to this, even though something about seeing Matt Damon in a Coen Brothers movie doens’t qite fit.
The thing that I like about Best Coast is how much it feels like you’re reading a teenage girl’s Live Journal from 1998. But now that CNN is reporting on this, it’s sort of like your parents reading your Live Journal. Which is kind of creepy, but also it’s not like they’re hearing anything that they don’t know already. Boys! Beaches! Rap music!
Saw this truck pulling up Metropolitan Ave. this morning, clearly on the verge of either exploding or just breaking down. The Goods Truck’s burgers are tastin’ extra smokey this morning!
The host of NPR’s Fresh Air, Terry Gross (a Sheepshead Bay native) will interview Jon Stewart on Wednesday at 92nd Street Y on 1395 Lexington Ave. and the tickets are sold out! Rumor has it tickets are floating around Craigslist, and other online sites. If you’re dying to go, be ready to shell out over $215. The tickets originally went on sale for $50. The venue opened a remote site on location to watch the conversation unfold, but sure enough, those $15 tickets were gone quick. Stewart of course, hosts The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central. More and more in recent years, Stewart has blurred the line where the jokes stop and the real news begins. Between Gross and Stewart, these two have talked with many of the most interesting and influential people in art and politics. Their conversation will no doubt, be an entertaining one. I wouldn’t hold your breath, but if you can’t swing the couple hundred bucks, it might not be too late to go. According to 92Y’s website,
Currently, all seats are reserved for this event. Seating capacity for events varies. For the benefit of our patrons, a limited number of tickets for sold out events may be available one hour before curtain. Call Y-Charge at 212.415.5500 during our Hours of Operation for more information.
