Not surprising: NPR loves Iron and Wine. Yesterday Soundcheck announced a special guest on their show, and lo and behold it was the Sam Beam, the bearded songster himself.
The webcast performance from WNYC’s Greene Space consisted of playing the forthcoming album Kiss Each Other Clean in its entirety. Secret guest and sneak peaks – thanks, NPR. The entire performance will be up on the NPR site soon, but for now you can check out this sneak peak of a sneak peak.
I’ve been loving the new Destroyer single, ‘Kaputt.’ How can you not love a song that blends Kenny G saxophone fills with a baseline reminiscent of the Twin Peaks theme. Um, well, I love it anyway.
This Friday, Williamsburg’s original bowling alley will be going the route of live music– and beefing up the competition with that larger and newer fellow bowling venue around the corner.
In addition to the shows, the 100 person capacity venue will be available to rent for private parties (with catering from some of our local faves like Fette Sau and Papacitos) as well as doubling as a DIY movie theater. And we couldn’t sell it better than the folks from The Gutter themselves…
Tired of sneaking sixers into the Regal Cinema at Union Square? In the Back Room you don’t have to. Your $9 admission ticket includes two cans of SlyFox beer to enjoy DURING THE SHOW! Check out our calendar or follow us on FaceBook and Twitter for upcoming screening dates and showtimes.
Two drinks and a movie for 9 bucks? Here’s hoping indieScreen will follow suit…
If you’re lucky enough to live off the Bedford L stop, tomorrow from 7-11AM you’ll be able to get a free fresh-pressed tart cherry nectar juice from Red Jacket Orchards as a thank you for supporting local agriculture as well as a reminder that they’ll be at The McCarren Park Greenmarket throughout the Winter selling apples, various seasonal fruits, jams, and cider. We love anything that is gratis, especially when it’s delicious juice.
Night two under the big top at Lincoln Center was another perfect example of the Rock and Roll Circus organizers not knowing what they were getting themselves into. While Monday night was proof that punk rock was still alive, last night was an exercise in absurdity that seemed to catch the circus and the crowd off guard.
Showing up, it was obvious there were some people there with the NASCAR mentality. What if there’s another crash? What if lightning strikes twice and chaos breaks out again? But it looked like the heightened security and slightly (only slightly) upped organization in place were set up to prevent another incident like Japanther provided previously. Fortunately, last night was able to provide it’s own weird and unique experience that reminds us why we are into avant garde music in the first place. (more…)
It’s not far from Williamsburg, and if you’ve never checked out the First Thursday Gallery Walk in DUMBO, 2011 is a good year to start. This Thursday, the first one of the year, will feature many impressive, interesting, and entertaining works by local, national, and globally renowned artists. Among the collections to be highlighted that night, are a survey of pieces in various mediums by woman from all over the world at A.I.R. Gallery, which advocates for female artists. Umbrage Editions brings us Wyatt Gallery‘s “Tent Life: Haiti,” photos of Haitian people living and surviving almost a year after 2010’s notorious earthquake, and at DIS Micro Gallery check “Rimx’s 16 Murals: The Beginning.” The White Train presents the installation as the introduction to a poem that will be divided into sixteen murals throughout New York City. For the tech savvy, or tech wary, Central Booking Gallery II, features the work of artists who deal with the physics of push/pull magnetism, and Amos Eno Gallery presents Jon Barwick’s newest paintings, mixed media collages, and installations calling out our technology driven, media saturated society. In addition to sensory spectacles, there is free wine at a few of the openings, and drink specials throughout the neighborhood bars. Some openings start as early as 5:30, so get there. See you down under.
…galleries showing works from artists of many disciplines while hosting receptions, producing live music performances, screenings and curator/artist talks among other highlights. Event is free to the public. No RSVP required. Attendees choose their own routes. Maps & location flyers on-site.”
Help support New Orleans youth with one view. ZYNC from American Express will donate $1 – up to $50,000 – to The Roots of Music, a non-profit based in New Orleans supports youth music education.
Although it’s only Tuesday morning, it’s not too early to begin making your weekend drinking plans. We highly suggest kicking off the New Year by stopping by the 4th Annual Williamsburg Cask Beer Festival at dba Brooklyn. What is cask beer you may ask? It’s unfiltered, unpasteurized beer brewed from traditional ingredients, matured and naturally carbonated by a second fermentation in the container from which it is manually dispensed. It’s typically served at cellar temperature, which is about 54 degrees.
The Cask Beer Festival takes place Friday 1/7 to Sunday 1/9 from 1pm onward at dba Brookly which is located at 113 North 7th Street. The festival will feature at least 15 rare and delicious cask beers tapped simultaneously. There’s no entry fee, and you pay per drink.
I don’t ever want to not feel like a kid. I don’t want to give up on having a child-like sense of wonder. I don’t want to restrain myself from indulging such a pure form of enjoyment. Is t that what brought us all to New York in the first place? The desire to not grow up and live perpetually Peter Panned? It’s a bummer that along with this comes the authority and rules of parental figures. While the Rock and Roll Circus started out as a way for us all to never grow up, it ended on a different note entirely.
Electric Tickle Machine, The So So Glos, The Pharmacy, and Voxhaul Broadcast performed basically without a hitch. We were seeing a show in a circus tent. There was a slide leading down to the ring that the bands took advantage of. There were people in silly outfits and a great, carefree vibe to be had all around. The biggest snafu was the drag queen MC, Acid Betty, introducing The Pharmacy as the wrong band. But throughout each of their performances, and in the crowd banter in between, there was a constant call to arms to be more energetic. Every band, the MC of the evening, the circus employees dancing in the aisles were all coaxing people to get up and get into it.
So what did they expect when Japanther took the stage? (To the credit of FREEwilly commenters, when we posted about this show yesterday, you said it was going to be nuts there.) (more…)
