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It doesn't get much cuter than this. Tonight Matchless will be hosting a fundraiser for the P.S. 31 school in Greenpoint. Money was cut for their chess team, and this evening's efforts are to raise cash for the team to go to the championships.
There will be an auction with awesome prizes from J-Dubb records, Matador Records, Think Coffee, Brooklyn Kitchen, WORD Bookstore, Heartworm Press and many more! Additionally, there will be performances by Dream Diary, My Teenage Stride, the Sleepies and Soft Black.
The fun kicks off at 8pm.
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We've got another chance for y'all to check out The Swimmers this Saturday at Piano's-- not only will one lucky reader win a pair of tickets to the show, they will also receive a copy of the just released album People Are Soft!
The full album is streaming on the interwebs today, so take a listen (because I haven't been able to stop), and comment on our Facebook page for a chance to win!
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They're playing at Bruar Falls on Saturday. I hope they dress up.
Also, this is going down tonight at Public Assembly!
Our friends over at Myopenbar.com say it best:
I don't think any of these guys has a job.]]>Bikes In The Kitchen presents:
* Cerebral Ballzy
* Radical Outing Crew
* Mr. Star City
* Memberz Only
* Santhya
* Anton Glamb
* Strictly BusinessBut then again, neither do you, so why wait 'til the weekend to lose your proverbial shit? With additional party thrusts from Teenwolf (Ninjasonik), Roofeeo (The Death Set), Dirtyfinger (Black Label) and BITK's own C.Lo.
You can buy the album here, OR you can just comment on our Facebook contest thread and hear the whole deal live because we've got a pair of tickets to their Sunday night show at Terminal 5 with Heartless Bastards.
Here's the spacey throwback video for "New Moon Rising", off the new album, via Pitchfork:
If you haven't heard of Cold Cave, you have no idea what CMJ is, and you've never read a blog in your life. I had the opportunity to see these kids perform a couple times during the music fuckfest and must say they were a bit hit and miss for me. They bored me to death at The Suffolk, but managed to redeem themselves a dozen fold at Market Hotel, where they rocked it even though there were some (typical Todd P location) sound issues -- as in the sound cut out more than once. Looks like I'll have to set my opinion in stone at their upcoming Terminal 5 show with Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. on November 21st (total wtf lineup, huh?).
Either way, Matador is giving away a download of a bonus track off of their doped up dance move debut, Love Comes Close, in celebration of the label re-release. Listen to "Theme From Tomorrowland" here (right click to download). If you decide to buy directly from the label, you also get a copy of the 12" Death Comes Close which includes all three bonus tracks.
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We start with a shot from the top of our building, giving you a look at Midtown and the Manhattan Skyline, continuing with our local kids heading toward Boundless down the Williamsburg Bridge.]]>
I could make a few lame jokes here about this, but I won't. I'll leave that to you. There will be a "Miss G Train" pageant this month at the City Reliquary (370 Metropolitan Ave). To enter, just send a photo of yourself looking hawt and a 200-word essay to missgtrain@cityreliquary.org about why it should be you by Nov. 13th. And in an interesting twist, the pageant is open to "New Yorkers of all ages and genders," so good luck to everyone. We're looking for an embedded beauty queen to report from the inside so please contact us if you're down.
Further reading: An Interview with "Mr and Miss Williamsburg" Pageant Creator
]]>Ask Mayor Bloomberg about job creation statistics and you're fine. Ask him about that pesky term limits thing and, apparently, "you're a disgrace."Here's the video:Bloomberg - who controversially got the City Council to lift the two-term limit so he could try for a third - yesterday went off on a reporter who questioned his rationale for running again.
At a Queens news conference to announce $31.7 million in federal stimulus funds Bloomberg said there has been a change for the better in the city's "psychology."
Describing himself as "very optimistic," he said problems remain, but cited gains in the commercial real estate market and a renewed willingness among citygoers to spend again at stores and restaurants.
But the mayor seemed provoked when a reporter asked if the upturn eliminated the need for a third Bloomberg term. He had argued, in part, that the city needs his management expertise in such rough economic times.
"Why don't you just get serious questions here?" he interrupted New York Observer reporter Azi Paybarah.
Bloomberg closed the news conference, thanked the attendees - and then glared at Paybarah and said quietly, "You're a disgrace."