Starting on July 10th the outdoor movie series SummerScreen returns to McCarren Park (Bedford and N. 12th). Todd P will be curating the yet to be announced music lineup for SHOWPAPER. The first five movies are listed below, and you can vote for the final movie here.

July 10
Can’t Hardly Wait

July 17
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

July 24
The Craft

July 31
The Goonies

August 7
Speed

August 14
Audience Pick!

- @joshmorrissey

Monster Island will once again bid adieu with another farewell street party. But this time, the Todd P crew will be serving up a BBQ, soundtracked to a massive acoustic lineup. So bring those picnic blankets, Solo cups,  favorite eats for grillin’ and box of long neck candles (huh?).

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Monster Island Farewell:
Autumnal Unamplified Acoustic BBQ

WHEN: Saturday, October 1: Noon to 7PM
* If it rains, party moves to the following day – Sunday, October 2: Noon to 7PM

WHERE: River Street (between Metropolitan Avenue and N. 3rd Street)
* If authorities shut it down, party moves to Grand Ferry Park
* If it gets too big, party moves to the northwest corner of East River State Park

Short 2 song acoustic / unamplified sets from:

12:10pm White Suns
12:20pm Baybee Teeth
12:30pm Life Size Maps
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Todd P’s Halloween party took place last night at the Ridgewood Masonic Temple. most people were probably still recovering from Halloween observed the night before, but a respectable amount of ghouls and tricksters made their way to the show, headlined by so-hot-right-now hip hop ensemble Das Racist.

Halloween is a time when you can see what people are really about. They’re either in a pre-packaged costume or they’re trying too hard or they are legitimately clever and good-spirited. And for Das Racist, it can be all of the above all the time. These guys walk the lines between irony and sincerity; between novelty and legitimacy; between gimmickry and credibility. And while some people show up at the party dressed as a can of Four Loko, others as zombies or superheroes, Das Racist can just take the floor as themselves and still be baffling and maybe a little frightening.

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