[Etan Marciano (who brought you an organ-donor tour of Brooklyn, tips on selling your hair online) has just launched his new multimedia writing project, The Hyp Replacement, which is well worth your time to check out!-Tim]
Are you tired of reading the same old blog posts? Do you find yourself [...]
The Hyp Replacement: Experimental fiction for the Twitter age
Bar of the Week: Brooklyn Ice House
This is the twelfth in our series on the venues featured in the second Brooklyn Beer Book. This week the spotlight is on the Brooklyn Ice House, where the friendly Red Hook waterfront vibe is in full effect.
BROOKLYN ICE HOUSE
318 Van Brunt St. between Pioneer & King, Red Hook
What is [...]
Music for Misers Feb. 1-Mar. 3: Kickdrums, Dropson, more
The Kickdrums, free at BK Bowl tonight
This week’s mantra is, “as always, all shows are $5 or less.” From The Kickdrums tonight to Hallelujah on Thursday, you can say it again as you welcome in the first days of March: “as always, all shows are $5 or less.” And just in case you didn’t hear [...]
Music for Misers, Feb. 14-17: DBCR, Bryan Ellis & more
Viuex Farka Toure, Monday at Zebulon
This week’s diverse line up spans the luscious musical landscape, from the mountains of blues to the valleys of punk. So whip out your Metrocard or rev up your bicicletta and find the Brooklyn venue nearest you. Just remember: where love fails, cheap music forever triumphs. As always, all [...]
Eat your heart out: An Organ Donor Day tour of BK
I chicken heart you.
Did you know that the annual day of love and tasteless chocolates also shares its calendar space with National Donor Day? Since 1998, the day calls upon kind-hearted individuals to register as donors for the more than 100,000 people currently awaiting transplants (If you’re feeling lovingly altruistic, fill out your [...]
Music for Misers Feb. 7-10: Rozatones, M.A.K.U. & more
Super Bowl food coma got you down? Hit up some of this week’s free shows to snap you out of your high-caloric stupor. Whether you’re in the mood for jazz, acid funk or music by an electro-string quartet, your winter-worn body will thank you for pro-actively getting off your ass. As always, all shows [...]
Late-season boots for weather-frustrated dudes
Slush: your feet's worst enemy.
The snow is unrelenting and you’re pissed off: You’ve shielded your ears, body and hands from the brutal whip of the Winter Regime, but the one thing you failed to invest in at the start of the winter was a pair of waterproof boots. And your ill-armored feet are being [...]
Music for Misers Jan. 31-Feb. 3: Dr. Uke, Trio Geo & more
Zongo Junction, Wednesday at BK Bowl
Another week, another impending weatherpocalypse to make the winter seem like a cruel and impenetrable fortress of boringness. This week’s listing of free and cheap live music should be enough to motivate you to don those secondhand wellies and get your blood flowing with the likes of Zongo [...]
