Brokelyn

"Open bar dude!"

We’ve got you covered with our post on all the free shows during this week’s CMJ music marathon. The good folks at Big Ass Lens provide you with the perfect compendium: a guide to all the free booze you can get all week long! They’ve arranged it in a handy Google Calendar, color-coded by the kind of booze, with the promise to send you updates if you subscribe via spacePhone. To quote BAL: “Most of these presenters are well aware of how average their particular bands are. They know the deal. How to convince someone to see a crappy band? Same way most of us get laid — alcohol!”

FreeWilliamsburg’s CMJ showcase today is just 58 cents per band! [FreeWilliamsburg]
Lists of all open bars and booze specials every day of the fest [Booze Party]
The ultimate guide to ultimate CMJ guides [Paste]
Give your opinion on Prospect Park W bike lanes; protests planned Thursday [OTBKB]
VV’s Best of NY lauds Sunday Best, Marty Markowitz, Word and more [Village Voice]
Michelle Obama honors Heart of Brooklyn at White House today [Heart of Brooklyn]
Win a 2-hour bowling concert party at Brooklyn Bowl [ScoutMob]
Call Linus: The largest pumpkin ever seen is coming to NY on Friday [CityRoom]

Happy birthday to us! Can you believe it’s already been a year of Brokelyn? In just 12 months, we stalked Martha Stewart, told you how to sell your [redacted] online, couch-surfed, Dumpster swam, Crockpot gourmeted, price checked, deal-scouted, taste-tested, happy houred, flirted with aluminum poisoning from cheap beer tastings and much, much more. We also brought you the Brokelyn Beer Book and some great t-shirts in the process. We’re just getting started, but all this means only one thing… PARTY TIME (excellent)! Read the rest of this entry »