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MOMA Celebrates Brazil...

MoMA Thursday Nights w/ Forro In The Dark @ Museum of Modern Art

During the month of July the MoMA will be celebrating the vibrant culture of Brazil with live music, food and dancing! There will live samba and bossa nova music, regional tapas in the Sculpture Garden and live performances by Brazilian bands. This weeks performance will be by Forro in the Dark. Should be a great event at an awesome museum!

@ MoMa
Location: 11 W 53rd St (map)
Starts: 5:30 PM
Cost: $20 adults; $16 seniors, 65 years and over with I.D.; $12 full-time students with current I.D.

Great Line up of Up and Comers

Thee Oh Sees, Golden Triangle, The Beets, German Measles @ Glasslands Gallery

Come out to see Thee Oh Sees and slew of other bands kick out the jams Brooklyn style! Should be a solid show for a good price..

@Glasslands
Location: 289 Kent Ave (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $8

Boat Party... Hope it doesn't rain..

THE WURST BOAT PARTY w/ BRENNAN GREEN, MY COUSIN ROY and RESIDENT DJs ROBOT BLAIR + DAVID BRUNO @ Skyport Marina

Come on out and get your crazy dance on with with My Cousin Roy and Brennan Green upon the Half Moon Cruise Ship. The boat leaves promptly at Midnight so make sure you are there on time! Should be a killer way to start the July 4th weekend.

@Skyport Marina
Location: 23rd & FDR Drive (EAST side)(map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost $20 ADV , $25 DOS

Melodic Ladies of the Indie scene..

Maria Taylor & Morgan Nagler of Whispertown 2000 @Union Hall

Here are two performers that whip up such irresistibly catchy pop music that it is impossible to ignore. They have a sound that is uniquely their own, but extremely accessible as well. It is going to be a great show that should not be missed!

@ Union Hall
Location: 702 Union Street (map)
Starts: 7:30 pm
Cost: $8

Bags and Brews

Bags on Draught @ Spacecraft

Bags for the People Joins Craft on Draught at SPACECRAFT(http://www.spacecraftbrooklyn.com) for Bags on Draught. Enjoy heavy dose of creative activism by making re-usable totes (totes cute totes). Bring clean fabric and friends and we'll provide the sewing machines, scissors, and home brewed beer.

@ Spacecraft
Location: 355 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn (map)

Should be an awesome event..

Word for Word: Heavy Rotation: Twenty Writers on the Albums That Changed Their Lives by Peter Terzian with contributors: Joshua Ferris, Clifford Chase, Stacey D'Erasmo, Asali Solomon and John Jeremiah Sullivan, who will also perform music from the book with his band Fayaway @ Bryant Park

In this extraordinary anthology, twenty of our most acclaimed contemporary writers pay homage to the record albums that inspired them. Pearl Jam and The Smiths are but a few of the motivating bands in this unforgettable celebration of the unique and essential relationship between life and music.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Rock out with Reatard..

Jay Reatard @ Music on The Oval

A little Garage Punk assault on the Oval in Stuytown for free! Sounds good to me...

@ Stuy Towm Oval
Location: outdoors btw Ave A and B and 16th and 18th St, Manhattan (map)
Starts: 6 pm
Cost: Free

Great Show At the Bowery....

Harlem Shakes and Motel Motel @ Bowery Ballroom

If you are in to catchy indie rock reminiscent of Spoon, then Harlem Shakes are the next up and coming band that you should be keeping your eye on! They definitely know how to whip up a jaunty indie rock gem! Tonight they play at Bowery with Brooklyn's Motel Motel who play some excellent gothic americana worth checking out as well. Definitely the show to check out tonight!

@Bowery Ballroom
Location: 6 Delancey St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $13 ADV/ $15 DOS

Sweet Sounds for the Summer...

Tift Merritt, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion @ Rockefeller Park

Tift Merritt will be performing her blend of roots rock americana with a side of soul tonight at Rockefeller Park for Free!. Her Dusty Springfield esq voice will be perfect for a summer night!

@ Rockefeller Park
Location: Warren St & River Terrace (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free

Learn all the Important Elements..

Francis Flaherty,Author of Elements of Story: Field Notes on Non-Fiction Writing @ McNally Jackson

As an editor at the New York Times for sixteen years, Francis Flaherty has edited hundreds of articles, and has seen that story is as important as style in good writing. His new book shares fifty story-level principles that both warn against mistakes and encourage writers to seize storytelling opportunities. Pete Hamill calls it "a splendid book for journalists, fiction writers, essayists, and critics, [and] the intelligent common reader." Francis will share some of these principles in workshop format.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Cool Screening...

NIGHT FLIGHT: BORN AGAIN @ 92YTribeca

Premiering two months before MTV's arrival, Night Flight was a glorious amalgamation of music videos, short films, cartoons, interviews, concerts, and cult movies. For many viewers, it was a video primer to the counterculture of the Reagan era, featuring artists and films that at the time could not be seen anywhere else. Now, 20 years after the final episode, the show's producers have gone into their vaults to bring you this “Best Of” program, featuring original interviews with Lou Reed, Divine, and Ozzy Osbourne, among others. Producer Stuart Shapiro in person for post-screening Q&A.

@ 92YTribeca
Location: 200 Hudson Street (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $12

Good New Album ...

WILCO THE ALBUM RECORD RELEASE PARTY @ The Bell House

Come out and celebrate the release of Wilco (the album) at the Bell House June 30th. They will be listening to the new record, giving away some special prizes and Brooklyn’s favorite record store Sound Fix will be on hand selling the new CD and LP. There will be FREE Presidente, well drinks, and a specialty cocktail "Bull Black Nova" from 8-9pm. PLUS Free Jambalaya from Great Jone.

Also a free shirt or bandana with each purchase of the CD!

@ The Bell House
Location: 149 7th st, Brooklyn (map)
Starts: 7:30 PM
Cost:FREE

Quirky Costello like singer..

Ezra Furman and the Harpoons @ Pianos

If you are in the mood for quirky indie rock reminiscent of early Elvis Costello then this is the performer to see. He is the new geeky heart breaker of this day and age. Should be a glorious show.

@Pianos
Location: 158 Ludlow St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $10

Get Paid to Travel..

Noontime Talk | FROM READER TO WRITER: THE PATH LESS TRAVELED IN TRAVEL WRITING @ 92YTribeca

Can you really get paid to travel? Yes! Passport Magazine editor in chief Andrew Mersmann provides an insider’s view of the travel writing industry and tells you how to get started. Find out what editors are looking for, how to get them to read your pitch and the steps to take from booking your ticket to seeing your published byline.

@ 92YTribeca
Location: 200 Hudson Street (map)
Starts: 12 PM
Cost: $16

Interesting Book..

Author/Editor Series J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Commencement (Knopf)
In conversation with Random House editor Jennifer Jackson @ McNally Jackson

Our Author/Editor series brings writers and editors together for conversations about the process of creation. J. Courtney Sullivan’s debut novel, Commencement, tells the story of three college friends reunited at a wedding. Critics have called it The Group for the first generation of women who have all the opportunities in the world, but no clear idea about what to choose. Sullivan will be joined by Random House's Jennifer Jackson, editor of Still Life with Husband and Pretty Little Dirty.

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Swap Some Old For Some New!!!

Dj Shakey presents THRIFT ON! the world famous clothing swap party @
BOTANICA BAR

Are you sick of your wardrobe and want a cheap way to kick it up a notch? Well here is the event for you, tonight come by the botanica bar with your old clothes for the rummage table and pick out some perfectly excellent clothes from someone else! It's as simple as that!
No payments of any sort and you have a couple new outfits! Sounds like a plan! There will also be CONTESTS, COMEDY, AND MAYHEM! AND DON'T FORGET FUN FUN FUN!!!

@Botanica Bar
Location: 47 e. houston st. (map)
Starts: 9 PM

Great Bands to check ..

Acrylics @ Cake shop

Tonight at the Cake Shop this great new band called the Acrylics are playing. They have a great laid back sound and have been getting a lot of excellent press. Definitely be sure to check them out.

@The Cake Shop
Location: 152 Ludlow st (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $8

Burlesque with a British Twist..

SWEET AND NASTY BURLESQUE and THE NEW MONDAY NIGHT BURLESQUE present
THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL @ Public Assembly

THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL, is the centerpiece of a jam-packed night of burlesque entertainment that begins at 9pm and continues until Tuesday morning. As a special offer, show your valid UK passport at the door for 2-for-1 admission!

Local favorites Clams Casino, Legs Malone, Tigger!, special guests Bella Besame (Manchester, England), The Flying Fox (San Francisco), Mat will perform.

@ Public Assembly
Location: 70 N 6th St (map)
Starts: 10 PM
Cost: $7

Interesting event

Sweatshop Social @ 3rd Ward

Bags for the People and 3rd Ward have partnered up to bring you "Sweatshop Socials" every last Monday of each month, from 7 to 10pm. You bring the fun and the fabric; we'll provide the sewing machines, instruction, drinks($1 if you bring a cup, $3 if you don't), snacks and live music.

@3rd Ward
Location: 195 Morgan Ave @ Stagg St. (map)
Starts: 8:00 pm
Cost: TBA

One Night Only...

AVI SCHER & DANCERS presents the World Premieres of Mirrors and No Matter What by Avichai Scher and Male Portrait #1 by Larry Keigwin @The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College

AVI SCHER & DANCERS
presents the World Premieres of
Mirrors and No Matter What by Avichai Scher
and Male Portrait #1 by Larry Keigwin
and the New York Premieres of
Aquilarco by Val Caniparoli,
Last Dance and Our Love's Defense by Avichai Scher
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Featuring Principal Dancers from
the New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet and Ballet San Jose

@ Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
Location: 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC (map)
Starts: 4 PM
Cost: Free

Coudl Be Interesting...

A STOOP-ID TALE w/KIMBER VANRY @ Pete's candy Store

Few things better evoke the poetic pleasures of a Brooklyn summer than drinking a beer on the stoop on a hot evening. Just one little thing, though: it's ILLEGAL! So Kimber VanRy found out last summer when he received a $25 summons for the nefarious act in his home hood of Prospect Heights. He could have just paid the small fine--but where's the fun in that? Hewing closely to his generation's mantra, Mr. VanRy decided instead that he would fight for his right to party!!!!! Nine-months in, after numerous court cases and even a New York Times profile, Mr. VanRy is ready to give us the full tale, just in time to kick off a summer of Brooklyn Brownstone Stoop-endousness!

@Pete's Candy Store
Location: 709 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 7:30

What a Way to Spend A Sunday...

Overbored & Bikes in the Kitchen present...Overbored Funrazor! @ Studio B

verbored & Bikes in the Kitchen present...
Overbored Funrazor!
with
Heartsrevolution
Teams Robespierre
Ninjasonik
Mr. Andersonic
Totally Michael
Boogie Boarder
Anamanaguchi

and more!

@Studio B
Location: 259 Banker Street (map)
Starts: 2 PM
Cost: $5

Good Tunes with Good peeps

New York Night Train’s Tripped-Out Happening
Live Performance: Psychic Ills, Soft Circle, Larry 7
DJs Gibby Haynes, Plastic Crimewave , Josh Styles ), Mr. Jonathan Toubin @ Santos Party House

Awesome bands, crazy visuals from Spencer Bewley, Secret Project Robot, Larry 7 and much much more! Santos is going to bumping tonight with New York Train's Tripped-out Happening!

@ Santos Party House
Location: 101 lafayette street (map)
Starts: 10 Pm
Cost: $10

Groovy Games....

Match Game Live @ Bowery Poetry Club

Match Game Live! has assembled some of New York's finest improvisors, comedians and celebutards as panelists on a new downtown game show at the Bowery Poetry Club. Match Game Live! asks contestants to match the panel by supplying the missing word from an innuendo-loaded sentence. Contestants will be selected from the audience to compete for fabulous prizes, gift certificates, and cash! Come play a game of logic and intuition while laughing your blank off.

Your hilarious celebutard panelists for March:
Frank DeCaro (Sirius Radio, The Daily Show)
Sara Benincasa (Sirius Radio, 236.com, MTV)
Eric Kirchberger (HBO, Comedy Central)
Tara Copeland (UCB's Mother)
Michael Musto (The Village Voice, E!)
Jessica Delfino (Good Morning America, Fox News)
hosted by Ben Lerman (HereTV, Sirius Radio)

Should be awesome!

@ Bowery Poetry Club
Location: 308 Bowery (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $10

Free Music in the Summer is Sweet..

Dr. Dog / Phosphorescent / These United States @ Prospect Park

Can someone say awesome line up at Central Park Bandshell?! Get ready for a night of indie folk that should go with the warm weather perfectly!

@Prospect Park Bandshell
Location: Prospect Park West & 9th Street (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: FREE! (donations excepted)

Rock n Out with Instabul...

Istanbulive@ Central Park Summerstage

Istanbulive: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey is an unprecedented event aimed at introducing Turkish music to the popular American consciousness. A Central Park SummerStage first, the afternoon festivities will feature major Turkish artists including Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan, a.k.a. MFÖ (pop music), Painted on Water featuring Sertab Erener & Demir Demirkan (jazz/folk/rock) and Hüsnü Senlendirici (gypsy music). The program celebrates the colorful Turkish culture with food, art, and visuals, while underlining the musical richness of Istanbul and the extraordinary virtuosity and diversity of Turkish music today.

@Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 3:00 PM- 7:00 Pm
Cost: FREE!

Caberet and a Free Haircut??

Floating Kabarette! @ Galapagos Art Space

A night of performances from wildly talented quirky performers from all over the world. It should be a lot of fun! Also tonights event will have free haircuts and a free cocktail with each ticket! You will definitely get your moneys worth! Check out who you get to see tonight:
. Sweden: The hosts of our show Olga and Bjorn!
(we found them wandering Times Square, looking for "Larry")

-the beautiful lisa natoli!
-the smart & sexy jenny rocha and her painted ladies!
-the death-defying jan manke!
- and on the scissors - Lynsey - giving you...

@Galapagos Art Space
Location: 16 Main Street (map)
Starts: 9 Pm
Cost: $10

Funny Comedy at the Rooftop..

Rooftop Films presents Humpday with Musical Guests The Antlers and Open Bar Party at Fontana's @ 350 Grand Street

These are amazing nights of entertainment that include a musical performance,a film screening and an open bar after party!

Hump Day: Male bonding goes a little bit too far in this bromantic comedy.

It should be hilarious!

Performance by Antlers
Open After Party at Fontana's (105 Eldridge St)

@ 350 Grand Street at Essex (map)
Starts: 8 Pm
Cost: $9-$25

Awesome Free Show in Prospect Park..

Blonde Redhead @ Prospect Park Bandshell

What I love about about New York City and the summer is that it seems you are always guaranteed a free Blonde Redhead show somewhere in the city. This year it's at the Prospect Park Bandshell, obviously it's going to be a stellar performance as always so if you go no plans this Friday night this is show to go see!

@Prospect Park Bandshell
Location: Prospect Park West & 9th Street (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: FREE! (donations excepted)

Fridays in the Burg..

This Frontier Needs Heroes w/ Wild Yaks, The Goddamn Rattlesnake and Justice of the Unicorn @ Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery

THIS FRONTIER NEEDS HEROES, is hosting an outdoor summer music series at Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This will be the third year of the festival and the line up is pretty awesome. Tonight's show includes Wild Yaks, The Goddamn Rattlesnake and Justice of the Unicorn.

@ Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery
Location: 38 Marcy Ave, Bklyn (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $5

What a Performance to See..

Review: Björk's Voltaic: The Volta Tour Live in Paris @ School of Visual Arts Theater

I have never really been a die hard fan of Bjork. I have always had the utmost respect for her music as well as her visionary music videos, but never had much of an urge to see her live in concert. So when I attended this screening of her Paris show from the Volta Tour, I didn't completely know what to expect. What I experienced was probably one of the most visually stunning and absolutely gripping live performances I have ever witnessed on the big screen. Shot in High Definition video and audio, Bjork and her lavishly dressed horn posse seem to jump off the screen and in to the theater making viewer feel like they were actually at the show. Songs such as wanderlust and hyper ballad became enthralling rave anthems that had audience dancing in their seat just as much as crowd at the show! The movie most definitely wet my palate for Bjork's upcoming live performance DVD, and judging from the stellar quality of this show it is going to be a must have! DVD drops June 30th!

Check out the Trailer: Voltaic

More info: Here

Friday Night Comedy...

80 Minute Comedy Countdown @ Joe Franklin's Comedy Club

This 80 minute show hosted by Kevin McCaffrey (contributing writer, "The Late Show with David Letterman") showcases New York's best young comedians and writers. Featured comedians have appeared on shows including "The Late Show," Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham," The Colbert Report, etc. This show brings many comics from NYC's downtown scene to the theater district.

@ Joe Franklin's Comedy Club
Location: 713 8th Avenue (map)
Starts: 10 PM
Cost: FREE, with a $10 order minimum.

Visually Stunning Live Concert

Review: Björk's Voltaic: The Volta Tour Live in Paris @ School of Visual Arts Theater

I have never really been a die hard fan of Bjork. I have always had the utmost respect for her music as well as her visionary music videos, but never had much of an urge to see her live in concert. So when I attended this screening of her Paris show from the Volta Tour, I didn't completely know what to expect. What I experienced was probably one of the most visually stunning and absolutely gripping live performances I have ever witnessed on the big screen. Shot in High Definition video and audio, Bjork and her lavishly dressed horn posse seem to jump off the screen and in to the theater making the viewer feel like they were actually at the show. Songs such as wanderlust and hyper ballad became enthralling rave anthems that had the audience dancing in their seat just as much as crowd at the show! The movie most definitely wet my palate for Bjork's upcoming live performance DVD, and judging from the stellar quality of this show it is going to be a must have! DVD drops June 30th!

Check out the Trailer: Voltaic

More info: Here

Early 90s gods... according to me..

The Lemonheads @ Bowery Ballroom

If you were a teenage during the early 90s then this is the show for you to go to! The Lemonheads were one of my favorite bands from back in the day and they are going to be rocking out with their old school jams tonight at the Bowery. It should be pretty amazing!

@Bowery Ballroom
Location: 6 Delancey St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $25

Great Show...

The Phenomenal Handclap Band Record Release Party @ Santos Party House

Tonight at Santos Party House, The Phenomenal Handclap Band will be celebrating the release of their new album. It is going to be an awesome performance that will also include DJ sets by Tim Sweeney, Mike Simonetti, Tim Love Lee, Smallchange, Amir.

@ Santos Party House
Location: 101 lafayette street (map)
Starts: 10 Pm
Cost: Free for the first 100 RSVP'd Guests to: Meanredproductions.com/PHCB, $5 Reduced with RSVP after the first 100 RSVPs, $10 at the Door.

Free booze.. and cool bands...

Vice Magazine and Colt 45 Event Apache Beat, U.S. Royalty, Sea Sick, DJ Set from The Arab Parrot @ Glasslands Gallery

With Free Colt From 10-11 PM and a sick line up including Apache Bear, U.S Royalty and Sea sick, how can you go wrong?

@Glasslands
Location: 289 Kent Ave (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: Free

Rooftop on a Thursday!!

Rooftop Films and BAM CinemaFEST present WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE, with performance by The Albertan and Open Bar After party!@ BAM

These are amazing nights of entertainment that include a musical performance,a film screening and open bar after party! And this time is no exception!

WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE- He might have been the most hated and most beloved lawyer in the world, but did anyone really know William Kunstler?

Performance by : The Albertans
After-party onsite: Open bar courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner

@BAM GGMC Parking Lot
Location: Parking lot across from BAM @ Lafayette and Ashland (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $11

Free Tunes in the Oval

Easy Star All_Stars @ Music on The Oval

A little reggae on the Oval in Stuytown for free! Sounds good to me...

@ Stuy Towm Oval
Location: outdoors btw Ave A and B and 16th and 18th St, Manhattan (map)
Starts: 6 pm
Cost: Free

Hood and his Screwtopians at the bowery..

Patterson Hood & The Screwtopians, Will Johnson (of Centro-Matic) @ Bowery Ballroom

The prolific Patterson Hood must love being on the road, his band the Drive By Truckers seem to tour non stop and when they aren't touring he seems to be doing his solo thing. He definitely knows how to put together an awesome live band so the Screwtopians should be pretty rockin'! Be sure to come out to the show!

@Bowery Ballroom
Location: 6 Delancey St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $20

Stevie Wonder and Wine....

Songs For The Cup of Life @ The City Winery

Instead of pairing their wines with foods, City Winery's pairing them with Stevie Wonder songs. Little placards for each taste explain why a particular wine goes with a particular song. It's a little heady, yes, but we'll use any excuse to listen to thirty songs by Stevland.

@ City Winery
Location: 155 Varick St, nyc (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: $30

mmm a book about sandwiches...

Word for Word: Tom Colicchio, Wichcraft @ Bryant Park

Spend your lunch break with you delicious sandwich and Tom Colicchio the author of Wichcraft a delicious book about making sandwiches.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Tis Amazing Burlesque...

The Posey Peepshow/Huxley Vertical Cabaret @ The Backroom at Public Assembly

Absurdist burlesque with The Posey Peepshow and Huxley Vertical Cabaret. Not sure what absurdist burlesque is like, but isn't that the exciting and intriguing part of it?

@ Back room of Public Assembly
Location: 70 N 6th St (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: $7

Bjork is Crazy... Check it out...

Screening of Voltaic: The Volta Tour @ School of Visual Arts Theater

There will be a screening of the Paris concert from Bjork's Voltaic: The Volta Tour tonight at the SVA. Should be an amazing concert that will wet the palate for the upcoming release of her new album.

Watch the Trailer

@ School of the Visual Arts
Location: 209 East 23 Street, third floor (map)
Starts: 8 Pm
Cost: $13.00 - $15.00, Free poster with every purchase of a ticket!

Pretty Eclectic line up of Performers..

The Legends, The Drums, Soft City, Care Bears On Fire @ The Bell House

Here is a pretty awesome night of music worth checking, you have swedish band The Legends and then the local youngins Care Bears on Fire with some other phenomenal group in between. Should be a wide array of musical performances.

@ The Bell House
Location: 149 7th st, Brooklyn (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost:$10

Cool Story about the Warhol inspiration on a Kids Life..

Lance Reynald reads from his debut novel, Pop Salvation @Borders Columbus Circle

Lance Reyland read from his new book which is about a Twelve-year-old outcast Caleb Watson is not like the other children struggling through the sheltered world of private school in Washington, D.C. On a field trip to the art museum he discovers the art of Andy Warhol, another outcast who becomes his hero - his icon. In the art and philosophy of Pop, Caleb finds sanctuary from his own life. Not the normal depiction of the polished life of D.C. and its prep schools, Pop Salvation is the story of finding yourself by becoming the art you adore.

@Border Columbus Circles
Location: 10 Columbus Circle (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Rock n Roll Styles of Steer....

Steer, The Voxys and Mexican at Night @ Lit Lounge

I saw these dudes at Goodbye Blue Mondays and they rocked hard the old fashion way. With a sound that is part grimey blues and part garage rock these guys are definitely worth checking out.

@ Lit Lounge
Location: 93 2nd Ave (map)
Starts: 8 Pm
Cost: TBA

Cool Israeli Band...

The Moshav Band @ Sullivan Hall

Here is an excellent band spawned from a musical village between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv called the Moshav. There music is a wonderful blend of middle eastern influences and classic rock riffs making for an exciting eclectic sounds definitely worth checking out..

@ Sullivan Hall
Location: 214 Sullivan street , nyc (map)
Starts: 8 Pm
Cost: $12 ADV, $20 DOS

Cool Show at Nublu...

HeartBeat sessions with guest Cheo from Los amigos invisibles on guitar and Jovanatti @ Nublu

Nublu is not joking around with these killer roster of show that they have set up for the 7th anniversary as a premiere hot spot in the city to see some eclectic blends of music as well as a great indie record label! Tonight Come and see Cheo from the Los Amigos Invisibles wale on his guitar as part of the heartbeat sessions.

Italian superstar Jovanotti will also be performing earlier that night. Should be a great night at Nublu!

@Nublu
Location: 62 ave C (map)
Starts: 9:00 PM
Cost: $8

Who wants some pig on a spit??

chashama’s Annual Pirate Party Pig Roast @ Water Taxi Beach

chashama’s Annual Pirate Party Pig Roast to honor Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas,Program Director at Rockefeller Brothers Fund for his dedication to New York City’s art and culture community tonight at Water Taxi Beach. The dude is an advocate for arts of all sort so he is definitely an important guy to the community.

Hula hoop artists, jugglers, fire-breathers, acrobats, face-painters and vaudeville buskers provide for a rowdy evening of eating, drinking, laughing and dancing at chashama's Pirate Party Pig Roast.

@Water Taxi Beach
Location: 2nd St and Borden Ave (map)
Start:6 PM
Cost: $20 online and $30 at the door

Who will be the Reigning Spelling Champion..

Williamsburg Spelling Bee @ Pete's Candy Store

Today is the FINALS! So come out to see which winner will walk away with the killer bar tab! So come on out have a few beers and put your spelling chops to the test as you watch the finals!

@Pete's Candy Store
Location: 709 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 7:30

Good Times Burlesque Style...

Monday Night Burlesque @ Public Assembly

Every Monday at Public Assembly it's performance galore in the front room! Featuring Go Go Dancing, Fresh Faces, Sultry Burlesque Performances and Rotating special guests: Nasty Canasta, Jonny Porkpie, Gigi La Femme, Legs Malone, Tigger, Clams Casino, Anita Cookie, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Amber Ray, The Pontani Sisters, Angie Pontani, Creamy Stevens,Bastard Keith, Peekaboo Pointe and many many more!
+ DJ JOEY NOVA!

Tonight:

9:00 PM: The Kickoff hosted by Jonny Porkpie starring Sapphire Jones, Miss Kissy Wishes, Victoria Privates

10:00 PM:
The Merkinettes presents Flirty, Nerdy & Dirty
hosted by The Lady Aye starring Weirdee Girl, Lil Miss Lixx, Fem Appeal, Stormy Leather
11:00 PM:
Doc Wasabassco's Last Chopper Out Of Saigon
hosted by Doc Wasabassco starring Bastard Keith, GiGi La Femme, Madame Rosebud, Peekaboo Pointe and more! Doc Wasabassco closes out his tenure as Commander in Chief of Monday Night Burlesque

Should be a lot of fun!

@ Public Assembly
Location: 70 N 6th St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $10

Or ....

Genius Camp: Show & Tell @ Public Assembly

Genius Camp: Show & Tell
Comedians, shorts, & more!

POYKPAC
Those Aren't Muskets!
Scott Gairdner
Good Neighbor
The Fine Bros.
Horsehead Businessman
LOOinLONDON

in the Backroom

@ Public Assembly
Location: 70 N 6th St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $8

Hip Hop You're the Love My Life..

The Roots and Friends @ Highline Ballroom

Come and check out the best band in hip hop along with some of their close friends as the Roots continue their residency at Highline ballroom. The show is going to be off the hook! You will not regret checking it out!

@Highline Ballroom
Location: 431 W. 16th Street (map)
Starts: 11 PM
Cost: $25

Mondays at Botanica...

Strangelight @ Botanica

DJ Ericka spins a set of groovy (and sometimes mellow) incredibly strange Moog music, Hip Hop, 1960s French yeye, Psychedelic, Soul, Funk, New York No Wave, New Wave, Latin, Jazz, Reggae and Ska, Punk, Rock and Big Beat.

@Botanica Bar
Location: 47 e. houston st. (map)
Starts: 9 PM

Make Music NY!!!

The 1st Annual Make Music New York!

For one day a year – the first day of summer – public spaces in all five boroughs will become informal musical stages for all New Yorkers, amateurs and professionals, to perform for friends, neighbors, and passers-by, turning the city into a festival of live music making. Complete listings here: http://www.makemusicny.org/

funny people

7:30PM, 9:30PM
Asssscat 3000
@ The UCB Theatre
307 26th St between 8th and 9th Ave
$8 for the 7:30PM show
Free tickets for the 9:30pm show are distributed at 8:15PM outside the theatre.

The Upright Citizens Brigade does improv with possible special guests from Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O’ Brien and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

NIfty Keen..

Piñata Party @ Secret Project Robot Gallery

An artist made piñata show that will happen in conjunction with the Make Music New York Festival. Twelve bands will perform on the streets outside of the gallery, while a barbecue will be simmering with all sorts of goodies for this backyard ho down. Salome and Jmikal have brought artist together from all across the U.S. and a few from Europe to lend their vision to the classic Mexican piñata. The works will be on display all day in the gallery, but come night fall we will choose people to choose a piñata they want to destroy. And oh yes there will be some goodies inside. It will be a day of fun and art and music. Fun starts at 1p and will go into the night, can't wait to see you.

@ Secret Project Robot Gallery
Location: 210 Kent Avenue, Brklyn (map)
Starts: 1 pm
Cost: Free

Good show..

TED LEO and the Pharmcists w/ Titus Andronicus @Kearny Irish American Association

Ted is rocking out with good friends Titus Andronicus tonight in Jersery at the Irish American Assocation. Might be worthy to make the trek to jersey.

@Kearny Irish American Association
Location: 95 Kearny Ave (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: $15

links for 2009-06-20

• New York City Homicides Map - The New York Times
  (tags: nyc map wuny)

Awesome Event!!!

Rooftop Films Presents NEW MUSLIM COOL ,Performance by Hamza and FREE WINE AND BEER RECEPTION AFTER FILMS @ Roof of El Museo del Barrio

These are amazing nights of entertainment that include a musical performance,a film screening and open bar after party!

Saturday: New Muslim Cool: Puerto Rican American rapper Hamza Pérez ended his life as a drug dealer 12 years ago, and started down a new path as a young Muslim. Now he’s moved to Pittsburgh’s tough North Side to start a new religious community, rebuild his shattered family, and take his message of faith to other young people through his uncompromising music as part of the hip-hop duo M-Team. But when the FBI raids his mosque, Hamza must confront the realities of the post-9/11 world.
Performance by : Hamza
After-party on the roof: Open bar courtesy of Radeberger Pilsnerand Carlo Rossi

@ Roof of El Museo del Barrio
Location: 1230 5th Ave, New York, NY (map)
Starts:8:00PM
Cost: $9- $25

Arty party back for another round...

MIXER:VERSION @ Eye Beam

Eyebeam presents a remix-inspired spectacular with an iPod rock stage, mobile soundsystem, and a cutting-edge karaoke room among many other delights.

@Eyebeam
Location: 540 W 21st St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $15

Be sure to make it out...

The Coney Island Mermaid Parade @ Coney Island

It's that time of the year and the only way Coney Island knows how to bring in the summer is in Mermaid fashion.....

Unique to Coney Island, the Mermaid Parade kicks off the beginning of swimsuit season with a panoply of homemade sea creatures, attention-seeking Neptunes, and, of course, public nudity! Cross the boardwalk to Childs, where you’ll be seduced by music from fellow Harpies like the Shapes, Jill Cunniff and Mighty Fine. Oh, and did we mention the sweaty burlesque dancers?

@ Coney Island Boardwalk at West 21st St (map)
Starts: 2 PM
Cost: Free

So Catchy it hurts..

Passion Pit @ Bowery Ballroom

If you got a little indie big beat hole that you need to be filled from the absence of postal service than this Cambridge, Mass band will do the trick. And there lead singer hits some crazy notes falsetto notes which is nifty! Show is sold out but definitely worth a try getting your hands on a pair of tickets!

@Bowery Ballroom
Location: 6 Delancey St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $16 ADV/ $18 DOS

Always a good rummage...

Brooklyn Flea @ Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

Summer is here meaning the Brooklyn Flea market is starting up again. Check out the 200 vendors of vintage furniture, clothing and antiques alongside new designs by local makers of everything from jewelry to textiles.

It is a scavengers heaven! Must check out this Flea market!

@ Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
Location: 357 Clermont Ave (map)
Starts: 12 pm

She has a voice that sends shivers down my spine..

Blaire Reinhard Band @ The Bitter End

Come and check out roots rock outfit the Blaire Reinhard band tonight the Bitter End. Be prepared to be blown away by the bands tight grooves and Blaire killer vocals. It's going to be an amazing show!

@ The Bitter End
Location: 147 Bleecker St (map)
Starts: 7
Cost: $8

Deals Deals Deals....

A Second Chance Resale - Chanel, Hermes, Louis Vuitton @1109 Lexington Ave. 2nd floor

A Second Chance Resale shop has the most extensive assortment of Chanel, Hermes, and Louis Vuitton handbags, jewelry, clothing, and shoes. They also carry designers like Gucci, Prada, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, and many more.

@1109 Lexington Ave. 2nd floor (map)
Starts: 11am-7pm