Theater

5/15-17 — Bushwack Series
The Bushwick Starr. 207 Starr Street.
8pm. $10. Reservations: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/
The Bushwick Starr (via good people Sue Kessler and Noel Allain ) presents 3 evenings of performances: Theater, Puppetry, Opera, Dance, Live Mulit-Media Sports & of course (weather permitting) the famous roof deck! THE BUSHWHACK SERIES is Bushwick’s premier new works performance festival, featuring new and developing pieces by: The NTUSA , Ann & Alex Make Dances, Chris Ajemian , Amanda Maddock , and Bushwick’s own ConLab. I know what you’re thinking readers…BWS again? Really? I say to that: get over there and see this fabulous space for yourselves. Support local movers, shakers, performers and DJs — that’s right….Bushwick Culture fave DJ Crisis will be on hand Saturday night and word on the street is that superstar Paul Rome will be bringing his A game to the court for ConLab that night as well. Next time you’re getting your fill of caffeine and charm at the Wyckoff Starr, be sure to take a minute to appreciate Sue Kessler and Jared Klein’s photo exhibition chronicling the happenings and characters who have performed at the space in the past.

Socialize

5/17 - Bushwick Social Club
Northeast Kingdom Lounge. 18 Wyckoff Avenue (downstairs)
10 pm. FREE. RSVP at: rsvp@bushwicksocialclub.com
Bushwick Social Club is “a group of people working to stimulate art, culture, music and life in the Bushwick Section of Brooklyn”. They are holding their first edition of a monthly party this Saturday in the Lounge at Northeast Kingdom. I’m totally curious to see who these folks are and what they have going. What we do know (which I’ve shamelessly pulled from their site): “Music will include: Electro, Hip Hop, Funk, Dance, Indie-Rock, Crunk, and whatever else keeps people doing their thing. We don’t really have a set format or represent for any genre or demographic. We’re really just about getting people together and having a good time.” What we also know — their site is great looking and I intend to spend more time on it. I’ll do my best to pop in and attendees: please let us know how the party went!

Music

5/17 - Titus Andronicus / Spider Bags / The Golden Boys / Dinowalrus
Silent Barn. 915 Wyckoff Avenue
$5
Another sure-to-please lineup at Silent Barn this weekend. I’m definitely no music critic, but I really dig what I’ve heard of rock/indie/shoegaze outfit Titus Andronicus — I’ll leave it to the pros to describe their sound. Visiting from the South (NC & Austin, respectively), Spider Bags and The Golden Boys both seem to encompass the totally-hott-right-now country/rock vibe that all the kids are after. I’ll let BK-based Dinowalrus‘ words speak for themselves: “Stylistically, the songs of Dinowalrus are rooted in garage-punk of the 60s, post-psychedelic biker rawk of the 70s, robotic electro-grooves of the 80s, lush guitar-scapes of the 90s, and noise-tribalism of recent groups such as Liars, OOIOO, and Gang Gang Dance.” Sounds like an awesome night, all-in-all. Go. Hear. Jump around. Report back.

Art

4/2-5/1 - The Threat of Chance
Ad Hoc Art. 49 Bogart Street
FREE. Open Wed through Sun, 1PM til 8PM, and by appointment.
If you missed the opening like me, you’re in luck - there’s still time to check the current exhibition at Ad Hoc Art. I have it on good authority that the show is amazing. The summer is going to fly by before you know it - catch this while the catching’s good.