Archive for October, 2011
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Circo’s: A Sweet Vestige of Sicilian Bushwick
May 20th, 2010
Circo’s classic storefront has lasted the ages on Knickerbocker Avenue. — Photo by Diego CupoloWith its inoperative neon signs and crowded windows, Circo’s Pastry Shop is a classic fixture of Knickerbocker, conspiring with the domino players and…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 5/20/10
May 20th, 2010Wow, Bushwick. We’re hitting insane levels of entertainment options and there is no excuse for staying in. Things are fun, free, and near your house — Go out!
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Recommended Show: Medications at Bruar Falls
May 20th, 2010
Jonny Leather is one of those people behind the scenes in NYC music that should be quietly applauded. Running a great blog, booking bands across the city, and constantly promoting bands he believes in, especially when those bands…
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And I’ll Form… the Head!
May 20th, 2010
OPINION — Freelance WastelandLet us imagine a situation in which we have a population which itself exists under some sort of representative government. As in all such systems, the composition and thus the nature of the government in question…
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Trash Talk Playing Free Show Friday Night
May 20th, 2010
LA hardcore outfit Trash Talk are playing a late, all ages show at the Acheron tomorrow with Grand Rapids’ La Dispute and locals Cerebral Ballzy. Trash Talk and La Dispute are already playing Bowery Ballroom…
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Bushwick Apartment Roundup 5/19/10
May 19th, 2010Three-bedrooms! Weird assortment, this week, but I had to go up to $1700 to find enough decent places. Enjoy, and don’t forget to check out the Bushwick Classifieds for other stuff.
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Floating Open Mic Touches Down at New Café
May 19th, 2010For such a thriving arts community, Bushwick has certainly been lacking a few good, legitimate open mics. Or so it seemed…
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Recommended: Keepaway- Baby Style EP
May 19th, 2010
Keepaway: I was lucky enough to book this band back about a year ago at the Cameo Gallery in Williamsburg, back when they were straddling the name change between “Bianca” and “In.” Neither name would be as memorable or…
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Bushwick Chic: California Dreamin’
May 18th, 2010
Cali transplants Colby and Sandy on Bushwick Avenue. Click for more. — Photos by Nicole Wasilewicz.When I stopped these San Francisco transplants on their walk through their new neighborhood, the couple told me they thought New Yorkers…
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That Dead Rat Is Art
May 18th, 2010Decaying rodents. Skeletal animal remains. A deceased goose hanging upside down. And it’s all quite entertaining. This is the mind of Belgium’s ROA…
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