Archive for October, 2011
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Real Housewives of Bushwick?
January 14th, 2011We’re having some difficulty parsing this write-up of JoAnn Berman’s Pre-Fall line on sustainable fashion blog Ecouterre. The designer is an eco-fashion veteran who has been cutting up old clothes since the 70s (or upcycling vintage fabrics, as we say in the teens).
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Bushwick Music Review: Pezzettino
January 14th, 2011
Each week we’ll highlight a different song by a Bushwick band or artist we like. If you would like to have your band’s song considered, you can submit an MP3 here.
Perhaps the most sorely underused instrument in…
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Old Monk Releases Birds of Belize
January 14th, 2011Last summer, Old Monk appeared on our radar with the song “Butter and Toast,” taken from their debut LP Birds of Belize. The album is out now digitally on Supermartyr Records with a physical self-release next month. We caught up with the band at Bodega to learn more about the record, their recording process, and their love of Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
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Echos of the British (Dance) Invasion
January 14th, 2011
Photo from the artist’s FaceBook.There’s a UK dance music sleeper cell in New York called DontSleepNYC, and one of them is ready to set it off in Bushwick on Friday. Max Echo will be smuggling…
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Hey, Bushwick! Why Do We Lie?
January 14th, 2011I was walking down 14th Street last week and overheard a guy say into his cell, “I’m already on 26th, just another 5.” It made me wonder why we lie. Out of politeness? Laziness? This week, I ask folks…
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Manhole Explodes on Bogart, No Damage
January 14th, 2011
A Bogart St. manhole continued to smoke after an eruption caused by a mixture of salt and water. Photo by Stephen Truax for BushwickBKA manhole exploded on Bogart St. near Moore St. after a mixture of melted…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 1/13/11
January 13th, 2011So many ways to maximize your perceptions, Bushwick: video screenings, performance art all over the place, a rockin’ benefit for Haiti, and some serious karaoke business…
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Mikey Dubs Brings in the New Year with Free Tunes
January 13th, 2011
Dubs can get quite intense from time to time. Photo from the artist.While the holidays are now over (unless you count Valentine’s Day), it doesn’t mean we don’t have some more treats for you. Or Mikey…
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Tropical Heat Warms Bushwick at House of Yes
January 13th, 2011An energetic crowd filled the dance floor at the base of the three-story scaffoldings in the grand hall of House of Yes this Saturday…
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DIY for Haiti: Arthur Smilios and GunFight! at Party Xpo
January 12th, 2011It’s been a year since the earthquake outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti killed over 300,000 people and left one million others homeless. The country may have fallen out of the news spotlight, but charities are still working to help rebuild the…
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