Archive for October, 2011

• Alliance Between Artists and Church Progresses

  February 4th, 2011
  

  Last year, Monica Salazar and her merry band of artists set about to revive an East Williamsburg Catholic church and its adjacent properties overlooked even by its own Diocese.

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• Men Shot Through Door in Ocean Hill

  February 4th, 2011
  
  
  Two men are in critical condition after being shot through their apartment door on Macon Street just off Broadway. Photo by Jonathan Mena for BushwickBK

  Two men are in critical condition after being shot Wednesday night inside an…

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• Rimx Paints People on the Street

  February 4th, 2011

  Street art is meant to be seen by everybody and not be exclusive. So why not paint the everyday person? That’s the outlook of Rimx, who paints the portraits of those he meets in the streets…

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• After Long Wait, Hana Grocery to Open Saturday

  February 3rd, 2011
  
  
  Hana organic grocery will open this Saturday on Wyckoff Avenue near Starr Street. The building has been plagued by regulatory delays Photo by Mike Manh for BushwickBK

  In November, we said the long-awaited — a year and…

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• Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 2/3/11

  February 3rd, 2011

  Well, guys, it’s a doozy of a winter. As my high school swing choir director (yes – that’s what I said) always proclaimed: “February is the shortest month in days but the longest in duration.”

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• Mazing Vids Playing Shea Stadium

  February 2nd, 2011

  

  Mazing Vids have been been playing with synthesizers since the whole garage rock revival thing was cool. They tread on the fine line between indie rock with with electronic elements, and the more overwhelming elements of the dance world.…

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• I’m Turning Into Playing Silent Barn

  February 1st, 2011

  

  Part of appreciating the music scene in Bushwick is loving the lo-fi/DIY aesthetic. I’m Turning Into are definitely lo-fi, but where they go for minimalism in production tricks and pedal effects, they make up for in variations in…

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• Nettling the Boundaries of Music

  February 1st, 2011
  
  
  Nettle. Arnold on the left, then Bowen, /rupture, and Cuff on the right.

  The warm glow of votive candles bounced off the crooked brick walls and deep, absorbent glossy wood of the tables that seated the crowd at…

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