Archive for October, 2011
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The Acheron Celebrating First Birthday
May 12th, 2011
Mutant SupremacyBushwick venue the Acheron is celebrating its first birthday this weekend. The Waterbury Street club, which hosts punk, hardcore, and metal bands as well as comedy nights, is commemorating the occasion with a free…
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Knox Enlivens The End
May 12th, 2011
This clip is something like an impromptu discussion about what the apocalypse would sound like. The Knox siblings weave echos of haunted vocals with crunchy basslines, erie synths, breakcore beats, deep kicks, and the occasional rainforest sample. It’s…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 5/12/11
May 12th, 2011
Could it be this gorgeous pleasant weather is actually sticking around? Spirits are high, people are out, and I’m all about keeping it light. Read fast, pick your poison, & a happy, eventful, fun week to all!
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Cops Shoot Crook Dead in Gun-Sale Sting
May 12th, 2011
A gun sting gone wrong left a suspected arms trafficker dead and a block on lockdown Wednesday night.
According to the NYPD, an undercover officer from the Firearms Investigation Unit met up with a dealer for a "buy-and-bust"…
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Obey the Bass at Full Service
May 11th, 2011
Obey City, chillin like it’s the ’90s.At first glance, the choice of late-’90s R&B group Torque for a remix project might seem a bit weird, but once you consider the lyrics, “Boom like an 808,” it…
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Darlings, My Teenage Stride, and Dream Diary Playing Silent Barn
May 11th, 2011
DarlingsFriday night at Silent Barn is an evening for lovers of quirky pop music. The line-up sandwiches a couple of out-of-towners inbetween NYC bands we’re already excited about. Darlings, the lo-fi band with a great…
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Bushwick Art Park Takes to the Streets
May 11th, 2011
The NYC Department of Planning recommends a minimum of 2.5 acres of open space for every 1000 city residents. The good news is, New York City as a whole has 3.5 acres. The bad news: Bushwick has 0.6.
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Major Art Non-Profit Moves to Bushwick
May 10th, 2011
Momenta Art, an artist-run not-for-profit, has been working to promote underrepresented artists since it was founded in Philadelphia in 1986. Momenta is highly respected in the art world, known for its ambitious and unique projects on view at…
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New Sounds at Don Pedro
May 9th, 2011
Gross RelationsLocal production team Supercrush Studio is continuining with their semi-regular music series at Don Pedro on Wednesday with the New ___ Sounds. We’re not entirely sure what that blank is meant to imply, but…
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Look At Suspek Freestyle Now
May 9th, 2011
Suspek in the back, shining bright.If you can’t get enough of “Look At Me Now“, you’re not alone. To help temper the fiends’ need for the Afrojack and Diplo produced beat, Bushwick’s Suspek…
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