Archive for October, 2011
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12 Hour Party With Bpitch Control
June 30th, 2011
To try and describe Berlin’s BPitch Control as a label that focuses on a particular type of sound would be unfair. But it’s safe to say that one can expect a healthy dose of techno when exploring their ethos,…
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Ringo Deathstarr Playing Shea Stadium
June 30th, 2011Of all the nouveau shoegaze bands that have crept up in the last few years, you won’t find a more convincing or enjoyable pastiche than Ringo Deathstarr. They may do My Bloody Valentine better than the Valetines do,…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 6/30/11
June 30th, 2011
Music dominates this week, and in true Bushwick fashion, the variety astounds: quartets, dub step, gypsy spirited, straight up rock, skateboard-inspired, and one double broken-wristed performance (just keep reading). The focus of course is on the outdoors & plenty of…
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Men Brazenly Burglarize Local Factory
June 30th, 2011
Thieves burglarized a local textile factory earlier this month, stealing copper pipes, and the 83rd Precinct is now looking for help identifying the culprits.
According to the NYPD press office, three men were caught on surveillance cameras breaking into…
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Dub Days of Summer
June 29th, 2011
What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than outdoors with friends and neighbors set to the sounds of dub reggae influenced music? This weekend presents just such an opportunity with Dub Day Afternoon at Roberta’s.
The headliner of…
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Sore Eros Playing Shea Stadium
June 29th, 2011
You might not call it freak folk, but there is definitely something a little freaky about Sore Eros. The mostly acoustic band twist tones into a sinister turn, emphasizing walls of abrasive noise and weaving in charmingly subtle accents…
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Q&A With Assembly Candidate Jesus Gonzalez
June 29th, 2011
Another twenty-something is vying for the most coveted job in town: Bushwick’s vacant state assembly seat.
Former Assemblyman Darryl Towns resigned three months ago to take a commissioner’s position in the Cuomo administration, and last week Governor Cuomo called for the…
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Upcoming Shows From Shellshag
June 28th, 2011
Brooklyn duo Shellshag play lead-driven ’90s style alt-rock full of scratchy guitars. They also run Starcleaner Records together, which releases music by Tulsa and This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb. They favor a clean, sharp sound…
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Bushwick Avenue Preservation Has a Plan
June 28th, 2011
It was only last fall that historian Adam Schwartz took us on a tour of Bushwick Avenue, sharing the efforts of his students at the Academy of Urban Planning to draw attention to the treasures of the neighborhood’s most historically important…
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Grocery Chains Cash in on ‘Food Deserts’
June 27th, 2011
Tri-State grocery chain Bogopa has been awarded $450,000 in sales tax exemptions under a city initiative to increase fresh food availability in the city’s "food deserts," but most of the incentives will go to renovations and fractional expansions at five existing supermarkets.…
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