Archive for October, 2011
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Bushwick Music Review: Dirt City Magic
July 29th, 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.
Not everything about Dirty City Magic suggests…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 7/28/11
July 28th, 2011
Summer is quickly escaping & we’re coping this week with dance. Add to that plenty of art & music, some BARNraising, a brand new bike-in movie series, and that calendar is filling up pretty quick. Lots of doing to be…
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Yvette Playing Shea Stadium
July 28th, 2011
Joining the list of bands with gender bending names are Brooklyn duo Yvette, two fellows who play sickeningly loud noise rock. Though a guitar/drum pairing, they are connoiseurs of effects pedals. Whether or not their drummer is using any…
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A Plan to Reconstrvct Dubstep
July 28th, 2011
The Dub War parties that began in New York six years ago were the first of their kind in the U.S. and they grew to become a significant influence to many in the following years. But as knowledge of…
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Hospital Generators Still Smoking Out Neighbors
July 28th, 2011
A Bushwick hospital’s foul generators and noisy chiller unit still have locals fuming even after neighborhood pressure saw the equipment moved off the street.
Neighbors are demanding Wyckoff Heights hospital remove heavily polluting generators, which have spewed noxious exhaust onto…
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Ridgewood’s Museum of Garbage
July 27th, 2011
We all know that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but it’s less well known that the other man is named Nick DiMola and lives in Ridgewood.
Nick runs DiMola Bros., a rubbish removal and interior demolition company…
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Aimes: A Good Friend to Space Disco
July 26th, 2011
What is a good friend? Of course, it’s the type of question we should learn to answer as children. In fact the samples that form the backing of this new release by Aimes are from a teacher engaging with…
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Shilpa Ray Playing Solo at Shea Stadium
July 26th, 2011
At the core of Shilpa Ray‘s music is a woman with a bluesy voice and a harmonium. Backed by Her Happy Hookers, Ray plays aggressive, scratchy songs driven by ferocious beats and crunchy guitars. Though there is a…
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Baby to Bushwick: Interview with Curbs and Stoops
July 25th, 2011
With multiple shows, studio spaces, a residency program, and work shown both online and off, The Active Space at Curbs and Stoops gallery stands as a testament to the creativity and ingenuity of the Bushwick art community.
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Bomb the Music Industry! Playing Silent Barn Benefit
July 25th, 2011
Bomb the Music Industry! have announced a last-minute benefit to raise money for Silent Barn. The show will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) at 285 Kent Ave in Williamsburg. Admission will be by donation only. Other bands are set to join…
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