Archive for October, 2011
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Creeping Remixes of You
July 19th, 2011
Creep couldn’t have thought up a better musical alias, and the newest series of remixes they curated emphasizes the mood they’re developing. It’s a creepy atmosphere, certainly, but it also creeps into your consciousness, slowly revealing its presence before…
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Bushwick Fruit Vendor Accused of Joining In 4 Train Beating
July 19th, 2011A gang beating and robbery in a Bronx subway car may have involved a Bushwick fruit vendor who is accused of joining into the attack just for kicks. The man’s lawyer, however, says it’s a clear case of mistaken identity.…
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UPDATE: DIY Space Silent Barn Robbed, Ransacked
July 19th, 2011UPDATE: July 20
Silent Barn has started a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to replace stolen and damaged equipment. They are also raising money for extensive renovations to the space, that would bring the venue up…
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Magik Markers Playing Brooklyn Shows
July 19th, 2011Psych-rock duo Magik Markers traverse a wide spectrum. Most of their songs feature insane walls of blistering guitar noise in the form of feedback and noodling leads. But they are equally capable of cleaner, calmer piano…
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WE ARE: at the new NURTUREart
July 19th, 2011
NURTUREart, the East Williamsburg not-for-profit art gallery, has a busy line-up of summer programming with a variety of shows rotating through the main gallery every week. New director Marco Antonini planned the summer program, entitled WE ARE: as an examination…
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Q&A With Assembly Candidate Deidra Towns
July 19th, 2011
The wild race is heating up to replace former Assemblyman Darryl Towns of the 54th Assembly District. Three candidates have declared to run so far, including Rafael Espinal, Councilman Erik Dilan’s chief of staff; Jesus Gonzalez, an organizer…
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A Phantom Ride on the Evergreen Branch
July 18th, 2011
On the fabric of every southwest-northeast street of the Bushwick grid, a subtle disjoint somewhere between Irving and Wyckoff Avenues marks the scar of a 19th-century railroad that once cut through the entire length of the neighborhood. This forgotten line…
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Bushwick Music Review: Starlight Girls
July 15th, 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.
Starlight Girls‘ latest single is a tale of…
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Fallow Fields? Get Some Free Food
July 15th, 2011
Get a taste of the locavore future at the Bushwick Farmer’s Market this Saturday with newcomers Nextdoorganics, an urban/suburban farming company who are working towards “a distributed food network where backyards, school plots, and brownfields are used to support…
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Joell Ortiz Channels Eminem, Pun, and T.I.
July 15th, 2011Joell Ortiz has been busy since we last checked in with him. A couple days ago, he flipped the below diddy where he assumes a weirder-than-usual voice and channels the ghost of Marshal Matthers with the help of…
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