Archive for October, 2011

• The Right Format: An Interview with I’m Turning Into

  August 31st, 2011
  

  Originally from the greater-DC area, multi-instrumentalists and childhood friends I’m Turning Into have spent the last few years establishing themselves in the Bushwick DIY scene and recording. Their debut full length, Parcels of Marbles was released in July on cassette and digital download. BushwickBK recently sat down with Edd Chittenden, Jhon Grewell, and Steve Tarkington to discuss Brooklyn’s scene, recording, and cassettes.

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• Melancholic Pop By Kile Atwater And TeV95

  August 31st, 2011
  

  Despite everything, it’s all good. That’s the message of this weighty new track that focuses on the pressure and pain only to ultimately conclude things will be alright. Sung by newcomer Kile Atwater and produced by TeV95, it’s…

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• Doe Fund Cleans Streets and Lives

  August 30th, 2011
  

  When William Black lost his job and his apartment last year, it looked like the first chapter of an all-too-familiar story of homelessness in a time of recession. A native New Yorker who had moved to New Jersey for work,…

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• Bushwick Music Review: Fan-Tan

  August 26th, 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.

  With ’80s fandom giving way to ’90s revivalism,…

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• Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 8/25/11

  August 25th, 2011
  

  I wish I had some good weather news to report, but there’s no question August ‘11 is going down as one of the wettest & craziest (hurricanes, earthquakes, and we’re not even done yet).  Luckily, our week is filled…

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• Rap Videos By Darnell Williams

  August 25th, 2011

  It’s not exactly news that music videos have regained their relevance in this post-MTV era. Darnell Williams is part of this new crop of filmmakers filling an integral role in the internet-driven music world, especially in hip hop.…

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• New Tropical Mix By Nappy G

  August 24th, 2011
  

  Nappy G isn’t sure if he’s running from the tide of gentrification in Brooklyn in search of affordable rents or leading it, but he landed in Bushwick due to the journey in 2005 and has been here since. Yet his…

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• WE ARE: Famous Accountants at NURTUREart

  August 24th, 2011
  
  Last week, I took part in my first group therapy session, not in a wood-paneled church basement, but rather at NURTUREart as part of More Joy, a project organized by Famous Accountants.  Co-directors Kevin Regan and Ellen

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• Woman Raped on Evergreen, Police Search for Two Men

  August 24th, 2011
  

  Police are searching for two men in connection to a brutal rape over the weekend.

  An NYPD spokesman told BushwickBK that two Hispanic men attacked and raped an unidentified woman near the corner of Jefferson Street and Evergreen Avenue Saturday morning…

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• Bring in the Noise: CSC Funk Band

  August 22nd, 2011
  

  It’s only been a couple of weeks since we first mentioned CSC Funk Band as part of the line-up of the relocated Rock Yard. The 10-piece big band style party outfit is focused on massive horn sounds and —…

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