this is not a dress rehearsal. this is what we have been preparing for. this is why we write those rent checks every month. this is why we stay up late working on the things we care about long after our “work day” ends. this is why we can justify a beer-and-shot deal pretty much any time.
it’s because we live in brooklyn.
and bill murray is bartending friday and saturday night in greenpoint.
[drops the mic. flips desk. cancels payment on godaddy domain. grabs cat and steps out onto the fire escape and salutes the night with a tear in her eye and deep gratitude to live in this finnicky metropolis]
ok, i’m done. now let’s all go get tequila shots.
THURSDAY
Vinyl Happy Hour at Baby’s All Right, Williamsburg.
the hardest thing about being a vinyl collector is not bragging about it. but we need a space for that, we all do, so we stop losing friends. this is that place. the vinyl happy hour at baby’s all right thursday night brings vinyl me please and mermaid ave together to sponsor an event spinning ’round right, all night(ish). live performance by trapo and joy again at 630, followed by dj’s spinnin’ rare finds and live recordings and anything that will move those grooves from the record to your step. come and talk about vinyl and listen to vinyl and listen to talk about vinyl and have drinks. 5-930, free with rsvp here. 146 broadway, at baby’s all right. all right, baby?
BEAT fest at the Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights.
rising brooklyn artists, performers, musicians, creators, movers + shakers. go to it. 7-10pm, free. lots more info here!
The Head and the Heart at Rough Trade, Williamsburg.
oh, you didn’t get tickets? well neither did i. and if you did get tickets, fuck you. i want to go. i really would like to go. so. please take me with you. rough trade – how about some free PR on my burgeoning blog here? the head and the heart – you want a feature in all of the playlists i make for the rest of my life? a gleaming album review full of ridiculously complex descriptions about how much i dig your tunes? well. let me get in there. 7pm, 64 N 9th st at rough trade, where you always get a smooth deal, despite what their name suggests.
The 90th Annual Feast of San Gennaro, Little Italy, Manhattan.
when the empire state building lights up to announce a festival, you listen. and the like a moth to a flame you migrate towards said festival with a frenzied need for meatballs and zeppolis and other round italian delicacies, including this guy. it’s san gennaro, folks! it kicks off thursday night and lasts until 11pm on the 25th so um… stop eating now. it’s in little italy, and your full schedule of events is here.
Pauline at the Beach at Videology, Williamsburg.
for everyone that is really fucking sick of being asked what tv show you binged watch this weekend. or last night. or whenever it is that these people are binge watching these things instead of living their lives… the art of cinema is still something to behold, and something that can evolve in the modern sense while not leaving indie artists in the dust. MUBI, a new streaming indie film service, helps connect independent films with the people who love them. launch party friday at videology showing pauline at the beach. 9-1035. $10, tickets and all info here. 308 bedford ave at videology.
FRIDAY
guys. guys. listen up. i think we all need to take a minute and think about why we are here. why are we here? existing on this earth? living in brooklyn? reading little blogs that someone’s little hands and little heart pours our every single day of every single week? for what reason do our hearts beat and our lungs breath and our hands rest in another’s hands while we walk with intention while intentionally meandering toward some beautifully uncharted and sentient destination where there is no rent and no windy days in february and time is fucking relevant?
WHY??
it’s because moments happen that will throw all of this into a tailspin and have us thirsty while drinking and begging for more and excuse me sir i will tell you when i’ve had enough. and that time is not today. no no, it isn’t even this weekend. because
BILL MURRAY IS BARTENDING IN GREENPOINT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
release the puppies, it’s time to roll.
this is it. and it’s happening, of course, at his son’s bar, the former riverstyx (that we have all been mourning for this long, languid 2 weeks) which is now (i hope ironically) 21 greenpoint. this isn’t fucking practice anymore people. it’s time. (it’s time.)
Freshmen Orientation by Rinsed, [secret location]
rinsed. the party group that i’ve followed into old sheds and (unintentionally) through a roof in bushwick, on boat parties that ended with passengers taking some dips in the east river and through blizzards that required burrowing through snowy tunnels until i saw that gleaming beacon of the neon umbrella light. and now, they have a home. which i hope is some rowdy and un-inspected combination of all of the above. see it first friday night at their freshmen orientation. come back to school. 11pm-7pm, open bar the first hour. tickets $20 can be found here along with everything else. if you’ve ever been to one of their parties, you should already have your school supplies list. location announced before the event because they are dope like that. just don’t forget- you have to get dirty before you can be fully rinsed.
Car Seat Headrest and Lucy Dacus at Bowery Ball Room. in Manhattan.
there are 4 reasons to cross the river this weekend. i know, i don’t know what’s happening. is brooklyn losing its charm? am i losing my edge. NO, no. none of those things are happening. it’s just that all of a sudden manhattan realizes that it needs to actually try to be hip and relevant to get us over there. and i’ll admit, it must have a pretty on point PR rep… who’s based in brooklyn.
GO SEE THIS SHOW.
car seat headrest. aptly named because he recorded his first album from the back of his parents car at the age of 15, and has continuously been producing some of the most progressive sounds in music since. and lucy dacus. this past year’s critical darling from my home city (what upppp), you cannot not be charmed by her transcendental voice and edgy-smart lyrics. they play a double set THURSDAY and FRIDAY night at bowery ball room, 6 delancey st.doors at 8, show’s at 9. tickets, here. will have to be scalped because they are sold out. or, of course, wear va is for lovers gear and drop my name. who knows, could work.
UMMM. the bazaar is back. for good. forever. go to it every night, because we all know how fleeting love can be. show schedule and everything else is here. text me on the way, we can meet. 150 greenpoint ave.
MOON MEAL at Archestratus Books in Greenpoint.
the harvest moon deserves to be recognized, respected, revered. so to do so give thanks for all of the beautiful bounty the seasonal equinox has provided. bask in the moonlight and under the stars and in the kitchen or at archestratus books for a meal from the harvest- chef All Ellis of Apothecary Kitchen will be serving a seasonally relevant meal to heal and refresh the body and senses. let’s eat and laugh and dance and sing and feel blessed.
oh yeah and this ish is girls only. fuck off boys.
tickets here, starts at 7pm.
SATURDAY
Golden Boat Cruise, setting sail from West 42nd St, in Manhattan.
there are so many things that i am trying desperately to hold onto from summer. i’ve been patiently buying rock-hard peaches, pretending that it’s way too warm to pretend my boot search, and using to term “transition dressing” to delicately make fun of people. the other thing i’m doing is getting on this fucking boat cruise and literally throwing caution, and my hair, and probably half of all of my drinks into the wind. it’s the last boat party of the season and it’s being thrown by zero presents and we are all going. tickets and info here, $50. 5pm-11pm, with an after party! cruise with me, baby, into the land of eternal summers.
VIVA LA COMIDA in Queens.
a food celebration the cultural hub of cuisine that is jackson heights. friday and saturday night highlight the latinness seeping out of the cracks of sidewalks that of this beautiful neighborhood. noon-7pm, at 82nd and Roosevelt Ave. all info here. VAMOS brooklyn.
Young the Giant, Ra Ra riot at Radio City Music Hall, Manhattan.
my body tells me no… but this is the first time it ever has. so, let’s ignore it eh? for old times sake. see these two epic bands take the stage at radio city music hall and unfetter the shackles that seeing really amazing rock bands in venues with theater seating puts upon you. move. dance. jive. heard? tickets here. 1260 sixth ave.
LoftOpera presents Cosi Fan Tutte in Bushwick.
high rents and demand lead us all to live grandiose lives in bite sized spaces. let’s celebrate it, eh? loftopera takes the opera out of the opera house and into our spaces. found and rudimentary, listen to the acoustics reverberating off of exposed ceilings and unfinished walls and let the passion pour out as sanctimoniously as the drunken fights or love you make with your lover within those same proverbial walls. loftopera presents mozart’s cosi fan tutte saturday night. tickets $30 here. 101 varick ave.. i bet you’ll like it better than pirates of penzance.
Chocolate Block Party at Raaka Chocolate in Red Hook.
gene wilder passed and we are all still mourning a bit… so let’s commemorate one of his most iconic roles AND the 100th birthday of roald dahl AND just chocolate and life in red hook in general because it’s just that sweet. and in Brooklyn there are chocolate factories and they open their doors to you and pour into the streets for a celebration where you need no ticket to join nor to become a swollen blueberry at the end of the visit. just chocolate and cacao and games and goodness. at the raaka chocolate factory in red hook. saturday 2-8pm. all details here. 64 seabring st.
Rock the Pulaski Party at North Brooklyn Boat Club, Greenpoint.
to the boat club in nogreepo that has turned the second biggest oil spill in north america into… well, into something else. that we can paddle through, together, safely. because when life hands you natural disasters, you build a boat club upon them and you offer it to the community to use. and you throw big seasonal parties with bands playing atop metal containers and the proceeds go towards doing more good. year after year. go to this. it’s music and beers and friends and food and a creek too. $5 before 7pm, $10 after. all other info here. 437 mcguinness blvd.
end of summer bash
SUNDAY
Taste of Williamsburg + Greenpoint, East River State Park, Williamsburg.
you know you’re never satisfied by just a taste. but how about 4? plus 4 drinks? buy it now on discount with pulsd and then join me and my partner in crime sunday. on the waterfront. all info here (and non-discounted tickets, if you have a lot of expendable income) (in that case definitely come with us) 1-5pm, east river state park.
Alll Day I Dream of Summer Fade. it’s a day party, on governors island.
“hold on to me” whispered the summertime in between autumn winds and suede booties. it’s a long slow fade and this is the last of it. send it out in style sunday at the all day i dream of summer fadeparty. on governors island. go early and check out the dope magritte immersive experience. tickets, $50 right here right now.
Sunday Brunch Market at Gottscheer Hall in Ridgewood, Queens.
you gottscheer? well i don’t either on sunday mornings… until i heard about this rad brunch market in ridgewood. Burgers! Beers! artesinal things! and everything else you love in a market. I’ll get out of bed for that. 657 fairview ave. 11am-5pm- which is my kinda brunch time.
chicken shit bingo in bushwick!
it’s a fundraiser. arrogant swine and duncan’s burgers, pumpkin carving, face painting, brews and
plus prizes for the shittiest square.
proceeds go to building a new community garden for bushwick city farm.
364 stockton st, 1-7pm
rsvp here https://www.facebook.com/events/1061755190607670/
admission is free, $5 per square.
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