Archive for the ‘Happenings’ Category
Farm To Folk Fest @ Union Pool This Sunday
This Sunday, August 22, Union Pool and the Williamsburg-Greenpoint CSA will be hosting the Farm to Folk Fest. The festival will feature some of our favorite Brooklyn bands, beers and food vendors all in support of the CSA. The event runs from 3pm – 8pm with a suggested donation of $12 and will have on [...]
Blues Brothers Playing Under The Brooklyn Bridge
Head down to Brooklyn Bridge Pier One this evening (August 29th)to hang out on the grass with Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Akroyd) Blues as they hustle on their “Mission From God” to save the Catholic orphanage they grew up in. IMDB, Trailer. Starts at sun down. BYOB, just keep it in cups and [...]
Labyrinth Playing Tonight At McCarren Park
SCORE: (Rain – 1) (Labyrinth – 0) In a bid to even that score, the screening of Labyrinth will be given another shot after July’s rain-out but it looks like the rain may give Bowie another run for his money/hair/dignity. Jim Henson’s Labyrinth plays tonight as part of L Magazine’s SummerScreen series of free movies [...]
Holy Synth: Miniature Tigers & Neon Indian (Pics)
Last night, a couple of us Brooklyn365-ers took the uncharacteristic trip across the east river to check out Brooklyn transplants—psych-pop quartet, Miniature Tigers and Chillwave glo-fi synthaholics Neon Indian and I’ve gotta say it—I’m glad we did. Miniatures Tigers frontman Charlie Brand mingled with the sparse crowd in the Studio at Webster Hall, while belting [...]
Jelly Presents: !!!, Lee Fields, The Strange Boys, and Future Islands on Williamsburg Waterfront
Sunday, August 15th, Jelly will be hosting four bands on the Williamsburg Waterfront. We could tell you all about the show. We could… But we won’t. Instead, here’s four videos from the artists so that you can decide for yourself if it’s your scene. We’ve included links to their Myspace music page if you want [...]
Point Break In McCarren Park
You’re sayin’ the FBI’s gonna pay me to learn to surf? Keanu Reeves and Gary Busey chase down bank robbing surfers disguised as ex-presidents, led by zen-surf-speaking ring leader Patrick Swayze… Just catch your first tube down to McCarren Park Ballfields tonight and enjoy Point Break as the second-to-last of the SummerScreen series. McCarren Park [...]
Video Interview With Underground Rebel Bingo’s Ringleader
Earlier in the week Simon hinted at the Underground Rebel Bingo party that took place August 8th, here’s the interview with the hyperactive, crocodile costume wearing creator talking about how this hopped the pond from London and has taken hold in Brooklyn. Via NBC: British-born James Flames, the mastermind behind the Underground Rebel Bingo Club, [...]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Fun
Summer is fading fast, so now is the time to frantically take advantage of any and all outdoor activities before the frost of NYC Winter forces you inside indefinitely. The new Brooklyn Bridge Park has got you covered. Monday: Free Wi-fi means getting everything you need to do for the week done today, so you [...]
Hot Chip / 2 = Last Minute DJ Party
So you may not have tickets to Hot Chip at Central Park Summer Stage tonight but you can still check out (Hot Chip / 2 = Alexis Taylor DJ set at Brooklyn Bowl). For the low low price of $7 starting at 11:30 @ Brooklyn Bowl you can check out Alexis Taylor, the lead vocalist [...]
The Swell Season and The Low Anthem at Prospect Park (pics)
“Someone shouted out–play that song from Once” said Irish rocker and The Swell Season front man Glenn Hansard, referring to a heckle at a recent show “so this is that song from Once.” And with barely a breath, the crowd was swept into a frenzy as he and band mate Markéta Irglová played their famed single (of Once [...]
