Williamsburg — Tonight (Wed, July 6th) in McCarren Park the SummerScreen series kicks off with Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in the 1995 weed smoking classic, Friday. The rest of the McCarren Park Movie schedule can be found here. Also, tomorrow will kick off the Free Movies under the Brooklyn…
Read MoreRecently C.G.P. Grey explored everything you need to know about coffee. Since we’re big fans of caffeine in general and Williamsburg/Greenpoint is well saturated in coffee bean roasters (Porto Rico, Grumpy), cafes (too many to list) and consumers (us and everyone we know), we’ve reposted it here.
We had our good friend and photographer Stefano Ortega (who shot the Portraits of Williamsburg series for us last year) on set at the Williamsburg Waterfront for Thievery Corporation this past weekend. Based on the 11pm/midnight text messages we got from him (below), we understand it was an awesome show….
Read MoreWe knew something was brewing over at Jelly earlier this year when the press kit leaked, but now the word is official and the full Rock Beach lineup has been released, though who-plays-when is still being leaked week-by-week. Yes, ALL SHOWS are ALL AGES and ALL FREE.
There will be six…
Read MoreLast nights event was a major success, not only from the perspective of raising some money for the People’s Firehouse, but also for some serious DRANKIN. I’ll finish the post up a little later with the deets on who won the smackdowns (The Drink + The Richardson) and how they…
Read MoreWilliamsburg — Tonight (June 28), at The Brooklyn Brewery, some of the most talented tenders of the bar from Williamsburg and Greenpoint will battle it out to have their boozy creation take the tippling title to raise a little coin for charity.
Bartenders from Dram, The Drink, Maison Premiere, The Richardson,…
Read MoreIt was just announced that Stone Temple Pilots are touring again and simultaneously told us that they will be playing the Williamsburg Waterfront on July 25th, 2011. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, June 30th at noon for $57 after fees (which can be avoided by picking them up…
Read MoreOver the past four years, Fool’s Gold has established itself as a new kind of independent record company, one just as comfortable introducing once-unknown artists like Duck Sauce, Kid Cudi and Kid Sister to the world, as throwing sold-out parties where Kanye West and Drake just happen to stop by…
Read MoreWhile the McCarren Park Pool is well on its way back to its original iteration as a swimming pool instead of concert venue, a handful of people have banded together to bring a supremely great idea to the waterfront: A floating swimming pool IN the East River.
Two creative firms, Family…
Vans, the skater staple, follows Northside Festival with their FREE concert series, Vans House Parties, at the House of Vans in Greenpoint, beginning next Thursday, June 30th. The lineup includes: No Age, HEALTH (translation: dance party), Ceremony, and the much-celebrated newbies, Cults.
In order to attend for free you will…
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