Home » local » new york city

• 

  INSIDE THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK CITY

  January 18, 2012

  Born in New York, The Bicycle Film Festival has evolved hand in hand with the unprecedented boom in urban cycling internationally. From its roots in New York City, The BFF has grown into a multi-faceted, global event that will travel to over 25 cities this year, from Milan to Tokyo, Minneapolis to Sydney. In 2001 Brendt Barbur, Founding Director, was compelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival after being hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City.

  Continue reading »

• 

  ARTBATTLES POP UP GALLERY RETURNS TO NEW YORK

  January 12, 2012

  ArtBattles returns to New York after a tour through France and Spain with the ArtBattles Pop Up Gallery NYC. The gallery is open for free to the public for a limited time from Thursday, January 12th through Saturday, January 14th and located at 159 Bleeker St. in the West Village.
  This exhibition of one of a kind originals will feature a live and silent auction starting at exclusive pricing that can only be found at the ArtBattles Popup Gallery. ArtBattles will

  Continue reading »

• 

  DRAGONSLAYER PREMIERE IN BROOKLYN + FREE PBR

  October 25, 2011

  Come check out the DRAGONSLAYER  premiere party at Public Assembly w/ Psychic Ills and Endless Boogie w/ DJ Steve Lowenthal Nov 1. at 8pm FREE! If that’s not enough to wet your beak, there are free PBR from 9pm-10pm!  DRAGONSLAYER opens at Cinema Village on November 4 and be sure to get your hands on a copy of the November issue of discosalt Magazine to read our full interview with Dragonslayer director Tristan Patterson. 
  Directed by Tristan Patterson and executive produced by indie-maverick Christine Vachon,

  Continue reading »

•  
• 

  NO RADIOHEAD AT OCCUPY WALL STREET TODAY

  September 30, 2011

  Sorry folks, No soap, No Radiohead. The band’s representative Steve Martin of Nasty Little Man said in an email “We can officially confirm this is NOT happening.”   Twitter rumors have been circulating of  a confirmed Radiohead  ”surprise” show downtown for the Occupy Wall Street protest this afternoon at 4pm, but looks like this will not happen.  The band will however,  stick around NYC to play Jimmy Fallon’s late show Monday night, and has been rumored to play the All Tomorrow’s Party over the weekend.
   

  Continue reading »

• 

  STRFKR: LIVE AT BOWERY BALLROOM 9/17

  September 27, 2011

  Starfucker, also known as STRFKR, formerly briefly known as Pyramiddd, performed to a sold-out Bowery Ballroom on Saturday night.  A far cry from the Nachbar show I organized in 2008 (link) and even the Mercury Lounge performance of 2009 (link). How things have changed…bigger venue, bigger sound, bigger crowd, and even a bigger band…but there was one major deficiency.  Ryan, the face and frontman of Starfucker, is gone.  Starfucker may have started as a solo project of Josh’s, but for

  Continue reading »

• 

  NIHITI: FACED WITH SPLENDOR

  September 20, 2011

  Brooklyn band nihiti have put out a new ep entitled Faced with Splendor on lo bit landscapes record label. It’s a solid 5-track ep to follow up their previous release other people’s memories and is a more approachable album with its more pop-savvy,  structured songs. You can grab the mp3 for the track Pinko Morning below.
   
  Nihiti – Pinko Morning by goldestegg

  Continue reading »

•  
• 

  ROOFTOP FILMS CLOSING WEEKEND: WORLD’S BEST DAD + ROOFTOP SHOTS

  August 15, 2011

  This weekend is, sadly, the final two nights of Rooftop Films this summer. Closing Weekend features the World Premiere of World’s Best Dad, and ”Rooftop Shots,” a selection of the year’s best short films.
   

  Friday, August 19, 2011:
  World Premiere of World’s Best Dad
  8:00 PM Doors Open
  8:30 PM Live Music by Sport of Kings
  9:00 PM Film Begins
  10:30 PM Q&A with Filmmaker Joshua Gross
  11:00 PM After Party in the Courtyard
  Saturday, August 20, 2011:
  “Rooftop Shots” Short Film Program and
  Rooftop Films Closing Night Party

  8:00PM

  Continue reading »

• 

  SUPPORT SKATEBOARDING + PHOTOGRAPHY: 43 MAGAZINE

  August 9, 2011

  Magazines play an essential role in skateboarding’s heritage, documenting the culture. 43 is a free, independent, non profit, bimonthly skateboard magazine, with a clean art book feel, dedicated to quality, photography and arts devoted to the unfiltered portrait of real skateboarding. The magazine has been in development for well over a year now with New York City skateboard photographer Allen Ying carefully building it thoughtfully from the ground up, questioning every detail to result in a magazine that is as inspiring as

  Continue reading »

• 

  2 DAYS OF FREE BEER + BANDS IN BUSHWICK

  August 8, 2011

  The second annual Out In The Streets fest is two-day party at Brooklyn Fireproof in Bushwick Saturday + Sunday August 27th and 28th, following up last month’s Bushwick Walkabout Festival. Free beer will be provided by Brooklyn Brewery, lots of give-a-ways and more than a dozen awesome bands.
  DATE: August 27th & 28th, 2011
  VENUE: Brooklyn Fireproof Outdoors
  VENUE ADDRESS: 119 Ingraham Street, Brooklyn, NY
  PRICE: 2-day pass: $15 // single-day pass: $10
  TICKETS/MORE INFO: http://outinthestreets.com/

  FREE BROOKLYN BREWERY BEER
  (while supplies last)
   

   
   

  Continue reading »

•  
• 

  I’M PARAPHRASING, UM: ANNIE HALL + WOODY ALLEN IMPRESSION CONTEST

  August 5, 2011

  The EPIX Free-For-All will screen Woody Allen’s Academy Award Winning classic Annie Hall on Coney Island, a key location for the film. The evening will feature a Woody Allen Impression contest with prizes. To enter, please email woody@rooftopfilms.com.

  WHEN: Monday, August 8, 2011
  7:00 PM Live DJ
  8:30 PM Rooftop Films presents Kristen Lepore’s short film Bottle
  8:40 PM Annie Hall

  WHERE: On the Beach at Coney Island at W 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224
  Subway Directions: Take the F train to Coney Island, walk to the beach and

  Continue reading »

• 

  METRONOMY PLAYING FREE SHOW TONITE AT PIER 54 NYC

  July 28, 2011

   

  Head on over to Hudson River Park’s River Rocks at Pier 54 in Manhattan tonight to see Metronomy play for FREE! They should be going on at 8:30PM just after Brooklyn based Class Actress opens it up. You can download their Free 2011 Digital Mix Tape, that contains tracks from a lot of the acts on their summer lineup, here.
  See you there!

   

  Continue reading »

• 

  DANIEL ISAIAH GETS FOLKY ON LOWER EAST SIDE

  June 24, 2011

  Daniel Isaiah’s recent release High Twilight winds it’s way through years of folk references with some refreshing indie ingredients.  There are tracks that speak to Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Conor Oberst, but with bursts of a youthful Montreal indie rock sound.  For those looking for an energetic update to more traditional folk songwriting, Isaiah delivers with tracks like “The Naked Night” which features some heavier guitars and synth backgrounds and “Candlemaker Row” with stark percussive interludes.  His charming French tracks

  Continue reading »

•