FREE Performance by Project Bandaloop: Dancers Hang Off a Building in Downtown
To be blunt: Project Bandaloop are insane. They are a dance company that create performances by suspending themselves from architectural structures and use the natural gravity to create the allusion of flight. These are true artists: they hang off the sides of skyscrapers for their art. That’s commitment to the
Marlena’s: Best Bar in Hayes Valley by Far
Every time I go to this bar, I swear there is a drag show going on. Marlena’s in Hayes Valley is where it is at. I used to always go to Place Pigalle, since it was the closest dive bar to my house, but it has recently been closed due to,
Fall Fashion on a Budget: Dress Like a Cool Schoolgirl
Here in New York, temperatures have dropped from unbearably hot to only slightly sweltering. Unexpected rainy days make me yell curses when I accidentally step in puddles that fill my jelly sandals with water. Obnoxious kids in school uniforms have suddenly appeared on the train that I take to work,
Giveaway: Win a Copy of Laura Goode’s New Book Sister Mischief!!
Win a free signed copy of Broke-Ass of The Week Laura Goode’s interracial gay hip-hop love story for teens, SISTER MISCHIEF. Called “a provocative and authentic coming-of-age story” by Publishers Weekly and a “poignantly beautiful outsider’s manifesto” by CampusProgress, SISTER MISCHIEF follows 16-year-old Esme Rockett as she comes out of
FREE Tribute to Jimi at Amoeba Tonight
To say we don’t all love Hendrix would be untrue. He is arguably the greatest guitarist of all time; better than even SRV and Slow Hand. Come celebrate the release of Jimi Hendrix Experience Winterland at Amoeba on Tuesday, September 13 at 7:00p.m. Back in October of 1968 Jimi and
50% off New Glasses + Free Shipping!
We wrote about the 6 rad reasons why shopping for glasses on GlassesUSA.com will change the way you buy glasses forever. You can read about that here. But here's the important part: YOU GET 50% OFF + free shipping on your first pair of frames. Click to find out more!
Broke-Ass Band Interview: K. Flay (Friday @ Popscene!)
I interview broke-ass bands on here every week. I mean real, local, this-might-be-the-only-thing-ever-written-about-them, broke-ass bands. And let’s be honest: most of them are only musicians because they’re not good at anything else. They might not even be good at music. My point is: This week I pulled off a major
Nick Cave’s Soundsuits on Display at Mary Boone Gallery in Chelsea
Can’t get into any fashion week shows? Well, check out some wearable creations that are probably way more innovative than anything you’ll see at Lincoln Center this week. Nick Cave’s awesome/colorful/completely wacky “soundsuits” are on display in an installation called For Now at Mary Boone Gallery in Chelsea. Not only are
Flirt with the (Lunatic) SF Fringe!
Does it make me cool if I say I went to high school with a person who writes and produces plays for Indianapolis Fringe? Probably not, but it’s true. Since Facebook has kept me abreast of every development that could conceivably affect Indy Fringe, I’m well aware of Fringe’s theater