Considering the glut of clubs, bars and music venues , there’s a bit of a dearth  of cool fun dance parties in the city that aren’t super played-out or totally Bridge & Tunnel.

Well, I’m in migraine-city today folks and it is one unpleasant place to be.  , But it is Friday and it is sunny, so  I am typing briefly through my pain to bring you a couple things worth checking out today. 1. Seaport Music Festival: This week it’s The Pains

It came from the Bronx and tonight it goes back! NYC Council member Joel Rivera and Tools of War in Association w/ Rane and Serato present 2009 Crotona Park Jams, beginning tonight! It goes all summer long and kicks off with DJ Biz Markie, DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore and some

Apparently I am the only person in the United States who did not watch Michael Jackson’s televised memorial yesterday. I was out and about and not near a computer or TV but through friend’s descriptions and the magic of Facebook status updates, I feel like I was there. Tonight at

We’ve all seen footage of bulls tearing through Pamplona in pursuit of drunken American tourists and others who thrill at the thought of telling almost-got-gored stories to chicks at the bar later that night. Las Ramblas, the West Village tapas spot is celebrating this legendary event this week with 8

I trust that everyone had a patriotic, barbecue and beer filled 4th of July complete with fireworks, the smell of charcoal and the crack of fireworks bursting bright against the sky.

This is an amazing piece by Aaron Cometbus, the godfather of American zines.  I know it’s a bit of a long read, but it is absolutely stellar.  It’s probably one of the best love poems of all time. Punk Rock Love is… by Aaron Cometbus Originally appeared in  the May

There a few things going on in NYC today, Conor Oberst and Jenny Lewis at battery Park PS 1’s first installment of “Warm Up” and of course the annual opportunity to gather at the beach on Coney Island and watch sodium enthusiasts race against time to stuff themselves with hot