Tuesday is Bastille Day–France’s sarcastically muttered, Veuve Clicquot and Petanque filled answer to the 4th of July. The celebration is today, though and it’s the biggest one in the US! Smith street gets covered in sand and transformed into petanque courts where old French men in berets munching on baguettes

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.