As the temperature in Brooklyn inches closer and closer to 60 degrees and we begin to shed our layers of clothing once again, it’s time to emerge from our cold weather cocoons. Here’s to the rebirth of spring and the rituals that keep us sane: gardening, nurturing the mind and body and learning to live sustainably.
Today, with the resignation of Schools Chancellor Cathie Black, it seems like a lot of folks are toppling over each other to point and yell at Mayor Bloomberg. Here’s what arrived in our inbox today.
The New York based singer-songwriter and accompanist is ironically the least recognizable name in a cadre of New York musicians slowly approaching marquee status and it was great to finally catch his solo act. With so many opportunities Bartlett is able to do what he wants with little regret or anything that resembles a shell. Here’s how he keeps busy.
Brooklyn The Borough would like to officially congratulate our buddy Benjamin Sisto over at Public Assembly on being the new head guy in charge of affairs. We know he’s doing a great job because we checked out the venue’s website and calendar and can tell he’s investing a lot into the venue’s infrastructure. To that aim, Public Assembly is featuring Planned Work on Friday April 15, a dance party to raise funds for the club’s new sound equipment.
Brooklyn’s O’Death return with its third LP Outside after a year-long hiatus and a clean bill of health.
“The word ‘Aitai’ means I want to see you or I want to meet you or I miss you. It phonetically sounds the same sounds as ‘I Tie’," New York-based Japanese visual artist Tomoe Tsutsumi explained to me recently. Tsutsumi was a 2010 artist in residence at Skowhegan School of …
At an official ceremony featuring Marty Markowitz at Brooklyn Borough Hall recently, the folks behind Williamsburg’s annual Northside Festival announced bohemian favorite Beirut will headline the June festival. A week prior saw Brooklyn’s Panache Booking Agency organizing an early Spring Break with the first annual hipster Bruise Cruise to the Bahamas. Consider this the nation’s annual hang over recovery week as folks try to determine just exactly what they saw (and actually remember) at Austin’s South by Southwest Music showcase last week. Need more options?
