Coming this weekend: the return of the Brooklyn Zine Fest!
Ayun Halliday of the East Village Inky will be returning this year. Hopefully she brings her awesome hat with her. Photo by David Colon Hey, weren’t we just going on the other day about the pleasures...
View ArticleThe tablers of Brooklyn Zine Fest talk about zines
They came, they saw, they read things. Photo by Scarlett North-Cavanaugh We told you it was happening, and it happened alright: the second annual Brooklyn Zine Fest dropped in to Public Assembly this...
View ArticleViva Brooklyn: How to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in BK
George W. Bush celebrating Cinco de Mayo by giving Texas back to Mexico. via Wikimedia. So, according to Wikipedia, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the 1862 Battle of Puebla, in which a small Mexican army...
View ArticleKick ass and chew gum and 11 other free things to do this week
We’re here to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And we can’t afford bubblegum. 1. Check out the release for Louder Than Hell, an oral history of heavy metal. We hear if you read it backwards, it tells you...
View ArticleGet happy! And 16 other ways to spend this weekend
Get Happy: Just another normal night in Brooklyn’s comedy scene. via Facebook 1. OK, it’s finally here. Time to stuff yourself stupid at GoogaMooga, at least if you can afford to do that (Friday –...
View ArticleJoin a conspiracy of beards and 10 other weekend ideas
Conspiracy of Beards: they might be clean-shaven, but they do look shifty. via Facebook 1. Brooklyn Launchpad invites you to perform any kind of art you can think of, provided you can do it in 10...
View ArticleJoin the Bubu Gang and 15 other ways to celebrate the weekend
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang: good gang to be in. Photo by Carly Rabalais, via Facebook 1. The Gowanus Nite Market moves to an alley Downtown and invited Heems and The Toothaches to celebrate the move...
View ArticleSee some fireworks and 10 other free ways to spend the week
You’re alright, America. Photo by Derrick Sanskrit Kennelty-Cohen 1. Coney Island’s “Flicks on the Beach” kicks off with a screening of Little Fugitive, the story of an adorable moppet who’s hiding...
View ArticleLand of the free, home of the cheap: 13 ways to rock July 4th
Bow before America’s greatness at Shea Stadium. via Facebook Beer, baseball, BBQ, and egalitarian outdoor space—Independence Day represents the apple-pie epitome of American pride. The problem is that...
View Article13 iconic Brooklyn music venues, now and now
SORRY CAN’T HEAR YOU TALKING ABOUT CBGB IT’S TOO LOUD IN HERE via Shea Stadium Tumblr In Manhattan, they replaced CBGB with a luxury menswear shop, and The Palladium was turned into an NYU dorm. In...
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