February 2012
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
File this under Reasons I F’ing Love Living Here. Pitchfork just announced the lineup for the Crossing Brooklyn Ferry festival, which is curated by brothers Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National. Sadly, it does not take place on a ferry, but instead at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and features St. Vincent, the Walkmen, Beirut, Sharon Van Etten, Atlas Sound, Twin Shadow, Oneohtrix Point...
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Quilt performs “Young Gold” at Glasslands. (filmed by blearyeyedbrooklyn)
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Seattle's Food Forest
Amazing but true: Seattle’s plans are underway to build an urban “food forest”, the first of its kind. A seven acre stretch of land 2.5 miles away from downtown Seattle will be planted with walnut and chestnut trees; blueberry and raspberry bushes; fruit trees, including apples and pears; exotics like pineapple, yuzu citrus, guava, persimmons, honeyberries, and lingonberries;...
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Sharon Van Etten and the NY Times visit Sycamore (the wonderful bar/flowershop in my hood) where she played some of her earliest gigs. So excited to see this talented lady tonight.
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Here’s the Kickstarter video for the LowLine project: a proposal to turn an abandoned subway terminal on the Lower East side into the world’s first underground park; essentially the High Line underground (hence, the LowLine). It would employ a new kind of solar technology, using innovative fiber optics to reflect light underground, saving electricity and reducing carbon emissions, and...
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Presenting Seaview; essentially Google Streetview for the Great Barrier Reef.
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Frankie Rose - Intersteller
Ex-Vivian Girl and Crystal Stilts member Frankie Rose’s album Intersteller came out yesterday, amongst a flurry of praise for her ability to combine dark 90’s rock with a reverb-heavy 60’s vibe. Personally, I was less than impressed, but Stereogum had some very nice things to say:
“All the sounds on Interstellar are simply gorgeous. The synths ripple and glimmer like...
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Host a Take Away Show!
If you live in NYC/BK and love La Blogotheque and their Take Away Shows as much as I do, you now have a chance to host a show of your own! The team at La Blogotheque is heading from Paris to NYC this spring, and will be filming shows all over the area. Sign up and who knows, maybe Real Estate/Sharon Van Etten/Bon Iver/Arcade Fire/Grizzly Bear will show up at your door. More info here!
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Williamsburg Fashion Weekend
Not so into New York Fashion week? Want something smaller and weirder? This weekend is the 10th annual Williamsburg Fashion Weekend at Glasslands, featuring lots of talented local designers, awesome afterparties, and a sample sale on Sunday. Tickets and info here.