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recommended art shows.
underground film maker.....
Pablo Picasso at Gagosian on 522 w 21st st, thru june 6. Picasso for free, yo.
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at gagosian on 555 w 24th st. Yayoi Kusama, thru June 27. Not so whimsical canvasas and a couple of quite whimsical installations
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One of the best shows we've seen, EVER
At Cueto Project, 551 West 21st St thru June 20. Animatronic marionettes. Sadly the scale model of new york city on a giant pizza surrounded by castings of ATM machines by the bruce high quality foundation is no longer on display.
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Souther Salazar
Gallery I
Solo Exhibit
May 16 thru Jun 13, 2009
Opening Reception - Saturday, May 16th 7pm-9pm
Andy Kehoe
Project Room
Solo Exhibit
May 16 thru Jun 13, 2009
at Jonathan Levine gallery, 529 W 20th st, 9th fl
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Ever wondered what it was like to ride the Parachute Jump, or how the Wonder Wheel turns, or what drives the Cyclone's lift chain?
This exhibit explains it all!
The Coney Island History Project's free public exhibition center opens for the 2009 season on May 23 with the new exhibition "Coney Island Icons: The Story Behind the Landmarks of the World's Playground."
Archival and contemporary photos, documents, anecdotes, interviews, souvenirs and artifacts are used to tell the story of Coney Island's four city landmarks---The Cyclone Roller Coaster, Wonder Wheel, Parachute Jump and Childs Building. The exhibition is curated by Charles Denson, CIHP Executive Director, noted historian and the author of the award-winning book Coney Island: Lost and Found.
FREE ADMISSION for One and ALL! Visit the Coney Island History Project's public exhibition center under the Cyclone Roller Coaster at 824 Surf Avenue just east of West 10th Street.
Open weekends from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day.
Hours are 1 to 6 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays.
Also open on Memorial Day and Labor Day, 1-6 p.m.














Saturday, May 30, 2009
awesome garage rock band
ORGANS
5/30/2009 9:00 PM at Matchless: Puta! Record Signing Party
557 Manhattan Avenue @ Driggs, Brooklyn, New York at Supermodel Death Dive with lots of other great bands everyone, The Othermen, and 7 Ton Hand
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FLYTRAP FESTIVAL 2009
OUTDOOR BASH!
Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 6:00pm
Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 2:00am
Carroll Gardens/Red Hook
594 Court St. Btwn Hamilton and Bush
City/Town: Brooklyn, NY
The Flytrap is a unique outdoor live venue, recording studio, rehearsal space in Carroll Gardens/Red Hook, Brooklyn. Two blocks from F Smith-9th stop, the Flytrap has hosted bands such as Sexy Champions, Gold Streets, Umami, Renminbi and Nervous Cabaret, to name a few. Last year these parties became so big the NY Times came out to do a story. This year we're all about gathering artists of all types to network and party. Looking forward to some great summer concerts featuring New York's best!
Doors open at 6pm. $5 bucks.
7:00 pm Measure
7:45 pm The Art of Shooting
8:30 pm The Annabolics
9:15 Coyote Eyes
10:00 Gold Streets
10:45 Kittens Ablaze
11:30 Turbotronics (Album Release)
12:15 Dynasty Electric
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we went to a wedding at this joint last month and the building is spectacular. Its only 25 minutes from manhattan, literally 25 yards from the Journal Sq path station.........
from the nonsense list....
Loews New Jersey
Films in the grand movie palace. Tonight: The Uninvited, Rebecca.
Months ago, the Loew's Jersey announced plans to show 1944's classic gothic mystery the Uninvited. Unfortunately -- and incredibly -- we belatedly discovered that no print of the movie existed. (And this is why the legendary film hadn't been shown theatrically in years.) But now, at our urging, Universal Pictures has struck a new print, which will be shown for the first time at the Loew's -- finally giving lovers of classic film the chance to experience The Uninvited the way it was meant to be seen: on the big screen in a mint print.
And because the Uninvited was first publicized as being From the Most Popular Mystery Romance Novel Since Rebecca -- we decided to pair it with that classic from Alfred Hitchcock.
Loews
54 Journal Square, Jersey City
6p Uninvited, 8:15p Rebecca; $7 adults, $5 for seniors, children, and students
loewsjersey.org/
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Saturday 5.30, Doors 11am
SCORE! Massive Outdoor Free Swap
BKLYN Yard // 388 - 400 Carroll St
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Thing-One
5/30/2009 8:00 PM at Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11217
Cost:
www.bam.org
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May 30, 2009 at 9:00 PM EDT
1990s
at Southpaw - Brooklyn, NY
$15.00
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free at ottos shrunken head. 538 avenue b,
10 PM THEE MIDNITE MONSTER HOP-Last Sat. of every month
MIKE MORTICIAN & SHAWN-ZEE spin the rockabilly voodoo & rhythm'n'ooze from 10pm to oblivion! With some of the most incredible, Psycho-Rock-a-Billy bands performing from all over the world!
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BM LINX
5/30/2009 8:00 PM at Studio @ Webster Hall
125 E 11th St, New York, NY 10003, New York, New York
Fashion and art show for our friend Nicholas D’aurizio. More details TBA.
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HT-This is the final nail in the coffin for hipster travel, when bohemian hipsters talk about the time "before hipsters". Trashy Travel is coming soon.
The Madagascar Institute and Dark Passage present:
Everything Was Better Before
A celebration and commiseration of when New York City was so much cooler back in the Good Old Days, before everything went to shit, before hipsters, before gentrification, before Giuliani, before Bloomberg, before investment bankers, before the recession, before the Internet, before I met you, before men stopped wearing hats, before men started wearing hats ironically, before irony, before Bushwick, before we sold out, before we cashed in, before before before, which by an amazing coincidence was when you were young and goodlooking and unjaded.
Our tenth anniversary, with three events in one day: The Madagascar Institute's dramatic re-creation of a pivotal naval battle, with twists that will surprise, delight, and confound you; a Dark Passage frolic that is, by its very nature, a secret that we cannot tell you; and a Time Machine disguised as a collaborative block party.
Part 1: Revenge of the Future. An informative, historical brunch by the balmy shore of Prospect Park Lake. Look for red flags. 11a brunch (BYOEverything), 11:45a show. Be on time, if you are late you will miss it.
Part 2: Dark Passage Frolic. It is a secret.
Part 3: A collaborative, distributed time machine, in the clever guise of a block party by the scenic Gowanus Canal. Bands, entertainments, informational games, and at 9p the inauguration of a big honking machine that will render everything better before, now and forever, as long as things do not go horribly horribly wrong.
Part 1
Prospect Park
South Side of Prospect Park Lake, near Wellhouse Road, Brooklyn
11a brunch, 11:45a show; $free
Part 3
2nd Street and Bond, Brooklyn
2:30-9p; $free
madagascarinstitute.com/anniversary.html
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5/30, Sat- Hobo-sheek House Party via jigsaw soul......
10pm-5am. Free
I just moved in to my new place that I'll be starting an experiential speakeasy in. I have my empty old Williamsburg apartment til the end of the month. It looks like the inside of an abandoned hobo boxcar train. So it's time for a hobo speakeasy house party and it's time to go out with fireworks.
Dress: Wear the most torn up hobo clothes you have, but wear them with pride, glamour and style.
There will be a cheap ass cash bar, baked beans in the fire, photobooth, some small performances, large fireworks and other inappropriates.
Joe jigsaw soul
208 S 3rd St, Ring 3b
Corner of Roebling
L to Bedford or JMZ to Marcy
RSVP
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105175040119
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from our friends at freenyc.net
at public assembly, the old galapagos space
SAT 5.30 CROOKED DISCO SUMMER BREAK JUMP OFF!
5/30, Front Room, 10pm, $5
CROOKED DISCO SUMMER BREAK JUMP OFF!
OPEN BAR 10-11pm
Starring:
*Old Money (Live)
*DJ Solly (Baltimore)
(Philadelphyinz (Philly)
*Crooked Disco DJs
New York's favorite dance party is kicking the summer up with a BANG! This Crooked Disco session is blazing you with a full line up of special guests that will guarantee to keep you movin' and groovin' all freakin' night!
DJ Sets from our crazy fun Philly homies, The Philadelphyinz and St. Louis's own DJ Solly who just moved to the big apple! Coming at you LIVE
we have our Attorney St. fellas, Old Money jumpin' on stage to get the crowd hyper and sweaty... And don't forget your residents, the Crooked Disco DJ's (Morsy & Kestar) throwing down some major Summer time party classics!
This will be our Last Crooked Disco for the summer so make not to miss out on the good times we have ready for you!
www.crooked-disco.com
Don't forget to RSVP! RSVP to going.com/crookedmay.
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Rubulad Presents: The End of an Airwave
In which we say goodbye to good old analog TV. Bands: Tarace Boulba, the Homosexuals, Gato Loco, and the Drunkard’s Wife. DJs $mall ¢hange, Repoman, Vintage DJ, and Barney Iller. In the Cabaret Room: Depthography’s 3-D Stereoscopic Vintage TV Viewmaster Slideshow, Featherbeard, and Jessica Delfino. In the Starlight Lounge: G. Scopitronic’s Non-Stop Film Festival, Ruby Ruby Ruse. Plus: Save Coney Island booth. Dress as your favorite classic TV character.
In the summertime, our Hassidic neighbors tend to become extremely agitated over our states of so-called "undress," so rather than get all in their faces, can we ask you to approach Rubulad via Classon Ave. rather than Taffee? It would really defuse a lot of community tension.
Rubulad Home Base
338 Flushing Avenue, at Classon, Brooklyn
G train to Classon station or B61 bus to Flushing Avenue
10p doors, 11p show; $10 before 11, in costume, or way late, $15 otherwise
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Saturday, May 30
Mister Saturday Night Loft Party
with Eamon Harkin, Justin Carter and special guest Pilooski
$10 before midnight with RSVP // $15 at the door
RSVP to MISTER@MISTERSATURDAYNIGHT.COM for the location
in Williamsburg from 10p - 5a




Sunday, May 31, 2009
PBR-BQ
Free PBR and $3 all you can eat BBQ!
Hosted by: Daniel James
Type: Party - Barbecue
Where: Bar 13 - Roofdeck , 13th and University
Sunday from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Sun 5/31
4:00 PM The Beets, caUSE co-MOTION!, Air Waves
40 Skillman Avenue free
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Really Really Free Market
The Really Really Free Market is a bazaar and a celebration, where we discard capitalist notions of interaction and have fun trying new models of exchange. Expect and share free food, services, skills, music, clothing, books, and fun.
This is an open participatory event. Some groups and individuals are planning to bring and share food, clothes, skills, music, and things, but there is always plenty of space for you to do the same. So step off the curb and get involved.
Expect to find live music, Radical Reference, acupuncture, haircuts, free advice, dental consultations, hugs, face-painting, food by freegan.info, silk screening, tarot card reading, and more. This event takes place on the last Sunday of each month, but check with us for possible time and location changes.
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South, Manhattan
3-7p; $free
inourheartsgmail.com
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Evolver Town Hall
Beyond Survive - We Thrive!
Economic Recession, Energy Crisis, Global Warming… Okay, so what are we going to do about it?
On Sunday, May 31, join a city-wide gathering of innovating individuals, groups, nonprofits, government organizations, and local businesses who are transforming today’s challenges into opportunities. Discover how we New Yorkers can re-imagine our beloved Big Apple, making it resilient, thriving, funky, healthy, and green.
The event features workshops, panels, music, art, food, info tables, and more. Speakers will specifically address how YOU can make a direct impact in their area of expertise. Topics include: Renewable Energy & Efficiency, Green Jobs, Food Justice, Conscious Health and Living, Locally Supported Agriculture, Climate Change, DIY ART, Rooftop & Community Gardens, Media Activism, Resilient Neighborhoods & Communities, Local/Alternative Currency, and more.
Each person will come away with the ideas, information, connections, and contacts they need for getting involved within the community. Be a part of the local solution.
This event will celebrate the launch of Evolver.net, a social network for conscious collaboration, and mark the beginning of their off-line community, Evolver NYC. This is the first in a series of events to bring New York’s diverse “tribes of transformation†together to enact meaningful change.
Sponsored by Thrive NY and Evolver.net.
May 31, 2009, 1:30-5:30 PM
St. Marks Church in the Bowery, corner of 10th St. and 2nd Ave.
$5
RSVP: EvolverTownHall@gmail.com
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Art Fag Party @ Bowery Electric
327 Bowery @ 2nd St
Every Sunday (starting January 11th)
Free with pass or print-out $10 w/out - 21 and over w/ ID
Art Fag Party
Hosts: Jack Walls with Ryan McGinley, Crispy, and Johnny T
DJ Avi Bands, Disco, RocknRoll music & other delights!
select open bar 10-11
late night happy hour 2am-3am
** Free ArtFag pins. ** New pins every week!! **
Lots of dancing and random acts of champagne and kindness. www.theboweryelectric.com
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at public assembly, the old galapagos space
Providence Night
5/31, Back Room, 9pm
Outlines, Ten Minute Turns, Seabrook Power Plant & tba
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TRANSMISSION SUNDAYS @ Bar 13
35 E. 13th St
No Cover. 21+
9pm–4am
TRANSMISSION SUNDAYS
Brit infused dance night!
Indie, Post-Punk, Soul, Brit-Pop, & Electro
Drink Specials 'til midnight
www.transmissionsundays.com /



Monday, June 1, 2009
art brut begins their multi day stand at Mercury Lounge. Sold Out
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its time once again to remind you that we are fortunate enough in this town to have the opportunity to see Les Paul, the inventor of the solid body guitar, every monday at Iridium. It aint cheap, with cover and minimum probably at least fifty dollars each.......
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the following parties are every damn Monday, usually busy and always free:
Smartass rock trivia at pianos, free, 8 pm, followed by karaoke dokie
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live band karaoke at arlenes grocery, stanton bet orchard and ludlow. If you like rock and metal, and who does?, I mean, who doesn't?, then this is the place to fulfill you dreams



Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Museum Mile Festival -
Pricey museums open for free this one evening
www.museummilefestival.org/
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Bushwick Book Club
Songwriters write and sing about a book. Tonight, singer-songwriters present music inspired by the graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore. Watchmen-themed food and drink will also be served. Audience members are encouraged to indulge in book-inspired outbursts (or costumes).
Goodbye Blue Monday
1087 Broadway, between Lawton and Dodworth, Brooklyn
J,M,Z train to Myrtle station
8-10p; $free
myspace.com/goodbyebluemondayinc
myspace.com/bushwickbookclub



Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Copycat, the biweekly night of cover songs presents
Copycat in Astro Kittens From Mars-A tribute to the Misfits
Misfits Tribute night! with Special Guest DJ Ultra V
Guest DJ ULTRA V (ROCKEM SOCKEM) and Dj Xerox spin crazy covers and rocking remixes of all the hits (rock, indie, old wave and new)
PLUS Live music acts in the back room. Some
of your favorite artists play cover versions of their favorite songs.
Tonights bands
SLAW-www.myspace.com/slawrules
Plus Ghouls Night Out! An all girl tribute to the Misfits! myspace.com/ghoulsnightoutnyc
NO COVER
at Ottos Shrunken Head, 538 East 14 Street, Near avenue B
10 pm to 4 am
L Train to First Avenue
Copycatnyc.com

Wed 6/3 Copycat Misfits Tribute

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Copycat, the biweekly night of cover songs presents:

Copycat in Astro Kittens From Mars-A tribute to the Misfits

Misfits Tribute night!
Special Guest DJ ULTRA V (ROCKEM SOCKEM) and Dj Xerox spin crazy covers and
rocking remixes of all the hits (rock, indie, old wave and new)
PLUS Live music acts in the back room. Some
of your favorite artists play cover versions of their favorite songs. Both bands will be doing Misfits Covers!
Tonights bands

SLAW-www.myspace.com/slawrules

Plus Ghouls Night Out! An all girl tribute to the Misfits!
myspace.com/ghoulsnightoutnyc

And some very special suprise guests!

NO COVER
at Ottos Shrunken Head,538 East 14th Street at Ave B, East Village, NYC
Copycatnyc.com
Try the copycat signature drink the Sour Pussy. $5 shot, $10 Tiki Style
Catch past copycat performances at youtube.com/copycatnyc

Free Following Shrink Comedy. myspace.com/shinkatottos

Try the Copycat Signature drink, the Sour Pussy. $5 shot, $10 tiki style



Coming soon to Copycat!
June 17-Devo Tribute for DJ Xerox's Birthday with The ARKHAMS and Dead Phones
Copycat moves to the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month Starting in July with upcoming tributes to the Kinks and more.

The Great Mystery of the Coney Dog

I live in New York, not close, but not terribly far from Coney Island. If I go to one of my many local hot dog joints, including Nathans and order up a Coney Dog, however, they will look at me like I have 3 heads. Coney Dogs don't exist in New York City.

According to Wikipedia, a "Coney" is either a hot dog with onions, mustard and Chili, or in parts of New York (those parts of New York nowhere near Coney Island) it is a white hot dog, aka a "white hot" which is really sort of a baby Bratwurst.

The places that have Coneys completely surround New York. You can find them in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey and reach far out in the midwest. For me to have one though, I have to wait for my big road trip coming up.

Tonight 5/20 Free Ramones Tribute

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Copycat, the biweekly night of cover songs presents

The Copycat First annual Joey Ramone Bday bash
Dj Xerox and Guest DJ Allan Dias (PIL) spin crazy covers and rocking remixes of all the hits (rock, indie, old wave and new)
PLUS Live music acts in the back room. Some
of your favorite artists play cover versions of their favorite songs.
Tonights bands

The Shaydes, the Premier Lampshade band.

PLUS The Bowery Boys paying tribute to Joey Ramone!

Plus Allan Dias' Birthday Celebration!

NO COVER
at Ottos Shrunken Head, 538 East 14 Street, Near avenue B
10 pm to 4 am
L Train to First Avenue
Copycatnyc.com

Catch past copycat performances at youtube.com/copycatnyc
Free Following Shrink Comedy. myspace.com/shinkatottos
Try the Copycat Signature drink, the Sour Pussy. $5 shot, $10 tiki style



Coming soon to Copycat!
June 3-Mega Misfits Tribute night with Slaw and Ghouls night out!
June 17-Devo Tribute for DJ Xerox's Birthday with The ARKHAMS and Dead Phones
Copycat moves to the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month Starting in July with upcoming tributes to the Kinks and more.

Bands Interested in Playing Copycat write to evan @hipstertravel.com or myspace.com/copycatnyc. Sets must be at least half covers