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Cock SparrerWarsaw : 7:00 p.m. April 11 |
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![]() Back in 1976, the young punks in Cock Sparrer coulda been the next Sex Pistols, but they famously wouldn't cut their hair into a punk style for Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren (another story has the reason as McLaren wouldn't buy them a second round of beers). Yet, as any punk worth her Docs... More >> |
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Greenpoint | Music |
Reel Big Fish+Less Than Jake+Authority ZeroBest Buy Theater : 7:30 p.m. June 16 |
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![]() Last December was bittersweet for Reel Big Fish. The ska-punk band gave fans something to celebrate with the surprise Happy Skalidays EP, six tracks of Christmas covers and crudely named originals. On the other hand, the final month of 2014 brought about the departure of drummer Ryland... More >> |
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West 40s | Music |
Irish Baking ClassesThe Institute of Culinary Education : 6:00 p.m. daily until March 17 |
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![]() You can take a cooking class in just about any cuisine you can imagine at ICE, the Institute of Culinary Education, from traditional Italian fare, petits fours, and pastry art to classic American bar food and daringly spicy Creole gumbos. But since it’s St. Patrick’s Day week, the... More >> |
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Chelsea | Food and Drink |
Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e CollectionJapan Society : 9:30 a.m. daily until June 7 |
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![]() Depictions of felines, it seems, have been popular throughout the ages. Before there was “Best Cat Vines of 2014,” Japanese artists created woodblock prints of their furry friends. Starting today, the Japan Society Gallery features Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e... More >> |
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East 40s | Art - Museums |
Kevin HartBarclays Center : 7:00 p.m. July 9 |
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Brooklyn | Comedy |
HauschkaLe Poisson Rouge : 8:00 p.m. April 15 |
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Greenwich Village | Music |
Black & White ’Scope: American CinemaBAM Rose Cinemas : 2:00 p.m. daily until March 19 |
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![]() Trumpeting the importance of cinematographers is currently emerging as one of the central themes of this year's repertory programming in New York: As the Museum of the Moving Image continues its month-long tribute to the late DP Gordon Willis, BAMcinématek has organized "Black & White... More >> |
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Fort Greene | Film - Repertory and Special Screenings |
Kehinde WileyBrooklyn Museum : 11:00 a.m. daily until May 24 |
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![]() Kehinde Wiley, only 38 years old but with a career spanning 14 years, already has his own retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum, and rightly so. The works in Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic feature young black subjects in poses associated with historical paintings. In Napoleon Leading the Army... More >> |
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Prospect Heights | Art - Museums |
Forward FergusonJACK : 7:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 30 |
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![]() Theater has brought citizens together to heal their ailing polis since the time of ancient Athens. These days our own divided city needs public forums badly, so it’s inspiring when a local performing-arts organization embraces that timeworn role. This month JACK, the Clinton Hill culture... More >> |
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Prospect Heights | Theater |
Danspace Project Platform 2015Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church : 8:00 p.m. daily until March 28 |
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![]() Critic Edwin Denby’s Dancers, Buildings, and People in the Streets, a 1965 collection of brilliant observations about the art form, inspired writer Claudia La Rocco, like Denby both poet and critic, to assemble a seven-week “platform” that kicks off tonight with a reading by... More >> |
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East Village | Dance |
HookwormsRough Trade NYC : 8:00 p.m. April 17 |
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Brooklyn | Music |
Billy JoelMadison Square Garden : 8:00 p.m. April 3; 8:00 p.m. May 28; 8:00 p.m. June 20; 8:00 p.m. July 1; 8:00 p.m. August 20; 8:00 p.m. September 25; 8:00 p.m. October 21; 8:00 p.m. November 19; 8:00 p.m. December 17 |
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![]() Las Vegas was once the go-to spot for legendary musicians looking to settle down for a residency, but it looks like MSG and Billy Joel have found a way to take that concept home to New York. After playing a New Year's Eve show at Barclays, the Bronx-born, Long Island–bred performer, who... More >> |
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Chelsea | Music |
Cock SparrerWarsaw : 7:00 p.m. April 10 |
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![]() Back in 1976, the young punks in Cock Sparrer coulda been the next Sex Pistols, but they famously wouldn't cut their hair into a punk style for Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren (another story has the reason as McLaren wouldn't buy them a second round of beers). Yet, as any punk worth her Docs... More >> |
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Greenpoint | Music |
BjörkKings Theatre : 8:00 p.m. March 18; 3:00 p.m. March 22 |
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![]() With a new album (the heartbreaking breakup record Vulnicura), a MoMA retrospective, eight shows in New York and an upcoming appearance at Governors Ball, this is the season of the ever-experimental Icelandic artist Björk. Her NYC residency kicks off at Carnegie Hall on March 7, the same... More >> |
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Brooklyn | Music |
Brisket King NYCIrondale Center : 6:00 p.m. March 16 |
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![]() Houston, St. Louis, Kansas City — NYC belongs on this list as one of the great BBQ towns, and tonight we’re going to prove it. The Brisket King competition returns for a third year, now in a larger venue. This year takes place in the name-appropriate Kings County — Brooklyn,... More >> |
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Fort Greene | Food and Drink |
The Devil Wears Prada+The Word Alive+Born of OsirisIrving Plaza : 6:00 p.m. April 9 |
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East Village | Music |
Welcome to Night Vale LiveSymphony Space : 7:30 p.m. March 18 |
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![]() Some towns are built on bedrock, but the mysterious town of Night Vale is built on stories. (Well, stories and an underground city accessible via Lane Five of the Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Arcade Fun Complex.) Tonight the town’s creators, writers Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor,... More >> |
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West 90s | Literary Events |
Gary GulmanHighline Ballroom : 7:15 p.m. March 18 |
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Chelsea | Music, Comedy |
Joyce UnleashedNew York Live Arts : 7:30 p.m. March 17; 7:30 p.m. daily from March 20 until March 21 |
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![]() You may have noticed the Joyce’s name on large-scale dance productions at the uptown auditorium formerly known as the New York State Theater. But in an interesting reversal, the mid-size Chelsea house also mounts occasional shows in the home of its smaller neighbor down the block; in this... More >> |
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Chelsea | Dance |
Chelsea Nights Concert SeriesThe Chelsea Market : 7:00 p.m. first Fri. of every month |
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![]() Ever since it got cozy with the High Line in 2009, Chelsea Market has solidified its status as the classiest shopping mall that ever there was — where else can you pry into top-notch lobster while enjoying the sprawling vistas of an Anthropologie store? It also houses the Food Network... More >> |
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Chelsea | Music |
Kate TempestRough Trade NYC : 8:00 p.m. March 25 |
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Brooklyn | Music |
Craft Spells+The Belinda Butchers+Foxes in Fiction+Heavenly BeatBrooklyn Night Bazaar : 7:00 p.m. March 14 |
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![]() Though he became something of a recluse in the time between the release of acclaimed debut Idle Labor and last year’s Nausea, Craft Spells’ Justin Vallesteros has returned to form, touring nearly non-stop in support of the lush new record. The band plays two dates in NYC with the... More >> |
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Brooklyn | Music |
BjörkMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA) : 10:30 a.m. daily until June 7 |
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![]() It’s about time Björk Guðmundsdóttir got herself a retrospective. As the mononymous singer, songwriter, and composer, she’s been freaking us out consistently for two decades now — in the best possible way. Starting today, the Icelandic artist claims three... More >> |
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West 50s | Art - Museums |
Keb' Mo'B.B. King Blues Club & Grill : 8:00 p.m. March 14 |
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![]() Although he’d been playing professionally under his given name, Kevin Moore, since adolescence, Keb' Mo' adopted his bluesy stage name a couple of decades back to announce his devotion to the form. And while he knows its history backward and forward, Mo's no revivalist. His refreshingly... More >> |
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West 40s | Music |
The Music of David Byrne & Talking HeadsCarnegie Hall : 8:00 p.m. March 23 |
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![]() The Music of David Byrne & Talking Heads: A genial time for a good cause, tonight's nod to America's art-punk sweethearts, and their gracefully aging former bandleader, will be provided by a grab bag of good sports — including Steve Earle, Perry Farrell, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Bebel... More >> |
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West 40s | Music |