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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>