popcorn youth

Soooo…. you may have noticed an absence of posts reminding you about cool stuff happening around town. Well, that’s because there isn’t really anything cool happening around town this weekend. It’s what we call a slow news week. That’s okay, because what with this and this and even this going on around here, we’ve been […]

Music venue Death by Audio is located in Williamsburg (near Glasslands), and we often find out about their shows through the Todd P emails we get. Unfortunately, it’s one of the Brooklyn venues that we haven’t been to yet. But judging by the looks of this weekend’s lineup, we’ll have to rectify the situation immediately. […]

Sometimes the best part about travelling is discovering small, neat surprises. We just returned from a long weekend in San Diego and made a stop at the Turf Supper Club in Golden Hill, where John Reis hangs out and has worked (Reis, as you may know, is of Pitchfork/Drive Like Jehu/Hot Snakes/The Sultans/Rocket From the […]

A decision must be made. Next weekend, from March 23-25, the Gladtree Collective will hold their annual Gladtree Festival. Now, I heard of this for the very first time when the Sunburned guys told us about it at their Fanclub show a few weeks ago (they’re playing on Saturday at Gladtree), but it sounds like […]

I wish I were going to the CMJ music marathon from Oct. 31 — Nov. 4. There are panel discussions, showcases of bands, and mini-film festivals. It is, however, only 4 hours away at the Lincoln Center, NYC, so if all you music nerds out there feel so inclined, here are my best picks for […]

I wish I were at the Shanghai Biennale.
Here’s the first in an ongoing series of posts where I talk about something going on that I wish I could attend, but sadly won’t be. Especially events that are in, you know, China. Please look at this and fantasize about going. I’ve had the pleasure of travelling […]