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Bars/Clubs: Unsound Festival New York 2010: Opening Event l Lincoln Center
As part of Target Free Thursdays at the Walker Art Center, the department store giant has arranged for to all enjoy free gallery admission and programs from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. And for this event, starting at 8 p.m., patrons can check out the work of Lillevan and Vladislav Delay: a duo who has been putting on crafty free-form electronic music and video experiments for almost a decade. Also on the bill—Experimentalist Sebastian Meissner will be collaborating with Polish avant-garde band Kwartludium on classical takes of punk rock favorites, so get in early to secure a good spot.
Style: Oak's 304050 sale
Oak’s annual 304050 three-week sale kicks off today with 30 percent reductions on hip labels, from Grey Ant to United Bamboo. Still too pricey? Check in next week when further reductions of 40 percent and 50 percent on the following week will be made.
Restaurants: $39 pre-theater special l Telepan
From the organizers: “We open the new year by offering a special $39 three-course dinner ordered before 6:15pm, Monday thru Thursday, for the month of January. With only a four block commute to Lincoln Center, those going to the theater should consider taking advantage of our seasonal menu before the show. Or simply drop in early and join us.”
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Theater: 'Little Gem' opens l The Flea Theater
This dash of Irish drama visits New York after winning the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Best of Fest Award. The Dublin/Edinburgh cast tells a poignant play about three generations of women and their abiding love for one another through the storms of births, deaths and loves.
New restaurants: Tawa Tandoor
Owners of Midtown lunch spots Nan King and Seattle Cafe have added this classic Indian restaurant to their repertoire of no frills dining establishments. Located in the space that once housed Soul Fixins, a half block from Penn Station, the $6.99-$8.99 buffet is the name of the game here, but there is an a la carte menu that features standards including chicken tikka masala, lamb vindaloo, chicken bhiryani and shrimp curry.
Music: Real Estate | Brooklyn Bowl
Comprised of four young guns outta suburban New Jersey, Real Estate cut their teeth playing indie-pop in their parents’ basements and at house shows. Oh, and they’re old friends with Vivian Girls. Did we mention that frontman Martin Courtney used to be in Titus Andronicus, and that these dudes got heavy buzz at this year’s CMJ Music Marathon?
Bars/Clubs: Animal Party Tuesdays l Brooklyn Fire Proof
East Bushwick is becoming one of the funkiest zip codes anywhere in the five boroughs, and the proof is in parties like this—for no particular reason whatsoever, Tuesday nights in this bar means $5 tall boy-shot buys, Discovery Channel “Planet Earth” videos projected on a big screen (genius, by the way) and an open invitation to all to come down dressed as their favorite animal. Watch for a rotating set of DJs to spin at this beastly Brooklyn bash with specials all night on drinks like Brass Monkeys, Salty Dogs and other bevy-named beverages.
Events: Tera Patrick book signing l Borders Financial District
The adult film star discusses her journey from nursing into the world of pornography, and the bumps along the way. We swear that last sentence wasn't a pun. Read our interview with Tera here.
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Theater: 'Blind.Ness' opens l Abrons Arts Center
This multimedia construction explores a romance-gone-bad from some very peculiar angles. Subtitled “Love is a Four-Letter Word”, this multimedia construction explores a romance-gone-bad from some very peculiar angles.
New restaurants: Xi'an Famous Foods
Boasting Western Chinese cuisine from the ancient city of Xi'an this cheap eats favorite has set itself apart gobbling up plenty of awards and fans such as Anthony Bourdan. The popularity has the owners branching out of Flushing with their first cross borough digs in the safe haven underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in the heart of Chinatown. Along with hand pulled noodles such "savory cumin lamb and stewed lamb spine, equally meaty soups and their famous "burgers" (meat stuffed buns), find fiery (and daring) fare such like spicy and tingly lamb face salad.
Bars/Clubs: Heavy Metal Parking Lot Karaoke l Bar Matchless
As they do every night of the week, the infamous Kings of Karaoke bring along their unparalleled list of songs to this free sing-fest that costs nada at the door. With all sorts of metal tracks to perform, it’s up to you to take it to the next level, as the KoK crew expects those manning the mike to cut loose. Everything starts at 10 p.m., but don’t shy away from coming by early since there’s also a showcase of local indie artists from 7 p.m.-11 p.m. to keep things cool before your turn onstage.
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Events: New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend l Times Center
Celebrity guests from the worlds of TV, music, theater and film are paired up with Times reporters and interviewers during the newspaper's four-day Weekend gab fest. Celebs this year include Paul Shaffer, Roseanne Cash, Jimmy Fallon, Liev Schreiber, Lee Daniels and Gabourney Sidibe (of "Precious"), the cast of "Top Chef," Natalie Portman (pictured), Angela Lansbury and Carrie Fisher, amongst others. Check here for final schedule and tickets. Through Jan. 10.
Theater: 'Lear' opens l Soho Rep
Young Jean Lee is fast becoming an essential playwright-director to follow. Her latest play grapples with the biggest heavyweight of all, Shakespeare, by radically revising “King Lear” using elements of Lee's own life. A tragedy about facing the mortality of parents, this is modern theater at its most current and its most cutting.
New restaurants: Mikey’s Burger
The year's most prolific restaurateur, Michael Bao Huynh, brings his 2009 tally to eight restaurants with the opening of Mikey's Burger on the Lower East Side. Here, he tackles a quintessential American dish, but—in true Bao-ian fashion—puts his own Asian spin. The short rib/chuck/brisket burgers come in four varieties, including a satay-sauce-topped lamb burger with mint, a tempura-fried tilapia fish burger with wasabi aioli, and the house's signature "Mikey," which is slapped with corned beef hash. Curry chili and groovy shakes (avocado!) fill out the rest of the trippy menu.
Music: Au Revoir Simone | Highline Ballroom
How badass are the girls of Au Revoir Simone? So tough, that vocalist-keyboardist Annie Hart knits on tour, and vocalist-keyboardist Erika Forster’s guilty pleasure for cheering herself up is hanging in a hammock.
Bars/Clubs: Gridlok l Sullivan Room
Meet DJ Gridlock: after blowing up the DnB world with his Break the System album, he’s been tripping the globe, delivering his killer style to tech and dub clubs. Now finally back in NYC, he’ll be melting speaker wires with his bass powers, along with progressive Drum ‘n Bass crew The Statesmen, DJ Nychavok, Kasio and other waxscratchers and knobtwisters at this likely wall-shaker. Doors swing at 10 p.m., with a cover of $10 before midnight, $12 after.
Events: Gelf’s Varsity Letters l JLA Studios
A free monthly reading series devoted to all things sports. Tonight’s event features Chris Ballard, author of The Art of a Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA
Theater: 'Princes of Waco' opens l Ensemble Studio Theater
The world premiere of a Sam Shepard-like drama about the dark world of western Texas. The story sees an old man train an orphan in the code of the West then come to blows over a young woman. Drinking, fighting, killing and dying all enter the picture at some point in this comic drama.
Music: Passion Pit | Terminal 5
In the wake of their debut EP on Frenchkiss Records—which was based on recordings frontman Michael Angelakos made as a Valentine’s Day gift for his girlfriend—and a buzz-filled appearance at the most recent CMJ Music Marathon, Cambridge, Mass., indie kids Passion Pit could be ready to take over the airwaves. MTV News profiled the band during that CMJ trip, and the less-than-year-old synth-poppers have already scored slots opening for Girl Talk and Death Cab for Cutie. Their debut LP should be on the way soon—expect further melodic, danceable indie pop…and to hear the name Passion Pit a lot more often. With The Rural Alberta Advantage.
Bars/Clubs: Hot Mess Fridays l Roam
Every wise promoter in town knows the loot that's brought in by our many visitors, dual citizens, ambassadors and other jetsetters—but this party cuts out the middle man by aiming this party directly at Europeans. From Swedes to Spaniards, French to Flemish, English, Italian—all can gain free admission just by flashing their foreign passport. (Us Yanks are invited to play, but expect some sort of door fee.) Get gussied up and glamorous for this minglefest driven by beats supplied by DJ Mess Kid and Jus Ske starting at 11 p.m.
Events: Professional Bull Riders l MSG
The top 40 bull riders compete in this annual rodeo event, featuring men with chaps versus 2000 lbs. bulls. After three days, the qualifying 15 riders will compete at the end of Sunday's event. Know nothing about professional bull riding? Check out the competition here. Through Sunday.
Music: GZA | The Gramercy Theatre
The GZA's 1995 album “Liquid Swords” still stands as a monumental Wu-Tang achievement alongside LPs like the Clan's debut, “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),” and Ghostface's “Supreme Clientele.” Focusing on chess lore, comic book villainy, kung-fu and his naturally brainy wordplay (they don't call him the Genius for nothing), the album is a pure Wu document that no other rapper in or out of the crew could begin to duplicate.
Bars/Clubs: Essential l Soho Loft
With a focus on underground culture, the parties here are not your average beer-and-bass fest, but instead crafty events featuring up-and-coming performers of every incarnation—with each including showcases by sculptors, painters, photographers, installers, as well as DJs and bands. Tonight, watch for electronic house DJ Cesare vs Disorder, big beat guy Cylo, mini-tech/ house man Asso Spades, progressive selector David Favela among a slew of other turntable twisters, deck-wreckers and Mac attackers—doors open at 10 p.m. for $25 at the door, with discounts for prepaid and RSVP ticket purchases.
Events: No Pants Subway Ride
Seeing someone on the subway without pants might not be totally out of the realm of normalcy, but what about hundreds of bottomless commuters? Those that wish to ride the subway sans leggings will gather this Saturday at one of five different locations (Foley Square in Manhattan, Hoyt Playground in Queens, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, the Great Hill in Central Park in Manhattan and Bushwick Park in Williamsburg), where participants will be organized into groups. From there, it's off to the trains...and then, and only then, do the pants come off (PLEASE go to the organizer's website, listed above, for the whole manifesto. It bored our pants off...get it?!? Never mind).
Restaurants: Fondue Night at Trestle on Tenth
As frigid as our cold season gets, there’s little doubt the Swiss are even more experienced in dealing with winter’s chill—so look to executive chef Ralf Kuettel’s plan to fight the freeze with fondue every Sunday until spring. For $24, guests can dip bread cubes, gherkins, steamed potatoes and dried bündnerfleisch beef into Emmentaler, Gruyère and Vacherin cheeses melted in a traditional mix that will hopefully provide a warm respite before having to submit to the woes of your inevitable Monday morning.
Bars/Clubs: Art Fag l Bowery Electric
The dudes rocking chunky black glasses, skinny pants and Converse have been calling the B.Electric home since its inception, but now the hipster-atti have been formally invited…just be sure to download a flyer to get in free or cough up $10 at the door. Enjoy a cornucopia of rock records while you enjoy the early open bar (10 p.m.-11 p.m.) until the late happy hour (2 a.m.-3 a.m.) comes about.
Movies: Screening of 'Cocksucker Blues' l Brooklyn Museum
This rarely-seen documentary goes behind the scenes of the Rolling Stones' rather debaucherous 1972 American tour. Sex, drugs, rock'n'roll -- it's all here.
