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East Village Restaurants Win; Hookah Bars, Too

East Village Podcasts — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:12:24 +0000

If you want to open a restaurant, try the East Village of NYC or so says the data compiled by Zubin Jelveh of Portfolio.com. You’re more likely to get a media review - especially by Frank Bruni of the New York Times - by locating it here. Just not necessarily a good one. (See Kurve review.)

Portfolio.com’s Jeveh used data from the restaurant directory, Menupages, and was able to discover still more insights on the East Village’s leadership position.

The East Village “leads the league” in restaurants - period!

For CB3 committee chair, Alexandar Militano, and her State Liquor Authority & Department of Consumer Affairs Licensing committee, which includes former Board Chair, David McWater, this graph can’t be a surprise. Nor can it surprise District Manager, Susan Stetzer. But how about this?

We recently sent our East Village Podcasts research team into the field for a similar analysis of the East Village… into the “hookah zone,” as we like to call it.

The bar charts tell the story. The East Village is dominant in NYC when it comes to hookah bars.

Incredibly, the East Village dominates in hookah bars per square mile worldwide, too.

How about London beating Berlin? Good job, EVP research team.

East Village/Lower East Side Rezoning Plan Visits City Hall

East Village Podcasts — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:53:22 +0000

New York City Council Hearing
on the Rezoning Plan

Wednesday morning, the New York City Council began its public hearing of the long-awaited, much discussed, sometimes hated, sometimes loved East Village/Lower East Side Rezoning Plan.

East Village Podcasts visited the seat of New York City government to see if the excitement from this past summer’s public hearing by the New York City Planning Commission could be outdone. If cursory appearances were to be believed, the communities involved in the proposed rezoned area - and those who weren’t but wanted to be (Chinatown) - had less of a presence than before.

During the morning hearing, Councilmembers Rosie Mendez and Alan Gerson, who have their own Wikipedia entries, took a prominent role in guiding the proceedings. A council staff member suggested that the plan could come up for a vote with the City Council next week.

Outside council chambers, we were able to catch up with two people from opposing sides of the plan.

First, Daniel Squadron, the newly-elected State Senator of the 25th District, voiced his approval of the proposed rezoning effort. The literally fast-talking State Senate-elect has a future as an auctioneer should he leave politics. Squadron, in voicing his support, also indicated the need to include those who felt they were left out of the rezoning process in the first go-round.

Stanley Mark, an attorney from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, expressed dissent for the plan and said that among the plan’s shortcomings was the affordable housing component which many of Chinatown’s residents could still not afford.

To hear Squadron and Mark’s views, click the video below:

More stories on the East Village / Lower East Side Rezoning Plan: The Villager, The New York Times

GQ’s Style.com Says East Village “Choked” With Teens

East Village Podcasts — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:00:28 +0000

Our teens are choking the East Village of New York City - or so says Style.com’s Matthew Schneier. Dang teens, dang ‘em!

In raving about natty rad CryWolf streetwear that retails for an economic slump f-u price of $287, Schneier shneers, “It’s nice to know you can get the East Village look without actually having to navigate the teen-choked East Village.”

Polite chest bump, Matthew. Meet you at John Varvatos for some serious head scarf discussions. No teens there and I promise to show you Joey Ramone’s puke stain, K?

East Village Theater: Teatro Circulo and Five Kinds of Silence

East Village Podcasts — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:26:20 +0000

After our recent tour of Fourth Arts Block (FAB), we decided to take a closer look and check out one of the block’s leading, East Village theater companies, Teatro Circulo which is headed by artistic director, José Cheo Oliveras.

Learn more about Teatro Circulo and its productions:

A long-time resident of New York City, Oliveras and his passion for Spanish classical theater helped found the Company 15 years ago. As part of the City’s classification of the FAB block on 4th Street between Second and Third Avenues as a Cultural District a few years ago, Teatro Circulo was able to buy the building in which it resides for $1 in 2005. New renovations are set to begin in January of 2009.

Oliveras said that the East Village theater’s goal is to become a leading cultural institution in the City serving the latino community. He adds that expanding the theater’s programming as well as training classes for actors and neighborhood children, alike, will be an important focus in the years to come.

Like many of the theaters on the block, Teatro Circulo at 64 East 4th Street is a frenzy of artistic exploration these days offering a range of shows - from classical to contemporary. ACE award winner, “La Celestina” by Fernando de Rojas, is the Theater’s current, classical production whose themes of avarice and seduction may resonate today considering Wall Street’s recent crumbling and general economic woes according to Oliveras.

Beginning on November 12, Boundless Theatre Company in collaboration with Teatro Círculo, will present a contemporary play by Shelagh Stephenson and directed by Tlaloc Rivas called “Five Kinds of Silence” whose dark plot is described on Teatro Circulo’s website as follows: “After so many years of obsessive control, two daughters shoot their father during an epileptic fit.”

Rivas, who is originally from L.A. said, “It’s great that the hispanic-latino community has theaters around the city to showcase not only Latin American work, but also work that can be easily transcribed.”

Brooklyn’s Oakley Hall Picks at CMJ 2008 Music Marathon

East Village Podcasts — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:12:07 +0000

Our final installment from the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon comes from Saturday night’s performance by Brooklyn-based and Merge Records artist, Oakley Hall (MySpace link). With a bit of country western mixed into driving guitar picking with no less than 4 guitars chiming on stage, Oakley Hall did not disappoint the late night, capacity crowd at Mercury Lounge in New York’s Lower East Side.

Rachel Cox and Jesse Barnes of Oakley Hall were kind enough to chat with East Village Podcasts in the bowels of Mercury Lounge prior to the show. As we learned, Rachel is originally from North Carolina which echoes a common, geographic theme to CMJ: talented musicians from North Carolina (in addition to Rachel, Portastatic, The Bronzed Chorus, The Rosebuds, etc.). Is it the sausage gravy and biscuits?

For your viewing pleasure, the East Village Podcasts interview and the opening song from their show which included Mekon drummer Steve Goulding at Mercury Lounge.

L.A.’s The Broken West Plays NYC During CMJ 2008

East Village Podcasts — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:18:49 +0000

The left and right coasts became one, briefly, on Saturday evening during the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon at Mercury Lounge. Los Angeles-based, The Broken West (MySpace link) from the Merge Records label, performed a 45-minute set for an appreciative, throbbing and bobbing New York City audience.

Later, band members revealed plans for the future which include playing Madison Square Garden and opening a Papa John’s franchise. During these times of fiscal restraint, pizza seems like a safe bet - especially if you can add some MSG.

Below is the East Village Podcasts interview with band members (and fans) of The Broken West and clip from their show at Mercury Lounge:

CMJ 2008: The Rosebuds Perform at Mercury Lounge

East Village Podcasts — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:30:42 +0000

The CMJ 2008 Music Marathon lineup last Saturday night included Raleigh, North Carolina favorite sons and daughter, The Rosebuds, at Mercury Lounge on the Lower East Side of NYC.

Ivan Howard (vocals/guitar/ drums/ bass/keyboards/programming) and Kelly Crisp (vocals/keyboard/drums/guitar) are the driving forces of the Merge Records band who released a new album on October 7 (available on iTunes) called, “Life Like.”

Below is a limited edition, East Village Podcasts interview with Ivan, as well as a music clip from the show.

In the clip, our apologies regarding audio from the show - we stood in front of the speaker with the guitar and drums, pretty much. Hence, the vocals are inaudible.

The Rosebuds also have a blog where you can get all the latest buds of news.

Portastatic and Merge Records at CMJ Music Marathon

East Village Podcasts — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:05:17 +0000

Last Saturday night was “Merge Records night,” so to speak, at Mercury Lounge as part of the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon hive in New York City. Among the Merge artists was Mac McCaughan and his band, Portastatic. McCaughan co-founded Merge Records with Laura Ballance in 1989 according to the pajama-wearing editors of Wikipedia.

Starting the show solo, McCaughan’s well-executed, and, at times, doleful melodies humbled the knitters and wheat grass drinkers of the Mercury Lounge mosh pit.

Hear Portastatic’s fine music - a guitar-playing, singing genre as you will learn from the EVP interview - in the following video:

For the latest on Portastatic, McCaughan advises to check the Portastatic blog.

Wye Oak Sublimify At Mercury Lounge

East Village Podcasts — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:57:24 +0000

Last night, Wye Oak (Myspace link), a duo from Baltimore, Maryland, performed tunes from their recently-released, Merge Records album, “If Children,” in front of an appreciative, packed house at Mercury Lounge on the Lower East Side as part of the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon.

Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack are Wye Oak and we would have liked to have shown you a clip from their Mercury Lounge performance, but our camera’s battery died. (WAH, wa) Fortunately, we resuscitated the camera in time to shoot a post-performance interview with Jenn and Andy. (wa, WAH)

To view, click.. well, you know:

Wye Oak returns to New York City and the Bowery Ballroom on December 5 after their upcoming European tour.

Lick Lick Lands Loudly at Lit Lounge

East Village Podcasts — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:18:36 +0000

Austin, Texas-based, Lick Lick, brought its well-honed, high volume music to the confines of Lit Lounge at 93 Second Avenue Friday night as part of the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon.

Similar to many musicians, Lick Lick’s day jobs (teachers, primarily, in this case) belie their secret desires to play music all day and night.

Eric Roche, gutarist, and Matt Kelly, vocals and keyboard (Matt’s wife Mo is also lead singer in the group) give the Lick Lick side of the story in the EXCLUSIVE East Village Podcasts interview - after the music clip:

From Derry: Fighting With Wire at CMJ 2008 Music Marathon

East Village Podcasts — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:07:08 +0000

From Northern Ireland came Fighting With Wire (MySpace link) to the stage of New York City’s Bowery Poetry Club on Thursday night.

The last of five Irish bands to perform during the MusicFromIreland showcase, the band rocketed through a 45-minute midnight set which included music influenced by classic late-80’s, early-90s bands like Nirvana, Fugazi and Soundgarden according to lead singer/guitarist, Cahir O’Doherty.

To view the EVP interview with Cahir - who counts skinny jeans and well-manicured hair as his pet peeves about the current music scene - and a clip from the show, click below:

Ireland’s The Blizzards Storms CMJ Music Marathon 2008

East Village Podcasts — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:31:24 +0000

To our knowledge, Ireland is not known for its snow accumulation. But this quibble hasn’t stopped a West Mead, Irish band from taking the moniker. The Blizzards (MySpace link) - Think of them as the first Irish blizzard.

After chatting with Brezzie, the band’s lead singer, we learned that not only did he get “taken” (our opinion - two glasses of wine and a beer for $150) at NYC’s posh Butter, but also The Blizzards’ new album, Domino Effect, has been presciently titled considering current, worldwide economic conditions. The band looks forward to leveraging the album’s name going forward.

And now, the East Village Podcasts’ The Blizzards interview - with a music clip from their Thursday night show at Bowery Poetry Club on the Bowery:

Giveamanakick Tells More Than Limericks at CMJ Music Marathon

East Village Podcasts — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:31:52 +0000

If there’s a particular, fond memory one of our editorial team has of Limerick, Ireland, is that its french fries - or chips as they call ‘em over there - are delicious.

Yes, french fries.

Apparently, Limerick decided to share some of its wealth likely generated from said french fries and sent over Giveamanakick (Myspace link) to entertain Americans visiting CMJ’s 2008 Music Marathon at Bowery Poetry Club in NYC last night.

When Steveamanakick, Giveamanakick’s lead singer and guitarist, came out with gas mask on, audience members knew they were in for something special while Giveamanakeith provided the driving beats during the all-Irish-band evening put on by MusicFromIreland.

For a clip from Giveamanakick’s show and the East Village Podcasts interview, check out the video below:

Family Harmony from Heathers at CMJ 2008 Music Marathon

East Village Podcasts — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:25:44 +0000

Dublin, Ireland’s favorite twin sisters (we’re guessing, we admit it), Heathers, made the CMJ journey to take part in last night’s all-Ireland round-up of bands visiting the Music Marathon at Bowery Poetry Club in New York City’s NoHo neighborhood.

The poetic spirits of the Club must have been pleased as Heathers offered the evening’s only acoustic set that moved even the unwashed, ne’er do wells swilling Miller Beer in the back of the house.

As you will see from the interview after the music clip, East Village Podcasts unearthed a Heathers fact that only EVP was not aware of - Heathers… they’re twins!

Popping Cork on the Bowery: Hooray for Humans at CMJ 2008

East Village Podcasts — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:54:46 +0000

From Ireland’s southern fields of green came a new band from Cork as Hooray for Humans played Bowery Poetry Club on Thursday night in New York City as the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon marches on.

Forging ahead in spite of a guitar injured by Aer Lingus, Hooray For Humans brought their energetic performance to the NoHo/East Village club on a quintuple bill with four other Irish bands as part of the MusicFromIreland’s, Irish-bands-rock evening.

For a clip from the Hooray for Humans show, and an interview featuring yet another brief, East Village Podcasts survey on NYC food, please view the following video:

Greensboro Comes To NYC: The Bronzed Chorus at CMJ 08

East Village Podcasts — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:10:10 +0000

Fresh from the barbecue pits of North Carolina, The Bronzed Chorus performed at the CMJ 2008 Music Marathon on Wednesday night at Bowery Poetry Club in New York City.

A two-man ensemble, The Bronzed Chorus revved the audience with spatial rhythms in the intimate setting and will no doubt return to Greensboro, North Carolina with more fans than before. Judging from their self-professed, seminal influences, everything from Pink Floyd to Smashing Pumpkins, their tunes are likely to appeal to an ever-growing legion of admirers.

Speaking of which - fear not, new found fans - they return in February with a new album from Hello Sir Records according to the music clip with interview that follows:

Detroit Brings Motorin’ to CMJ: Child Bite

East Village Podcasts — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:16:11 +0000

The CMJ 2008 Music Marathon coverage continues here at East Village Podcasts and this time it’s Child Bite checking in from the Motor City - Detroit, Michigan.

After playing a live set at Bowery Poetry Club last night, we caught up to two of the band members.

To see and hear a clip from Child Bite’s show - and see who’s pissed off (but not really (but really)) about driving the tour bus - , check out the video below:

CMJ 08: East Village Welcomes Pegasuses-XL

East Village Podcasts — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:01:09 +0000

Last night brought Athens, Georgia-based, Pegasuses-XL to the greater metropolitan East Village area as part of the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon taking place all over the city including Bowery Poetry Club - on Bowery, in case you haven’t heard.

Pegasuses-XL with singer/keyboardist/mathematician, Joel Hatstat, brought their own kind of Jolt cola-infused poetry as they entertained a bobbing and weaving, CMJ crowd. For the EVP interview with Joel and a clip from the show, view the video:

CMJ at Pianos: The Bloodsugars, Hospital Bombers, Dinosaur Feathers

East Village Podcasts — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:13:35 +0000

The EVP team fanned out across the city to capture live music during the CMJ ‘08 Music Marathon last night.

Incredibly, the team all reconvened at the same place to cover the same three bands in the upstairs lounge at Pianos at 158 Ludlow Street just below Rivington. Incredible!

Engine Room Recordings’ The Bloodsugars from Brooklyn and, notably, Marine Park, provided a bouncy set that kept the bar taps flowing. For The Bloodsugars (or MySpace link) music and an interview with Jason, the lead singer and guitarist, click below:

Excelsior Recordings artist and Amsterdam natives, Hospital Bombers (for english readers, try the MySpace link) performed a set that included music from “Footnotes,” their upcoming new album. Music and interview follows:

Finally, Minnesota transplants, and now staunch Brooklynites, Dinosaur Feathers, led off with their clever vocals and a suitcase full of rhythm in only their second performance on the big stage. View a clip of the performance plus, yet another, BONUS interview:

CMJ Music Marathon to Swallow East Village - and Other Parts of NYC This Week

East Village Podcasts — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:42:09 +0000

The ever-popular, ever-growing CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival arrives this week in the East Village (and elsewhere in New York City) and the East Village Podcasts editorial team will be there!

We plan on covering all of the following, participating bands - or close to all:

(k)nights On Earth - 1090 Club - 13ghosts - 2AM Club - 2manydjs - 30H3! - 77 Klash - 88-Keys - A BIG YES and a small no - A Brief Smile - A Faulty Chromosome - A Place to Bury Strangers - A. Pinks - Aa - Aaron LaCrate - Aaron Lee Tasjan - Aaron Thomas - The Abdomen - Abigail Warchild - Aceyalone - Adam Heldring - Adept - Aderbat - Adventure - Afghan Raiders - Agallah - Aggrolites - AIDS Wolf - AK-1200 - Akimbo - Akudama - Al James The Unfazed - Al James the Unfazed and Tenlons Fort - The Albertans - Alex Diaz y Son de la Calle - Alex English - Alex English - ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE - Ali Eskandarian - Ali Vegas - Alina Simone - All The Saints - The Alright Ma’s - Amanda Diva (host) - Amazing Baby - Ambulance LTD - America’s Sweetheart - The Amity Front - Amy Miles - An Albatross - An American Chinese - An Horse - Andrea Gibson - Andrew Collberg - Andrew Gerardi Band - Andrew Gibson - Andrew Hoover - Ane Brun - Animal Farm featuring Mic Crenshaw - Animal Hands - Animate Objects - Annie Lynch and the Beekeepers - Annuals - Another Black Day - The Answer -

Anthony Green - Apache Beat - Ape School - The Apes - Apollo Heights - Apollo Run - Arabian Prince - Arbouretum - Ari Gold - Ari Up and the True Warriors - Arkadelphia - The Arms - Army Navy - Arsonists Get All The Girls - The Art of Shooting - Article A - Arum Rae - As Tall As Lions - As Tall As Lions - Asa Ransom - Au - Au - Audrye Sessions - Auntkeke - Autodrone - Autovaughn - Averkiou - Aviette - Awesome New Republic - The Awkward Stage - Ayurveda - B.O.B. - Backseat Goodbye - Bad Veins - Bailiff - Bamboo Shoots - Bang Bang Eche - Barton Carroll - Battle Circus - Bazaar Royale - Beach House - Bear Hands - Bear In Heaven - Bear Number 141 - Bearsuit - Bedtyme357 - Bel Air - Bell - The Belleville Outfit - Ben Arnold - Ben Burgess Band - Ben Carroll - Ben Weaver - Benji Cossa - Best Friends Forever - Best Fwends - Beyondo - Big Ears & Courage - Big Gunz - Bill Mike Band - Biodesel M02 DJ Tucci - Bird To Prey - Bird To Prey - Birds of Maya - Bisc 1 - BISON b.c. - The Black & White Years - Black Clouds - The Black Hollies - Black Ice - Black Joe Lewis - Black Milk - Black Taxi - Blackmarket - Blackstrap - Blind Pilot - Blind Pilot - Blitz The Ambassador - The Blizzards - Blonde Acid Clut - Bloodgroup - The Blooms - Blu & Mainframe (as Johnson & Johnson) - Blue Album Group - The Blue Van - BM Linx - Boat People - The Boat People - Bodega Girls - Bomb The Bass - Bonne Aparte - Bottle Up & Go - The Bowmans - The Box Social - Boy Eats Drum Machine - Boy Eats Drum Machine - Boy Genius - Brak - Breaking Laces - Brent Amaker and the Rodeo - Bret Mosley - Bridges and Powerlines - Brighton MA - The Broadfield Marchers - Broken Social Scene - The Broken West - The Bronx - The Bronzed Chorus - Brooke Waggoner - The Brother Kite - The Brought Low - Brown Dog Jonez - Brown Dog Jonez - Brown Shoe - Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears - Buddahead - Buddy - Build - Bumblebeez - Bury Your Dead - Cactus’s - Cadence - Caitlin Moe - Caitlin Rose - Cale Parks - California King - Cameron Matthews - Canada - Canasta - The Canon Logic - Capitol K - The Capstan Shafts - Captain Coconut - Carcrashlander - Carlon - Carlotta - Carolyn Alroy - The Carps - The Carribean - Cars Can Be Blue - Casiokids - The Cassidy Project - Castanets - Catalepsy - Catcall - Cause Co-motion! - Cereal Killa - Chachi & Trenton Street Rockers - Chairlift - Chairlift - Chana Rothman - Change The Station - The Chapin Sisters - Chappo - Charles Burst - Charles Hamilton - Charlie Louvin - Charlie Mars - Charlie Pickett - Charm City Devils - Che Grand - Check Out the Tits on Tituba - Cheeseburger - Cherry S/T - Chester French - Chester French - Chewing Pics - Child Bite - Children - Chris Abad - Chris Bathgate - Chris Bergson - Chris Brokaw - Chris Leo’s Vague Angels - Chris Mills - Chris Nathan - Chris Pureka - Christopher Barnes - Chuck E Costa - Cinema Cinema - City Center - Classixx - Clearview - Cloud 9 - Cloud Cult (Acoustic) - The Coast - The Coathangers - Coheed & Cambria - Cola Freaks - Colin Smith - Collin Monroe - Comic Book Heroes - Company of Thieves - Continental Divide - The Contrast - The Cool and Deadly - Cool Kids - Cordero - Cory Chisel - Cory Chisel & the Wandering Souls - Cotton Jones - The Crash Motive - The Cringe - Crocodiles - Crystal Antlers - Crystal Castles - Crystal Stilts - Cuchillo - Cut Off Your Hands - CYNE (DJ set) - Dallas Austin - Dam Funk - Dan Craig - Dan Evans - Dan Torres - Dances With White Girls - Daniel Merriweather - Dara - Darkest Hour - Dashah - Dave Doobinin - Dave Smallen - David Banner - DD/MM/YY - Dead Heart Bloom - Dead Leaf Echo - Dead Men Dreaming - Dead Prez - Deadbeat Darling - Deanna Devore - Dear Everything - Dear Thief - The Dears - Deastro - Death Vessel - Deerhoof - Del McCoury Band - Delays - Dellacane - Delta Fiasco - The Delta Spirit - Delta Spirit - Dent May - Depedro - The Depreciation Guild - Designer Drugs - Device - Devlin and Darko - Dexter Romweber Duo - Die! Die! Die! - Dieselboy - Dimitry!!! - Dirty Fuzz - Distraction - Diz Gibran - Dj Aaron Axelsen - DJ Amylulita - Dj Andre Allen Anjos - DJ Babu - DJ Beverly Bond - DJ Boo - DJ Boo - DJ Dub Defender - DJ Hanukkah Miracle - DJ Justin Carter - DJ Marcelo Cunning - Dj Mike Dextro - DJ Parler - DJ Pumpkin Patch - DJ Rekha - DJ Rekha - DJ Ruckus - DJ Skeletons - DJ Soulscape - DJ Spinna - DJ Sucio Smash - DJ Sugarfree - DJ Wonder - Djs invisible Kid - DJs Jake D and Boyhollow - DJs Mick Boogie & Benzi - DJs Nickodemus & OBaH - DMBQ - DMZ - Don Juan Dracula - Donavon Frankenreiter - Donny Goines - Donovan Quinn & the 13th Month - Doug Gillard - Doug Paisley - Drag On - Dragons of Zynth - The Dreadful Yawns - Dred Scott Trio - Dri - Duchess Says - Dujeous - The Duke Spirit - Dungen - Duquette Johnston - Dust Jacket - The Dutchess & The Duke - Dynah - Eagle Seagull - Earth Eater - Ebony Bones - Eclectic Method - Ecstatic Sunshine - Edan The DJ/Egon - The Egg - El Jezel - The Element - Elephone - Eli Escobar - Elizabeth ! - Elizabeth Willis - Elk City - Ellen Cherry - The Emeralds - Emillio Rojas - Emily Simone - Emmy the Great - Empire ISIS - The End Of The World - Endless Boogie - The Envy Corps - Envy On the Coast - Eren Cannata - Erin Sax Seymour - Esso - Etan - The Ettes - The Ettes - Eugene Franicis Jr. and The Juniors - Eulogies - Eulogies - Eve to Adam - everybody out - Everybodyfields - Evidence - Evidence - Ex Norwegian - Ex Reverie - Excepter - Experimental Dental School - Ezekiel Honigc - Ezra Furman and the Harpoons - Fake Problems - Fanfarlo - Fastest Rapper Alive Contest - Faunts - Favourite Sons - Fear Nuttin Band - Festival - Fiasco - Fight Bite - Fighting With Wire - Figo - Finn Riggins - The Fire and Reason - Fires of Rome - First Cousin - Five Finger Death Punch - Flying - Folk and Stress - Forever - The Forms - Four Trips Ahead - Frances - Francis & The Lights - Franki Chan - Freakwent Flyahs - Free Sol - Free Sol - French Horn Rebellion (FHR) - Fresh Daily w/ special guest P.Casso - Fresh Kills - The Friday Night Boys - Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires (DJ set) - Front Page - Frontier Ruckus - Fujiya & Miyagi - G-spot - Game Rebellion - Gang Gang Dance - Gangi - The Gay Blades - George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars - Gerd Baier and Phillip Gutbrod - Ghost Front - Gigantic - Gillen & Turk - Gilles Vonsattel - The Giraffes - The Giraffes - Girls Like Cigarettes - giveamanakick - The Glad Version - Glasser - Gliss - Global Hip-Hop Throwdown hosted by Pharoahe Monch - Go Motion - God Forbid - Goes Cube - Gold Streets - Good Times Crisis Band - Goodbye Picasso - The GoStation - Graeme K. - Grafh & Prinz - Graham MacRae - Grammar Debate - Grammer Debate - Grand Avenue - The Grand March - Great Lakes - Greg Camp - Gregory Miles Harris - Greycoats - Gringo Star - Gringo Star - The Grip Weeds - Growing - Ha Ha Tonka - Haale - Hackman - Haircut - Hakim - The Handcuffs - Happy Anarchy - The Happy Hollows - The Hard Lessons - Havok - HeartsRevolution - Heathers - Heavy Hands - Hecuba - Heidi Happy - Heist at Hand - The Helio Sequence - Heloise and the Savoir Faire - Henny C - Hermit Thrushes - Hexes & Ohs - Hey Rosetta! 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Ernest Flagg Rectory on 11th Street in the East Village

East Village Podcasts — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:53:25 +0000

The final installment of our videos from the recent Open House New York (OHNY) event is of the Ernest Flagg Rectory which is connected by a garden to St. Mark’s Church on-the-Bowery.

The renovated Rectory is located on 11th Street between Second and Third Avenues and houses many, local non-profit groups. In addition, meeting space and computer access are available for local non-profits who are in-need.

View the video for more information on the Rectory, St. Mark’s Historic Landmark Fund and a look around the property. For more on The Neighborhood Preservation Center and its features, visit http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org.

Makes Sense: Fourth Arts Block (or FAB) Is On Fourth Street

East Village Podcasts — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:40:07 +0000

The Fourth Arts Block (FAB) organization opened its doors - and those of member theaters on East 4th Street between Second Avenue and Bowery in the East Village - during Saturday’s Open House New York (OHNY) events.

Executive Director, Tamara Greenfield provided an overview of the street, its history and the opportunity ahead.

A large collection of arts and community organizations form the core of FAB which was founded in 2001. Along with BAM, this is only one of two Cultural Districts designated by the City.

The arts groups represent some of the best and most forward-thinking of their respective genres in the world. This is the East Village, after all!

Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance
Cooper Square Committee
Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association
Creative Time
Downtown Art
DUO Multi-Cultural Arts Center
La MaMa E.T.C.
Millennium Film Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop
Paradise Factory
Rod Rodgers Dance School
Rod Rodgers Dance Company
Teatro Circulo
Teatro IATI
Works In Progress
WOW Café Theatre

8 member theaters officially bought their buildings for $1 from the City in 2005 and many have been approved for funding that will allow them to renovate facades, for example, while maintaining their mission of bringing great productions to the area.

One small consolation to finger-in-your-eye developments such as The Cooper Square Hotel and Bowery Hotel is that they may help bring new patrons who want to buy tickets from theaters on the growing arts block.

More links:

Interesting article on the history of 62 East 4th Street including Andy Warhol’s influence.

La MaMa’s blog

DUO Multicultural Arts Center’s blog

Jon Jost, Videomaker at Millennium Film Workshop’s blog

Creative Time blog

Forget about Wall Street: Sheep Meadow in Central Park

East Village Podcasts — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:42:59 +0000

On Monday, we were walking by Sheep Meadow - a favorite destination for New Yorkers within Central Park.

Nothing much was going on. Cool. And, the sun eventually came out.

Night Light: Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House

East Village Podcasts — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:00:08 +0000

Lower Manhattan’s Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House glows in the evening as a result of new lighting sponsored by Sylvania and designed by Randy Sabedra of RS Lighting Design.

Last Saturday night, as part of Open House New York (OHNY), and captured in the above video, Sabedra discussed the lighting of the Custom House which focuses on eco-friendly solutions that - no doubt - Sylvania wanted to be a part of.

In addition to the lighting on the building itself, care has been taken to give the plaza in front of the Custom House a moonlight glow. Overall, the effect of the lighting is effective and unlike the jarring laser beams of light that launch from other buildings in Manhattan.

Green Roof in the East Village of New York City - Alive Structures

East Village Podcasts — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:41:10 +0000

Another East Village destination from last weekend’s Open House New York (OHNY) festivities was The Wild Project at 195 East Third Street between Avenues A and B.

The space is a converted one-story manufacturing building that has been transformed into an 89-seat theater below and one of the few, New York City, truly “green” roofs, above. With 4-inches of soil spread across the 2,000 square-foot roof, Marni Horwitz and her team at Alive Structures has transformed the tarpaper into a unique, rooftop prototype for green, urban environment strategists.

Green roof trivia tidbit: 4″ of soil allows the roof to maintain ambient temperatures. If it was just tarpaper, temperatures can hit 180 degrees making the A/C in the theater beneath the roof work harder, cost more, spill more bad pollution mojo into the atmosphere, etc.

Horwitz provides details about the roof and its benefits in the video above.

East Village’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection

East Village Podcasts — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:32:47 +0000

On East Second Street between First and Second Avenues in the East Village is The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection whose fluorescent cross is a beacon in the neighborhood and especially apropos considering its location across from New York City Marble Cemetery.

Trivia tidbits about the Cathedral include the fact that the fluorescent crucifix is permanently “stuck” in the “on” position according to Father Michael Suvak. Once the fluorescent flickers out, the church needs someone to fix the custom fluorescent bulb. Is that you? Contact ‘em.

Another tidbit: there are no chairs used at the Orthodox service. If you’re going to partake along with the other 120 congregants of this church, you’ll be standing the whole time. At the very least, you’ll have unique paintings to view.

Father Suvak provides insight into the church’s iconography and history in the following video from last weekend:

New York Marble Cemetery Opens

East Village Podcasts — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:07:19 +0000

As part of Open House New York (OHNY), New York Marble Cemetery opened Saturday and Sunday to anyone interested in learning more about the rarely seen graveyard. This cemetery is different than the New York CITY Marble Cemetery (previously covered here) which is only a block away. With its entrance at 41-1/2 Second Avenue in New York City’s East Village, it’s easy to walk by and not realize that a peaceful, historic setting lies behind the front gates.

Among the famous people that have found their final resting place were founders of NYU. President Monroe also spent a night at New York Marble Cemetery before being interred at New York City Marble Cemetery.

A good trivia tidbit: there are likely 250,000 heirs to this property. Caroline DuBois, a cemetery Trustee, provides a short backgrounder on the Second Avenue version of Marble Cemetery in the following video:

East Village Fall Day at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery

East Village Podcasts — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:36:12 +0000

The East Village was filled to the brim yesterday with people enjoying the great weather. Yesterday’s, Open House New York (OHNY) opened several East Village venues which are usually closed to the public - and EVP.

From Saturday afternoon, here are a few minutes in the garden behind St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery and the Ernest Flagg Rectory in the East Village on 2nd Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets.

Also, our condolences to the family and friends of the two women who died early Saturday morning at 14th and 1st Avenue.

Marion’s Continental Is Back

East Village Podcasts — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:49:01 +0000

Marion’s Continental In NYC

It appears that the sliver-sized bar, Marion’s Continental at 354 Bowery between Great Jones & E. 4th Streets, is back with: drinks now, food later.

An early evening walk revealed the news regarding this East Village / NoHo mainstay as an eye-level sign read: “Our bar is open Wednesday thru Saturday. Our kitchen will be serving soon.”

According to Eater, back in August, Marion’s was shuttered by the original owners which included Marion’s son and his business partner, Michael. More detail on the closing is on the old Marion’s website which continues to carry the torch.

Obviously, with the growing hotel business in the neighborhood, there is huge potential for a kitschy bar like Marion’s. Whether the mixology of the new version will match the Marion’s of the recent past, time will tell.

The true test may come in the form of martinis… can they be half as good as those served during the sliver’s heyday?

Astor Place Starbucks Filled With Coffee

East Village Podcasts — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:44:44 +0000

It’s a nice look for the Astor Place Starbucks.

Obviously, someone takes their coffee-filled stores with milk.

Starbucks on Astor Place in NYC’s East Village

The sign on the door indicates that the popular venue for tourists and the local methadone clinic will re-open on September 28.

Can’t wait.

Starbucks Returns to Astor Place in NYC’s East Village