New York

The Bayou’s in Brooklyn: Cajun Music Festival
The Redhook waterfront isn’t very bayou-like. The closet you’ll see to a catfish is a rat that fell in the water, and Ikea doesn’t stock itself with Cyprus trees. But this weekend, The Jalopy Music Theatre is going to be alive with the man made sounds of the bayou. The

“Welcome to Goodburger, now Home of the Cheap-ass Goodburger”
Ohhh, Goodburger. The movie industry’s flop is New York City’s cheap meal. The Big Apple chain has started launching monthly promotions to keep its broke constituents well-fed. In April, anyone who “liked” Goodburger on Facebook got access to a discount code for 20% off. Now in May, every Wednesday from

Keg & Lantern: The Happiest Hour There Is
Keg & Lantern was born a poor black child. Just kidding, sorry, I swear I’m not an asshole attempting to make a bad The Jerk joke (yes I am). Anyhow, Keg & Lantern is a totally decent pub/sports-type place that has truly superior pub food AND the best happy hour

Jump Into Caffeinated Hyperspace at Flying Saucer Cafe
Atlantic Ave has always been a pretty lively business strip that changes dramatically with each block, especially in the strip between the BQE and the Atlantic Yards. Walking the small distance brings you from Brooklyn’s unofficial antiques district to Islamic supply store clusters. Naturally, as it is the border of

Treat Yourself at Takahachi Bakery
It seems like it’s finally spring, you guys! Which means it’s time once again for everyone to freak out about cherry blossoms, and rightfully so. They’re damn pretty, but if going aaaaall the waaaay to Brooooklyn seems to hard for you, Takahachi Bakery is giving you an out by just

Open Bar at Morgan Fine Arts Open House
Gallery receptions can sometimes be a tiresome affair. Usually confined to a small space, everyone is constantly elbowing each other out of the way to get a good look at the actual art and to drain the open bar of its spirits. Well luckily art lovers and open bar aficionados

Food Gallery 32: Art For Your Stomach
One of the best things about New York is despite its size, it doesn’t take much geographic area to be declared a separate district. Example: Koreatown. It’s only a block long, but it gets a special title and has its own Korean bank. And there’s a lot of karaoke bars

FREE Giveaways and More at the Insound Warehouse Sale Tonight
Online cool kid retailer Insound.com doesn’t think it’s enough to give you a Free MP3 every week and discounts almost as often in its newsletters, it wants to get to know you better… you, the guy who ordered the Dr. Dre Magnetic Poetry or the girl who orders Wolf Parade