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Free Bowling TONIGHT at Village Voice Tweet Up
Tonight, all of the hours you spent learning to bowl by watching The Big Lebowski repeatedly can be put to good use thanks to the next installment of the Village Voice’s “Tweet up” series. From 5-9PM at The Gutter, they’re offering up free bowling AND knocking $5 off pitchers of

FREE Screening of “E.T” at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Remember when the government agents were holding shot-guns instead of walkie-talkies right before E.T. took off with Elliot? If you do then you were old enough to have seen “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” back in the 80’s. (The 80’s, wow that was so long ago.) I love E.T., it’s one of

Broke-Ass Band Interview: The SHE’S (Tonight @ Café Du Nord)
Remember when you were in high school and wished you were in a cool band, only puberty, braces, parents, and a lack of talent got in the way? Not the case for The SHE’S. The only thing standing in the way of these four high schoolers is the fact that

FREE Hot Dogs and Rock ‘n’ Roll
I find hot dogs to be one of the most disturbing forms of meat, second only to sausage. But when times are tough, you take food where you can get it — not to mention slammin’ beats and cheap booze. Luckily, Hot Dogs & Asteroids on the first Tuesday of

Watch The Goonies, FREE This Thursday in Lower East Side
I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love coming-of-age movies about rag-tag misfit preteens on an adventure. Perhaps this is because I, like many others, was a certified street-kid– my childhood pretty much consisted of my neighbors and me playing Home Run Derby in the abandoned lot at the end of

Sing Your Favorite Terrible Songs; Be Shamed by Actually Decent Singers
I never understand why anyone hesitates to perform karaoke. You don’t have to be good or even mediocre; all you have to do is entertain. So don’t bother coming if you’re not ready to give us a show, but if you are willing to perform air guitar solos, bust Fly

In God We Trust Williamsburg Opening Party
One of the most beloved boutiques in Williamsburg (and Greenpoint for that matter, In God We Trust, has traded up their old Wythe Ave location and is celebrating their new bigger and brighter spot on Bedford Ave. While IGWT, isn’t exactly broke-ass friendly, they do have sales and throw parties

Just Don’t be a Cheap-Ass!
This site is dedicated to broke-asses. Yes, broke-asses. This is strictly not to be confused with cheap-asses. The word and conditions may be similar, but when carefully dissected, distinctions between the two become quite clear. Let’s take a look… 1. Broke-asses: They may often find themselves with an empty/thin wallet,