Arts and Culture

Win Tix to BowieBall NYC!
Holy shit this sounds amazing! According to the press release, “BowieBall pays homage to definitive rock icon David Bowie in an anything goes charity glam extravaganza bringing together the best in NYC’s music, art, fashion & entertainment.” I mean, just look at the photos from previous years! Can that be my life

Best Places for Cheapskates to Meet People Who Aren’t Cheapskates.
Cross economic divides and magic can happen… I’m a cheapskate. So are most of my friends. But sometimes, conversations about how crazy it is that the price of the supermarket toilet roll has gone up 50c get boring. I don’t want to sell my soul to someone who’ll take me

PHILIP GLASS IS HAVING A PICNIC IN BIG SUR ON SUNDAY
This Sunday, Philip Glass’s Days and Nights Festival will close with an intimate PICNIC at the Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur. It costs sixty bucks (boo), BUT: (1) it’s catered (2) it’s in Big Sur (3) Philip Glass is hosting and playing the show in one of the

Broke-Ass Insider’s Guide to New Orleans: Uptown Part 2
From Drew Brees to Hog’s Head Cheese, James Black to Sazerac: Here’s our New Orleans insider’s guide, neighborhood by neighborhood, to all the things that make the Crescent City the greatest city in America. Uptown Part 2 (don’t forget to read part 1) Make ‘Em Say Uhh: Napoleon Ave. to

Filth and Frugality at Folsom Sunday 9/29
It’s hard to say why, but when it comes to queer civic celebrations, Folsom probably is at the top in the cash spent department. Not really the fair per se, but some of the surrounding parties require a small loan just to get inside. Thankfully, there are a few new

Listen to Writers Read Sexy and Erotic Tales at Red Light Lit
The very lovely ladies at Sex+Design Magazine asked me to take part in the very first Red Light Lit: Erotic tales told by folks you wouldn’t kick out of bed. I’m honored and excited to read a few poems from the book of poetry I’ve been (very slowly) working on for

TONIGHT: Lagunitas Brewing Co. Presents NorCal Comedy Night in NYC at The Stand
Are there any North Californians in New York? Of course you guys are here. Great news! Lagunitas Brewing Company is hosting NorCal Comedy Night at the best comedy club in New York City, The Stand. The show will feature some of the best comedians from Northern California including stand-up comedy

TONIGHT: The Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society Performs TUSK at Littlefield
The Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society will be at Littlefield tonight performing Fleetwood Mac’s landmark 1979 album, Tusk. This unique band blends members from The War on Drugs, Papas Fritas, Pernice Brothers, Buried Beds, Nightlands, and Danielson. Having first performed Tusk in its entirety in 2010 at Boston, Brooklyn, and Philly,