Arts and Culture

Fortress of Attitude’s FREE Comedy Rock Show Tonight!
New York-based comedy rock group and sketch video crew, Fortress of Attitude, is inviting every Broke-Ass with a sense of humor, an ear for music and a taste for the unpredictable to come down to their pad on this frigid Friday night in New York City. The hilarious collective is

FREE Pussy Riot! Tribute
How do you feel about hooliganism? That’s what arrested members of Pussy Riot!, a Moscow-based punk rock art collective, are going to jail for in Russia. Follow all things Pussy Riot at FreePussyRiot.org, Facebook, or Twitter. If you want to support their protest fight for freedoms in Russia and stand

Bare the Musical: Teens Bare All–To Music Off-Broadway
Sex and drugs, and the looming threat of eternal damnation—all set to music—pretty much sums up “Bare,” the rock musical that explores the complicated issues of identity, peer pressure, and hormonal teen angst. The story revolves around Catholic boarding school classmates Jason (Jason Hite) and Peter (Taylor Trensch), who fall

Slipper Room: Ladies Night All Out
Before the holiday season I had the privilege of escorting one of my favorite artists to the Slipper Room. It had been ages since I had A) seen burlesque and B) seen good burlesque. My friend had not been since they remodeled their location (167 Orchard Street) to now include

Economicomix: On BART

Four Ways To Possibly Get Rid of Writer’s Block
OK so let’s just jump right into it, because I’m fucking bored, perpetually heartbroken this week, and just not really into anything. Usually that’s when I get my best writing done but lately all I can do is sit in bed and like, cry, or play this new-ish Simpsons game

Dispatches from the Road: An Insider’s Guide to Doing Adelaide, Australia on the Cheap
The rest of Australia can’t understand Adelaide.
We’re just too weird.