Music

Get Ready for the 2013 Aputumpu Music Festival
The 2013 Aputumpu Music Festival is here! And it’s invading music venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn this weekend including Public Assembly, Webster Hall, Joe’s Pub and more. Over 40 bands are taking the stage and bringing you a different theme with each night from a wide range of music. Whether

Photos from Freaky-Deaky Friday
Well, the first Freaky-Deaky Friday at The Showdown came and went, and let me tell you…it was awesome! The next one is on Friday April 26th. I have a feeling that after looking at these pics you’re not gonna miss it! I’ve posted some choice pictures below but go here to see

Broke-Ass Giveaway: 2 FREE Tickets to Vital Vox: A Vocal Festival at Roulette
Okay, so let’s try this again. Vital Vox: A Vocal Festival was supposed to celebrate its fourth annual event with Sabrina Lastman, Philip Hamilton, Sasha Bogdannowitsch and more at Brooklyn’s 400-seat theater, Roulette, back in October 2012. But as we all know by now, Hurricane Sandy hit and leveled New

FREE Concert: Fortress of Attitude Playing Arlene’s Grocery Tonight
Sadly, I’ve received some terrible news this month: there will not be an intimate apartment show with the boys from Fortress of Attitude. But, the good news is that they will be performing at Arlene’s Grocery tonight! The New York-based comedy rock group will be hitting the stage for an

VANILLA ICE vs MICK JAGGER: Who Would You Rather Be?
The other day I ran in to Broke Ass Stuart eating pizza at shop on Valencia. He invited me to sit down … and so I did. I ate pizza he had wings. We pondered the greater things in life, talked about heavy topics, questioned the meaning of many things … and then the conversation got HEAVY! “So Stefan, (I GOT WORRIED) would you rather be Vanilla Ice or Mick Jagger?”

Freaky-Deaky Friday: A Monthly Costume Box Party
My life mantra has become “Let’s get weird”. In fact, I’m pretty sure that’s what I want it to say on my tombstone. So I’ve decided to throw a monthly party in celebration of getting weird. It’s called Freaky-Deaky Fridays. And… It’s a Costume Box Dance Party! and it happens

Win a Pair of Tix to See Coast Jumper, Cannons and Clouds, and Owl Paws
Here’s a fun little show you all can win some tickets to. I don’t know much about the bands other than that they have cool names, but I’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway. Here are the details and the entry form is below: Bourgeois Productions Presents and

Help Save Adobe Books With Music from The Dodos, Adam Stephen (oF Two Gallants) and more!
This is a super rad event for a great cause! And while the tickets aren’t super cheap, if you say “Broke-Ass Stuart sent me” at the door, they will give you a discount. Not sure how much, but there will be one. Sorry I’m just pasting the press release but