Music

Bang For No Buck: Making The Most of Your Non-Paying Gigs
Class is always in session when you’re in the school of hard knocks. And with summer unfortunately winding down, I’d like to discuss with all of you how I’ve spent my summer vacation. As a musician, gigs are always at the forefront of my mind and this past summer, I’ve

Win a Pair of FREE Tickets to the Equifunk Festival in the Poconos Mountains!!
I’m slammed for time today, so I’m just gonna paste from the about “about” section of the Equifunk Festival. That said. It does sound pretty rad: pool parties all day and live music all night. If I was on the East Coast I would totally be there. Also for all

Last Nite: The New 2000’s Indie Dance Party at the Elbo Room
By now you’ve probably been to (and definitely heard of) Debaser, the monthly 90s alternative dance party at the Knock Out. It’s a crazy night with lots of flannel and Doc Marten’s and other things that remind me of jr. high. Well the fine people behind Debaser have concocted another

Win a Pair of Tix to A Celebration of Adolph Sutro w/ Live Music, Circus Performances and More!
There’s a lot going on at this super cool event so I’m just gonna copy and paste the info. You don’t really care anyways right? I mean you’re just like “Enough with the babbling Stuart! Give me those damn tickets already!” you can enter at the bottom of the post.

Swaying Palms and $3 Glory Hole at the Dore Alley Fair Sunday, 7/28
Here’s the story, Dore Glory. Well summer is about halfway through, which in this town means two things. One is that our warm spells will actually increase in length and frequency, and the other is that queer street fair season is nigh, beginning with the raunch and rank Up Your

Freaky-Deaky Friday: Cheap Drinks & Free Ike’s Place This Friday 6/26
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

FREE Comedy Night: House Show in Brooklyn presented by Sylvan Productions
On Friday, July 26th, San Francisco-based comedy group Sylvan Productions is invading Brooklyn for an East coast premiere at their FREE House Show starting at 8pm. After being recently voted the “Best Comedy Troupe” by SF Weekly, Sylvan will be combining the best comedy and musical talent from East to

What You Should Really Expect From A Broke Musician
I’m a 20-something artist living in New York City, and, quite frankly, I’m tired of trying to make people believe that I have my shit together. It’s way too much work. I constantly find myself having to choose between taking a shower, brushing my teeth, shaving, dressing appropriately for whatever