Just what exactly are the backbones of our Land of the Free? Artist Matthew Henri believes they are none other than whiskey, women and guns. The pieces displayed in his show Made In America offer an artistic survey of the underbelly of an entire nation “besieged by vices and besotted

So I’m pretty much just copying and pasting the press release into this post right now. I feel like a total dipshit doing this but I’m super slammed this week, so tough titties.  All the info for the event is below. You can win a pair of tix by emailing

There’s something about being surrounded by thousands of people dressed up like Santa Claus in Washington Square at 3 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon that felt like I was in some weird movie. I saw red in every direction I looked for blocks and blocks. The setting sun gave a

If you’re like me, your favorite pet is somehow the basis for all of your computer passwords. Without giving too much away (and I just now changed all my passwords anyway, suckers!), my safeguard was named for a wild-eyed, red-haired, toothy guinea pig whose short existence provided young me with

If the neologism “epicsauce” is not enough to get your attention, then you are clearly out of touch with the modern world. Luckily, epicsauce.com can help you get with it tonight at this super-cheap show featuring three summery indie bands and DJs galore at Public Works. Public Works is an

For those of you old enough to remember the late 90s, you should then remember Mark Farina and his whole Mushroom Jazz phenomenon (which was produced on local label Om records) which rocked the electronic scene for over a decade. Farina is known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and

We’ve been hyping Broke-Ass Stuart’s new TV show, Young, Broke & Beautiful, for a couple months now, but it’s FINALLY time to reveal this shit!  YB&B will air on Friday, June 24 at 11/10C on IFC, but Stu’s throwing a viewing party four days early to celebrate and thank everyone for their

We’ve been hyping Broke-Ass Stuart’s new TV show, Young, Broke & Beautiful, for a couple months now, but it’s FINALLY time to reveal this shit!  YB&B will air on Friday, June 24 at 11/10C on IFC, but Stu’s throwing a viewing party four days early to celebrate and thank everyone for their