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I dropped in to the Bowery Ballroom over the weekend to check out Chavez play a “warm-up” concert before they embark on a European tour where they’ll be playing at All Tomorrow’s Parties in London, the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, and at David Lynch’s private club in Paris. Not bad for a band that first appeared on the downtown … Continue reading  
Our friends AndrewAndrew recently visited the new Chinese restaurant, Yunnan Kitchen, on Clinton Street. They had a little extra help with their video review on this one. Take … Continue reading
 photo via rooftopfilms.com Rooftop Films has been showing films outdoors in some of the most stunning outdoor rooftop venues around NYC for the past 16 years. One of those rooftops is right here on Grand Street at Open Road Rooftop at New Design High School. If you weren’t able to attend the opening of Rooftop’s 16th Annual Summer Series two … Continue reading
Allegra LaViola (179 E. Broadway) will be hosting a fun event with the art collective Class Struggle tomorrow from noon – 8 p.m. Her gallery will be turned in to a “street market performance,” featuring re-imagined designs printed on apparel, textile and other goods. There will be community TV viewing in the back yard (a la … Continue reading
 Moyna Flannigan, Femme (Scarlet) at Dodge Gallery Gallery Goer is a weekly column featuring not-to-be-missed gallery shows on the LES. Have a fun, art-inspired week! Opening May 19 at Dodge Gallery is Twisted Sisters, a highly eclectic show that includes painting, sculpture, video, installation, prints, mixed media and performance art. Curated by Kristen Dodge and Janet Phelps, the … Continue reading
If you have an interest in neighborhood change and an appreciation for photography, there’s an event next week you won’t want to miss. Brian Rose will be debuting his remarkable book, “Time and Space on the Lower East Side.” There will be a launch party next Wednesday at the Clic Bookstore and Gallery, 255 Centre Street. Rose … Continue reading
 Auhor and LES native Sissy Silva. Photo by Erin Egan Rodriguez. In today’s world of fast paced, non-stop Facebook updates and Twitter feeds we have become accustomed to the “one-liner.” We find humor in its simplicity more now than ever. It has become the standard to abbreviate and get right to the point, when discussing our … Continue reading
Photo: Reghan Christensen Food is the theme downtown this weekend. At Danspace Project’s popular Food for Thought benefit series, the admission price of two cans of food and $5 will get you the chance to chose from three nights of innovative choreography. All canned proceeds collected over the weekend benefit St. Mark’s Church’s food program. … Continue reading
 Image from Think of Me. Photo by Bryan Hainer Sultry sadness is a single mom living off the Vegas strip, struggling to raise her young daughter in Bryan Wizemann’s Think of Me. The film helped kick off Rooftop Films’ opening weekend on the sprawling roof of New Design High School Saturday, the lurid lights of … Continue reading
 A still from the documentary Love and Politics with Judith Malina. The film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival. Today is the final day of a crowdfunding campaign to save the Living Theatre. As we have been reporting for the past couple of months, the legendary experimental company, co-founded by Judith Malina, is in a major … Continue reading
Rooftop Films is kicking off it’s summer series at the Open Road Rooftop on Grand Street this weekend. Their evening of short films from around the world, tonight, is sold out, but you can still get tickets for Bryan Wizemann’s feature, Think of Me, starring Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under, Sleep Walk With Me) tomorrow night. It’s … Continue reading
In a couple of weeks, prospective buyers will get their first crack at the new apartments inside the Madison Jackson building, the Lower East Side’s newest condo conversion. But even before sales begin, there have been several interesting events at the former school building at 371 Madison Street. On Tuesday, an especially ambitious project opens to … Continue reading
 by Jade Townsend ©KittyJoeSainte-Marie Editor’s note: Today we’re introducing Gallery Goer, a weekly column by Tobi Elkin featuring not-to-be-missed gallery shows on the LES. She’ll highlight noteworthy shows in the burgeoning and highly eclectic neighborhood gallery scene, offering a glimpse into some of the most exciting new art that’s being shown. Lesley Heller Workspace at 54 Orchard … Continue reading
Yoshiko Chuma, conceptual artist, choreographer and artistic director of The School of Hard Knocks is known to court danger and controversy far and wide. Born in Osaka, Japan but residing in the U.S. since 1978, a lifetime fascination with cross-cultural dialogue has propelled her around the world. In April 2011, she traveled with fifteen artists from … Continue reading
 Nathalie Djurberg's exhibition inside Studio 231. Photos by Tim Schreier. This past weekend the art world congregated on Randalls island for Frieze New York, the international art fair. But participants were lured back to Manhattan on Sunday to have a look at several new shows opening at the New Museum. We attended the preview yesterday morning … Continue reading
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