All photos by Hale Gurland
The Lower East Side is known for producing artistic greatness. From the Velvet Underground and Basquiat to more modern …

Shannon Walker and Damon Cardasis co-wrote and star in Vicky & Lysander.
Vicky & Lysander, created by LES Film Festival co-creators Shannon Walker and …

Bass beats boomed from the New Museum lobby last night as a DJ spun and the space was transformed into a sexy, spooky Halloween soirée. …

On a recent evening at R Bar on the Lower East Side, folk rocker Kris Gruen serenaded a crowd full of old school punks as …

Old Hollywood ambiance met hard rock n’ roll at Ella Lounge for an end of fashion week performance by the band The Bushwick Hotel.
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Royal Young talks with indie music editor Amrit Singh, whose new film was featured at the LES Film Festival.
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DJs Moni, Reborn, Selly, Kim Knox & shErOck.
Editor’s Note — Hellified Vertical, a new music showcase comes to the L.E.S. tomorrow night. It …

The L.E.S. Film Festival founders. Left to right: Damon Cardasis, Roxy Hunt, Shannon Walker and Tony Castle. Photo by Zack McTee.
It’s refreshing …

Frances Ha stillvia Rooftop Films
Rooftop Films opened this weekend with an advance screening of Noah Baumbach’s “Frances Ha” to a controversial reception. Almost …

The Perils of Obedience at Abrons Art Center.
The Lower East Side has long been a breeding ground for hopeful artists and dreamers. Now, …

The (*) Inn. Photo by Erik Carter.
The shtetl is haunted. Many of the Lower East Side’s Jewish immigrants of the early 19th Century …

Ethan Joseph, Leah Wells and Sara Banleigh. Photo by Judy Rosenblatt.
The noisy crowd at Dixon Place’s bar instantly falls silent as Leah Wells …

Robert La Fosse.
Henry Street Settlement opened its doors this past weekend for a festive open house and introduction to their new Director of …

The crowd at Broome Street Gallery‘s private reception for Bob Gruen seems famous. Flashbulbs pop and people pose by a golden saxophone statue pouring …

Barbara Rubin’s film Christmas On Earth was shot at 56 Ludlow Street, the Lower East Side apartment of John Cale. Now, it is being …

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