In this week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast, Lower East Side NYC podcast host Traven Rice interviews Filmmaker Stuart Ginsberg about his new film "It’s A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss." Schloss was a downtown performance...
The W.O.W. Project is continuing its partnership with Abrons Arts Center with their annual Lunar New Year celebration supporting local businesses in Chinatown. Beginning on January 11 and while supplies last, patrons who spend $35 or more at...
photo courtesy of Bob Krasner
Host Traven Rice spoke with Gary Guarinello, founder of Catalyst Records in Essex Market, for this episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. Gary is a drummer and a music lover who is also a former...
Host Traven Rice spoke with author Dan Slater about his new book, "The Incorruptibles - A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld," which focuses on the true stories of the Lower East...
A guest-curated program of short films by local filmmakers will be featured at the Metrograph theater on Sunday, Nov. 10th at 4pm. The lineup is presented by local arts group 10002 ARTS and features films by Coleen Fitzgibbon, Janene...
Fashion icon Patricia Field has moved her shop to 211 East Broadway. The new brick and mortar space was celebrated with a grand opening party last week. Patricia Field might be best known for styling the clothing on Sex and...
Host Traven Rice spoke with writer-director Claire Ayoub for this episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. Claire's first feature film, Empire Waiste, is out now. The boundary-pushing film tells the story of Lenore Miller (Mia Kaplan) an overweight,...
This week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast features a conversation with musician and activist Fury Young. Fury grew up in the neighborhood, and recently released Tree Indeed, his first solo EP as a musician. His music is "artland...
By J. Scott Orr
For a time they were The Three Musketeers of a white-hot art scene that erupted with such irrepressible momentum that it effortlessly consumed every established notion of what contemporary art should look like and where it...
The folks at Ray’s, "NYC’s Favorite Hometown Bar," are hosting a September 11th charity auction event today from 5-9pm. Bidding ends September 13th at 9am. They write:
In support of The FDNY Fire Family Transport Foundation, Ray’s has partnered with former NFL...