Nightlife

There's an intriguing event happening "uptown" tonight at Joe's Pub. The Universal Record Database (URDB.org) is hosting the World Record Apprecition Society in an evening of "eclectic performers setting unique world records." The show description notes: World records set...

Last night, we reported on some of the early action at CB3's SLA Committee hearing. The agenda was relatively short - only about 20 bars came before the panel. But, several controversial applications along upper Avenue A consumed a...

Two-and-a-half hours into CB3's SLA Committee hearing, they've already breezed through 10 out of 32 applications. The highlights so far: Eddie Huang of Baohaus was not in the house as the committee scrutinized his proposal for Xiao Ye. His brother,...

Author Daniel Okrent will be discussing his latest book, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, in an interview with Kevin Baker at the Tenement Museum as part of their Tenement Talks series tomorrow evening. Okrent (the first...

There's only one thing Mitch Weinstein enjoys more than a good meal, and that is a good cocktail. Here's his early take on the Lower East Side's newest bar: Welcome to the neighborhood, our new tiki bar, called Painkiller. Located...

Here are musician Ken Beasley’s top music picks on (and near) the Lower East Side this week: Heavy Trash - Thursday, April 29 | 7:30pm at The Mercury Lounge Hardcore rockabilly super-shredders Matt Verta-Ray and Jon Spencer team up for Heavy...

Tonight's How I Learned series at Happy Ending is titled, How I Learned Once Was Enough. This month's evening of revelry for writers, comedians, storytellers, bloggers and performers as chosen by hostess Blaise Allysen Kearsley will feature: John Wray...

Self-titled comedian-musician-writer-craftivist-spelling bee champ Jessica Delfino (featured in My LES here) is back at The Slipper Room this Thursday with "Besties."  This monthly comedy show brings some of her best friends (performers, musicians and comedians) together for an evening...

Earlier this morning, EV Grieve posted some of the highlights from last night's SEVEN hour CB3/SLA meeting. Keith Masco's restaurant/seafood market on Avenue A got the green light... Michael Huynh's DOB on St. Mark's Place was rejected... TPoutine was...

Noah Tarnow's Big Quiz Thing will be at Crash Mansion tonight. Bring your friends for what must be one of the city's longest running "live trivia throwdown" events going. With plenty of breaks for drinks in between, it's an...