Williamsburg (Brooklyn)

"Simon Killer": The Ennui of French Crime

"The Comedy": Look at This Fucking Movie

Is "Brooklynization" Killing Regional Music Scenes? Not This One

"What this essay is saying: There is a tidal wave of generic, mushy, apolitical, featureless, Brooklynish music infiltrating the world's stereos. " Over at Washington City Paper, Justin Moyer makes a rather roundabout case that "Brooklynization" -- the centralization of bands, media/blogs, labels, ... More >>

Top 10 Reasons Bay Area Indie Bands Move to Brooklyn

Bay Area bands move to Brooklyn. It's just a thing that happens. You've got your Morning Benders (ahem, POP ETCs), your Royal Baths, and now S.F. gloom-gaze outfit Weekend trading Oakland (formerly S.F.) for the hallowed grounds of Williamsburg or Bushwick or Greenpoint or wherever. But why? Why do ... More >>

1058 Hoagies: A Nice Jewish Boy Makes Good Italian Sandwiches

1058 Hoagies: What's A Nice Jewish Boy Like Adam Mesnick Doing Making Italian Hoagies?

Adam Mesnick is quick to distinguish the offerings at his new venture, 1058 Hoagies, from his SOMA sandwich mecca, Deli Board. "Deli Board is my baby. Everything is perfect down to the wrapper. With hoagies, I can be a little sloppier. If a customer orders a hoagie and picks it up four hours later, ... More >>

"The Dictator": More Culture Clash Than Comedy Revolution

The Jug Shop Ushers in a New Year of Beer Tastings

It's only a few days into 2012, but you've been behaving very well. The New Year diet is working, and tonight you'll be gorging on raw carrot sticks, a handful of unsalted almonds, and a tall glass of water. At the end of the week, celebrate the success of your resolution by breaking it in grand fas ... More >>

Mike Simonetti on Loving Punk Rock and Disco, and Why NYC's Underground Club Scene "Is Over"

​ It's not often that DJs and Electronic Dance Music producers are inspired to begin their careers through a love of hardcore punk rock, but that's how New Jersey-based Mike Simonetti got his start. As a teenager, he would often make the journey from Jersey to N.Y. to attend hardcore shows. Ho ... More >>

Gay Coffee: Not Quite As Fabulous As the Name Suggests

First, we giggled; then, we became skeptical. What, exactly, can be so gay about coffee? Well, in the case of Gay Coffee, a roasting company based in Williamsburg, Mass., the exact gay nature of the coffee stems more from management (gay owned and operated) and the packaging ("Stone Butch Breakfast ... More >>

"Our Idiot Brother": Predictable and Shallow Indie Ensemble Comedy

The Daily Show Visits S.F. to Find Out Why We Aren't the Gayest City Anymore (Video)

Moving to Minneapolis ... where the new gays live​It was a disappointing, ahem, blow to learn that San Francisco, the home of the cock-shaped cookie, is no longer the gayest city in America. In fact, we didn't even make the top 10. At No. 11, San Francisco fell behind Orlando, Santa Fe, and Las Ve ... More >>

Kelly Reichardt Explains "Meek's Cutoff," Her Latest Road Movie

Brooklyn's Blue Bottle East an Outpost of S.F. Coffee Culture

Alex HochmanBlue Bottle's 10-month-old outpost in Williamsburg gives off a strong whiff of West Coast Third Wave.​Though we'd trekked over 3-foot-high snowdrifts to get inside, one glance around Blue Bottle's Brooklyn outpost and we felt right at home. Multiple slow-dripper setup? Check. Chemi ... More >>

How to Be a Tech Company for Halloween

​ Forget the Zuckerberg mask -- be a whole damn tech company for Halloween. Here's how. Apple How to dress: Wear all white with silver shoes. Limit your ports: No pockets, no fly. Your hair should be seamless.   How to scare people: Jailbreak your pants.   The night's over when: You call ... More >>

San Francisco Love Story

Before founding Belle and Sebastian, Stuart Murdoch came here to get healthy. He left with songs, skills, and a promise to return with a band.

How to Buy Artisanal Ice Cream

​ Johnny O./YelpThe line at Bi-Rite Creamery.​Before you even think about buying artisanal ice cream, consider: Is it a hot, sunny day? Did the company just tweet a new flavor? Did 7x7 just write some more stuff about ice cream? You are fucked! Seriously, you are fucked. But if the air ... More >>

It's Time to Stop Hating Hipsters

Photo from Look At This Fucking Hipster​It seems everyone on the Internet is currently either ragging on hipsters or arguing they don't exist. Even Joe Mande, the Williamsburg comedian whose hugely popular (and hilarious) Tumblr blog, Look At This Fucking Hipster was recently made into a book, got ... More >>

All Tangeled Up

A Dripper Bar Grows in Brooklyn

Return Home/FlickrApparently the siphon is a child's toy compared to the slow dripper.​Today, the New York Times reports that Oakland-based Blue Bottle Coffee is opening a roaster and cafe this week in Brooklyn (Williamsburg, to be exact). Followers of owner James Freeman's tweets have been notici ... More >>

The 10 Worst Fashion Trends of the Decade

People made so many mistakes this decade. So many. In fact, the entire "retro" movement that defined the past ten years in fashion has been a willful refusal to learn from the fashion errors of the past, and instead recycle and exacerbate them (hippie head bands, we're talking about you). The a ... More >>

The Juan MacLean Lose Drummer, Alter San Francisco Show

Temporary Residence Ltd.​On Sunday, The Juan MacLean's drummer, Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs, died in a pretty terrible accident. According to the NY Daily News, Fuchs was heading to a party in Williamsburg when the freight elevator he was taking got stuck between floors. After being trapped for 20 minu ... More >>

The Shakes: Come on, S.F., Isn't It Time to Demand Booze-Spiked Milkshakes?

ktdub./FlickrThe Guinness-spiked Shakin' Jesse (with a plate of Your Own Private Eyedaho) at Rudy's Can't Fail.​Our freshman year of college, we saw a friend make an ill-advised choice involving a funnel and a 32-ounce bottle of premixed Mudslide. Consumed in large quantities with the intent o ... More >>

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"Gentrification Bad," Says Myopic Play Taking Over at Berkeley Rep

Hip-hop theater artist Danny Hoch plays many characters who all deliver the same message: Gentrification is bad

Beirut's Zach Condon: Young Success 'Fucked With a Lot of Things' -- Interview

Colloquial Williamsburg

Fumbling Brooklyn hipsters fail to connect in Bujalski's fascinating microbudget indie

Parlez-Vous Faux Français?

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Show Your Bones

More Than Words

Esteemed rock critic Michael Azerrad walks a fine line in his other job: drummer for pop rockers the King of France

Repertory Film Listings

What's in store for indie rock and prime time in a post-O.C. universe

The Eyes Have It

Veronica Lipgloss & the Evil Eyes continue the age-old tradition of merging sex and trash

Jacked Around

Nick Tangborn's Jackpine Social Club label sells its CDs in stores across the country. When you buy one, he doesn't see a dime. Why?

The Rogers Sisters

Three Fingers

Pants on Fire

Brooklyn's Liars have blown it with their sophomore album. And that's a good thing.

Block Party

Lacking an arts center,Oakland artists take over a neighborhood