'Aerial Silks With Cody Schreger - $20 Exclusively On Loot'

'Aerial Silks With Cody Schreger - $20 Exclusively On Loot'

-- Anyone want to do this with me?!?!

Life is a circus, especially in NYC, so why not be part of the performance and not just a spectator?

Really, who's in with me? Only $20 for an "aerial skills" class!

Thursday Night Parties!!

Brought to you by GBH and Santos Party House:

BAILOUT
With Eli Escobar, Blu Jemz
Thursday May 27 at Santos Basement

Join us at Santos Basement this Thursday with Eli Escobar and Blue Jemz (and guests) playing electro, disco, house and classics... Santi is hosting, and we are bailing you out of this global economic turmoil with an array of drinks specials that will give you more buzz for your buck....

Drinks Specials
$6 Budweiser + Double Chaser - All Night
(the chaser is a double shot of house whiskey or Svedka vodka)
$6 Svedka Vodka mixed drinks - All Night
$6 Champagne - All Night
$5 Budweister - All Night

NO COVER ON THE BAILOUT GUEST LIST - CLICK HERE
When you arrive at the door, tell the doorperson you are on the BAILOUT guest list.

Santos Party House: 96 Lafayette Street (just south of Canal). Doors 11pm. 21+ w/I.D.


AND, Simian Mobile Disco will also be playing a DJ set at Santos:

Simian Mobile Disco DJ Set
With JDH & Dave P. (FIXED)
Thursday May 27 atSantos

We have a few spaces at this show for readers of the GBH newsletter... This one is going to sell out so we strongly suggest you arrive early to avoid disappointment.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Santos Party House: 96 Lafayette Street (just south of Canal). Doors 11pm. 21+ w/I.D.


Any takers? I am ready for an early start to the weekend....!!

NYC Splurges

For once in my life, I am splurging more on something other than shows ...

I've become a little addicted to both Lifebooker and Living Social -- the former focuses on health and beauty, while the latter is more about any kind of "lifestyle" and social perks.

From Lifebooker, I've purchased everything from a dental cleaning package to an acupuncture visit to massages...Hey, a girl without full health insurance has to take advantage of these kinds of deals!!

And from Living Social, so far I've just bought round-trip ferry tickets to Fire Island and HALF-OFF all-natural cupcakes! Cos, without health insurance and several part-time gigs, a girl has to indulge somehow...


Hmm, so should I eat those all-natural cupcakes before or after my dental cleaning and check-up?

Oh, and while it may be annoying to receive daily e-mails from these two companies, it's worth the minor hassle of having to review/delete/resist offers, as deals are 50% off and more!

Cabinet of Wonders at Le Poisson Rouge Tonight!

Yes, blog and blog follower(s), I have neglected you. Work and personal life has been a little consuming. I have had time to enjoy the culture and nightlife of NYC, but I haven't had the time or focus to blog about my adventures (and misadventures) lately.

Just have to say, Massive Attack at Terminal 5 was amazing, as was Chelsea Handler's stand-up at Radio City!! In some ways, they were both commentaries about society being fucked up, yet seeing life as still somehow beautiful and funny.

And now, tonight, I am going to see John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders at Le Poisson Rouge.

The event features

John Wesley Harding and His Band, The English UK
w/ Janeane Garofalo , Robbie Fulks , Paul Muldoon , Eugene Mirman , Buffalo Tom and Kristin Hersh.

I am not familar with any of the names, with the exception of Janeane Garofalo




... but I can't wait. I need some more comedy in my life right now...

The event has been tagged as "alternative indie comedy new york folk singer-songwriter blues alt-country country" - should be interesting - well, more than interesting!! It should be entertaining.

These Metro-Sci-Fi Times

Here goes my current list of sci-fi meets NYC's urban landscape:

5) The Freelance Whales, as seen yesterday, on Cinco de Mayo at Webster Hall

("The Freelance Whales is a series of unfinished thoughts, confused sensory experiences and convoluted yet composited emotions...the lighthearted sound is overshadowed by lyrics that make you smile to yourself and wonder if your dreams can be as fulfilling as the sound from The Freelance Whales." - Wes Soltis, HEAVEmedia) The surreal harmonies somehow make it sci-fi to me... beautifully so.

4) Mars 2112, the underground Martian-themed restaurant by Times Square. A surreal tourist trap, it is yet somehow deliciously quaint and somewhat of a throwback to old-school sci-fi concepts. Also, the 2112 is remarkably similar to my zipcode in Williamsburg: 11211. Coincidence...?

3) Dr. Sketchy's Anto-Art School. According to the website, "The Next Dr. Sketchy Is... May 8, 4-7 pm - Dr. Sketchy's is proud to present another fantastic Art Star series with the epic Kenny Scharf! Featuring the lovely Sequinette, this will prove to be Sketchy's most surreal session yet." We'll see about that...

2) "Manorexia," as described in NYMag.

So the article begins: "One of the side effects of metrosexuality seems to be the affliction of men with the same unrealistic body images that women have been dealing with for years."

Strange times we're in. Male mannequins are being reduced to a 27" waist -- that's just wrong.

1) Janelle Monae last month at the Highline Ballroom. Bizarrely exquisite. Ok, yes, yes, there's Lady Gaga, and the lady deserves some credit, but somehow Ms. Janelle Monae is a little more authentically sci-fi, or maybe also just more groovy/soul/funk sci-fi, while Gaga is a little more produced and glam...

And the point against NYC's inclination toward the sci-fi:

-1) Colossus: As described in NYMag, "Jean Nouvel’s Tower Verre was going to be the biggest thing to hit the midtown skyline since the Empire State Building. Then the city told him to chop off 200 feet. Scoffs the French architect: Why is Manhattan, of all places, afraid of heights?"

According to Justin Davidson in another NYMag article, "The Point of the Skyline," "Manhattan’s skyline was wrought by the single-minded pursuit of profit and boosted by a spiritual lust for height. To erect a tall building is to proclaim one’s faith in the future," which is why the height reduction of Nouvel's Tower Verre is so disappointing.

NYC April Shows

So last week I literally saw a show every other day during the week, from Amanda Blank last Monday at the Bell House, to Hole on Wednesday and the Gossip on Friday, both at Terminal 5.

Amanda Blank really is an up-and-coming star... see more pics from Brooklyn Vegan here.

And Hole pictures below:

Courtney Love was frank and full of sardonic humor as usual. "This is like a sexual relationship," she said, early on in her set. "I am having sex with all of you. And if you want some mind-blowing sex, I can't be the only one giving. So show some love!" (Roughly, this is what she said.) And the audience responded appropriately.



No shows for me until the Shout Out Louds May 5, Massive Attack on May 11, and Chelsea Handler May 15! Okay, it's life as usual for me...

Photographs: NYC in the Spring!

Above: Art, trash or both? Only on the streets in NYC...

Left: View from the East Side Greenway. Go biking!

And, in honor of April being Bike Month in NYC:

(This was spotted by Grand Central in Manhattan. Use Metrocards for bikes... ?)

And on that note of being healthy, below is a picture of my local farmer's market, Saturdays in McCarren Park:

And finally, a May Day mural, made by Shepard Fairey, located on Houston and Bowery:

Yes, NYC, I love you... or continue to be addicted to you, anyway.