Neckface’s Closed Casket show runs from October 31st to November 24, 2007 at the Dactyl Foundation [MAP]. The opening reception, hosted by Neil Grayson, Jason Dill, Dash Snow, and Chloe Sevigny, is on Halloween night from 7-9pm.

The Beast Within, an “exhibition of introspective monster art,” also opens on Halloween night at the […]

The New York Times has posted an awesome and hilarious piece of work by artist Andrew Kuo. Kuo has created an intricate series of graphs and charts that visualize his observations from this past summer’s shows at Williamsburg’s favorite summer haunt, McCarren Pool.
[via Cool Hunting]

OFFF is this weekend and the long tag line is a verbose way of saying Designer/Programmers/Musicians/Technologist will be showing off their skills to others who do the same thing. For those of you familiar with the BD4D style show-and-tell conferences this one is for the books. Three days of talks from some of the most […]

[Daft Punk - One More Time Live @ Wireless Festival 2007, London]
With Daft Punk set to take the stage in Las Vegas at Vegoose this weekend (we’re so jealous of our West Coast friends right now!!!) and a short string of dates in Mexico (including Mexico City on Halloween - so nuts!) over the following […]

Poet/musician/actor Saul Williams has been a long-time personal favorite, and Saul is dropping a new album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!, produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails on November 1.
There’s no word yet on any release of the album on CD or vinyl, but it is clear that Saul’s well in […]

We’re going to die from all of the bike related events this weekend.
On Friday, Time’s Up is throwing what may be the last party at their current space on Houston — the lease on the space they are occupying will be up soon.

On Saturday prepare yourself for Bike Kill 5. From what we can gather […]

Here’s a round up of some Halloween parties/events in the neighborhood. There’s a couple in Manhattan but no worries Snotty McHipsterpants, everything is below 14th St. The events are all linked to our lovely event calendar. For more upcoming events hit the big calendar icon on the right.
Friday, October 26
Brooklyn Chainsaw Massacre […]

The Islands - Williamsburg Free CMJ show from Way on Vimeo.
Islands played a chill outdoor show put on by Todd P at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge on Saturday. Along with Aa aka BIG A little a, Despot, and Bat Attack. Gotta love the free day time shows. The Islands had a lot of […]

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Matt & Kim played a predictably fun set at the Music Hall on Saturday as CMJ wound down. We caught them at a warehouse and Siren Fest this year and this show was just as crazy. Lots of stage diving (note: five dudes can’t jump into the same spot in the crowd all […]

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Deerhunter played to a packed Cake Shop to close out the Chouette showcase on Friday. Luckily they didn’t have any of the sound problems that plagued the Papercuts set before them. They played a solid hour-long set without any of the antics of their Bowery Ballroom show on Wednesday. If you missed […]

The marathon continues. MIA played her second night at the new West Side hangar space, Terminal 5. Looking past the sweating ceilings and neon underagers the show was banger. A few awkward moments clearing the stage and setting up loops gave way to the best encore chant I’ve ever heard.

Second stop, or maybe it was […]

See those blurry things behind George Michael and Maeby? That could be you! Michael Cera’s (from Superbad and Arrested Development) new movie “Nick and Norah’s Infinite playlist” will be filming all over the city soon. They are holding an open casting call for extras on Saturday and thepunkguy is setting it […]

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Summerbirds in the Cellar: Behold the Wolf (MP3)
After spending a few years in Orlando, Summerbirds is easily my favorite band from the area. Stage Hymns sums them up best: “It’s that perfect blend of dreamrock, Pink Floyd, and electronic ambience.” They play Alphabet Lounge Tuesday night at 10:00pm and Snitch on Thursday at […]

Tons of bands will be stopping by the city this week as CMJ Music Marathon 2007 kicks off. Throughout the week we will be highlighting some bands we really like and posting showcases and parties that may not have crossed your radar. A bunch of shows have been posted on the calendar and […]

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Jay Reatard played a blistering 30 minute set in Williamsburg on Thursday. The show was wild and sweaty with lots of crowd surfing as the band ripped through most of Blood Visions plus a few extras. Death By Audio is a DIY venue in an office space that hosts a number of Todd […]

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Live Nation is discounting tickets for Morrissey’s October 23rd show to $20 (down from $65). Pick ‘em up here or at Irving Plaza box office while it lasts.

Andy Smith of Portishead will be DJ’ing at Ben Sherman and Filter Magazine’s CMJ event being held at the Ben Sherman SoHo store on October 19th. If you’re familiar with Portishead but not with Andy Smith as a DJ, stop reading this post immediately and go beg, borrow, or steal a copy of his classic […]

Get a little silly and go watch Architecture in Helsinki at Studio B on Friday ( and Gramercy Theatre the night before ). But we’d rather do a double booking at Studio B for Digitalism on Thursday.

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Our friends at Love Brigade are having a grand opening party tomorrow night for their new space at 230 Grand Street in Williamsburg.
In addition to the new boutique space at the co-op, Love Brigade will be showing off their new rehearsal space available to bands, Brigade Studios. The Brigade promises food, drinks, music […]

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Just before the start of CMJ, The National is playing a free show (courtesy Rhapsody and Jameson) on October 15 at Highline Ballroom with Pela and The Little Ones. RSVP here.
(via Product Shop NYC)