Astroland at Coney Island will most likely be closed forever after this weekend. They will stay open until around 10PM on Saturday and Sunday.

[photo by Lucas Cometto]
“You guys have it real easy. I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn’t matter. You were born rich and your […]

[Photo via lickyoats]
The Habitat in Greenpoint is holding its first annual chicken wing eating contest dubbed Habitual Chicken Ritual on August 26th at 9:30PM. Twelve contestants will gorge themselves with as many wings as possible in 10 minutes all for a night of free booze and nausea.
(via New York Shitty)
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Siren Fest is this Saturday at Coney Island, who’s going? It’s pretty enjoyable early on with the crowds get progressively worse throughout the day. We posted a muxtape with some of our favorite bands playing.
A Place to Bury Strangers, Apes & Androids and Marnie Stern are playing the afterparty at Music […]

[Wiimbledon logo via itomi]
There’s at least one event each month in NYC where you can make an A-1 ass of yourself without feeling the least bit self-conscious. This month’s event is the 2nd annual Wiimbledon tournament at Barcade. The battle begins at 10AM with 128 participants dressed as bears, slutty robots and the […]

Our friend Jack put together a robot parade on Sunday running from Park Slope to Prospect Park, Brooklyn. He wasn’t promoting, selling or marketing anything. Just for fun. It was a perfect WTF moment for a cloudy Sunday morning. More photos of the parade can be found here.

Yacht, Dan Deacon, and Tapes n Tapes descend on Brooklyn this week to give you a dose of high pitch synth squeals and rumbling guitar riffs.
Yacht kicks it off Wednesday night at Studio B. Have a question ready he likes to Q&A mid show. Are you having a good time?
Dan Deacon will be […]

[Matt & Kim at Zombie Prom via thepiratehat]
Matt & Kim played some homecoming shows over the weekend with Team Robespierre at SUNY Purchase’s Zombie Prom on Friday 4/4, Pratt on Saturday 4/5 and an afterparty at Lost and Found (Lulu’s) in Greenpoint. We caught the Pratt show which took place in a big, seated […]

[photo by vinylslut.ca]
The MSTRKRFT boys are back in town this Friday at Studio B and they’re bringing reinforcements in the form of L.A. Riots, The Bloody Beetroots, and friend of Obscene Lazaro Casanova. Laz also runs a sweet mp3 blog - Shot Callin’ - it’s one of our favorites.
We’ve collectively seen MSTRKRFT half a dozen […]

What better way to spend corporate sponsorship dollars than cheap concerts? Jelly NYC, the promoters behind the pool parties at McCarren Pool, just announced two awesome shows at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple. Tickets available at TicketWeb.
Boost Mobile + Jelly NYC in partnership with New York Magazine present ‘The Secret Society’ with:
Sunset Rubdown, Ecstatic […]

[Photo from The Gowanus Lounge]
At long last the Radegast Hall & Biergarten has finished getting all their licenses and will be opening its doors on Friday at 3PM. They boast an offering of 50 beers and a much fancier menu than the beer garden in Queens (entrees start at $16). If you can’t […]

[photo by p_kirn]
Create Digital Music, Etsy Labs, and Make Magazine are throwing another Handmade Music this Thursday at Etsy’s Brooklyn space. Handmade Music is a show-n-tell style event in which musicians and hackers show off their DIY projects.
Check out CDM’s recap of the last Handmade Music for some more insight into what to expect.

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 […]

[photo by celebritygarbage]
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 […]

[photo by sceneandheard]
Daniel Bell will be joining Bunker residents Derek Plaslaiko and Spinoza to celebrate Spinoza’s 30th birthday this Friday at The Bunker, held at Galapagos. The Bunker will have special extended hours for this party - 11PM until 6 in the morning… RAVE TILL DAWN!!!
Daniel Bell has been an Obscene NYC favorite since we […]

Beirut played a free secret show at Coco 66 in Greenpoint last night and completely wrecked the place! They played a drunken 1 1/2 hour set (including one “pee break”) of new and old songs to prepare for their three upcoming NYC shows. You can catch them tonight (9/20) at The Brooklyn Masonic Temple in […]

There are a ridiculous amount of music and art events this weekend, but our pick of the week goes to GZA and Jamie Lidell at McCarren Pool this Saturday.
Update: We spoke too soon, this show has been cancelled. Bummed!

MP3: Wu-Tang Clan - Watch Your Mouth [via NahRight]
GZA/Genius of the Wu-Tang Clan will be performing […]

1. GZA & Jamie Lidell @ McCarren Pool Cancelled
2. Chemical Brothers & Ladytron @ McCarren Pool
3. Cut & Paste Design Competition
4. Bat for Lashes @ Bowery
5. Eyewash @ Monkey Town
6. Dan deacon & Best Fwends @ The Yard
7. Man Man @ Webster
8. A Place to Bury Strangers @ Mercury Lounge
9. Underworld @ Central Park
10. […]

Art season kicks into full swing this week with gallery openings all over the city. Last night in Chelsea was bananas and Williamsburg will also be kicking off a number of new shows this weekend.
Before heading over to Studio B for the Fluokids Fashion Week Jump Off, here’s some openings for tonight:

Jack the Pelican […]

Fashion Week is starting up soon and FUN is kicking it off with a party on Friday, September 7th at Studio B featuring the Fluokids. The Fluokids run a European MP3 Blog featuring/reviewing the best in dancefloor oriented indie, hiphop, and electronic music. Almost everything I’ve heard on this site inevitably gets played at indie […]