Tuesday 10/18 @ Trash Bar
As groups like Future Islands and Celebration continue to leave their mark on New York audiences, now might be a good time to acknowledge a new wave of Baltimore bands that we can't get enough of. Secret Mountains, whose dreamy and driven indie rock brightens our day, is a highlight of Friends Records, a label that also includes Lands and Peoples and the aformentioned bands. It's all one big happy family down in Baltimore, and we're a little jealous. With an open bar coinciding nicely with SM's set time, be sure to make your way to Trash Bar early....
Coming Up
Beach Fossils w/ Dive, Minks & Heavenly Beat
Today @ 285 Kent Ave
JM Rambo and Captured Tracks presents a line-up that will bring you back to those breezy summer afternoons at the Williamsburg waterfont. Beach Fossils headline the night with Dive, Minks, and Heavenly Beat.
LIVE from the NYPL presents Def Jam
Today @ LIVE from the NYPL
Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin, founders of Def Jam Recordings, hold court on this very special night of LIVE from the NYPL where they converse with NYPL's Paul Holdengraber and pay tribute, along with other guests, to hip hop's pioneering label. Need we say more. We're scooping up tickets asap.
Today @ La Table Exquise
On a recent stroll down Tompkins Avenue in Bed Stuy, during an impromptu thrifting outing, we stumbled upon the most exquisite French pastry shop, La Table Exquise. A French man, chef and proprietor Sebastien, fed us samples of his Signature Delectable Ganache Chocolate Dessert that were extraordinarily delicate, rich, and made without sugar. We felt like we had made a rare discovery. To our great pleasure, we found out that tonight Sebastien pairs his chocolate creations with champagne for a wonderful tasting menu. We hear it's guest list only and you must stop by the store to reserve a spot. But if you're interested, email him and see if you can get on the list. While the decor is unassuming, the desserts are not. This is a night for adventurous chocolate lovers. And if you can't make it, head to La Table Exquise for brunch on your own thrifting outing along Tompkins.
Today @ Achangel
While we'll never understand folks who want to go hunting with the Nuge, we admit: we booked this fishing trip with Deaner (aka Mickey Melchiondo) because we're huge Ween fans, and not because we're expert anglers. Luckily, Mickey is. The band's still very much a part of the Cap'n's life (raise your hand if you're catching them on September 17 at SummerStage), but he's also a master sport fisherman, now operating the Archangel out of Belmar, New Jersey. Book seasonal trips for two to three people and take home monstrous fluke, sea bass, striped bass, and bluefish. We found ourselves talking more bass than guitar, but Mickey — a self-described "pretty good conversationalist" — was chill to hang out with, and we even managed to sneak in a live request for Ween's upcoming show. Be sure to set extra alarms for the super early start time, and you'll have a blast out on the Atlantic. Sorry, no bananas allowed on board.
