WHY HAS THIS WEEK BEEN AN ETERNITY. I’m v. amped that it’s almost the weekend, partly because of the aforementioned dragging feeling, but mostly because the programming is SO GOOD. Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival is happening at the Wythe Hotel, a new Kusama exhibition is opening at David Zwirner, Elsewhere (Glasslands 2.0) is having its opening weekend with lots of good shows, there’s a goddamn Shania Twain edition of Party Like It’s 1999 (our GIF theme)…the list goes on and on. Before we dive into all of that, here’s what you may have missed on BYT this week:
- We interviewed Moon Boots!
- And Pell! And TOKiMONSTA! And Thundercat!
- We told you which were the best horror films at BHFF!
- We also told you why November is going to rule! (Hint: NEW CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG!)
- Plus it was another good week for band merch…
- …and for posi-tunes!
- First, a new Kusama exhibition is opening at David Zwirner today, so probably go and check it out between now and December 16th.
- Grizzly Bear will be playing a miraculously non-sold-out $41-$45 show at Brooklyn Steel tonight.
- You can also get to Elsewhere for two solid shows, the first from Guantanamo Baywatch and Surfbort for $12, and the second from ADULT. for $15!
- Plus Curtis Harding’s at Rough Trade for $15-$18…
- …and The Hotelier, Alex Napping and more will be at Brooklyn Bazaar for $15.
- Meanwhile, Balmorhea will be at Mercury Lounge for $15…
- …and Shout Out Louds will be at Bowery Ballroom for $25!
- More into Elbow? Head to Terminal 5 for a $45 show!
- Or if Tera Melos and Speedy Ortiz are more your jam, hit up Market Hotel for a $15 gig.
- For cinematic vibes, head to Metrograph for a Carroll and Lena Dunham-introduced screening of Strange Days (ft. bonus Q+A) at 7pm!
- You can also watch City of the Living Dead ft. bonus Q+A w/ composer Fabio Frizzi at Nitehawk at 7:30pm!
- For starters, catch Overcoats at Bowery Ballroom for $18-$20!
- There are also three good ones at Elsewhere – 1. a $12 show from Tomi, 2. a $20-$25 one from Slow Magic, 3. a $15-$25 Classixx DJ set!
- More into vaporwave vibes? Blank Banshee’s at Brooklyn Bazaar for $12-$15!
- But if you missed Balmorhea last night, catch another $15 performance at Littlefield this evening.
- I’d also super recommend a $13-$15 LA Witch show at Saint Vitus!
- You can also hit up Baby’s All Right for a $15 J.Views show!
- Plus The Shins will be at Kings Theatre for $45-$65!
- Or if you missed Shout Out Louds at Bowery Ballroom last night, you can catch ’em again for $25 at Music Hall of Williamsburg!
- Not feelin’ that? Krewella will be at Terminal 5 for $25-$30…
- …and The Rural Alberta Advantage and Yukon Blonde will be at Rough Trade for $20-$22!
- Or if you’re the one who likes to do all the singing, head to a nineties alternative singalong at Union Hall for $10!
- (You can also get there early for #WeThePeople Live’s twisted celebration of Three Years ‘Til Election Day 2020! Tickets $10-$12.)
- If you just wanna d-d-d-d-dance, head to C’mon Everybody for an $8 Grace Jones dance party!
- More into burlesque? Wasabassco is doing a Sherlock Holmes-themed performance tonight at the Bell House for $20-$35!
- Do YOU want to do the burlesque? House of Yes is hosting a free amateur night!
- Or if film is more your speed, head to Syndicated for a $4 screening of Requiem for a Dream at 6:50pm…
- …or to Nitehawk for spooky midnight screenings of Tragedy Girls (one of our favorites from BHFF) and It Follows (one of our favorites ever)!
- Plus Princess Cyd is screening at Moving Image, and director Stephen Cone and actress Jessie Pinnick will be there in person for it.
- You can also head to El Museo Del Barrio for its sixteenth annual coquito contest and tasting! Free to attend!
- For starters, hit up Elsewhere for a $15-$25 Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs DJ set!
- You can also catch Madeon over at Schimanski for $25-$35!
- More into Blonder? Berlin will host a $10-$12 show tonight!
- You can also catch a $10-$12 High Waisted show at Rough Trade…
- …plus The Rural Alberta Advantage and Yukon Blonde are at Bowery Ballroom for $20-$22!
- AND you can see a solo Eleanor Friedberger gig at Mercury Lounge for $15-$17, plus stick around for the late-night YouTooCanWoo party ft. French Horn Rebellion & Friends for $12-$15!
- If RL Grime’s more your jam, hit up Terminal 5 for a $38-$45 show!
- Or if you’re into And The Kids, head to Baby’s All Right for a $12-$14 show!
- AND there is a FREE Shania Twain-themed Party Like It’s 1999 at the Bell House, so probably go cut a rug.
- Cinema-wise, it’s the tenth annual Druid Underground Film Festival at Catland for just $10!
- Plus Frances Ha is screening at Videology for $20 // each ticket comes w/ a bonus mini bottle of Belvedere to sip during the movie!
- For spoken word, head to Strand Bookstore for a performance by Roxane Gay! It’ll feature live music by Aya Aziz and Ben Arthur, and tickets are $25.
- Start off in Jackson Heights at the sixth annual Momo Crawl! Grab a passport for just $10 here.
- Tunes-wise, start at Baby’s All Right, where a Puerto Rico fundraiser is happening starting at noon w/ Tall Juan and MORE! No cover, donate what you wish.
- Meanwhile, Waxahatchee’s out at White Eagle Hall, so if you don’t mind a little NJ jaunt, then most definitely catch the $16-$18 show!
- You can also catch a $10-$12 show from Stuyedeyed at Elsewhere…
- …and The Clientele and Hoops will be at the Bell House for $16-$20!
- Plus RL Grime’s at Terminal 5 again tonight for $38-$45.
- It’s also a new Adventures of Danny & Mike Podcast at Union Hall ft. Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna IRL for all of you Pete & Pete fans out there! Tickets are $6-$8.
- For movie vibes, hit up Videology for a $12 screening of the Drew Barrymore classic Ever After! #BREATHE #JUSTBREATHE
- Or if you’re already hype on Christmas, you can watch an 11am screening of It’s A Wonderful Life over at the Film Forum!
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