The 7th annual Renegade Craft Fair is coming to McCarren Park this weekend (June 11-12) from 11 AM to 7 PM. The fair features hundreds of artisans selling handmade goods and hands-on crafting workshops. The Renegade Handmade Store is also giving away a selection of their artists' works via free raffles all weekend. Food and beverages will be available via Hecho en Casa, Urban Rustic, and Joyride. Admission is free, boot licking not included...

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Brian Jonestown Massacre @ T5 in 2008 (more by Lori Baily)

tonight in NYC
* The Rub @ Southpaw
* Martin Sexton @ Nokia Theatre
* Nellie McKay @ Feinstein's
* Galactic @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Andy Kindler & Eugene Mirman @ Comix
* Athlete, Carney @ The Bell House
* Stars, Dead Child Star @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
* Jay Farrar Richard Buckner @ Bowery Ballroom\
* Broken Bells, The Morning Benders @ Irving Plaza
* Bing & Ruth, Twi The Humble Feather @ Littlefield
* Rooftop Films w/ Dinosaur Feathers @ Open Road Rooftop
* The Futureheads, The Like, The Static Jacks @ Maxwell's
* Kings of Convenience, Franklin For Short @ Webster Hall
* The Babies, Behavior, Phonetag, La Big Vic @ Party Expo
* The Dig, The Grates, Casey Shea, Red Lions @ Mercury Lounge
* The Hollows, Pastel Group, The Red Rogue @ Pete's Candy Store
* Web Dating, The Semaphore, Quilty, Golden Girls @ Silent Barn
* Monolith, Voyager, Seraphim, Altered State (early) @ Cake Shop
* Yeasayer, Keepaway, Delicate Steve @ The Beach at Governors Island
* Delorean, Restless People, MillionYoung, Sam Buck Rosen @ Glasslands
* New York Night Train Presents: Soul Clap & Dance-Off (late) @ Glasslands
* Iron Chic, The Homewreckers, Cudzoo and The Faggettes (late) @ Cake Shop
* Fixed/DJ Kicks tour w/ Juan Maclean (DJ), JDH & Dave P (DJ) @ Public Assembly
* Shapes, The Twees, Your Kid Sister, Waking Lights, Little Big @ Cameo Gallery
* Brian Jonestown Massacre, Sparrow and the Workshop @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Tamboula and Julio Jean Haitian American Dance: A Tribute to Haiti @ Von King Park
* Circuits Des Yeux, Brian's Dirty Business, Pink Reason, Pop. 1280 @ Death By Audio
* Living Colour, Ebony Bones, Pillow Theory, CX Kidtronik @ Central Park Summerstage
* The Jaguar Club, Quiet Loudly, Coyote Eyes, Pet Ghost Project, more @ Fort Useless
* Greg Attonito, Kevin Seconds, Shanti Wintergate, Kepi Ghoulie, Jonny Corndawg @ Pianos
* Hub City Stompers, The Rudie Crew, The Moon Invaders, The Caroloregians, Royal City Riot @ Knitting Factory
* W.H.I.T.E., Orphans, Human Resources, Say No! to Architecture, Dard Modnoc, Graffiti Monsters @ Shea Stadium

How is the singer of Bouncing Souls playing with the singer of 7 Seconds playing with the singer of Groovie Ghoulies in a small room like Pianos not sold out?

This weekend is the Renegade Craft Fair in McCarren Park.

The Dig celebrate the release of their album tonight at Mercury Lounge with support from the Grates.

Juan Maclean is touring as a DJ in support of his new DJ Kicks album. That tour hits Public Assembly in Brooklyn tonight.

Brian Jonestown Massacre play their first of two NYC shows this weekend.

Yeasayer for free on Governors Island tonight.

Catch Living Colour, Ebony Bones!, Pillow Theory and CX KiDTRONiK at Central Park Summerstage for free this afternoon (show at 3pm).

Doug E Fresh played a Summerstage show in Herbert Von King Park on June 3rd. Video from that sexy party, below...

What else?

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BUST Magazine, the cutting-edge pop-culture magazine for "women with something to get off their chests" is hosting their second annual Spring Fling Craftacular Sunday, May 17, 2009 from 12 to 7pm at the Warsaw in Brooklyn, NY.

Featuring a juried selection of 50 of the best indie crafters from around the country, the BUST Spring Fling Craftacular will also offer shoppers tasty food, drinks, and a chance to win fabulous raffle prizes and snag a goodie bag, all while enjoying great music courtesy of some of the city's most innovative DJs. And for this year's "Garden Party" theme, BUST is giving the over 2,000 expected attendees a chance to really get their hands dirty, with eco-conscious demos on guerilla gardening, growing your own food, and DIY screen-printing, presented by Trees Not Trash, The Farm Sanctuary, Provocraft, the makers of Yudu and many others.

Another craft event coming up is the 5th Annual Renegade Craft Fair, taking place June 6th and 7th at Brooklyn's McCarren Park from 11am - 7pm. A list of vendors who'll be at the event is available online.

More info on both events, with a video of the BUST's holiday-time LA edition, below...

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Thurston Moore @ Starbucks - June 13, 2008 (cred)

Renegade Craft Fair, McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY - June 14, 2008 (cred)

Thurston Moore signing his new book near KF - June 13, 2008 (cred)

today in NYC
* FREE STUFF
* Sigur Ros @ Grand Ballroom
* The Muslims @ Mercury Lounge
* Jose Gonzalez @ The Stone Pony
* Martha Wainwright @ Barnes & Noble
* Ted Leo & the Pharmacists & Variety Shac @ Maxwell's
* Love is All, Versus & Crystal Stilts @ Bowery Ballroom
* Rickie Lee Jones & Erik Friedlander @ (le) poisson rouge

Did you go to (le) poisson rouge yet? Damon & Naomi played last night. How is it?

The above paparazzi picture of Thurston @ Starbucks happened on Friday. I wonder if he has a free-coffee-for-life card. Later that night he played Knitting Factory.

It rained on R.E.M. It rained on My Morning Jacket. It rained on Vampire Weekend. It rained on Death Cab For Cutie. It rained on Adam Green's parade. A member of Sigur Ros was in the hospital. Iron Maiden lost their sound.

Knitting Factory is coming to Brooklyn.

"New York F*cking City" (NSFW)

Videos of Death Cab For Cutie playing Bonnaroo below.

What else?

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The Renegade Craft Fair is a two day event that takes over McCarren Pool this weekend. Brooklyn Pride is a festival along Prospect Park followed by a parade on 7th Ave in Park Slope. While in that area, you can catch DJ Kool Herc on the steps of the Brooklyn library at Grand Army Plaza and catch the free evening show at the bandshell. These events and more in the free event calendar.