Cyclone

ride Coney Island's Cyclone, Thunderbolt & more, virtually

With a trip to the beach basically out of the question in NYC right now, here’s one way to bring a little bit of summer into your quarantine.

Beyonce's "XO" video was all filmed in Coney Island (watch) +++ Seaside Amphitheater progress & other Coney Island news

Beyonce took the internet by storm last week when she released her self-titled fifth album out of nowhere, and it’s still dominating much of the online music discussion…

more Hurricane Sandy pictures from Coney Island (where they still need our help -- donations & volunteers accepted)

As Lola Star, who designed that “Coney Island Forever” graphic you see above points out, volunteers are still needed in Sandy-devastated Coney Island (maybe you’re there today…

What's going on Thursday?

Dan Deacon @ the 1896 in 2009 (more by Lori Baily) tonight in NYC * Bon Jovi @ the Meadowlands * Natureboy @ a Rooftop Film in Brooklyn * The Neville Brothers @ Nokia Theatre * Questlove (DJ) (late) @ Brooklyn Bowl * Jimmy Fallon @ The Paley Center for Media * Braids, The Luyas (early) @ Mercury Lounge * Forgetters, Holopaw, Callers @ The Bell House * Cheap Time, Bad Sports @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn * Fixed w/ Simian Mobile Disco (DJ) @ Santos Party House * Seraphim, Altered State, Divider, Colony @ The Acheron * Horse’s Mouth, The Extraordinaires, miniboone @ Union Pool * The Morning After Girls, Soren Well (late) @ Mercury Lounge * Sightings, Mouthus, Drainolith, Guardian Alien @ Shea Stadium * A Setting Sun, Noveller, unFact, Kingdom of Sharks @ Glasslands * Reverend Horton Heat, Cracker, Miss Derringer @ Highline Ballroom * The Surprisers, Psychobuildings, North Highlands, No Joy @ The Cameo * NT, Mr…

the 2009 Siren Music Festival in Coney Island - pics (part 1)

“Largely unfamiliar with the bands on the roster, my husband and I went to Coney Island on Saturday to see Built to Spill headlining on the main stage of the annual Siren Music Festival…

Ed Droste, Feist (who just played w/ BSS) & Yo La Tengo played w/ Wilco (& rode the Cylcone) in Coney Island (setlist)

Leslie Feist & Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste on the Cyclone – July 13, 2009 Like she will Tuesday on Letterman (tonight, 7/14), Leslie Feist joined Wilco on stage at Keyspan Park in Coney Island on Monday night (7/13) for a few songs…

Coney Island 2009 - Mermaid Parade returns (w/ new route), the circus (groan), "Dreamland", Siren & more

2008 Mermaid Parade Ball (more by Eric M Townsend) The 2009 Mermaid Parade will take place on Saturday, June 20th (2PM) along Coney Island’s boardwalk…