Shakir Standley

inaugural Empire Biscuit Comedy Festival serves up laughs (and biscuits) in August

These days, it seems like every bar or restaurant with a basement is jumping on the comedy train with open mics of dubious quality and the occasional improv show…

Tournament releasing a new LP, playing Acheron on Sat; Go Deep sign to 6131, touring + more weekend NYC punk shows

Brooklyn punks Tournament play a lot around here. Maybe you’ve seen them with H2O and 7 Seconds, or with Coalesce and Coliseum, or with Gospel, or Kylesa, or Tor…

What's going on Monday? (Stars, Waxahatchee, Antemasque, Robyn Hitchcock, Pampers, Daniel Lanois, FKA Twigs & more)

Stars @ Modern Sky Festival 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Pampers @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, 2013 (more by Ebru Yildiz) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…