Can’t Start A Fire Without the Sparks
Reunited Beachwood Sparks burn brighter than ever
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Arts Brief: Rock Out With Your Dock Out
It’s not hard for bands to get lost on tour. Long nights at clubs and endless stretches of road can easily lead to exhaustion and confusion. So, when Jamestown, NY-based singer Christopher Bell embarked on a six-week-long tour, he decided not to drive. In fact, Bell decided to take a canoe. “The easy part about
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Before the Flood
Brooklyn's coolest lifeguards say good-bye to their pool
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Books: Drawn to It
American comics and the Jews that love them
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Flight of the Conchords Still Think They’re Not So Popular. But Just Try Getting a Ticket Tonight.
New Zealand’s fourth most popular folk-parody duo? Talk about your one-way ticket to home box office gold. Flight of the Conchords spent their first glorious season on HBO failing at music, love and life in general, with a little bit of help from New York’s current reigning class of underground comedians like Eugene Mirman, Todd
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Before The Flood
A quirky, dark documentary about the implications of China's Thr
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Daily Crosshatch Dispatch: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund at the Village Pourhouse
The Village Pourhouse sits where 3rd Ave. meets East 11th St. and, while its punny name invokes a passing reminder of the taverns and flophouse that once lined these streets, the innards betray a modern establishment inline with recent decades’ gentrification and mass cultural exodus—with a constant stream of jukebox selections to match. Recently the
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Daily Crosshatch Dispatch: More Old Jewish Comedians Book Release
I’m just covering the wrong subject matter, but rarely, if ever—in fact, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say never—has a post ever lent itself so perfectly to a dedication for my grandfather, Seymour Eisner. This is not reflection on him, of course, but rather a direct result of the fact
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DVD: HeeHaw for Hipsters
'Art Show Down' doesn't live up to its semi-enticing premise
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Going for Baroque: Figurines
After two records which drew favorable comparisons to indie rock royalty like Pavement, Built to Spill, and Modest Mouse, record three from Figurines presented itself as the perfect opportunity to mix things up a touch. Besides, record number two, last year’s catchy-as-hell Skeleton, had helped score the band slots opening for bands like Tapes ‘n’
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