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Passing the Bar

Written by Jamie Peck on . Posted in Eat & Drink, Posts

BACKED IN PART by the owner of local fixture Clem’s,The Richardson—open since late September— seeks to adapt the recent trend of fancy retro cocktails to the laid-back Graham Avenue neighborhood.The only competitor in the area is the beautiful but pricey Hotel Delmano two L stops to the west, so a bar in these parts could
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Bash Compactor: A Wilde Time

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Thursday’s opening at the Morrison Hotel Gallery saw a father/daughter show of prolific rock ‘n’ roll photographer Autumn De Wilde and her never-before-exhibited papa, Jerry De Wilde. A protégé of Robert Frank, the elder De Wilde documented counterculture from the Beat Generation to the flower children of the 1960s and beyond, befriending figures like Ken
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OMG it’s CMJ

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More businesslike than its Texan cousin South by Southwest, the CMJ Music Marathon, to be held Oct. 21 through 25, will nonetheless be a rousing good time, occupying venues from Midtown to Park Slope with panels, parties and showcase upon showcase of talent.While it’s hard to predict what the “big ticket” events will be—the festival
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Arts Brief: New Youth

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On Saturday, Sonic Youth takes the stage at what may be the last concert ever mounted at abandoned-public-works-project-cum-outdoor-venue McCarren Pool. Several generations of music fans will pour in to hear the legendary post-punks make some noise, and they would do well to arrive in time to hear the opening acts. Part of Sonic Youth’s lasting
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