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Simian Mobile Disco, JDH DJ Sets at Cameo Gallery, 8/02

August 2, 2014 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

simian mobile disco whorlJames and Jas of Simian Mobile Disco, though quite different in personality, are both modest fellows. In conversation each of them, more than once, puts the success of SMD down to sheer luck – however, this is not really true. Yes, they were in the right place at the right time in some senses, but it takes an awful lot more than that to bring an album as sonically glorious and ambitious as Unpatterns to as broad an audience as they are managing to reach.

In April, Simian Mobile Disco trekked out to the Southern California desert, taking with them just two modular synths, two sequencers, and a mixer. Over a period of three days, they jammed and rehearsed in the desert, culminating in a one off sold out show at Pappy & Harriet’s, Pioneertown, allowing 900 fans to witness part of the recording process. Those sessions, taped under the desert sky, became the basis for their brand new album “Whorl”. Now, after completing mixing and mastering, they are pleased to announce that the final studio album will be released through Anti Records (Tom Waits, Kate Bush) on September the 8th.

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Fred Tomaselli, Lawrence Weschler @ the New York Public Library

May 28, 2014 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

gouache and collage on printed watercolor paper, © Fred Tomaselli via the James Cohan Gallery

gouache and collage on printed watercolor paper, © Fred Tomaselli via the James Cohan Gallery

Artist Fred Tomaselli discusses his new book, Fred Tomaselli: The Times, with author Lawrence Weschler. They explore the artist’s politically charged series of work and the process of developing this new book. In this brilliant time capsule of recent world events, celebrated artist Fred Tomaselli intrepidly and colorfully re-imagines the front pages of the New York Times.

A self-proclaimed news junkie, Tomaselli has been responding to the earth-shattering events of the past decade through a fascinating series of artworks collected in this book for the first time. Tomaselli superimposes his signature psychedelic aesthetic on the front page, setting up a striking contrast between the paper’s sober depictions of reality and his vivid interventions. Readers will delight in comparing the actual headlines, captions, and articles that surround the images with Tomaselli’s trippy, highly detailed interpretations.

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WG Picks // Your North Brooklyn Memorial Day Weekend Roundup

May 24, 2014 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

Organic prosecco mimosas, horchata popsicles, a movie about the NYC downtown scene of the 80s, romantic pop about French girls, wine, and cocaine: your North Brooklyn Memorial Day weekend roundup!

benoit and sergio at cameo gallery“Benoit & Sergio don’t make dance tracks—they tell stories. A sense of place and narrative infuse their rhythms and melodies, transcending the confines of ‘tech-house’ or ‘electronic pop’ and entering a genre-free realm of cinematic imagery and visceral pleasures.” Head over to Cameo Gallery on N 6th Street and revel in their sleazy, romantic pop sensibility, with lyrics about loneliness, French girls, wine, and cocaine. What could be better than that? Cameo Gallery @ 11pm Facebook event


adelina's memorial day brunch greenpointIt’s Memorial Day weekend, which means brunch on Monday! Adelina’s does it up with a live jazz + prosecco brunch, Monday 12-4pm. 2 for 1 organic prosecco mimosas and their fantastic brunch menu. Adelina’s, 156 Greenpoint Ave, brunch all weekend, jazz brunch on Monday.

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Sexy Pictures, Peking Duck Confit, Video Poems, Friday Night Picks

April 4, 2014 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

From Romantic Perversions by Beryl Fine

From Romantic Perversions by Bery Fine

Bloomberg expresses concern over the (gasp!) ascendence of the mighty, mighty hipster: “Brooklyn’s cachet as a global brand and epitome of urban hipsterdom is shifting NYC’s center of gravity, reducing the supremacy of Manhattan and exerting more influence on NY’s political, economic and cultural life.” [Bloomberg]

Also added to the “JUST IN, in case you didn’t notice” file: Median rent in Brooklyn hits $2,890, virtually in the same league as Manhattan. [NY Daily News]

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Gentrification, Opera, and Wednesday End-of-Day Links

March 26, 2014 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

Photo by James and Karla Murphy Photography

Photo by James and Karla Murphy Photography

Frantic search for missing Bushwick man. [Gothamist]

Look at these NYC storefronts pre- and post-gentrification, from the project “The Storefront:10 Years Later”, by photographers James and Karla Murphy. [CurbedNY]

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