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Cayucas Jams The Knitting Factory

September 19, 2013 By Victoria Stillwell Leave a Comment

Cayucas brought California vibes and sun-pop to Brooklyn, and to a jam-packed Knitting Factory, on August 29. I sat down before the show with lead singer Zach Yudin and his bandmates Ben Yudin, Casey Wojtalewicz, and Russell Henon, to talk about surfing, music, and Michael Jordan.

V: Zach, before Cayucas you had a band called Oregon Bike Trails. What started Cayucas, how was the band “born”?
Zach: Well, the guy who runs the label made me come up with a different band name to suit the sound a little better. And we had a song called Cayucos, so he threw out the idea of making that song title the band name. It just makes more sense. Oregon Bike Trails was just a name that I came up with before there was even a song. So once there was actually an album created, Cayucas made more sense.

Greenpoint’s Yellowbirds Return in a Lazy Haze with “Songs from the Vanished Frontier”

July 26, 2013 By Victoria Stillwell Leave a Comment

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Yellowbirds’ new release, Songs from the Vanished Frontier.

Sam Cohen’s post-Apollo Sunshine solo project, Yellowbirds, returns as a four-member band with the release of Songs from the Vanished Frontier.

Since the release of his 2011 Yellowbirds debut The Color, Sam Cohen has added drummer Brian Kantor, vocalist/bassist Annie Nero, and her multi-instrumentalist husband Josh Kaufman. Their brand of psych-pop combines vibes that Cohen describes as “…psychedelic, but less aggressive.”

For the Love of Jeans: The Holey Trinity of Denim and Repairs

June 28, 2013 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

By Michele Richinick

Photos by Victoria Stillwell

Years ago, denim was secondary when putting together an outfit. But now, many people buy their jeans first and plan the rest of their wardrobe accordingly. Jeans have become a staple article of clothing because they are both acceptable and casual attire.

There’s Looking Good, and There’s Looking Better—Men Tailoring it Up a Notch

April 28, 2013 By Kelley Shields Leave a Comment

CADET USA co-creators Raul Arevalo and Brad Schmidt found the vintage jacket at Brooklyn Flea. The buttons on the jacket say “CADET.” and was a source of inspiration for them. Their Aviator Pant is their signature pant based on a vintage US Air Force pant. Their store is located at 46 N. 6th St in Williamsburg, and their apparel factory is located in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Cadet Website CADET Photos by Jason Falchook / Model Randall Harris

By Kelley Shields

What is driving the rash of men-centric retail environments in this area, such as barber shops/shaving parlors and higher-end apparel boutiques like Barber & Supply, HW Carter & Sons, Cadet, Robinson Brooklyn, Genuine Motorworks and By Robert James? Could it have something to do with the “recovering” economy?

Williamsburg’s New Cinema District

February 28, 2013 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

Williamsburg now has its own movie theatre row (sort of) . Photos by Victoria Stillwell

By Eric Kohn

When Harvey Elgart first started looking around the Williamsburg-Greenpoint area for places to open a movie theater, he saw a wide open opportunity in a neighborhood devoid of commercial movie options. “It was under-screened,” recalls Elgart, who at the time already operated the Cobble Hill and Kew Gardens Cinemas. “Few theaters could have found the proper zoning rights and price.”