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What To Do This Weekend

Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Chinese New Year, Phillip Glass, Viral Videos, Le Poisson Rouge, NY Around Town, Lunar New Year, Museum of Modern Art, Moma, New York Events, Video, New York News

Real Estate Where: K&K Super Buffet, 3-41 St. Nicholas Ave, Queens; (718) 381-7111 When: Saturday, 8PM Price: $5 Giant Chinese supermarket K&K Su...

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Non-NYE Events In The City This Weekend

Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Central Park, New York Weekend Events, Le Poisson Rouge, NY Around Town, Nyc Events, Tracy Morgan, New York Events, New York News

Already made your New Year's Eve plans? The city has much more going on than just midnight toasts and morning after brunches this weekend, so check ou...

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2011 Year-End Video Performance Review

Michael Vazquez | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: 285 Kent, Capybara, Gil Scott-Heron, Eminem, The Strokes, Bootsy Collins, Anna Calvi, Michael Madsen, Le Poisson Rouge, Hanson, Daniel Stedman, Into Eternity, Prince Rama, Michael Vazquez, 2011, Ashley Capps, Beak, Marian Godell, Mohawk's, Austin, Bonnaroo, Inyang Bassey & Moby, Bowery Ballroom, Sxsw, Rayland Baxter, Escape2ny, Quincey Jones, Bob Geldof, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Todd Rundgren, New York Film Festival, Smokey Robinson, Bruce Springsteen, Martin Scorsese, Upton Sinclair, Festivals, Florence and the Machine, Echo & the Bunnymen, Johnny Marr, John Lydon, Public Enemy, Johnny Rotton, Johnny Rotten, Year-End-Video, Lynton Kwesi Johnson, Throbbing Gristle, Genesis P. Orridge, Video, Entertainment News
Michael Vazquez

This is not a year-end list -- the headline says it all -- herewith, two dozen filmed performances.

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A-Sides With Jon Chattman: The Gift in a NYC Bathroom and Graffiti6 Gets Solo and Stripped Down

Jon Chattman | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: graffiti6, Restroom, Siriusxm, Staring at the Sun, A-Sides, New York City, A-Sides With Jon Chattman, Free Music, Ipad, Jamie Scott, App, The Gift, Le Poisson Rouge, Nuno Goncalves, Nyc, Angry Birds, Rgb, Portugal, Pop, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Nuno Goncalves of the Portugal psych pop band The Gift used the trendy iPad tablet earlier this month in a dressing room restroom located backstage of Le Poisson Rouge in NYC to perform a track with his band.

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Bush Tetras, Live and Well

Jelena Darling | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: No Wave, Bush Tetras, Music, New York City, Le Poisson Rouge, Video, Arts News
Jelena Darling

When I saw Bush Tetras they walked with the purpose that accompanies the anticipation of seeing an old friend. Then, downstairs in the music hall, a middle-aged man adjusted the rice hat on his head and opened the door for us.

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Brazilliance, Part One: The Choro Music of Dudu Maia and Douglas Lora (VIDEO)

Michal Shapiro | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: The Living Room, Choro, Le Poisson Rouge, Mandolin, Bandolim, 7 String Guitar, Brazilian Music, Douglas Lora, Dudu Maia, Choro Music, Brazilliance, Caraivana, World Music, Arts News
Michal Shapiro

2011-05-10-choro2.jpgI've traveled the world documenting music, but sometimes a chance meeting in my home town of New York City yields treasures -- Maia and Lora turned in a stellar set.

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3...2...1... Watch!

Risa Shoup | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Ecstatic Music Festival, NOW Ensemble, Joshua Frankel, Judd Greenstein, Le Poisson Rouge, Plan of the City, New York News
Risa Shoup

Brilliant young filmmaker and animator Joshua Frankel has created a new animated short, "Plan of the City," that features the architecture of NYC.

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Yemen Blues at Le Poisson Rouge (video)

Michal Shapiro | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Israeli Music, Yemen Blues, Yemeni Music, Omer Avital, Le Poisson Rouge, World Music, Ravid Kahalani, Arts News
Michal Shapiro

"Um Min Al Yaman" was written by Ravid Kahalani, who is of Yemenite extraction. It tells of a dreamed journey up a mountain, in which the singer sees a Yemenite mother waving at him in greeting.

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JAZZ: The Innovative Intersection Of Physics And Jazz

wsj.com | STUART ISACOFFF | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neuroscience, Jazz, Thelonious Monk, Physics, Le Poisson Rouge, UC Berkeley, Jazz Musician, Vijay-Iyer, Musicians, Jazz Music, Arts News

During the '90s, while Mr. Iyer was cultivating his artistic voice at late-night gigs, his daylight hours were spent working as a physics major at the...

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The Media Is Trying, Or At Least We're Still Here

Adam Clark Estes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizen Journalism, Cloud Computing, Le Poisson Rouge, Greenwich Village, Media, Unsound Festival, New York City, New York, David Carr, Iphone, Millenials, Future of the Media, New York Times, Chatroulette, Millenial Generation, Droid, New York News
Adam Clark Estes

This winter has been a bleak one for New York media. In November alone, job numbers plummeted in the print industry. Some kid in Russia invented ChatRoulette. And nobody quite knows what to say.

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Konono No 1's DIY Spirit Fills Prospect Park And Le Poisson Rouge (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)

Dustin Reid | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Video, Nycbeat, Brooklyn, Le Poisson Rouge, Slideshow, Konono No 1, Prospect Park, New York News
Dustin Reid

Hailing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Konono No. 1's bright and distinctly tribal sounds seemed fit for a sunny day at Prospect Park. ...

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On the Culture Front: Food Film Fest, Shakespeare in the Park, and Next to Normal

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alice Ripley, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Reggie Watts, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, William Shakespeare, Central Park, Le Poisson Rouge, Delacorte Theater, The Winter's Tale, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Linda Emond, Brian D'Arcy James, Hbo, Next to Normal, Michael Greif, Tom Kitt, Water Taxi Beach, South Street Seaport, Florent, New York News
Chris Kompanek

With the warmer weather and some traveling, I've been getting a bit behind on my cultural coverage around the city. Last weekend, the Food Film Festiv...

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Sign Up To Cover Concerts This Week: Wolf Parade, Caribou, Siren Music Festival, Konono No.1

Zara Golden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nycbeat, The Village Voice, Brooklyn Bowl, Mools, Screaming Females, Cymbals Eat Guitars, NIght Marchers, Ryan Leslie, Caribou, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Air France, Siren Music Festival, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Aloe Blacc, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Konono No. 1, Africa Festival, Apache Beat, Summer, Governors Island, Surfer Blood, Matt and Kim, Ratatat, DJ Awesome Tapes From Africa, Beach Fossils, Professor DJ Rainstick, Concerts, Warm Up Series, Summerstage, Le Poisson Rouge, Springfield Park, Earl Greyhound, P.S.1, Phantogram, Prospect Park, Terminal 5, Wye Oak, Langhorne Slim, Javelin, Small Black, Nyc, Harlem, Mercury Lounge, Just Wills, Zola Jesus, Holy Fuck, Coney Island, Wolf Parade, Raphael Saadiq, Ponytail, Arp, Dom, New York News
Zara Golden

Huffington Post continues its local coverage with the help of our Citizen Journalism Unit. To join the local reporting team and receive advance assi...

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Behind the Scenes with Florence and The Machine: Music Unites Interviews Florence Welch

Michelle Edgar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jarvis Cocker, Tom Walker, Rihanna, Stevie Nicks, Florence and the Machine, Pj-Harvey, Le Poisson Rouge, Lady GaGa, Beyonce, Jason Pierce, British, Terminal 5, Bjork, The Xx, Universal Republic, The Big Pink, Music Unites, Coachella, Justin Timberlake, Tv on the Radio, Entertainment News
Michelle Edgar

The British band's debut album Lungs has been a huge breakout, spurring buzz in both the U.K. and the U.S.. Delicate and ferocious, Florence and the Machine is pretty with a punch.

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Barb Jungr And The New Standards: When Rockers Age Gracefully

James Gavin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Clash, Barb Jungr, Madonna, Cafe Carlyle, Rod Stewart, Le Poisson Rouge, The Monkees, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, The New Standards, Lou Reed, New York News
James Gavin

In the world of rock, passing 50 is seen as a betrayal, and it can turn critics' pens into machine guns.

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Culture Zohn: Ten Best Plus (Affordable) Treasures

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NY Public Library, Juilliard School, Alexander Calder, Isaac Mizrahi, LA Public Library, Le Poisson Rouge, Pepi Ginsberg, Frank Lloyd Wright, Sophie Calle, Colburn School, Metropolitan Museum, Cat Power, Guggenheim Museum, Works and Process, Campana Brothers, Max Ophuls, Patty Griffin, Bernie Madoff, Renaissance, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2008-12-18-zpull15bCourtesanandBlindCupidFlapprintlifted_2.jpg Make 2009 your year of getting in touch with your inner, passionate, artist as you replenish your feelings of empty pockets with a dose of cultural currency.

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