Feather and Folly, tonight at Zebulon

If you missed your chance last week, check out Superhuman Happiness at Coco 66 tonight. They’re playing along with Oars, a sufficiently psychedelic rock band. Beyond that, there’s Feather and Folly, a couple of dance parties, sexy stuff and a few Ms: Megafortress, Mokaad, Miwa Gemini and Moomaw. All free or $5 as usual.

Monday, Nov. 15
Superhuman Happiness, Oars: Coco 66, 66 Greenpoint Ave. between Franklin and West Sts., Greenpoint, $5, 8 p.m. (more…)

You gotta perk your ears up when an indie film fest promises “something different” from all the other indie film fests out there these days. And, of course, it’s in Brooklyn. The Zero Film Festival kicks off its annual NY week Saturday with an opening night fiesta of live music, a “DJ dance party til late,” free booze and, yes, a lineup of local and international indie films. And from there, you’ll be seeing nothing but indie for a week straight. (more…)

Shark? Thursday night a Bruar Falls

Halloween hangover? Wake up with Superhuman Happiness, Pistolera y Banda De Los Muertos and a Brooklyn country showcase with Forgotten by Friday and more. This week in cheap music is brought to you by Zebulon Café. Coco 66 and Bruar Falls are also reppin’ shows in the $5 and under category.

Monday, Nov. 1
Superhuman Happiness (w/ Jeremiah Lockwood of The Sway Machinery): Coco 66, 66 Greenpoint Ave. between Franklin and West Sts., Greenpoint, $5, 8 p.m. (more…)

Lobisomem, Thursday at Zebulon

So, CMJ’s gone, but that just means back to ever-free-and-cheap business as usual. This week, get horny with Superhuman Happiness at Coco 66. In the mood instead for speedy strumming on the upright bass and falsetto singing? Nat Baldwin will satisfy. Otherwise, Dirty Excuse’s gritty female vocals will likely make your nose bleed, and Lobisomem will penetrate the insides of your soul with his eclectic electronica. (more…)

Chicha Libre, Oct. 14 at Zebulon

Wednesday, disassociate with the ethereal sounds of ZAZA at Bruar Falls. Or if you like being good at your job, then maybe you’ll like Diane Cluck at Zebulon. The Zebulon party continues with Thursday’s record release party for Chica Libre’s second volume of trancy, upbeat Amazonian cumbias, and then there’s the up-and-coming stardom of Caitlin Cannon and the Artillery. An indie showcase and love revival revolution at Brooklyn Bowl might be worth the trip too. (more…)

Nicky's banh-mi

Sandwiches: some form of tastiness stuffed between two layers of shock absorbing material. As New Yorkers, we’re surrounded by endless classic and innovative takes on this edible form. As Brokelynites, though, we have to be a little picky. Google ‘cheap sandwiches Brooklyn,’ and you’ll find some good sandwich joints or a guide to some credible spots, but there’s no comprehensive list of the best and the cheapest sandwiches around. So we’ve put one together ourselves. Inspired by this little list a few months back, here are the first few of our best $6-and-under sandwiches in Brooklyn, from banh mi to B.L.T. (more…)

Reggie Watts, Tuesday at Fort Greene Park

Did the rain keep you from some of this past weekend’s hottest events? Make up for it with the usual chock-full week of free and cheap tunes. Show your love for Brooklyn based musician/comedian Reggie Watts at Fort Greene Park. And while you’re at it, stop by Zebulon for some jazzy improvisationals with Mostly Other People do the killing. Nearly everything we’ve listed this week is free, so get out there and listen to something new already. (more…)

Video Daughters,Wednesday at The Glasslands

Although it’s a short Labor-Day week, there’s no lack of boogey-inducing music to get you through to the next days off. Happy Birthday is rolling through with a free show tonight at Brooklyn Bowl. Think Beach Boys meet the Dirty Projectors. Then The Glasslands has got a pretty mean Wednesday night line-up with, among others, the ever-jovial Video Daughters (no one sings the Tri-State Area blues like they do). You know the deal, nothing’s more than $5. (more…)

The Pioneers of Seduction, Aug. 31 at Bruar Falls

Not the most hopping week ever for cheap music in the BK atmosphere, but there’s still plenty to keep your attention. Definitely head out to tonight’s open jam session (Aug. 30) at the Slope’s Puppets Jazz Club. We hear it’s facing some hard times and could use the support. What else? Go ahead and wake up beautiful with the Pioneers of Seduction, or get into some do-it-yourself, home-studio-sound head sway with Family Lumber. (more…)

Six, the beer-swilling donkey, design by Erik Zimmermann

Pop in that Bob Ross tape, crack open a cold one and get inspired. Sixpoint Craft Ales is calling graphic designers, illustrators and any schmo with open-source Photoshop to design the company a great new poster for its Red Hook brewery (apparently, animal puns are encouraged). The top three designs, chosen by popular vote, will be rewarded with a care package of rare homebrews, t-shirts and some tasty edible from the brewery’s resident master chef. And, of course, your design could soon grace the brewery walls. (more…)