FRIDAY
8pm-12:30am (thru 5/22): 70 local independent musicians perform free sets for six days at the 5th annual local correspondents festival. bar4 (park slope). (more…)

FRIDAY
7pm: new skaters get assigned to their teams at the gotham girls roller derby annual blow-out: the derbytaunt ball. free brooklyn brewery beer from 7-8pm. littlefield, $10. (more…)

FRIDAY
7pm: prefer mr. rochester over heathcliff? contributors from ‘zine eyresses: the zine for jane eyre enthusiasts take over word with dramatic readings + jane eyre trivia. free. (more…)

FRIDAY
8pm: cellist julia kent (ex-rasputina, antony + the johnsons) performs at littlefield, $8 adv, $10 door

8pm: the gents take over galapagos for an evening of all-male cirquelesue, $20 (more…)

Chairlift, Wednesday at the Knitting Factory

Twis the week before Christmas and all through the borough there are cheap shows to be seen. Commence your pre-holiday week with a comedic jaunt led by MC Mr. Napkins at Littlefield. Sojourn on with Kelli Scarr at Zebulon on Tuesday and then continue to Bruar Falls on Wednesday for the Food Stamps. Then for your week’s Dénouement, chill with the John McNeil Quartet  at Puppet Jazz Bar. As always, nothing more than $5. (more…)

Hank and Cupcakes, Tuesday at BK Bowl

Start your week off strong with a hot cupful of musically ambiguous electronica by Dan Friel. Mmm, fresh. If that doesn’t sate your appetite, bite your way through Hank & Cupcakes Tuesday night at the Brooklyn Bowl. And if all this splurging leaves you feeling out of sorts, take a chance at getting better with Viva L’American at Zebulon on Wednesday. Nothing’s gonna get them Thanksgiving juices flowing like a free show. Gobble gobble. (more…)

Animal or vegetable?

We love local food, we love competition, and both are in store Sunday night at the Farmers Market Sweep, Brooklyn’s first ever food-themed game show. Littlefield‘s the face-off venue, where writers, bloggers, editors and other food whizzes will answer questions on farm and food-political trivia to compete for the title of Champion Locavore. Also on-hand will be the night’s sponsor, Bikeloc, the Pollan-inspired cycling duo about to ride cross-country throwing potlucks in the name of locavorism. Of course there’ll be homemade snacks for the evening, and the 7 p.m. game will be followed by the savory sounds of Smoothe Moose Laboratories at 8:30, with Brooklyn-based cellist/electronic musician Cosmo D and beat master DJ Saucy Crotch. $12 in advance (or at the door if you bike there); $15 at the door otherwise. More info and tickets here.

He's cute! Whiskey Rebel Alex Battles.

If you’re still in town, one of our favorite free local traditions is Target First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum (we like it so much we don’t mind name-checking the corporate sponsor).  Since this month’s party happens on July 4, the Museum is offering limited public access to their roof—one of the highest views (of what, we’ll see) in the borough. The line up is called America Remix, with an emphasis on the remix. (more…)