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Author: Lilly Vanek

Musicians talk making It: Bushwick’s Fern Mayo says ‘It’s a sharing economy. Be kind to people’

It's our second installment of Musicians Talk Making It, where we sit down with a local Brooklyn musician to talk…

Musicians talk making it: Brooklyn punks CUTTERS say ‘there is an audience for everything’

We live in a city rife with creativity. Creativity takes many forms: from your cousin’s girlfriend selling her homemade succulent necklaces at…

A very Drake Christmas, ‘Gremlins’ and more: How to have fun as a Christmas orphan next week

I'll be home for Christmas. For some of us, that means drinking eggnog, donning goofy sweaters, watching A Christmas Story…

Win tickets to Morbid Anatomy’s open gin bar/Krampus party!

Between the eponymous feature film that's currently in theaters and the previously released anthology movie A Christmas Horror Story starring…

Don’t pay to play! 8 music venues you can book for free

Imagine that you're a musician in New York City, home of 8,000 bands trying to play the same venues, and…

Hip-hop, punk and a pizza fest: The 11 best sub-$10 shows in Brooklyn in November

In case anyone forgot, we live in New York City, home of some of the best live music in the…

Bars We Love: Get jazzy at Classon Social Club!

Classon Social Club 807 Classon Ave (at St. John’s Place), Crown Heights (718)484-4475 Facebook • Twitter • YouTube What it is: A cozy spot dedicated…

Bars We Love: Fill up at J’eatjet

J’eatjet 685 5th Avenue (Between 20th Street and 21st Street), South Slope (347) 227-7410 Facebook • Instagram What it is: Adorable, kitschy neighborhood spot with…

Bars We Love: Get charmed at Lea!

Lea 1022 Cortelyou Road (Corner of Stratford Road), Ditmas Park (718) 928–7100 Instagram What it is: This neighborhood spot is a…

Your ultimate guide to the free shows at CMJ 2015

This year marks the 35th anniversary of CMJ Music Marathon, one of the best platforms for new music in, well,…