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• With American Dream, LCD Soundsystem’s Return Comes Full Circle

  31-08-2017 20:53 via bkmag.com
  
  For a while, LCD Soundsystem was gone. Now, for a while, they’ve been back. After disbanding in 2011 with a massive “final” show and accompanying Chuck Klosterman–narrated documentary film, James Murphy and the crew officially announced their return on January 4, 2016, playing a number of shows, festivals, and more since. A pair of 2016 Easter Weekend warm-up shows before a big Coachella headlining set marked the official return, and the dancing clean of self hasn’t
  
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• St. Vincent’s ‘New York’ Video Succeeds In Its Surrealism

  31-08-2017 19:49 via bkmag.com
  
  With the release of her 2014 self-titled album, St. Vincent unveiled a curated self: surreal, colorful, and deliberate. In the video for her single, “New York,” it seems her aesthetics have carried through and refined for the new album.Where “New York” may have seemed St. Vincent’s foray into the simpler pop song, its video fully rejects that. In a way, the video seems more revelatory than the song itself–which Annie Clark told the New Yorker is about a  
  
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• Don’t Miss Brooklyn’s Biggest Night At This Year’s Tasty Awards

  31-08-2017 17:40 via bkmag.com
  
  Northside’s culinary celeb-studded Tasty Awards is in excellent company this year. Instead of going it alone at the end of the month, the ceremony is setting the stage on Friday September 8th, kicking off three days’ worth of symposiums, workshops and all-star barbecuing at Taste Talks. The awards ceremony will honor the people, restaurants and organizations that are determining where, what, how and why we eat.Headlined by none other than beloved Canadian chef and Dead Set on Life ho
  
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• Insiders call ‘shenanigans’ on Conservative Party’s Ridge Council candidate

  31-08-2017 17:34
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThe Brooklyn Conservative and Republican parties are gearing up for a back-room deal to switch out a placeholder candidate on the Conservative line for the winner the Grand Old Party nomination after the Sept. 12 primary, according to insiders.Both the Conservative and Independent parties gave their lines to Dyker Heights attorney John Bruno, but his name is on the ballot only to hold the lines until the judicial convention &mdash
  
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• PopGun Presents To Open Elsewhere, A Massive New Venue In Bushwick

  31-08-2017 16:56 via bkmag.com
  
  With venues scattered throughout the five boroughs of New York City (OK, maybe it’s mainly just Manhattan, Brooklyn, and a little bit of Queens), it’s always a good time to be a fan of live music living in the big apple, but especially so in Brooklyn. Earlier this year, the borough saw the opening of Brooklyn Steel in Williamsburg—along with a couple of residencies from a certain beloved local band—and now there’s another reason to be excited, because yet another op
  
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• Drinking, drawing and gaming

  31-08-2017 16:40
  Are you sticking around for the long weekend and feeling lonely? Why not head to Berg’n tonight from 6-9pm to make some new friends at a drinking, drawing, and gaming night hosted by ImageThink? There will be drinks and food available for purchase, and lots of group activities like team play, improv, and puzzle solving to help break the ice. Tickets are $12, which covers a free drink ticket at all the supplies you’ll need.The post Drinking, drawing and gaming appeared first on Brookl
  
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• Pop-up art and music at Pete’s

  31-08-2017 16:39
  On the first Friday of every month, Pete’s Candy Store hosts a different pop-up art and music show produced by BombPop!Up, and this month’s installation features sculpture and music and is taking place this Friday night from 6-9pm. Each artist was given a table top and the prompt “Centerpiece” to inspire them, and their work will be displayed in an outdoor sculpture garden while musicians will be playing live music indoors from 7:30-8:45. There is a $5 suggested donation,
  
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• Tenth Annual Coney Island Beard and Moustache Competition

  31-08-2017 16:35
  On Saturday, hop the train (or better yet, your bike) and take a ride out to the Tenth Annual Coney Island Beard and Moustache Competition, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Starting at 8pm, sideshow aficionado Adam Real Man and a panel of hirsute celebrity judges will be awarding titles (and prizes) to facial hair fanatics in various categories like Coney Island Curl, Man or Beast, and Carny Trash. Registration begins at 6pm, and the judging begins at 8; tickets are $20 for comp
  
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• The bicentennial of the Erie Canal

  31-08-2017 16:32
  Did you have any idea that we are celebrating the bicentennial of the Erie Canal this year? If you’re anything like me, that isn’t the only thing you don’t know about the culturally and historically significant canal, so if you want to learn more you might consider checking out The Heartland Passage Tour, a traveling performance event honoring the anniversary that is stopping at Red Hook’s Waterfront Barge Museum all day this Sunday. Fiddling duo Jay Ungar and Molly Madis
  
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• The 50th annual West Indian Carnival Parade

  31-08-2017 16:29
  Monday is Labor Day, which also means the return of the huge, extravagant, colorful, loud, and totally fabulous West Indian Carnival Parade, now in its 50th year. The parade runs along Eastern Parkway from 11am to 6pm, and if you are in town it would be a shame to not just pop over to take in the spectacle of elaborately costumed dancers, over-the-top floats, and steel drum bands as far as the eye can see. Yes, it gets very crowded, but it’s the kind of thing that you can check out for as
  
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• Cyclones split double-header with Vermont

  31-08-2017 16:24
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperVermont 3Cyclones 1Aug. 30 at MCU Park (Game one)Cyclones starter Chris Viall allowed four hits and three runs, but the boys didn’t do much, posting just five hits and producing one run as the Cyclones three-game winning streak was snapped by the Lake Monsters.The Monsters struck early with power hitting. Ryan Gridley hit a solo home run in the top of the first to put Vermont on the board. Two innings later, Javier Godard hi
  
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• The Trip continues

  31-08-2017 16:23
  Any regular readers out there will attest to the fact that we here at BB are suckers for most things British, and in my case that list definitely includes Steve Coogan and his “The Trip” film series, in which he pairs up with his hilarious buddy Rob Brydon and drives around exotic destinations eating incredible food and competing over stuff like who has the superior Sean Connery impersonation. The newest film in the series, The Trip to Spain, opens this week at BAM, and is bound to b
  
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• Scientific dissertations while very, very drunk

  31-08-2017 16:03
  On Wednesday night, Littlefield hosts another edition of Drunk Science, the show that puts professional comedians on a stage to present scientific dissertations to a panel of real scientists while very, very drunk. As I’m sure you can gather from that description, hilarity almost always ensues, and this week’s topic is Hormones so it’s pretty much guaranteed that you will laugh til your stomach hurts. The show starts at 8pm and $5 tickets are available here.The post Scientific
  
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• Thrill-seeking theft: Woman charged for allegedly swiping 36,000-plus theme-park passes from local company

  31-08-2017 15:02
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperHer ride is over.A 51-year-old woman was indicted in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than $1-million worth of theme-park tickets from a Red Hook charter-bus company.The treasure trove of 36,000-plus passes to Dorney Park and Six Flags Great Adventure would have allowed the defendant, a resident of bucolic Staten Island, to ride the Pennsylvania and New Jersey parks’ roller coasters every day fo
  
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• Victim of fatal fire disrespected by building management, neighbors say

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn DailyNeighbors of an elderly Bay Ridge woman who died in a fire on Saturday night are outraged at the building management’s disrespectful response to the deadly blaze. Debris from the third-floor apartment fire that killed 66-year-old Edwina Faith Golas on Aug. 26 was left on the sidewalk of 94th Street for almost 48 hours after the blaze ripped through the unit.
  The pile of furniture and personal items, which the Fire Departm
  
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• Trio of American teens found ‘Joy’ in China

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBorough wideWelcome home to Keymer, Jeremiah, and Jewel.
  The twinkle-toed teens, students at Brooklyn High School of the Arts, and Police Athletic League members, traveled to China to perform at “Joy Dancing Beijing.” The initiative is the 2017 Cultural and Art Exchange Week of International Youth, an annual festival that brings together youth art troupes from more than 14 countries worldwide.The three represented th
  
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• Tricky shots: Photo exhibit captures Halloween of the 1970s

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle KoganBrooklyn DailyIt’s a look back in black (and white).A new photo exhibit opening next week captures a lost world — the Brooklyn of the pre-gentrified past. The show “Brooklyn Photographs,” which opens on Sept. 6 at Bric House in Fort Greene, features 11 photographers who have put their focus on the county of Kings, capturing the many ways that life in the borough has changed over the last 50 years, said its curator.&ldqu
  
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• Thrill-seeking theft: Woman charged for allegedly stealing more than 36,000 theme-park passes from local bus company

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperHer ride is over.A 51-year-old woman was indicted in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than $1-million worth of theme-park tickets from a Red Hook charter-bus company.The treasure trove of 36,000-plus passes to Dorney Park and Six Flags Great Adventure would have allowed the defendant, a resident of bucolic Staten Island, to ride the Pennsylvania and New Jersey parks’ roller coasters every day fo
  
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• Speaking up: Coney Islanders grill mayor on jobs, housing at town hall

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn DailyThe mayor got an earful from Coney Island residents demanding a local ferry stop and more affordable housing at a town hall on Aug. 24.Coney Islanders hit the mayor hard on issues such as the lack of housing and local jobs, and inadequate schools and transportation. Many of the complaints boiled down to feeling that the neighborhood has been left behind by the city — economically, culturally, and educationally — acc
  
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• She’s overcome tragedy — and written some great books

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Tom AllonBrooklyn DailyI’ve always admired people who can take the pain and suffering from their lives and turn it into a compelling memoir or novel. The most famous of these was the best-seller by Frank McCourt, “Angela’s Ashes,” which told the harrowing tale of growing up dirt poor in Ireland and being raised by a beleaguered mother of four and an alcoholic father who would drink most of his paycheck each week.McCourt’s tale
  
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• Return of the Redcoats: Locals re-enact Battle of Brooklyn at site of revolutionary conflict

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyTalk about history repeating!Invading Redcoats drove Gen. George Washington and his Continental Army out of Green-Wood Cemetery in a thrilling re-enactment of the Battle of Brooklyn on Aug. 27, delighting youngsters with a performance that celebrated American independence, according to a rebel “soldier.”“A lot of young kids love it,” said Antoine Watts, who played an American fighter. “For them it&rsqu
  
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• Recovering by the river: Dumbo rehab center offers luxe amenities with addiction treatment

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperA swanky, state-of-the-art rehab facility will open in Dumbo on Tuesday, offering five-star perks including aromatherapy, a rooftop gym, and views of the Manhattan skyline to its patients. But the Phoenix Life Center’s services, which go for thousands of dollars a week, are for all who struggle with addiction, not just the elite, according to employees.“We are not marketing to an exclusive audience, we want to be open to
  
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• Let’s talk about sex. But how?

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Stephanie Thompsonfor Brooklyn PaperSex, as a topic, with your children … hmmm.Most people who know me would tell you I am a totally open book. I don’t shy away from the most intimate of topics. And I don’t judge. But now that the topic of sex has come up with my teenagers, I’m in a little bit of new territory. How much do I say? How much does what I think about sex figure in to what they think about sex?
  I am far from a prude, and
  
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• Hail to the new chief

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailySunset Park
  Put your hands together for Dr. Jeffrey Fine. He has been named the new chief of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Langone Hospital and vice chairman for network development for Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health throughout the borough.“Dr. Fine is an extremely accomplished clinician and administrator to lead our exemplary rehabilitation team in Brooklyn,” said Dr.Steven R. Flanagan,
  
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• Grand Slam

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyDowntownGrand slamIt was out of the park for HeartShare at a Brooklyn Cyclones game on Aug. 17.
  President and chief executive officer Bill Guarinello, with granddaughter Gianna, and Congressman Peter King threw out the first pitch.Members of Heartshare along with members of the Boys and Girls Club participated in this fundraising event aiming to raise awareness of the company’s services for children and adults with intelle
  
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• Building block: Diverse comedy fest grows in second year

  31-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn DailyThe new show on the block is back!A comedy festival dedicated to promoting minority voices will return bigger and better than ever next week. The second Cinderblock Comedy Festival, happening Sept. 7–10, has added more comics, more venues, and a whole new neighborhood to its lineup, said its founder.“We are so much bigger than last year and not only are we doing in it in Williamsburg again, we also have Bushwick in o
  
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