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SUNDAY 8
The xx + Chairlift + Jack Peñate
London trio The xx are back in NYC for Central Park Summer Stage (minus one member) with a bit more of their infectious, melancholic pop. The group have become favs of the fashion freaks ever since their song VCR was snatched up by Karl Lagerfeld for his Fall […]
Experimental filmmaker Kennethn Anger, known for pricks into surrealism and homoeroticism, joined up with the knitting family Missoni for their Fall 2010 fashion campaign. The video features mama Rosita Missoni, engulfed in flames…no message here….just Anger’s style…and a nice homage to the founding lady who took zig zag table coverings to a whole other level.
www.missoni.com
FRIDAY 6
Berlin may be a lot of things…overly hyped, shamelessly cruisey (how u doin Tiergarten???), and fueled by Turkish döner kebabs, but it’s most famous overture is 24hr clubbing. Berghain/Panorama Bar, formerly know as Ostgut, houses the best techno/electro nights bar none! Situated on the border of East and West Berlin, inside a ex-power plant, […]
WEDNESDAY 4
Thierry Mugler Muse “Larissa” Tonight @ Amanda Lepore’s ‘Big Top’
Larissa struts @ 1:58 (above)
LARISSA, NO LAST NAME PLEASE: The Coco Chanel of Rock and Roll
Larissa was born in Russia to a furrier father and housewife mother, who became a corsetiere and dressmaker when finances demanded. The couple were political refugees after World War II […]
TUESDAY 3
The Dead Weather + Harlem
The supergroup, representing the gritty side of indie, The Dead Weather is doing a little show in Prospect Park tonight as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn series. The ‘made in Nashville’ band’s best known member is the sadistically, porcelain faced Jack White of The White Stripes…which, let’s face it, is […]
Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry celebrates hip-hop’s cultural influence through stunning jewelry worn by some of its iconic stars.
Highlights include Slick Rick’s gem-encrusted crown, the Notorious B.I.G.’s legendary gold ‘Jesus piece,’ the diamond-studded Roc-A-Fella medallion for the record label co-founded by Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj’s sparkling ‘Barbie’ pendant, and pieces from Erykah Badu, A$AP Rocky, Joey […]
FRIDAYS
It’s double trouble when two NYC drag queen legends serve up shenanigans on the mic! Ruby Roo and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Brita Filter host weekly at the iconic Pieces Bar in the West Village, with VJ OHRICKY.
Pieces Bar, 8 Christopher St, NYC, Free
