Marlon Bishop appears in the following:
Bloomberg and will.i.am Reschedule Central Park Concert
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
On Wednesday, Mayor Bloomberg, the Black Eyed Peas star and officials from the Robin Hood Foundation announced "Concert 4 NYC" would be held on Sept. 30.
Look | Celebrating Korea Day in Central Park
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Bulgogi, kimchi, and jeon pancakes were just some of the treats to be had at Tuesday's second annual Korea Day celebration held in Central Park. Korea Day also included music and rice pounding. Check out a slideshow here.
Chelsea Gallery Expands Into Bushwick
Monday, August 15, 2011
Luhring Augustine is moving art it doesn't have room to display at its 24th St. Manhattan gallery to a new 12,000 square-foot storage space in Bushwick, and will use 2,000 square feet as an exhibition space.
Gig Alert: Hoodie Allen
Monday, August 15, 2011
The white, Jewish rap sensation Hoodie Allen brings his flow to Mexicali Live in Teaneck on Monday night. Download his single "The Chase is On" here.
Gig Alert: Colin Stetson
Friday, August 12, 2011
Colin Stetson, who is a bass saxophonist to the (indie) stars, plays his bizarre, beautiful solo saxophone music at 92Y Tribeca Friday night. Download "The Stars In His Head" here.
Gig Alert: Mandrill
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The 1970s funk gods by the name of Mandrill are back and playing B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill on Wednesday night. Download the band's new track "Sunshine" here.
Central Park Boathouse Workers On Strike
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
On Tuesday at noon, approximately 60 hospitality workers at the Central Park Boathouse Restaurant walked out or failed to come in for their shifts, protesting alleged abuses by restaurant owner Dean Poll. The workers also said they would be on strike on Wednesday night.
Gig Alert: Greg Osby Five
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Saxophonist Greg Osby plays the Village Vanguard on Wednesday night. Download "Tolerance" here.
City Approves New Design for Central Park's Cherry Hill
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
A controversial renovation is going forward in Central Park. On Monday, the city's Public Design Commission approved a $1.4 million redesign of Cherry Hill, the lakeside concourse and fountain near 72nd St.
Gig Alert: Bon Iver
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Indie man-of-the-hour Bon Iver plays the beautiful United Palace Theater Tuesday night in Washington Heights. Download his "Calgary" here.
Hamptons Indie Rock Festival Cancelled Due To Poor Ticket Sales
Monday, August 08, 2011
A would-be Woodstock in the Hamptons has been derailed by lackluster ticket sales. Organizers behind the Music To Know Festival, scheduled for this coming weekend in East Hampton, announced on Saturday they were canceling the two-day indie rock festival.
Gig Alert: Kotorino
Thursday, August 04, 2011
On a staggering variety of instruments, Kotorino plays its pretty, haunting music at Barbès on Thursday night. Download the band's "Sky's On Fire" here.
Marvel Comics Unveils New Biracial Spider-Man from Brooklyn
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
A comic book that hit shelves on Wednesday will introduce the world to a new Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a Black, Latino 13-year-old from Brooklyn, New York.
Gig Alert: Asphalt Orchestra
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
The mobile new-music dance party known as the Asphalt Orchestra plays for free at Lincoln Center on Wednesday evening. Download the group's "Zomby Woof" here.
Teamsters Art Handlers Picket Sotheby's Following Lockout
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Forty three art handlers employed by Sotheby's picketed the auction house on Tuesday alongside other members of Teamsters Local 814. The handlers were locked out on Friday afternoon, according to the union, after contract re-negotiations ground to a halt. In the interim, Sotheby's has hired temporary art handlers.
Metropolitan Museum Returns Antiquities Found in King Tut's Tomb to Egypt
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Last November, the Met agreed to give back the artifacts after an internal museum investigation determined it had no right to the antiquities — mostly non-museum quality pieces, ranging from small fragments to a tiny bronze dog — in the first place. On Tuesday, the museum said it had shipped the objects to Egypt.
Gig Alert: Typhoon
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
The Portland underground band Typhoon plays the Mercury Lounge Tuesday night. Download the group's epic "The Honest Truth" here.
I Want My MTV: Music Television Turns 30
Monday, August 01, 2011
MTV was born 30 years ago on August 1, 1981 as a scrappy underground music channel, kicking off the age of the music video with “Video Killed The Radio Star” by The Buggles. WNYC asked music, television, and pop-culture critics to weigh in on MTV and its role in shaping the American cultural landscape.
Brighton Beach Leaders Want Lifetime to Pull the Plug on 'Russian Dolls'
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Leaders from New York's Russian-speaking community are calling on Lifetime to pull the plug on its new reality television series “Russian Dolls,” due to what they think is a stereotypical portrayal of life in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach community.
Gig Alert: Taj Mahal
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Blues legend Taj Mahal opens the Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival with his globally-tinged electric sound. Download "Scratch My Back" here.