Arts

Well, hello there my friends and welcome to the April edition of “Tits Up Brooklyn!” where we explore some of the music and arts that Brooklyn had to offer this muse-ical muse. Oh, the month of March was a busy month for so many reasons. Good reasons, bad reasons and downright ugly reasons, but we

Review of “The Art of Trader Joe’s: Discovering the Hidden Art Gems of America’s Favorite Grocery Store,” by Julie Averbach Review by Michael Quinn   I don’t know anyone in the city who doesn’t shop at Trader Joe’s. Even if you dread the crowds, you may go for the low prices. While I’m not generally

Peter Frampton made a splash in New York, first appearing at the ninth annual star-studded benefit concert for God’s Love We Deliver at the Beacon Theater. He shared the stage with iconic performers like Cher, Beck, Alicia Keys, and many others. Frampton then on Saturday March 8th in somewhat  of a surprise appearance at the

522 West 21st Street March 5 – April 15 by Lee Klein The only thing that the wealthy off-the-charts eccentric Venetian habitué Marchesa Luisa Casati is recorded as having said is “I want to be a living work of Art.” Enter Walton Ford, a present day storied visual cataloguer of ecology and Animalia who has now gone

He’s an impresario. He’s a musician. He’s a performance artist, an actor, a singer, and a producer. He’s Willard Morgan, and if you ask his neighbors, he’s the Mayor of West 8th Street. That stretch of thoroughfare may only run from Fifth to Sixth Avenue, but it is one of the most historic cultural spots

Anyone who loves beauty and botanical prints should rush to Chelsea and see Sylvie Covey’s exhibit. It is another brilliant explosion of colorful imagery from nature, and it’s only open until March 8 at the cooperative Noho M55 Gallery. The French-born Covey is one of the most important printmakers in the world. Her book Modern

What is the sound of being ghosted after going through a job interview? According to the prog-rock band KADAWA, it’s the crisp, complex rhythms, slashing riffs, and soaring major key guitar solo of “We’ll Get Back to You” off their album, Post-Graduation Fees. Take something larger and not focussed on an individual’s experience: What is

“Baseball isn’t statistics,” legendary New York sports columnist Jimmy Cannon once wrote. “Baseball is DiMaggio rounding second.” I wonder if Tim Bassett, second baseman for Adler’s Paints, had that in mind when he quipped, decades later, “Is there anything more beautiful than the sun setting on a fat man stealing second base?” It’s entirely possible.