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6 Things To Do in NYC This Weekend

Jessica Lapidos — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:00:42 +0000

Good morning sunshine! Time to step outside and enjoy the glorious weekend. Pack a roadie for the hair of the dog, and get going to these five New York (well, one New Jersey) happenings that will blast your day full of jubilee. Foodies, bikers, ravers, and poppers, we’ve got you covered.

MASSIVE rave at Giants Stadium (Metlife Stadium, whatever). It started yesterday, but Calvin Harris, Avicii, Sebastien Ingrosso, Bassnectar, Afrojack and more are still droppin' beats through Sunday. Try your luck at tickets on Stubhub, and see the full lineup

Molly Invites You

The world famous Slideluck Potshow is taking on cycling. This non-profit travels the globe, gathering communities together to make food for one another, and look at local photography. This weekend's twist up in Harlem at the Hostelling International, it's all dedicated to the art of the bike. Bring food, bring a bike (or don't) and eat while appreciating art! Tandem bikes and photo booths abound!

Art of the Bike

If you're less about bass dropping and more about food spotting, The Great Googa Mooga is gathering 75 delectable food vendors, 35 beer brewers, 30 winemakers and 20 live music performances. Including Hall & Oates. Whole grain up in Prospect Park! They offered up their "reservations" free online. But of course assholes got them just to make a buck (or 100). If you want in, Craigslist might be your best bet.

Ooga Chacka Eat

Still going on all day and night in Williamsburg, indie pop outfits are shredding up bubblegum. Afterparty dance parties included. Entry is $18/night. But Saturday afternoon is free (starts at 3pm @ Spike Hill).

Bubblegum Bash

Get your dancing shoes a-walking over to anywhere between Broadway and 21st - St. Marks Place. At 1PM begins a parade of dance troops from nearly every genre under the sun. Salsa, Hula, Tango, Samba, Ballet, Ballroom, African, Medieval Irish step, Gypsy, the list goes on and on. Watch 'em pass you by as you shake it all afternoon.

Dance Down the Day

$20 will get you into a mass gathering of the best ink in the country. With awards going out to things like Best American Old School Tattoo and Best Portrait Tattoo, you'll be sure to see some incredible body art. There will even be artists working live on site, in case you feel inspired and want a permanent souvenir. Saturday from Noon to Midnight and Sunday from Noon to 8pm, at the Roseland Ballroom.

Tattoo You

Bassnectar Brings Heady Dub Step and the Funkiest Dressed Cats to Bass Island

Jessica Lapidos — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:51:16 +0000

On the Island of the Governor this weekend, roughly 10,000 tweakers freaked by the speakers to the massive sound thumping dub step pounded out by the one and only Bassnectar. Not to mention Lupe Fiasco, Z-Trip and other the DJs that spun earlier in the day. Almost as much as I relished the dirty sweaty jiving down in the trenches just rows from the stage to the sound that’s still ringing in my ears, I delighted in everyone’s fearlessly tripped out outfits. Bassheads f*cking brought it on their bodies. Everybody matched the light show – flashy, neon blinding and psychedelic. Made even better for me by rainbow glasses that make each light look like this. See the best of what I saw.

Peace. Love. And psychedelics. And girl in back, werq that denim gartered jumpsuit overall thang.

LAST WEEKEND’S FESTIVAL: Kirby Conquers Lollapalooza 2009

Kirby Marzec — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:01:58 +0000

Imagine the sweatiest event of your life. Perhaps it was during that marathon you ran in Phoenix, Arizona or possibly that 100 degree scorcher when your air-conditioning cut out…whatever the case may be, try to relive that sweat. Now, take that sweat, times it by 3 days, 80,000 music freaks, less than 3 inches between you and the drunkard next to you and you’ve got yourself a typical Lollapalooza music festival. Throw in some humidity, 6 hours worth of rain, thousands of 24 oz Bud Lights, some horse manure scented mud and you’ve got Lollapalooza 2009 down to a science. Welcome, my friends, to the most brilliant weekend of my life (and that’s no exaggeration.)

I had envisioned this post looking something like Hedi Slimane’s photo-journal after he attended Coachella back in April; something containing photos of well dressed and flawlessly styled potential models. This next statement may be a generalization and offensive to some, but through my Fashion Indie opinionated eyes, EVERYONE LOOKED LIKE SHIT. Love handles stuck out of trashy booty shorts. Cargo shorts and graphic tees comprised the male population. Ray Ban shades were in a nauseating full effect. Trust me when I say that there was not a single person worth wasting a megapixel of my Nikon D50. But in everyone’s defense, it did rain quite a bit, mud caked Grant Park and it was pushing 100 degrees on a daily basis. So, if your excuse for slacking on style was in preservation of you Alexander Wang swag, you’ve been forgiven. As for the rest of you, I’m severely disappointed.

But all fashion zeros aside, Lollapalooza 2009 will go down in Kirby history as an all-time fantastic weekend. My friend Amber and I met up with some of my NYU buds, as well as some of last year’s festival friends and some new ones, and enjoyed the sounds and sights of some of the world’s most talented music artists. Although I saw over 50 shows in total, there are the significant few that really stuck out in my mind:

Animal Collective, despite my having almost died of suffocation from moshing, was an absolutely amazing show. I mean, come on, who doesn’t want to hear a 15 minute version of “Brother Sport” while watching the sun set over Lake Michigan? Crystal Castles, needless to say, was a shit-show…but in the best way possible! Lead singer Alice Glass was a classy lady chugging from her bottle of Bacardi Superior between songs, taking drags from her cigarette throughout and hawking spit in the crowd. Although I only caught a few of Passion Pit’s songs, they certainly didn’t fail to stir those butterflies I get every time I hear “Sleepyhead.” Andrew Bird relaxed the crowd with his melodic violin licks and whistles and was a perfect example of pure talent. Vampire Weekend, as always, put on a high energy set and left the crowd practically drooling over some of the new songs they whipped out. MSTRKRFT reigned as my favorite of the Lollapalooza 2009 DJ sets, completely blowing what Bassnectar, DeadMau5 and The Bloody Beetroots had to offer out of the water. Despite my former biases for Kings of Leon and The Killers, both groups (with the help of a few energetic friends and a bit of booze) rocked the house…nothing beats soaking in 80,000 bobbing heads and waving hands as I sat atop some 6’5″ stud’s shoulders (thanks Evan!) rocking out of The Killers’ “Human.”

But if one band really sealed the deal on this year’s Lollapalooza experience, the award goes to none other than the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. As one of the Saturday night headliners, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs had some very big shoes to fill after they replaced The Beastie Boys’ slot (due to Adam Yauch’s cancer surgery). Many Lolla-goers had their doubts about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs headlining performance, saying that they weren’t yet popular or experienced enough to deserve a coveted main-stage concert. Well, let’s just say those nay-sayers are biting their tongues because the Yeah Yeah Yeahs stole Lollapalooza 2009. There’s not much else to say except for the fact that their performance was outstanding, complete with high energy, humble recognition of such an amazing opportunity and a fantastic sound. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, lead singer Karen O is a rockstar.

So, are you itching for next August yet so you can plan your trip to Chicago and experience the greatness that is Lollapalooza? I know I am.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Fleet Foxes

Animal Collective

Crystal Castles

Atmosphere

Andrew Bird

This is what Grant Park looked like on Friday, August 7th.

Photos via Metromix Chicago. Check out the Lollapalooza website for photos and reviews on this year’s festival as well as information about 2010′s bash!