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From images of Governors Island to a resurrected Dreamland (pictured above) in Coney Island, there are plenty of cultural rocks on which you can take refuge this week. Or, go to more remote destinations via that island of policy, Washington, DC, with a discussion of investigative journalism, a lecture on Dubya's media management, and a classic film about Vietnam. We've got it surrounded, so spread it... |
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| | The 26th Annual Museum Mile Festival is a free crash course in creativity. Take an art history lesson at the Jewish Museum's Modigliani retrospective, or view contemporary big-wigs ranging from Sol Lewitt to Jessica Stockholder at the National Academy's annual Invitational Exhibition. The Cooper Hewitt's Christopher Dresser retrospective provides brain candy for DIY home decorators, while the drama of the Met's Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century should sate glamour hounds. For more ambitious culture-fiends, learn German in ten minutes
at the Goethe-Institut, or help street artist James De La Vega transform Fifth Avenue into one big public artwork. (AN)
  
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DISCUSSION
Politics — Not as Usual: Investigative Journalism in an Election Year
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| when: | Tue 6.8 (7pm) |
| where: | The New School (66 W 12th St, 212.229.5353) |
| price: | $5 |
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| | An explosive detonates in Iraq on a Saturday, containing low levels of the nerve agent Sarin. It's not officially mentioned until the following Monday, the same day Sy Hersh's second New Yorker piece on the torture scandal comes out. Coincidence or skillful media manipulation? Tonight, prominent journalists discuss the intricacies of investigative journalism and the increasingly adroit PR tactics they must wade through in this crucial election year. The panel — featuring New York Times managing editor Jill Abramson, NBC News president Neal Shapiro, and Time investigative reporter James Steele — elucidates how media outlets explore the agendas (obvious or hidden) behind the sound bites. (CJN)
Note: This three-part series continues on Tue 6.15 & Tue 6.22 (7pm). A
series pass can be purchased for $12.
 Jill Abramson recently apologized to Times readers for the paper's reliance on what? First two correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.
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| | Rather than play old classics with scratchy sound, the Rock eschews nostalgia to sneak preview a triumvirate of feel-good indie movies. Tonight, in a dramedy directed by and starring Zach Braff of Scrubs, a loss snaps a young man back into life, love, and NJ from a lithium haze in Garden State; Wednesday sees the premiere of the Idaho-set Napoleon Dynamite, a latter-day high school revenge of the (unflappable) nerds starring a gawky red-afro'd hero; and in Thursday's romantic comedy Danny Deckchair, a harried cement truck driver launches himself into the Oz outback to save his sanity. (JKG)
Note: Viewers cannot actually "drive in" — normal seating is available, with real convertibles for VIPs.
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| | Just as sci-fi finally gains some measure of critical acceptance, Hari Kunzru's second novel, Transmission, introduces wi-fi — that is, wireless fiction. With outsourcing trends pointing in the opposite direction, computer programmer Arjun Mehta reverse-migrates to Silicon Valley from India seeking the American Dream. When disillusionment strikes, Arjun unleashes a computer virus and the narrative expands globally, enveloping (by way of infection) other storylines from Britain to Bollywood. With keen cultural observations akin to Pico Iyer's and an Amis-like wit and rhythm, Kunzru writes literary fiction for the Wired set. Decide if you want to opt in as he reads tonight. (JKG)
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LAUNCH
!!! Release Party
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| when: | Wed 6.9 (9pm-1am) |
| where: | Paddlewheel Queen (E River at 23rd St ) |
| price: | $21 |
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| | The unofficial kings of punct-rock, !!!'s infectious sound incites even the most introverted indie rock kids to dance. Fresh off a gig at Coachella and about to embark on a world tour, the exclamatory band gets East Coast-punctual with this boat cruise to celebrate its new LP, Louden Up Now. Rub 'n Tug DJs Thomas and Eric bring the beats while the Paddlewheel Queen floats you down the East River. Call them whatever you want (seriously), any band that puts out an album with three tracks titled "Sh*t Scheisse Merde" is worth getting to know. (AL)
Note: Tickets are on sale at Other Music (15 E 4th St, 212.477.8150).
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| | Who knows what kind of temporal elasticity may occur tonight when Doc Martin, LA's top selector of house and techno, installs himself behind the decks at modern speakeasy Table 50. As a producer, Martin's one of the rare artists who can satisfy both superclub crowds and supersnob tastes, with records combining deep house fundamentals and futuristic freakery appearing on labels like Shaboom, Classic, and Siesta. His tastes as a DJ are just as broad; a 2003 mix for UK discotheque Fabric encompasses not only Chicago's Rednail and LA's DJ Buck but also lower-profile SF locals Broker/Dealer. Appropriately, Martin's LA record shop is called Wax, and you can bet that the energy tonight won't wane 'til the last record's been played. (SK)
Note: DJ Spun and Don Vu join Doc on the decks.
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ART: Opening
Takes & Outtakes: From the Andy Warhol Museum
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| when: | Thur 6.10 (6-8pm) |
| where: | Ronald Feldman Gallery (31 Mercer St, 212.226.3232) |
| price: |  FREE |
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| | "When I die," declared Andy Warhol, "I don't want to leave any leftovers." But when the big wig of pop art finally cashed in his chips, he left more than a few canned goods behind. Today, the
Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh houses over 4,000 pieces of Andy's art and ephemera. In celebration of the museum's tenth anniversary, the Feldman Gallery presents such highlights from the collection as the paintings Little Electric Chair, Ambulance Disaster,
and Skull; a group of rare photographs; and a collaborative
sculpture with Basquiat. Also on view is an assortment of memorabilia
including Warhol's collection of metal dental molds and the
manuscript Up Your Ass by Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot
Warhol. (RA)
Note: Check out the massive tome Andy Warhol: 365 Takes, published by Abrams for this exhibition, which continues through Fri 7.30
(Tue-Sat: 10am-6pm).
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| | Sonically divergent but akin in sensibility, Bang on a Can All-Stars cut their chops on two world premieres by Japanese musical artists: an elegant and spiritually melodic modern composer, and a glitchy, dazzling laptopper and turntablist. Samoi Satoh maintains a minimalist's aesthetic while striving for moments of otherworldy serenity, composing rich pieces with deep harmonies. Nobukazu Takemura's works have ranged from sparse ticks and notes to bubbly computer-based lyrical compositions with seemingly traditional melodies. Tonight's new works were written specifically for this performance, giving Japan's most eclectic minimalist artists a unique opportunity to write specifically for New York's finest downtown ensemble. (AD)
Early on, Takemura released work on which trip-hop label? Fourth and sixth correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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| | Not one, but two Brooklyn-based bands without a hint
of punk/funk or dingy garage rock: consider yourself warned. All three members of bassless trio Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! sing, and their Casiotoned pop rock is augmented by a boisterous personality. They're joined by the peppy, poppy quartet Bishop Allen, who temper spiky guitar sounds with harmonies and sing-alongs. Not to be outdone, VISE!! sometimes sing in rounds and might request your help. Not as precious as it sounds, this show should leave you grinning and wondering what's wrong with people who don't think this music belongs on the radio. (PS)
Note: Peruvian-bred indie rockers Dasher, and the Mountain Men, also play.
In Joe Versus the Volcano, the band in the Mexican restaurant plays a Spanish-language tune from what '60s film? First two correct answers each win a pair of tickets to the show as well as a Volcano I'm Still Excited!! CD. Third correct response wins a CD.
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| | They sample liberally from Björk and Wu-Tang
Clan, borrow album titles from Guns N' Roses, and somehow mix a ballad
in with what sounds like a broken vacuum cleaner. Funkstörung
elicit comparisons to Autechre and Matmos, but differ in their
increasing use of vocals (sometimes sampled, sometimes original), as
well as their organic approach to making and broadening electronic
music. The duo continues to make the sounds no one else can on
Disconnected, its latest release. They perform tonight with
Datach'I and the Shadetek DJ team, with Social!sm at midnight. (AL)
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| | Globe-trotting critic/DJ/raconteur Philip Sherburne dances on the cusp of electronica's constant reinvention. In addition to his gig as editor of flavorpill SF, his column "Critical
Beats" in The Wire, and myriad of other print and lecture appearances, he does a bang-up job in the booth. His wax preferences (like his clips) have been fattening up lately, so much so that he
won't shy away from rolling acid squelches and top-secret pop white labels — which doesn't mean you won't hear ample tracks from Perlon, Sender, Sub Static, and Kompakt. Joining him are Hi Octane, who plays one last time in NYC before moving out west, and Dave Turov, just in from Berlin. Transient technoists, welcome. (NP)
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| | The Portuguese word "alma" loosely translates to "soul" — and soulful house, samba, drum 'n bass, and Brazilian grooves should be exactly what's on hand at this picnic for nightclubbers who can get down with live percussion (and art!) in the open air of Central Park. Bring bare feet, blankets, food, drinks, and positive vibrations, because this gathering is All Love — of Music, Art, and, ultimately, your fellow brothers and sisters. (JM)
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| | In an earlier Street Market installation at Deitch Projects, Steve Powers brought the spectacle of full-scale graffiti and urban signage into a gallery space. Now at Coney Island
and with the help of the all-star Dreamland Artists Club and Creative Time, Powers brings the art onto the streets of what was once New York's most decadent destination, restoring its amusement landscape to gory glory.
For one exhilarating afternoon, tours guided by the artists themselves visit such sights as Nicole Eisenman's painterly Skin the Wire sign, Dearraindrop's 50-foot Spider ride backdrop, Ryan
McGinness' 135-foot arcade marquee, and Powers' own refurbishing of Astroland's most awesome attraction: the Cyclone. (AM)
Note: Tours start every half hour from 2-5pm at the Coney Island Museum, where merchandise and custom T-shirts are also available. During that time, the rest of the gang should be at Cha Cha's Bar on the boardwalk.
Tell us a story about a wacky adventure you had on Coney Island. Our favorite four answers each win a T-shirt designed by one of the Dreamland artists.
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| | The shoe-chewers are the show-stoppers at the first annual Eastminster Kennel Club Dog Show as eager pooches flood the Tompkins Square Park dog run with dreams of fine finishes in categories like "Best in Poop" and "Destroyer of Valuable Objects." Imagine the vindicating joy when your obdurate hound places a proud first in "Best at Ignoring You." So put away your proof of purebreed; these rebellious pooches may not have the prestige, but they've never met a rule (or a leash) that couldn't be broken. (ELM)
Note: All donations and proceeds go to the TS Dog Run and BARC Shelter.
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DJ
Richie Hawtin — Location Moved!
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| when: | Sat 6.12 (10pm) |
| where: | Volume (99 N 13th St, Wburg, 212.625.8553) |
| price: | $20 |
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Plastikman | Volume |
| | Focused as much on performance as he is on production, Richie Hawtin consistently delivers audible perfection while significantly changing perceptions of a peculiar pop culture species: the DJ. Bringing not only his trademark deep minimal techno that seduces with the power of a microprocessor cranked up to ten, the Williamsburg-turned-Berlin resident jets into town with M-nus heavy hitters Magda, Troy Pierce, Clark Warner — and an inflatable DJ booth. By the end of the night, you'll feel the irony of Hawtin playing at a club called Volume. (LH)
**This show was moved to the Sullivan Room — click here for details.
Which artist did the cover painting of the Hawtin project F.U.S.E.'s Dimension Intrusion album? Seventh correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this show.
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| | The stringed instrument that never existed to be strummed — that, boys and girls, is the koan of the air guitar. All comers have a chance tonight to gain a berth to compete at the US Air Guitar Championships on the strength of pure rock swagger, with absolutely no technical ability or vintage paraphernalia to distract the judges. Defending NYC champion David "C-Diddy" Jung went all the way to Oulu, Finland last year, winning the World Championship and besting finalists with stagenames like "Roxy McStagger" and "Donaldo Galvosukiai" with a compelling performance of Extreme's "Play With Me." He's the man to beat, so bring your best stuff. (NP)
What's the stagename of the only person who has won the World Air Guitar Championships two years in a row? Fifth and seventh correct answers win a pair of tickets to the show.
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TOUR
Peripheral City: City of Refuge
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| when: | Sun 6.13 & 6.20 (10:30am, 12 & 1:30pm) |
| where: | Everest Diner (22 Chatham Sq, 212.615.6797) |
| price: | $15 |
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| | It's no minor miracle that eight million people find shelter in our city — and somehow there's always room for more. City of Refuge seeks to reveal the ways past and recent immigrants
have built safety and community around one of New York's cultural intersections, Chatham Square in Chinatown. Over the course of an hour, taste homemade soup, hear a story and live music, and
visit a cemetery, a temple, and a synagogue. This off-the-beaten-path tour is part of Red Dive's Peripheral City series, an ongoing exploration of our surroundings and the "peripheries" we might
otherwise fail to notice. (CEH)
Name three capitals that have a smaller population than the number of immigrants in NYC from that city. Fifth correct answer wins a free pair of tickets to this tour and a free bowl of soup.
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| | In his cultural history The Dream Life: Movies, Media, and the Mythology
of the Sixties, Village Voice film writer J. Hoberman
revealed himself as a critic a cut above — capable of trenchant
analysis of not just movies, but of their social ramifications and power
as political arbiters. Tonight, at this illustrated lecture, Hoberman
synthesizes film clips and conversation in an exploration of the
marketing of George W. Bush — the man, the movie, the
presidency — and the evolution of his image as an ongoing (or
pre-fab?) narrative. (JKG)
Which film topped J. Hoberman's Best of 2003 list? Ninth correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.
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| | Given the present situation in Iraq and the notable success of Errol Morris' The Fog of War, which in part examines US involvement in Vietnam, there couldn't be a more pertinent time to
rediscover the classic Hearts and Minds. A scandal when it was released, the film was heavily criticized for its unflinching portrayal of US policy in the region, and though some
people still insist it should be banned, it won an Oscar for Best Documentary. Tonight's screening includes rare clips of the producer's Academy Awards acceptance speech, and director Peter Davis is on hand for a discussion. (PJW)
Note: Reservations are strongly encouraged. Call 888.778.7575.
Name two of the four films Hearts and Minds beat out for the Best Feature Documentary Oscar in 1974. Ninth and eleventh correct answers each win a pair of tickets.
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FILM
Village Voice: Best of 2003
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| when: | Now through Wed 6.30 |
| where: | BAM's Rose Cinema (30 Lafayette Ave, Bklyn, 718.636.4100) |
| price: | $10 |
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| | Featuring great films you missed on the big screen and a wide array of
those you couldn't have even seen, Village Voice's Best of
2003 film series returns to BAM for the fifth year running. Excellent
films being revisited include Aki Kaurismaki's beautifully spare and
slow-moving The Man Without a Past, Jeffrey Blitz's feel-good
bee-movie Spellbound, Ken Loach's grimly lyrical tale Sweet
Sixteen, and Peter Sollett's endearing Lower East Side portrait
Raising Victor Vargas. Among inclusions that never saw
substantial stateside distribution are Guy Madden's reinvention of a
classic, Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary, the (really)
deadpan quartet of shorts rounded up in the Swedish Four Shades of
Brown, and the rolling, ramshackled French roadtrip film No
Rest for the Brave. (JKG)
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ART
Matthew Siegle: Clips
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| when: | Now through Sat 7.3 (Sun-Mon: 1-5pm) |
| where: | In the Kitchen (127 Stanton St, 212.420.9448) |
| price: | FREE |
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| | Sometimes an art gallery with less than 500 square feet can generate
more excitement than one with 5,000. Witness Nicelle Beauchene's In the Kitchen, a friendly living-roomish art space where savvy viewers have caught early shows by artists like Justin Samson
and Kent Henricksen. This month she presents another emerging artist to watch in Clips, Matthew Siegle's first solo show, featuring new collages and assemblage works. With an archivist's compulsion to arrange and store, Siegle turns the simplest of materials (paper, wood, and raw canvas) into evocative unconventional handiworks. Mixing a pop sensibility with minimalist
restraint, his precise collaged cut-outs of football players, dinosaurs, and other objects leave strange evidence of something as-yet-undiscovered. (KG)
Note: If the doorbell is not working, please call 212.420.9448 for entry.
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| | Most of us are familiar with Governors Island from afar, but few New Yorkers have ventured across the harbor to visit this longtime military outpost. Abandoned by the Coast Guard in 1997
and returned to New York by the feds in 2002, the site now resembles a
deserted landscape from the sci-fi thriller 28 Days Later. From
last autumn to this spring, photographers Lisa Kereszi and Andrew
Moore documented aspects of the sleeping isle that bring it to life
for the rest of us. Interior images, including government offices and
a bowling alley, are eerie and poetic, while many of the outdoor shots
frame striking views of Manhattan. (PL)
Note: Governors Island re-opens for limited public tours next week.
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| | It's a festival you wish didn't have to exist, but are glad that it does. In its 15th annual run, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival brings together a documentary-heavy lineup
from around the world with a few narratives and shorts that pack equal pith.
With the usual focus on social injustice, political corruption, and
war, this year's closing night film offers some levity with The Yes
Men, a documentary following the satirical stunts of a group that
clones the WTO website and then sends pretend officials to speak at
conferences, duping Australian accountants, Finnish professors, and
Austrian lawyers along the way — think cheek à la
Billionaires for Bush. (ÇK)
Which human right do you think is the most valuable, and why? The three best answers each win a pair of passes to any film in the festival.
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| CD REVIEW: Quantic, Mishaps Happening |
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Ubiquity
Released June 2004
$16.98 (Amazon)
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Bristol's Will Holland is rocking a serious soul-jazz
revival. Last year he put together the smoking 11-piece Quantic
Soul Orchestra, and with Mishaps Happening, his third LP as
Quantic, he bursts from the revival tent into outer space. The
songwriting is top-notch, with strings, horns, guitars, marimbas,
bells, and even a banjo spattered over funky beats that span the BPM
spectrum. The title track sets things off right with a Brazilian
bounce, and the disc proceeds into pleasantly spacey downtempo
territory — by the finish, it goes almost everywhere else
as well. Standouts include the four-on-the-floor skanking funk of
"Sound of Everything," featuring frequent vocalist Alice Russell, and
the classic soul of "Don't Joke With a Hungry Man," with Philly diva
Spanky Wilson. Mishaps is definitely happening, and will make
you a soul believer. (AAM)
Which Bristol hip-hop crew appeared on Quantic's Apricot Morning album? Seventh correct answer wins a copy of this CD.
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| AURAL OVERLOAD: Bleep.com |
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As major labels take their sweet time getting into the downloading business, indie labels and artists are paving the way toward a brickless, mortarless future of music. Even if you're a
diehard fan of vinyl or aluminum, this can be a very good thing:
witness Bleep.com, which offers up almost every release issued by
England's groundbreaking Warp label, all for remarkably cheap. Recent
albums like Squarepusher's Ultravisitor and Savath & Savalas'
Apropa't are available, of course, but better yet are the
plentiful archives. Where else are you going to find classic,
long-unavailable releases from Black Dog Productions, Tricky Disco,
and the ready-for-rediscovery Sweet Exorcist? Throw in rarities like
Richard D. James' Gak EP and Lex Records' hip-hop catalog,
and you'll find plenty of reasons to rest your soul — and your
SoulSeek. (SK)
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| STREAMS: D*I*R*T*Y |
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The Parisian D*I*R*T*Y sound system has a fanatical
allegiance to the experimental underground. The collective has earned
its street cred through the critically acclaimed Dirty
Diamonds, being the in-house music supervisors for Paris'
super-chic boutique Colette, and by consistently broadcasting mixshows
from only the hottest independent artists. But musical education is
not the only end to which they are toiling — they're also
working to showcase the experimental side of fashion and design. Site founder Guillaume Sorge has selected three of their top mixes to
dirty up your sound system. (JPLS)
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