Holi Festival 2010 is taking place in Richmond Hill, Queens Sunday
We have been trying to catch this event for the last few years. Celebrating the Hindu new year, Holi Festival will be taking place this Sunday in Queens with a big parade starting at Liberty Avenue & 133rd St moving to Smokey Oval Park at 125th St. About.com has more details on the Phagwah parade route and festival. As with most of our recommended events, bring your finest crappy clothes.
Is the fried chicken on Broadway a little too dark for you? Pies ‘n’ Thighs reopened on Driggs and South 4th St earlier this week. We recommend the collard greens over the macaroni.
The Armory Show is America’s leading fine art fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its eleven years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week.
Piers 92 & 94 — Twelfth Avenue at 55th St
Thursday, March 4 - Saturday, March 6 Noon to 8 pm
Sunday, March 7 Noon to 7 pm
If The Bunker’s Bass Mutations is any indication of what happens when the dubstep and techno crowds get together, expect a crazy night. Buy tickets or buy a coat, because the line outside is going to suck. For more info hit up Dub War NYC
Friday, February 19 2010 — DUB WAR w/ SHACKLETON ESKMO & EPROM Joe Nice, Dave Q, Juakali, Incyde
Skull Disco mastermind Shackleton returns to Dub War for a rare appearance Stateside. In the 3 years since he first appeared at Dub War, Shackleton has transcended his UK dubstep roots to reach deeper into the soul of Berlin’s techno scene. In the process he has transformed his live set into a uniquely mesmerizing voodoo science.
Two San Francisco producers - Eskmo and Eprom - make their Dub War debut as they celebrate a split 12” release on the mighty Warp Records.
The Barnstormers will be taking over the Joshua Liner Gallery in Chelsea! The opening is on Thursday, March 18th 2010 from 6-9pm. (via TWBE)
Artists exhibiting include: Alex Lebedev, Alice Mazorra, Bluster One, Che Jen, Chris Mendoza, Chuck Webster, David Ellis, Dennis McNett, Doze Green, GION, Guillermo Carrion, James Lynch, Joey Garfield, Jose Parla, Kenji Hirata, Kiku Yamaguchi, KR, MADSAKI, Manny Pangilinan (WELLO), Martin Mazorra, Maya Hayuk, Mikal Hameed, Mike Houston, Mike Ming, Miyuki Pai Hirai, Naomi Kazama, Pema Brush, Romon Kimin Yang (Rostarr), Shie Moreno, SWOON, West One, Yuri Shimojo and more.
Ghostly Essentials: Rarities One A compilation of rare, unreleased, and hard-to-find music from Ghostly International’s vaults. We were pleasantly surprised to see Midwest Product, who we haven’t heard or thought about for a couple of years.
3D (Massive Attack) presents: Rare As Fuck Promo Mix “This disc is one of the rarest Massive Attack promo discs in existence. There were only 200 copies produced and each is numbered. This disc was only given out free to the first 200 patrons of the Nocturne club in Bristol on the night of the 12th March 2002. It was the third in the series of such very limited releases from Nocturne to feature exclusive one track mixes from well-known DJ’s and musicians from Bristol. This particular one was mixed by 3D and offers a interesting look at some of his favourite songs over the years and a few, what were at the time, exclusive Massive Attack tracks…”