Picasso-isms to live by
“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.” –...
brooklyn
Poem of the day by Andrew Cotto – “A Brooklyn Mystery”
“Gypsy cabs jostled and honked…Dollar vans lined the sidewalk and people piled in and out. As I walked...
The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn: Gentrification and the Search for Authenticity in Postwar New York
The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn: Gentrification and the Search for Authenticity in Postwar New York: Suleiman Osman: 9780199930340:...
ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY – ROBERT DELONG – DON’T WAIT UP
ROBERT DELONG – DON’T WAIT UP ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY “In celebration of our partner Do NYC’s App...
ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY – KIRAN LEONARD – WORKING PEOPLE
KIRAN LEONARD – WORKING PEOPLE ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY “Alex Nelson’s Guest Curation today continues with her...
ELEVTRTRAX MIXTAPE – GUEST CURATOR ALEX NELSON
GUEST CURATOR – ALEX NELSON ELEVTRTRAX MIXTAPE “This is the first Mixtape curated by a guest, but it...
GUEST CURATION WITH ALEX NELSON
“Just off an opening slot for fellow Brooklynites Belle Mare, Oracle Room is a celestial pop avant inspired...
BELLE MARE – BEAUTY
BELLE MARE – BEAUTY “Belle Mare have a way of making you long for the oceania you’ve never...
DEBUT SINGLE BY COSMIC HARVEY & CELESTIAL MIND RELEASED TODAY
“Last week we had Andrew Accardi take over our site, he picked a brilliant quote by comic-book hero Adam...
ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY – MADAM WEST – ANXIETY PALACE
MADAM WEST – ANXIETY PALACE ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY “It’s as if Snarky Puppy and Kimbra collaborated on...
Green And Glass EP
“In my most graceful drunken stupor, I walked into Manhattan Inn on the part of Greenpoint that thinks...
ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY – CAT SIGNS – WERE IN TUNE
CAT SIGNS – WERE IN TUNE ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY “On a massive tour across state and country...
The City Just Made It Harder For Your Landlord to Harass You
(Photo: Tarika Roongsri) “Yesterday Mayor Bill de Blasio signed three new measures into law to prevent the tenant...
ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY – JOURNALISM – A THOUSAND PRICKS
JOURNALISM – A THOUSAND PRICKS ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY “There I was inside Williamsburg Hall of Music, taken...
Sianna Plavin announces tour dates
“I first wrote about Sianna Plavin’s music in August, (you can read the review in full here) I’m...
DoNYC Elevtrtrax Calendar now integrated site wide!
“We’ve got some exciting news today! A few week ago, thanks to the lovely people at...
Noveller Performing Live At Trans Pecos
“Noveller is the solo electric guitar project of Brooklyn/Austin-based composer and filmmaker Sarah Lipstate. She brings you into...
CLASSIC TRAX – CAVEMAN – IN THE CITY
CAVEMAN – IN THE CITY CLASSIC TRAX “Touring, shooting fire out of Brooklyn like a rocket headed towards...
Jordan-isms to live by
“So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to...
ELEVTRTRAX MIXTAPE – September, 2015
VOLUME 4 The Elevtrtrax Mixtape for September 2015 features some of the more experimental, musical, and naked tunes...
CLASSIC TRAX – AS TALL AS LIONS – MAYBE I’M JUST TIRED
“If I had to pick one, the single most important band from Long Island, NY.”...
ORACLE ROOM – HAVE EVERYTHING EP
ORACLE ROOM – HAVE EVERYTHING “Brooklyn tribal-indie outfit Oracle Room feature the music of Alex Nelson; Brooklyn based...
The sidewalk cafes are great but we need a blueprint for employment and housing opportunities that are desperately needed
“The sidewalk cafes are great but we need a blueprint for employment and housing opportunities that are desperately...
We need to learn not only how to hype “hip” cities, but think about how to restore them as aspirational places for those who aren’t members of the privileged and cool set
“We need to learn not only how to hype “hip” cities, but think about how to restore them...
ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY – Samson the Truest – afterall
Samson the Truest – Afterall ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY “Brooklyn’s Samson the Truest is playing live at Cameo...
ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY – SURF ROCK IS DEAD- ANYMORE
SURF ROCK IS DEAD – ANYMORE ELEVTRTRAX OF THE DAY “Local NYC based Psych/shoegazer’s SRID play to the...
We Are The Wilderness + A Ghost Story
“I remember standing there at Spike Hill snapping photos at a @wearethewilderness concert, eager to catch up with...