February 2012 Bookstore Events

  A surprisingly quiet month at our local B&N’s, especially the USQ mothership. Here are some February 2012 bookstore events that looked interesting to me for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble New York 02/02 Mike Doughty: The Book of Drugs A Memoir (Tri) 02/06 Tom Santopietro: The Godfather Effect (86th & Lex) 02/07…

Brooklyn Book Festival Is Today!

2011 Brooklyn Book Festival The sixth annual Brooklyn Book Festival will take place today (September 18, 2011) at Borough Hall Plaza, Borough Hall Courtroom, St. Francis Auditorium and The Brooklyn Historical Society. This free event includes readings, discussions, and panels with such literary, comedic and musical luminaries as: Selina Alko, Sean Qualls, Jonathan Safran Foer,…

Thursday CMJ Picks

So, I finally got out to see some shows last night, and while I got home way too late, it was a pretty productive evening on the whole. I started out* my CMJ at the M for Montreal showcase at Arlene’s Grocery where I took in BEAST, Think About Life, and Malajube. During We Are…

B&N May Events (James Frey, Alina Simone, Japanther)

Alina Simone at Knitting Factory (10/22/08) I already missed a few big ones, but here’s a list of some of the remaining May NYC Barnes & Noble events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble May 2009 Events 05/13/09 – James Frey (Union Square) 05/14/09 – Aleksandar Hermon & Alina…

A Birthday Party with Music Tonight at The Bell House

Lordy, lordy, look who’s 40 Tonight is Jack McFadden‘s 40th Birthday celebration at The Bell House with: Alina Simone Melpo Mene Loney, Dear Takka Takka, and Late Night Karaoke Tickets: $10, 21+ Be there or be square.

After The Jump CMJ Showcase at Knitting Factory

It’s been a couple of days since CMJ, but I’m still catching up on posting pictures from the marathon. On Wednesday night, after checking out The Whitsundays at the Village Underground, I headed over to the Knitting Factory to check out our official After The Jump showcase which was in full swing by that point….