Posts Tagged ‘new york city’
nyc street art
December 3rd, 2010 by chocko
Tags: art, graffiti, new york, new york city, street art
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All City Street Art Block Party
November 28th, 2010 by chocko
Last week All City (the international street art app) and Factory Fresh (an art gallery located in Brooklyn) put together a slammin’ block party that went into the night. Graffiti and street artists such as Chris Stain, Gaia, Skewville, Imminent Disaster and members of UK’s Burning Candy crew were in attendance and painted on a […]
Tags: brooklyn, burning candy, bushwick, factory fresh, graffiti, new york city, nyc, street art
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zinester’s guide to NYC Release Party at Housing Works
November 16th, 2010 by chocko
The Zinester’s Guide To NYC Release Party was at Housing Works last Thursday and featured live readings by a bunch of contributors, live music and a mini zine fair. The place was packed with people sitting on the floors and stairs checking out zine writers read their contributions to the book published by Microcosm. The […]
Tags: art, book, microcosm, new york city, travel, underground, zines, zinester's guide to nyc
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The Pee-Wee Herman Show in NYC
November 11th, 2010 by chocko
Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) is back and he’s brought along lots of his friends from the Playhouse. If you were a kid growing up in the 80’s (or a kid at heart) and remember watching “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” and waking up Saturday mornings for “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,” then this show is for you. All the characters […]
Tags: broadway, new york city, paul reubens, pee-wee herman, play, playhouse, theatre
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nyc street art
October 19th, 2010 by chocko
Tags: art, brooklyn, graffiti, manhattan, new york city
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KNITTING IS FOR PUSSIES exhibit by Polish artist: OLEK
October 17th, 2010 by Mr. C
I went to a really cool exhibit called KNITTING IS FOR PUSSIES at the Christopher Henry Gallery on Elizabeth St. on the outskirts of Chinatown/Little Italy. The Polish Artist OLEK was responsible for bombing a living space with YARN! Literally & figuratively! Even the rug & walls were adorned in yarn! I first caught wind […]
Tags: christopher henry gallery, east village, knitting is for pussies, new york city, olek, polish artist, yarn
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Cover me with YARN in NYC!
October 14th, 2010 by Mr. C
Just lollygagging around manhatty like I usually do & ran into a few cool subjects embossed in YARN! The volkswagen was parked outside of the Christopher Henry Gallery on Elizabeth Street between Grand & Broome. The yarn bicycle was chained to a street sign on Elizabeth & Broome, a half block away from the volkswagen. […]
Tags: art, christoper henry gallery, knitting is for pussies, new york city, olek, street art, yarn
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Rob Zombie Signing at Forbidden Planet
October 13th, 2010 by chocko
Rob Zombie was at Forbidden Planet in New York City yesterday to sign the brand new issue of Royal Flush magazine and his latest CD Hellbilly Deluxe 2. The long line of fans stretched around the corner and despite the hour delay and threat of a torrential downpour, the night was a success. Forbidden Planet […]
Tags: appearance, hellbilly deluxe 2, in-store, joey jordison, john 5, new york city, nyc, piggy d, rob zombie, white zombie
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Metric played Juicy Couture NYC
September 11th, 2010 by chocko
Metric performed last night at Juicy Couture in Manhattan during Fashion’s Night Out. It was a fancy event with fashionistas, divas, and wannabes in attendance and pretty much taking over all of Fifth Ave. Metric performed as a two piece with Emily Haines providing the lead vocals and Jimmy Shaw on the guitar. Emily and […]
Tags: emily haines, fashion's night out, indie rock, jimmy shaw, metric, new york city
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street art nyc
August 19th, 2010 by chocko
The Shepard Fairey mural (top photo) is located at the Cooper Square Hotel on East 5th Street & 3rd Avenue. The A.S.V.P. paste-up (middle) is located on First Ave. in the East Village. The Primo piece (bottom) is located at the old Germania Bank Building located at 190 Bowery and Spring Street.
Tags: a.s.v.p., graffiti, mural, new york city, nyc, primo, shepard fairey, street art
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Doug E. Fresh and DJ Dee Wiz played Jackie Robinson Park
August 12th, 2010 by chocko
Harlem was hopping last night for sure! As soon as I passed Jackie Robinson Park looking for a spot for my car, I could hear the speakers from the stage booming through the adjacent blocks and blasting Eric B. and Rakim and Run DMC…I knew I had found the place to be. DJ Dee Wiz […]
Tags: doug e. fresh, get fresh crew, harlem, new york city, old school hip hop, rap, spoonie gee
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Greenpoint, BK
June 9th, 2010 by planetchocko
-photo by chocko
Tags: brooklyn, graffiti, greenpoint, new york city, street art
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