Friday, February 5

SKINT WEEKEND

saturday

thru 2/6: the manhattan vintage clothing show comes to the metropolitan pavilion, $20 >>

11am-4pm: play in the snow (looks like there's gonna be plenty), learn how to ski and snowboard at central park's winter jam. free. >>

2-5pm: trade your unwanted art books at moma's art book swap. free >>

5pm: dave tompkins discusses 'the history of the vocoder: how popular music hijacked the pentagon's speech scrambling weapon' @ the wyoming building. part of the unsound festival, free >>

5-11pm: the brooklyn museum's free first saturday celebrates black history month with bands, screenings, a mardi-gras dance party, more! >>

6:30pm: opening reception for exhibit 'metal mad: an army of artists paying homage to heavy metal,' giant robot gallery, free >>

7pm: the boozy singers of opera on tap return to barbes, $10 suggested donation >>

8pm (thurs-sat thru 2/27): the debate society presents 'you're welcome,' a cycle of 5 bad short plays. most likely very good. the brick theater, $18. >>

8:30pm: catch electro-poppers class actress at their ep release party @ glasslands before they open for yeasayer @ mhow 2/9, $10 >>

9pm: the 90’s live at the 'totally freakin' awesome' 90's variety show. followed by a dance party to make you sweat. the house of yes, $10-20 (sliding scale). >>

9pm: emily easterly and mary page bring their guitar strummin' and bands to spike hill, free >>

11pm: a sold out show at the mhow won't slow hot chip down from bringing a dj set/after party (with live performance from we are wolves) to brooklyn bowl. $10 >>

midnight: quentin tarantino's 'reservoir dogs' (1992) screens at landmark sunshine, $9.99 >>

sunday

10:45am: take a nice, long walk from downtown's bowling green park to 215th st's inwood hill park with other like-minded folks from new york couchsurfers >>

2:30pm: learn to grow your own nutritious sprouts in a hemp bag in just 4-6 days with minimal effort. really! vox pop, free. >>

3:30pm: galapagos's pre-game show features the ladies of sugar shack burlesque, $5 >>

4pm: city winery will sport a 150-inch screen, an all-day happy hour, a special food menu, plus all attendees are entered to win vip tickets to see the music of the who tribute at carnegie hall 3/2 ($500 value) free >>

5pm: (le) poisson rouge will serve up $10-14 pitchers, $5 cajun tots, $8 jumbo hot wings, and more while you watch the action on their 12-foot screen >>

5:30-6:30pm: delmonico's restaurant wins our hearts while clogging our arteries with free buttermilk fried chicken, double-fried french fries and stella pints before the game. yes, all free. >>

7:30pm: puppeteers present original pieces inspired by live country music the tank, $7 >>

check time out's full guide for other pigskin lovin' events >>



BAM's Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival celebrates some of the best music from the borough with two weekends packed with concerts at BAM and at clubs all over Brooklyn. Featuring artists from Bed-Stuy to Brighton Beach and everywhere in between, Sounds Like Brooklyn showcases Brooklyn's vibrant and diverse music scene.


TODAY: FREE GERSHWIN + JOPLIN, WARHOL'S TECHNO 'KISS' + 'BJ', FREE HOT CHIP

around town today (friday)

ra ra riot + the antlers is sold out, but there are still 50+ other bands you can check out throughout the borough during the sounds like brooklyn music festival >>

thru 2/6: the manhattan vintage clothing show comes to the metropolitan pavilion, $20 >>

3pm (+2/9,10,11): crafty folks! learn how to make paper heart flowers at kate's paperie (also learn love lettering calligraphy 2/10-13) >>

7pm: the new york opera society performs the music of george gershwin and scott joplin ('porgy and bess,' 'treemonisha,' more). wfc, free >>

7pm: laura whitehorn, cyril 'bullwhip' innis, others read and discuss the life of safiya bukhari from her balck panther years through her work advocating for political prisoners. bluestockings, free >>

7:30, 9:30pm: detroit techno legend carl craig and german duo nsi perform a live soundtrack to andy warhol's films 'kiss' and 'blow job.' (part of the unsound festival). walter reade theater, $25 >>

7:30, 9:30pm (+ 2/7): puppeteers present original pieces inspired by live country music @ the tank, $7 >>

7:30pm: jack quartet perform iannis xenakis's complete string quartets @ the morgan library, $15 >>

8pm (thurs-sat thru 2/27): the debate society presents 'you're welcome,' a cycle of 5 bad short plays. most likely very good. the brick theater, $18. >>

8pm: hot chip perform at a not-so secret myspace show @ highline ballroom. arrive early! free >>

midnight (+2/6): quentin tarantino's 'reservoir dogs' (1992) screens at landmark sunshine, $9.99 >>

sales, deals, freebies

groupon alert! $179 for 3 laser hair-removal treatments at laser cosmetica ($750 value) >>

be a dirty drunk no more: rogue chocolate stout brew soap will transform you into a clean one. $5.50/bar (via rarebirdfinds) >>

the new york public library to reduce branch hours at two-thirds of its locations >>

brokelyn gives you a primer on semi-legit street peddling >>

'oz' seasons 1-6 on dvd are on sale for $86.99 (reg $239) on amazon today only >>

free mp3: april smith + the great picture show 'colors' >>

free mp3: the souljazz orchestra 'mamaya' >>

Thursday, February 4

SOUNDS LIKE BROOKLYN MUSIC FESTIVAL AT BAM THRU FEB 6 (SPONSORED POST)


BAM's Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival celebrates some of the best music from the borough with two weekends packed with concerts at BAM and at clubs all over Brooklyn. Featuring artists from Bed-Stuy to Brighton Beach and everywhere in between, Sounds Like Brooklyn showcases Brooklyn's vibrant and diverse music scene.


TODAY: UNSOUND FESTIVAL, THE STRUGGLE OF THE CONDOM, SOUP AND BREAD COOKBOOK PARTY

around town today

opening of new museum of sex exhibit 'rubbers' explores the life, history and struggle of the condom. $14.50 >>

thru 2/14: poland's unsound festival comes to new york with concerts, panels, and films. tonight kicks off with vladislav delay + lillevan, plus sebastian meissner + kwartuldium = solid state transmitters. david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center, free >>

4-6pm (+2/5,9,10,11): crafty folks! learn how to make paper heart flowers at kate's paperie (also learn love lettering calligraphy 2/10-13) >>

6-9pm: the soup and bread cookbook party is a free dinner event to raise money for the new york city coalition against hunger. bell house front room, donations encouraged >>

6:30pm: john granger (hogwarts professor) discusses the popularity of the 'twilight' series and all of its religious and ethical symbolism. nypl mid-manhattan, free >>

7pm: novelist colum mccann reads, signs, helps fête the new issue of granta magazine @ mcnally jax, free >>

7:30pm: performance artist penny arcade continues her 'bad reputation' book tour @ solas, free >>

8pm: after you grab some soup, stick around the bell house for wasabassco's beach-themed burlesque bash. free jameson 8-9pm will help warm you up! drink specials for those in swimsuits. $10 >>

8pm: singer/songwriter elana brody kind of reminds us of tori amos and amanda palmer. we like that. catch her at think coffee (soho), free >>

8pm: the hirsute and admirers thereof have plenty to celebrate at the 2010 beard ball. proceeds from drink specials and raffles benefit rightrrides.org. matchless, $5 >>

9:30, 11pm, 1am: piaf x minnie riperton x dub = bluenefertiti’s paris@night french cabaret w. les nubianscélia faussart @ zinc bar, $10-15 (+ 2-drink min) >>

11pm: ari up (the slits), lady miss kier (deee-lite), kim ann foxman (hercules and love afair) and other ladies take turns deejaying for haiti and doctors without borders @ lpr, $10 >>

coming up

2/5 8pm: hot chip perform at a not-so secret myspace show @ highline ballroom. arrive early! free >>

2/5 12:30-5pm: 59e59 theaters turns six, celebrates by giving away free memberships (reg $59.59 each) to the first 59 people to visit the theater. new members only. (via email)

2/8: our skint lovers' guide to valentine's day

3/5 8pm: lauren ambrose ('six feet under') and her dixieland/gypsy jazz band the leisure class perform @ bell house, $15 >>

sales, deals, freebies

get 30% off your bill at chelsea tapas bar tia pol >>

groupon alert! get $15 worth of credit at grandaisy bakery for $7 (soho, tribeca or upper west side) >>

interesting valentine's day gift: name your own star through the international star registry for $25 (reg $55) >>

win a pair of tickets to the 2/8 nbc food truck feat. chefs daniel boulud, alain ducasse, michael white, and paul liebrandt >>

'curb your enthusiasm: the complete seasons 1-6' on dvd are on sale for $89.99 (reg $239) >>

get the new editors 'in this light and on this evening' for $2.99 today only on amazon >>

free mp3: oh no ono 'helplessly young' >>

free mp3: the art of shooting 'the birdcage' >>

Wednesday, February 3

TODAY: BRING YOUR OWN ART, SARAH SILVERMAN, MORE $1 OYSTERS

around town today

thru 2/4: everyone is welcome to display a piece of their own art at x initiative's 30,000 square-foot space for their 'bring your own art' closing event. even musicians and dj's get 30-minute sets to play. >>

thru 2/20: moma celebrates film forum's 40th anniversary by hosting screenings of nonfiction films that premiered there under director karen cooper's watch. 'my architect' (2003), 'crumb' (1994), 'let's get lost' (1988), 'paris is burning' (1990), more. $10 >>

6:30pm: professor morris dickstein and historian/music journalist david freeland chat about the great depression and the things that lifted folks up then. tenement museum, free (rsvp) >>

7pm: evolutionary psychologist david m. buss discusses the science behind love and sex at a special valentine's day edition of scicafé. amnh's rose center, free >>

7pm: performance artist penny arcade continues her 'bad reputation' book tour @ spoonbill + sugartown (+2/4 @ solas), free >>

7pm: sarah silverman will probably say something about vaginas at the apple soho store today. just sayin'. free. >>

8pm: screening of howard zinn (r.i.p.) doc. 'you can't be neutral on a moving train' (2004) @ unnameable books, free >>

sales, deals, freebies

metromix shows you where to get more $1 oyster deals that are a cut above the rest >>

there's a new 99-cent pizza slice find in koreatown >>

what oscar-nominated films are available on netflix? brokelyn's got the answer >>

get a 4-week bollywood dance course for $30 (reg $60) at dhoonya dance >>

get 2 hours of organizing services from cut the clutter for $55 (reg $200) >>

get vampire weekend's 'contra' for $5 and phoenix's 'wolfgang amadeus phoenix (remix collection)' for $2.99

free mp3: soap + skin 'thanatos' >>

free mp3: efterklang 'modern drift' >>

free mp3s: marie daguerre 'ta guele' + 'la chanson sans refrain' >>



60+ shows. 15 venues. 2 weekends. Celebrating Brooklyn’s best music and bands with shows throughout the borough.

Tuesday, February 2

TODAY: FREE BURRITOS!, FREE COFFEE!, 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42

around town today
6:30pm: 'poems + pints' kicks off the year as poets read their work and favorites in historic fraunces tavern >>
7pm: aziz ansari ('parks and recreation') stops by the soho apple store to discuss his comedy special, 'intimate moments for a sensual evening.' free >>
7pm: jeffrey jackson discusses his book 'paris under water: how the city of light survived the great flood of 1910' @ idlewild, free >>
7pm (+ 2/11): the lost fingers = ac/dc, technotronic in django-style manouche jazz. the living room, free >>
7pm: tami stronach's 'live body broadcast' at galapagos features neta pulvermacher, tara o'con, more. $10 >>
7:30pm: learn all about technology for good and evil (like things that go boom!) at tonight's adult education series installment. union hall, $5 >>
8pm: the 'lost' season premiere @ the bell house's main space is sold out, but the front room will be busting with the comedy of sara schaefer, kim armstrong, kristen schaal and others. >>
8pm (doors @ 6pm): brooklyn bowl hosts a lost premiere party with $2 brooklyn brewery lost (smoke) monster ale, trivia, prizes! >>
9pm: brooklyn's beautiful balkan a cappella quartet black sea hotel enchants @ pete's candy store, free >>

coming up
2/3 7pm: evolutionary psychologist david m. buss discusses the science behind love and sex at a special valentine's day edition of scicafé. amnh's rose center, free >>
2/4: new museum of sex exhibit explores the life, history and struggle of the condom. $14.50 >>
2/4 6-9pm: the soup and bread cookbook party is a free dinner event to raise money for the new york city coalition against hunger. bell house front room, donations encouraged >>
2/4 9:30pm: 'entertainist' chilly gonzales brings his futuristic cabaret to joe's pub w. special guest sia, $15 >>
5/19: tickets for joey ramone's birthday party @ irving plaza are on sale, and they always sell out. get to it! $25 >>

sales, deals, freebies
get a free burrito at oaxaca mexican grill through march (coupon) >>
online food delivery service seamlessweb is giving away 150,000 cups of free coffee all over manhattan this month. check here for locations and schedule >>
get a free cheese plate with purchase of an entrée at artisanal >>
groupon alert! get any two baja fresh burritos for $8 (reg $13) >>
now available on hulu: 'the karate kid iii' >>
free mp3: white rose movement 'helsinki' >>
free mp3: billy bragg 'new england' >>




60+ shows. 15 venues. 2 weekends. Celebrating Brooklyn’s best music and bands with shows throughout the borough.

Monday, February 1

SKINT GIVEAWAY: TICKETS TO THE LOST SEASON 6 PREMIERE 2/2 @ BELL HOUSE


It's totally sold out, Freckles, but the awesome folks at The Bell House gave us two tickets for a lucky skint reader to see the Lost: Season 6 Premiere tomorrow, 2/2 at 7pm.

Featuring Lost recap band Previously On Lost.

Enjoy Lost-inspired snacks and Dharma drink specials, including FREE Lost specialty-themed drinks from 7-8pm.

Free leis for the first 100 in the door, plus a special custom Lost watch raffle provided by Flud Watches.

To enter to win, just drop us a line by 6:59pm tonight with the subject 'Lost!' We’ll never share your email address with anyone, ever, period. Winner will be picked at random and notified tonight.

TODAY: CITY BAKERY'S HOT CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL, TAP DANCING BEARS, GIRLIE FREAKSHOW

around town today
thru 2/28: the 18th annual city bakery hot chocolate festival features a different flavor every day this month. being served this week: lemon, chili pepper, chinese cinnamon, espresso, ginger, banana peel, caramel >>
6-9pm: learn about volunteer opportunities abroad from 20+ organizations at the idealist.org global volunteering fair, barnard college, free >>
6:30pm: author mary norman woods discusses new york's women photographers of the 1890s-1940s (berenice abbot, louise dahl-wolfe, helen levitt, more). nypl mid manhattan, free >>
8pm: 'tap dancing bears, kung fu juggling, trained rats, clown bands' + more: bindlestiff's open variety stage show @ galapagos, $5 >>
8pm: the coney island circus sideshow presents the premiere of the girlie freakshow, feat. angelica, serpenina, kryssy kocktail and bearded lady jennifer miller. b.b. king's, $12 >>
9pm: mercury bar east offers hosts free movie night mondays with open bar 9-10pm. tonight: 'pulp fiction' (1994). >>
9pm: until 2.0 comes out at the end of this year, we'll satisfy ourselves with the original 'tron' (1982) at huckleberry bar, free >>

coming up
2/2 7pm: aziz ansari ('parks and recreation') stops by the soho apple store to discuss his comedy special, 'intimate moments for a sensual evening.' free >>
2/4 8pm: the hirsute and admirers thereof have plenty to celebrate at the 2010 beard ball. proceeds from drink specials and raffles benefit rightrrides.org. matchless, $5. >>
2/6 11am-4pm: play in the snow (made specially for this event), learn how to ski and snowboard at central park's winter jam. free. >>
2/6 12-5pm: trade your unwanted art books at moma's art book swap. free >>
4/9 8pm: tickets for florence and the machine's performance at terminal 5 will sell out. get them now. $25 >>

sales, deals, freebies
7am-6pm (thru 2/2): belgian chocolate purveyor leonidas is giving out free coffee and chocolate at their renovated store at 3 hanover square (via email) >>
reminder: save 45% on tickets to see 'time stands still,' starring eric bogosian, brain d'arcy james, laura linney and alicia silverstone. valid thru 2/14. $38-58 with code 'ssman36' (reg $57-111) >>
groupon alert! get a spa manicure and total indulgence pedicure at jeniette day spa for $30 (reg $60) >>
get $20 worth of credit at chocolate.com for $10 (deal is on groupon san diego site, but is valid nationwide) >>
now on hulu: 'st. elmo's fire', 'what's eating gilbert grape', 'like water for chocolate'
free mp3: twin shadow 'castles in the snow' + 'yellow balloon' >>
free mp3: she + him 'in the sun' >>
free mp3s: 3-track kate walsh 'acoustic' ep >>

50 ALBUMS FOR $5

every month, amazon.com selects 50 new and classic albums and offers them for just $5 each. for february, they've expanded it to 100 albums!

choose from andrew bird, johnny cash, harry connick jr, the donnas, billie holiday, led zeppelin, mc5, moby, vampire weekend, yeasayer, more.

see the full list here.