Subject:

Brooklyn (New York City)

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Google To Launch A Food Channel on YouTube With Ex-Food Network Exec

    Google has hired a former Food Network exec to head a YouTube channel called HUNGRY this summer. Going live on July 2nd, the new offering will feature at least a dozen original programming, which will include, among others, a new series with Duff Goldman from Ace of Cakes, a show called Brother ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Popular Manhattan Beach Gastropub To Open Second Location in Belmont Shore This Thursday

    We OC-dwellers may not yet be familiar with Simmzy's, but the people of Manhattan Beach are. It's one of their most popular gastropubs and now that popularity has allowed the restaurant to expand southward into Long Beach's Belmont Shore.

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    The Cults to Play Free Show at Brea Mall

    ​UPDATE: According to Lamb & Flag, the show has  been moved to Sunday, March 25.  Original post, March 19, 2012, 2:44 p.m.: The Cults may now be based in Brooklyn, but they grew up in Southern California, and they come back to play a slew of shows in the area. Before their actual gig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012

    The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our cr ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 8, 2012

    Nameberry Is a Baby Name-Pedia

    [Trendzilla] The website that has every possible baby name known to man—even Fitzwilliam

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Brunchables: Hipster-Approved Lunchables!

    ​Slow clap for the comic geniuses at College Humor who produced this spot-on fauxmercial. For the new generation of hipsters, there's Brunchables, developed at Oscar Mayer's Brooklyn headquarters. Look what's inside: Eggs benedict with with fresh radicchio! Kale! Salsa verde! A pouch of mimosa! A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    New Artists Just Added to SXSW's 2012 Lineup

    Mary Bell/OC WeeklyDelta Spirit at BuskerFest in Long Beach in 2010​South By Southwest revealed a whole slew of new acts confirmed to play at official showcases during the annual music and film conference in Austin. This is the third list of musicians to be released. The venues and dates they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Five Shitty Corporate Ripoffs of Regional Food Favorites

    ProfessorSalt.comWhat real bagels should look like​ You know what bugs me about chain restaurants? It's the way they co-opt the names of distant regional foods and market their shitty versions as the real thing to people in a different part of the world who don't know any different and grow up thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    OC: One of The Most Expensive Places in America

    ​Now there's data to back up what our bank accounts have been telling us all along: This place ain't cheap.  The Wall Street Journal reports that the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) has released its third-quarter cost of living index, which outlines the most and least expen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Dick Valentine of Electric 6 on their New Record, Sasha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury and the Stock Market

    ​Propelled into the national rock arena during the Detroit renaissance at turn of the millennium, Electric Six garnered significant critical acclaim for its up-tempo, sexified take on classic garage rock. Despite shuffling band members through the years, Electric Six has maintained an impressive l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Crytal Antlers to Tour with Wu Lyf

    Mary Bell​We've been loving Crystal Antlers' sophomore set Two-Way Mirror, to death (read all about it here), so we're excited to hear that the Long Beach band is touring with Wu Lyf this fall. (Incidentally, Ikey Owens of Free Moral Agents produced the album.) Jonny Bell, chimney sweep by ... More >>

  • Music

    May 26, 2011

    May McDonough & Co. Produce Folk With Spokes

    [Locals Only] The Long Beach singer/songwriter on Fat Albert, hipsters and Woody Allen.

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Memphis in Manhattan Beach Closes

    Edwin Goei​I bet most of you reading, even those who are regulars at the two Memphises in Orange County, had no idea that there was a third Memphis, one called Memphis at the Beach in Manhattan Beach.I had the pleasure of eating there around two years ago, about when it opened. My story angle w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Mos Def to Play Ex-Con on Showtime's 'Dexter'

    ​ Speaking of Mos Def, he's joining the Showtime show Dexter (about a serial killer who only kills bad people) for its sixth season, says Billboard.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    [UPDATED: Further Refining] Announcing Another Mexican Food Genre: Bro-Mex

    Photo by Todd BarnesThe ne plus ultra of Bro-Mex​UPDATE: Many commentators are bringing up great points that deserve expansion and highlight...after the jump, of course!Original post: I'm doing a review next week on...somewhere, and I asked around Weekly world headquarters for the names of Mexican ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    On The Line: Oge Dalken of Chapter One: The Modern Local, Part One

    ​Once shrouded in secrecy like a J.K. Rowling novel, Chapter One: the modern local has been open just over a month. SanTana's newest artist to its village is their very own Oge Dalken, chef and Detroit transplant. We start off this week's On The Line learning about his love of a certain fast food ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2011

    Between Us Chickens

    South Coast Repertory

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Web Extra: Matt Pond Brings Wintery Songs of Heartbreak to Chain Reaction Tonight

    Jeremy BaldersonMatt Pond, left, leaves the trees for Anaheim's strip malls tonight​Sometime during winter 2009/2010, the namesake of Matt Pond PA took to a cabin in Bearsville, New York to assemble The Dark Leaves. But even for a New Hampshire-bred indie/folk rocker who is admittedly not all that ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011
  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Rock'n Fish, South Bay and LA Live-Bases Seafood Restaurant, Now in Laguna Beach

    ​Even though Laguna Beach is no longer the hippie bohemia of acid runners and the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, even though the billionaires have gentrified out the millionaires from the seaside town, Laguna dining has still relatively kept the chains at bay, especially in the non-fast-food scene. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Endless Food and Fun Opens In Huntington Beach

    I initially intended this post to be a boring one. There was just one thing to say and it was this: the 47,000-square-foot food and entertainment venue called Endless Food and Fun opened this past weekend in Huntington Beach. It boasts arcade games, a lazer-tag arena, a restaurant called Delicioso ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010
  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    UCI's Open Melody Fest Has Friends in High Places

    ​When the Open Melody festival concludes this Saturday night at UC Irvine, it won't just be the attendees who will file the memories away alongside those of other festivals large and small from the past. A large number of the bands have long since played similar shows as part of a thriving unde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Drunk After Work: The Copper Door

    A beautiful, hip dank...​The Place: The Copper Door, 225 1/2 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. No phone number.The Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.The Deal: None on the pricing bit, no food: just a tasty jumble of craft beers.

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Five Reasons Omnivores Don't Eat In Vegan Restaurants

    Flickr user thegrocer​The Orange County Register published a review last week of Freesoulcaffe, a vegan restaurant in Tustin and posted a link on their food blog, Food Frenzy, asking if their review changed any minds about vegan food. The response was nearly universally "no," and it bears thinking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Around the World in Seven Venues, at Filter's Culture Collide Festival

    ​Cloning won't be necessary to see every band participating in the Culture Collide Festival in Los Angeles. Through some organizational tic-tac-toe, a number of the acts play multiple shows over the next four days scattered around the east side. Despite the abundance of gigs, those who don't stra ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010

    Matt & Kim

    The Glass House

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2010

    Ratatat

    Fox Pomona

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    Lightbulb Mouth Radio Hour

    The Basement Lounge

  • Columns

    August 12, 2010

    Special Comida Edition

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] Where to get Mexican food in NY and how Mexis take their coffee

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    Another New Food Truck Debuts in OC This Week (UPDATE!)

    TheLimeTruck.com​For those who think this food truck trend has reached saturation, here's another one that debuted in OC last week. Called The Lime Truck, this roach coach markets itself as serving "California beach cuisine." At the helm is Jason Quinn, a young chef who once worked at Charli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Hold Steady, LCD Soundsystem, Caribou: There Is So Much Free, New, Amazing Music Right Now

    ​This past week has been like Hanukkah for anyone in love with good, modern music. Seemingly each new day recently has seen a different and excellent band putting up their new albums for free streaming. Better than gelt!Right now, the Hold Steady is getting my day off to a good start in ... More >>

  • Music

    April 8, 2010

    Beyond the Headliners

    [Coachella 2010] Nine acts that stand out from the sweaty, dusty crowd

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    The Antlers to Play Detroit Bar; Don't Miss 'Em This Time, Okay?

    We missed those sneakers.​Last October, we got all psyched that Brooklyn buzz-band the Antlers--who, in this reporter's opinion, made the best album of 2009--were coming to the Glass House. We did not, however, end up going to that show at the Glass House. Some nights, Pomona seems farther away th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    Morning Benders

    Detroit Bar

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Shamrocks and Shenanigans at Sharkeez, TODAY!

    ​Is it just us, or is this what every St. Patrick's Day should look like? Snicker-worthy stereotypes abound on this flier for shamrocks and shenanigans, a St. Patty's celebration full  of drunkenness and leprechaun debauchery over at Sharkeez.Aside from the fact that Sean Connery looks really ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Sushi Eating Contest Next Weekend in HB

    Stock Sushi Photo From MonsterMunching.com​ There are only a few things that make my stomach turn: competitive eating is one of them. Man v. Food? Yeah, I watch it; but I switch it off before the actual eating challenge is shown. But if you aspire to be Adam Richman or that Coney Island hot d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2010

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    Claire Trevor Theater

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Gwen Stefani and Guns N' Roses at Fashion Week, 'My Sharona' Singer Dead, Rage Against the Machine

    "Gwen Stefani 'All Tied Up' at L.A.M.B. Fashion Week show," reports our sister paper the Village Voice.Guns N' Roses play 17-song, 90-minute set in front of extremely lucky (and small) crowd including Sebastian Bach and Kevin Bacon at former CBGB location during Fashion Week, reports Brooklyn Vegan. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2010

    Brooklyn Rider

    Irvine Barclay Theatre

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    Chairlift

    Detroit Bar

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2009

    Collected Stories

    South Coast Repertory

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2009

    Asobi Seksu

    Detroit Bar

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2008
  • Calendar

    September 18, 2008

    California Dreaming

    Golden Animals

  • Calendar

    July 10, 2008

    Ahead of the (Back)Pack

    The Freshly Dipped Tour

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2008

    Fallon for It

    Jimmy Fallon

  • News

    May 4, 2006

    The Anti-Immigrant All-Stars

    Hangin with the haters at Santa Anas Day Without an Immigrant

  • News

    March 15, 2001

    Going Ballistic

    Headlines from around America

  • More >>

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!
Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy