President Theodore Roosevelt was a war hero, a naturalist and a true New Yorker. The Roosevelt family roots are buried deep in the 17th c. history of the city, as a modest Dutch family of immigrants who made their fortune as merchants. Unbeknownst to many locals, the childhood home of President Theodore Roosevelt is located in Manhattan, right on Gramercy ... Read More »
The now annual Sasquatch! Music Festival is set to take place May 29th- 31st, or Memorial Day Weekend, once again this year and has brought a line-up worthy of a plane ticket to the Pacific Northwest. But this nine time winner of Pollstar Magazine’s award for Best Outdoor Music Venue isn’t like any other festival, here’s what you need to ... Read More »
After waiting four long years, we are only 30 days away from the 2010 World Cup. We’re getting pretty excited about it and it seems we aren’t the only ones. For the past year Indiecater Records has been working on a World Cup compilation, asking some of their favorite bands to write a song about one of the qualifying teams. ... Read More »
On May 14th, hundreds of museums, galleries, historical sites and more will open there doors to late night visitors all over Britain for the annual, Museums at Night. Londonist has chosen a list of their picks within the city but the event reaches as far as the Fife Folk Museum in Ceres, Scotland. And the late-night museum raid isn’t just ... Read More »
60 miles outside of Oslo lies the idyllic seaside town of Åsgårdstrand. Known for it’s peaceful harbor and quaint shops, Åsgårdstrand has been a popular vacation spot for both casual travelers and prominent figures such as the Dutch royal family. In the 1880s, the town became known as an artist center and painters such as Christian Krogh, Hans Heyerdahl and ... Read More »
For the past ten years, The Village Voice has been bringing free and amazing music to the Coney Island boardwalk in their annual Siren Festival. This year’s festival takes place on July 17th, noon until 9pm, come rain or shine. The full line-up for the show has yet to be revealed but so far Matt & Kim, Ted Leo and ... Read More »
Add a little bit of France, a bit more of Germany, with the city planning of Venice and help from a time machine and what do you get? The charming medieval city of Colmar. Located in the Alsace region of France, Colmar’s position close to the German border has long made the town a point of contention for the two ... Read More »
The Bitter End operates under the guise of New York’s longest running nightclub. Whether this is actually true doesn’t really matter, what matters is that for nearly 50 years, The Bitter End has been one of the most cutting edge and established venues in New York City, hosting comedy and music on a nightly basis. Read More »
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