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  • 11.18.11
    Will Hermes: Four Weeks of New York Music
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    Will Hermes: Four Weeks of New York Music

    Love Goes to Buildings on Fire spans just four years in New York City, but that's all Will Hermes needs to showcase the explosion of progress between rock, salsa, hip hop, dance, jazz, and classical music. To take just one example: during a seven-day stretch in 1973 you could catch a Soho loft performance by Phillip Glass, the New York Dolls at CBGBs, or a Bronx block party powered by DJ Kool Herc's homemade sound system. Hermes created a few chronological playlists, for lack of a better term, highlighting one-month spans in 1973, 1974, and 1975. From Lou Reed to Jon Gibson, Al Green to Kraftwerk, Patti Smith to Miles Davis. Enjoy.

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  • 08.24.11
    Nerd Jeopardy at the New York Lit Crawl
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    Nerd Jeopardy at the New York Lit Crawl

    The last Nerd Jeopardy went so well, we decided to bring it back for the annual Lit Crawl. It's essentially a bar crawl with literary events added on top. As such, there will be a few key...

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