Working its way up from the Warehouse in Winston-Salem to Webster Hall, Okkervil River has cemented its place among the best in hyper-literate indie rock. Bwog correspondent Max Friedman chronicles his personal journey with Okkervil River. When I first saw Okkervil River play, four years ago, it was at a small, artsy venue in my […]

Bwog is proud to present the Dance Beat, the first in a series of weekly columns in which Siobhan Burke explores one of the city’s least discussed art forms. On long car rides, my mom, who went to college in the sixties, likes to put the Subaru on cruise control, pop in Bridge Over Troubled […]

Jeremy Sean and Celtic Warriors brought their own electro-acoustic Celtic pop to the Lower East Side’s 169 Bar last night. The band, led by Jeremy Blackman, C’09, tore through a half-hour set of sweet, succinct pop tunes. The rhythm section, comprised of Jacob Brunner, C’09, and Coleman Moore, C’10, lived up to their name as […]

Bwog doesn’t seem to remember these guys being in the 117th St. median a couple of days ago. We’re hardly experts on statuary, so we’ll throw this one to the readers–weird new Barnard sculptures: thumbs up or thumbs down?

If you couldn’t score tickets to the month-long run of King Lear at BAM, fear not. Bwog newbie Max Friedman shares his thoughts and provides some tips for anyone wanting to make that last ditch effort to see Ian McKellen’s performance (and, if you’re lucky, his wang). It is hard to imagine a better setting […]

What happens when you mix dirrrrty, sexxxy hip-hop with Apple computers? One crazy dance party. Bwog staffer Hannah Goldfield elaborates (photos by Hannah Goldfield and Merrell Hambleton). I first heard Spank Rock while nodding off in the backseat of a friend’s car. Someone had added a few bonus tracks to the end of an otherwise […]

With all the hoopla surrounding you–know–who coming to town, we figured you could all use a little break. Missed the WBAR shows this weekend? No worries. Here’s a recap (photos by Max Friedman). WBAR had the first of its monthly concerts Thurday night on Lehman Lawn. The weather was beautiful and so was the music. […]

It’s a big city out there. Bwog continues its (fledgling) series of artsy picks to help you navigate the world below Morningside. Orhan Pamuk Pamuk–winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature–is taking time off from his part-time professorial duties to read from his latest, Other Colors: Essays and a Story, a collection of essays […]

The Wikipedia article for The Hold Steady says that Daniel Radcliffe has proclaimed the quintet as his “favourite band.”  He’s in good company; the formerly Twin Cities-based rockers (now the pride of Brooklyn) have reached the apotheosis of indie stardom.  Following the release of their third-life crisis album, Boys and Girls in America, they toured […]

John Zorn Improv Night—A Stone Benefit John Zorn (sax), Ikue Mori (electronics), Ned Rothenberg (sax), Shanir Blumenkranz (bass), Theo Bleckman (voice) and many special guests join forces to raise some funds to protect this home of the avant-garde. Don’t let the Stone become the next Tonic. The Stone, Avenue C at E 2nd street, Sets […]

It’s a big city out there. This week, Bwog begins a new series of artsy picks to help you navigate the world below Morningside.   Neither New nor Correct: Mark Bradford Mark Bradford, recipient of the Bucksbaum Award for truly exceptional work at the 2006 Biennial, now has his own exhibition at the Whitney involving […]

Creativity abounds at the Tablet Arts Fair, taking place at Low Plaza until 4:00 PM! At the “Live Art” table, members of Tablet, Columbia’s multicultural literary and art magazine, are producing their works on the spot for an auction that will be held towards the end of the event. If your suite is lonely, you […]

If you’ve been oblivious to the many attention-grabbing efforts on campus (the chalked stairs in Hamilton are a nice touch), you may not have heard about the SCEG/Postcrypt gallery show going on right now, “Expanding Perspectives: West Harlem,” which opened Friday in the basement of St. Paul’s and features art by both Columbia students and […]

1) Closing at the Lincoln Square 13 today after a mere week in release  – the evocatively titled Blood and Chocolate, making room for what promises to be the best bad movie since Perfume, Factory Girl. Quoth IMDB about Blood: “A young teenage werewolf… is torn between honoring her family’s secret and her love for […]

Once again – it’s time for last chance arts. After this weekend, these things will be gone forever, so take advantage while you still can! (Is it appropriate to apply the expression “carpe diem” to a Renee Zellweger movie?) 1.  Miss Potter closes at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square this weekend to make room for the […]