The clog is one of fashion’s trickiest items, right? Pair them with a heel and you’re practically walking on a tightrope. We’ve noticed lots of trendsetting ladies wearing high-heeled clogs recently, and sometimes it looks awesome! Other times, it looks horrendous.
Let me confess: I am very conflicted. In theory, I feel like I have to like these high-heeled clog contraptions, because everyone is wearing them, including celebrities. And they give off a funky, hippie vibe that I totally dig. At… More »
Okay, so I might not be the most stylish person. Actually, I know I’m not. I’m OK with it and besides, I do in fact know some of the most stylish people ever (Elizabeth Spiridakis from White Lightning, Chloe Sevigny, and Jen Brill…) so being the lazy person I am, I just let their style sort of rub off on me and I try to absorb it by osmosis. There are things I’ve picked up on through the years that… More »
There are two great free shows at the BAM Cafe in Brooklyn this weekend:
Marshall Crenshaw will be there on Friday night
On Saturday night Tamar Eisenman and Takka Takka will be performing
There are also some great, free and non-free shows coming up at BAM:
Jan 21 – Laurie & Friends (Laurie Anderson, Brightblack Morning Light, Dirty Projectors, James Hall Worship & Praise, Poor Baby Bree, A new work by Sarah Michelson, More artists to be announced)
Feb 06 – Beirut (sold out)
Feb 07… More »
Two of my favorite classical side projects–Clogs (members of the National) and Bell Orchestre (members of Arcade Fire)–are coming to New York to play an amazing show at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) on February 26. They will be playing Shuffle Mode with the Brooklyn Philharmonic:
Shuffle Mode will bring a critically acclaimed independent artist to the mainstage in an exiting new concert format. Using seeming contradictory musical languages to create a dialogue, Michael Christie and the orchestra will team up… More »