manic mess

this magic moment.

ask and you shall receive, i guess. the cmj schedule is up, and you can see it here. thank you thank you to brooklyn vegan! :)

free press for your clearly brilliant ideas...

New York Magazine is looking for submissions (ASAP) for a new feature, "The Competition," in which New Yorkers will compete to have their ideas featured in the magazine.  To jump start the project they're looking for entries for the following categories:
Design the Perfect Wedding Dress (sketches no bigger than 11X17)
Create a New York Tourism Slogan
Create a New York Restaurant Concept
Design a Men's Shoe (sketches no bigger than 11X17)
The top three entries in each category (judged by a notable New Yorker in that field, e.g. Bloomberg to judge the tourism slogan) will appear in the magazine.  We'd like to get the bulk of entries in within the next week. Entries can be emailed to [email protected] or sent to:
The Competition, c/o New York Magazine
444 Madison Avenue
New York, NY, 10022.

CMJ SchmeMJ

i wish they would just post the cmj schedule already. scanning that list of participating bands on their website is giving me eye strain. pout.

i did notice that the bowery ballroom has all of their cmj shows listed on their october calendar, which is a start. so does the mercury lounge, luna lounge, sin-e (who finally has a full bar, starting today!), pianos (who have FINALLY put their listings into a nice, user-friendly calendar format), the knitting factory, etc, etc. i was thinking of trying to smush together some sort of schedule from all the bajillion press releases i've gotten so far, but that task has proven too great even for me, who enjoys procrastination above all things.

i kinda wish i could go to the bloc party/are weapons show tonight, but i have a feeling that bush and kerry won't be done ripping each other's faces off by then, so i'll have to skip it.

oh, and apparently the coral room is re-opening tonight. i totally never even knew it was closed. anyway, here's the flyer.

french kicks and keane afterparty tonight.

Go to Lit (93 2nd Ave) after the show at Irving Plaza and bring your ticket stub to participate in the open bar...

Also, Saturday night at Lit...

some asshole ripped down the kerry/edwards '04 bumper sticker i hung on the door to my apartment.

...so i'm hanging up an even BIGGER one to replace it. antagonize your neighbors and co-workers by emblazoning your life with kerry-edwards banners and signs, available here.

i hate the rain.

...so i stayed home from work! still working on getting the aforementioned crappy photos from the bright eyes show up. i'm sloooow this week. on friday i went to the panthers/early man show at mighty robot. it was a good time but i don't have any pictures or gossip because it was so packed that i could barely move unless i was out on the roof deck far away from the bands. as for this week...

tonight there's some sort of tom waits listening party at rothko. it's free. also, this just in from other music:
Other Music and the Junkshop Glam Collector's Guild are pleased to present a rare NYC DJ set by PHIL KING, the selector from some of our favorite comps of recent years including VELVET TINMINE, GLITTERBEST, ZIG ZAG, AND MAGPIE and also the onetime bass player of FELT, LUSH and JESUS AND MARY CHAIN. Plus special guest URSULA 1000. They'll be spinning rare glam 45s, space disco, and other obscure vinyl for a wild night of dancing and more. This one is not to be missed!!
BORU VODKA bar 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Drink specials all night for those with the guts to glam!
Tuesday, September 28 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
APT. 419 West 13th Street, NYC
FREE

and...apparently i'm a bad cutter and paster. justine d. (thanks!) sent me the correct info for her new party that's kicking off this weekend. here's the pretty flyer:

oh and a friend wrote to notify me that some asshole in ohio is trying to ban a bunch of newly-registered folks from voting because the paper that their registration cards was printed on was of poor quality stock. how vile. anyway, there's a petition you can sign to stop the absurdity here.

my girl likes to. . .

also TONIGHT. . .
PANTHERS Things Are Strange record release party @ Mighty Robot
401 Wythe Ave (btw South 6th and Broadway)
10-11pm free Rheingold, 11pm Early Man, midnight Panthers
DJ set by Caveman Skull aka Stephen O1Malley from Khanate and Sunno))))

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turn around, bright eyes.

last night's show at northsix with kevin devine, craig wedren, and bright eyes was absolutely phenomenal. i'll post a full review with crappy photos as soon as i can get them up here. i was supposed to go to the death from above show at pianos afterwards, but thanks to the super-annoying L train, i missed the whole thing. pout.

anyway, more to come...

too bad it's only wednesday....

because thursday is shaping up to be lovely! first is the kevin devine/bright eyes show at northsix, then look out below! is playing a late show at pianos, and there's tons of other parties.

like this one at lanksy lounge (open bar):

and this free Ace Fu Records bbq/bands bonanza at the delancey:
THE CHINATOWN BBQ IS BACK!
We are reviving the Chinatown BBQ, a free night of music, food, and rock ‘n’ roll debauchery, after the party’s hugely successful inaugural run in 2003. The event will be co-hosted by Stop Smiling Magazine.
Partygoers will be treated to free hot dogs from the rooftop BBQ/chill-out area, Budweiser beer, and guest DJ John Schmersal (of Enon/Brainiac) spinning all night.
· WHEN: Thursday, September 23, 2004 – 7 PM until 2 AM
· WHERE: The Delancey (168 Delancey St.) NYC
· OPEN BAR: 9:30 PM until 10:30 PM
· FREE HOTDOGS: 8 PM until 9 PM (veg too)
· GUEST DJ: John Schmersal (Enon/Brainiac)
OFFICER MAY @ 8 PM | RUNNER @ 9 PM | MAN MAN @ 10 PM | AQUI @ 11 PM | THE DEARS @ 12 AM

as for friday, i'm hoping to go to the urgh! party at the knit to hear dirty on purpose, the rogers sisters, parts and labor, etc., etc. but there's also a good party at the slipper room:

oc fans achtung! laura modernage has posted some info about the best show in the universe teaming up with live acts like the killers and the walkmen for the upcoming season. as if that show needs the extra awesomeness.

anyway...thank god the weather got better today! here is a photo i took the other day while driving through midtown. i love when artists express themselves so...immediately. so...explicitly. truly stunning.

oh, and if you ever want to make the whole world's day brighter, deposit a giant fake lizard on its sidewalk (see below). everyone was totally losing it over this one in queens. we saw several women almost lose their panties because it freaked them out so badly, and then one shopkeeper accosted us and said, "you see lizard!!?? i touch it! i not scared! it's fake! it's no real! i TOUCH IT!", and then skipped back to his stoop laughing hysterically. you'd think people had never seen a toy before. so brilliant.

the onion + hot bands + a good cause. sounds right up your alley.