The sensuous Smoke Jazz space is enlivened weekly by one of the best in-house acts in town: the Smoke Big Band, a reliable troupe with their own exuberant takes on Basie, Ellington, and more. Dine in with style. More >>

The Voice staff's home away from home features solid singer-songwriter acts every Sunday. Solo acts and duos only; seek thy massive klezmer dance parties elsewhere. More >>

This weekly jazz jam at the newly expanded Spike Hill bar in Williamsburg is as raucous as anything else on its stretch of Bedford. But the rotating cast of players is solid, the veggie burger is hot, and really, doesn't that newest Beacon's Closet discovery deserve to be aired out somewhere classy? More >>

Earplugs will be furnished at the door for Massive Attack v Adam Curtis, a post-apocalyptic multimedia supercollider of bass-heavy trip-hop beats provided by the Bristol band and resonant archival imagery electronically quilted to ideology-undermining perfection by Curtis, the BBC’s most... More >>

As the world awaits Lipsha, the unlikely brainchild of the Flaming Lips and Kesha, Lips fans will have to content themselves more of The Terror, Wayne Coyne's foray into existential despair and ontological dread following a breakup with his partner of 25 years. They've never sounded so gloomy... More >>

Sure you’ve heard of karaoke, but what about Spokaoke? Created by Obie-winning director Annie Dorsen, the event puts 100 texts—political speeches, eulogies, philosophical writings—into a karaoke machine for you to interpret and read however you like (options include... More >>

Marc Smooth, Cosi, and Herbert Holler play a mix of soul, funk, hip-hop, New Jack Swing, r&b, and all things smooth to a wonderfully diverse crowd of dancers. What used to be a strictly "grown" event has slowly become home to scenesters on their night off from Williamsburg as well. (Or, as the... More >>

In addition to being a popular alcoholic beverage, "chicha" also signifies the psychedelic style of cumbia fermented in Peru's Amazonian rainforests during the '70s. This terrific Brooklyn combo features One Ring Zero accordion wizard Josh Camp and members of Las Rubias del Norte. They open a... More >>

Slavic Soul Party are Eastern Europe's answer to the funk (and "Grunt") of the J.B.'s or, more recently, the Budos Band. On their recordings, and every Tuesday at Barbès, the 10-person brass ensemble pins Gypsy melodies against the sort of jazzy r&b horn collages you hear in movies... More >>

Anyone can queue MP3s through Serato, some can play sets with their collection of 12-inches, but a DJ night with only 45s? Until a backward-looking Brooklyn dive attempts to throw a party where DJs have to stick to wax cylinders, no one is going to touch Bowery Electric’s Mobile Mondays,... More >>