Led by composer-drummer John Hollenbeck, the Claudia Quintet—which also includes Chris Speed (saxophone/clarinet), Matt Moran (vibraphone), Red Wierenga (accordion), and Drew Gress (bass)—plays complex and emotionally resonant music with solar flare energy. Their new September... More >>

Not long after Alison Bechdel wrote a letter to her parents telling them she was a lesbian, her father, Bruce, was struck and killed by a Sunbeam Bread truck. But, she wonders in her bestselling 2006 graphic memoir, Fun Home, could it have been a suicide? Returning to her childhood, she tells... More >>

“A living theatrical novel set against a magical vision of New York City,” is how master storyteller Mike Daisey describes his latest show, All the Faces of the Moon. Over 29 consecutive nights, Daisey will perform an entirely different show about NYC’s colorful characters,... 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 >>