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New Year's Eve Guide: Dance

Bye, Bye Hiro Ballroom!

The last show at the Hiro Ballroom will be on March 31. My personal fave Bebe Buell will be one of the performers, and it will be a fitting tribute to late club owner and mentor Don Hill.

Michael Schmidt Responds To Don Hill Tribute Controversy

I recently blogged about a brouhaha that emerged out of the December 15 tribute to late club impresario Don Hill at Irving Plaza. The event's producer, Trigger, felt he'd been screwed over by two very well-known promoters he worked with on the night.

Promoters Battle It Out Over Don Hill Tribute

Beloved club owner Don Hill -- who died last year -- got a big rock-band tribute at Irving Plaza recently, orchestrated by nightlife hero Trigger with the help of promoters Lyle Derek and Michael Schmidt (who did the long-running Squeezebox bash at Don Hill's). But true to his name, Trigger is piss ... More >>

I Don't Go Clubbing, I Go Dancing: Your Guide To Partying Like It's The Apocalypse

​Hey guys, the rapture is upon us. And what's a better way to greet the end of the world than with a dance party? Luckily, there are a bunch happening this weekend.

Open and Closed: Say Hello to The Dutch, Goodbye to Don Hill's

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Edgar's Café on the Upper West Side has closed after some 20 years in business. A younger sister establishment nearby remains open. [Zagat Buzz] Moe's, the Fort Greene mainstay is having its ... More >>

Don Hill's Has Shut Down

Phillip Ritz / Flickr​The downtown dive Don Hill's relaunched itself last year under the guidance of Nur Khan and Paul Sevigny, hosting celeb-studded semi-private shows starring Hole and the Dead Weather, as well as other open-to-the-public nights. (The pair also allegedly improved the bathroo ... More >>

What Really Happened with Don Hill's Closing?

​The SoHo rock club--which was reopened in September by two guys I'll call the Re-openers--has shuttered after Hill's death, and as Page Six reported, it's now being turned over to developers. Well, this is what an insider tells me:

Guy Fieri Gets a New Yellow Convertible; Jersey Shore Cast Members Banned from The Box

​Guy Fieri has replaced the canary-yellow Lamborghini that was stolen last month with what calls a "bitchin' Camaro," in bright yellow. [SF Chronicle] A new iPhone app allows you to snap a picture of a dish, then converts it into a corresponding calorie count. Magic? [CNET] The new People's ... More >>

Don Hill Has Died

​Don Hill was one of the legendary club owners of New York--a man who cared about rock and roll, his performers, and his audiences. Don never wanted things to be complacent or boring, but he did all that with a decency and low-key niceness that made business dealings with him very palatable. ... More >>

R.I.P. Don Hill and David Apelewicz

​It's a sad day for the restaurant and nightlife industries. Eater reports that Don Hill, the founder of eponymous, legendary club, has passed away at the age of 66, while the Daily News brings word of the death of David Apelewicz, a Remedy Diner waiter who was shot in the head during a muggin ... More >>

Your Weekend In Nightlife, Starring Hussle Club, Gordon Voidwell, Dan Deacon, And For The Love Of House

​Tonight, we suggest you take it easy: You've got a long week ahead of you. Head to Pianos for what's quickly become a Wednesday night go-to for after-work revelers and people who just want to kick back at the upstairs lounge's Player's Club. Don't be fooled, though: The selection of raps prov ... More >>

Live: Lady Miss Kier Delights The Dropout Sundays Crowd At Don Hill's

OK with the crossfader, better with the crowd. Pics by Puja, more below.​Dropout Sundays Starring Lady Miss Kier Don Hill's Sunday, January 9 Better Than: A dance floor without a mannequin A few weeks ago, a mannequin dressed as NYC party boy Richie Rich disappeared from its home in the DJ b ... More >>

2010: The Year In Music Photos

​The year in music, circa 2010, started at the Cake Shop, with a shred-down to the New Year courtesy of Siren Festival MVP-to-be Marissa Paternoster and her band Screaming Females. After a tour through the NYE fetes of the Lower East Side and Williamsburg, that night ended amidst a marathon sh ... More >>

See No Age Live in NYC This Friday at Don Hill's

​Los Angeles-based dream-punk duo No Age were being coy about the location of their not-quite-officially-announced Friday gig in NYC, but it turns out they're playing two. The first is at the KCDC Skateshop in Williamsburg; the second is an aNYthing/OH WOW/Ooga Booga-sponsored fete at the newl ... More >>

Pigs Now Raised with Less Antibiotics; Food Co-ops on the Rise

​Food trucks have been illegal in foodie Montreal for decades, but two taco truck visionaries are looking to fight the system with their mobile kitchen. [Montreal Mirror] Pig farmers prepare to adjust to raising their animals with new FDA-imposed limits on antibiotic use. [NY Times] The Park ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Burger & Barrel, Goodbye to Cru and Veritas?

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Cru and Veritas have both closed supposedly temporarily for renovations, but most industry folk are betting they don't reopen. [NY Times]​ Maritime Parc has opened in Liberty State Park, ... More >>

Rating the Ridiculous Musical Performances of Fashion Week 2010 (So Far)

As much of the Boom Boom Room as you're ever likely to see. Twitpic via grekotv​Fashion Week is a biannual rite in New York, and with it comes another biannual rite--awkward, private late night performances from bands that are either at the center of the zeitgeist (Kanye West on the bar at the ... More >>

I Don't Go Clubbing, I Go Dancing: The Weekend In Nightlife, Starring Que Bajo, Joakim, Reggaeholics, DJ Shark, And DJ Maseo

​Start your weekend off with a tropically infused dance party. The Que Bajo crew take on Turntables of the Hudson (though they'll be at the Water Taxi Beach) as an ending to the Latin Alternative Music Conference and the second round of WTB's World Cup Fever events. Catch the guys as they play ... More >>

The Drums Don't Surf

Brooklyn transplants thrive with mopey, slightly insincere nautical-themed frivolity

Your Last Minute New Year's Eve

Sound of the City will resume full-force come Monday. In the meantime, find your last minute arrangements below...

Parties With a Girl Flavor: Dyke Nightlife

Can't dykes all just get along?

Late Gay Rocker Dean Johnson Gets a Musical Weenie Roast

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Elton John Cries His Way to the Bank

Open bars, closed bars, quickies on Broadway (See also these blind items)

SqueezeBox! Movie Rocks The Festival!

Drag Rock Movie Hits Tribeca Festival in a Whoosh of Mascara

Photos: BowieBall at Don Hill's 01.20.07

Magical Musical Piss House

CBGB regular Jesse Malin remembers the late Hilly Kristal

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