Paramore Arrives One of our favorite albums of the year is by these girl-fronted teenage pop-punkers, and they were in town this week to headline their largest local show yet at Roseland Ballroom. It was the last show of a massive national tour, but you wouldn't know it seeing front woman Hayley Williams running around stage with the rest of her band. Paramore may not win any originality contests, but they've got more fire and......

Joe's Pub is going uptown and outdoors for some shows this month, and we've got your tickets to a few of the performances. First up, on September 26th, Beirut will take the Delacorte Theater stage as part of The NY Gypsy Festival. Joining Zach Condon & Co are Balkan Beat Box and The NY Gypsy All Stars. Listen: Mount Wroclai (Idle Days).mp3 - Beirut Digital Monkey.mp3 - Balkan Beat Box Kalajdziska.mp3 - The NY Gypsy......

Les Savy Fav, known for rocks songs, bringing babies on stage and lovely apartment decor...are playing a couple of shows in their, and your, hometown this month. And we've got your tickets. First up, on September 21st, they're at the Music Hall of Williamsburg with Cheesburger and Fatal Flying Guilloteens opening. (Bonus: you'll get to see the new venue!) Next up, on September 22nd, they're at Bowery Ballroom with Parts & Labor opening. To win......

The city of New York is mourning the death of Brooke Astor. The philanthropist, who died yesterday at age 105, had channeled millions from her husband's fortune into a numbers of institutions and organizations - from Carnegie Hall to small community groups across all boroughs. The NY Times obituary makes a very good point about why the $195 million she donated through the Astor Foundation was so important: "Although the foundation was not large......

We've gathered a bunch of our favorite ice cream recipes from some of the best food blogs we know to keep you busy and cool over the weekend. So, get busy in the kitchen and give these ice creams a taste this weekend: Hazelnut Cookie Sherry Vinegar Swirl Ice Cream (pictured) from Habeas Brulee Gianduja Gelato from Cafe Fernando Dulce de Leche & Nougat Ice Cream from R Khooks Tiramisu Ice Cream from Desert......

What better way to brighten up a Monday morning than with Björk tickets? The Icelandic singer is back, and playing Madison Square Garden on September 24th. Tickets are on sale here, but we have two pairs to give away! Last time she was in town she played Radio City Music Hall, the United Palace Theater and the Apollo Theater - so the MSG show may seem a bit impersonal compared to those. However, her voice,......

So you've gone to the Kwik-E-Mart and gotten into a Springfield state of mind, now we're going to keep you there with some free Simpsons Movie stuff! Here's what's up for grabs: Grand Prize: 2 movie passes to an advanced screening on July 26th (7pm) + movie poster + magnet 2nd runner up: 1 rare, limited edition copy of the soundtrack by Hans Zimmer in doughnut packaging + movie poster + magnet 3rd runner up:......

We've got a stack of tickets over here for you, and all you have to do is email us telling us which pair you want, and answer a little question. First up is Interpol, playing this Friday (with Calla) in Atlantic City! The show is in support of their new album Our Love to Admire. Who doesn't want to spend a day on the boardwalk, hit the slot machines and see Carlos D's mustache up......

If you're itching for some baseball during this season's All-Star break, and hate the Yankees too much to endure a rebroadcast of last night's premiere of The Bronx is Burning, The New York Sun recommends an HBO documentary on the Brooklyn Dodgers that will premiere tomorrow night. "Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush" chronicles a decade of seasons (plus one) for the team and the borough it belonged to, from 1947 to 1957. The......

Ah, summer in New York: hot-dog contests, fireworks, the beach, and, don't forget, a stolid steamy blanket of humidity that greets all who dare to step outside their freon fortresses. But summer in the city needn't be all about sweating through the wet-dog daze. As soon the mercury rises many turn to salads for solace, but let's face it, mixed greens are neither filling nor cooling enough when its hot and humid. To Gothamist sweltering......

Certainly you've heard of Flight of the Conchords by now. The music-comedy duo that scored their own HBO series after cracking up millions worldwide are playing Gramercy Theater tonight in front of a sold out crowd. Didn't get tickets? Yeah, neither did we. But the two chaps were kind enough to give us a Zune as a consolation prize for you, so now at least you can laugh out loud on the F train while......

Sonic Youth are performing their 1988 album "Daydream Nation" in its entirety this summer at McCarren Park Pool. Don't want to spend $34 + fees for a ticket? Don't worry, we have you covered. The show is part of the All Tomorrow’s Parties “Don’t Look Back” concert series and takes place on July 28th. To get the pair of tix, email GothamistContest (a) gmail dot com, and answer us this: the lyrics to lead......

If you could dine with your favorite Italian chef in New York, who would it be? Maybe you'd have some truffled egg toast with Jason Denton of 'inoteca, dine al fresco with Silvano Marchetto of Da Silvano, or talk about NASCAR with Mario Batali of Otto over a bottle of prosecco. You may just get your chance. Bene, the Italian lifestyle magazine, is hosting New York Toasts Italy, a dining and shopping event celebrating......

We've got a few pairs of passes to give away to the following Tribeca Film Festival events, and we want to give them to you... DOCUMENTARY • Scott Walker: 30 Century Man is a documentary (with a blog) that explores the life, music and career of its subject. From bass player on the Sunset Strip, "to mega-stardom in Britain’s swinging 60’s pop scene as lead singer of The Walker Brothers, to his evolution into one......

Our interview subject today, Albert Hammond Jr., has a show coming up Monday at Bowery Ballroom. It's sold out, and we have two pairs of tickets just for you. Details: Monday April 2nd at the Bowery Ballroom w/ The Mooney Suzuki & The Dead Trees Want to go? Just email GothamistContest (at) gmail dot com, and tell us why he's your favorite Stroke (and if he's not, just make something up!). Listen: In Transit.mp3......

Want to go to the Knicks game tomorrow? Well it's your lucky day, we have the following burning a hole in our pocket: • A pair of tickets to the Knicks vs. TrailBlazers on Thursday, March 22 • Two Knicks hats • Two Knicks t-shirts Just email us at GothamistContest (a) gmail dot com, telling us why you want to go the game. If you don't win, the Knicks are also offering 50% off tickets......

It was inevitable that indie rock and Playboy merge, we suppose. Next week at SXSW, the two will come together for one big party, and we want to get you in on the action. Playmates? Check: Jennifer Walcott (Miss August 2001) Pilar Lastra (Miss August 2004) Courtney Culkin (Miss April 2005) Qiana Chase (Miss July 2005) Bands? Check: Ghostland Observatory Monsters are Waiting Illinois Stars Align The party is next Thursday at 11pm. So if......

The Scissor Sisters are in town this weekend and we've got a pair of tickets for you! They play Madison Square Garden on Saturday (March 3rd), so get ready to have your pants danced right off, and answer us this: What American daytime soap did the band recently appear on? Email your answers to GothamistContest (a) gmail dot com (we won't judge you for watching your "stories").......

Bruni doubles up this week, visiting both Pera in midtown and Dennis Foy in Tribeca. Each restaurant receives one star and the summation that they're worth stopping by if you're in the neighborhood. At Pera, the grilled meats stand out, though Bruni warns, "Stray far from 'tradition' and you risk disappointment, or at least boredom." He likes Dennis Foy's "French-inflected" food, particularly the gnocchi and the crab tian. Calls the restaurant "a worthy but low-wattage......

Back during CMJ, The Apples in Stereo stopped by the Gothamist House to play a set. Now they're back and playing Bowery Ballroom on (the same night as our Movable Hype show) February 15th. We have a pair of tickets, a cd and a signed poster for you...so if you want it, enter the contest right here: Enter your email address and join The Apples “-ist” Contest! Watch the video for their song "Energy",......

Just the other day we drooled over an Urban Lobster menu, wishing we'd had the funds to dine on delicious king crab legs and lobster. If you've done the same, then this is the contest for you. Ghostface Killah, Gothamist, and Urban Lobster present the More Fish Holiday contest! Ghostface just dropped his new album, called More Fish - so you see, it makes sense. What you'll win: an "Urban Lobster Family Meal" delivered to......

Tom Shillue performs at clubs all over New York City, has a Comedy Central Presents half hour special, has appeared in commercials for Audi, Heineken, Ameritrade, Snickers, and provided voiceovers for Verizon, for Amex, and Met Life. He'll be headling at http://comixny.com/event.aspx?eid=69&sid=221on the 14th. You were part of show called Meow Mix House . For the benefit of readers, could you explain what that was? I was hosting a reality show for cats in the......

-Nets 112, 76ers 107: Vince Carter scored a season-high 41 points as the Nets started a new streak by winning two straight games after losing six consecutive contests. Jason Kidd came up a rebound and a point short of another triple double. With Richard Jefferson healthy (he scored 24 points and doesn't seem to be showing lingering effects of his sprained ankle), there's no reason the Nets can't go on a mini-tear in the sluggish......

Our favorite bouncy souled upbeat Austin rockers, Voxtrot, are back with a new release and a few shows in our fine city. And since we "like you, like you" we have two tickets for you to their Monday November 6th show at The Bowery Ballroom. If you want them, then email us at GothamistContest (a) gmail dot com, and In ten words or less tell use why you're their biggest fan (get it? the name......

Meat Loaf and Broadway sort of seem like a match made in heaven, or perhaps hell would be more appropriate, as he is taking his Bat out of Hell albums and bringing them to life on the Great White Way. The one-night-only concert, aptly called "Bat Out of Hell on Broadway", will take place November 2 at New York’s Palace Theatre. And we have two tickets to give away! So if you want to check......

Sure, the a Hawaiian Tropic Zone Restaurant in midtown is hot - its grand opening was so crowded it had to be shut down and its waitresses wearing bikinis while serving food and drink. But if you thought the waitresses wore bikinis because they couldn't afford more clothes, think again. It turns out that many of the waitresses are women who win Hawaiian Tropic contests across the country and were given the chance to strut......

Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it. - From Mean Girls Unless it's October and you happen to be writing about it in the NY Times. There's the Styles section article about the increasingly provocative Halloween costumes for women today and Monday's Op-Ed piece by Allison Glock. The Styles section article talks to a couple professors, Halloween costume......

Carl Lennertz is a true publishing insider, and he's got the blog of the same name to prove it to prove it. On the HarperCollins blog, he shares details about both the business of bookselling, as well as random news of contests, poetry, credit card advice, memories, and other miscellanea, or, in his words, "books, music, movies, the big picture, and absurd rants." A thirty-year veteran of the book industry, the 53-year-old Long Island native......

This week we took a chance. For our wine tasting group, the theme was wines of Northern and Central Italy, and instead of going big, we went small—really small. We knew we would be up against big Barolos and robust Amarones. We suspected many of the wines would cost over $75 a bottle; ours was less than $25. Bite my tongue for saying this, but bigger isn’t always better, and when it comes to wine......

COMEDY: Our favorite duo, Gil Faizon (Nick Kroll) and George St. Geegland (John Mulaney), will be bringing their "Oh Hello" show to UCB. Drop by, even if it's just for their famous Tuna-tina recipe. In addition, there will be NEW drink recipes...and special guests. Photo of the duo, taken at Movable Hype, via Bluejake. Friday // 7pm // UCB Theater [226 W th St] MUSIC: If you got shut out of Band of Horses tonight......