[Updates below] Mayor Bloomberg's deep, sacred bond with the First Amendment will be tested today at 2 p.m. when Occupy Wall Street's drummers will begin a 24-hour "JAM SESSION" outside his townhouse mansion on East 79th Street. A release proclaims, "Tie-dye, didgeridoo, hackeysack welcome! No shirt, no shoes, no problem! And if you don't have talent, don't worry: FREE DRUM LESSONS offered! Also on offer: collaborative drumming with the police!" Nothing makes that bass drum boom like a baton. more ›

Even though their sprawling Occupy Wall Street encampment was evicted from Zuccotti Park, it seems the protesters are still bugging the locals with their mere presence. Here we have priceless video of a man in a suit completely losing his shit near Zuccotti Park. Don't be scared off by the protesters yelling "the whole world is watching" as the video starts—things really get good at the 12 second mark: more ›

For decades now, that cringe-worthy hissing sound heralding the presence of nitrous oxide dealers has permeated the parking lots of jam band shows. Neo-hippie burnouts and preppy Trustafarians alike line up to buy balloons filled with the gas for $5 a pop, then drop to the pavement, hit their heads, and start liking String Cheese Incident. It's a revolting scene, one that's now become familiar to concertgoers in NYC, where the "Nitrous Mafia" brazenly sets up shop on the sidewalk outside such venues as Terminal 5, The Music Hall of Williamsburg, and Brooklyn Bowl. How do they get away with it? more ›

Last night Rat Dog ended their three-night run at the Beacon Theater. The band is led by the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, and is one of the few left that will bring the hippies out to the Upper West Side (pictured). more ›