DRINK: The raucous and ribald cabaret duo Kiki & Herb may be on semi-hiatus, but they’re resurfacing tonight for a very special ‘Eclectic Salon’ event at Bottlerocket, the “dog and child friendly” wine shop in the Flatiron district. It's not exactly clear what kind of performance is planned tonight, but the boozy surroundings are sure to provide ample inspiration. Playfully dubbed “The Year of Magical Drinking,” the evening features free wine tastings to wash......

Kanye Crashes a Museum Party Well this was unexpected! Not afraid to wear a fur coat to the Natural History Museum, Kanye West made a surprise appearance at last Friday's Cool Kids/Kid Sister party. As Kid Sister was finishing up her set, Kanye jumped up on stage to throw in his part of their duet. He then stayed up there to play a short set of all his current hits. DJ A-Trak claimed it to......

No arrests have been made, but a violent incident in Times Square originating at karaoke nightclub early Monday Spotlight LiveSpotlight Live resulted in the death of one man and the injury or hospitalization six others last night. A coat-check dispute, led to the ejection of a number of patrons and resulted in a deadly brawl. The restaurant's spokesman said that patrons who had been arguing and then got into a shoving match were asked to......

THEATER: Frankenstein (Mortal Toys) is a “miniature spectacle that follows the haunted alpine journey of Victor Frankenstein, as he confronts the loneliness and rage of his alienated monster.” The production stars elegantly handmade puppets based on 18th century portrait paintings, lush sets inspired by Romantic era landscape painting, an eerie musical score by Severin Behnen, played live on toy piano, organ, bells and accordion. The Times calls it “an inspired melding of material and medium.......

MUSIC: Tickets are still available for Daniel Johnston tonight. If you aren't familiar with the music of this Austinite, check out a little of what he has to offer from a recent appearance on the Henry Rollins Show (video here), or in the documentary "The Devil and Daniel Johnston," trailer below: 7pm // Warsaw [ 261 Driggs Ave , Brooklyn] // $18 PARTY: LVHRD is having their "MCFGHT 2 AUDITIONS" tonight. The mysterious bunch of......

READING: John Sellers will be reading from his book, Perfect from Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life, tonight. Idolizing bands like Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Pavement and Guided by Voices, the book outlines how he developed his taste in music. It reads more like a blog, than a book, which makes sense since Sellers has one. 7pm // Barnes & Noble [675 6th Ave] // Free MUSIC: Todd P brings The Thermals (pictured......

EVENT: Talking Head David Bryne joins Elizabeth Diller, recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant, for a talk about new tendencies and relationships between architecture and music. Christopher Janney moderates. More information here. Friday // 7 to 9pm // Center for Architecture [536 LaGuardia Place] // $15 THEATER: The 3 Legged Dog Art and Technology Center (3LD) saw its headquarters at 30 West Broadway destroyed on 9/11. They’ve since rebuilt a fantastic new space, which......

THEATER: It’s “go time” for The Butane’s Group’s Operation Ajax, which ingenuously sets the CIA’s 1953 overthrow of Iran’s first democratically-elected government in the context of a casino. “Constructed from no less than 25 text sources (memoirs, documentaries, plays, poetry, novels, films, reality tv shows), the densely-layered performance explores how the addiction to risk and gambling has become a potent metaphor for U.S. foreign policy.” (For an enhanced theater experience, explore the show’s thorough bibliography,......

Gothamist makes no secret of our love for NY1 (who does?). They've got such spunk, such character, such an adorably low budget! And yet when they own a story they own it (see: the Transit Strike). So you can imagine how happy we were when Gothamist reader David Jacobs pointed out that NY1 is now avaiable on demand. Though we don't watch much of the On Demand stuff (our TiVo prefers we worship it......

Last night we had a discovery...Channel 1017 (if you use Time Warner Cable) is KARAOKE ON DEMAND! With songs ranging from "Baby Got Back" to "Afternoon Delight" we were really, possibly unneccessarily, excited to find this. Karaoke bars are expensive, and with this we can set up our own karaoke room. BYOB, nice clean couches to sit on, and no fee whatsoever. The only setback is the lack of microphones. We guess hairbrushes could work,......

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