Tomorrow Don't Trust The B— In Apartment 23 will premiere on ABC, but you can already watch the first two episodes on Hulu, which we have—we've got that soft spot for Dawson Leery after all, and Krysten Ritter most recently won us over with her role as Jane on Breaking Bad. In Apartment 23, the two play best friends, with James Van Der Beek playing a more Hollywood playboy version of himself. more ›

David Lynch is putting down the coffee cup and bringing an art exhibition to New York next week. This is his first solo show in the city since 1989, right before Twin Peaks hit the small screen, and it will be hosted by the Tilton Gallery (Lynch is long time friend's with the owner, Jack). According to Gallerist, the show will feature gold-framed (in the style of Francis Bacon) paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, and a 42-second film. The works are all "fairly recent," created between 2009 and 2012. more ›

As you may know, Apes & Androids were our favorite band in the entire universe. Even though they've disbanded, it's exciting that many of them continue to make music, and this weekend Morgan Z (the band's former keyboardist) will debut his new project: Chrome Canyon (listen here). He has already released an EP, entitled Body Music, with French label On The Fruit Records, and later this year he'll be releasing a full length, called Elemental Themes. more ›

CBGB closed in 2006, but the wound is still open, apparently... because people are still saying goodbye. Those old punks just can't let go! We received a press release from Clic Gallery in SoHo about their upcoming Bruno Hadjadj show, called "Bye Bye CBGB," which opens on January 30th. Instead of looking back at the glory days, however, the show focuses on the final 48 hours at the club. more ›

HBO's next foray into the "ladies in New York City" genre comes from Judd Apatow and Lena Dunham, the mumblecore queen who will star in the show Girls, which focuses on the twenty-something set in the big city. Alex Blagg gave some hopeful commentary this morning, saying, "Girls might have a reverse-Sex & the City effect on NYC, where everyone who moves there acts cool and funny and real." more ›

Is it weird that a show about the Bridge & Tunnel brigade sounds refreshing after this endless era of Jersey Shore that we've been in? According to the Village Voice, MTV spent millions shooting a B&T reality show featuring two sisters from Staten Island: Brianna and Gabriella DeBartoli. They had 12 episodes in the can... but inexplicably killed it before it ever saw the light of day! Now "the only extant clip is the show's super-trailer," and little else. And it's a shame, because this would have been like 12 episodes of the amazing True Life: I'm From Staten Island special. Alas, all we get is this 1:42 minute teaser: more ›

Most of the time, hanging out at the airport is not exactly a pleasurable experience—but not when Robyn, the platinum-haired Swedish pop star, is hanging out there, too! On June 20th, she'll play a show at JetBlue's Terminal 5 (no, not that one) for JetBlue passengers. So go book a flight now! Just kidding. (Kind of.) The performance is part of JetBlue's Live From T5 concert series, developed by Superfly, the producers of Bonnaroo. They've previously done shows with Sarah McLachlan, Taylor Swift and Raphael Saadiq. more ›

Last night Kanye West played that "secret" free show, which ended up being at the gorgeous Williamsburg Savings Bank in Brooklyn (the event was hosted by Heineken). Check out some video below, along with the new long-awaited video for his song "Monster" (seriously worth watching, in all its cannibalistic, beheaded, torture porn glory). But first, let's talk about the Kanye + MK gossip, which is that Kanye West, while in New York City celebrating his 34th birthday, hooked up with Mary-Kate Olson. Oh, Kanye. more ›

Charlie Sheen's live show (titled My Violent Torpedo of Truth) will be headed to NYC next month, along with a slew of other cities. It's still not sold out here, despite numerous reports that it is (really, we just checked, still seats available!). Anyway, for those concerned with Charlie earning enough money to support himself and his goddesses sans his high paying television gig, fear not: TMZ reports that he will make $7 million dollars for this tour. more ›

Earlier this month Brad Meltzer's Decoded show premiered on the History Channel, and Atlantic Avenue tunnel enthusiast Bob Diamond has just alerted us that tonight the show may be talking about original tunnel dweller John Wilkes Booth! Diamond believes he hid out down there after shooting the 16th President, and that his diary still remains hidden inside, which would "reveal who hired him to shoot Abraham Lincoln." more ›

Tonight Conan O'Brien returns to your television set, with his new show premiering on TBS at 11 p.m. EST. So if you joined Team Coco way back at the beginning of the year, now's your chance to make good on your loyalty (even if he didn't come back to NYC). He's got a website set up, and he's been Tweeting in anticipation. His last time hosting a show was in January, when he had quite a send-off from The Tonight Show. more ›

Like Phish and Paul McCartney have in the past, Jay-Z was scheduled to perform on top of the marquee of the Ed Sullivan Theater during Monday night's rush hour, but the performance (part of the rapper's Letterman appearance) was canceled at the last minute. A source told the NY Post it was an abrupt cancellation that came after weeks of planning, and word is "Bloomberg canceled the concert for security reasons after Drake's free concert" at the South Street Seaport earlier this week. more ›

An art gallery in Greenwich Village has been forced to discontinue a live performance installation featuring a naked woman in the front window. The installation, part of an exhibit of work by artist Brian Reed, was covered on NY1 last night, but by today the free show was over. According to Chair and Maiden gallery's Twitter page, the installation, which featured a woman standing in a net made out of shark eggs, beads and clay pipes, was "taken down by NYPD for public lewdness." Gee, and here we thought cops loved seeing breasts! more ›

It seems that Conan O'Brien maneuvered a departure deal with NBC that would allow him to make public appearances, as long as they weren't televised. As such, the comedian and former Tonight Show host may be concocting a stage show until he can get back on the air in September. An insider told the NY Post that "There's nothing to stop him doing his show in front of an audience at venues like Radio City. It will build more buzz for him as he negotiates his next television contract. It will also keep Conan happy because he doesn't want to be out of the public consciousness for too long." more ›

It makes sense that Andy Warhol had a show on MTV during the station's early years... but we've never heard of it until now! Fimoculous did some digging and found a few clips, circa 1987, from his program, which was called "15 Minutes." Guests included Frank Zappa, Kevin Killon, Debbie Harry, Pee-wee Herman, John Waters, William Burroughs, and even a young Courtney Love. It's not all star power, though — there's even a piece by Risa Dickstein about the world of Manhattan's mounted police. more ›

It's no sweat getting a play produced in this town; just scribble out a Shakespearean riff on a wildly popular cult classic, like, say the Coen Brothers 1998 masterpiece The Big Lebowski! Last week Adam Bertocci published online Two Gentlemen of Lebowski, which reimagines the Coen's script as a five act "comedie and tragical romance." This week it went from viral internet lark to a production scheduled for the Kraine Theater in March. Should be quite the what-have-you, and now Lebowski fans have an entirely new set of lines to quote at appropriate and inappropriate moments (of which there are myriad). As Walter doth sayest, "Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws." more ›

Remember how last week a reporter told Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandson, that Palin had declined to "trash" him during her interview taping with Oprah Winfrey? And Johnston remarked, "She's being smart. She knows what I got on her."? Well, that interview finally aired today, and it turns out Palin totally did trash him! So can we please get what he has on her now? more ›

FINALLY: Run-DMC is going to Broadway, people! Joseph Simmons (Run) and Darryl McDaniels (DMC) are cooperating with the estate of Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay) to create a stage musical about themselves: Run-DMC, the hip-hop pioneers from Hollis. Maybe it's not so crazy? Run-DMC were hilarious master showmen, and we could see their larger-than life personas served well by a big, loud Broadway spectacle. On the other hand, the producer is Hollywood's Paula Wagner, known for her association with Tom Cruise and War of the Worlds, which gives us a not-so-fresh feeling. more ›

Doesn't anyone have HBO anymore? Writer Jonathan Ames has penned a new series for the network, called Bored to Death, and even he can't watch it! The show is set in Brooklyn, where Ames resides... and last night the author took to Twitter to find a tube to watch it on. Some kind strangers took him in, and aside from a few grammatical errors while Tweeting that Ames called himself out for, he seemed to enjoy the experience. Maybe next Sunday he'll bring you a bottle of vino and his wisdom on how to perfectly illuminate your living room to view his show. [via Animal] more ›

50 Cent doesn't even need to perform anymore, he's spent the summer in the headlines for canceling a Queens show when neighbors became concerned about safety. But now the NY Post reports that the rapper could possibly be attending a picnic in the borough tomorrow, at PS 40. more ›

Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, had just filmed an intervention series for MTV, called "Gone Too Far," before he died of a suspected drug overdose. After debating airing the 8 episodes the network has decided in favor of it, "apparently counting on the star’s own suspected overdose on Aug. 28 to underscore the ravages of addiction more than it emphasizes the ghoulish exploitation factor of the whole enterprise." Stay classy, Viacom. more ›

Fashion Week is right around the corner, again, but months afterl the couture is cleared the fashion world will be something for the average man: Victoria's Secret Angels. The winged ones haven't brought their annual "fashion" show here for four years, and The Daily News reports that "runway regulars Marisa Miller and Alessandra Ambrosio, broke the news on the CBS Early Show" yesterday that they would be returning—with Miller stating that New York is exactly "where it belongs." If your front row invite gets lost in the mail, the show airs on CBS in December. Angel Heidi Klum is set to have a baby in October, and told People that "The birth will be very, very close to when the show is. I don’t know if I’ll be able to walk in my underwear quite that fast! We’ll see." Meanwhile, another angel, Adriana Lima (pictured) is due in December, and says she won't be part of the show unless she can hide under a Santa outfit. more ›

Hailed as "America's next great band" by Relix Magazine, psychedelic indie-rockers Dr. Dog will charm your fleas off with their shimmering harmonies, crunchy hooks, and affable grooves. Based in Philadelphia, the group's been a fixture on the NYC indie-rock circuit for years now; some music geeks may even remember them playing as part of a buzz band sandwich at Southpaw with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Dirty on Purpose way back in 2005! That was four years ago, and we're old. But Dr. Dog shows now sign of senility, and Saturday night's headlining slot at Celebrate Brooklyn is their biggest New York appearance yet. It's a free concert, with opening support from Brooklyn’s Matthew Houck, a.k.a. Phosphorescent, and electro-folk band These United States. We recently spoke with Dr. Dog's co-founder Scott McMicken about hippies, hipsters, and Baptists. more ›

The Tony Award broadcast usually amounts to a night of boring Broadway boosterism which most Americans happily ignore to watch basketball, but last night viewers actually got a few seconds of drama to go with all the backslapping, as Poison lead singer Bret Michaels got into an exciting accident with a piece of scenery. The "Rock of Love" star was on hand to perform a song with the cast of hair band jukebox musical Rock of Ages; but as you can see from the last few seconds of this video clip, that bit of cross-promotional synergy nearly cost him his life. more ›

Someone has added some new theme music to the Diff'rent Strokes opening, and even he admits, "This has turned out far more creepy than I thought it would." Aside from the new music, the video is unedited except for some color hue alterations. more ›

Poster Boy, allegedly the 27-year-old Henry Matyjewicz (though possibly a collective of more than one person), has been somewhat quiet since his arrest a party in January. You know, save for that whole MoMA incident. Well tonight he's got his first solo show, though don't expect him to show up (he'll likely take the Banksy route and not attend). Do expect some undercover cops to be there (leave that graffiti paraphernalia at home lest you want Officer Tom Hanson jumping you). more ›

Morrissey has been touring his 49-year-old ass off as of late, most recently with a series of smaller shows, perhaps the most intimate being this past Saturday at Bowery Ballroom. There was some notable between-song banter, and Newsday has a Top Ten list of Moz quotes from the night, including "I’m the type who just can’t find love," and "Who am I? This is a question that many have died trying to answer...I can only be identified on a slab, by the scars of pain." (Aw, give this guy a hug if you see him around town.) He also made note of the high security at the venue, saying, "We’re like a jealously guarded can of sardines." Wonder if anyone found love in the audience. more ›

Brooklyn duo Matt and Kim are known for their infectiously energetic shows and their contagious smiles. Providing an upbeat sound with just keys and catchy drum lines, they've won over just about everyone. Did we mention their "cuteness" appeal? more ›

Is it possible for a show to be simultaneously entertaining and annoying? Such is the paradox presented by Elizabeth Swados and Erin Courtney's propulsive opera Kasper Hauser at the Flea Theater. The performances by this talented young cast are uniformly excellent, the staging is mesmerizing, the music is fun and engrossing, and yet... at the nexus of all this dazzling theatricality is the title character, a pigeon toed half-wit with a tendency to drool and babble incoherently. He's sitting onstage as one enters the theater, manically rolling a toy horse back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. The performance was delayed on the night I attended, and after about 15 minutes I began fantasizing about jumping onstage and stomping the squeaky-wheeled toy to bits. That irritation never really abated, though it was balanced out by Swados's stellar score and dynamic direction. more ›

A 30-member cast and crew took over various subway lines last weekend to perform a vaudevillian melodrama starring August Belmont Jr., the early-20th century president of the Interborough Rapid Transit, which operated the city’s first underground line. Called IRT: A Tragedy in Three Stations, the show begins in a Brooklyn subway station disclosed only to audience members who buy tickets in advance, and continues on and off various trains running up to Harlem, lasting about two hours, depending on the MTA's quality of service. more ›