Happy Hour International

American Buffalo
The second Mamet classic to land in Times Square this autumn, “American Buffalo” has the better director (Bob Falls) and tighter script. The cast is far more diverse than anything on Broadway: you’ve got a Hispanic actor/monologuist (John Leguizamo) as a sleeze-bucket burgler, a black comedian (…

A Man for All Seasons
Frank Langella’s Thomas More takes the moral high ground with “A Man For All Seasons.”

Have Fun Frugally
Must you sometimes pay a lot to be entertained? Absolutely. Must you always? Absolutely not. A week?s worth of high-end entertainment, and low-cost alternatives.

The Great American Warm Up
In honor of National Homelessness Awareness Week, The Village Pourhouse wants you to donate your extra coats, hats, gloves, scarves and other warm necessities, and for your kidness you will get a free drink! You can also donate at their new location on Amsterdam Avenue between 108th and 109th…

Williamsburg Patriot
How the global war on terror helped fund the expansion of a hipster-bar mini-empire.

Britpop invasion
By popular demand, this East Village bar, DJ forum and venerable lounge with a long history (check out the Rolling Stones video “Waiting on a Friend” for a glimpse of what the spot used to be), is highlighting Britpop every Monday, starting at 9 p.m. Expect the the best of the British Invasion from…

Artifact: Remains of the Night
Findings from the streets, files, and hard drives of New York.

Tournament Edition
More than just bragging rights are on the line at these video-game tournaments, where winners score prizes, booze, and even cash.

Have Fun Frugally
Must you sometimes pay a lot to be entertained? Absolutely. Must you always? Absolutely not. A week?s worth of high-end entertainment, and low-cost alternatives.

The Chugalugability of Hope
DNC drinking games.

American Buffalo
The second Mamet classic to land in Times Square this autumn, “American Buffalo” has the better director (Bob Falls) and tighter script. The cast is far more diverse than anything on Broadway: you’ve got a Hispanic actor/monologuist (John Leguizamo) as a sleeze-bucket burgler, a black comedian (…

Sarah Silverman
Outrageously funny, Silverman often has you laughing and wincing at the same time. She has found her share of success on the comedy stage. Her show, “The Sarah Silverman Program,” premiered on Comedy Central to the highest ratings for a new show in 3 years, prompting a renewal for 14 more episodes.

Kiss Cocktail Culture Good-bye: Drink Only at Dives
Bob Cenedella has been warming the same stool at Nancy Whiskey for the past two decades. What makes it the best cheap bar in the city? We asked Bob.

Artifact: Remains of the Night
Findings from the streets, files, and hard drives of New York.

Chiodos
Michigan’s Chiodos doesn’t traffic in mainstream mall punk clichés. This is a progressive hardcore band (albeit one with a recent Top 5 album), one not afraid of decorating their noise assault with a little piano or giving their songs titles like “I Didn’t Say I Was…

The Smashing Pumpkins
What a difference a decade makes. The ‘90s saw Chicago’s best band emerge as one of rock’s biggest groups and Head Weirdo Billy Corgan as the personification of young angst unleashed through loud guitars and angry sentiments. With grunge ceding its throne to nu-metal at the end of…

St. Tropez Thursdays
Nightlife company Joonbug gets in on the rooftop action that seems to be sweeping the season with weekly after work parties dramatically entitled “St. Tropez Thursdays.” Held at Eden, one of the newest rooftop lounges the city has to offer, the event kicks off May 22nd with the space’s official…

Wig Out!
A contest of queens in McCraney’s latest

Manifesto!
Swing by the SkinNY every first and third Thursday for Manifesto! to see Lady Byrd (of Who Needs Radio) and guests shifting the likes of indietronic, French pop, garage rock, disco-punk, soul and more. It’s free to get in and cheap to drink: $1.50 PBR and $3 Jack Daniels and Cuervo shots all night.

The Hump at Blue Owl
Hip-hop jams from the age of flat tops, gold chains and parachute pants.

American Buffalo
The second Mamet classic to land in Times Square this autumn, “American Buffalo” has the better director (Bob Falls) and tighter script. The cast is far more diverse than anything on Broadway: you’ve got a Hispanic actor/monologuist (John Leguizamo) as a sleeze-bucket burgler, a black comedian (…

Kiss Cocktail Culture Good-bye: Drink Only at Dives
Bob Cenedella has been warming the same stool at Nancy Whiskey for the past two decades. What makes it the best cheap bar in the city? We asked Bob.

It’s More Fun on a Roof
The city’s rooftop bars provide plenty of options for tippling on top of the world: ostentatious luxury, hidden budget gems, and the first “adult rooftop.”

Rival Schools
Punk and hardcore fans know the name Walter Schreifels from his seminal bands Gorilla Biscuits and Quicksand, two NYC groups that continue to influence countless bands on the scene. Never one to rest on his laurels, Schreifels formed the supergroup Rival Schools in the late 90s with friends from…

New York Bars Dash to Dubai
Go East, young clubber.

Britpop invasion
By popular demand, this East Village bar, DJ forum and venerable lounge with a long history (check out the Rolling Stones video “Waiting on a Friend” for a glimpse of what the spot used to be), is highlighting Britpop every Monday, starting at 9 p.m. Expect the the best of the British Invasion from…

14,600 Nights Out
Four decades of parties with Andy, Bianca, Nan, Mariah, Sly, Liza, Brooke, Marc, Cher, and company.

Your New Favorite Bar
Our latest look at notable nightlife openings.

Speed-the-Plow

Nicky Siano
Now in his mid-50s, the legendary Nicky Siano (one-time resident DJ at Studio 54, founder of the famed ?70s Gallery Club) is definitely a New York nightlife luminary and although he?s rumored to be throwing in the towel next year, there?s no signs of a slow-down this summer, as he’s set up a…