Friday, January 13, 2012

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition

[A look down Broadway the other day, by Bobby Williams]

About Patti Smith and the "die in" (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)

Why does it seem as if Patti Smith is in bed with the developers? (Gothamist)

The history of 101 Avenue A (BoweryBoogie)

Drinking at Lucy's (Eater)

Chiyono on East Sixth Street closes (Grub Street)

Darren Aronofsky now owns the entire townhouse on East 11th Street (Curbed)

LES store owner killed in "FDR Drive death run" (The Daily News)

And for your lunchtime entertainment, the recently released new video from African-fusion band Timbila ... and a summer of 2011 East Village time capsule...

Pocket the Cha Cha by Timbila from Karen Kirsch Page on Vimeo.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fuck, another one bites the dust. Chiyono was a great little place. Soulful real Japanese food for people who know the difference, not this fake Chinese/Korean sushi bullshit that is taking over.

Anonymous said...

Nice video by Timbala. Great view of the EV. We love Nora !

Anonymous said...

As for the scheduled series of shows at the Chelse Hotel.....gentrification is Class War and.....

Don't Play Sun City!

VH McKenzie said...

Love it -- a sweet valentine to the EV! Nice work, Nora and bandmates.