BROOKLYN + NYC

Just got back from a little New York roadtrip with three friends. Very inspiring trip partly due to the fun surroundings but mostly because of the creative group we traveled with. The main purpose of the trip was to get our friend Josh Raskin aka..Kids & Explosions to his show at Glasslands Gallery in Williamsburg. Other road trippers included, Lauren Pirie and Kathryn Macnoughton. We stayed three nights in Williamsburg at a Smart Apartments building and two nights in Manhattan at the Jane Hotel. I had not been back to New York since I lived there five years ago so Josh, Lauren and Kathryn helped us find great places to eat and shop. 

FOOD HIGHTLIGHTS:

Brooklyn

Diner for Breakfast

Five Leaves 

Taco Stands around Bedford st. In Williamsburg!!

Manhattan
Elephant & Castle (French Toast at Breakfast) 

Katz Delicatessen in Manhattan (pastrami sandwich)

Il Labratorio del gelato across from Katz' (pumpkin and olive oil gelato)

Momofuko in Manhattan (pork buns were my favourite)

Oficina Latina in Manhattan (ceviche,paella and amazing drinks)

SHOPPING:

Brooklyn

Beacon's Closet

Buffalo Exchange

Crossroads

(all buy, trade, sell stores)

Brooklyn Charm (great jewelry charms)

Raised By Wolves

Manhattan

OAK

Assembly

LF Soho

Old mix. Newer one's to come!!

MUSIC OBSESSION OF THE MOMENT: LOCAL NATIVES

                                                                                                                                     photo by Kyle Johnson
A great find while at the Edward Sharpe concert ........Local Natives. I came in a little late and just caught a couple of their songs but I had to find out who they were. Now, fully immersed in their music I am hard-pressed to find a song of theirs that I don't like. Their song  "Airplanes" is highly addictive. Hope they come back to Toronto! 

EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS

Counting down the days until the Edward Sharpe show at the Elmo Combo.  I am in love with their song "Home" and their photoshoot for Flaunt magazine inspired by the 1970's cult, the Source Family. 

THE XX

Sorry for the lag in blog entries!! Just got back from a trip to Montreal. It was a long drive there and back but some new music on the ipod helped the time pass.

Here is my favorite new find...thanks to Kathryn. THE XX. Especially obsessed with this rexix by Jamie (eliza doolittle) from the XX.

COCOROSIE!!!!

I saw Cocorosie play at the opera house last week. It was the most captivating show I have ever seen. Sisters, Bianca and Sierra Cassidy gave a magical performance. They are widely eccentric in every way and their costumes and makeup tell a different story each time they perform. Bianca was sporting masculine garb, as she usually does, and her makeup drew resemblance to a raccoon. Sierra's neon outfit interacted with the black light that they had at he front of the stage. Her face was painted white with florescent pink highlights. She wore many a layers of colourful unitards with a gold bathing suit on top. It took me three songs to realize that all of the background beats were coming from one guy beatboxing. He was amazing too!!! If Cocorosie comes near you, I highly recommend going to see their show.

There is an interesting documentary called The Eternal Children featuring Cocorosie too!

DISCOVERY

Discovery is the brainchild of Ra Ra Riot singer Wes Miles and Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij. I have loved listening to them lately and can't get their songs out of my head. Hope you enjoy!