Didn’t you get the memo? Every Thursday join us from 6-9pm for 1/2 Price Happy Hour. It includes Top Shelf Drinks, All Beer & Wine, and Appetizers!

Just pay $5 at the door to get 1/2 off everything for 3 hours! Then stick around for our legendary Thursday Night Binge Party. Friday mornings are overrated anyway.

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So maybe Brewmaster Beau Baden, of Allentown and Bethlehem Brew, won't be there, but Brooklyn brewmasters will

OK, so I found out about this beautiful Brooklyn beer brewhaha through MeetNowLive.com user Stephen, who will be particpating in this local Brooklyn brewmasters’ battle (ok, enough with the alliteration). 

The rules are, there are no rules, except that you can’t actually make beer for money - you can only make it because you like to drink it and share your own brew with others.  If you were asking what there was to eat at this fine competition, have no fear.  There is also a cook-off among amateur chefs - and all of the food must contain - you guessed it - beer!!  $18 gets you a beer on the house from the bar and all the sampling you want. 

The audience along with celebrity judges will determine the winners.  Come out, get drunk (even off the food!), and support your local Brooklyn brewmasters, especially Stephen!  This all goes down (no pun intended - well, maybe it was) at Bell House in Brooklyn on Sunday, June 7, from 1-5PM.  Get tickets ahead of time!

J2M Events: Save the Stomachs

J2M Events invites you to “SAVE THE STOMACHS” a night of fun, cocktails and prizes to benefit the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America. Your $10 donation at the door gets you exclusive access to the upstairs VIP lounge which is reserved for our guests only, exclusive drink specials at the bar and complimentary appetizers.

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local brooklyn peeps chowing and boozing

So I have checked out the talented old school/dancehall DJ Juice E at Barrette, one of my local spots in Brooklyn.  She has a regular residency on Thursdays at Barrette and Sundays at Habana Outpost, but this Saturday is not to be missed.  From 12PM to 12AM on Saturday, 5/9/09, Habana Outpost is taking over South Portland Ave from Fulton to Lafayette in Fort Greene for a huge block party.  You can expect a mix of live music, DJ sets, fashion shows, and local cratsmen selling their wares.  DJ Juice E is spinning from 5-10PM.  For more details, here is the official press release.  Check it out!  See you out there….

Brownen Exter at Rockwood - photo by bob hyland

At some point tonight, I will find myself at Rockwood Music Hall for a great lineup starting at 8PM with an all-star jazz/lounge-influenced group called Hey Sailor! featuring Misty Boyce, Jamie Leonhart, Brownen Exter, and Saskia Lane - all excellent in their own right.  I am excited to see what they are like together.  After that set, stick around for Jesse Harris at 9PM and Dan Torres at 10PM.  See you out there…

MeetNowLive is now integrated with Twitter! Now, when you’re bounc’n around town using MeetNowLive Mobile to “broadcast” your location from your favorite bars and clubs, your activity is automatically posted on your Twitter account.

Just hit your Account Settings and click on the Twitter link. It takes about a second and you’re all set. Then just take MNL with you on your cell phone and hit the town!

(if you want to get really crazy, download the Twitter app to your Facebook account and your MeetNowLive activity updates your status on the go when your out partying all night)

Get to Mexico without the risk of the Swine Flu! The beginning of May always brings about reasons for drinking, whether it is because the weather is finally getting nicer (check), the horses you bet on the Kentucky Derby lost (mine will) or won (mine won’t), or because we the people of Los Estados Unidos love celebrating Cinco de Mayo with our Mexican hermanos.  No, it is not Mexican Independence Day, like many think, but the anniversary of Batalla de Puebla (which the Mexicans actually lost but still represents unity and patriotism).  This year more than ever, with the insane sensationalistic spreading of swine flu from Mexico to the USA, we all have a reason to drink!

Broadcast your location using MeetNowLive.com Mobile and get these great specials… Read the rest of this entry »

You could describe the Brooklyn based band, Longwave, as “Synth, Rock…Stylish and Atmospheric” or just simply “Awesome”. The band is back with a cohesive, symphonic sound that makes you wonder why you may not have heard of them before. Sure I could go into moribund details about how they used to open for the Strokes, had tons of personal squabbles and a disparaging encounter with RCA—but what’s the point. Just listen to their album and be appreciative that you do, know them now.
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By Jordan Noel, March 2009

OK, so after Free Beer Friday at Slane and In Flight Radio at Fontana’s, rush right over to the Bowery Ballroom for Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band’s set at 10PM.  It is a record release show for his latest effort, Brother’s Blood, which we will be reviewing shortly on MNL.  

I have seen Kevin play at smaller places like Pianos as well as Bowery, and while the intimate show was special, Bowery is his favorite room to play.  So I suggest you get on over there.  The show is sold out, but there are always people selling tickets in front of the venue.  Kevin is an great singer-songwriter with both catchy and insightful lyrics.  My favorite song, shockingly enough (not really), is “Brooklyn Boy”. 

The well-received opening acts are Brian Bonz & The Hot Dongs and The New Numbers.  Check them out tonight!  See you out there…

It is going to be over 80 degrees on Satuday people.  So air cast and all, I am going to be outside, damnit.  I found out that my friends’ band Bugs in the Dark is playing this outdoor music festival that the NY Magpies (Australia Football Club) throw every year in honor of the “diggers that tragically lost their lives in pursuit of their country’s freedom”. 

$25 in advance or $30 at the door gets you 6 bands, a bbq from Outback Steakhouse, and the option to indulge in various Aussie foods and drinks (yes please!).  

The sun, of course, is free.  All this goes down at Pier 66 on Saturday 4/25/09 from 1PM to Midnight.  See you out there…