• The beautiful, carefree life of the Northside volunteer.

The Northside Festival is less than a fortnight away, and boy are we excited? Yes, we are. And from the looks of ticket sales, you guys are too—early bird-badges are sold out, and advanced badges are going just as fast. But we wanna let you in on a little secret—you can hang out with us at the Northside Festival, with your very own badge, for freesies. Just become a volunteer! Each volunteer gets a free badge ($70 value) in exchange for three four-hour shifts of work throughout the four days of the festival. Volunteers will be needed June 15-19.

What’s Northside and why should I volunteer?
Northside is a four-day festival that takes over venues, studios, and the streets of Williamsburg and Greenpoint. This year has four components: music, film, art, and ideas. Mainly, volunteers are responsible for managing the door at every show to make sure that the proper number of badgeholders is allowed inside each venue, but trust us when we say there are about a gazillion other positions available. If you’re into art, come help out at Northside Open Studios. If the cinema is more your thing, we’d love to see you at our Film Festival at indieScreen (did we mention Rosie Perez will be there?). Volunteers can also be in charge of helping out at Northside headquarters, assembling giftbags, and stocking green rooms for bands. Oh, volunteering also guarantees that you’ll have an awesome time at the festival and be part of something amazing. Guaranteed!

Some volunteers from past festivals have cultivated relationships with us and gone on to be L Mag interns, writers, and collaborators with us on other events. We want to open the same doors for you!

What does a badge get me?
Your badge will grant you access on a first-come, first-served basis to every show taking place during the festival, in addition to all Northside ideas, art and film events. You’ll also be able to walk into tons of local bars and restaurants that will be offering discounts to badge holders on food and booze.

How do I sign up?
Please send an email with your name, age, dates and times you’d be available (if you don’t know that’s just fine), and what aspect of the festival you’re interested in helping out with to northsidevolunteers@thelmagazine.com. We will review your application and get back to you regarding the dates of our orientation sessions.

Please let us know if you’ve volunteered with us before. Veterans are always welcome!

See you in a couple weeks!

A few weeks ago you and I and the rest of Brooklyn attended the second installment of Audiophile, our Spring concert Series at the Brooklyn museum, featuring a night of free Brooklyn Republic Vodka and music from MEN and Savoir Adore. Not only do we have photos of all the pretty people at the event, but we have this amazing video as well! The next and final installment of Audiophile takes place on June 10 and features the beautifully behatted Theophilus London. Until then, Brooklyn.

The Northside Festival is less than a month away, and boy are we excited. And from the looks of ticket sales, you guys are too—early bird-badges are sold out, and advanced badges are selling going just as fast. But we wanna let you in on a little secret—you can hang out with us at the Northside Festival, with your very own badge, for freesies. Just become a volunteer! Each volunteer gets a free badge ($70 value) in exchange for three four-hour shifts of work throughout the four days of the festival. Volunteers will be needed June 15-19.

What’s Northside and why should I volunteer?
Northside is a four-day festival that takes over venues, studios, and the streets of Williamsburg and Greenpoint. This year has four components: music, film, art, and ideas. Mainly, volunteers are responsible for managing the door at every show to make sure that the proper number of badgeholders is allowed inside each venue, but trust us when we say there are about a gazillion other positions available. If you’re into art, come help out at Northside Open Studios. If the cinema is more your thing, we’d love to see you at our Film Festival at indieScreen (did we mention Rosie Perez will be there?). Volunteers can also be in charge of helping out at Northside headquarters, building giftbags, and stocking green rooms for bands. Oh, volunteering also guarantees that you’ll have an awesome time at the festival and be part of something amazing. Guaranteed!

Some volunteers from past festivals have cultivated relationships with us and gone on to be L Mag interns, writers, and collaborators with us on other events. We want to open the same doors for you!

What does a badge get me?
Your badge will grant you access on a first-come, first-served basis to every show taking place during the festival, in addition to all Northside ideas, art and film events. You’ll also be able to walk into tons of local bars and restaurants that will be offering discounts to badge holders on food and booze.

How do I sign up?
Please send an email with your name, age, dates and times you’d be available (if you don’t know that’s just fine), and what aspect of the festival you’re intested in helping out with to northsidevolunteers@thelmagazine.com. We will review your application and get back to you regarding the dates of our orientation sessions.

Please let us know if you’ve volunteered with us before. Veterans are always welcome!

See you this Summer!

This past Friday, we put on our dancin’ shoes and dancin’ ponchos (because we have them) for the second installment of Audiophile, our spring concert series at the Brooklyn Museum. It should come as a surprise to exactly no one who’s ever been to one of our events, or to any event, really, that an extraordinary amount of vodka (compliments of Brooklyn Republic Vodka) was consumed. Savoir Adore kicked off the evening and MEN brought it home. You should have been there; hopefully you were. Definitely don’t miss the next one, on 6/10, with Theophilus London. Check out our facebook for the full schedule of bands.

Tonight, join us at the Brooklyn Museum for the second of our three-part concert series Audiophile. We’re kicking things off tonight at 7pm with the lovable indie-pop songs of Savoir Adore then MEN will get everybody moving with their sharp lyrics, big beats and infectious dance hooks. Don’t you love them? We do too. Come drink and dance and look at cool art with us!

And, if you’re of age, we’ll be serving up complimentary cocktails courtesy of Brooklyn Republic Vodka from 7 to 8 pm, making those 60 minutes truly the happiest hour on earth.

This event is free with museum admission. Check out the rest of the acts we have lined up at our facebook page.

Have a drink, take a peek, and get ready for some amazing music. See you there!

This Friday, join us at the Brooklyn Museum for the second of our three-part concert series Audiophile. We’re kicking things off this Friday at 7pm with the lovable indie-pop songs of Savoir Adore then MEN will get everybody moving with their sharp lyrics, big beats and infectious dance hooks. Don’t you love them? We do too. Come drink and dance and look at cool art with us!

This event is free with museum admission. Check out the rest of the acts we have lined up at our facebook page.

Have a drink, take a peek, and get ready for some amazing music. See you there!

• The Secret Science Club concurs: ghosts are real.

You are cordially invited to the last ACT 4 of the season, our after-party series with The New York City Opera. ACT 4 is a fourth ring cocktail bar and lounge serving signature libations and featuring special guest performances from all cultural corners of the city. Each event is programmed to tie-in to a production during the season, providing a scintillating experience to keep the night going for culture seekers who want to keep the party going after the curtain falls. Admission is free with your ticket to the opera. Tickets are as low as $12.

Tonight, join us for a performance of Seance on a Wet Aftertoon and enjoy a special post-opera experience with The Secret Science Club. When the Seance is over, the Secret Science Club emerges with ghost-busting grooves and haunting experimentation. Special guests include Neuroscientist and composer Dave Sulzer, who will create music from brainwaves, while physics presenter David Maiullo combats the supernatural with a sledgehammer and pipettes. Opera guests will get their brain poked a little while helping themselves to Jack Daniels cocktails for our guests of legal drinking age to enjoy.

Check out the ACT 4 website to check out past acts, photos, and more. This is the last ACT 4 of the season and you won’t want to miss out. Buy your tickets, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter, grab a drink and get cultured. We’ll be waiting on the 4th ring.

It’s been almost a fortnight since we hosted the first Audiophile, round 1 of our spring-fever’d concert series at The Brooklyn Museum. Guests sipped on Brooklyn Republic Vodka, bobbed their heads to New Villager, then crushed hard on MNDR. When you watch the video, you’re going to see how fun it was, and you’re going to ask your computer screen when the next concert is at this magical Prospect Heights venue. Well you’re in luck, because this computer screen has answers; come on down to our next Audiophile on May 13th to see MEN and Savoir Adore then again on June 10 for a performance from Theophilius London. Check out our facebook for more updates and maybe you’ll be in our next video. Dreams can come true.

This past Friday, we kicked off Audiophile, our spring concert series at the Brooklyn Museum. Lots of people came, lots of people danced, and lots of people drank the free vodka. New Villager brought down the house and MNDR set our ears on fire. You should have been there, don’t miss the next one. Check out our facebook for the full schedule of bands.

Tonight, join us at the Brooklyn Museum for the first of our three-part concert series Audiophile. We’re kicking things off tonight at 7pm with the synth-ly sultry sounds of MNDR and New Villager. Don’t you love them? We do too. Come drink and dance and appreciate Brooklyn art with us!

Enjoy cocktails compliments of Brooklyn Republic Vodka from 7 to 8 pm. This event is free with museum admission. Check out the rest of the acts we have lined up on our facebook page.

Doors open at 7. Please RSVP to audiophile@thelmagazine.com.

Have a drink, take a peek, and get ready for some amazing music. See you there!