Showing posts with label summertime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summertime. Show all posts

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Governors Ball 2012

Governors Ball--New York City's premiere summer music festival--heads into its second year this June with some notable improvements.  For starters, the location has moved from Governors Island to the more accessible Randall's Island Park.  This will create much smoother transportation to and from the venue and will also provide an unrivaled view of the Manhattan skyline.  Furthermore, this year's lineup boasts some of the biggest names in music today--artists like Beck, Passion Pit, Modest Mouse and Fiona Apple among many others--will perform over 2 unforgettable days without any overlapping sets.  This is almost unheard of, as most festivals involve the dreaded process of having to decide between bands you love playing concurrently.  Governors Ball has eliminated this annoying tradition so that you can see every band you paid to see.  On top of that, they have also extended the sales of advance tickets for two more days so you can save $20 by ordering yours between now and this Friday (4/20).  Last year's GB was one of the most entertaining events of the summer and 2012's is shaping up to be even better.  Don't miss out.

Click here for tickets.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

5 Reasons to Stay Indoors This Summer

Summertime used to be the season of re-runs. My, how things have changed. Nowadays it seems as though some of the hottest shows on TV debut during the hottest time of year. Here's my list of the 5 BEST Summer Series':

5.) Weeds
Okay, so we all know this show jumped the shark at the end of season 2, when Nancy--the pot-dealing suburban mom--got out of the stickiest of jams with the mother of all deux ex machinas. But guess what, I'm too invested in the characters at this point to stop watching. Plus, Andy Botwin is still one of the funniest fuck-ups in television history.

4.) Entourage (Final Season)
What were we just saying about sharkjumping? Again though, we care about the characters too much to allow this show's often stagnant--and always contrived--storylines bore us as much as they should. Plus it's every guys guilty pleasure and, it being the last season, I'm hoping for some unusually provocative plot twists. And boobs.

3.) Louie
The most hilarious comedian today is also the most cutting-edge. And the newest televised incarnation of Louie CK's sidesplitting hilarity holds nothing back. Is there nothing sacred? Fuck no. Aids.

2.) Curb Your Enthusiasm
I'll try not to get too excited about it, but this upcoming season is set in The Big Apple. Larry's coming home, BABY!!!

1.) Breaking Bad
Nothing can prepare you for the emotionally jarring, downward trajectory of Walt and his entire inner circle in the most superbly-acted and masterfully-written drama of our time.

Am I missing anything? Probably, but that's what the comments section is for!