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Will Oldham, Craft Beer, and Bars’ Backyards

April 27, 2015 No Comments

On Saturday evening, I staked out a spot at the Williamsburg bar Spuyten Duyvil, ordered a pint of beer, and waited for Will Oldham to show up. The occasion was a release event for an EP and a particular brew that served as a collaboration between Oldham, the band Watter, and Baltimore’s Stillwater Artisanal, a craft brewery who’ve done a handful of collaborations with musicians, including Lower Dens. The band, Bonnie Stillwatter, was doing a lightning round of appearances, stopping […]

Bites

Afternoon Bites: Will Oldham Interviewed, Moby-Dick Marathon Recapped, “East Village Eye” History, “The Infernal,” and More

November 17, 2014 No Comments

In our afternoon reading: an interview with Will Oldham, a review of Mark Doten’s debut novel, a recap of this year’s Moby-Dick Marathon NYC, Airbnb gets into publishing, and more.

Bites

Afternoon Bites: Marlon James Interviewed, Cookie Mueller, Raymond Pettibon Baseball Cards, Will Oldham, and More

October 7, 2014 No Comments

Checking in with Marlon James, thoughts on Will Oldham’s discography, a review of Martin Amis’s new novel, a new book about Cookie Mueller, and more.

Bites

Morning Bites: Michael Robbins, 5 Under 35, Sarah McCarry Interviewed, Eula Biss’s Latest, and More

October 1, 2014 No Comments

Thoughts on new books from Michael Robbins and Eula Biss, notes on the 5 Under 35 honorees, Will Oldham recommends films, Sarah McCarry talks with the Other People Podcast, and more.

Bites

Morning Bites: Nora Ephron’s Books, Amanda Petrusich on 78s, Chris Abani, Courtney Maum Interviewed, and More

July 10, 2014 No Comments

The surreal side of science fiction, an excerpt from Amanda Petrusich’s look at record collectors, interviews with Courtney Maum and Kyle Minor, and more.

Bites

Afternoon Bites: Brontë in Miniature, Lonnie Holley’s Art and Music, Will Oldham’s Beer Songs, Bowie Collaborations, and More

March 14, 2013 No Comments

“Perhaps best known as a visual artist, Holley began his artistic endeavors in the late ‘70s as a sculptor, carving two gravestones from scavenged foundry stone for his young nieces who had recently died in a house fire. He branched out into painting and found-material collage, using discarded scrap metal, wire, wood, and whatever else he was able to haul. A creative polymath, Holley released Just Before Music in November 2012 on Dust-to-Digital, his first recorded work to see the light […]

Bites

Afternoon Bites: Guy Picciotto Interviewed, Shane Carruth Returns, Will Oldham’s Soundtrack, and More

November 29, 2012 No Comments

Guy Picciotto was interviewed by Daniel Ralston for The Low Times. Mira Ptacin talked with Katherine Boo. Fans of Will Oldham, surfing, or gender studies may have an interest in this documentary… The Asian American Writers’ Workshop is holding a conference next month. Lindsey Zoladz on the first of Bikini Kill’s reissues. Jerry Saltz looks at Glenn Beck’s forays into the art world. (Spoiler: he is unimpressed.) Slate spotlights the overlooked books of 2012. Alissa Guzman on Now Dig This! Art […]

Events

Vol. 1 Brooklyn Presents Two Events: The Greatest 3-Minute Book Stories AND the Release Party for “Will Oldham on Bonnie “Prince” Billy

August 14, 2012 2 Comments

Oh God, where did the summer go? Are you even ready for the autumn? We’re trying to prepare, and that means we’re bringing you two really big events that might help us all better deal with the season change up.