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Butchers of Sky Valley, an Indie Rock/Blues duo from New York, is identified by sexy, raw guitars and brooding, crooner vocals.  Bridging a classic rock sound with a cutting edge appeal, their songs could be compared to the likes of The Black Keys, ZZ Top and Queens of the Stone Age.  

Their new single “Get Loose” b/w “It’s Not The Pale Moon That Excites Me” is a prelude to their forthcoming album anticipated to release in early 2013.  The single is currently out digitally (on Itunes, Amazon, Spotify and Google Play) while the physical 7” vinyl (w/download card) will release on November 13, 2012 via Heeled & Heavy Records.    

Butchers of Sky Valley will be previewing the album in its entirety at their Single Release party this week, November 14^th at Fig. 19 where the 7” vinyl will be available (in addition to the stores listed below).  Check out the Facebook invite for more details.

The 7” vinyl is available in the following stores across Manhattan and Brooklyn:

Manhattan

Academy Records                    415 E 12th St             New York, NY 10009

Rebel Rebel                            319 Bleeker St             New York, NY 10014

Village Music World                197 Bleeker St             New York, NY 10012

Generation Records                 210 Thompson St        New York, NY 10012

Tropicalia in Furs                     304 East 5th St           New York, NY 10003

Brooklyn

Academy Records Annex        96 N 6th St                  Brooklyn, NY  11211

Heaven Street                       184 Noll St                    Brooklyn, NY  11206

The third annual “Next Big Small Brands Contest” is being held in Brooklyn on the 27th of March in which one of six finalists will be chosen as winner. The winner receives all the ingredients that they need to launch their brand into the major leagues. Filmmaker Liza de Guia from food.curated has produced a video for each of the six finalists; explaining their story and the food they love to make.

Have a taste with these two videos of Dandelion Chocolate in San Francisco and Pie Corps from New York.

(Via Serious Eats)

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Who loves art in NYC?  WE DO!! 

You’re invited to a collective art show curated by Bklyn Haus at the We Create NYC co-working and gallery space.  INDOOR // OUTDOOR is a celebration of vibrant colors, texture, and all life that surrounds us. The importance of our well-being and happiness within our working setting is profound. Through the art of five local artists we channel the energy of our environment creating a workspace ripe for inspiration and creativity.

The exhibition features art from Aaron Kreiswirth, Ian Trask, Markus Bradley, Katie White, and Julia Colavita.

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THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN TO ALL, JOIN US FOR GREAT ART & COMPLIMENTARY WINE!  RSVP (not mandatory) here.

Thursday 22nd March 2012

7:00pm-9:00pm

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Take a look at Brooklyn based Green Street’s new video for “Abundance” featuring Cavalier, from their critically acclaimed album, Endless Summer. The video was filmed in the traditional town of Asakusa in Tokyo, during their November 2011 tour of Japan. You can head to DJBooth to get your free copy of Endless Summer too.

Visit Green Street’s website to see where you can catch them next.

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Come and join the Backwards Beekeepers of New York City on Monday, February 27th at 8:30PM for a bee-licious cooking demo of wax processing. There will also be a bee trivia with prizes.

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We’re excited about this month’s all female line-up for BKLYNhaus‘NY Content Meetup at Loosecubes Thursday, February 23rd.  From Huffington Post, Squidoo and The Jar Group, these women are experts in their field; smart and savvy speakers you should be sure not to miss.

RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/NYContent/events/50931342/

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Introducing this month’s speakers:

Bianca Bosker  

Senior Tech Editor, Huffington Post

Bianca is of the content-creating elite!  Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Far Eastern Economic Review, Fast Company, Conde Nast Traveler, and the Oregonian, among other publications. She is the co-author of a book on the cultural history of bowling entitled Bowled Over: A Roll Down Memory Lane and a graduate of Princeton University. Twitter time: @bbosker

Lauryn Ballesteros

VP Sponsorship, Squidoo

Lauren is a partnership, business development and marketing ninja that loves to create high level partnerships with people interested in making a positive impact on the world. A regular contributor to UpMarket, SponsorsWin and her blog where she generally tauts being yourself, authenticity and bravery as it pertains to marketing, sales and creativity.  She also twitters:@heylaurynbee

Kendra Clarke

Analytics & Information Architecture, The JAR Group

Part tech-nerd, part writer, Kendra focuses her day to day in the ever-important worlds of analytics and information architecture atThe Jar Group.  Go ahead, follow her: @maybeimkansas

BKLYNhaus just completed another project supporting the human capital in our fair Brooklyn.  This video was produced in support of the New York University’s Center for Urban Science & Progress (CUSP) to be built here in Brooklyn.

Help Brooklyn grow as a hub for creativity and innovation.  Watch and share this video!

Thanks for watching the video produced by BKLYNhaus and please help spread the word by sharing it.

Tweet this link dum.bo/NYUCUSP to @MikeBloomberg @NYCMayorsOffice @NYGovCuomo @MTAInsider @NYCEDC @NYUPOLY with the hashtag #CUSP. 

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If you aren’t already wowed by the food in Brooklyn, then 3rd WARD will now definitely be playing a major role in changing your mind.

As part of New York City’s incubator network, 3rd WARD just introduced its new culinary incubator. The incubator will offer great classes in culinary subject areas such as traditional food preparation, modern technology, drinkmaking, urban agriculture, and health and nutrition; giving both small business owners and “cook-ies” a chance to hone and improve their skills. Check out the classes’ catalog on the 3rd WARD website. 

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What is politics? Why do we have it? What is the relationship between politics and metaphysics, politics and economics? How do we understand the body politic and the politics of the body? 

The Brooklyn Institue for Social Research is having its inaugural class “Politics of the City I: Plato and Aristotle” TOMORROW night. Students will get a chance to examine the foundation of political philosophy in reference to both ancient and modern urban life. Head to the Brooklyn Institute’s website for more information and to enroll.

The class starts TOMORROW (Tuesday, January 31st), from 7-9 PM in the back room of Building on Bond (corner of Pacific and Bond). There will be an informal cocktail hour after the class, giving you a chance to dig even deeper into the subject.

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(MaryKate Maher - Carin, 2011)

Don’t forget the BRIC is holding The Bricoleurs: the 4th annual From the Registry show and Figured starting TONIGHT, January 26-March 3, 2012.

The exhibitions will be taking place at the BRIC Rotunda Gallery, the contemporary art space of BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn

33 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Tel: (718)683-5604

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