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A couple weeks ago, Matty did something that seriously impressed the hell out of me. Well, I’ve been meaning to write about this since I did it on Saturday, but I came damn close to matching Matty’s majestic feat when this past Saturday I decided at relatively the last minute to do a 12-1/2 hour,Continue reading “ONE SHORT, BUT NOT ASHAMED”

They really don’t need hype from me, what with other sites giving them a big push, but in case you’ve been under a slightly small rock or don’t read any of the true music blogs out there, you really should know about World Leader Pretend, a band from New Orleans playing a free show tonightContinue reading “THIS IS NOT A MUSIC BLOG BUT … TONIGHT SEE WORLD LEADER PRETEND”

Wow. I had a pretty great weekend, and I meant to write about it today (since it was full of movies among other things …) but I didn’t get around to it. Instead, I find myself tonight saddened by the news from Hollywood that one of the greatest writers/screenwriters in history passed away on Saturday.Continue reading “R.I.P. ERNEST”

What? Who says it’s now July? Oh, the calendar. Big deal. As far as I’m concerned, this is still my June series of Gothamist Interviews, and today’s is a great one. Tony winner Bill Irwin, currently appearing in the great production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? now running at the Longacre Theater. I hadContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: JUNE DAY 5 — BILL IRWIN”

When I moved to New York in Oct. 1996, I knew basically nobody. I had one friend with whom I had worked in LA a few years earlier. We weren’t that close at the time, but I could legitimately call her friend. Then I knew this couple who were friends of another friend: the womanContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: JUNE DAY 4 – ROBIN I. SHANE”

Today is the inauguration of a new (and likely short-lived) feature here on Out of Focus, one called (stay with me), “This is not a music blog but….” I’m not going to suddenly try to start giving people info on the hot new bands because there are so many others out there more in theContinue reading “THIS IS NOT A MUSIC BLOG BUT … GO SEE THE PICTURE”

Hey, we’re back. Yay, no? And we’re here all week, natch! Today’s Gothamist Interview is with a guy named Tim McHenry who is the director of programming for the Rubin Museum of Art. What’s that? Like me you’re a little slow on the uptake and have never heard of the Rubin Museum of Art? ForContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: JUNE DAY 3 — TIM MCHENRY”

Last week I went to see A Streetcar Named Desire with Natasha Richardson and John C. Reilly at Studio 54. Tennesse Williams has long been my favorite playwright, but I’ve been incredibly unlucky when it comes to seeing good productions of his great plays. In this case, Studio 54 is just too big a spaceContinue reading “IF ONLY THIS STELLA HAD ENTERED WHEN CALLED”

So as I mentioned before, Monday kind of got away from me. So did the entire weekend. How did it fly by like that? I’ve been meaning to mention my last visit to the Beekman Theater and the gorgeous night in Prospect Park seeing hearing Stars and The New Pornographers. Plus all the stuff IContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: BELATED NOTES FROM THE WEEKEND”

What is it with these days right now. Today just flew by, and nothing got done. I mean, OK, this interview got up, but look at how late I am with this post. And besides, I’m sure you’re all wondering: “It’s Monday yet it’s day 2 of Aaron’s Gothamist Interviews?” That’s right. Did you forgetContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: JUNE DAY 2 – FRANCESCA KAPLAN”