· Robert Christgau, the Village Voice's terse rock critic, muses on the importance of being brief with fellow Voice jazz columnist Gary Giddins. Pitchfork, take note. [flavorpill]
· Slim pickins' in the closet? Regular-variety shopaholic? Check out "A Vintage Affair" at the City Opera Thrift Shop between 6-9. Becuse nothing says "this look is the new me" like rockin a bunch of clothes that dead people used to wear. [TONY]
· BlackBook magazine and Vulgar invade the inferno of hip (aka Happy Ending) tonight at 11. No cover gets you what you paid for: new wave, britpop and post-punk, all flowing freely from DJ and BlackBook EIC Aaron Hicklin. Between songs, try to pitch the hell out of him. [Happy Ending]