Iāve been following Juan Wuaters (The Beets) solo efforts for a few years now, and he continues to stay in rotation. His new album Real Life Situations (Captured Tracks) explores multiple genres and was made during isolation in 2020 quarantine. Favorites are āLocuraā and āPresentationā.
life changing stuff i beg and plead for everyone to listen to him. favs are someone asked me how i've been, romance esl, and concentrate. i will die before i stop talking about these tracks.
Amazing experimental/flow songs. Nathan Phillips is the main guy behind this project. I think he's been a really underrated musician for quite a while. His old project The Winston Jazz Routine is amazing. Seems like this newest record is getting the most press of any of his projects and it's really cool. I also recommend Big Bend's last record "Radish."
I know all these other recs were calming and mindful, but I thought I would put this out there cause Iām crazy obsessed. Iāve been his BIGGEST fan for a couple of years now, and knowing thereās more music coming up is the light of my life. If you have a minute, go listen to his new song basic being basic. If you have more than just a minute I would recommend listening to his other albums twenty twenty, and decide. On a broader note, go find new music! A fresh playlist always cheers me up.
Brian is one of the hardest working street film photographers in New York City. I love his ability to curate photo carousels with linear narrative themes. He captures authentic moments that happened just behind you. His work is a reminder that New York is alive and odd in all the right places when you arenāt looking. Sometimes when he leaves the Fantasy office in Williamsburg, he walks to Harlem just to take pictures along the way. Iāve seen some of his unreleased projects and youāll be doing yourself a favor if you follow along too.
Thereās simply no other Key Lime Pie. Whenever Iām in Red Hook I always stop by Steveās for a cup of coffee, pie to go, and a walk down the pier. I try to bring a Steveās pie to functions and birthdays with friends. Always a crowd pleaser. Go get some pie!
I was renting a house upstate around Ashokan Reservoir and stumbled on this almond butter at a local grocery store. Itās nothing but almonds! The branding is terrible but itās the best almond butter Iāve ever had. Itās not too creamy or thick, filled with fine chunks of fresh almonds. When I returned home it was hard to find, so I ordered a case online. If youāve never tried a dollop of almond butter on a spoon and with a single green grape ā Iāll see you on the other side.