According to New York magazine’s Intelligencer blog, Ryan Schreiber–editor-in-chief of the indie-snob barometer Pitchfork–has moved to Brooklyn, a bustling new city-state that’s sorely lacking in music writers. Welcome, Ryan! Here’s our quick guide to just some of your 718 musical amenities:
Southpaw A relatively new live-music venue that has hosted many, many Pitchfork-despised bands.
The Hook Another relatively new live-music venue that has hosted many, many Pitchfork-despised bands.
Sound Fix Williamsburg record store where clerks will nudge each other upon your entrance, trying not to stare.
The corner of 8th and 12th Alley where 3/4 of the Cold War Kids are waiting with a sock full of nickels.
Pitchfork Chief Moves to Brooklyn (Finally) [Daily Intelligencer]
You forgot to pick a river where we’ll dump the body.
and Union hall, the formidable hipster Disneyworld that houses you-wish-you-knew-them-first local acts and the douchebags that pretend they did.
With a bit of grooming, he too could have a Dick In A Box beard.
I heard it was a potato-sack filled with Gideon Bibles that Cold War Kids had waiting for him. They were going to chant, “irony” while bludgeoning him to an unseemly death. Sadly, the fools didn’t realize that every time you chant “irony” in Brooklyn, another hipster dies. They’re gonna’ lose their entire fan base.
I don’t even know what that last post means!
Also, apparently Sound Fix is Brooklyn’s number one place to buy the Arcade Fire album according to ims from annoyed employees.