With NY Design Week now officially underway, we will be on the lookout for WILD sightings that lure us beyond sleek design showrooms and white cube repositories. Design should ideally be by the people and for the people – at [...]

An essential component of performance preparation for the Swaai Boys is procuring just the right amount of plants to decorate the stage and later flourish in the studio. Before its show last month at Williamsburg’s Public Assembly, the surf rock [...]

We hung around (literally) with Slow Magic for his show at Glasslands in Williamsburg. With his electronic/pop and energetic stage presence, Slow Magic truly knows how to start a dance party. He grabbed a ton of attention at SXSW this [...]

The last time I saw Jamie Lidell perform, the electro-soul artist had just moved to Nashville and was getting acquainted with his new city at a tiny venue accurately called The Basement. It was about a year after the release [...]

“It took me a few years to find my design voice,” Mary Meyer explains, sitting in the back room of her Bushwick, Brooklyn boutique, stock and unfinished projects organized throughout. We’re talking about her new Spring 2013 collection, and how [...]

Boom! The gust of color explodes on her body and a million particles of vibrant red are floating through the air. She starts laughing and hurls a cloud of sunny, bright yellow at her friend. Music is playing in the [...]

Fresh from a successful run of shows at SXSW, Haerts fêted the official release of their debut single “Wings” at a sold-out show at Brooklyn’s Cameo Gallery. Based in New York, the quintet brings together members from Germany, England, and [...]

Name: Hsuanya Seen: Bedford Ave., Brooklyn Occupation: On Break WILD Wish: To travel to the moon.

Name: Marissa Occupation: Film Student Seen: N. 8th St., Brooklyn WILD Wish: To become a director while continuing to write short stories. I also want to make board games.

London’s Citizens! made a splash last year with their debut LP Here We Are, brimming with confidence and catchy choruses–just try getting “Reptile” or “(I’m In Love With Your) Girlfriend” out of your head anytime soon. The indie rock quintet is sharp and stylish [...]

It’s hard to believe, but it was just a year ago that Django Django made their American debut at Brooklyn’s tiny Glasslands Gallery. The Londoners are now on their third Stateside jaunt, and on March 6, they played the first [...]

Name: Liz Occupation: Marketing Director Seen: South Elliot Place., Brooklyn WILD Wish: To retire in a yurt near Mayan ruins.

Name: Paige Occupation: Poet Seen: No. 7th St., Brooklyn WILD Wish: To tend the land with my Sicilian ancestor 300 years ago and then break bread.

  We caught up with the bi-coastal-based Javelin as they rocked out Shea Stadium in Brooklyn in support of their upcoming album, Hi Beams. Take a peak, and have a listen their new single, “Nnormal.” For those writhing in anticipation, [...]

In her new documentary, director Emily Kai Bock hits the streets of New York with some of the hottest underground hip-hop talent du jour. “Spit Gold Under An Empire” features up-and-comers like Angel Haze, Mykki Blanco, CJ Fly and The [...]

Name: Claudia Occupation: Creative Director Seen: Wooster St., Brooklyn WILD Wish: To go to Thailand.

Been down to Bed Stuy lately? If so, you may have noticed several billboards spanning bus shelters in this gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood. Each board addresses the ubiquitous ways in which racism continues to permeate the structures of our culture, lifestyle, [...]

Name: Chloe Occupation: Actor Seen: Bedford Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn WILD Wish: For it to be summer again.

Every Sunday, before opening up the small Brooklyn cafe/wine bar I work at to subsidize my Brooklyn based writer lifestyle, before foaming up the organic milk for the lattes of young professionals brunching on their weekend off, before tripping over [...]

Name: Sheila Occupation: Writer Seen: Bedford, Williamsburg, Brooklyn WILD Wish: To have a my novel published.

Who: Jesse Barnes; Yvonne Ambrée a.k.a. Take Berlin Where they were born: J: Cleveland, Ohio; Y: Berlin, Germany Where they live now: J: Brooklyn; Y: Little bit of Berlin, little bit more of Brooklyn What they do: J: Music, composer/guitarist, etc.; Y: Sing [...]

Name: Zen Occupation: model/ artist Seen: Williamsburg, Brooklyn WILD Wish: Dive with the whales.

After almost nine years, the Domino Sugar Factory still stands as a tarnished industrial landmark overlooking the East river in Williamsburg. To many, it is a symbol of Brooklyn’s character and a reminder of its sweet past. To others, it [...]

Photo by Nick Cope The view from the Green Painting studio above Fairway Market in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The image was taken on October 29th at 8:15AM, just before high tide.

The graphic design studio, mgmt., based out of Brooklyn, NY delivers a wide range of creative image-driven projects. From clients spanning all walks of life (such as Al Gore and the royal family of Thailand), mgmt. has carved quite an [...]

Food brings people together in a way few other things can. This, says the team behind the organization Artfully Unforgotten, is the reason why The Recyclers’ Urban Farm and Garden exists in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. The garden is [...]

In honor and in awe of Sigur Rós‘ last night’s concert at Prospect Park’s Bandshell in Brooklyn, we are delighted to introduce the just released new video Ryan McGinley has directed for the band. The video of the song Varúd [...]

“When you start a band do you imagine how it will end?” asks Chuck Klosterman to James Murphy. The simple answer is no. In the LCD Soundsystem documentary, “Shut Up and Play the Hits,” chronicling the band’s final 48 hours, [...]

A young girl plays in an open fire hydrant on a hot afternoon in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, July 1.   Photograph by Holly Dutton

Thursday Armed with tiger masks and face paint, Niki & the Dove got Northside Festival off to a good start. Though their album Instinct doesn’t come out in the US until later this year, they’ve already built up a devoted [...]

Couples wait in line in to obtain marriage licenses, register a Domestic Partnership, have a civil Marriage Ceremony, or have a private religious or civil Marriage Ceremony elsewhere in the Marriage Bureau Offices of Brooklyn City Hall in downtown Brooklyn, [...]

A little bit of Scandinavia arrived in New York last week, as We Are Serenades came to town in support of their recently-released album Criminal Heaven. At the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, the band was joined by the Aviation Orange [...]

The city of Derby in England is not exactly a hip-hop Mecca, but on Monday night legendary New York emcee, Masta Ace, braved the cold wind and the pouring rain to perform an intimate show to a bunch of dedicated hip-hop [...]

Name: Ronald Occupation: Stylist Seen: Greenpoint WILD Wish: To find my one true love.

Who: Member of the family of light Erik: Norse pagan name meaning “Eternal Ruler” Bucci: Italian surname originating in the Provence of Forli c. 1350 AD Where: Brooklyn What he does: Communicator, explorer and philosopher Photo by Britt Kubat What [...]

WILD favorites Lily and the Parlour tricks have had a fit of March madness. Just after releasing their clip for “The Poison Song,” these city kids hit the road down to Austin for the music pilgrimage that is SXSW. The band’s [...]

Avid readers of The WILD’s blog should know red-headed singer Anna Haas by now: she’s a Nashville-born fiery blues-rock singer-songwriter whose powerhouse belt, unpredictable antics, soulful piano playing and honest lyrics have placed her in a category with the likes [...]

Who: The Bones of J.R. Jones Born: Syracuse Resides: Downwind of the East River What he does: Musician Photo by Nolan Conway What’s on his mind today: Um. I suppose a number of things…if it’s ever gonna snow. If there’s [...]

Live from the Shangri-La Studios in Brooklyn, St. Vincent puts on a dazzling display of art rock in this 4AD Session. Led by the breathtaking Annie Clark, the band play four tracks in support of their critically acclaimed 2011 release, [...]

One of New York’s most precious gems in music are a collective of eclectic and innovative dudes that produce all of their own music. They’re young artists who create a sound that is a mixture of live music and old [...]

Ever thought what would happen if Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder and George Clinton form a three-way? The answer to that is pretty close to Brooklyn, homebase to Midnight Magic, a sensational 9-piece unit whose sound is all about an authentic [...]

There’s always something special about girl groups, whatever genre they might be in. It could be their flare for fashion (good or bad), their songs about boys, sisterhood and relatively random every-day topics, their sweetness, rawness or straight-forwardness…or all of [...]

The self-titled debut album of Indie outfit The Drums was one of last year’s pleasant surprises. Their steady beat and interesting mix of upbeat beach pop fantasies with darker, introspective songs provided the ultimate soundscape for many youngsters in 2010, [...]

In 2004, our neighbors to the north proved that their reputation for being polite and peace-loving does not prevent them from truly rocking out. This proof came in the form of Death From Above 1979, a Toronto-based band that took [...]

It’s been five years since we last heard from dance-punk favorites The Rapture. Their third album, 2006′s “Pieces of the People We Love“, brought them critical acclaim, lots of new followers and several festival gigs, not to mention having their [...]

Who: Monica Sharp; born in Houston, Texas; DJ Where: Brooklyn, New York What she’s currently working on: A few vocal tracks and events and trying to finish this mix Ive been procrastinating on for months. What she thinks there is [...]

Its that time of year again! The 2011 Fort Greene Festival will commence this Saturday, June 25th. It is a festival created to celebrate Fort Greene Park and maintain it’s culture, community and beauty. ConEdison and National Grid help sponsor [...]

Artists are usually out-of-the-box people, and David Antonio Cruz is way up there with the greats in that respect. This Brooklyn resident and Yale graduate is easy to drop the influences that surround his haunting and beautiful work, best explained [...]

Within the past few years a new sound has been introduced to the genre of indie rock. Rogue musicians have started to use their classical training to produce boundary-pushing, genre-bending new ways to make melodies, and have found a surprisingly [...]

Who: Whitney Pozgay, Designer/CCO and founder of WHIT Where: Brooklyn, NY What’s on her mind today: West Texas. We just got back from a road trip there for a wedding and I am obsessed. Cannot wait to go back to [...]