Written by Phaedra Pinkston Arising NYC poet Puma Perl newly released poetry book, “Knuckle Tatoos” accounts the artist’s exploration from the hard knocks of self liquidation to personal fulfillment. The Brooklyn native grew up being inspired by the beatnicks of the 1950s and keeps busy performing open at open mic nights in lower Manhattan and postings on her … Read more
BY STEPHEN WOLF Recently, on a cloudy spring afternoon a slender and stylish woman dressed customarily in New York black (with a bit of color beneath her coat, of course) sipped black coffee and gazed with amazement and a tinge of regret across Bryant Park. A Downtown girl (Bronx-born but on Bank Street for the … Read more
Written by Phaedra Pinkston After meeting the late jazz drummer and band leader Buddy Rich, New York City local Tommy Bayiokos began playing drums professionally at the age of ten. Through the years, Bayiokos has studied with Kim Plainfield of Drummers Collective New York for almost ten years as well as performing with the Jack … Read more
By Phaedra Pinkston Emerging modern dancer Adi Kfir is a recent graduate of New York’s own, Dance New Amsterdam. Originally from Israel, the versatile performer is proficient in various dance forms such as ballet, modern dance, contemporary dance, as well as release and contact improvisation. Kfir maintains her craft through persevereance, passion, and discipline. It … Read more
by Phaedra Pinkston Staten Island, New York vocalist/guitarist Dorian Spencer can be seen performing live around New York City making the commutes around town a little bit more relaxing for the always-on-the-go New Yorker. Originally born in Puerto Rico, the self taught musician was greatly impacted by musical legend Jimi Hendrix additionally, all of Spencer’s … Read more
Sam Shepard’s new book of stories, Day Out of Days, is a romp through the highways of America, through the personal history of the narrators, as well as through the historical past of the many areas of the States that the highways touch and pass through, that is often as brutal and violent as it … Read more
SUSAN SHERMAN INTERVIEWED BY BONNY FINBERG BF: Why do you think so many activists become less directly involved in political activism as they get older? Some, like Tom Hayden have entered mainstream politics, others have maintained a revolutionary stance in response to politics and the world at large, but many have retreated from the front … Read more
An Interview with André Martinez-Reed: “Homage to Artists” André Martinez-Reed, besides being a percussionist with Cecil Taylor in his early years, is also a painter as exhibited at the Henry Gregg Gallery in DUMBO, Brooklyn, from January 28 to March 15, 2009. His show entitled “Homage” is a reflection of inspired portraits of various friends, … Read more
BF: Why do you think so many activists become less directly involved in political activism as they get older? Some, like Tom Hayden have entered mainstream politics, others have maintained a revolutionary stance in response to politics and the world at large, but many have retreated from the front lines. Where are they? What are … Read more
Mario Vargas Llosa Travesuras de la niña mala/The Mischiefs of the Bad Girl Lectura en la 92nd “Y” de Nueva York 15 de octubre de 2007 Por Linda Morales Caballero Mario Vargas Llosa, el escritor hispano-peruano de reconocida trayectoria dio una lectura de su más reciente novela Travesuras de la niña mala el día 15 … Read more
