Archive for September 2010
Fiddler in the Rough, Part Four Nonfiction by Daniel F. Levin
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: September 30, 2010
- In: Essays
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[Our weekly literary section appears on Thursdays. This month, we've been serializing Daniel F. Levin's account of his summer directing Fiddler on the Roof at a camp. If you missed Part One, Part Two, and Part Three, catch up before you read today's dramatic conclusion] PART 4: Exit the Queen I don’t mean that the [...]
The Age of Ads: Online Music
Posted by: Peter Lillis on: September 29, 2010
Who out there actually still purchases music? Be honest. Artists work their ass off for you, and you give them album leaks and full discography torrents in return. Why not try to be a little more legal/respectful? Today, the FC brings you a breakdown of some of the best places to get your tunes online, [...]
FP Top 5: No-H Jons
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: September 29, 2010
- In: FP Top 5
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(Our Weekly-ish Wednesday Countdown) It’s no secret that, here at Frontier Psychiatrist, we’re really into guys named Jonathan. True, we don’t count any No-H Johns (or NHJs for short) among our staff or contributors, but we count many among our favorite contributors to the culture at large. For example, Brooklyn’s top NHJ, Jonathan Ames, is [...]
Frontier Cyclist, vol. 21 – Bikes and School
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: September 28, 2010
- In: Bikes
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September air, sunny and chilly, makes me remember being 15: jockeying for friends, limitless possibilities, hormones. This year I realized that biking in New York is a lot like high school. (For one thing, the boys are always showing off.) The hierarchy of a city street is as mysterious, delicate, and deadly important as the [...]
Ask a (Frontier) Cyclist – To Gear or Not to Gear?
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: September 28, 2010
- In: Ask FP
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[Frontier Psychiatrist is busy dealing with (other people's) psychiatric issues this week. Today, we offer a special bicycle edition of our weekly advice column.] Dear Frontier Cyclist, I know you’re supposed to change gears if you’re biking up a hill. Do you switch to higher or lower gears? I’ve tried to experiment, but no matter [...]
Frontier Gastronomy: Holy Basil!
Posted by: Frontier Gastronomist on: September 27, 2010
Rice noodles are a beautiful canvas for spicy, boldly-flavored sauces of Southeast Asia. Alone, the noodles taste bland, but add a bright sauce and they are the perfect delivery system for the hot, the sour, the salty, and the sweet. Some folks are scared of rice noodles since they are a two-step process: they are [...]
The Hundred in the Hands – Just the Two of Them
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: September 27, 2010
The Hundred in the Hands recently released their eponymous debut, which is now streaming in its entirety for free on Spinner. In lieu of a regular review and because we love lists, here are our Top 10 reasons to enjoy this record: 10. They are a duo. Two-man bands are all the rage this year, [...]
Frontier Mixology Vol. 21: A Man Walks Into a Bar…
Posted by: Roddy Rickhouse on: September 24, 2010
- In: Drinks
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Hopefully by now, Frontier Mixology has featured some cocktails that have captured readers’ fancies. Perhaps some of you, however, have been stymied in your attempts to make these cocktails out of concern that your home bar is not up to snuff. Hogwash! What’s needed to make great cocktails at home is rather modest. How then [...]
Mini-phemera Friday, vol. 24: Season Premiere
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: September 24, 2010
Lots of content today (Ra Ra Riot concert review this morning, Mixologist on the way), so we’ll spare your eyes the wisdom of our wickedly witty prose and go straight to the music: *As discussed in last week’s Fall Preview, there is a shitload of music coming out over the next couple of weeks. Two [...]
Ra Ra Riot at The Bowery Ballroom
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: September 24, 2010
- In: Concerts
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Lead singer Wes Miles dominated Ra Ra Riot’s performance at the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, the second of four consecutive shows in New York. Slightly built and slightly bearded, Miles filled the (nearly) full house with the power of his high-pitched voice, somewhere between Sting and Bono with a touch of Bon Iver. At times, [...]
