Many many years ago I took a trip to Olympia, Washington for the purpose of seeing the rock opera The Transfused. I stayed in Olympia for ten days and had a great time (The Transfused was awesome and Wynne Greenwood sat next to me during the show and offered me a stick of gum,) but the highlight of the trip was walking down some random street and seeing Rachel Carns, formerly of The Need, walking towards me toweling her wet hair, having just ... Read More

Friday night: Get dressed up for the coolest fashion show ever! Saturday: Bust a move to hot live tunes w/ Hip Hop royalty!  House of Yes       342 Maujer St. between Waterbury and Morgan You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this video Friday, April 30th:  NEW FAUX performance fashion show Showcase of NYC's most ground-breaking designers and performers turning the runway into a fantastic stage ... Read More

Get Slammed at the Strand FREE! 07:00PM - 08:00PM   Come help BUST celebrate National Poetry Month with an evening of spoken word by the top female performance poets. Hosted by : Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz (BUST writer and author of Everything is Everything)   Performances by: Amber Tamblyn (Bang Ditto) Patricia Smith (Blood Dazzler) Rachel McKibbens (Pink Elephant)   Click for More ... Read More

She & Him, the beautiful, magical music duo comprised of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, are going on a summer tour after a string of successful shows this year at Coachella and SXSW.  The tour will be in support of their critically acclaimed sophomore album, Volume Two, which debuted at number 6 on the Billboard Top 200. Volume Two has been on repeat at the BUST office, and we can't wait until our June/July music issue, which ... Read More

Our writer Aurora Montgomery went to the Elvis Perkins in Dearland show at the Bell House in Brooklyn last week and fell madly in love with the band. (One member in particular.) Here is a review of the show that got Aurora so twitterpated: Elvis Perkins took the stage sans In Dearland (his accompanying band) and started strumming an acoustic guitar and singing quietly into his microphone. The room was dark, the crowd was quiet and ... Read More