Take it to the beach in May as Bamboozle returns to Jersey's Asbury Park for its 10th anniversary. This year they're bringing back the Skate and Surf Fest, offering up $10,000 for the best B-Boy, and pulling in nine stages of musical acts you won't wanna miss.
The biggest night of year is fast approaching and it's time to start making those New Years plans. NYE in NYC is always a spectacle and with it falling on a Saturday night this year, you can bet that the stakes are going to be that much higher. MetroWize has the goods on where you should be when the ball drops. Check it out.
Whether your liquor of choice is whiskey, vodka, or gin, upgrade from your usual after-work brews to embrace the lure of cocktail culture. Here are our favorite cocktail hot spots to get you started.
Forget Bonnaroo and Coachella for 2011. Some of the best music festivals much closer to home. New York is bursting at the seams with great music events all year long. Here are a few of our favorites.
City Bakery's 19th annual Hot Chocolate Festival offers a month-long menu of cocoa flavors, ranging from new takes on traditional to totally wacky.
NYC's best wine shops offer free, regularly occurring tasting events, conveniently timed around your after-work commute. Quit perusing cool label art, and let your taste buds do the deciding!
Don't want to stay put on your couch for the big game this year? Check out this Metrowize-approved list of restaurants and bars in NYC, offering up worthwhile Super Bowl parties for those seeking larger screens and louder camaraderie.
Bring the past into the present this week in NYC with a 90's grunge-themed prom party or a screening of "Die Hard" introduced by its main villain. Then, work off the week's frustration with a DUMBO gallery walk, a free, steamy salsa party, or an all-night DJ event to welcome the lunar new year. And if that's not enough, check out our top 5 live music picks, too!
Because NYC is such a renowned melting pot of ethnicities, the city is also home to some of the most authentically-prepared ethnic food in the United States. In this Metrowize-approved guide, learn which are the best neighborhood "pockets" to sample some of your favorite global cuisines.
Live music lovers can look forward to a solid mix of offerings coming through New York City this month. From a wild Girl Talk mash-up event to a surfy Californian double bill of Best Coast and Wavves, there's plenty of party happening in February to warm up your winter.