A pattern seems to be developing here. Choire Sicha, previously editor of Gawker, and current Los Angeles Times columnist and proprietor of The Awl, wrote a blurb for Tina Brown‘s The Daily Beast: Smart People Recommend. The premise being having an insider in their field offer one recommendation. Spending his days online, Choire wrote: When you find an entrancing Web site that offers something valuable, exciting, and nearly impossible to get—and for free!—it’s like finding a unicorn in a barn full of bleating goats. In the interest of sharing the magic, I give you: Awesome Tapes from Africa, an anonymous and irregularly updated blog which features fantastic, gorgeous music in mp3 form from Zambia, Kenya, Morocco, Angola, and Egypt.
We couldn’t agree more. Awesome Tapes from Africa is an incredible blog. That’s why this May, 92YTribeca hosted Brian Shimkovitz, the man behind ATfA, for a rocking night of music from his blog. WNYC arranged to record the full set of music, you can check that out here.
But that’s not all. Yesterday, Gawker.TV, their new video website, let their readers know about the ”Best Web Shows You Haven’t Been Watching: Wainy Days.” Again, 92YTribeca was all over that six months ago, hosting Wainy Days creator David Wain and others for a live night of Wainy Days. Wain also sat down with fellow comedian Katie Lazarus to film a short video with us in anticipation of that upcoming show.
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Upcoming events at 92YTribeca:
Film: Los Angeles Plays Itself: Nov 21
Chuck Prophet–CD Release Show: Nov 27
Comedy Below Canal™: The Liar Show: Dec 3
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