Labor Day Brunch

I enjoyed the best brunch I've had in a loooong time at Egg in Williamsburg over the weekend. Located on North 5th Street, this teeny spot emphasizes locally grown "artisanal ingredients" on their menu, meaning everything was fresh and scrumptious-looking. The wait was lengthy, but well worth it.

I ordered the Eggs Rothko- brioche, egg over easy, vermont cheddar and candied bacon. YUM!

image via A Passion for Food.

Taking Woodstock

I had high hopes for Taking Woodstock. To start, its directed by Ang Lee. Meryl Streep's daughter is involved. The subject matter is one of the high points of our country's musical history.

Unfortunately, it failed. Boring story line and poor casting in Demetri Martin. What's worse is that there was no discernible soundtrack, which is baffling to me.

FAIL.

Kings of Atlanta

Southern gentlemen of Pistolero

I went to see Dali's Elvis last night at The National Underground. First of all, that place kind of sucks- expensive beers and an extremely inattentive sound staff.

Dali's Elvis set was awesome. I especially loved the amped up versions of Velcro Suit and Sundried, probably because usually I hear them play acoustically and things are much more mellow.

We stayed for Pistolero's set afterward and I'm wicked glad we did. Their stuff sounds like a cross between Kings of Leon and Blind Melon and The Traveling Willburys. I can't wait to see them again this Saturday at The Hudson House.

Yellow House - Pistolero

New 'Do

I'm getting my hair cut next week and have started to shop around for some hair inspiration. Here are my favorites so far:

Sharin Foo of The Raveonettes

Leila Moss of the Duke Spirit

Ok, I know its messed up for a grown adult to want to emulate the style of a teenaged girl, but isn't Taylor Momsen's cut adorable?

Bad Medicine

My girlfriend Shana celebrated her birthday last night at an intriguing new spot called Apotheke. After wandering around Chinatown, we finally found it behind an unmarked door on the dark side of the street. Apparently in past lives the space has been an opium den and an opera house, information reflected in the bar's decor.

I ordered a delicious starfruit champagne cocktail from the "Health and Beauty" section of their apothecary. Champagne has health benefits? As if I needed an excuse to drink more!

Rock me like a hurricane

Not even Hurricane Danny could stop two of Maine's most beloved musical exports from bringing down the house at the first annual Machigonne Music Festival this past Saturday night.

After wrapping up their own set (which included Pop Trash!), the Rustic Overtones stayed on stage to act as Ray Lamontagne's backing band. The line-up featured a big gorgeous string section, sweetening the sound of my favorite Ray songs like Jolene and Hold You In My Arms.

Ray was even more handsome than I remembered from seeing him in Boston when he was touring in support of Trouble and I loved that Rustic's Jon Roods played an upright bass. Most songs were down tempo and wicked romantic, a fact that did not go unnoticed by the scores of couples PDA-ing all over the place (vom).

The show was a perfect end-of-summer treat, especially considering I was with some very dear friends. Thanks for a great night girls!

I <3 Ronson

I want F21's faux leather shorts (above) so I can bite Charlotte Ronson's style (below, middle).

Party pic via Refinery 29.