Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!

We've loved seeing your costumes on the street this weekend & we thought you would like these decked out pups at the annual Dog Halloween Parade at Tompkins, our neighborhood park.

Come by and show us some pics of your costumes in case we missed you this weekend!

Happy Halloween!

Tiny's

pop culture poppin' 

neighborhood roots

we love kitchen humor

and food humor...

 the winner!

All pictures via Jim Kiernan via New York Mag.

Friday, October 29, 2010

LES Weekend Guide.


Happy Halloween!! This is one of our favorite holidays and we can't wait to see everyone's costumes this weekend! Come in and show us what you got or send us pictures of your Sunday's best. Our weekend guide is dedicated to spooky spaces as there seem to be an abundance of local spins this year. Come by before to line your stomach or after to calm your spirit (in costume please!).

Eat well,

Tiny's

Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Gore free but still ever so creepy haunted house.
The Steampunk Haunted House at the Abrons Art Center/Henry Street Settlement will be active all weekend in their 100 year old space. Encounter Victorian macabre meets terrifying robots at this fresh take on the classic haunted house experience. You're sure to be spooked, so we would recommend a visit our way after the terror fest to calm your nerves and fill your bellies. Friday & Saturday 8-11pm; Sunday 6-9:30. Tickets $25, $10 students. 466 Grand Street at Pitt St.

image via Abrons Art Center

Friday
the living installation at ABC No Rio.
Artist Michael Alan will perform an edition of his ongoing exhibition "The Living Installation" (occuring 6 times a year) at ABC No Rio with the them BLACK AND WHITE/The Misfits. A tribute to both the punk band and the punk roots of the space itself. The happening will take place over the course of five hours and, most importantly, will be taking place a short block from the sandwich shop. 156 Rivington St. b/t Clinton & Suffolk.

photo via Michael Alan


Saturday
a candlelight tour in an 19th century home.
Walking through a darkened home with a group of strangers sounds scary enough to us, but make that home the Merchant's House Museum a.k.a "Manhattan's most haunted house", a preserved familial home from the 1800's, with a tour led by staff members who have personally encountered the inexplicable and the paranormal, all by candlelight, and you have the ingredients for a downright spooky experience. Tours run every half hour from 6-10pm on Friday & Saturday. $25, $13 for members. 29 E. 4th St. b/t Bowery & Lafayette. 

photo via Merchant's House Museum

Sunday
the old standby.
What would Halloween in New York be without the annual Village Halloween Parade? Between the crowds, the costumes, and the revelry it is an unforgettable marathon of a Halloween celebration. This year's theme of memento mori is sure to cast a morbid spin on the typically outlandish affair. Pack a Tiny's picnic and report back with photos for us! 6:30-10:30pm, 6th Ave. from Spring St. to W.16th St.

photo by Q. Sakamaki 

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

A tune for Tuesday.



This week's tune for Tuesday is dedicated to our man Tom Petty as he celebrates his 60th birthday this week (and can we talk about the scene at the Live Aid concert in 1985?!). Our neighbors at the Bowery Ballroom will be holding their annual Petty Fest celebration this Thursday with Special Guests: Adam Green, Norah Jones, Will Forte & Jason Sudeikis of Saturday Night Live, Nicole Atkins, Nikolai Fraiture of the Strokes, Catherine Pierce, Jesse Malin, Tyson Ritter  of the All American Rejects, Reeve & Zane Carney, Jody Porter of Fountains Of Wayne, Sammy James of the Mooney Suzuki, Steve Schiltz  of Hurricane Bells & Longwave, Antony Ellis of Five O'Clock Heroes, Mikki James, Hymns and many more. Join in on the epic celebration and be sure to fill us in if you make it over, otherwise we may just have to share a jam to Free Fallin' in the shop over some sandwiches. 


Eat well, 

Tiny's




Friday, October 22, 2010

LES Weekend Guide.


It'd be tempting to only focus on CMJ events this weekend, but there are, as always, plenty of interesting/fun/adorable/enlightening events to be endeavored in the LES, so we thought we would offer a little bit of both this weekend. Have fun running around in this perfect Autumnal stretch, and stop by and fill us in on all of the fun that you had.


Eat & play well,


Tiny's


FRIDAY
CMJ happenings.
The enchanting London based songstresses The Smoke Fairies will bring their bluesy ballads to the Living Room tonight, with additional sets by the Fieros, Beau Jennings, JD Southern, and more. Doors at 8:30



FRIDAY
CMJ happenings.
One of our all time favorites, Dean Wareham (formerly of Luna) will be joined by the Crocodiles, Wakey! Wakey!, Brian Bonz and the Major Crimes, James Vincent McMorrow, and Young Buffalo for a showcase at the The Bowery Ballroom that is sure to be a can't miss. Doors open at 6pm. 6 Delancey Street between Bowery & Christy.




SATURDAY
animation nation. 
Eric Drooker, former LES Street artist tuned professional illustrator will be giving a lecture at Blue Stockings Books called "Art is a Weapon". Join him as he shares excerpts of his work, beginning at 7pm, $5 suggested donation. 172 Allen Street.


Drooker with Alan Ginsburg






SATURDAY
dogs and costumes, oh my.
The Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade kicks off Saturday. All are welcome for this celebration of dogs, Halloween, dress up, and the Lower East Side. Join them at 12pm at E.9th Street between A & B. 



SUNDAY
CMJ windown...
Head over to Pianos on Sunday as they join forces with the CitizensMusic for a day long extravaganza of shows. It is the perfect CMJ parting gift/exit strategy. The music starts at 2pm and will go on throughout the day. 158 Ludlow Street.


Tuesday, October 19, 2010

A tune for Tuesday.



CMJ is upon us! There is so much good music and so many good shows to be enjoyed in the nighborhood from our favorite tiny venues The Cake Shop & The Living Room to the larger Bowery Ballroom & Mercury Lounge. One of our favorite Brooklyn Bands Neon Indian will be playing at The Bowery Ballroom as a part of their CMJ Music Marathon series. Catch them and a slew of other bands on the 23rd.

Eat Well,

Tiny's 

Friday, October 15, 2010

LES Weekend Guide.


FRIDAY
living in memory.
Catch the remaining days of I Live My Thoughts at the Laurel Gitlen Gallery where artists Bianca Beck &
Josh Brand will have paintings, photographs and assorted memory jugs by anonymous American artists through the 24th of October. View the press release here. Located at 261 Broome Street.


SATURDAY
surf tunes & garage bands.
Our neighbors at Cake Shop (as you know, one of our favorite music venues) are hosting Hunx & His Punx (the lo-fi vintage garage inspired rock band that is our current obsession) this Saturday. Doors are at 8pm with a $10 cover. 152 Ludlow Street.




FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY
vintage duds.
Kiki de Montparnasse welcomes back LA vintage retailer Decades Two for another East Coast pop up shop extravaganza, see what all of the fuss is about and snag some killer vintage wares this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Located at 79 Greene Street.



SUNDAY
community get down.
This Sunday join our friends and neighbors at the Henry Street Settlement  for their annual community day celebration. Beginning at 3pm, they will be hosting an afternoon of free festivities ranging from music & dance to BBQ & raffles, all taking place at the Abrons Art Center, located at 466 Grand Street.






Tuesday, October 12, 2010

A tune for Tuesday.


Brought to you by the Bowerbirds (playing down the street tonight at The Bowery Ballroom). This video for In Our Talons reminds of 90's era music videos (in the best possible way).

Eat well,

Tiny's

Friday, October 8, 2010

Menu Spotlight.


If a salad and a sandwich were to shack up, the Veggiest of Them All would most likely be their offspring. Think of it as a portable salad with a whole grain bread wrapper. This sandwich delivers a fresh explosion of crunchy, juicy, bright flavors ranging from the sammy classics (spinach, sprouts, tomato & onion) to the rich & creamy (avocado & Goddess dressing) topped off with cucumber, carrots, and roasted red peppers. Add cheese or turkey/tofu turkey for just a little bit extra and your belly will thank you.

Eat well, 

Tiny's

veggiest of them all


photograph by Robyn Lee

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

A tune for Tuesday.


This week's song is dedicated to John Lennon's birthday on October 9th (he would have been 70). Our neighbors at The National Underground (159 East Houston) are celebrating this Saturday at 11pm with their very own John Lennon Birthday Party.

Eat well & shine on,

Tiny's

Friday, October 1, 2010

LES Weekend Guide.

This weekend the neighborhood offers some especially special prospects, check out our best of's, below.

Eat well, 



Tiny's


Friday & Saturday
Fear and Loathing in the LES.
Sunshine Cinema's Midnight Movies are one of our favorite things to attend after closing up shop (with smuggled in snacks from the restaurant in hand, of course) and this weekend we are especially excited that they will be featuring Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas! Tickets are 9.99.

Saturday
A reimagined landscape.
The Drawing Center and Cooper Union are hosting an exhibition of renderings from the planning phase for the Lower Manhattan Expressway. See how dramatically the city that we know would have been transformed had this unfulfilled project of Robert Moses era urban planning come to fruition. Beginning at 2pm at the Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, The Cooper Union (7 E.7th St., 2nd Floor).


Sunday
Dance the weekend away.
At 2pm on Sunday you can dance the remainder of the weekend away at The Hotel on Rivington (our swanky neighbors just down the block) at the Verboten Presents Soul Clap + Nicolas Jaar dance party. The play list promises house, disco and soul. Sounds like a good time to us!