1| The Exclamation Point
2| The Battle for Brooklyn - The Cops Won
3| Mayday : Free Party in Tompkins Sq. : 4/30
4| UFPJ : Anti-War March : Saturday 4/29

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There are things you should not do. You should not drink, nor dance, nor play music at volumes higher than what the NYPD dictates. When the stress of the city burns inside, when the hypocrisy of this era overwhelms you, do not step outside, don’t ride in mass, and never celebrate the simple moments we share. This is the state of our city at the Exclamation Point.

As Bush shuffles his deck of Jokers, out with the old and in with the old, nothing changes. The war in Iraq rages on yet Rumsfeld says “we’re turning a corner” and nothing changes. A great American city is washed away by neglected levees, we cry on our tv sets and rage at the ineptitude but nothing changes. And as we search for Saturday nights of salvation we find nothing but contempt as super clubs and underground parties alike are shut down for the same petty violations. This is our city, we exclaim. We still have rights, we exclaim. Nothing changes. This is the state of our nation at the Exclamation Point.

But the warmth of the season is licking our imagination and the streets of this city look ripe for the taking. Some things do change and this is what we fight for: taking streets, riding Critical Mass, creating protest, and celebrating the art and wonder of the underground party scene. Things change as long as we exclaim our dreams in voice and action. This is life on the brink…

We are the Exclamation Point.

Tricia Romano on the big club raids:
http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/index.php?issue=0615&page=romano&id=72814&cid=15

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The NYPD Wins the Battle for Brooklyn

The Battle for Brooklyn started at 8pm with live music performance and outside Bar-B-Que. The weather was amazing, one of those intoxicating days when everyone simply wants to be out and alive. The performance became hotter as the night grew dark, with Beans and Vic Thrill throwing down stunning sets, Beat Boxer Entertainment shaking people with disbelief and Small Change riding the crowd with dancey beats in the back room. There were dirty carney games, the sultry hooka lounge and stunningly decked out tribes battling for the Key to Brooklyn.

But as we learned the hard way, the most powerful gang in Brooklyn is the NYPD and when they come to battle, they do *not* fuckaround.

This was our 6th event at this space, and the first one where we opened the doors full-force, without limiting the crowd by RSVP or other means. The hundreds and hundreds of you streaming through the streets raised the ire of the local police precinct, who raided the event at 1:30am, shutting it down by 2am with the help of the FDNY on account of “overcrowding”.

The boys in blue were officially awarded the Key to Brooklyn, but the rest is not history.

We are meeting with the local precinct to see if we can save the location and continue to do events there (unlikely). In the meantime we will be searching for a new location that can handle the thousands of you who want to drink in the nightlife unpasteurized.

You are the rockstars and the night is your stage.
This performance is far from over.

Quick and dirty video of the Battle for Brooklyn can be found at:
http://www.wildwildbrooklyn.com/battle

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The 8th Annual Free T.Square Park Party:

Blackkat Mayday 2006
sunday april 30th
(2-6 pm sharp! rain or shine)

Featuring:
frankie bones & lenny dee
grandwizzard theodore (the inventor of the scratch)
and johnny “juice” rosado

and your blackkat hosts:
jason bk, chrome, madaro
plus cx kidtronik

2-6 pm : Free
Tompkins Square Park
7th street btwn avenues a and b

Afterparty at Tonic
6 pm til late!
$10 or $5 w/ limited flyer available only at the park that
day

All the details are at: http://www.blackkat.org

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From United for Peace & Justice:

Join Us on Saturday, April 29, in New York City

Too much is too wrong in this country. We have a foreign
policy that is foreign to our core values, and domestic
policies wreaking havoc at home. The times are urgent and we
must act!

Assemble: 22nd Street and Broadway, 10:30AM onward
March: At noon down Broadway to Foley Square
Grassroots action festival: 1:00-6:00PM, Foley Square

Details: http://www.april29.org/

To the Undefeated,

Our nation has gone awry,
Brooklyn is falling away,
There are things worth fighting for,
This Saturday we battle for it all.

You and your tribe are invited to an event of hopeful hedonism. With a touch of bliss and a dash of bedlam we are re-awakening the classic Brooklyn Bacchanal. Because you know the power of simple things - the wild life, the relief of delirium, the community of the dance floor, choosing of risk over reason. In this era of illusion we find truth with the people we touch in the Wilds of Brooklyn. There are things worth fighting for.

The Battle for Brooklyn

This Saturday, April 15th
7pm through 8am
13 hours of lost inhibition.
Details: are here.

This is the first full on event to be hosted at our 9,000sqft. warehouse of the wild, filled with experiments in media, climbable sculpture and guerilla art along with massive sound (now with twice the bass), cheap booze, outdoor courtyard of moonshine and indoor mansion of mania. Funds from this party benefit Brooklyn based artist collectives mixing art, politics and decadence in an attempt to find meaning in an era on the brink.

Starting outside under the sunset with: 7pm Bar-B-Que and cheap beer with music by The Woes a 6 piece bluegrass band from the backwoods of Brooklyn, the legendary *Beans* the Shock City Maverick of Anti-Pop Consortium, then Beatboxer entertainment presents a five way battle of man-made sound and rhyme, followed by Vic Thrill & Saturn Missle shaking the loins of the lurid rock-fan and the Hungry March Band with big brass and shake-ass in the way we love it. Finishing with live song and accordion by Shawn Neutrino and Theodore Love. Come early for the grilled eats and performance.

In the room of Wood:
The continuing evolution of the Thomas Beale’s climbable sculpture plays host to several of Brooklyn’s favorite DJ’s battling with the classics ranging from deep house to wild breaks featuring:

LionDub vs. Babylon - with ragga jungle and dancehall Kimyon vs. DJ MSG - dirty detroit techno vs. chicago house dj Haj vs. Mikio [Dissorient/FreekFactory] - big beat breaks and the insatiable dj Chrome of BioTour.org fame. Plus an opening performance by Elliptical Ferns an organic electronic improvisation concieved by Adam Stranforth.

In the room of Brick:
$mall (c)hange vs. Peter Gunn - rare vs. classic Habitrail vs Nicholas Sauser - laptop vs. laptop Madaro vs. Amok - freetekno vs. breakcore Shortbus vs. Naked Slice - Oakland vs. Brooklyn drum&bass and a six am trance session with the Eye of Disorient.

Plus an exclusive performance by *Killawatt*:
JBK vs. CX on four decks.

Arrive with your tribe. Bring three or more like minds, wear matching costumes and create a name. Your crew will be competing with all other tribes for the Key to Brooklyn, a gnarled trophy created by the Madagascar Institute (plus a box of champagne). Competitions will be hosted by the circus cacophony of Pierre Pressure and the Motleys, Plus duels from Antimart, the interruptus/insultus by Action/Direction and the Danger Blender by the Madagascar Institute.

And even more intimate art in cozy places by Thomas Beal and will (nation), tribal body paint from C-Spot Designs, inflatable architecture by AK airwaves, the Brooklyn Shack by Danyell + Bunny and hookas by Balk Tick and Hooka Mike.

All this and more at Wild Wild Brooklyn
http://www.wildwildbrooklyn.com

313 Meserole St. on the corner of Bogart.
L train to the Montrose Stop and walk 3 blocks east.
The party is not visible from the street.
Look for our greeter to show you in.
If you know the secrets of our location, come directly to
the entrance.

$10 + free kiss of liquor for the tribes.
(Remember, you must be 3 or more in matching costumes and
an official name to be a “tribe”. You will be competing.
Play to win.)

The tribeless pay $5 more (no free liquor for you).

Tribal inspiration can be found at:
www.wildwildbrooklyn.com/battle
warriorsmovie.co.uk/gangs/
delza.alliances.org/taz/taz5.html

There are things worth fighting for.

Have you noticed? Brooklyn is slipping. The storefronts are getting cleaner. The buildings are getting taller. The rents are getting cruel and our culture is being repackaged and sold back to us at a premium.

This is a call to arms.

This is a call to defend the simple things: days of dreaming; nights of lust; big art in big spaces; dancing through dawn; fire and moonshine; kisses from strangers; indelible street art; raging dance floors; cheap booze; inspired artists; choosing risk over reason in a night full of fire as we explode our inhibition in the Wilds of Brooklyn. Against a world gone awry we find meaning in these moments of passion.

This is what we fight for.

More than a party, this will be the first full-exploration of what we’ve been building in our 9,000sqft. warehouse of wild. Expect doses of bliss with touches of bedlam mixed into a classic Brooklyn Bacchanal. We’ve been working tirelessly to bring back events that seemed to have died out, spaces where anything can happen and everything does. Hundreds of you have seen our space, but you haven’t seen anything yet. We are debuting two new areas to complete an experience deeper than anything we’ve presented before.

This is a gathering of tribes.

This event is about more than just you. This is about you and your tribe competing and conspiring in a battle of party pleasures and feats of daring. From welders to hipsters, artists and activists, roller derby girls and tall bike makers, MC’s and danger artists, groovers and rock kids and everyone in between, gather your self-defined posse, invent a name and matching costume (think: the gangs of the Warriors) and come ready to compete.

Throughout the night your tribe will be challenged to earn points in carney games and costume competitions, along with random awards for great dancing, drinking and spontaneous feats of fearlessness. At the end of the night, the most successful tribe will be awarded a box of champagne and the Key to Brooklyn, an intimidating trophy welded by Hackett from the Madagascar Institute.

Why?

Because when we look for excitement, we want feverish teetering on the brink of mania; we want to step over that edge in a way we will never return from. On this night Brooklyn is a metaphor for the grit that we miss, for nights full of fire, for the anything-is-possible. This is what is worth fighting for.

This is the Battle for Brooklyn.

The full invite and performer listings will be sent at the end of the week. Expect four live bands from raging rock to conscious hip-hop to big marching brass, and a dozen dj’s playing hip-hop to electro to classic house to breaks to the lofi techno that leaves you damp.

Saturday April 15th
7pm to long past sunrise @ the Wild Space
313 Meserole St. on the corner of Bogart St.
3 blocks from the Montrose stop on the L train.

$10 with your tribe (plus a free kiss of liquor)
$15 for the tribeless

For inspiration see:
www.wildwildbrooklyn.com/battle/
warriorsmovie.co.uk/gangs/
delza.alliances.org/taz/taz5.html

Feel free to forward this invite to friends.
Gather your tribe, full details will be sent Thursday.

1| Rabid Rock : Friday
2| Bushwick Art Project : Art/Party : Saturday
3| The Battle for Brooklyn : Saturday : April 15th

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Rabid Rock for the Cheap/Fun : Friday

Our friends “The Kissers” are in town and in exchange for a
place to crash, they are playing a cheap show for us. This
is a small gathering for the rockfan, featuring the Kissers
[ thekissers.com ], Vic Thrill & Saturn Missile [ victhrill.com]
with dj Jimmy Jackson pulling wax to make you dance.

Only $5 to get in, cheap beer for the boozy & dark corners
for the seducers. @ the Wild Space, 313 Meserole St., you
will not be able to see the party from the street, look for
the sign for info on how to get in. http://www.wildwildbrooklyn.com

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[ Note: The event below will be the most fun you can have
this Saturday. It is hosted by the Bushwick Art Project and
is a fundraiser for their neighborhood wide art festival
coming in June. Their last party drew over 1,000 artstars
and hipsters from across the city. Now with our support and
use of the Wild Space they hope to blow out even further
with the best electronic artists in the city. This event
will have you up way past sunrise. ]

BAP Presents:

10+ Hours of Live Electronic Music, Electro Rock, Hip-Hop,
Minimal Techo, Djs and VJs from LA Chicago to Montreal and
beyond. This community deserves it’s own Festival, so we’ve
put this together to raise the funds to make it happen again.

Featuring two stages, 14+ Live Acts, International DJs, VJs
, a surprise guest, and late night brought to you by
LOFT-N-SPACE , this event will be explosive, genre-defying,
and, at a mere $10 donation, unmissable.

Details:
http://www.bushwickartproject.org

This Saturday : April 8th
Live Music: 8 pm - 2 am
DJs: 2am ’till Sunday Afternoon

@ the Wild Space, for directions see:
http://www.wildwildbrooklyn.com
313 Meserole St, Brooklyn NY, 11206
L train to Montrose, walk three blocks

Price:
$10 donation

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Saturday April 15th : The Battle for Brooklyn

This will be the first full-on event at the Wild Space.
Imagine one part beauty + one part bedlam + three parts
bacchanalia (this is not for the faint of heart).

It’s no secret Brooklyn is slipping through our fingers.
The outsider soul of the borough is being squeezed by
yuppies, babies and boutiques. On this night we reclaim
our home with danger art, huge music and elements of the
unimaginable.

This event will be a gathering of the tribes, competing
in feats of the fabulous and acts of daring. There will
be live bands outside, loin shaking dance inside (twice
the bass!) and entire new areas of danger art and challenges.
You will need a tribe, a touch of sunshine, the kiss of
liquor and the stamina to win the *Key to Brooklyn*.

More details will be released this weekend.
Mark your calendar for Saturday April 15th.

Alive and livid in the face of a,
Complacent Nation