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StndAIR Flies Again

When I told you last week that Sunset Beach was back for the season, I also mentioned that I would have some more news. More »
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TO DO: Hot Jazz Band, Hot Sardines, Heads to Bar Marmont

In their West Coast debut, one of The Standards favorite jazz bands, Hot Sardines (a frequent player on Top of The Standard) will be playing at our sister restaurant, Bar Marmont, in Los... More »
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A-Trak Meets Fafi in The Carmine Vault

This Wednesday May 23 at Le Bain, Parisian artist Fafi celebrates the release of her first comic book The Carmine Vault (Rizzoli). The party will be hosted by Fafi’s New York Crew: the Mob... More »
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Summer at Le Bain Is Close at Hand

The Standard Summer begins on Memorial Day Weekend! Starting Friday May 25, Le Bain will be open every day from 2pm. Join us for a cocktail, a sunset, a bath and a dance. Bikinis are welcome and... More »
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Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio Celebrates His First Solo Record at Le Bain

Friday May 25, Le Bain joins forces with hot label Greco-Roman to celebrate the release of Baio’s first solo record Sunburn. On top of being the bass player of one of America’s... More »
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This Sunday at Le Bain, Tyler Pope Bombs The Bass

This Sunday at Le Bain, Nouveau York presents Prince Language and Tyler Pope, the bass player of LCD Soundsystem and Chk Chk Chk (!!!) - probably two of the best indie dance bands of their time.... More »
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MOTHER'S DAY: Give Her the VIP Treatment at The Top of The Standard!

The Top of The Standard is laying down the gold-speckled carpet this Sunday with a special dessert and champagne pairing menu created by Chef Frederik Aquino. Just so you know, if you buy a... More »
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Monroe on Stage, Silver Lake Shopping, Rubell's Recent Acquisitions

NEW YORK Encores! presents this 1949 musical, based on the novel by Anita Loos, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Leo Robin. Megan Hilty (“Smash”) stars as Lorelei Lee, the... More »
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Everybody Frieze! The Standard Heads to The Art Fair at Randall's Island

It’s going to be a beautiful weekend for art. Frieze Art Fair (a London exported collection of 180 contemporary galleries from around the globe) is up and running on Randall’s... More »
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Le Bain Is Teed Up for T.E.E.D.

His name is Orlando Higginbottom but is better known as the one-man dance machine, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (or T.E.E.D. for short). Son of an Oxford University music professor, the... More »
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Downtown for Democracy's Pocket Guide to Politics Launch

• “Artists and their acolytes gathered atop The Standard Hotel yesterday evening to celebrate, naturally, progressively inclined participatory democracy … The raison du... More »
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The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature Hits NYC

Mark Twain once said, “Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.” We put up with a lot of things over here at The Standards, but one example of our... More »
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TO DO: Head Gas, Surf Art & Polo

NEW YORK “Head Gas” is the first New York exhibition by Italian-born, Berlin-based artist Enrico David. Over the past twenty years, David has produced a body of work encompassing... More »
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Wolf + Lamb Fever This Saturday at Le Bain

This Saturday, we are honored to have Zev Le Wolf taking control of Le Bain. As one half of Wolf + Lamb, Zev has been a key influence in the New York dance music scene for over a decade. Now... More »
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Masahiro Mori Pigs at The Standard Shop

The Far East has always been a revered destination on my list of global adventures. Specifically, Japan. Its mysticism and Zen philosophies draw me closer to it every time I delve into the... More »
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TO DO: Cornell West, Tavis Smiley & The Lost Gatsby Movie

NEW YORK On Friday, the brilliant, ever-entertaining and ever-outspoken Tavis Smiley and Cornel West are going to discuss their new book, “The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty... More »
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INTERVIEW: MNDR Loves Some Truck-Stop Swag

This Wednesday, April 11th stop by Le Bain to hear DJs MNDR, Safety Scissors and Prince Terrence, who are currently on tour with The Ting Tings. We quizzed MNDR about her inspirations and... More »
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The Chromatics 'Transmogrify' Le Bain

The Chromatics’ were at Le Bain Monday night performing from their new album Kill for Love. Apparently, from the reviews below, they “transmorgified” the room and shattered... More »
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Susan Kirschbaum Gets Her Friends Naked: Richard Phillips & Theaster Gates

Weekends in New York can often be more hectic than the weekdays. How does one find time for those out-of-the-way, been-meaning-to-check-out “things?” Luckily, freelance reporter,... More »
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A Diplo-Style Book Party at Le Bain

Last Saturday at Le Bain, Milk Gallery and Mad Decent joined forces to celebrate the release of Diplo’s photo book 128 Beats Per Minute: Diplo’s Visual Guide to Music, Culture and... More »
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ART: The Last Days of Kurt Cobain

As crazy as it sounds to those of us who remember it, today is the 18th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s passing. Jesse Frohman was one of the last photographers to capture the Nirvana... More »