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The Pierces Live on Top of The Standard

The Standard Sounds Music Series had the Pierces up to The Top of The Standard, New York the other night. The beautiful sisters drew in a packed house who gently swayed to their mellow... More »
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Ai WeiWei's Sunflower Seeds

We at The Standard hotels are big proponents of the arts. You know this. Art is what keeps the world on its toes and in constant contemplation of its surroundings and inner workings. The... More »
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The Wurst Blows Up with D'Ruse.

This Friday, The Wurst gang is back at Le Bain with the emblematic Beg to Differ and Dave Robertson, aka D’Ruse. Dave has been part of Soho808, one of the most exciting project emerging... More »
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Bet You Can’t Guess The Standard Shop’s Top Selling Items

Admit it. You love a good set of stats, although apparently not as much as you enjoy figurines and smoking. Check out these sales numbers from The Standard Shop in New York. The number one... More »
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The Standard, New York Won the A.I.A. Award and It's a Really Big Deal

Christ on a Cracker, we won! Every year The A.I.A. (The American Institute of Architects) honors a handful of projects around the United States and you won’t believe who they picked... More »
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Tonight belongs to Eli Escobar.

This Saturday at Le Bain, Eli Escobar takes control of Night People while the rest of the crew is out of town. A New York native who lives ‘for the night and the music’, Eli is just... More »
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Meet Todd Edwards Face to Face.

This Friday at Le Bain, Let’s Play House presents the legendary American producer Todd Edwards. Todd has been a key producer in the dance music scene since the early 90’s with a... More »
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New Year's Eve In Retrospect

It’s four days after “The Eve” as I like to call it, and I’m still trying to recover from the madness that rushed through my world. New Year’s Eve isn’t for... More »
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Song of the Week: "Thirteen Thirtyfive" by Dillon

Our music expert, The Starman, recommends Berlin’s latest discovery, Dillon. Her sound is a sort of mirthful melancholy that sits somewhere between pop and alternative à la... More »
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Happy New Year from Le Bain!

This year again, Le Bain celebrates New Year’s Eve with New York iconic label DFA records. Holy Ghost!, Justin Miller, Jacques Renault and Tim Sweeney will share the decks and elevate us to... More »
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Warming up with Some Standard Tomato Soup

We’re not sure what the weather is like where you’re at on this quiet December eve, but we’re quiet chilly and decided to rustle up some of Chef Silverman’s tomato soup,... More »
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Our First Year Wrap-Up

A Year in Standard Culture from The Standard Hotel on Vimeo. That’s a wholelotta culture. Now onto the Highlights! OUR TOP CULTURAL MOMENTS OF 2011 If we had to call it, 2011... More »
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Vera Wang's Ice Skating Lesson

Whenever I lace up my skates and hit the ice on the rink at The Standard, New York, I like to channel the skating greats in order to help motivate me…Boitano, Yamaguchi, Hamilton,... More »
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More Holiday Art Gifts

In these final hectic shopping days, we’d like to offer one more useful tip for buying art gifts. Remember to poke through The Standard Culture shopping site for other art goodies ranging... More »
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Beer-Mustache WINNER is Announced!

After much beer guzzling, mustache making, and fervent voting, we have a WINNER!. (No idea what we’re talking about? Click here) Out of the five contestants with the most votes (who each... More »
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Tanner Ross Wins the Game.

Friday, December 16, Le Bain is joining forces with the Kaviar Disco Club to present one of the most promising producers of the East Coast: Mr Tanner Ross. A long time Soul Clap accomplice and a... More »
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Hahn-Bin Performs at Joe's Pub

Born in Seoul, violin virtuoso Hahn-Bin made his international debut at age twelve at the 42nd Grammy Awards in an event honoring Isaac Stern. Afer that, he became a protégé of... More »
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Meet Aaron Watts

Meet Aaron Watts, a man with many skills at The Standard, New York’s Kaffeeklatsch. As the year closes out, we sat down with Aaron to discuss his daydreaming while running around serving up... More »
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It's Hot Toddy Time!

There are only 3 things that make the Winter cold not only tolerable, but, dare we say, enjoyable? One is a good fireplace. Two is ice skating. Three is none other than the classic “Hot... More »
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To Do This Week

This week offers a diverse set of activities for our weekly “To Do” list… ranging from bookwormy stuff to classic hip hop. If you are crashing at any one of our hotels in New... More »
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Disco Clash: Jacques Renault VS Dimitri from Paris

This Sunday at Le Bain, Nouveau York presents the Clash of two Titans: Dimitri from Paris and Jacques Renault. Who will survive? We met the two DJ heroes for a Standard Q&A in Disco mode.... More »