Colin Kirkland

Colin Kirkland is a writer who often finds himself at the intersection of music, tech, and the stories his coworkers tell him while eating steaming bowls of pasta. Colin has two cats, a heap of records and a keen eye for a great dive bar.

Articles written by the author

Brooklyn Bowl at 15: Massive nights, surprise guests and lots of fried chicken

Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Bowl at 15: Massive nights, surprise guests and lots of fried chicken

BandLab’s ‘Opportunities’ recipient Maria Lane is haunted into inspiration

Rogue Music Festival returns for a second year, promising to pay artists what they deserve

Arts & Entertainment

Rogue Music Festival returns for a second year, promising to pay artists what they deserve

Dana and Alden are bringing jazz to Gen-Z

Arts & Entertainment

Dana and Alden are bringing jazz to Gen-Z

BandLab’s ‘Opportunities’ recipient Nialand reinvents herself with resilience

Yeehaw: Brooklyn’s country scene is blowing up

Arts & Entertainment

Yeehaw: Brooklyn’s country scene is blowing up

New Spike Lee spot for Brooklyn Brewery debuts in … the UK?

Community & Commerce

New Spike Lee spot for Brooklyn Brewery debuts in … the UK?

Haley Dahl is loving her ‘movie star moment’

Arts & Entertainment

Haley Dahl is loving her ‘movie star moment’

Brooklyn’s best shops for Record Store Day 2024, or any day

Community & Commerce

Brooklyn’s best shops for Record Store Day 2024, or any day

BandLab’s ‘Opportunities’ recipient Reno Rojas is in her rockstar era

A new photo book showcases skate shops in New York — and everywhere else

Arts & Entertainment

A new photo book showcases skate shops in New York — and everywhere else

Welcome to the Clown Cult: Rainbow wig not required

Arts & Entertainment

Welcome to the Clown Cult: Rainbow wig not required

The best in Brooklyn music, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

The best in Brooklyn music, 2023

‘For ones who were there’: A new photo book charts the origins of DFA Records

Arts & Entertainment

‘For ones who were there’: A new photo book charts the origins of DFA Records

Jeff Tweedy’s musical madeleines

Arts & Entertainment

Jeff Tweedy’s musical madeleines

Pippa Garner at Pioneer Works: Truck nuts for a ‘senior slut’

Arts & Entertainment

Pippa Garner at Pioneer Works: Truck nuts for a ‘senior slut’

Freaky films: Must-see horror series this Halloween season

Arts & Entertainment

Freaky films: Must-see horror series this Halloween season

Four Brooklyn acts to check out this fall

Arts & Entertainment

Four Brooklyn acts to check out this fall

Punk rock cart shark: What we learned looking through Tom Verlaine’s 50,000 books

Arts & Entertainment

Punk rock cart shark: What we learned looking through Tom Verlaine’s 50,000 books

A decade of Razor-N-Tape: Dance edits, global grooves, hyper-local releases

Arts & Entertainment

A decade of Razor-N-Tape: Dance edits, global grooves, hyper-local releases

Hidden herstory: New York’s lost lesbian love stories, explored in a new memoir

Arts & Entertainment

Hidden herstory: New York’s lost lesbian love stories, explored in a new memoir

Nowhere Man: Writer Robert Lopez discusses his new patchwork memoir

Arts & Entertainment

Nowhere Man: Writer Robert Lopez discusses his new patchwork memoir

Elsewhere launches tiered membership program for repeat visitors

Community & Commerce

Elsewhere launches tiered membership program for repeat visitors

What to do on New Year’s Eve

Community & Commerce

What to do on New Year’s Eve

Colin Kirkland

Articles written by the author

Brooklyn Bowl at 15: Massive nights, surprise guests and lots of fried chicken

Brooklyn Bowl at 15: Massive nights, surprise guests and lots of fried chicken

BandLab’s ‘Opportunities’ recipient Maria Lane is haunted into inspiration

BandLab’s ‘Opportunities’ recipient Maria Lane is haunted into inspiration

Rogue Music Festival returns for a second year, promising to pay artists what they deserve

Rogue Music Festival returns for a second year, promising to pay artists what they deserve

Dana and Alden are bringing jazz to Gen-Z

Dana and Alden are bringing jazz to Gen-Z

BandLab’s ‘Opportunities’ recipient Nialand reinvents herself with resilience

BandLab’s ‘Opportunities’ recipient Nialand reinvents herself with resilience

Yeehaw: Brooklyn’s country scene is blowing up

Yeehaw: Brooklyn’s country scene is blowing up

New Spike Lee spot for Brooklyn Brewery debuts in … the UK?

New Spike Lee spot for Brooklyn Brewery debuts in … the UK?

Haley Dahl is loving her ‘movie star moment’

Haley Dahl is loving her ‘movie star moment’

Brooklyn’s best shops for Record Store Day 2024, or any day

Brooklyn’s best shops for Record Store Day 2024, or any day

BandLab’s ‘Opportunities’ recipient Reno Rojas is in her rockstar era

BandLab’s ‘Opportunities’ recipient Reno Rojas is in her rockstar era

A new photo book showcases skate shops in New York — and everywhere else

A new photo book showcases skate shops in New York — and everywhere else

Welcome to the Clown Cult: Rainbow wig not required

Welcome to the Clown Cult: Rainbow wig not required

The best in Brooklyn music, 2023

The best in Brooklyn music, 2023

‘For ones who were there’: A new photo book charts the origins of DFA Records

‘For ones who were there’: A new photo book charts the origins of DFA Records

Jeff Tweedy’s musical madeleines

Jeff Tweedy’s musical madeleines

Pippa Garner at Pioneer Works: Truck nuts for a ‘senior slut’

Pippa Garner at Pioneer Works: Truck nuts for a ‘senior slut’

Freaky films: Must-see horror series this Halloween season

Freaky films: Must-see horror series this Halloween season

Four Brooklyn acts to check out this fall

Four Brooklyn acts to check out this fall

Punk rock cart shark: What we learned looking through Tom Verlaine’s 50,000 books

Punk rock cart shark: What we learned looking through Tom Verlaine’s 50,000 books

A decade of Razor-N-Tape: Dance edits, global grooves, hyper-local releases

A decade of Razor-N-Tape: Dance edits, global grooves, hyper-local releases

Hidden herstory: New York’s lost lesbian love stories, explored in a new memoir

Hidden herstory: New York’s lost lesbian love stories, explored in a new memoir

Nowhere Man: Writer Robert Lopez discusses his new patchwork memoir

Nowhere Man: Writer Robert Lopez discusses his new patchwork memoir

Elsewhere launches tiered membership program for repeat visitors

Elsewhere launches tiered membership program for repeat visitors

What to do on New Year’s Eve

What to do on New Year’s Eve

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