236 Stratford Road
Photo via Brooklyn Hearth Realty [http://marketplace.brownstoner.com/listing/ss-14454558192976/ditmas-park-brooklyn-ny-11218/] The National’s Aaron Dessner [https://twitter.com/aaron_dessner] has put his two-family home at 236 Stratford Road on the market for $2.35 million, according to Brownstoner [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2015/10/the-national-aaron-dessner-ditmas-park-house-for-sale/] . The
Aaron Dessner
Mumford & Sons [http://www.mumfordandsons.com/], the Grammy Award-winning quartet from London, just released their video [http://www.mumfordandsons.com/news/ditmas-official-video/] for “Ditmas,” and while the footage comes from Kiev, the song itself was, the band said, inspired by our neighborhood — the group wrote and recorded much of
funny or die
Now here’s a collaboration we can get behind! Bored to Death [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255913/] duo Zach Galifianakis [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0302108/?ref_=tt_cl_t2] and Ted Danson [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001101/?ref_=tt_cl_t3] reunited recently to film Funny or
cuddle magic
It’s no secret that Ditmas Park is an oasis for talented and ambitious New Yorkers in all sorts of industries. Here are a few neighbors with news to share: * The National [http://americanmary.com] is playing tonight at the Prospect Park Bandshell [http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/bandshell]
adoptable dogs
[http://www.hilarybenasphoto.com/] Love Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner of locally-based bandThe National [http://americanmary.com]? Now you can bring them home! While doing some research on PetFinder [http://www.petfinder.com] last night, we stumbled across the brooding baritone [http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/28363122/] and guitarist/keyboardist
Sharon Van Etten
Grey Sky Appeal [https://www.facebook.com/greyskyappeal] The magical trio [/blog/neighbors/5-questions-for-grey-sky-appeal]‘s third album, Occam’s Razor [http://greyskyappeal.bandcamp.com/album/occams-razor], is now available to download. The collaboration with Typical Cats [https://www.facebook.com/TypicalCats]‘ Qwel started in their native Boston, and is their
The National
Ditmas Park-based The National [http://www.americanmary.com/] played a secret set at Sycamore [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/] this afternoon to celebrate the release of their new album, Trouble Will Find Me [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18030-the-national-trouble-will-find-me/]. Fans were made aware of the show through mailing lists, and the band
The National
The National [http://www.americanmary.com/], Ditmas Park neighbors and Gold Record-selling rock stars, revealed three new songs earlier this month while playing the All Tomorrow’s Parties event across the pond in Camber Sands, United Kingdom. Sullivan [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXS9xlaL1sk] (above), Prime [http://www.youtube.
Sharon Van Etten
Some musical neighbors in the news this week: • Peek inside the apartment of the widely acclaimed Sharon Van Etten [http://sharonvanetten.com/] at this Design Sponge post [http://www.designsponge.com/2012/05/at-home-with-sharon-van-etten.html#more-134565] . “Just walking around the neighborhood is nice though because it is full of Victorian