Beat Fields is a collection of beats/songs made entirely on a four-track cassette player with drums, Wurlitzer electric piano, bass, guitar, organ, percussion, and turntables by neighborhood drummer and musician Will Glass. Will Glass has played experimental pop with…
This just in from the Word Up volunteer collective: We have been granted a small extension at our current location and will be allowed to remain through August 31st! Thanks to the generosity and hard work of our friends, neighbors,…
Story, video and photos by Sherry Mazzocchi It was a sad week for uptown bookstores. On the same day that Washington Heights’ Word Up received a termination notice from their landlord, Harlem’s Hue-Man Bookstore and Café announced they would…
By Sherry Mazzocchi Word Up is still accepting donations–but isn’t clear where they will go. The popular Washington Heights community bookstore received notice Tues., July 3rd that their lease would terminate in thirty days, and that they would need…
That’s right people; the 6th annual Make Music New York Festival goes down tomorrow all over this great metropolis. With 1,000 free outdoor concerts on a single day in all parts of New York City and 8 venues in…
June 13, 2012 | 7-9pm | $10 | RSVP on Facebook PERSONAL DAYS, DESPERATE NIGHTS: A Reading with Ed Park, Jon Michaud, S. J. Rozan, and S. A. Solomon A reading with Ed Park, author of the multi-award-winning novel Personal Days and the…
By Michael J. Feeney / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS It was only intended to last a month, but a popular Washington Heights bookstore has now been around for a year and organizers are looking to raise $10,000 in 10…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I remember having a meeting in a sweltering day in late May of last year with Veronica Liu and others about making Word Up Books a reality. This was before the shop actually opened, before…
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