Today's fun

If you're in Brooklyn tonight, the Hope Lounge is offering a pretty bangin' deal: $5 buys you a beer and plate of BBQ, courtesy of Sam Mason (think root-beer pulled pork, mole cornbread and apple-miso cobbler), as well as the DJ stylings of Brooklyn's own Harlem Shakes - they're gooood.

And if you insist on sticking to Manhattan like I plan to, come to Lit Lounge at 9:50 for a secret surprise concert (hint: their contract with All Points West forbids them from playing any NY shows the month before the festival, so this gig is under a pseudonym). I promise, you don't want to miss out.