Interview: The Box’s Founder + Creative Director Simon Hammerstein

Talking vaudeville, politics and rage in advance of the no-limits theater's 10th anniversary

There is a level of nightlife that extends beyond bottle service, flashing lights and dancing without regard for the forthcoming day. A rarefied New York City list (including Studio 54, Palladium and Limelight) saw uninhibited creativity, collaboration and revelry. Celebrating its 10th anniversary today, the Lower East Side’s no-limits theater The Box has entered the echelon. Just past the velvet rope, hundreds of thousands of …

Kishi Bashi’s Valentine’s Day Playlist for Cool Hunting

The singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has put together a sublime selection of "jazzy love songz"

One of our favorite musicians Kishi Bashi kindly created a Valentine’s Day playlist for us—and it’s full of jazzy, sweet and alluring tunes. Kishi Bashi (aka Kaoru Ishibashi) tells us, about his Valentine’s Day playlist, “Music is an extension of the soul and nothing pierces the heart better than a beautiful song sung by angels.” From sublime, adored songs like “That’s Amore” and “Cheek to …

Al Jarreau: We’re In This Love Together

Beginning his musical career in the jazz world, Al Jarreau was a formidable artist who proved himself to be able to span pop and R&B—with elements of Latin, gospel, soul and more. Sadly Jarreau passed away yesterday, but leaves behind a beautiful body of work. His best-known song, “We’re in This Love Together” was released in 1981 (on his fifth studio record Breakin’ Away) and …