Eight Items or Less: Goodbye Astoria, Goodbye Cutting Room, Hello Man Girdle
By Gary Pini
1. Vancouver neo-disco duo Fan Death are appearing at Le Royale (21 Seventh Ave. So.) on February 5.
2. Damon Wise, executive chef of Craft restaurants, created an "everything under $10" menu that will be available every Friday starting January 16. "Damon:Frugal Friday" will be offered at their 47 E. 19th St. location.
3. Meet the Man Girdle.
4. Sad to hear that London's Astoria is closing tomorrow. It opened in 1927 as a cinema and was converted to a music venue in 1976. The last concert features Get. Wear Cape. Fly. and My Vitriol. (via The Guardian)
5. Gothamist reports that The Second Avenue Deli (162 E. 33rd St.) is trying to open another branch on the Upper East Side (1442 First Ave.).
6. New York club The Cutting Room is closing tonight with a performance by comedian Joan Rivers. Co-owner Chris Noth says he plans to re-locate the 10-year-old venue by this summer.
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