1. The last show at Jeffrey Deitch's Wooster Street gallery will be new works by Shepard Fairey. It opens May 1, 2010, and will feature "portraits of trailblazers in art and culture" including Woodie Guthrie, Debbie Harry, the Dalai Lama, and political activist Aung San Suu Kyi. (via ArtInfo)
2. Tommie Sunshine explains the current state of music in America: "Theclosest thing we have to dance music right now is Lady Gaga (who Ifully support), Black Eyed Peas (who are senseless thieves) and Ke$ha(who is for 12-year-olds and housewives)."
3. Celebrate a night of music and art with Shindig vs BangOn! at the Living Theater (21 Clinton Street) tomorrow night, January 23,with 5 o'clock Heroes, Noyesno plus DJs and photos by Last Night'sParty. Tickets are $15.
4. Steve "Good Night Mr." Lewis hearts Brooklyn: "It's now a viable community, maybe even more viable than New York. Brooklyn doesn't have to apologize for itself anymore. It's the real deal and, in many ways, it's more cultural than Manhattan for a downtown crowd." (via The Downtown Diaries)
5.Giant Step presents a special performance by Daniel Merriweathertonight, January 22, in the Florida Room at the Delano hotel (1685Collins Avenue) in Miami and Gilles Peterson next Friday at Littlefield(622 Degraw Street) over in Mr. Lewis' fave hood.
6. Here's the full schedule of music events at Never Records (Broadway and 4th Street).
