After a restful July 4th, jump right back into the thick of things with the first ever CBGB Festival starting today. The event, organized by the people who bought the rites to the name of the legendary Bowery club when it closed in 2006, features a slew of concerts as well as film screenings and conferences through Manhattan and Brooklyn from today until Monday. Check out legendary hardcore band Agnostic Front tonight at Webster Hall. [Flavorpill]With the abundance of alien movies these days, sometimes it's important to remember where it all started. Tonight the Brooklyn Bridge Park kicks off its SyFy Movies with View series with the classic alien flick, E.T. Get there early to reserve a spot -- and to enjoy DJ Ayres from Brooklyn Radio spin some classic hip-hop. [Brooklyn Based]
If your coffee table is looking a little bare these days, head to the MoMa Design Store, where art books are on sale for up to 65 percent off, starting today. [NY Mag]
Los Angeles
Husband and wife duo Mates of State bring their poppy jangles to The Echo tonight. Trippy and psychedelic band, The Stepkids opens. [Oh My Rockness]If you're in the mood to get a little crafty go to Etsy Craft Night: Zip the Accessories at Craft and Folk Art Museum where you'll learn how to make all kinds of neat things (like bracelets and keychains) out of zip ties. [Art Slant]
Chicago
"Witchhouse" music pioneer oOoOO presents his dark-electronic sound to attendees at The Empty Bottle tonight. On his newest EP, Our Love Is Killing Us, he samples Mariah Carey's "One Sweet Day." [Flavorpill]Learn more about the eccentrically quirky Andy Warhol at the showing of one of his many revealing films, Camp, at the University of Chicago. Expect film appearances by Warhol's muses Edie Sedgwick and Nico. [Chicago Reader]
London
Beloved wild child PAPER cover girl, Beth Ditto, leads the edgy band Gossip tonight at Shepard's Bush Empire tonight in support of their fifth album, A Joyful Noise. [Time Out]Die Antwoord, the appealingly trashy duo from South Africa (who have also been collaborating on fashion designs with Alexander Wang), will perform tonight at The Forum. [Time Out]
The all-black clad sexually charged Marilyn Manson puts on a show tonight in support of his eighth album, Born Villain, at O2 Academy Brixton. [Time Out]
