Remember how Manhattan used to be a dangerous, exciting, raw place? Well, for our release party, we're invading the Pristine Borough, and bringing the grit, dirt, and art of Brooklyn with us. Come along for the invasion.

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It's been a long time since interesting things were happening in the art scene of Manhattan. The once famed countercultural hotspots of the Villages have faded into obscurity and memory, as rising rents and corporate sprawl have pushed both the artists and the audiences across the waters. Those in search of Bohemia are better off in Bushwick, where loft parties have replaced dance clubs and rooftops have become the new basement stages. It's not a bad trade, all things considered, but sometimes we still miss Manhattan, with its fabled history, and we dream of the days when we can return.

A few traces of the glory days remain, chief among them the Cornelia Street Café. A Greenwich Village treasure from its debut in the the late Seventies, Cornelia has long been a home for artists, with programming that ranged from performance art to experimental music to puppet theatre. Still going strong as a venue for jazz and poetry, Cornelia is about to shake things up, when it welcomes Addtract and the suite unraveling, digital projections and noisy saxophones in tow, for one special night as Brooklyn comes back to Manhattan.

Building on the success of their party and perofrmance series SKr0nK, the Addtract Consortium will bring Lily Maase's jazz-rock quintet the suite unraveling to the Cornelia Street Café for a one night only celebration of their new CD "unbind." Known for their blistering live performances, the Cornelia Street appearance will give the band a chance to get back to their jazz roots, while exposing both sides of their audience – the hipsters and the jazz heads – to something they haven't experienced before. It's going to be a night unlike any other, one part concert and one part pirate invasion. We'll see you there!

the Suite Unraveling
NYC CD RELEASE PARTY AND MANHATTAN INVASION
Friday, November 30 @ the Cornelia Street Cafe
Sets at 9 and 10:30
$10 -RESERVATIONS STRONGLY SUGGESTED
www.corneliastreetcafe.com