Chace Crawford (you’re welcome!) taking a hike on the Gossip Girl set in Queens Thursday (top photo), Sting performing, with Questlove on drums, at the Hope For Haiti Now benefit at Kaufman Studios in Queens Friday (middle photo), Kid Cudi rocking Irving Plaza Thursday night (bottom photo), Ivanka Trump catching one of the final performances of The Roundabout Theatre Company’s Bye Bye Birdie Tuesday, and Tyson Beckford hanging out at Amnesia while DJ Cassidy mans the turntables Thursday.
Jennifer Lopez donning a Louis Vuitton LBD at Scott Barnes‘ About Face book launch at Provocateur at the Gansevoort Hotel Wednesday night (top photo), The City‘s Whitney Port and Roxy Olin attending the Thompson Hotel’s Haiti Relief party that raised $35,000 for the American Red Cross Wednesday night (middle photo), Vampire Weekend performing a free show at the Union Square Barnes and Noble Thursday (bottom photo), The Click Five‘s Kyle Patrick performing solo at Rockwood Music Hall Wednesday, and Questlove, Talib Kweli and Q-Tip DJing at Brookyln Bowl for Haiti relief Thursday.
James McAvoy looking delicious at The Last Station premiere at the Paris Theatre Sunday night (top photo), Lil Jon partying at Quo Saturday night (middle photo), a teeny Jennifer Connelly in head-to-toe Balenciaga on her way to tape the Late Show with David Letterman Monday (bottom photo), Q-Tip spinning at Greenhouse Tuesday night, and Questlove spinning at the opening of Amnesia Saturday night.
Marc Jacobs and Narciso Rodirquez attending a toy drive at David Barton Gym in Astor Place Monday night (top photo), Mary J. Blige signing copies of new record Stronger With Each Tear at Best Buy Union Square Tuesday (middle photo), John Legend shopping at Barney’s New York with girlfriend Chrissy Teigen Tuesday(bottom photo), Ashley Greene freezing in Rockefeller Plaza Monday night, Chloe Sevigny chatting with Poison Ivy at East Village bar Tom & Jerry’s Tuesday night, and Questlove throwing his Fourth Annual Holiday Bash at Sounds of Brazil Tuesday.
Night one of Phish‘s three-night stand at Madison Square Garden Wednesday (top photo),Lenny Kravitz in the studio at two in the morning Saturday (middle photo), Project Runway winner Irina Shabayeva showing off her holiday collection on Models of the Runway winner Kalyn Hemphill at Macy’s Herald Square Saturday (bottom photo), Estelle performing at Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces Gala at Metropolitan Pavillion Saturday, Bloc Party performing at Hudson Terrace Friday night, Bryan Greenberg talking to acting students at alma matter NYU Friday, Questlove spinning at 1Oak Sunday, and Broken Lizard tearing it up at Nokia Theatre Friday night.
Questlove spinning The Roots‘ “The Seed 2.0” and his boyLenny Kravitz‘s “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” at Kiss and Fly Wednesday night (top photo), The Hills’ Kristin Cavallari hanging out with Adrienne Bailon at 1Oak Wednesday night (middle photo), Andy Cohen at the premiere of Bravo’s newest show Launch My Line at Avenue Tuesday night (bottom photo), Josh Madden spinning at Eldridge Wednesday night, Rob Zombie rocking Hammerstein Ballroom Tuesday, and Talib Kweli spinning at Marquee Wednesday.
If you walked through Union Square in New York Monday and didn’t know you were passing the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launch party, you might have mistaken the massive black tents with green lights seeping through as some type of alien takeover!
Poison Ivy strolled by the display around dinnertime Monday, and decided to pop in to see what all the commotion was about.
We ended up checking out a fantastic set by DJ Jazzy Jeff (top photo) and The Roots’ Questlove, and caught up with another of our favorite DJs, Josh Madden, who told us about a great party he’s spinning with Brad Walsh Thursday at Santos Party House. Also in the tent were Charles Hamilton, Ice-T, Coco, and James MF Gandolfini!!!
“I’m losing my fucking voice but I’m going to stay up here until I can’t speak,” Lenny Kravitz tells the crowd at Irving Plaza Wednesday night.
It probably doesn’t help that Kravitz is saying this as he chugs from a bottle of vodka, or that he’s only on night three of a five-night residency at Irving Plaza – the same venue where U2, Bob Dylan, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Johnny Cash all cut their teeth.
“The only thing I can compare [losing my voice] to is wanting to make love to a beautiful woman, but not being able to get up,” Kravitz concludes.
But he still plows forward.
Kravitz rocks the stage for over two hours, delivering powerful versions of “Let Love Rule,” “I Belong To You,” “Fly Away,” “It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over,” and even a brief cover of Pink Floyd‘s “Another Brick in the Wall.”
Among the audience is The Roots’ Questlove, who’s wearing a giant backpack and tells Poison Ivy he’s coming straight from a gig. “I’ve come to all Lenny’s shows,” he says.
Check out Kravitz performing a rambunctious encore of “Let Love Rule,” over twenty years later, above. A snippet of “Fly Away” and some fantastic snapshots of the night, below.
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