Picking up where the videos left off, the podcast will continue the casual, revealing conversations with the After Hours’ artists, in addition to featuring other hot new discoveries curated by Pitchfork and CB2.īetty Who was right at home amid the glittering home furnishings of the SoHo store, strung with disco balls hanging from the ceiling. This month will also see the launch of the Pillow Talk podcast, produced from Pitchfork’s Home Base in New York. Given the instantly transportive atmosphere at CB2 for Betty Who’s performance, it’s a good bet that future affairs will likewise create vivid experiences for their fans, or even just curious onlookers. With other CB2 After Hours parties set to pop up in coming months, the interviews create surprising looks at the series’ headliners - up-and-coming singer/songwriter CYN at CB2 Austin on September 20th timeless-feeling R&B performer Son Little at CB2 Seattle on February 7th. Screens looped Betty Who’s edition of the Pillow Talk videos produced by CB2 After Hours. Instagram-ready, with a pair of DJs keeping the scene moving, CB2 was more like a modern speakeasy set in one of New York’s most iconic neighborhoods. Lounging on the store’s living room sets, an open bar was framed by giant a book of carpet samples, a juxtaposition as stylish as it was humorous. Instead of cramming into a cavernous music hall, a small group of lucky fans of synth-pop singer and songwriter Betty Who relaxed into CB2’s decidedly chic surroundings. With the front doors of the SoHo location closed on July 23rd for a discreet mid-week party-and the store’s back entrance outfitted with red carpet, velvet rope, and bouncers-CB2 became the totally chill nightclub of music fans’ dreams. But there were no ghosts at CB2 when synth-pop singer and songwriter Betty Who performed against the surprising and pleasing backdrop of the modern design outpost, part of After Hours, a series of performances complemented by videos and podcasts. From flophouse bars and warehouses to bowling alleys and piano stores, Manhattan’s layers of history reveal themselves in the contours of the present, helped along by music. ![]() Repurposing spaces into surprising new music venues is a New York tradition.
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