The 70s were about excess. Big hair, big stupid lapels, and even bigger piles of cocaine. (At least that’s what I’ve been told; I didn’t appear on planet earth until the early 80s.) I suppose it makes ...

Ah, Brass Monkey. Not only was it one of the greatest hip hop songs of the ‘80s, it was also a poor-man’s beer cocktail—take a 40 of malt liquor, throw in some orange juice, and bam! Brass Monkey. The ...

In addition to parties, for which it can accommodate up to 250 people, owner Marc Bushala says he's planning to have chefs and restaurants take over the Brass Monkey for extended pop-ups. "We are ...

Everything you thought you knew about the brass monkey was wrong. Beastie Boys fans were shocked this week when Mike D told WNYC’s Studio 360 that what the band was rapping about in their 1986 hit ...

I came for the fish sticks. And not necessarily to indulge in my delight to see those two words (I’m grimacing out of habit as I type them) on The Brass Monkey’s menu, but more out of skepticism. The ...

It all started five years ago, when VJ Glitoris began hitting up Brass Monkey a day before the weekend officially began. Since then, Thursdays – err, ThurzGayz – have never been the same. Brass Monkey ...

The phrase "brass monkey" makes me think of two things: 1) A malt liquor and orange juice cocktail, and 2) the Beastie Boys song of the same name. However, the new Brass Monkey tapas bar in Southside ...

The rating scale of 0 to 100 reflects our editors’ appraisals of all the tangible and intangible factors that make a restaurant or bar great — or terrible — regardless of price. A decent pint of ...