STEVE K’s Best of 2007 list:

White Magic at Mercury Lounge

Pan’s Labyrinth at Sunshine with Jen and Fred

Benjy Ferree at Tonic (I think this was the last show I saw there)

Favourite Sons at Joe’s Pub. Some fans brought a banner and waved it the whole show. Another drunk guy yelled “R.E.M.!” The lead singer didn’t pay any attention and proceeded to destroy the place with his vibrato.

East of Havana screening at Soho House

Before the Revolution at Film Forum

Clipse at the El Rey with Brett

Zodiac at the Vista with Little Chimo

Dinner with Iris at the Pacific Dining Car

Ignacio Gonzales-Lang opening at Harris & Lieberman

Curating The Golden Age of VHS at the Anthology Film Archives

Watching Sunrise Earth with Jay Babcock

Brightblack Morning Light and Gary Higgins at Mercury Lounge

Inland Empire at the IFC Center

D. Charles Speer at Glasslands

Looking out at the sunset across Manhattan from the Top of the Rock

Watching Confessions of a Matchmaker with Shannon Taggart (it’s filmed in Buffalo, cut me some slack)

The King of Kong at the IFC Center (quote of the year: “there’s a Donkey Kong kill screen coming up”)

Watching the Prophet’s fall from grace on Big Love

The Simpsons Movie with Olivia and Phillipa

Hanging out with Michael Evans and Larry 7 before seeing the 77 Boadrum on 7/7/07 in DUMBO!

Seeing every film in the Yugoslavian Black Wave series at BAM plus getting to see Buck Henry speak in person!

Stevie Wonder at Madison Square Garden (w/ Tony Bennett and Prince!!!)

Thom Anderson’s Red Hollywood at the Anthology Film Archives

Pizza at John’s on 44th st. (best place to eat pizza in a former Catholic church!)

Ron Hawkin from Lowest of the Low at Stephanie & Chris’s wedding a Kleinhan’s

Listening to “No Quarter” during the Zeppelin reunion broadcast. They sound great, almost as good as Jimmy Page with the Black Crowes at the Greek in ’99!

Raiders of the Lost Ark remake at Anthology Film Archives with Wendy

Finally getting my hands on a Wii and bowling with Bryan, Keith, Calder, John Allen and my Mom! My Mom beat me the first game!

Hearing Mark Lanegan sing with Soulsavers (my first time seeing him) at the Grammercy Theatre

Welcome to Nollywood at the Paley Center doc fest

Mudhoney performing Superfuzz Bigmuff at the Bowery (my first time seeing them)

Birthday dinner at Hill Country (best BBQ in NYC!) with John

Seeing Coppola introduce Youth Without Youth with Amanda at the Paris Theatre in NYC

First submarine ride in Aruba – saw a wrecked ship and brain coral!

Finishing an advance copy of Carl Ogelsby’s forthcoming memoir Ravens in the Storm – a must read for 2008!

Steve K monitors, records and instigates cultural developments from a secret location in the East Village. He invites you to his dance party.

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