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BTRtv’s The Peoples Improv Theater 

Chelsea White checks out The Peoples Improv Theater, aka The PIT, to get the inside scoop on the improv school's history and mission from founding member Ali Reza Farahnakian. She even faces her fears of going off-script and takes an improv class herself for the full experience.

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BreakThruTV stopped by our Chelsea location to drink beer, play Tetris and try our fried chicken & waffle sandwich.

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Unconventional Women: Rori Gordon - BreakThruTV [ep067] Rori Gordon is the owner and proprietor of Billy Dean’s Showtime Cafe, a gentleman’s club on Long Island located in North Bellmore, New York. She speaks with BTRtv’s Sarah Fraser about her uniqueness as a female club owner, as well as the stigmas and misconceptions associated with her trade. Official website for Billy Dean’s Showtime Cafe: http://www.billydeans.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyDeansShowtimeCafe

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Ms. Drama Presents Algebra Blessett - BreakThruTV [ep63] Algebra Blessett is a contemporary R&B singer who was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. In school she sang in a gospel choir as a way to stay after school with her friends, and eventually found herself performing as a background singer for artists including Monica and Bilal, as well as touring with Anthony Hamilton and collaborating with India.Arie while also developing her own music. Now, with her first release in a few years, she sat down with BTR’s Ms. Drama to talk about change, making music, the Recovery process, and how she got to where she is now. Featured song: “Better For Me” Complete Broadcast and audio playlist: http://b-t-r.co/1bW7szN Recovery, the latest album from Algebra Blesset is now available. Algebra Blesset on Facebook: http://facebook.com/mynameisalgebra Twitter: @yesitsalgebra Official website for Ms. Drama: http://msdramatv.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/msdramatv Twitter: @msdrama

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Aussie Coffee Culture in NYC - BreakThruTV [ep61]

Australians have long been known for their love of beer, but the country is also infatuated with espresso coffee. As part of the newest wave of New York's always changing cafe culture, several spots owned or run by Australians have begun opening up across the city and introducing coffee names such as the "flat white" and the "long black." Coffee purveyors such as Bluestone Lane, Toby's Estate, Bluebird Coffee, and Little Collins are all attempting to recreate the Melbourne and Sydney coffee culture right here in the Big Apple. BreakThruTV’s Lauren Hawker spoke with Bluestone Lane’s Aaron Cook and Nicholas Stone, as well as Bluebird’s Tyson Stagg about the trend.

Featured song: "Hindsight" by The Stevens

Official website for Bluestone Lane: http://bluestonelaneny.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/BluestoneLaneCoffee Twitter: @BluestoneLane

Official website for Bluebird Coffee Shop: http://bluebirdcoffeeshop.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/pages/Bluebird-Coffee-Shop/172577556131201 Twitter: @bbcsnyc

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Free Sounds Of CMJ - BreakThruTV [ep58]

Join BTR's Matt Latola as he makes his way through the 2013 CMJ Music Marathon, proving that you can see plenty of great artists at the annual NYC music festival even without a badge. Along the way, he checks out showcases at venues such as Silent Barn, Pianos (for Floating Fest), The Grand Victory (for BTR's own official CMJ showcase), and the brand new Baby's All Right (for their very first show ever, no less, put on by BrooklynVegan), featuring artists such as Eagulls, Yamantaka//Sonic Titan, Omar Souleyman, Heliotropes, The Meaning Of Life, and EULA, among many others.

Official website for Silent Barn: http://www.silentbarn.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/silentbarn Twitter: @theSilentBarn

Official website for Pianos: http://www.pianosnyc.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pianosnyc Twitter: @PianosNYC

Baby's All Right on Twitter: @babysallright

Official website for The Grand Victory: http://www.thegrandvictory.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheGrandVictory Twitter: @thegrandvictory

Yvynyl: http://yvynyl.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yvynyl Twitter: @yvynyl I

Guess I'm Floating: http://www.iguessimfloating.net/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/iguessimfloatingblog Twitter: @IGIF

BrooklynVegan: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BrooklynVegan Twitter: @brooklynvegan

Official website for School Of Night: http://www.schoolnightband.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/schoolnightband Twitter: minusgreen

TV Girl on Bandcamp: http://tvgirl.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tvgirlz Twitter: @tvgirlz

J Fernandez on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/justinfernandez Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jfernandezsongs Twitter: @jnandez

Official website for Eagulls: http://www.eagulls.co.uk/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eagulls Twitter: @EAGULLSUK

Hookworms on Bandcamp: http://hookworms.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Hookworms Twitter: @HOOKWORMS

Omar Souleyman on Bandcamp: http://omarsouleyman.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Omar-Souleyman/116551741600 Twitter: @Omar_Souleyman

Official website for Yamantaka//Sonic Titan: http://ytstlabs.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ytstlabs Twitter: @YTST_Labs

Heliotropes on Bandcamp: http://heliotropes.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Heliotropes Twitter: @heliotropesband

Official website for EULA: http://www.eulamusic.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EULAMUSIC Twitter: @EULAMUSIC

The Meaning Of Life on Bandcamp: http://themeaningoflife.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/themeaningoflifeband Twitter: TMOLife_

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Lady Lamb the Beekeeper: Return to Maine (presented by BreakThruTV

Aly Spaltro began her musical career in the back room of a DVD rental shop in Brunswick, Maine. Bart & Greg's DVD Explosion was where she worked the night shift and spent her nights practicing, writing songs, and sometimes sleeping in her guitar case. She cut her teeth performing -- solo, then as part of a duo, then solo again -- in the state's biggest city, Portland, before moving on to conquer Boston and NYC, ultimately landing in Brooklyn as a home base for her critically-acclaimed, internationally-touring project. To celebrate the March 2013 release of her debut full-length album as Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, BTRtv and HillyTown joined Spaltro for a trip home to Maine to visit the town where she got her start and to unveil the new album with the help of a live band at SPACE Gallery.

Check out Lady Lamb the Beekeeper’s previous BTR Live Studio session featuring more music and interview: http://b-t-r.co/18kY5tE

Ripely Pine, the latest release by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper is now available from Ba Da Bing Records.

Official website for Lady Lamb the Beekeeper: http://ladylambthebeekeeper.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/ladylambthebeekeeper Twitter: @ladylambjams

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Bonnaroo 2013 - BreakThruTV [ep53]

A lifetime music nerd, BTR's Matt Lehtola has never been to a music festival like Bonnaroo before. Join him as he loses his 4-day music festival virginity and learns what it's all about. Shot entirely on a GoPro camera, Lehtola and DJ Wynn took in the sights and sounds of the festival culture to bring to BreakThruTV.

Featured songs: “Ready, Able” by Grizzly Bear, “Lord Leopard” and “Sun by Caribou “Kaskaden” by Casiokids, “Free's” by Bill Callahan, “Shucks” by Dungeonesse, “Geographic John” by Levek, “Island High Cypher” by Kool A.D., “Must Be Nice” by Frankie Rose and The Outs, “Are you... Can you... Were you? (Felt)” by Shabazz Palaces, “The Vent” by Big K.R.I.T.

Official website for Bonnaroo: http://bonnaroo.com

Facebook: http://facebook.com/bonnaroo

Twitter: @Bonnaroo