Peter Shapiro, the owner of Williamsburg’s music venue/bowling alley Brooklyn Bowl, has been a mainstay in the New York music scene since the mid-’90s when he purchased TriBeCa jam band headquarters Wetlands at the age of 23. Environmentally conscious and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified, Brooklyn Bowl is packed every night of the week. With Bowery Presents promoter Josh Moore and Brooklyn Bowl’s Will Griggs, Shapiro books talent from Snoop Dogg to Galactic to Neon Indian. More on upcoming events and the path to hipster and commercial success after the jump.

How to drown your sorrows after getting epically busted

Hand it to Playboy for coming up with a non-Playboyish list of kick-ass dive bars. Usually the mag's aspirational demographic is the single malt, slick, top-shelf type. So it's refreshing to see this list, which neatly wraps up some of the country's best dives, including the Matchbox in Chicago, Billy Ray's in Portland, and New York's own fave sin bin, Subway Inn (where this author has made many a bad decision). But they're not just dive bars. They are so much more than that.