A Brooklyn Beat: Monkeytown, Spank Rock

I thought I'd heard that restaurant/movie theater/music space Monkeytown was closing soon, but based on the bustle of activity on its website, it doesn't sound like it's going anywhere soon. Tonight, you can watch the original Dirty Dancing side by side with its Bollywood remake. Why anyone would want to do this, especially while eating, is a little beyond me--just chalk this post up to Monkeytown cheerleading and a groggy Saturday morning brain. For an event that sounds truly fun, and not it an "irony rocks!" kind of way, try Sunday at Studio B, where there's a DJ Battle between Klash (featuring Flosstradamus ) vs. XXX. I don't know much about those crews, but I do know that the host, MC SpankRock, put out one of my favorite albums of last year.