This weekend is party time all over NYC (and NJ too I presume), so let’s take a look at what’s on offer in Williamsburg: Tonight is a special HALLOWEEN edition of the Fancy! Clip Party at Don Pedro, FREE, so come on down and dig the crazy 60′s/70′s horror/garage/punk/psych obscurities of Amy & co. First [...]
Garage Punk Videos for a Rainy Day
John Barrett’s Bass Drum of Death in Brooklyn.A rainy day like this seems a great opportunity to waste some time watching youtube clips… I took a look recently at the videos of garage punk shows I’ve been posting to youtube for almost a year now and did a little ranking… here are the results, Letterman-style: [...]
CMJ Hell Week – The Conclusion!
LiveFastDie play a non-CMJ house party this weekendIt’s ALMOST over.. the hordes of college kiddies let loose all over town, the iphones and porta-bloggers, stupid cover charges, douchy bouncers and badge whores. It’s almost over. It’s almost over. Just keep repeating… Here’s what there is this weekend. I recommend you steer clear of CMJ BS [...]
The Blue Van
In the Summer of ’04, The Blue Van – from Denmark – spent a few months living in NYC, playing a few gigs a week, at the very least, including weekly residencies at clubs in both Manhattan and Brooklyn. The first time I saw them was at one of the ones they did at the [...]
Godfather of Rap Dies!
RIP Rudy Ray Moore!March 17, 1937 – October 19, 2008 Moore died Sunday of complications with diabetes. He was 81 years old.I encourage everyone to toss on one of his records or pop in one of his films in honor of him.Since the ’60s he’s been inspiring artists of all types, especially comedians, writers, and [...]
Tidal Wave of BS Heading Straight for NYC (CMJ Begins)
The annual CMJ festival begins today and runs (officially anyway) through Saturday. Just like everyone else, I’ve got a guide for this festival, to help you make the most of your time. Here’s my recommendation for this week: DON’T GO TO CMJ SHOWS 1) CMJ’s band selection relies on the same internet hype-mongering as Pitchfork [...]
Mercury Lounge Review: Pierced Arrows Still Got It!
Oregon’s Pierced Arrows played Mercury Lounge Wednesday night.Let me quickly add to Blair’s post by saying that tonight’s Pierced Arrows show at Maxwell’s is recommended. Wednesday’s show at Mercury Lounge was fantastic… I was definitely surprised that the band are in top form, both of their voices are on, the new drummer is great, overall [...]
Lotsa Action This Friday in NJ & NY
the following is from Blair (sans blogging access today):NJ’s Holmes support Pierced Arrows at Maxwell’s this Friday night.You’ve already heard about Pierced Arrows in an earlier post, but tomorrow night (Friday the 17th), they’ll be at Maxwell’s in the Mile-Square City aka Hoboken, NJ. Starting things off around 9:30 or so will be long-time NJ [...]
Last Saturday’s Hullabaloo: Autopsy
This, the last Hullabaloo of 2008, took some serious recovery so it’s only today that I’ve finally gotten some pics and video up. Needless to say, with these five bands, it was a total blast. First, openers the Shaydes played their most recent reunion/breakup show with a bizarre but danceable lampshade-on-head take on Link Wray’s [...]
CMJ Action (Hype?) Comes Early This Year
The Dirtbombs play 3 shows in NY & NJ this week.October is speeding up quick… so much happening this week, I thought we’d have a quick look at midweek action. It seems like CMJ (Oct. 21-25) starts earlier every year but in reality, it’s starting later than last year. Actually it’s both– the heavily hyped [...]
