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April 2009

What’s the Deal with Knitting Factory?!

As we mentioned many months ago, Knitting Factory is set to re-open as a Williamsburg club on the site of the failed Luna Lounge, having left its Manhattan perch of many years. And so we’re surprised to see a flyer for tonight’s “Deli Magazine” party listing, including local British Invasion junkies the Beat Rats, in [...]

Don Pedro "Marketing"

Here’s a quick one for fans of Brooklyn’s Don Pedro… new “promo” video from bartenders Charly, Karen & Chris…

Sweatin’ never felt so cool.

We know very well that you’ll all be going to see King Khan and Mark Sultan next weekend. Better get yer dancin’ in early! Additional note: no that’s not them. Monday Where better to bust some moves than at the Monday Night Burlesque at Public Assembly? DJs Captain Heartlock and Professor Z spin Garage and [...]

More Friday Fun

At Otto’s Shrunken Head tonight, in addition to checking out the Real Gone DJ bunch, you’ll also want to head to the back, both for The Vondells and The Mess Around.   The Vondells feature the always incredible Lynne Von (seen here performing with just their drummer at Lucky Cheng’s).  Some will remember Lynne from [...]

Summer Jumps the Gun in NYC…

Spring sprang. Hope you enjoyed it, because Summer’s already here. 70 degrees today, 80 tomorrow and 85 Sunday! And not only did the warm temperatures come, but a host of bands & djs are out there to help celebrate the end of coldness… Tonight (FRIDAY) — tons o’ stuff:LIVE SHOWS:Alana Amram & the Rough Gems [...]

Tuesday Tip…

Besides the usual hubbub, there’s specialness in the air in NYC tonight. Just a quick tip but if you like killer Flamin’ Groovies covers, you might want to head over to Lakeside Lounge in Alphabet City around 9/10PM tonight for a free show… it’s not really an advertised show (band is billed as “Dog Meat”) [...]

It’s finally time to see what your friends look like under their Winter outfits.

Nothing ends. Nothing ever ends. Not even weekends. MONDAY There won’t be any Winter outfits on display when DJs Captain Heartlock and Professor Z spin Garage and Soul music at the Monday Night Burlesque at Public Assembly. Still reading after that horrible joke, eh? Well good for you, because there’s some really interesting stuff going [...]

ACTION TIME VISION

Another Spring weekend, another round of higher temperatures… lotsa of youse ought to be out in the streets this weekend and by happy coincidence, there are many ways to get yourself into trouble too! Tonight, FRIDAY: First off, two Todd P shows: Pissed Jeans @ Market Hotel in Brooklyn (along with some indie bands) — [...]

Wogglin’ Around

Saturday night, it’s time once again for Georgia’s Finest, The Woggles, to hit the NYC area.  This time out, it’s at Maxwells (http://www.maxwellsnj.com) in lovely Hoboken, NJ. If you’ve never seen The Woggles before, you’re in for some sweaty garage, R&B, Soul sounds. They’ve been refining their craft for over 2 decades now. These boys [...]

Easter. It’s Over.

But that’s no reason to stop having fun, right? Monday is not a valid excuse for not partying. Oh no, not this week boys and girls! Cake Shop will go nuts when garage-rock lepus Nobunny takes the stage. He/it will be joined by Berkeley’s finest garage rockers Rock N’ Roll Adventure Kids, punk-slop legends LiveFastDie [...]