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Did you know they’re doing a Ponderosa Stomp here in New York? Yup, and it’s this week too. You might want to stop reading this and go buy tickets now. Then come back and read the rest of my post. Please? I put a lot of work into it (sob!)

Monday

What is up with Monday? You used to be so cool! Once again, nothing going on Monday. I guess we’re all going to the BBQ at the Soft Spot?

Tuesday

Thank you reliable Hot Dog! (I predict that we will soon be the #1 hit on Google for that phrase.) Once again Bar Matchless hosts Hot Dog!, a weekly night of 50′s and 60′s R’n'B, Soul, Garage Rock and more. 2-for-1 drinks, no cover, and a rotating cast of DJs tag team style (sorry folks, we’re still working on getting the steel cage for deathmatches).

Wednesday

Finally some options! In Manhattan, Mr. Fine Wine spins Soul Music downstairs at Botanica and New York Night Train does its Punk DJ night at Motor City Bar. Over in Brooklyn, Swimsuit Edition at Savalas features DJs spinning Garage, Surf, and Rockabilly music. There’s gotta be something you like, right?

Note that despite what our calendar said previously, Copycat is not this week. Unfortunately, Google Calendar ain’t all that bright. They’ll be doing a Kinks tribute next week, so watch for it!

It may also be time to make a little public confession. Here goes: (ahem) I personally have never been to any of these three DJ nights, just the Tuesday and Thursday ones. Yes, I admit it, I suck. So this week I promise (in public) to hit all three and see what they got goin’ on. Who’s with me?

Thursday

Did you know they’re doing a Ponderosa Stomp here in New York? Yes, by the time you’ve read this far you probably know that. More info here. Thursday night is Soul and R&B night featuring William Bell, Harvey Scales, and The Bobettes, with The Bo-Keys.

Also on Thursday, the Magnetic Field Reunion Cruise featuring performances by Bunnie England & The New Originals (“The world’s best karaoke band”) and you.

If you’re in more of a dancing mood, you might want to check out Boogaloo Shampoo at Beauty Bar NYC (Soul music at a great venue in Brooklyn for FREE) or Thursday Night Thump at Enids (Punk, Glam, and Psych Rock, also FREE).

I am very proud of the fact that I didn’t mention Michael Jackson a single time at any point in the last few weeks, and now that his death is over, I finally feel that it is okay to say: dang.

Marcus