We have a word for a weekend like this: SLEEPY. As in, “I looked at the shows but I got sleepy”. It’s not that cold but hey, this just isn’t a very exciting weekend. You’ll be weighing the merits of fried chicken and DVDs vs. going out, trust us. BUT, if you gotta go, you gotta go. So here’s what’s what.
TONIGHT (FRIDAY):
Kinda low key start to the weekend but there’s fun to be had nonetheless: start off slow with some New Orleans/60′s style RnB at the Tea Lounge in Park Slope with the Funky Fritters.
Then stroll on over to Don Pedro (or rather, take the G shuttle bus) for the Art show (postponed from December’s blizzard) featuring folks like Avi Spivak as well as Gasface on the turntables. We expect it to start off real loose and lazy and then burn its way into some kind of a rager by late night. AND it’s free!
Otherwise, your dancing option is to go Home Sweet Home for another Shakin’ All Over Sideways Down with J. Toubin. Looks like no cover tonight due to the absence of any celebrity djs!
SATURDAY:
There’s a bit more shakin’ Saturday. Ex-Magnetic Fielder Lee Greenfeld celebrates his birthday at Hell Kitchen’s Bar Nine with favorite bands the Brought Low and Les Sans Culottes (plus some DJs). We think there might even be some free grub if you’re early.
Over in Brooklyn, more options:
- Don Pedro’s got a good night with the Dirty Shames, the Back CCs and Charlie & the Crybabies plus Jukebox Jodi DJing. $6
- Over at Beauty Bar Brooklyn, DJ Brenda Brand among others will be making the crowd twist and frug all night. FREE
- Down in the Slope, it’s Dig Deeper time, this month with Darrow Fletcher, his first performance in NYC in 2,000 years. He’s got a great voice although some of the material seems a bit lightweight for our tastes. Still, there’s DJs and a great backing band and it’s probably still worth the occasional elbow’ing by hipster douchebags. Southpaw $10adv/$15door
SUNDAY:
Another edition of the Punk Record Fair (we assume postponed from the December date?) at Public Assembly. It’s $5, starts at noon and we think there are some DJs as well as dealers from the Tri-State. It’s just a block down from Academy in case you’re feeling like blowin’ your wad.
Later on, if you’ve still got some cash, head over to Home Sweet Home for Kathy Tabor’s “Sophisticated Boom Boom” night (FREE, drinks extra) with special guest Leah of the Nouvellas.
Or you could do the Union Pool thing with Andy Maltz. Face it, DJ nights at places like HSH and UP are best on Sundays when it’s a more local crowd, so give it a shot if you’re up to no good on a school night!
See ya ’round!
SHIMMY
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