GAME FACE!

This is IT! The big game weekend is here! Are you ready? Do you have your face paint? Did you stock up on Natty Ice? Do you have enough wing sauce to inject into your friends veins AS WELL as your own? I sure do. Where will YOU be watching this weekend’s Boggle World Championship????

Friday February 3rd

Oooooh oooh ooh Ah Ah AH! It’ s Volume XI of Go Go Gorilla! The rock and roll party with the dancing and such! First Friday of every month at Otto’s Shrunken Head presented by Kick, Hiro and company of The Baxx SiSi’s, who happen to be playing this fantastic party along with The Enthusiasts! Seanzi Dirtbag (drum basher for The Othermen and The Arkhams) joins those crazy kids on DJ duties for the after dance! Starts at 10pm, no cover!

Tonight’s edition of Shakin’ All Over at Chinatown taxidermy dive Home Sweet Home is The Detroit Shakedown! Dan Kroha and Mick Collins of The Gories, fresh off conquering this town last weekend, are you DJ’s for the evening from 11pm till the sweet end, with our blond baby boy Drew Redmond manning Metropolis Vintage’s Happy Hour from 8pm till then (hit him up at the store or at the DJ booth for your buy one get one drink tickets!!!)! They’re still raising money for miracle man Jonathan Toubin, so don’t feel guilty for drinking heavily, for once…

Grace of Spades returns to The Gutter, that other more homey rock and roll bowling alley in Williamsburg, for her monthly spin of vintage vinyl soul, R&B, doo-wop and dub! She’s on from 10pm till close. No Cover…Killer.

Sweet lady CrystalBlu has got your happy hour figured out for Manhattan, with her weekly To Sir With Love, spinning unstoppable girl groups, surf, psych and garage. 7pm till 11…

La La Linda cures the boredom sickness of uptown Manhattan with her weekly spin at the dive of the north The Ding Dong Lounge, laying the smack down of punk, funk, psych and soul all night long from 10 till close! No cover!

***UPDATE 4:09 PM***

From The Piggies!

Hey piggies are playing Legion tonight. It’s a free show. Here’s the line up:

Piggies -10:00
Wild Yaks- 11:00
Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss – 12:00

Yeah, it’s the dude from the Circle Jerks and Repo Man.

Thanks doood!

Saturday February 4th

The big to-do of tonight is the bon voyage party for Labretta Suede and the Motel 6 at Lone Wolf in beautfiul Bushwick Brooklyn. Those insane garage rock Kiwi’s are going away on tour for over a whole damn month to their native New Zealand…the city is just about to get a little more quiet and slightly more sane. They are joined in this rock and roll bacchanal by The Naked Heroes and Lovestruck, with Drew Redmond (you again?) spinning greasy rock and soul all night long! Supposedly Lux Interior’s ghost is scheduled for a special guest appearance on the anniversary of his ascension. Hide your mom!

First Saturday’s means the only pure surf rock party going in the entire tri-state, Unsteady Freddie’s Surf Rock Shindig at Otto’s Shrunken Head! Obscure beach punk records in front, rock and roll by The Chillers, Strange But Surf, Commercial Interruption and The WrayCyclers in the back! Never a cover, 9pm kick off time!

The radical chic happening Glamdammit hits it off at it’s new home Grand Victory! Hosted and spun by Michael T and Twig the Wonderkid, it’s your one stop shop for glam, rock anthems and punk for heroes! Live performances tonight by Fucking Bullshit, The Brats, and main man’s own band Michael T and the Vanities at midnight! 9pm hi-kick off time, $8 cover I believe…

The resurgent divey home for freaks, weirdos and revolutionaries, Freddy’s, is celebrating it’s one year anniversary at it’s new location in the south slope of Brooklyn this evening, with a live performance at 11pm by the band that’s been there since the beginning, the Brooklyn by way of Paris ye-ye rockers Les Sans Culottes! No cover for this mad…

DJ C’mon has her weekly battle against Manhattan mediocrity going down in the east village: The Saturday Takeover at Idle Hands is your place to escape stupid radio pop, so run into the arms of her delightful selections of garage, punk, power pop and new bad ass indie shit! No cover, 10pm till close

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Buhbleebuhbleep that’s all, Folks!

PUT YOUR GAME FACE ON!

-Cappy Heartlock

That means straight up bar crawlin’ time.

TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY):

Grace of Spades returns from London for her weekly Watch This Sound night at Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Stable. Cheap wings & FREE entry.

Mr Fine Wine spins soul at Botanica in the city. FREE

Matt Fiveash of the Piggies spins his new(ish) monthly called ‘Wednesday is the New Wednesday’ at Italian Greenpoint’s Daddy’s. FREE.

Someone will undoubtedly spin for Jonathan Toubin (who is recovering rapidly if you didn’t know!) at Motor City. FREE

THURSDAY:

Dos Platos and Mr Robinson spin their long-running monthly first Thursday night at Alphabet City’s Heathers. Expect soul & garage 45s. FREE

Move Your Mule takes place at Otto’s Shrunken Head with Agent Jay and Bunnypunch. FREE.

Really, that’s all you got? Hit us up if we missed something… ANYTHING.

Sunday January 29th

Alright I feel like dog shit from the night before so I’m gonna keep this one pretty brief. Tonight seems to be somewhat of an active night. In case you folks missed Mighty Fine last night at Bell House for The Gories show you’ll have yourself a second opportunity today at the Bell House, yet again! There’s also going to be a shit ton of DJs spinning all day and all night. Here’s a list of all the DJs: Eric Davidson (New Bomb Turks/L!vids), Ben Diesel (The Brought Low), Leah Lugosi (Nouvellas), Lupe Loop, Dean Rispler (Drug Front Records), Dolowhite (45 Adapters), Big Sir (Strange Haze), Chris Powers (Vibratone Records), Tom Dash (Imaginary Icons/Shop Fronts), The Beyonder, and Anna Anabolic (Party Lights). A pretty heavy duty list! Only issue with all of this is there’s no proper layout of who goes on when. All that’s listed is the starting time of 2PM. I guess just show up and figure it out from there. Also no idea what the cost is. This is a veeeery mysterious one!

Also tonight is the screechin’ and a hollerin’ blues three piece Daddy Long Legs(10PM) at Mercury Lounge with Steve Lewis and the Vagrants(9PM) and Hobson’s Choice(8PM). Now according to the event page it seems like they’re strict about starting time so if you’re interested in seeing all three bands get your ass there at 8PM on the dot! Oh…and bring $10 to get in too…

Now onto the usual stuff. Andy Maltz and Dave the Spazz will be spinning 50′s & 60′s goodies from 10PM till 2AM tonight while Johnny from Closed Casket/Nervous Assistant blasts punk, metal, and other jaaaaams from 10PM till 4AM.

Monday January 30th

More of the usual on Monday. There’s I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS! with Alix Brown and other DJs at what I believe is now Public Assembly from 10PM till late. I’m assuming its free as well.

aaaand again at Union Pool for Country Night with Cowboy Mark and Tony from 10PM till 2AM and yours truly down the street at Macri Park spinning r&b, soul, garage, and other mumbo jumbo from 10PM till 4AM.

Tuesday January 31st

The weekly bladder busting Hot Dog night will be in store for you booze hounds with buy 1 get 1 free and kick ass DJs all damn night from 10PM till 3AM!

There is also another night that’s popped up on Tuesdays at K&M bar for those of you who would like an alternative that to the above called Rituals. It caters to more of a darker sound with dark wave, new wave, goth, and post punk. Starts at 10PM and ends at 4AM. Seems pretty bumpin’ according to the Facebook event page!

Ok, that’s all. I’m probably going back to bed now. I feel like a train wreck.

KICK IT

Happy Weekend, Boys and Girls, we MADE IT! It’s another unseasonably warm one, with a forecast calling for PANDEMONIUM.

TOO MANY choices this weekend, let’s waste no time:

Friday January 27th

It’s HULLABALOO!, the party that puts the “damn” in “Hot Damn”! Tonight’s happening celebrates Brooklyn’s fuzzed out, surfed out, punked out garage punks The Siberians and their debut release, a fantastic 7 inch on Killer Diller Records! They’re performing along with The Enthusiasts and blues/garage power duo The Psyched (Anthony from Tunnel of Love on guitar and Paul from The Apes on drums), with DJ’s Shimmy, Charles Gaskins and guest DJ PickaBar (lead man of The 45 Adapters) spinning cool tunes all night long, baby sugar doll. This is only $6, starts at 9 prompt (bands have gotta be done by midnight)  and goes down at the new joint The Grand Victory! DO buy that vinyl!

Tonight is night one of the weekend invasion of all time greats of the garage and pride of Detroit Rock City, The Gories: tonight they play at Maxwell’s, and surprisingly as of this writing there are still a few tickets left online! 8pm doors, $20…

Back to Brooklyn, to Bar Matchless in Greenpoint to be precise, for a punk/rockabilly showcase put on by Laura Rebel Angel: Long running psychobilly gang The Tombstone Brawlers headline with performances by the trashy glamo-punk of  The TV Tramps and Brooklyn hardcore trio Fake Hooker. Brooklyn Baby Doll will also be on hand to shake what the sweet lord gave her for a couple of burlesque acts and go-go – 8pm doors, $8 cover…

It’s the first Real Gone! of 2012, and it is a scorcher! Host DJ’s KittyBeat and Dr. Jones are joined by New Orleans own Matty (Alligator Chomp Chomp, New Orleans Mod Dance Party) and Josh from The Luxurious Faux Furs, who coincidentally perform live the very same evening and place, headlining (midnight) in the live room in back and preceded by Franco-delic ye-ye stalwarts Les Sans Culottes and loud bluesy garage group Tara Elliot and the Red Velvets! Where esle but at Otto’s Shrunken Head? Party kicks at 10pm and as usual, NO COVER!

And now the section where I tell you about the sixty bajillion other DJ spins:

Josh Styles and Ty Jesso hold it down at Home Sweet Home for Shakin’ All Over Under Sideways Down, where they’re still raising money for Jonathan Toubin! As you’ve all heard the man has made a miraculous recovery from an unbelievable accident, but he still has significant hurdles to jump, so jump and jive and drink for LIFE! Those two are on from 11pm till close ($3 cover), with Metropolis Happy Hour from 8pm till then…

La La Linda is getting Fast Loose and Loud up at The Ding Dong Lounge on the upper west side, playing a booty shaking mix (which is FAR SUPERIOR to a wintery mix, whatever that is) of punk, funk, psych, garage, and anything else she damn well pleases! 10pm till close and free as your will…

CrystalBlu starts your night out right at Beauty Bar on 14th Street and 3rd with her weekly happy hour spin To Sir With Love, playing surf, girl groups, psych and garage from 7pm till 11, great soundtrack for gettin’ your nails did…

Handsome devils Tony and Cowboy Mark bring 50′s R&B and grease to the otherwise refined dining establishment The Bedford (guess the neighborhood! Hint, it’s in Brooklyn!) – they’re on from 10pm till about 1 or so…free!

It’s another thrilling edition of The Discophonic Walk, taking place at what I like to call “Chicken Trouble Palace”, IE the Commodore. Phast Phreddie and Girl Soul are joined by special guest and Empire State Soul Club founder Connie T Empress in playing unimpeachable soul and r&b 45′s all night long from 10pm on! No cover…

Saturday January 28th

The big show of the evening is of course The Gories at The Bell House! This powerhouse of a bill is recommended for children 21 years and older with strong constitutions, with supporting acts Mark Sultan and Brooklyn’s own Mighty Fine! Mary Clancey and Sterling (Heavy Hands) rock the turntables, bringing the people all the garage and soul they can get down with. Tickets are $20 for this one with 8pm doors…

A few blocks away at the soon to disappear (TRULY SAD) Southpaw is what I’m guessing will be the last edition at this venue of Dig Deeper, showcasing 60′s Northern Soul legend Eula Cooper! She’s on at 10pm, with DJ’s Honky and Mr. Robinson spinning the dance party on and on into the sweet night. $12 advance online, $15 at the door!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFimUUmLlx8&feature=related

An epic Glitter / 50′s Rocker party goes down over at Zebulon in Williamsburg: Le Crunch has got Josh Styles, Sophie Thunder, Ty Jesso and Dave Ready spinning glam rock classics and greaser hits all night, with live performances by The Foxx, Alana Amram and Baby Shakes! Blast off is at 9pm, $5 cover…

DJ C’Mon continues the good fight against Manhattan mediocrity at her spin The Saturday Takeover at East Village bourbon lover’s palce Idle Hands, where she drops retro rock n roll, garage, punk and new indie rock that rocks…no cover, 10pm till close!

Is that all that there is? Cause that’s actually A LOT. But if we’re missing anything of note, be sure to clickity click that box and leave a comment and let us all know, okay? OKAY!

UPDATE: Born Loose play the one year anniversary of new management at Brooklyn’s DON PEDRO with the Nuclears and Idlettes. $?

Have fun, stay safe, keep your noses clean, don’t be a machine, live the dream…                                                             Captain Heartlock

It’s a slow one this week, but there are a couple of possibilities…

TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY):

Our top event tonight has to be Copycat’s tribute to Johnny Rotten aka “Rottencat II” featuring the Dexedrines & Other Crimes playing covers of the rotten one’s punk and new wave careers live. Perhaps most amazing of all, someone who worked with John Lydon, Allan Dias (of PiL) spins his own tribute as guest DJ. Maybe he ain’t so bad after all! 9PM start at Otto’s Shrunken Head, FREE

Otherwise we’ve got a lot of the same old good DJing stuff tonight–

Matt Hollywood at 138 Ludlow; Mr Fine Wine spinning r&b at Botanica, and presumably someone (?!) filling in for Jonathan Toubin at Motor City.

THURSDAY:

more pics of Manitoba at Asbury Lanes 2 weeks ago here.

At Bowery Electric, Manitoba, a new groop featuring, you guessed it, Handsome Dick Manitoba, makes its NYC debut.  The band features Ross the Boss, Thunderbolt Patterson and Dean Rispler, making it sort of a 5/7ths Dictators reunion or something.  Also playing are Atlanta’s modern power pop rockers the Biters and DBCR. Note: apparently SOLD OUT, maybe there will be ticket action at the door. Doors at 7:30 (supposedly) and over by 1AM.

Otherwise, thinnest Thursday in a while– Move Your Mule at Otto’s Shrunken Head skanks on with ska and the like courtesy of selectors Agent Jay, Bunny Punch and more. FREE

The best freeform station in the nation.  So it was pretty damn awesome to finally visit the famous studios where my favorite shows like Downtown Soulville, Cherry Blossom Clinic and of course Joe Belock’s Three Chord Monte are recorded…

I got an opportunity this past Sunday when the Siberians went in to tape a live session for Joe’s show.  If you’ve never been there, the station is just a couple minutes’ stroll from the Exchange Place PATH.  In other words, if you’ve got a DJ you want to stalk, it’s REALLY convenient.

The Siberians recorded on the 4th floor (where all the bands record pretty much)…

I watched from the booth.

Mike Sin (formerly of the Insomniacs) engineered the session.
You can see him and Joe Belock briefly in the video:

Click here to listen to the whole show from the WFMU archive.

After the session, Joe took us on a tour of the 2nd floor, where there’s another recording studio.  

Bill Kelly was doing his show live and we also checked out the mouth-watering WFMU library.

I never knew about WFMU’s collection of awesome velvet paintings… Phil was a particular favorite… !

After the show, I took a few band photos on the waterfront.

Come check out the Siberians this Friday– January 21 @ Grand Victory. Their new 7″ is being released. Huzzah!

So I came in the last 60 seconds of Daytona’s set – no luck on photos or videos there.

The Foxx were on next. They’re a great sort of 70′s-style rock / glam band with killer riffs.

I got only one decent photo from afar, plus a video:

I missed the next band (Yellow Dogs).

Last up were Habibi, new to me although I’ve seen Erin in several bands before like Girls at Dawn and Big Fun and Karen of course in Peace Killers and at one point in Foster Care. Got some nice closeups and video. Good show!

Habibi are headed to SXSW and many other places down South soon… check em out!

Sunday January 22nd

Alright! Another round with a little somethin’ somethin’ to do early on in the week for ya! Got your regular stuff going on tonight with Andy Maltz from Little Killers/Underthings and Dave the Spazz from WFMU spinning 50s & 60s gems at Union Pool from 10PM till 2AM and Johnny from Closed Casket/Nervous Assistant playing punk and metal from 10PM till 4AM.

Monday January 23rd

One of garagepunkNYC’s finest Twin Guns will be playing at Knitting Factory with Autumn Fire, Young Animal, Andrew Gabriel. If you’re into fuzzy, reverby, Crampsy shit then hit this up! I’m not entirely sure what those other three bands sound like, but Twin Guns will surely float yer boat! Show coasts ten buckaroos and starts at 9PM!

Plus! If you boners are looking for something to do after the show just down the street there is country night at Union Pool with Cowboy Mark & Tony from 10PM till 2AM plus yours truly will be spinning r&b, soul, & garage at Macri Park from 10PM 4AM.

Tuesday January 24th

Got both Manhattan and Brooklyn covered for Tuesday. In Manhattan there’s Take My Tuesdays Please! at the Friar’s Club in midtown with soul, r&b, and rocksteady from 8PM till late and in Brooklyn of course is the weekly bladder busting Hotdog Night at Bar Matchless with buy 1 get 1 free and kick ass DJs all damn night long from 10PM till 3AM!