Howuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu—gaaaa! I dare say there is no other holiday that’s more Garage Rock than Halloween. The Cramps, the Misfits, the Fuzztones… or maybe just ‘cuz it’s a holiday that celebrates acting like a giant weirdo, drinking way too much, dancing to retarded tunes about graveyards and rockin’ bones and taking the wrong person home. That [...]
Girl Gangs and Bangs and Rockers with Fangs
Ladies and Gentlemen, what it is, what it is? Here we are standing at the gates of yet another overstuffed weekend of madness…To what strange dimensions of being can your Metrocard, your steel lined liver and crazy willpower take you THIS TIME? Friday July 29th The Black Lips are back in town, ready to spit [...]
Hey Punk, where you going with that Waffle in your hand?
Photo: “A Holiday in Cambodia”, or “I hate Health Care THIS Much!” What’s up, Scuzz Bags and Bag Ladies? My brain is oozing from a bruising and there’s no time for niceties. We’re powering through these days towards the weekend to come. So let’s just dive into this, shall we my dear? Tonight, aka WEDNESDAY [...]
Sunday is better than Saturday for once
The Box Elders are playing almost every day this week. You can’t avoid them, so just give up and go see ‘em. Photo by elchicodelaleche (really?) Sunday We all thought this weekend would be a little slow because of SXSW. And we were right, until now that is. Tonight begins at 5pm with the Big [...]
Sunday Special Edition
Remember the McCarren Pool Parties? Those free shows which were swamped by hipster kids, but sometimes had some good bands? Well, they’re back this year but at a new, pool-less location: North 8th at Kent in Williamsburg (of course). The full schedule is here. Today the headliner is 70s post-punk rockers Mission of Burma. Feel [...]
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 [...]
