Saturday, September 10th, 2011 Monster Island is home to Live With Animals Gallery, Mollusk Surf Shop, as well as the DIY basement live music venue of the same name. On Saturday, they collectively celebrated their last Annual Block Party, and the turnout was huge and there were large groups of people coming and going all [...]
Stompin’ Riff Raffs, Back CCs, more @ Don Pedro, July 19
Here are some photos from the excellent Jeff Cuyubamba from Monday night’s RAGER at Don Pedro! Be sure to check out the whole set here.
Don Pedro "Marketing"
Here’s a quick one for fans of Brooklyn’s Don Pedro… new “promo” video from bartenders Charly, Karen & Chris…
Late Breaking Punk Action Tonight in Brooklyn
This just in, Baltimore’s Hard Punk Rockers Hollywood playing a good bill at Don Pedro in Williamsburg featuring Liquor Store and Ex-Humans. Doors at 8:30, Cover $6. Looks like a good bet. SHIMMY
Terrible Tuesday Strikes Again!
Due to changes in my employment status, I find myself more available to blog about.. well, anything pretty much. Happy Recessionuary! BUT I’ll keep this short and simple. Tonight I’m heading over to Matchless in Greenpoint for another weekly installment of HOT DOG! I’ve mentioned it many times before but tonight’s bill is pretty special [...]
Hot Cold Weekend!
Great fun this past weekend… I kicked it off at Barf-o-Rama at K&M, which had some drunken fools dancing,including some Aussies, plus many of the (un)usual suspects. Both Wimple Winch and the Contours stuck in my head the next day… never a bad thing. Saturday I caught the whole 5 band bill at Don Pedro… [...]
North Brooklyn Soul Allstars!
Just a quick note to recommend a great article on Bushwick’s own Daptone Records, published this weekend in the New York Times. Some of the guys mentioned (Roth, members of Budos Band, etc) in this article DJ at Savalas occasionally (and other gigs)… watch this space or the show calendar for info. SHIMMY
And now for something COMPLETELY different (this weekend)
OK here’s a couple of other things to do this weekend in case you can’t stand me (why?!) or Charles (OK, understandable). At Lucky Cat, Jumpy and Dylan “Otto” Bahn are hosting what could be the last-ever “Greasy!” 60′s DJ night if rumors about the venue’s future are true. That one’s free so wander by [...]
Fancy, Fun Weekend!
So, it’s Thursday, which means it’s time to start thinking about what you’re gonna do this weekend.I know, I know. It can be a bit overwhelming, sometimes, but I’m here to help ease the pain and direct your attention to several events I find worthy of your money being spent.Friday, October 10, you might be [...]


