Chestnuts roasting in an oil drum fire, Jack Frost mugging you for your iPhone…though it is said, many times, many ways, it’s friggin’ cold outside, baby!!!!! Feel that Krispy Kringle chill in the air as we stomp through the various winter holidays of your particular denomination. In celebration of my favorite (the PAGAN), let’s us count the ways we can wantonly occupy ourselves in pursuit of high fun and rock and roll pleasure on these short days and long dark nights over the next couple…
A Marathon of Mice, A Party for Rats
Yes, it makes going to your favorite rock dives annoying. Yes, many bands undeserving of the buzz get shoved down your throat. Yes, we hate the mainstream music industry and their cronies and their ways. Yes Yes, heard it ALL before. But a town that’s survived recent tornadoes, terrorist attacks and blackouts can handle some drunk A&R guys. And furthermore, there ARE opportunities to learn about some great new bands you probably never even done heard of. So wipe that curmudgeonly frown off your face and stuff a 4Loco in your briefcase, soldier!
The Storm Before the Calm That Precedes The Storm’s Storm
Drip, Drip, Drip, Drip, Drip, Drip, Drip, Drip….Photo: Chinese Water Torture by Yanik Chauvin God Damn It, when is this rain going to end, already? Come on, this is really quite ridiculous! If you’re like me, or like any decent human, too many days without sunlight and wet sneakers and leaking roofs make havoc with [...]
Get ready for a long New Years weekend.
The end of the “whatever it’s called” decade.The Naughts? I prefer “The Naught-ies”.But whatever it’s called, it’s over. Note: this post is really, really likely to be updated as we hear about more New Year’s Eve parties. Monday Snow again (supposedly). Warm ‘yerself up at Art Land Bar where DJ Knifefight will be spinning all [...]
It’s raining PR men! Hallelujah?
The Angel Sluts play two more shows in town this week. Yeah, it’s CMJ week, but does that really change anything? Believe it or not, connections are not just for sellouts and poseurs. Some of your (and our) favorite bands have connections and can get a gig or two this week. Go out and support [...]
Short Week
Hooray for short week! In honor of the 4th of July (which is our nation’s wedding anniversary or bat mitzvah or something) many of us have Friday off from work. We will celebrate our nation’s history by getting bombed on a Thursday. Also, according to our calendar there’s nothing on Monday. Nada. Not even the [...]
NYC Turns Up The Heat
Judging by the temps out there it’s Summer time again kiddies and it’s take to take a trip… or maybe a (pub) crawl! Lots of alcoholic fun this weekend, it being Memorial Day on Monday you’ve got an extra day to recover from “cocktail flu”– check out these shows, dj parties, and all kinds of [...]
Fun Fun Friday & Sick Sick Saturday
Despite the rain, I’m freakin’ overjoyed it’s the weekend. It seems like this was the longest week since like 1998… whatever, take your umbrella with you so only your whistle gets wet (if noone can riff on that one, nyc is a lost cause)…. TONIGHT (FRIDAY) Jimmy & The Wolfpack (who would DEFINITELY be able [...]
SPRING ING ING
Sorry for the long drought between posts, garagepunknycareenos, I was across thee pond in the Burg of Ham, but lo, I hath returned and I bring thee the good word of Alcoholism! All kinds of goodly getdown (mostly DJ gigs) this weekend but plenty of fun to be had. Let’s start with tonight, shalleth wee? [...]
Amazing New Blog Wakes Up Slow Week for Good Music In NYC!
Kind of a slow week here in NYC for music, just 7 days after New Years, but let me highlight a couple of live shows going down this week plus some news of our own! First off, tonight we’ve got two late-announced shows: Brooklyn’s Ex Humans (ex-Carbonas) @ The Charleston and New Jersey’s Sarim-fronted-and-excellent Liquor [...]
