I don’t know how we got to the last week of June already, but…just look at this…look how much is going down just tonight. There’s so much going on that a lesser (wo)man could hurt themselves if they got too ambitious. Hope you’ve taken your vitamins. Let’s not waste any time… Friday June 24th The [...]
Overloaded Weekender
Woah! October is definitely here… You think CMJ is a mess of shows? Check this out– the rush is on to get in front of New Yorkers’ eyes and ears before the Clusterfuck Mania Joke kicks in next week. Let’s get right to it! TONIGHT (FRIDAY): Good lord, where to begin. Let’s start with CHARITY. [...]
Ooky Ook!
Trick or Treat? … it all depends on where you spend your alco-dollars this weekend. Here’s some tips to keep the Rock in Rocktober without as much “ween” in Halloween: TONIGHT (aka bookers’ nightmare): Manhattan: Cake Shop: Freddy and the Jasons (“supergroup” featuring various Beets, German Measles, Honey-Dos etc), Lover! from Memphis and Bass Drum [...]
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 [...]
GIVE THANKS FOR BOOZE! A GPNYC T-DAY GUIDE
SOME of us get through thanksgiving (the dealing with family, the possibly working the next day and the hating our bosses for it…) by overeating, but that’s not “very garage”… unless you’re getting high on the Tryptophan! So instead let’s give thanks for the cause of (and solution to) all of our problems: booze! You [...]
Garage Punk Videos for a Rainy Day
John Barrett’s Bass Drum of Death in Brooklyn.A rainy day like this seems a great opportunity to waste some time watching youtube clips… I took a look recently at the videos of garage punk shows I’ve been posting to youtube for almost a year now and did a little ranking… here are the results, Letterman-style: [...]
