You don’t normally get the full on experience of it here in the northeast, but almost everywhere else in the world is barreling through a week long rager that ends on (fat) Tuesday…it’s CARNIVAL time! From Rio to Tobago, from Milan to Barcelona to my sweet Crescent City, it’s basically New Years Eve and Halloween rolled up into an 8-ball and mainlined into the fun gland of your cortex! People are getting dressed up like lunatics, drinking during daylight hours, and promenading down their respective boulevards like peacocks in love. Oh, something about Jesus is in there too, I understand… but didn’t de LAWD drink de WINE? Of course he did, you silly heathen.
Weekend ain’t over yet
Yes, I stole this picture of Brownbird Rudy Relic.Check him out at Bowery Electric on Tuesday. Sunday Moving up in the world, local punks German Measles are opening for local more-melodic-and-artsy rockers Vivian Girls at Brooklyn Bowl. That’s a free show ladies and germs, starting at 7pm. Show up early if you want to stand [...]
Itchin’ to get out of the house…
… or apartment or closet or cardboard box? We got what you need right here! No, not affordable housing, although Shimmy just moved so we may have some extra cardboard boxes. What we have for you is somewhere for you to go and something for you to do which doesn’t involve waiting for your roommates [...]
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 [...]
CMJ Action (Hype?) Comes Early This Year
The Dirtbombs play 3 shows in NY & NJ this week.October is speeding up quick… so much happening this week, I thought we’d have a quick look at midweek action. It seems like CMJ (Oct. 21-25) starts earlier every year but in reality, it’s starting later than last year. Actually it’s both– the heavily hyped [...]
