Go Underground NYC
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Thursday August 25th
Cat Power w/Xray Eyeballs
6:30 pm
Webster Hall
125 E 11th St
New York, NY
$35
Cat Power is the stage name of singer/songwriter Chan Marshall. Known for her minimalist style, sparse guitar and piano playing, and breathy vocals she has been places in the genres of Folk rock, indie rock, indie pop, and sadcore. After dropping out of high school, she started performing under the name Cat Power while in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Marc Moore, and others. While in Atlanta, Marshall played her first live shows as support to her friends’ bands. Her performances are unique and said to stop time.
Xray Eyeballs is the brainchild of O.J. Felipe originally from San Francisco, but after numerous cross-country adventures, he landed himself in Brooklyn around 2000. Upon settling here, O.J. quickly cemented himself in the underground Brooklyn punk, noise, and indie scene playing in numerous bands. With Xray Eyeballs, O.J. wanted to explore something different and make more pop songs that kids could also remember after leaving the party.
Mute Math w/Saint Motel
6:30 Pm
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St # A
New York, NY
$20
The explosive, cinematic, hard-pop band Saint Motel is, to put it best, hard to resist, and damn fun. In the world of Saint Motel, nothing bows to convention: Stages become forests and living rooms, and shows become kaleidoscopic mind explosions in 3D. This theatrically creative world is due in large part to the fact that the gentlemen of Saint Motel formed in film school. The band’s keen visual sensibility has yielded an array of stunningly original videos that accompany songs from their recently released debut EP ForPlay, released via the band’s label On The Records, and the physical or digital version of ForPlay includes the free added bonus of the beautiful, ultra-conceptualized videos for each song.
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Oberhofer w/Exitmusic, The Suzan
10:00 Pm
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St # A
New York, NY
free
Brad Oberhofer, frontman of the indie-rock outfit Oberhofer, is just 19 years old, and on “Awy Frm U”, he exhibits a pretty good understanding of the duality of rejection. He seems to understand how it both hurts and provides a fresh start. There’s nervousness in his voice– bolstered by ramshackle guitars and a sugar-rushed drum beat that build to an inescapably joyous climax– but instead of conveying dread, Oberhofer sounds like he’s expressing the kind of happy, life-affirming jitters you get when waiting on line for a roller coaster, or when you win concert tickets on the radio. Ah, youth.
Mascara w/ Rioux, Beacon, Rivka, Gospels
9:00 Pm
Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn NY
$8
Brought to you by Lady Bree Presents ERIN MICHAEL RIOUX (pronouned ree-you) MAKES audiovisual music psychedelic music electronic music dance music pop music sound collages film scores ERIN WAS BORN IN Michigan, 15 miles outside Detroit. Think Freaks and Geeks or listen to Iggy Pop for reference. ERIN HAS LIVED IN Brooklyn for the past three years. His life took off here and it is his home now. ERIN LIVED IN Berlin in the winter and spring of 2011 where he rediscovered the beauty of dance culture.
SUSQUEHANNA INDUSTRIAL TOOL & DIE CO.
8:00 Pm
Otto’s Shrunken Head
538 E 14th St (between Aves A and B)
New York, NY
free
Tis the last Thursday of the month — and that means SIT & Die returns to Otto’s for our monthly residency, all shiny and slickered up. Two big and bawdy shows are in store, from 8:00 sharp until 10:00, along with salty snacks, DJ “Son of Scratchy.
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MOVE YOUR MULE
10:00 Pm
Otto’s Shrunken Head
538 E 14th St (between Aves A and B)
New York, NY
DJ Agent Jay (Slackers) and Johnny Metro hosts an evening of First, Second wave and New Ska, Reggae, Dub and Rock Steady. Guest Djs every week as well as the occasional live performance by local & national Ska acts!
LaGoDi presents The Miss Teen Jesus Pageant
2:00 Pm
4th Street Theatre
83 East 4th Street
New York, Ny
$15
Written by Patrick DiBattista and Anne Laffoon, Music by Ben Camp
Tiaras, talent, and evening wear. A musical comedy about two gay fathers who stage and rig a church sponsored beauty contest to ensure their daughter will be crowned Miss Teen Jesus, thereby securing tuition for Bible College. Divinely crazy. (Fringe Fest)
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Civil Twilight w/Santah
6:00 Pm
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$5
The three lifelong friends—brothers Steven and Andrew McKellar and Richard Wouters—who make up the Wind-up Records recording group Civil Twilight have been playing music together since they were teenagers growing up in South Africa, emulating the rock music they heard coming out of Europe and America, from Oasis, U2 and Nirvana to The Verve, The Police, Muse and Radiohead.
DJ Questlove presents: Bowl Train
10:30 Pm
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$5 adv $8 dos
DJ Questlove presents: Bowl Train American music legend ?uestlove is continuing his Thursday night residency at Brooklyn Bowl, accompanied by throwback Soul Train videos! His vinyl collection contains more than 50,000 records giving him the ability to tear up the dance floor with the most eclectic sets of hip-hop, house, 80′s, rare grooves and a mix of everything in between.
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TV Party: Battlestar Galactica – Best of Season 2
7:00 Pm
The Bell House
149 7th St
Brooklyn, NY
$5
This show is frakkin’ awesome! It’s a space drama that’s not too spacey or sci-fiey. Awesome actors. Great writing. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS motherfrackers! Hot chicks and, I’ve been told, sexy dudes. Robots. No monster of the week type villains. Lots of fighting in space jets. It’s an engaging, tense and exciting show that’s a whole lot of fun to watch. Wikipedia calls it: a military science fiction serial drama television series. Kind of like The West Wing…in space…with more fighting.
+There’s tons of drinking on the show so come prepared for drinking games!
+Cylon Raider cookies for you to destroy…with your mouth!
+Costume Contest: Which Cylon will you be? Can you grow a sweet beard like Gaius Baltar? Got a cool Colonial Fleet pilot outfit?
+Performance by Kara Thrace and Her Special Destiny playing cover songs you know and love!
+Guess the Cylon Competition!
+Themed drinks like Colonel Tigh’s Secret Stash, Leonis Estates Sparkling Wine, Ambrosia, Virgon Brew and more!
+BG trivia to test your knowledge of the show!
PAUL DEMPSEY w/OUR MOUNTAIN, DAVID WALLACE
7:30
Union Hall
702 Union St
Brooklyn, Ny
$7
Paul Dempsey is known to most as the singer, guitarist and principal songwriter of highly successful Australian band, Something for Kate. Dempsey has so far released 5 platinum and gold records with Something for Kate along with a double album of B-sides and a Greatest Hits collection. During this time Dempsey has also consistantly played solo shows and toured in solo mode when not busy with Something for Kate as well as producing records for other artists.
DJ Booth and Skill or Be Skilled present: Skyzoo
9:00 Pm
Southpaw
125 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$7 advance, $10 door
Some of the most promising names in NYC independent hip-hop come together on Brooklyn’s most illustrious stage. Live DJs, performers, visual stimulation and break dancing. Skyzoo is one of the most buzzed about hip-hop artists in the country, and this performance in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY will be a noteworthy one. Southpaw, one of Time Out NY’s top 5 venues, is one of NYC’s premiere settings for hip-hop, as it has recently housed shows headlined by Kendrick Lamar, KRS-One and Slick Rick. DJBooth and Skill Or Be Skilled are two brands on the rise, recently responsible for major hip-hop events throughout the country. Also featuring Jesse, PremRock, Final Outlaw, and L.A. Hosted by Ill Spokinn. Music by DJ Sosa and Willie Green.
Sloppy Tilapia and the Girls of the Shaky, Shaky Buffet!
9:00 Pm
Sideshows By The Seashore
1208 Surf Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
$12
Rita MenWeep and Conatus Productions happily announce the debut of a brand new show: For one night only! “Sloppy Tilapia and the Girls of the Shaky, Shaky Buffet”
A visceral smorgasbord of blue plate specialty acts coming to Coney Island’s Sideshow by the Seashore piping hot and steamy from all over the east coast. Go behind the scenes of the only burlesque diner, “The Shaky, Shaky Buffet,” as they fight for a spot on the Naked Food Network.
Can they make it that far without sinking their own souffle? Featuring Lady Scoutington, Rita MenWeep, Miss Megs D, Paco Fish, Marla Meringue, Mary Cyn, Amelia Bareparts, games, prizes and a whole lot more. With so much to feast on, you’ll need to bring your comfy pants for later!
The Star Debate: Trek vs. Wars
5:15 Pm
Ellen Stewart Theater at La Mama
66-68 4th Street
New York, NY
$15 adv $18 dos
With the Star Debate, Epic Win Burlesque’s co-producers Schaffer the Darklord and Nelson Lugo host a sexy symposium to settle one of the most impassioned nerd arguments of our time: Which science fiction franchise is superior, Star Trek or Star Wars? The hosts will each present a case for their chosen franchise, calling upon New York City’s finest and foremost burlesque beauties to illustrate their points.
Leading the charge for Team Trek will be New York vaudevillian Nelson Lugo, with evidence provided by tantalizing Trekkies Lefty Lucy, Miss Mary Cyn, Victoria Privates, Hazel Honeysuckle, and Fem Appeal. The sexy support will span the Star Trek series — from Kirk and Uhura to Data to 7 of 9 — and will even include the starship Enterprise itself.
Arguing on behalf of Star Wars will be nerdcore rapper Schafer the Darklord and his team of sultry Siths Magdalena Fox, BB Heart, Nasty Canasta, Hard Corey, and Rosey La Rouge. Here, too, evidence will come from across the Star Wars spectrum and will include appearances by Han Solo, Princess Leia, Queen Amidala, and Darth Maul.
Since Epic Win Burlesque’s hosts will play the parts of opposing counsel, the audience will play the part of jury. Indeed, each evening’s winner will be determined by audience vote, and although there can be only one victor, all of the nerds in attendance will unite and rejoice in the majestic spectacle of space boobs.
While science fiction enthusiasts will likely line up for the Star Debate, those unfamiliar with the Star Wars/Star Trek controversy will still be entertained by the vaudevillian elements of the show, from lively banter, song and dance, and sexy striptease. This is a show that Wired.com called unabashedly nerdy, and often unabashedly naked…with creative performances, good costuming (or lack thereof) and an indomitable nerd spirit. (Fringe Fest)
Geek Girl Burlesque & Comedy
7:00 Pm
Drom
85 Ave A
New York, NY
$10 adv $15 dos
What’s the best way to beat the summer heat? How about laughing at it with outstanding comics in a suave air-conditioned lounge while burlesque beauties titillate with striptease? Smilee Productions invites you to their August 25th launch party at Drom Lounge for a respite from the stifling summer. Working in conjunction with Geek Girl Productions, Smilee Productions is starting off big with a line up of four top notch comedians and six burlesque acts. Be sure to come to the show ready to hoot, holler and laugh the summer heat away… but remember, only the burlesque performers are allowed to take their clothes off during the show!
Comedians:
Angry Bob
Juliet Jeske
Sparky Drakonis
Uncle Yo
Burlesque by
Brooklyn Babydoll
Little Miss Rollerhoops
Moxie Cat
Hosted by
Christoper William Lee
Just A Band w/ Analogue Transit
10:00 Pm
Drom
85 Ave A
New York, NY
$10 adv $15 dos
Just A Band, the trio of Billy “Blink” Selanga, Dan Muli, and Jim Chuchu, are redefining the sound of Kenyan music in the 21st century, with their exciting mix of disco/electro/African funk. They’ve been exciting crowds all over Nairobi, and it’s finally the chance for New Yorkers to experience the band that’s responsible for what Fast Company called “Kenya’s first viral music video” for the song Ha-He.
It’s African music, but not that traditional tribal sound that you think about when you usually think of African music. This song could bump in pretty much any international lounge scene and wouldn’t be out of place. The synth work is
impressive, and when they declare that they’re gonna “huff and puff and blow the house down,” you can hear an uncanny undertone of malice, joy, and swag in equal amounts.
Friday August 26th
KARAOKE KILLED THE CAT BOOTY-OKE PARTY!!!
12:00 Pm
Union Hall
702 Union St
Brooklyn, Ny
free
Get ready to get down and dirty with a special BOOTY-OKE edition of your favorite karaoke party, Karaoke Killed the Cat! Booty shorts, booty and so many more wild surprises!
Karaoke Killed the Cat is the infamous karaoke party for people who never thought they’d like karaoke. Hosted by the frenzied duo of Chris Goldteeth and Lord Easy, they have been changing the world’s view of what karaoke can be since 2003. Karaoke Killed the Cat brings together equal parts vocal chord shattering sing-along and booty popping party. Mix in sprinkles of crowd surfing, choreography and feats of strength; the result is a party unlike any other. As the show draws from the unchecked intensity and fervent enthusiasm of its patrons, Karaoke Killed the Cat becomes just as fun to watch, as it is to participate in. Forget about sounding good, this is about going hard and having the time of your life.
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LAVA-BEARD: NEW BEARD. LAVALIER, HOSTED BY THE LADY AYE WITH COCOON CENTRAL DANCE TEAM
8:00 Pm
Union Hall
702 Union St
Brooklyn, Ny
$8
New Beard started merely a year ago when the songwriting and producing duo of Benajmin Wigler and Andrew Dunn, formerly of the band Arizona, joined forces with prog dynamo drummer Tony Waldman, tuba gunslinger TubaJoe Exley, and backhanded shredder Yazan. This band just finished it?s epic upcoming LP release, a massively orchestrated production all mixed up by Swedish phenom Gustav Ejstes of the band Dungen. Soaring lead vocals, fresh melodic hooks, layered instrumentation and tuba-powered rock are New Beard?s hallmarks, which marry elements as disparate as indie pop, latin jazz, Japanese folk music, and old-school metal.
Lavalier is the brain child of former Cloud Room members Dave Horowitz and Steve Milton.Conceived over the course of several years touring the globe and navigating the requisite backstage debauchery, cramped vans, and couch surfing, Milton and Horowitz developed their penchant for a melancholy, psychedelic, lo-fi sound that features seductive fuzz-slide guitars and a hypnotic accordion.Now much more than a simple side project, Lavalier has grown in size and boasts up to 15 members.
Sweetheart of the sideshow – a rare double blockhead, fire eater, escapist, pain-proof girl, sword swallower, and grinder girl – who has worked with everyone from Rob Zombie to Cirque du Soleil.
An energy packed dance group ready to wet your pants, performing choreographed routines at comedy variety shows, in music videos, and as back up dancers for musical acts such as HUSH HUSH, ILLUSTRATE, and TOYS AND TINY INSTRUMENTS BAND.
Dick Zigun’s State of Coney Island Address
8:00 Pm
Sideshows By The Seashore
1208 Surf Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
$5
Dick Zigun, the Permanently Unelected Mayor of Coney Island, will deliver his annual STATE OF CONEY ISLAND ADDRESS wisecracking about the 2011 state of affairs at America’s Playground. Part performance-art, part playful people’s politics, Zigun’s annual address is know for self promotional humor, as well as witty insights into behind the scenes gossip at the poor man’s Rivera.
This year, Zigun’s address will include a Report Card on everything Coney Island… even though the developer Thor Equities has mainly bad grades, Zigun will reveal why they deserve one surprising A+… even though the exciting new amusements at Luna Park receive the highest overall marks, Zigun will take them to task for one amusing C-almost- failing grade in one overlooked subject…
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World Famous BOB’s Coney Island Drag Race
10:00 Pm
Sideshows By The Seashore
1208 Surf Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
$15
World Famous *BOB* brings her two favorite flavors to Coney Island- Burlesque & Drag! Come hoot & holler for your favorite contestant: Starring Go Go Harder, Sequinette, Margoh Channing, Dr. Flux, & Faux Paus. Performance by Celebrity Drag Star Sweetie!
Red Meat Entertainment presents Carnival Knowledge: Love, Lust, and Other Human Oddities
6:15 Pm
The Kraine Theatre
85 East 4th Street
New York, Ny
$15
A one wonman show by Naomi Grossman and directed by Richard EmbardoFive million men in LA… She only needs one to work. This award-nominated solo artist presents a thrilling roller coaster ride through the perils of playing the dating game. A critically acclaimed, comic, carnal romp, replete with surprising poignancy. (Fringe Fest)
Goldilocks and the Three Polar Bears
2:00 Pm
Flamboyan
107 Suffolk Street
New York, NY
$15
Wide Eyed Productions with Playlab NYC Production. Written by Jerrod Bogard, Music by Sky Seals. A spoiled brat–with amazing hair–learns what it means to be a part of the larger family in this musical that warms the heart–not the globe! With puppetry, comedy & rock-n-roll for parents and kids of all ages! (Fringe Fest)
Trash!
10:00 pm
Webster Hall Studio
125 E 11th St
New York, NY
$10
NYC’s best indie, electro, new wave, & disco party. Trashy go-gos, kookie club kids, & the infamous late night cabaret! Hosted by DJ Jess, plus Alex Malfunction, Twig the Wonderkid, Brendon James, & a cast of wild characters from the NYC underground.
Vinyl & Twist & Shout Dance Party
5:00 pm
The Bowery Electric
327 Bowery
New York, NY
It all starts with the 5 p.m.-9 p.m. happy hour, but soon evolves into a boogie bash as DJ Gina Bon Jersey offers up all sort of danceable rock goodness down in the basement. Meanwhile, DJ Mesh works upstairs in the Main Bar with classic rock tracks for those more concerned with sipping than strutting.
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The Heavy Pets w/Zongo Junction, Uzimon
8:00 Pm
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey Street
New York, NY
$12 adv $15 dos
The Heavy Pets are an American Rock & Roll Band. Once called “a living, breathing, force of nature” by Dan Sweeny of Relix magazine, the Pets are known for catchy tunes and powerhouse performances spiked with hot electric licks and multi-climactic instrumental solos.
Zongo Junction is generating a well-deserved buzz in NYC’s burgeoning afrobeat scene. The 12-piece ensemble blends West African rhythms with funk, jazz and soul. True to their inspiration, Nigerian superstar, political activist and afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the outfit excites dance floors wherever they perform.
Sun Araw w/Prince Rama Julianna Barwick, Pterodactyl, Teengirl Fantasy (DJ Set)
8:00 Pm
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10 adv $12 dos
Cameron Stallones began his musical career as a founding member of the experimental psychedelic rock collective Magic Lantern. Soon after, demos originally intended to light the Lantern became the first Sun Araw LP: The Phynx. Sun Araw blossomed as a solo project in attempted geosynchronous orbit with the Eternal Now: oblique six-dimensional transmissions from changeless environs.
Drawing from a collective mine of times and spaces, Prince Rama (made up of sisters Taraka and Nimai Larson) takes the threads of ancient symbolism and ritual and weaves a surreal universe that is wholly their own. Their often-unpredictable live shows graze the space between psychedelic ceremony, performance art and initiation rite. TRUST NOW, their 5th full-length album and 2nd album to be released on Paw Tracks was born out of this fantastic ritual space.
The Freedom Party w/ DJ Herbert Holler , DJ Cosi and DJ Marc Smooth
11:0o Pm
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
New York, NY
ladies $15 men $20
The Freedom Party NYC is New York City’s longest running weekly Friday night dance party. Recently the winner of Papermag’s highly coveted award for “Best Party of 2010 (Peoples Choice),” and runner up in URB Magazine’s “Best Party of 2010″ (nationwide), Freedom was created in 2002 by Herbert Holler, DJ Cosi and Marc Smooth. Their mission was to bring music back to the forefront of nightlife, and to provide a weekly home for people from all walks of life to dance and be free, regardless of who you know, what you wear or how much money you make. Playing an incredibly tight of mix of danceable hits from the 60s through today, including hip-hop, R&B, rock, reggae, soul,New Wave, house music, salsa, merengue, electro, Afrobeat and more, the Freedom Party NYC continues to fill its dance floor each week with people from all over the globe.
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1 Year Anniversary: Bounce
10:00 Pm
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
New York, NY
free
BOUNCE is a monthly house party created by a collective of DJs and producers who are bringing fresh, top notch dance music to NYC, spinning flavors of funk, soul, jackin and tech house.
In a diluted dance music scene, BOUNCE is bringing back what matters most: the music and the people…The resident DJ’s and their guests draw a savvy crowd full of dancers, artists and producers.
special guests Frankie Bones (Sonic Groove) , Chris Love (Love Sound Project) , Nelly J & Travis Troy (Pure Gonzo Music) , Raymond Patrick (Recoil Music) and resident DJs Joe Pompeo, Mike Stefan and DJ Syne
Slowdance
9:00 Pm
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
free
Slowdance bring keyboard and guitar and a rhythm section that can flip from a new wave throb to a spaghetti western rumble as easily as it delivers punchy indie-pop, all anchored by vocalist Quay Quinn-Settel’s demure cheek and soprano dramatics. She recalled France Gall, and they did Stereolab, because language still counts (even the set-closing cover of New Order’s “Consent” was not without its tie to France). Says Quinn-Settel: “I learned how to read in French before learning in English. It’s half of me, it wouldn’t feel right to sing in English alone. Plus the way the language shapes the mouth changes the timber of my voice, so it’s nice to have both.”
THE PRINCE AND MICHAEL EXPERIENCE
10:30 Pm
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$5
Prince and Michael Jackson fans go toe-to-toe on the dance floor as dj’s mix album cuts, remixes, rare tracks and hits from the two artists as well as cuts by such ancillary acts as Sheila E., The Jackson 5, The Time and Janet Jackson. The music is far from the only thing happening at this party, there’s theme dancing, a face-off between guests repping The Purple One or The King of Pop, and much, much more. This is the perfect night out to lounge with your friends, make some new friends, get your drink on, dance your ass off and have the time of your life.
Happy House: Reboot
10:00 Pm
The Bell House
149 7th St
Brooklyn, NY
free
Happy House isn’t supposed to be a party where the highlight of the night is checking Facebook the next day to see if the latest indie party photographer scored a snapshot of you in your neon jeggings (though sometimes, our friends come and shoot, but it’s no big deal). Happy House is about playing addictive tunes that keep you coming back for more, rather than catering to whatever flavor of the moment the collective blogosphere has attached itself to. Want to bump uglies with trust fund babies? This isn’t the place. We just want you to sweat: all over the dance floor, and all over each other while you bliss out to the latest and greatest in disco and electroclash, new and old.
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Cat Face Party
10:00 Pm
Drom
85 Avenue A
New York, NY
$3 if you have a cat face, $15 if you don’t
Cat Face is a party. We draw crap cat faces on each other, listen to dirty party music, and get stupid. Great music. Little to no cover charge. Everyone has stupid whiskers on their face. And we play an interactive slideshow of previous cat facers and famous photos and iconic images made into cat faces submitted by partygoers.
Club rules:
No dogs.
No acting like a cat.
No other cat paraphernalia apart from a cat face
It’s not a cat appreciation society
It’s about having a crap cat face but not really thinking you do.
Don’t dress like a cat. You won’t get in.
Wonder Lust
9:00 Pm
372 Ten Eyck Street
Brooklyn, NY
free
The last Wonder Lust party went well. We had a snafu or two but that didn’t seem to matter. The goal was achieved and the ball is rolling. So we continue, and this time we want you to make the party as you do all the time. However, on Friday we want you to name it. These parties will go on into the future, growing and changing. If you name it, we’ll give you special dispensation. So come, dance, have fun, and love.
Featuring: Live musical component from several bands you already dig. DJs 2melo, Feliz Cumbe, and Liv. Glow paint sword battle challenge, tribal games, snake subduction ceremony, and early barbecue by the Skull Eaters. Tarot reading.
This is free. We are also decking out the saloon and turning Ten Eyck into our personal clubhouse. Any worthwhile booty will be compensated with an elixir or 10. Last time we had a great time with a dirty basic party with a great feel for free. This time we are getting crafty and giving you way more than you expect. Loin clothes encouraged; nudity not discouraged. Share your instrument in a large jam.
The Palms
7:00 Pm
The Palms
26-01 Jackson Avenue
Queens, NY
$15
Two floors of an empty bank have been re-imagined as the Palms. This Friday it hosts passion on the dance floor. Blk Market Membership presents Adultnapper, Fred P., and Fahad and Taimur. Wolf + Lamb presents: Voices of Black and Tanner Ross. SubMercer presents: Lloydski, Justin Strauss, and Max Pask.
And then there’s this: Big brash brass march band: KillSonic. Three pristine swimming pools built by Macro-Sea. Pool performances by Modern Dance Awareness Society. Food trucks. Two floors of sound inside plus a big open courtyard.
A Gypsy Brass Dance Party
9:30 Pm
The Morgan
250 Varet Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10
Twenty-five-piece jazzpunk mobile orchestra Killsonic, Sxip Shirey, Amour Obscur, DJ Stylus. Plus VJs Sebastian vs. La Loba splice roaring 20s lingerie erotica videos with Rudy Ray Moore’s finest work with scenes from Microcosmos synced flawlessly to the beat (I’m not kidding). Photo booth? In the works. Fresh Coconut Stand? C’mon now. Add a little sugar? Why not?
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The Song Remains the Same But the Pie Does Not
7:00 Pm
City Reliquary
370 Metropolitan
Brooklyn, NY
free with a pie, $7 otherwise
What’s a better way to celebrate and mourn the closing days of summer than with a pie contest, a Rock and Roll Parking Lot doc screening, a DJ, and beer and bourbon? Enter: the fabulous ladies of Saltie, the mean Kitchen machines from Brooklyn Kitchen, and the one and only Millicent, the Pie Queen of Brooklyn, all acting as judges for a Reliquary-hosted pie bake off.
You should bake and bring a pie, and it will be contested both by judges and by popular demand. Winners will be announced after everyone watches Rock and Roll Parking Lot. Did we mention that prizes will be big fancy bottles of local beer? And that there will be bourbon shots?
Rock and Roll Parking Lot at 9:30. Pie contest all night. Donated pies will be sliced and sold to patrons at the party.
Rumble Beach Boogaloo
9:00 Pm
One Last Shag
348 Franklin Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$5
Rumble is Brooklyn’s retro greaser soul rock and roll hoedown for queers, freaks, and the otherwise sexual. We are proud to present the return of our Beach Boogaloo. Break out your itty bitty teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini, hop in your cadillac and come ride the rock and roll wave.
Featuring on the ones and twos: DJ Tubby, Drumpelstiltsken, DJ BYOB. Plus: A special performance by King of the Beach Chad Ferro. Trust, you don’t want to miss this.
Dress code: (Encouraged, but not mandatory) beach blanket realness. Bathing suits. Charles Atlas wannabe. Greaser. Prom queen. Annette Funicello after taking everything in Brian Wilson’s medicine cabinet. Floral print. Fifties cocktail attire. Retro nerds and rebels without a cause.
Saturday August 27th
BROTHERS w/SEAN BONES, NAT BROWER & THE THUNDER, BABY BROTHER
8:00 Pm
Union Hall
702 Union St
Brooklyn, Ny
$10
Brothers come in all different forms. Southern-Virginia natives Billy Sorrentino, Mike O’Rourke and Blaine O’Brien have spent enough time sharing bands, vans and stages over the past 15 years to be practically related. Meanwhile, halfway across the country, a pair of actual brothers-identical twins Damon and Dylan Boelte-were rocking Greater Oklahoma. These two fraternal forces united in New York a few years ago, when Billy met Dylan working in the art department at the music magazine BLENDER. Now, as BROTHERS, they’re bringing back the kind of soulful, scuzzy, harmony-soaked country and rock & roll that made the ’60s and ’70s so sexy-back when the barn was stocked with whiskey, bands knew how to dance, and bros were bros. The band’s debut album, recorded live to tape with an 8-piece line-up, will be released this summer. Ten solid tracks of stompin’, clappin’, hootin’, hollerin’, boozin’, lootin’, easy-ridin’ rock ‘n roll.
The Toughest Girl Alive!
7:45 Pm
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
New York, NY
$15
Belting the Blues! The 99.9% true, stranger-than-fiction, story of L.A gang member, unwed teen mom, plus-sized, ex-pornstar, bi-sexual, multi-award winning, blues phenomenon Candye Kane. Told in her own words and toe-tapping, roof raising music. Written by Javier Velasco, based on the writings of Candye Kane, Music and Lyrics by Candye Kane Directed by Javier Velasco. (Fringe Fest)
www.candyekane.com
Theater of the Arcade: Five Classic Video Games Adapted for the Stage
7:45 Pm
Bleecker Theatre
45 Bleecker Street
New York, NY
$15
Written by Jeff Lewonczyk and directed by Gyda Arber. An apelike brute holds a young woman captive and hurls obstacles at anyone who dares approach. Classic video game or modernist drama? What happens when arcade stories are given the high literary respect and dramaturgical rigor they deserve? (Fringe Fest)
Warm Up
9:00 Pm
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave. at the intersection of 46th Ave.
Long Island City, NY
MoMA PS1 presents Warm Up 2011, beginning July 2 and taking place every Saturday this summer through September 3. Now celebrating its 14th year, the museum’s highly anticipated outdoor series will continue its tradition of introducing audiences to the best in experimental live music, sound, performance, and DJs. Featured artists include Omar-S, DJ Pierre, Sun Araw, Black Dice, Four Tet, Tanlines, Grimes, Syd Tha Kyd / OFWGKTA, His name is alive, and Nguzunguzu. The annual series is held in MoMA PS1′s courtyard, which this year features Holding Pattern by Interboro Partners, an immersive environment that is the winning design of MoMA PS1′s 12th annual Young Architects Program.
Tanlines / True Panther Sounds / New York, NY
NguzuNguzu / Fade to Mind / Los Angeles, CA
Teengirl Fantasy / True Panther Sounds / Oberlin, OH
Sun Araw / Sun Ark Records / Los Angeles, CA
Physical Therapy / Brooklyn, NY
CONEY ISLAND FILM SOCIETY: BOB DYLAN: DON’T LOOK BACK – RECESSION SPECIAL
Coney Island Museum
8:30 Pm
1208 Surf Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
$6 (Recession special, buy 1 get 1 free at door)
Just months before Bob Dylan’s controversial sound-switch from folk to electric guitar, D.A. Pennebaker documented the musician’s British concert tour. The result is one of the most acclaimed music films of all time. Shot with a handheld camera in black-and-white, the film follows Dylan from limo to hotel room as he relaxes with friends, antagonizes the press and deals with managers. Joan Baez, Donovan and Alan Price make appearances. Starring: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Donovan, Alan Price.
Coney Island Girlie Freakshow
10:00 Pm
Sideshows By The Seashore
1208 Surf Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
$15
The Coney Island Girlie Freakshow is:
Insectavora
Serpentina
Kryssy Kocktail
Special Guests:
Ekaterina
Miss Saturn
Special Boylesque by Alfonso & Special Appearance by Baron Von Geiger! Beads for Everyone! Come Celebrate Fat Tues Early Coney Island Style!
Circus Saturday
10:00 pm
Webster Hall
125 E 11th St
New York, NY
$30
4 Massive Floors, 3000 people
The Greatest Party On Earth with
The Flying Trapeze
Fire Breathers
Snake Charmers
Go Go Girls
4 Levels of Adventure
6 Dancefloors
In the Grand ballroom – house, electronic, DJ Mike chach + DJ Tengo
In the Marlin Room – top 40 mash ups, DJ Ray Roc
In the balcony lounge – hiphop, Sean Sharp + D.L.O
In the Studio – Live Bands
websterhall.com
Igyo Loft 2.0: Party for No Reason
10:00 Pm
446 Broadway
New York, Ny
$15 adv $20 dos
Do you really need a reason to party? We say no, and will prove it to you on Saturday. We’re transforming a loft in SoHo, and we want you to come see the laser jungle we’re turning it into. Manning the decks will be DJs Kromo, BAI, Mad Owl, and Kumar, bringing you hot and heavy house music that will make your feet sing. Stop by the bar, where Chef Shwa will be slinging his original cocktails crafted especially for this party, and then jump back into the glowing mess of people to meet your fellow party animals. Or just hang by the wall and stare at the wild visuals our team of VJs will be curating all over the damn place.
itgetsyouoff.com/partyfornoreason
Habitable Spaces presents: End of Summer Bash and Benefit at the Flux Factory
6:00 Pm
Flux Factory
39-31 29th Street
Queens, NY
free
Come on down to support the Habitable Spaces project at the Flux Factory. The evening will feature a colorful mix of bands, DJs, performance artists, and of course — tacos and tasty cocktails. A silent art auction will be held throughout the night.
The Habitable Spaces project is a series of visionary structures that will be built in rural Texas. It will stretch the notion of sculpture, livable space, and home by incorporating a self-sustaining approach to every aspect of living, building, and creating.
The combination of art and self-sustainability will merge together as the artists live off the land and experience how everyday life affects artistic practice. Harvesting and producing food will spill into collaborative ideas within each artist’s habitable space creating a larger dynamic installation piece that changes and flows with its inhabitants and community throughout the seasons.
Rebel Bass
8:00 Pm
Crime Scene Lounge
310 Bowery
New York, NY
$10
A celebration of Reachout’s new single release with some free vodka and top notch tunes. Reachout Live Set. DJs Nathan Vice and Epistaxis.
From dive bar carnage and loft party wreckage Rebel Bass marches on expressing nothing but down and dirty good times! Residents Epistaxis, Reachout and Nathan Vice are a Porto Rican and Scottish trio of DJs/Producers sending shock waves out of LES and Brooklyn. Hosted by Jackie-oh.
Sunday August 28th
The Booby Prize
4:30 Pm
Players Theatre
115 MacDougal St
New York, NY
$15
Written and starring Lizzie Czerner. Directed by Jeffery Wylie. An UPLIFTING one-woman, two-booby comedy in which Lizzie grows tired of playing second banana to her two melons and goes on a quest for love… only to discover that her “girls” just wanna have fun! (Fringe Fest)
LizzieBoobyPrize.com
AND I AM NOT LYING
7:30 Pm
Union Hall
702 Union St
Brooklyn, Ny
$10
And I Am Not Lying is the loose adaptation of the And I Am Not Lying blog (http://www.andiamnotlying.com) — a collection of stories, art, burlesque and weirdness curated by Jeff Simmermon, David William, Brad Lawrence and Cyndi Freeman. The blog itself is an attempt to share something exciting and wring some feeling out of a life spent slowly going numb while hunched in front of a screen, breathing shallowly with the mouth half-open.
The live show will feature storytelling from: Jeff Simmermon, as heard on This American Life and the Moth Podcast
Brad Lawrence, also heard on the Moth Podcast
Cyndi Freeman, author/performer of “Wonder Woman: A How To Guide for Little Jewish Girls.”
Burlesque from
Cyndi Freeman
Mat Fraser
Comedy by Jeffrey Joseph and sword-swallowing by Adam, The First Real Man
The Booby Prize
4:30 Pm
Players Theatre
115 MacDougal St
New York, NY
$15
Written and starring Lizzie Czerner. Directed by Jeffery Wylie. An UPLIFTING one-woman, two-booby comedy in which Lizzie grows tired of playing second banana to her two melons and goes on a quest for love… only to discover that her “girls” just wanna have fun! (Fringe Fest)
AND I AM NOT LYING
7:30 Pm
Union Hall
702 Union St
Brooklyn, Ny
$10
And I Am Not Lying is the loose adaptation of the And I Am Not Lying blog (http://www.andiamnotlying.com) — a collection of stories, art, burlesque and weirdness curated by Jeff Simmermon, David William, Brad Lawrence and Cyndi Freeman. The blog itself is an attempt to share something exciting and wring some feeling out of a life spent slowly going numb while hunched in front of a screen, breathing shallowly with the mouth half-open.
The live show will feature storytelling from: Jeff Simmermon, as heard on This American Life and the Moth Podcast
Brad Lawrence, also heard on the Moth Podcast
Cyndi Freeman, author/performer of “Wonder Woman: A How To Guide for Little Jewish Girls.”
Burlesque from
Cyndi Freeman
Mat Fraser
Comedy by Jeffrey Joseph and sword-swallowing by Adam, The First Real Man
Salsa Sundays with the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra
6:00 Pm
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$5
The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra is a thrilling 11-piece salsa group which forgoes the standard repertoire, instead playing dynamic, dura arrangements of indie rock tunes we love. No bananas in the hair; this is innovative, astonishing salsa with a new, vibrant aesthetic. With an ever-evolving set list that includes songs by Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV On The Radio, Animal Collective, Spoon and many more, the WSO has taken the typical salsa form and infused it with a completely modern identity. The explosive arrangements have established the band as an groundbreaking force in the New York underground and have led to a high-profile open-ended residency at The Brooklyn Bowl, bringing the big band sound back to Brooklyn after decades of absence.
brooklynbowl.com
Kitty Nights Burlesque
9:00
Bar On A
Mug Lounge
448 East 13th Street
New York, New York
$5
FEM APPEAL welcomes Special Guest Host:
JONNY PORKPIE (Pinchbottom & Grab My Junk)
for an evening of CHIT CHAT, WHATNOT & BURLYQ!
***STARRING***
PLUCKY CHARMS
MISS VIVIAN (Kitty Nights Debut)
DANGRRR DOLL (Birthday Kitten)
FEM APPEAL
CREAMY STEVENS
WIN fun raffle prizes!
Eat! Drink & Be AMUSED!
Morrissey & Smiths Night
10:00 pm
Sway
305 Spring St (between Hudson and Varick Sts)
New York, NY
Ever since Merseybeat started ferrying itself across the Atlantic in the early ’60s (not to mention the rise of some little combo called the Beatles), New York City has been in the midst of a love affair with British popular music. But there are few bands that inspire the kind of devotion that the Smiths, in particular lead mopester Morrissey, do. The proof can be found at Sway’s long-running, ridiculously popular Sunday-night shindig devoted to the Manchester band, helmed by Ben Cho and Gang Gang Dance’s Brian DeGraw. It’s packed every week, so get there early, or you’ll be stuck humming “What Difference Does It Make?” to yourself.
Double Down’s Third Annual Jello Wrestling to Beat Breast Cancer Benefit
4:00 Pm
Double Down Saloon
14 Avenue A
New York, NY
$10
Live wrestling matches in the ring of Jello, against the backdrop of the graffiti-art backyard. Show up early to sign up and sign a waiver to wrestle. Then you’re free to fight it out with your roommate over which of you drank the last PBR or dirty-dish bombed the sink for a week.
Or simply come and cheer for your favorite delinquent-turned-wrestler for the day. Twisted, punk rock fun for a great cause. Spectators can bet on wrestlers and win great prizes from our sponsors.
Nurse Jen serves up drink specials for all, and guest emcees are Our Lady of Perpetual PMS & Referee Mike SOS from Gorgeous Ladies of Bloodwrestling. This is a mixed event. We reserve the right to remove or dismember any assholes or douchebags disrupting the spirit of good-natured fun.
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