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Showing posts with label shark. Show all posts
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Today: Superchief Presents w/ Gunfight!, Ritz Riot, Raccoon Fighter, EULA, Shapes & More
Killer, killer, killer show today at the Morgan. Damn near all of my favorite local bands are playing this. All we need is Ballzy & Wild Yaks and it would be perfecto. It's also weird because if I booked an all-day show in Brooklyn this is pretty much the exact line-up you'd get, or pretty damn close. It's $10 but that gets you 22 bands and I think there's free booze early on.
Labels:
eula,
raccoonfighter,
ritzriot,
shapes,
shark,
superchief,
themorgan,
today
Friday, April 08, 2011
EULA Record Release Party @ Bruar Falls With Shark? & Pow Wow (April 16th)
EULA has a new album coming out soon so they're having a little party over at Bruar Falls to celebrate. Shark?, pow wow! and Ghost Bunny will be joining them. That's one hell of a lineup. The show is on April 16th, costs $6 and starts at 8pm.
RSVP & Details:
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tonight: Ninjasonik, Fiasco, Grooms, Shark?, Fiasco, Raccoon Fighter, Jangula, Dirty Fences
Holy shit there's a lot of good shows tonight!
Jangula @ The Twees @ The Studio
Dirty Fences @ Don Hill's (Free)
Ninjasonik Release Party @ Santos Party House
Fiasco, Grooms & Shark? @ Silent Barn
BANDS:
_Fiasco [NY] [myspace.com/fiasconewyork
__Grooms [NY] [myspace.com/groomsmusic]
___Fat Tony [TX] [myspace.com/fattonyrap]
____Shark? [NY] [myspace.com/sharkquestion
PRICE:
_$7
_Fiasco [NY] [myspace.com/fiasconewyork
__Grooms [NY] [myspace.com/groomsmusic]
___Fat Tony [TX] [myspace.com/fattonyrap]
____Shark? [NY] [myspace.com/sharkquestion
PRICE:
_$7
Raccoon Fighter @ Union Pool
Jangula @ The Twees @ The Studio
Labels:
dirtyfences,
fiasco,
grooms,
jangula,
ninjasonik,
raccoonfighter,
shark,
tonight
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
CMJ Day #1: The Recap
I started out my CMJ with the Paper Garden day party at The Living Room. When I got there Kidstreet from Canada was just getting started. They're a cutesy brother-sister group (one sister, two brothers) that play what I have to call electro-pop. For some reason they reminded me of the Freelance Whales, not at all in sound but just about every other way possible. All the while I was enjoying the $3 Kronenberg specials and thinking about how awesome it is to drink at 4:30pm on a Tuesday.
Next up was Motel Motel who I've been trying to catch for over a year now. I like what I've heard online and had high hopes. Unfortunately I wasn't that into it. It's not that they're a bad band or anything, in fact musically I think they're pretty damn good. What through a bit were the vocals which seemed a little forced. The band plays a style that has a lot of country/roots influence but they just don't seem like the country/roots type. It was odd because on the surface they are in fact a good band but I just wasn't connecting for some reason. In all fairness The Living Room is not the best venue, everything tends to be a bit muted in that joint.
I cut out after about four songs and headed over to LPR for the New Zealand showcase. Once again there was more free booze, this time it was 42Below vodka drinks. I ordered a few Red Bull & vodka, not my typical choice but I was dragging. The band playing when I walked in was Lawrence Arabia. I think I've seen these dudes before and wasn't totally impressed but they sounded much better this time around, although I did only hear two songs.
Next up was some girl grunge band called Street Chant. They toed the line between grungey-punk and pop-punk. I dug the sound for the most part but found their claim of being "the biggest rock band in New Zealand" a bit hard to believe. They were pretty good though and reminded me a bit of Incesticide-era Nirvana with some L7 of Babes In Toyland thrown in. As we were leaving some female fronted, funky, drum and bassy band started up. I was not paying much attention though but recall them reminding me a bit of Hank & Cupcakes but not nearly as good.
The next party was the Oh Canada showcase at Fontana's. They were giving away free Bloody Caesar's and $2 Labatt Blue. A Bloody Caesar is the Canadian version of a Bloody Mary, they're very proud of it and even gave it a shout out on stage. The thing is it's just a Bloody Mary with Clamato in it, which is how lots of people in the States make it (myself included). Way to be creative there, Canada. All this time I've been drinking your national drink thinking it was just a Bloody Mary. Silly Canadians.
The first band up was absolutely terrible, sorry. They played excessively poppy rock which came off as a bad Coldplay rip off. The thing is Canada is cranking out killer bands these days so why put a Canada showcase together and not get the absolute best in there. By the way, the band was called In-Flight Safety - even their name is bad. We split have way through their set and hopped on the J train back to Brooklyn.
We got off at the Lorimer stop and headed over to Don Pedro's to catch my cousin's band, The Sounds Of Kaleidoscope. They went on way late from what I can remember so it gave me too much time to suck down $1 Colt nips. By the time TSOK went on I was totally wasted. I recall chatting to the Shark? bros for awhile about who knows what. Sorry if I was being obnoxious in anyway, dudes. While I don't remember my retarded conversations I do recall the set from TSOK. As always they fucking destroyed, they're so damn good man. If you like big 90's style grungy-stonery rock n' roll then you gotta see them.
After the set it was time to throw in the towel. I was wasted. I drank my way through CMJ and despite being early I was done for. We went to Grand Morelos for some late night tortas (Tinga de pollo, of course) and then I headed home and passed out on the couch. Today we do it all over again.
Next up was Motel Motel who I've been trying to catch for over a year now. I like what I've heard online and had high hopes. Unfortunately I wasn't that into it. It's not that they're a bad band or anything, in fact musically I think they're pretty damn good. What through a bit were the vocals which seemed a little forced. The band plays a style that has a lot of country/roots influence but they just don't seem like the country/roots type. It was odd because on the surface they are in fact a good band but I just wasn't connecting for some reason. In all fairness The Living Room is not the best venue, everything tends to be a bit muted in that joint.
I cut out after about four songs and headed over to LPR for the New Zealand showcase. Once again there was more free booze, this time it was 42Below vodka drinks. I ordered a few Red Bull & vodka, not my typical choice but I was dragging. The band playing when I walked in was Lawrence Arabia. I think I've seen these dudes before and wasn't totally impressed but they sounded much better this time around, although I did only hear two songs.
Next up was some girl grunge band called Street Chant. They toed the line between grungey-punk and pop-punk. I dug the sound for the most part but found their claim of being "the biggest rock band in New Zealand" a bit hard to believe. They were pretty good though and reminded me a bit of Incesticide-era Nirvana with some L7 of Babes In Toyland thrown in. As we were leaving some female fronted, funky, drum and bassy band started up. I was not paying much attention though but recall them reminding me a bit of Hank & Cupcakes but not nearly as good.
The next party was the Oh Canada showcase at Fontana's. They were giving away free Bloody Caesar's and $2 Labatt Blue. A Bloody Caesar is the Canadian version of a Bloody Mary, they're very proud of it and even gave it a shout out on stage. The thing is it's just a Bloody Mary with Clamato in it, which is how lots of people in the States make it (myself included). Way to be creative there, Canada. All this time I've been drinking your national drink thinking it was just a Bloody Mary. Silly Canadians.
The first band up was absolutely terrible, sorry. They played excessively poppy rock which came off as a bad Coldplay rip off. The thing is Canada is cranking out killer bands these days so why put a Canada showcase together and not get the absolute best in there. By the way, the band was called In-Flight Safety - even their name is bad. We split have way through their set and hopped on the J train back to Brooklyn.
We got off at the Lorimer stop and headed over to Don Pedro's to catch my cousin's band, The Sounds Of Kaleidoscope. They went on way late from what I can remember so it gave me too much time to suck down $1 Colt nips. By the time TSOK went on I was totally wasted. I recall chatting to the Shark? bros for awhile about who knows what. Sorry if I was being obnoxious in anyway, dudes. While I don't remember my retarded conversations I do recall the set from TSOK. As always they fucking destroyed, they're so damn good man. If you like big 90's style grungy-stonery rock n' roll then you gotta see them.
After the set it was time to throw in the towel. I was wasted. I drank my way through CMJ and despite being early I was done for. We went to Grand Morelos for some late night tortas (Tinga de pollo, of course) and then I headed home and passed out on the couch. Today we do it all over again.
Labels:
cmj2010,
donpedros,
kidstreet,
lawrencearabia,
motelmotel,
openbar,
shark,
streetchant,
tsok
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Talib Kweli Is The Secret Guest At Bushwick Block Party Today
According to Team Robespierre, yes! The Bushwick Block Party is an all day bash on the street by the Morgan L stop. Team Robespierre, Electric Tickle Machine, Shark? and a bunch more are playing. They also have a "super secret amazing headliner" which just might be Talib Kweli. Here's the Tweet from Team Robes:
Teamrobespierre***Update: Bushwick Block Party has officially confirmed the rumor!
we are playing a free show tonight w talib kwali in bushwick outside at the block party. we play at 7sh arp. 261 moore please RT talib @ 8
Monday, June 14, 2010
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Tonight: She Keeps Bees, Raccoon Fighter, Spanish Prisoners & More @ Cake Shop; Wild Yaks @ Legion
My friends in Raccoon Fighter and Radio America are playing a show tonight with Spanish Prisoners, She Keeps Bees and Hombre Nombre (SHARK? side project). Elsewhere, Wild Yaks are playing as a 3-piece at Legion. They go on around 9:30, I think.
Friday, April 02, 2010
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Tonight: Gunfight! & Shark? @ Glasslands (The Battle Of Unnecessary Punctuation)
What a fun show!?!?!?!?!?!?!? (see what I did there?). All jokes aside this will be lots of fun. I think I developed an ulcer so I'm staying home and curling into a ball...but you kids have fun. Don't you worry about old man Ski Club, I'll be just fine.
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