Bruise Cruise Festival, Miami to Bahamas (Bands, Food, Booze...About $700!?)

A booze cruise to the Bahamas from Miami with the Black Lips, Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees and a bunch of other bands, Jonathan Toubin DJing, open bars, food and gambling sounds pretty awesome. You know why? Because it's un-fucking-believably awesome.

The problem is it costs about $700 for the 3-day bash. Oh, and that's not including transportation down there and most of the booze (there are a few open bars packaged in though). When all is said and done you're looking at about $1,100, not to mention all the dough you'll blow at the craps table. 

The festival is February 25-28th and they're only letting 400 people aboard. You'll literally be partying on a fucking boat in the Bahamas with some of your favorite bands for three days. I'm not sure I could handle more than three days of that but at the same time I could go to Mexico for a week with less cash than what this will run ya'. I love the idea - it's brilliant, but I hate the price tag. The rich kids that get to go are lucky little shits.

Anybody got a guestlist? 

Link & Tickets:

Bruise Cruise Festival

Bruise Cruise Launch! from BRUISE CRUISE FEST on Vimeo.

MP3:

Starting Over - Black Lips

Brooklyn Bands Open Cajun Restaurant (Ex Humans, The Weight), Opens Thursday.

A few months back I was in New Orleans for a few days. It's an amazing town with some of the best and most unique cuisine in the country. Now that the Gulf is more akin to the Clampett's back yard it's time to look elsewhere for Cajun grub.

Luckily we won't have to go far. Some of the guys from local punk band Ex Humans and country rockers The Weight have teamed up to open a restaurant right on Bedford, the name of the place is HoneyChiles', Hell, the kitchen is in The Charleston, one of the last punk joints in North Brooklyn. 

Expect legit, real-deal Cajun fare like etouffe, gator, turtle and traditional Southern staples like hush puppies and boiled peanuts (w/ Cajun seasoning, of course). 

To celebrate the opening The Charleston is having a party this Thursday, July 8th. There's going to be a crawfish boil, live bands, NOLA boozes and Jonathan Toubin will be handling DJ duties! 

I'd be posting this news even if the bands weren't involved because I fucking love Cajun food but the fact that two really damn good Brooklyn bands are behind it makes it all the better. Congrats, see you on Thursday!

Tonight: Raccoon Fighter & Radio America @ Don Hill's; Fiasco & So So Glos; Jello Biafra

Quite a night we've got here folks.

Tonight: Soul Clap & Dance Off 3rd Year Anniversary Party

Jonathan Toubin is the dude who made NYC dance parties fun again. Tonight is the third anniversary of what may be the best party of the past few years, Soul Clap and Dance Off at Glasslands. He spared no details for tonight's celebration so do come out.

Tonight: Bowie Ball @ LPR -- Jingle Balls Ball @ Glasslands -- Rumanian Buck + More @ Don Pedros

Bowie Ball is the place to be tonight for sure but if you aren't in the mood for disco dancing and silver jumpsuits then I'd suggest the New York Night Train party at Glasslands or the show at Don Pedros. Rumanian Buck, Work Out, The Volunteers, Humboldt Fog, and our bros Radio America are at Dons. We'll be there tonight shootin' pool and drinking stale beer in the basement.

Tonight: New York Night Train Soul Clap Dance Off And After Hours

Two killer parties brought to you by Mr. Toubin. First it's the Soul Clap Dance Off at Glasslands. Our pal Martin from Wild Yaks is one of the guest judges for the dance off. The Soul Clap party is pretty legendary so I'd suggest checking this out, especially since it's only $3 and there's free beer at 11. After that party ends the NYNT crew meet up with Todd P over at Market Hotel for the after party.