Awkward Sexual Adventures


MORAL PANIC
VANDALIZER • PEPPER KINGS

From the smoldering cinders of NYC gunk-punk fuck-ups Livids, Moral Panic stomps brazenly on the scene in an annihilating New Bomb Turks/Teengenerate attack mode. This is their return show!

Friday, January 12th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $7 cover. 21+ with ID.

Nothing Will Save You


A mid-winter punk-rock blow-out. Come out!
Warm up! Laugh at the cold! Eat your enemies!

Saturday, January 6th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $8 cover. 21+ with ID.

Get Lit Up


TONYA HARDING • OCEANATOR
YOKO FOREVER • DESERT SHARKS

Friday, January 5th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $5 cover. 21+ with ID.

Wreck'N'Roll Hoochie Koo


DJs Tom Dash and Benzoil P. on the decks spinning records with a beat: soul, post-punk, glam, funk, psych, punk.... you get the idea.

Thursday, January 4th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 9PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

January Action!


  • 1/3: DAVID HAUGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/3: Wreck'N'Roll Night
  • w/DJ TOM DASH and BENZOIL P.
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/5: YOKO FOREVER / TONYA HARDING
  • OCEANATOR / THE DESERT SHARKS
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/5: CASH REGISTERS / FISK
  • TEENAGE BIGFOOT / DOC ROTTEN
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/7: Honkeytonk Hootenanny! (noon - 6pm)
  • SEAN KERSHAW & THE NEW JACK RAMBLERS + friends
  • (After-party at 6pm with  PHIL GAMMAGE QUARTET)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/10: Devour Comedy Hour
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/11: EEPHUS BAND
  • ZIGGERNAUTS / CHRIS Q MURPHY
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/12: MORAL PANIC
  • PEPPER KINGS / VANDALIZER
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/13: LES SANS CULOTTES
  • CENTURY OF FAKERS / HAWK TUBLEY
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/14: Honkeytonk Hootenanny! (noon - 6pm)
  • SEAN KERSHAW & THE NEW JACK RAMBLERS + friends
  • (After-party at 6pm with  PHIL GAMMAGE QUARTET)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/14:  VYLITS / UNO LADY
  • THE MISSING FOOTAGE
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/17: DAVID HAUGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/18: LATE SLIP / BAND OF OTHERS
  • THE BAKERSFIELD BREAKERS / THIGH-HIGHS
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/19: A Lee Grows In Brooklyn
  • with DJ ANNA ANABOLIC (Sit N Spin)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/20: LEAGUE OF PITY (record release show)
  • THE CUTS / THE DISPERSIONS / BEDPAN FIGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/21: Honkeytonk Hootenanny! (noon - 6pm)
  • SEAN KERSHAW & THE NEW JACK RAMBLERS + friends
  • (After-party at 6pm with  PHIL GAMMAGE QUARTET)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/24: WILD TONIC
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/24: DAVID HAUGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/25: ROUSTABOUT SURVIVORS / HENGE / AVO
  • KNOCK YOURSELF OUT / NATURAL BORN LOSERS
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/26: HEAP / THE PIGGIES / SIRS
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/27: HAWAII SCHIAVO / THE MITHFITHS
  • LAND BAND / VACATION SHIRTS
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/28: Honkeytonk Hootenanny! (noon - 6pm)
  • SEAN KERSHAW & THE NEW JACK RAMBLERS + friends
  • (After-party at 6pm with  PHIL GAMMAGE QUARTET)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

1/30: STATE OF THE SHITHOLE viewing party
Drink specials! Free Cheetos and Diet Coke!
Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/31: DAVID HAUGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 1/31: From The Barrel
  • with DJs MR. LEE and ANGRY EDDIE
  • El Puente Pop-Up Bar, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • Photo of Tiger Sex live at Hank's by Joe Bottari © 2017

New Year's Eve Rock'N'Soul Shakedown!

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DJs Mr. Lee (Going In Style Sound System) and The Stranger spin top-flight 1960s rock'n'soul sounds until the wee small hours. Sharp dress and dancing shoes are highly encouraged!

Sunday, December 31st at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 10PM. $5 cover. 21+ with ID.

Lonely For You

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“The duo manages to make the now familiar line-up of guitar and drums sound urgent again, and they spit out both gritty, saturated blue-rock and airy, almost Spector-esque pop with a quiet strength.”

Mr. Airplane Man is Margaret on guitar and Tara on drums. Their sound is a mishmash of Mississippi hill country blues, Memphis weirdo rock'n'roll, drony VU and Stooges, and Boston garage-beat and pop wonderment. The band started in the late '90s. Almost immediately, they joined Morphine for a US tour and recorded a self-titled EP with Mark Sandman of Morphine. They went on to tour the US extensively, playing with The Reigning Sound, White Stripes, Detroit Cobras, Holly GoLightly, Hot Snakes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blues Explosion, Dirtbombs and many more.

During the '90s and '00s, Mr. Airplane Man released three albums and an EP on Sympathy for the Record Industry. They successfully toured Europe and played two Peel Sessions on John Peel’s BBC radio show. Now Mr. Airplane Man is happy to be playing and recording again, after taking a break to have babies, live in the desert, and generally shake up their lives.

Saturday, December 30th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $10 cover. 21+ with ID.

Burn Down The Year!


DJ Nate The K. with special guest DJ Paul Bruno spin music for the revolution in your head: choogling punk; power pop, both skinny-tied and long-haired; soul shouters and girl groups; bubblegum and acid rock; global fuzz; weirdos and outsiders, and the Weirdos and the Outsiders; Archie Shepp and J. Geils.

Thursday, December 28th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 9PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

The End Is Nigh!


LUV DOT GOV • SINON
THE JAMES ROCKET • RICH MEYER

The clock is ticking on everything you love.
Get out and enjoy it while you can!

Saturday, December 23rd at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $7 cover. 21+ with ID.

Second To The Bottle


STEAK
REBEL HARMONIX

Steak is founding members Erik Lieblein on rhythm guitar/vocals, Jack Grace on lead guitar/vocals, Stu Damm on drums, and occasionally founding member TJ Thomas on bass with Larry Cook and Daniel Garcia also sharing the bass chair. Their first fans developed from the Boulder, Colorado music scene in 1992 which included bands like The Samples, Big Head Todd and The Monsters Leftover Salmon and many others. The band played a "sarcastic latin/funk with everything including the kitchen sink kinda style" (Colorado Daily) and quickly developed a Colorado/West Coast underground group of followers. The word on their 'silly yet clever in a refreshing manner" (SF Weekly) stage show kept spreading and Steak began traveling California with the magical cult band, The Beat Farmers for a stretch. The road continued with a diverse pedigree of bands that included NRBQ, Uncle Tupelo, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Fishbone, The Funky Meters, Leo Nocentelli and Zigaboo Modeliste,  Steak got a tour bus and lived on the road for a few years, relocating to San Francisco and eventually basing themselves from Jack, Erik and Stu's birthplace of New York City. Steak is internationally renowned primarily for it's song, "Big Bear" which is featured in the climax of the Fox Searchlight comedy hit, Super Troopers (along with another Steak track, "Second To The Bottle").

Friday, December 22nd at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 7:30PM. $10 cover. 21+ with ID.

Danger In Your Eyes


Modern Needs is a listening and dance party with special guest DJs and monthly musical themes, held every month at Banter bar, located in scenic Brooklyn U.S.A. The December edition features special guest DJ Mr. Vacation who will be spinning top-ranking punky reggae sounds until the wee small hours with your Modern Needs host and boss DJ Mr. Lee (Going In Style Sound System)!

Friday, December 15th at Banter
132 Havemeyer, Brooklyn U.S.A.
Kicks off at 10PM... No cover!

Feel No Pain


REIGN OF ZAIUS
TEST MEATAGE OF TRUTHLVGER

Friday, December 15th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $7 cover. 21+ with ID.

The New Soft Shoe


THE GET IT!
WIRE TROOPSCOTCH BONNET

Thursday, December 7th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

A Day Will Come


DJs Mr. Lee (GIS Sound System) and Ursa Major (Legio SPQR) will be spinning top-flight sounds before, between, and after the bands!

Sunday, December 3rd at Gold Sounds
44 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 4PM. $10 cover. 21+ with ID.

This Is Not A Photograph


THE CAMERAMEN
THE NEW YORK FOWL HARMONIC
SEAN T. HANRATTY & THE MIGHTY MIGHTY

Saturday, December 2nd at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $7 cover. 21+ with ID

December Action!


  • 12/1: LATEWAVES / NIGHT SURF
  • THE VANSADERS / TURKISH ROYALS 
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/2: THE CAMERAMEN / NEW YORK FOWL HARMONIC
  • SEAN T. HANRATTY & THE MIGHTY MIGHTY
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/3: LION'S LAW / 45 ADAPTERS / LOS PERROS
  • GUNS DON'T RUN / ROYAL HOUNDS
  • DJs MR. LEE and URSA MAJOR
  • Gold Sounds, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/3: Honkeytonk Hootenanny! (noon - 6pm)
  • SEAN KERSHAW & THE NEW JACK RAMBLERS + friends
  • (After-party at 6pm with PATSY HANK LOVECHILD)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/6: DAVID HAUGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/7: THE GET IT!
  • WIRE TROOP / SCOTCH BONNET
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/8: PLANET MOON / THE BITS
  • MIKI & THE SATELLITES / WARMBODY
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/9: LIFE IN A BLENDER / JESSIE KILGUSS
  • LUSTERFIT / JIM ADRALIS & THE SYNTONICS
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/10: Honkeytonk Hootenanny! (noon - 6pm)
  • SEAN KERSHAW & THE NEW JACK RAMBLERS + friends
  • (After-party at 6pm with PATSY HANK LOVECHILD)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/10: Americana Holiday Party (8pm)
  • JUSTIN MOYER / CULT CLASSICS / PAUL ANTHONY BAND
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/13: Devour Comedy Hour
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/14: GREEK JUDAS / MJ-12
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/15: REIGN OF ZAIUS / LVGER
  • TEST MEAT / AGE OF TRUTH
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/15: Modern Needs
  • with DJ MR. LEE & special guests
  • Banter, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/16: INVERTED PLANETS / SWEET TITS
  • KEVIN K. BAND / EVEN TWICE
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/17: Honkeytonk Hootenanny! (noon - 6pm)
  • SEAN KERSHAW & THE NEW JACK RAMBLERS + friends
  • (After-party at 6pm with PATSY HANK LOVECHILD)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/19: Bussed (film screening)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/20: DAVID HAUGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/21: FAMOUS GENIUSES
  • THE SARAH DURNING BAND
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/22: STEAK / REBEL HARMONIX
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/23: LUV DOT GUV
  • THE JAMES ROCKET / SINON / RICH MEYER
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/27: DAVID HAUGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/28: Burn It Down!
  • with DJs NATE THE K. (WFMU) and PAUL BRUNO (WFMU)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/29: DONUT CITY
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/30: MR. AIRPLANE MAN
  • THE PIGGIES / TEN DOLLAR MISTAKE
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/31: Honkeytonk Hootenanny! (noon - 6pm)
  • SEAN KERSHAW & THE NEW JACK RAMBLERS + friends
  • (After-party at 6pm with PATSY HANK LOVECHILD)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 12/31: New Year's Eve Rock'N'Soul Shakedown!
  • with DJ MR. LEE and THE STRANGER
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • Photo of Tyson Todd Meade (Chainsaw Kittens)
    live at Hank's by Eric Wayne Norlander © 2017

It's A Great Pleasure


STEPHEN SANTORO & HIS BOOGIE FIVE

Stephen Santoro & His Boogie Five transport their audiences back to the greasy, gin-soaked juke joints and swing clubs of days gone by with their infectious brand of swing, jump blues, and boogie-woogie. Santoro leads his five-piecc combo through two sets of the New Orleans- and Kansas City-inflected sounds of Louis Jordan, Louis Prima, Big Joe Turner, and more. It’s jumpin’ music for dancing, drinking, and other good times!

Thursday, November 30th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

Shake It Off


TYSON MEADE (Chainsaw Kittens)
HEARTTHROB CHASIS • THE WAYBURNS

Tyson Meade, the revered ‘godfather of alternative rock’ and lead singer of Oklahoma’s Chainsaw Kittens and Defenestration, returns to New York for a visit with his Detroit based backing band. Meade will perform songs from his lengthy and acclaimed career including songs from his new album, Robbing The Nuclear Family, out early 2018 on Detroit based Jett Plastic Recordings.

Joining Meade will be Heartthrob Chasis, the new group from Margaret Doll Rod, former member of the Demolition Doll Rods. Prepare to be amazed! Also joining Meade will be The Wayburns, a Detroit based rock group formed by Johnny Chan, formerly of Johnny Chan & The New Dynasty Six, The Covingtons, and current member of The Britemores.

Saturday, November 25th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $8 cover. 21+ with ID.

Love Is For Sops


Modern Needs is a listening and dance party with special guest DJs and monthly musical themes, held every month at Banter bar, located in scenic Brooklyn U.S.A. The November edition features very special guest DJs Melody Lee and JT Miller spinning truly scorching sounds until the wee small hours!

Friday, November 17th at Banter
132 Havemeyer, Brooklyn U.S.A.
Kicks off at 10PM... No cover!

Falling Sideways


LEAGUE OF PITY • PEPPER KINGS
MONKEY DON'T CARE • THE BIG HIGH HILLS

Friday, November 17th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $7 cover. 21+ with ID.

Too Animalistic


Thursday, November 16th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

Inmortales


The Chilean street-punk Legends Curasbun return to New York City!

Thursday, November 16th at The Gutter
200 North 14th Street, Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $10 cover. 21+ with ID.

Going In Style


Urban Styles: Graffiti In NYHC book signing party with author Freddy Alva. DJ Mr. Lee (Going In Style Sound System) spins scorching underground sounds. Happy hour prices until 8pm!

Urban Styles the first book from author Freddy Alva, is a subterranean adventure back to a time when subcultures and underground movements blended seamlessly and went largely unnoticed by the mainstream world. Urban Styles deftly straddles the seemingly in congruent worlds of graffiti culture and the hardcore punk scene of the 1980s to tell the story of a unique moment in time when crossover between the two outlaw cultures was a common, if not heralded, occurrence. Urban Styles chronicles a gritty New York City and its boroughs while telling the stories of forgotten revolutionaries who were as familiar with stealth runs through train yards as they were slamming on the CBGB dance floor.

Tuesday, November 14th at The Bowery Electric
327 Bowery (btwn. East 2nd & 3rd), New York City
Doors at 7PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

Enjoy The Ride


SIT N' SPIN • THE CARVELS
CID SCANTLEBURYDONUT CITY

With three full-length albums, countless singles, compilations and American and Euro tours under their collective belt, Sit N' Spin have been praised by the press and gained fans all over the world, including Tokyo's 5678s and BBC Radio's legendary DJ John Peel (R.I.P.). While comparisons have been made to artists such as The Ramones, The Ronettes and Link Wray, Sit n' Spin do what they did best—made music that combined the best of garage-rock and roots-rock with their own personal brand of wit. The band got its start in New Brunswick, NJ where there was a good venue, a good record store and a college radio station to nurse their nascent rock ideas. Crisply melding a sense of fun with focus, they put forth garage-pop with edge and substance, deftly commingling crunch and melody. 

Friday, November 10th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $10 cover. 21+ with ID.