Carnival Time


WFMU's Nate K. returns to Hank's on Mardi Gras night, joined by NOLA music aficionado Matt Fiveash. Expect a night of I-10 sounds: swamp-pop, zydeco, cajun, and, naturally, all your NOLA faves. 

Tuesday, February 13th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

Do The Strut


THE NEW YORK FOWL HARMONIC
SEAN T. HANRATTY & THE MIGHTY MIGHTY
GATO LOCO

Saturday, February 10th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $7 cover. 21+ with ID

Dance To Keep From Crying


THE CARVELSPERP WALK
JONES CRUSHER • CURTIS SUBURBAN

Saturday, February 3rd at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $10 cover. 21+ with ID.

Photograph by Bruce Davidson

I Should Not Want You


ANDI RAE & THE BACK RIVER BULLIES
JESSIE KILGUS BAND • OIL
HELLO BITERSWEET

"Healy’s vocals are at once potent, powerful, fragile, beckoning, vulnerable yet guarded. She writes like someone who has tasted her share of life; has been hurt; has been exhilarated; has found and lost her faith. There is a dare in this music... -BuddyHollywood

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

Hold That Tiger


"The throwback honkytonk tunes of Ruby Rae [are] darker than your usual singer-songwriter fare, with noir-ish and Southern gothic influenced lyrics." –Washington Post

Ruby Rae’s debut release title Double Feature could easily be mistaken for a night at the local drive-in when rock'n'roll still flirted with its honky-tonk roots. Her songs "It Came from the Swamp" and "Invisible Man" showcase country inflected instrumentation paired with heartfelt and sinister stories of guns, love, and loneliness. Backed by a full band on her second EP The Outskirts, Ruby Rae's explores the outsider element of a small American town.

Thursday, February 1st at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. No cover. 21+ with ID. 

February Action!


  • 2/1: RUBY RAE / SUPERSMALL
  • ALICE & THE UNDERGROUND
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/2: ANDI RAY HEALY & THE BACK RIVER BULLIES
  • JESSIE KILLGUS BAND / OIL / HELLO BITTERSWEET
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/3: PERP WALK / THE CARVELS
  • JONES CRUSHER / CURTIS SUBURBAN
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/4: Honkeytonk Hootenanny! (noon - 5pm)
  • SEAN KERSHAW & THE NEW JACK RAMBLERS + friends
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/4: Superbowl Sunday!
  • Big screen with sound! Drink specials! Give-aways!
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/7: DAVID HAUGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/9: THE SARAH DURNING BAND
  • GOLD STARS FOR EVERYONE
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/9: TYLER AND THE EARLY 30s
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/10: THE NEW YORK FOWL HARMONIC
  • SEAN .T HANRATTY / GATO LOCO
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/11: 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.

  • 2/13: WFMU Mardi Gras Party!
  • with DJs NATE THE K. and MATT FIVEASH
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/14: Devour Comedy Hour
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/15: GREEK JUDAS
  • BOY THINGS / EXOTIC FLORA
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/16: Modern Needs
  • with DJs MR. LEE and THE STRANGER
  • Banter, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/16: THE RAKEHELLS / EAT
  • CATERWAUL OF SOUND / ANTI DI FRANCO
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/17: THE PIGGIES / PRISON / HONEY
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/18: 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.

  • 2/18: WILD TONIC (9pm)
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/21: DAVID HAUGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/22: COMBAT JAZZ / GODDESS
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/23: THE CHALLENGED (record release show)
  • YOUNG LADIES / BANANA SODA / EROTIC NOVELS
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/24: SKUM CITY / THE HEELS
  • DENNIS MOST & THE INSTIGATORS / BABY SANDWICHES
  • JOEY STEEL & THE ATTITUDE ADJUSTERS
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • 2/25: 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.

  • 2/28: DAVID HAUGHT
  • Hank's Saloon, Brooklyn U.S.A.

  • Photo of Cash Registers live at Hank's by Mike Borchardt © 2018

From The Barrel


DJs Mr. Lee and Angry Eddie (Senzala Tattoo) spin a deadly mix of soul, Latin, rock, and reggae sounds at this crucial non-profit cocktail bar where all the profits go towards the revitalization of Puerto Rico.

Wednesday, January 31st at El Puente Pop-Up Bar
387 Court Street (at First Place), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 7PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

Welcome To Your New Happy Life


LEAGUE OF PITY (record release show)
THE CUTSTHE DISPERSIONSBEDPAN FIGHT

Saturday, January 20th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $8 cover. 21+ with ID.

A Lee Grows In Brooklyn


Help Dead Flowers Productions' own Mr. Lee celebrate yet another year of breathing air in the County Of Kings. The wonderful DJ Anna Anabolic will be providing the swinging and soulful soundtrack to get you Grooving In Style all night long. 

Friday, January 19th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 10PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

I Could Be Dreaming


LES SANS CULOTTES
CENTURY OF FAKERS • HAWK TUBLEY

The "seven-headed beast from the hard-scrabble streets of Menilmontant" and "those frilly Parisian underthings," Les Sans Culottes borrowed their name from the ill-clad (i.e., long-trousered) citizen-soldiers of the French Revolution. The band's sound is a melange of Francophone '60s girl group and the Kinks... "We are the masters of the French rock'n'roll; all others are but the slave!"

Saturday, January 13th at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $8 cover. 21+ with ID.