Alive And Kicking

THE ABOVE

QUITTY & THE DON'TS • SANCHITA

The Above are a rock'n'roll group hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Some folks might call them a garage band... others might describe their sound as rhythm and blues... but regardless of how they are categorized, it is undeniable that their music compels some serious dancing. With tube amps screamin', drum kits stompin', and vocal harmonies wailin', these ambassadors of freakbeat are making good in the city where rock'n'roll will never die.

(Regrettably, Dany Laj & The Looks have had to cancel their Brooklyn appearance due to reasons beyond their control. They hope to be able to return sometime later this year.)

Saturday, April 15th at Hank's Saloon

46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 8PM. $7 cover. 21+ with ID.

Do What You Wanna Do

THE ABOVE

THE NUCLEARS • THE SHADES • GORILLA CHIEF

The Above are a rock'n'roll group hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Some folks might call them a garage band... others might describe their sound as rhythm and blues... but regardless of how they are categorized, it is undeniable that their music compels some serious dancing. With tube amps screamin', drum kits stompin', and vocal harmonies wailin', these ambassadors of freakbeat are making good in the city where rock'n'roll will never die.

Saturday, July 18th at Hank's Saloon

46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 8PM. $8 cover. 21+ with ID.

Photograph by John Blout‎

Three Dimensions Of Rock

THE ABOVE • MUCK & THE MIRES

QUITTY & THE DONT'S • THE STENTS

Hot off the heels of their 2nd LP Waterbury Street, garage-mockers The Above are back in action and ready to roll! Boston Garage legends Muck & The Mires make their long awaited return to the Brooklyn stage! Busy year for them as they have just released a single on King Yum Inc. and soon to release another full length on Dirty Water Records! Baltimore titans The Stents return to Brooklyn with their dance steps, surf twang and merseybeat melodies. Recent releases on their Hidden Volume Records will make the hips shake. Quitty & The Don'ts return to the Hank's stage after a successful tour of Texas. Their new single on Hidden Volume Record due out soon.

Saturday, August 16th at Hank's Saloon

46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 8PM. $8 cover. 21+ with ID.

Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances

THE ABOVE

45 ADAPTERS • QUITTY AND THE DON'TS

The Above are a rock'n'roll group hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Some folks might call them a garage band... others might describe their sound as rhythm and blues... but regardless of how they are categorized, it is undeniable that their music compels some serious dancing. With tube amps screamin', drum kits stompin', and vocal harmonies wailin', these ambassadors of freakbeat are making good in the city where rock'n'roll will never die.

The 45 Adapters sound like a truck full of Cock Sparrer records crashing into a truck full of Otis Redding records, and they don't trust anyone who doesn't dance.

Inspired by both the classic mod sound of early Kinks and the gritty revivalism of Billy Childish and Thee Headcoatees, Quitty And The Don'ts play urgent soulful garage-pop with dispassionate lyrics, driven by angular beats, layers of moody organ, and stabbing guitar lines.

Friday, August 16th at Hank's Saloon

46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 8PM. $7 cover. 21+ with ID.

Be Here Now

The Grip Weeds are a critically acclaimed psychedelic-rock/power-pop quartet consisting of brothers Kurt and Rick Reil, Kristin Pinell, and Dave DeSantis. Surrounded by their vintage equipment, this talented four-piece band records slices of perfect, radio-friendly guitar-pop, psychedelic enough to appeal to record junkies and '60s-retro fans, but edgy enough to fit into a modern rock set... This is the group's first show of 2012, and also the debut of their new bassist Dave DeSantis (formerly of Laughing Soupdish).

The Above are a rock'n'roll group hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Some folks might call them a garage band... others might describe their sound as rhythm and blues... but regardless of how they are categorized, it is undeniable that their music compels some serious dancing. With tube amps screamin', drum kits stompin', and vocal harmonies wailin', these ambassadors of freakbeat are making good in the city where rock and roll will never die.

Friday April 20th at Union Hall

702 Union Street, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 8:30PM. $8 cover.

(Tickets available via TicketWeb)

A Lee Grows In Brooklyn: The 40th Edition

Annual birthday bash for Dead Flowers' own Mr. Lee, featuring live music from The A-Bones, The Brought Low, The Black Hollies, and The Above. Plus: DJs Ursa Major and Pick-A-Bar spinning razor-sharp tunes all-night... Expect a night of total debauchery!

Saturday, January 22nd at The Bell House

149 Seventh Street, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Party from 8PM - 4AM... No cover!

Save The Date!

Annual birthday bash for Dead Flowers' own Mr. Lee, featuring live music from The A-Bones, The Brought Low, The Black Hollies, and The Above. Plus: DJs Ursa Major (Legio SPQR/The Templars) and Pick-A-Bar (The 45 Adapters) spinning razor-sharp tunes all-night!

The 36th Annual Atlantic Antic

The Atlantic Antic is a street fair held yearly on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, from Hicks Street all the way to Fourth Avenue. Estimated to be the second-largest annual gathering in Brooklyn after the Labor Day Carnival, the Antic features eclectic food stands, live music on nine different stages, belly dancing, and entertainment for children. Last year roughly 600 vendors and over a million people were estimated to have attended.

Last Exit

135 Atlantic Avenue

Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Over Under Sideways... Above

THE ABOVE
with ZOOBOMBS (from Japan)
Thursday, July 1st
Doors at 8PM. $12 cover.

Union Hall
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Kings County shakedown...

- Dead Flowers Productions Presents -

THE FLESHTONES and THE A-BONES


With special guests THE ABOVE

Saturday, October 3rd. Doors at 7:30PM
$10 in advance / $12 day of show
(Get advance tickets here)

Union Hall
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, U.S.A.

The Fleshtones live'n'loud in Brooklyn!

STOCKING STUFFER RELEASE PARTY
AND HOLIDAY BLOW-OUT-A-GO-GO!!!



THE FLESHTONES
THE LOST CRUSADERS
THE ABOVE

Plus: Master Of Ceremonies Handsome Dick Manitoba
(The Dictators) and DJ Phast Phreddie (Subway Soul Club).
Fresh off the heels of this year's critically adored Take A Good Look and their long overdue biography Sweat: The Story of the Fleshtones, America's Garage Band by Joe Bonomo, Brooklyn's most unsung sons are back with their warped personal take on Christmas music.

From the garage rock gods who brought the world "Super Rock," Stocking Stuffer is the Christmas album for music fans who hate run-of-the mill Christmas music. The Fleshtones just want to rock and they're not about to let peace on earth or good will to men get in the way. 

"Hooray for Santa Claus" opens the disc with a speaker busting ode to the guy in the big red suit and "Champagne of Christmas" looks back to The Fleshtones' classic r&b roots while extolling the virtues of more than a little yuletide bubbly. Stocking Stuffer is festive enough to get you in the holiday mood but rocks hard enough to keep the eggnog flowing through mistletoe make-out sessions and drunken sing-a-longs. If Santa is cool enough to leave this little gem in your stocking, this year you'll actually look forward to Christmas music.

Saturday, December 20th. Doors at 8PM.
$10 advance tickets available here. ($12 day of show)

The Bell House
149 Seventh Street
Brooklyn, U.S.A.