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Follow Me Down
SUBSONICS
THE MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS
THE MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS
The most mighty Subsonics have been making a primal racket for three decades. They’ve not only seen it all, but they’ve left an indelible mark on sophisticated weirdo rock’n’roll culture since first sullying the scene in 1992. This is a unique and compelling group with few peers, referred to by Black Lips as "the best band in ATL," and recruited by internationally renowned Slovenly Recordings to gussy up the roster for their last four long-players and recent reissues of their first two, previously CD-only albums. Live appearances are infrequent happenings, but when they do roll through, it’s always an affair for the ages. 2023 saw them opening for garage-punk legend Billy Childish’s only show in the USA in the historic desert hills of Virginia City, NV in what was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for devoted attendees making the trek. With their last studio LP Flesh Colored Paint only 5 years in the rear view, and the two new reissues currently burning up turntables everywhere, Subsonics remain an integral component in the bang-shang-a-lang mo’sheen.
*Show canceled
Dig Thy Savage Soul
BARRENCE WHITFIELD
& THE SAVAGES
THE HALL MONITORS
THE ELEVATOR OPERATORS
DJ TODD-O-PHONIC • DJ MR. LEE
"A Boston-based singer of what one might refer to as "traditional" R&B (i.e.,'50s- and '60s-style), Barrence Whitfield is the owner of one incredible pair of lungs and limitless energy and enthusiasm for his music. A soul screamer in the spirit of Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke, and early Don Covay, Whitfield & the Savages, though never breaking big nationally, are a great cult act, a triumph of substance over style, with a bunch of terrific records to boot." -AllMusic Guide
Barrence Whitfield & the Savages shot out of Boston in the mid-'80s with the force of a cannonball. Through their sweaty dance party shows and love of primal soul, they were to R&B what the Cramps were to rockabilly — a gateway musical drug for nascent underground roots mavens. Along with original Savage Peter Greenberg (The Lyres, DMZ) and Phil Lenker, they released records on Rounder, Bloodshot and Munster, became a favorite of BBC DJ Andy Kershaw and won seven Boston Music Awards. They reunited in 2011 with new Savages Andy Jody on drums, and Tom Quartulli on sax, touring with bands like The Sonics and appearing at SXSW and performing live on famed late night music TV program Later...with Jools Holland on the BBC in 2013. Their newest record Glory was recorded in Spain by the legendary Mike Mariconda, and released by FOLC Records.
Saturday, March 23rd at The Bowery Electric
327 Bowery (between East 2nd & 3rd streets), NYC
Doors at 7pm. $20 in advance. 21+ with ID.
No Sleep Tonight
WITH
PALMYRA DELRAN & THE DOPPEL GANG
MARC VALENTINE • THE JELLYBRICKS
Wicked Cool Recording Artists The Nervous Eaters are an original rock'n'roll band from Boston, MA who helped define the Boston underground garage/punk-rock scene of the late seventies. Fueled by the raw sounds of Link Wray, early Chicago Blues greats and British guitar legends Beck, Clapton and Page, the band created a raw edgy song style uniquely their own.
The band debuted in March of 1976 at the legendary nightclub The Rat in Boston. They released their first of two singles for Rat Records that included the hit song "Loretta," which became one of the city’s most endearing rock'n'roll anthems.
Ric Ocasek produced a demo for the band and they were signed by Elektra Records in 1980. The band was one of the more popular rock'n'roll bands in the Northeast, opening for numerous National Acts and eventually headlining at venues throughout the US and Europe.
Saturday, March 23rd at Berlin Under A
25 Avenue A (entrance on 2nd Street under 2A bar), NYC
Doors at 7pm. $10 in advance. 21+ with ID.
If You Wanna Dance With Me
THE SAVAGE YOUNG BEATLES
THE HIGH STRIDE and DJ MR. LEE
THE HIGH STRIDE and DJ MR. LEE
Liverpool, UK's Savage Young Beatles recreate the raw, rough, wise-cracking, hard-rocking shows the Pre-Fab Four were infamous for performing at the height of their amphetamine fueled Hamburg, DE and Liverpool, UK residencies. Imagine the Kaisers meet the Ramones in a head on collision!
Born under a bar in the heart of Brooklyn, The High Stride fuse the soulful sounds of the '60s and '70s with hard-hitting guitars and a driving bass that cultivates a sound that is best described as no bullshit maximum rock'n'soul.
Plus: DJ Mr. Lee (Going In Style Sound System) spinning strictly top-flight, ass-shakin' '60s rock'n'soul 45s.
Saturday, February 10th at Berlin Under A
25 Avenue A (entrance on 2nd Street under 2A bar), NYC
Doors at 7pm. $15 in advance. 21+ with ID.
Souls On Fire
The High Stride began in the dark bar rooms of Brooklyn, consisting of five individuals who wanted a strong mix of '60s and '70s rock'n'roll mixed with the soul of Stax and Tamla. The High Stride hits hard with its unrelenting two-guitar assault, driving rhythm section and soulful vocals and organ, creating a sweat-stained sonic boom of rock'n'soul that is sure to move your feet and shake your soul.
The Midnight Confessions, from the formerly mean streets of Brooklyn, are obsessed with '60s girl groups, rock'n'roll and twangy country, '70s power pop and glam, pretty much anything that makes you wanna dance, harmonies so good you wanna cry, and obviously Suzi Quatro, Cheap Trick, Johnny Thunders, The Muffs, The Go-Go's, and sequin everything. Their debut album, recorded by Ivan Julian of Richard Hell and the Voidoids, is due out in March.
NYC Garage Rock groovers Dr. Ex & The Break-Ups offer up a sometimes spooky, yet always revved up take on mid '60s pop. More Sonics, less Soft Machine. Their searing keyboards, cranking guitars and explosive drums have lead some to remark “Dr. Ex & The Break-Ups answer the question, ‘What if the Scooby Doo gang was super into garage-punk and beat up Question Mark and The Mysterians and stole their instruments?’”
Saturday, January 20th at Berlin Under A
25 Avenue A (entrance on 2nd Street under 2A bar), NYC
Doors at 7pm. $10 in advance. 21+ with ID.
It's Only Right And Natural
"One of the more remarkable acts to emerge from the indie-rock scene of the 1980s and '90s, The Frogs were a group with something to attract and offend nearly everyone -- they were canny songwriters who could write and perform melodically satisfying tunes in a variety of styles, but they enjoying marrying them to lyrics that were usually absurd and frequently offensive, drawing eccentric humor from issues of race, sex, contemporary culture, and the music business. While the larger mainstream audience never embraced them, for a band so eager to polarize they managed to be exposed to far more listeners than one might have expected, largely because their fan following included a handful of important alt-rock tastemakers, including Kurt Cobain." -Mark Deming, AllMusic Guide
Saturday, December 9th at Berlin Under A
25 Avenue A (entrance on 2nd Street under 2A bar), NYC
Doors at 7pm. $20 in advance. 21+ with ID.
Punk Avenue Revisited
The recently departed Philippe Marcade was a true NYC rock 'n'roll legend, and a hell of a nice guy, so it's apt to see so many joining together to pay him tribute.
Thursday, November 30th at The Bowery Electric
327 Bowery (between East 2nd & 3rd streets), NYC
Doors at 7pm. $15 in advance. 21+ with ID.
I'll Be Here For You
A seriously boss night of rock-action on Avenue A with Norway's Cocktail Slippers, our old friend Palmyra with The Doppel Gang, and the mega-talented Amanda Cross.
Saturday, November 18th at Heaven Can Wait
169 Avenue A (between East 10th and 11th streets), NYC
Doors at 7pm. $15 in advance. 21+ with ID.
Dreams To Remember
Seeing our work in the "industry of human happiness" has hit a unfortunate long pause (end?) due to the pandemic and shutdown of venues, we decided to start uploading photos from past events we booked and promoted. Check them out at our Facebook page.
Photo: New Bomb Turks live at The Bell House, 2010
Talkin' Loud
Mr. Vacation spins the finest garage, psych, soul, funk, Brazilian and Jamaican records from 9PM-1AM. Strictly vinyl!
Doors at 9PM. No cover! 21+ with ID.
Business As Usual
THE CYNICS
30th Anniversary Rock'N'Roll Tour
THE ELECTRIC MESS
THE ELEVATOR OPERATORS
DJs MATT CLARKE, MR. LEE, and FRANZO
Guitarist/producer/record company head Gregg Kostelich is the frenetic force behind the garage-punk institution that is The Cynics, formed in 1983. He managed to keep the band afloat in the wake of constant personnel changes, he recorded some of the finest garage tracks ever, and also launched one of the best independent record labels of the 1980s. The Cynics’ style has been clear since their inception: fuzzed ultra-distorted guitar, screaming, moaning vocals, with a straight-ahead no frills rhythm section. The influences are '60s punk, R&B, and other loud, frantic trash. Gregg has occasionally steered the band into flirtations with folk-rock and little pop, but it’s the grunged-out punkers that have created The Cynics’ reputation. Their first two 45s were released by the Californian Dionysus label, but soon after Gregg had established his own Pittsburgh-based Get Hip Recordings who would release all of The Cynics albums and singles, as well as those by countless great garage, punk-rock and power-pop releases by other bands from around the globe.
Though Gregg’s guitar is the backbone of the band, vocalist Michael Kastelic’s contribution to The Cynics sound cannot be underestimated. In concert (and on record) he screeches, wails, and moans with great abandon, while his frail, thin body shakes throughout the room. Michael is a truly possessed frontman.
Friday, August 16th at Gran Torino
131 Berry Street, Brooklyn U.S.A.
Doors at 10PM. $12 - $15 *. 21+ with ID.
Rainfall And Laughter
MARCELLUS HALL & THE FOLLOWING GUESTS
RUBY RAE
Marcellus Hall has recorded with the bands Railroad Jerk and White Hassle and has toured the US, Europe, and Japan. He continues to make music under his own name. A solo album, The First Line, was recorded with accompanying musicians and released on Glacial Pace Recordings in 2011. A second solo album, Afterglow, was recorded and released with The Hostages in 2013. Hall now records and performs with The Following Guests (Damon Smith, Mike Shapiro, and others), formerly known as The Hostages).
The ultimate in the burgeoning garage folk art rock literate dance acoustic idiom that is sweeping the city. Hall and his band deliver like no one else. No one even comes fucking close. There is a reason why all of New York is talking about New York’s best kept secret. If it’s great music you’re looking for, you’ve come to the right place. You won’t want to miss this!
Doors at 9PM. $10. 21+ with ID.
Going Up
BENNY TROKAN & THE BELL GUARDE
THE ELEVATOR OPERATORS
THE WOOLY BUSHMEN
Somehow between playing bass with Reigning Sound, Lee Fields, and The Jay Vons, Wick Recording artist Benny Trokan finds time to craft three minute soulful confections! He thrilled the crowd at Hank's in March and he returns with the smooth soulful jangle. Orlando's crazed children of Question Mark and Buddy Holly The Wooly Bushmen return to our fair city! Making a pit stop on their U.S. tour of their new LP, The Woolly Bushmen In Shambles (on Pig Baby Records)! Going Up! The Elevator Operators have the button of the lift pushed to the 1960s rock'n'roll floor.
Doors at 9PM. $10. 21+ with ID.
It Sure Feels Good!
THE LORD CALVERTS
THE PIGGIES • WIRE TROOP
The Lord Calverts are an explosive garage rock/power pop quintet from the New York City. The band claims that their roots are in Baltimore, where, as part of the burgeoning '60s garage-rock scene, they recorded for obscure labels and occasionally got a song into the lower rungs of the local charts. Truth or myth, their music is clearly influenced by that era, but with a sound that is absolutely current. The Lord Calverts deliver true American roots rock: fast, nasty, catchy and rude.
The Piggies are a bunch of NYC scene veterans who have kicked around in dozens of bands including the Little Killers, the Sea Monkeys, Wighat, Sato & Jonny, the Haney Brothers, the Poolside Cowboys, Holy Crow, the Underthings, the Dirt Cheap, and more that they don't remember (and neither do you). Posessing an extreme distaste for show-biz hustle and self-promotion, but a non-negotiable need to roll & rock, the Piggies can be found playing out in various NYC-area houses of ill repute on a regular basis, putting pretend rock and roll bands half their age to shame, and occasionally opening for touring acts like the Detroit Cobras, Barrence Whitfield & the Savages, the A-Bones, Mr. Airplane Man, and so forth. Their cover of the Rolling Stones' "Parachute Woman" was issued on a 45 as part of Norton Records' Rolling Stones covers series, on the flip side of LaLa Brooks (of the Crystals) doing "Play With Fire."
Wire Troop melds the muscle of a 60s-style power trio with the finesse and stylistic breadth of '70s pub rockers. Playing a carefully curated and eclectic selection of second-hand blues, old time rock'n'roll, Tex-Mex, boogie, R&B instrumentals, and a little hard country, Wire Troop keeps it lean and tight and focused on delivering a good time.
Doors at 8PM. $10 - $13. 21+ with ID.
Everything I Do Is Wrong
Abdication… For Your Love record release show
Produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and Reigning Sound frontman Greg Cartwright, Abdication… For Your Love was originally available solely as a promotional giveaway. This 2019 reissue marks the first wide release of the record.
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Cliff Westfall's debut album, Baby You Win, appeared on multiple Best of 2018 lists, and received acclaim in publications including Saving Country Music, No Depression, Magnet, PopMatters, Country Music People (UK), Lonesome Highway (Ireland) and many others. Backed by a crew of some of NYC’s finest musicians, his songs combine clever and insightful lyrics with classic honky tonk hooks.
Friday, April 26th at Hank's
345 Adams Street, Brooklyn U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $12-$15. 21+ with ID.
Do The Chicken!
THE NEW YORK FOWL HARMONIC
VIVA
The New York Fowl Harmonic play old-school noisy garage-rock and merengue. Music for parties, dancing, and revelation.
345 Adams Street, Brooklyn U.S.A.
Doors at 9PM. $10. 21+ with ID.
Something To Hold Onto
GREG CARTWRIGHT
BENNY TROKAN & THE BELL GUARDE
Plus: An all-star cast of WFMU DJs
Aside from also playing occasional solo performances — including a memorable show at Dead Flowers Productions' old venue, Magnetic Field — Cartwright also plays in The Parting Gifts, a band also featuring Lindsay "CoCo" Hames of The Ettes and Patrick Keeler of The Raconteurs, and The Greenhornes, and a guest appearance from Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. Cartwright has also played in a handful of other bands, including guitarist in The Detroit Cobras and as drummer for '68 Comeback. He has also collaborated with The Deadly Snakes, contributing to their album I'm Not Your Soldier Anymore. In 2007 he wrote songs and co-produced Dangerous Game, a comeback album by Mary Weiss of The Shangri-Las.
Friday, March 29th at Hank's
345 Adams Street, Brooklyn U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $12-$15. 21+ with ID.
The Beast is You
THE ELECTRIC MESS
THE PIGGIES • HIGH & TIGHT
Plus: DJ Elevator Operator
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The Piggies are a bunch of NYC scene veterans who have kicked around in dozens of bands including the Little Killers, the Sea Monkeys, Wighat, Sato & Jonny, the Haney Brothers, the Poolside Cowboys, Holy Crow, the Underthings, the Dirt Cheap, and more that they don't remember (and neither do you). Posessing an extreme distaste for show-biz hustle and self-promotion, but a non-negotiable need to roll & rock, the Piggies can be found playing out in various NYC-area houses of ill repute on a regular basis, putting pretend rock'n'roll bands half their age to shame, and occasionally opening for touring acts like the Detroit Cobras, Barrence Whitfield & the Savages, the A-Bones, Mr. Airplane Man, and so forth. Their cover of the Rolling Stones' "Parachute Woman" was issued as part of Norton Records' Rolling Stones covers series, on the flip side of LaLa Brooks (of the Crystals) doing "Play With Fire."
Saturday, March 16th at Hank's
345 Adams Street, Brooklyn U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. $10. 21+ with ID.
I Love To See You Strut
DJs Blurry Murray and Mr. Lee spin top-notch '60s soul, r&b, freakbeat, and garage-rock 45s until the wee small hours.
564 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood, NY
10PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.
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