Archive for the ‘music’ Category
Regressives + Cigarette Crossfire + Zoobombs played ABC No Rio
October 26th, 2012 by chocko
Regressives (featuring Joe, Brendan and Aron formerly of Stockyard Stoics and Early Gates of The Ray Gradys on drums), headlined a last minute show at ABC No Rio last Friday night. The band teased the small, intimate crowd with a snippet of a Stockyard Stoics (“City Lights”) song during soundcheck, but the set was dedicated […]
Tags: abc no rio, cigarette crossfire, regressives, zoobombs
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Marco Polo Festival in Little Italy/Chinatown New York City!
October 22nd, 2012 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————————– The Marco Polo Festival in NYC celebrated the harmonious co-existence of the Italian & Chinese communities in the Little Italy and Chinatown sections of Manhattan for over 100 years now! Outdoor cultural performances throughout the day lined the Hester Street stage located between Mott & Mulberry streets. Performances included traditional chinese opera (Chinese Opera […]
Tags: chinese, culture, italian, marco polo festival, new york
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Suzanne Vega at City Winery
October 10th, 2012 by Mr. C
One of NYC’s most underrated folk/pop singer/songwriters of our time- Suzanne Vega two stepped into the City Winery on Tuesday night for two performances to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of her most well known album – Solitude Standing. Vega’s vocals can be described as being gentle & soft, yet firm and clear […]
Tags: city winery, folk, suzanne vega
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Mic Mania at The New York City Graffiti Hall of Fame
October 5th, 2012 by chocko
Afrika Bambaataa Special K A couple of weekends ago, we stopped by the New York City Graffiti Hall of Fame in East Harlem for the Mic Mania Event which featured an all day hip hop art and music event. We didn’t expect to run into the legendary Afrika Bambaataa when we hopped out of the […]
Tags: afrika bambaataa, DJ Eclipse, dj js-1, graffiti, graffiti hall of fame, grandmaster caz, harlem, lava 1 & 2, new york city, nic one, nyc, photos, special k
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Adventures of an Autograph Hound Part III
September 14th, 2012 by chocko
One of Chocko’s hobbies is running around the Metropolitan area and collecting autographs at book and CD signings. First up…Blues legend, Buddy Guy at Bookends in Ridgewood, NJ. I brought some CDs along with his book When I Left Home for him to sign but his party pooper manager only allowed for books to be […]
Tags: autographs, book, buddy guy, choi min-sik, gianni russo, jimmie walker, joell oritz, now now, signing, slaughterhouse, zz top
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Fashion’s Night Out in NYC
September 7th, 2012 by chocko
Last night the freaky, stylish and flashy fashionista zombies of NYC roamed the streets showing off the latest trends while shopping and looking for free drinks and bargains. The Planet Chocko Crew put on their freshest gear (which is not really saying much) and took part in the gawking and cat-walking in the SoHo section […]
Tags: chairlift, fashion, fashion's night out, fno, helmut lang, icona pop, la sera, new york city, nyc, prada
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REEWIND: An interview with THE INDEPENDENTS
August 31st, 2012 by Mr. C
The Independents, a horror punk/ska band were one of our favorite acts to rise out of the east village punk music scene in the late 1990s most notably playing at clubs like The Continental, Coney Island High, and Brownies. Being from the dirty planet of NJ, Chocko and I also saw the Independents perform at […]
Tags: interviews, planet chocko zine archives, punk
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Curtis Salgado + Joanne Shaw Taylor at the Blues BBQ
August 27th, 2012 by Mr. C
(All photos & videos by mr c except the Annie Lennox performance) I eventually stumbled into the Blues BBQ Festival on Pier 84 last Saturday which was a stones throw away from the U.S.S. Intrepid if you are a major league pitcher that is. Earlier in the day, my mind was double pumping in the […]
Tags: blues, blues bbq, r&b
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Punch played ABC No Rio and Death By Audio
August 16th, 2012 by chocko
It was a weekend of Punch in NYC when the San Francisco based hardcore punk band played ABC No Rio in the Lower East Side (08/04) and Death By Audio in Brooklyn (08/05). Last time I saw the band play around these parts, lead singer Meghan O’Neil was hopping around due to a broken foot […]
Tags: abc no rio, band, death by audio, hardcore punk, living eyes, new york city, nyc, punch, san francisco, show
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REEWIND: An interview with Stockyard Stoics
August 9th, 2012 by Mr. C
Tags: interviews, joe piglet, planet chocko zine archives, punk
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Kimmo Pohjonen & Helsinki Nelson: Accordion Wrestling
August 9th, 2012 by Mr. C
I wasn’t sure what I was witnessing at first glance with the Finnish Accordion Wrestling performance at Damrosch Park on the grounds of Lincoln Center but the show ended up being quite a unique & pleasant spectacle to the eyes and ears! This hybrid theatrical performance – part music, wrestling, art, & dance was headed […]
Tags: accordion, finnish, wrestling
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Chio-Tian Taiwanese Folk Drumming at Summer Streets NYC – Foley Square
August 6th, 2012 by Mr. C
(Photos and videos by mr c) (drum team getting ready for a performance with Channel 2 news before show) I had missed the Chio-Tian Taiwanese Folk Drumming and Arts Troupe perform at Hearst Plaza in Lincoln Center (U.S. premiere) last Friday but fortunately little chinese elves had told me that this dynamic drum team was […]
Tags: drumming, taiwanese
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