Archive for the ‘music’ Category
Raekwon, Smif-N-Wessun, Joell Ortiz, Large Professor, Neek The Exotic and Skyzoo played Prospect Park
July 15th, 2011 by chocko
Raekwon The Chef Smif-N-Wessun Joell Ortiz Large Professor and Neek The Exotic Skyzoo The annual Celebrate Brooklyn! shows at Prospect Park featured a hip hop lineup last weekend courtesy of Lyricist Lounge. The performance area was packed and the crowd was eager to hear some real hip hop. Skyzoo started off the night with songs […]
Tags: brooklyn, celebrate, concert, hip hop, rap, rapper, show
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Fool’s Gold opened in Brooklyn NYC
July 2nd, 2011 by chocko
DJ A-Trak at Fool’s Gold Fool’s Gold just opened up their brand new store in Brooklyn. Planet Chocko was there for the opening on June 24, which was jam packed with people trying to get their drink on and catch a DJ set by Nick Catchdubs and A-Trak. The storefront served as an office for […]
Tags: 536 metropolitan ave., a-trak, dj, electronic music, hip hop, nick catchdubs
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Punk Island 2011
June 28th, 2011 by chocko
Mongrel Bitch This guy is a circle pit all-star The Furiousity On June 19, 2011 Governor’s Island became host to Punk Island, an annual event in NYC which features multiple stages and a ton of punk and hardcore bands. Admission was free and so was the ferry to and from Manhattan. Chocko and the Crew […]
Tags: cat vet, cristy c. road, furiousity, governors island, hardcore punk, mongrel bitch, nyc, punk scene, side.effects, skum city, the homewreckers, wombat in combat
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Eddie Vedder US Tour 2011 Night One: Providence, Rhode Island
June 16th, 2011 by chocko
Glen Hansard of The Frames and The Swell Season started last night’s show playing a thirty minute set of songs at the beautiful and majestic, Providence Performing Arts Center. Glen seemed very grateful to be playing for everyone and a told a touching story about how he received phone calls from Eddie Vedder following last […]
Tags: concert, eddie vedder, glen hasnard, june, live, pearl jam, ppac, review, show, solo show, the frames, the swell season
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11th annual Egg Roll and Egg Cream Festival on the lower east side
June 13th, 2011 by Mr. C
The 11th annual egg roll and egg cream festival kicked off last sunday at the Eldridge Street Synagogue (Museum at Eldridge street) of lower manhattan! This is a special day set aside to celebrate Chinese & Jewish cultures as both ethnicities have lived, worked, & enjoyed each others company in this area where lower east […]
Tags: egg roll egg cream festival, eldridge street museum, eldridge street synagogue
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The Melvins were at Cotton Candy Machine
June 8th, 2011 by chocko
The Melvins were all present yesterday at Tara McPherson’s art boutique, Cotton Candy Machine. Located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn – Cotton Candy Machine quickly got packed with eager fans of the O.G.’s of Grunge looking to get stuff signed and to meet the band. The new Melvins poster designed by McPherson might have been another reason […]
Tags: art, band, dale crover, gallery, grunge, ipecac recordings, king buzzo, records, signing, tara mcpherson
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Dennis Coffey performed at the Bell House on 6/4!
June 6th, 2011 by Mr. C
The planet chocko martians had the privilege to stroll into the Bell House in brooklyn looking like Fred & Lamont Sanford from the show, Sanford & Son to witness guitarist, DENNIS COFFEY bring the funk just like he did in the 1970’s! He was one of the original members of the Funk Brothers studio band […]
Tags: bell house, black belt jones, dennis coffey, dirtbombs, funk, kendra morris, ride sally ride, scorpio, stepkids
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NAS performed at Gansevoort Plaza
June 3rd, 2011 by chocko
Queensbridge Hip Hop Artist, Nas performed a short set yesterday at Gansevoort Plaza in New York City. DJ Envy was on the turntables and hyped up the afternoon crowd in the fancy meatpacking district. Bacardi organized the “Like It Live, Like It Together” Kick-Off Event which included juggling bartenders behind makeshift bars on top of […]
Tags: bacardi, free show, hip hop, new york city, nyc, queens, queensbridge
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Tragedy played Europa w/ Citizens Arrest, Teargas and Night Birds
June 1st, 2011 by chocko
TRAGEDY CITIZENS ARREST TEARGAS NIGHT BIRDS Starting off last night’s punk rock invasion of Greenpoint, Brooklyn was Night Birds…a band that features former members of the Ergs! and Hunchback and sounds like they’re inspired by surfer music and old school Cali punk bands like Dead Kennedys and Black Flag. These guys were full of energy […]
Tags: brooklyn, hardcore punk, new york city, punk, show
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Our Concert Could Be Your Life
May 25th, 2011 by chocko
Last Sunday’s show at Bowery Ballroom in New York City was a special one and it featured 14 bands paying tribute to the book by Michael Azerrad titled “Our Band Could Be Your Life” which chronicled the American punk and indie rock scene in the 1980’s. Every band on the bill covered a band written […]
Tags: bowery ballroom, buke and gass, callers, citay, concert, dan deacon, delicate steve, grooms, indie, mike azzerad, new york, new york city, nyc, punk, st. vincent dirty projectors, ted leo, this band could be your life, titus andronicus, white hills, wye oak, yellow ostrich
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Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds played at the Paradise Theater in the boogie down Bx!
May 11th, 2011 by Mr. C
Legendary singer/songwriter/producer – Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds played at the Paradise Theater on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx on Sunday, Mother’s Day! It was a very special day for all the ladies that night as a double header explosion of R&B started out with TANK who proceeded to rile up all the females into ecstasy […]
Tags: babyface, bronx, paradise theater, r&b, tank
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Adrock and Kathleen Hanna were at MoMA
May 9th, 2011 by chocko
Last Thursday, Adrock of The Beastie Boys rocked the turntables at MoMA in conjunction with the exhibition there called Looking At Music 3.0 which focuses on the underground music scene during the 80’s and 90’s. Adrock was all smiles as he provided the music in the outdoor sculpture garden. He covered pretty much every genre […]
Tags: adrock, beastie boys, bikini kill, cey adams, kathleen hanna, le tigre, the julie ruin
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