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Tiffany & Debbie Gibson played Canal Room
January 24th, 2011 by chocko
Mr. C pretty much covered it all in the last post. Yes, that was me doing the truffle shuffle in your peripheral vision. A big shoutout to the 80’s Tribute Band, Rubix Kube who played all the hits we all remembered growing up in that crazy decade-a more innocent time before cell phones, mp3s and […]
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Rubix Kube with special guests TIFFANY & DEBBIE GIBSON in NYC
January 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C
Rubix Kube’s 80’s tribute band with guests Tiffany & Debbie Gibson performed at the Canal Room this past saturday! It was hella fun as I machine gun blasted my fists into the air & alternately twisted my hips from side to side with my arms flailing in unison like courtney cox in Springsteen’s dancing in […]
Tags: canal room, debbie gibson, rubix kube, tiffany
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Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield played Maxwell’s
January 21st, 2011 by chocko
The Evan Dando & Juliana Hatfield show rolled into Hoboken, New Jersey last night and played to an enthusiastic soldout crowd. Aly Spaltro a.k.a. Lady Lamb The Beekeeper opened up the night with poetic songs with strong vocals and guitar. She easily quieted down the crowd and had everybody’s full attention during her set which […]
Tags: blake babies, lemonheads
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Rock And Roll Reunion #2 at Continental
January 20th, 2011 by chocko
Continental, located at St. Mark’s Place in New York City closed its doors in 2006 after a long run of hosting live rock shows only to reopen as a trendy bar without live music. It sucked for the music scene in NYC which had already lost some legendary spots to catch live music such as […]
Tags: bebe buell, cj ramone, new york city, punk rock, ramones, sea monster, the bullys, waldos, walter lure
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Dar Williams: Live at the Bell House in Brooklyn
January 9th, 2011 by Mr. C
Dar Williams performed at the Bell House in Brooklyn last friday, January 6th! She was originally scheduled to play on the day after Christmas but that show was canceled due to snow AND snow we got, almost 2 feet worth! It was definitely a bummer because I wanted to catch her perform while everyone was […]
Tags: aging well, bell house, dar williams, february, folk, green blog, huffington post, planet chocko, planet chocko zine
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Kathleen Hanna Project at Knitting Factory
December 17th, 2010 by chocko
Last Saturday at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn NYC was a night to honor and appreciate Kathleen Hanna, founding member of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, and an outspoken feminist who was instrumental in shaping the riot grrrl movement through punk rock music and ‘zines since the early 90’s. The sold out show was also being […]
Tags: bikini kill, feminist, jd samson, kaia wilson, kathi wilcox, kathleen hanna, le tigre, punk, punk rock, riot grrrl, team dresch, the butchies, toshi reagon
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Butts
December 9th, 2010 by chocko
So, there I was diggin’ in da crates at the WFMU record fair, when all of a sudden this band starts playing songs about booze, weed all sorts of crazy stuff. I dropped my stack of vinyl and checked out the two pretty ladies banging out punk tunes on a guitar and drums and was […]
Tags: band, butts, garage, ggnzla records, punk, seattle
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nyc street art
December 3rd, 2010 by chocko
Tags: art, graffiti, new york, new york city, street art
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Bret Michaels played Community Theatre
December 1st, 2010 by chocko
Bret Michaels, lead singer of Poison, performed at the Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts in Morristown, New Jersey last Saturday, November 27, 2010. NY’s very own, Toxin opened the show with their updated take on 80’s hair band music. It was cool that they got a few people out of their […]
Tags: bret michaels, concert, heavy metal, metal, morristown, new jersey, nj, poison
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EL DEBARGE – CD release & performance at J&R MUSIC
December 1st, 2010 by Mr. C
EL DEBARGE was live and direct at J&R’s Music world on November 30th for his CD release – in store performance to promote his new album, SECOND CHANCE! Some left EL for dead but, he seems to be back in better spirit than ever from battling his inner demons and run ins with johnny law. […]
Tags: all this love, debarge, el debarge, el debarge cd release, el debarge review, how can you love me, i like it, j&r, jandr, planet chocko, planet chocko zine, second chance
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Suzanne Vega performing at Housing Works bookstore & cafe
November 15th, 2010 by Mr. C
Suzanne Vega played at the Housing Works bookstore and cafe in NYC on Sunday, November 14! It’s always a treat to watch her perform live especially in such an intimate setting like Housing Works! Suzanne has been contemporarily folking out in NYC since the 1980’s. She grew up in spanish harlem so lots of her […]
Tags: bookstore, cafe, contemporary folk, folk, housing works, suzanne vega, up close and personal
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Girl In A Coma played Best Buy Union Square NYC
November 14th, 2010 by chocko
Girl In A Coma are a band from San Antonio, Texas and consists of Jenn Alva (bass), Phanie Diaz (drums) and Nina Diaz (vocals and guitars). They have recorded 2 albums “Both Before I’m Gone” and “Trio B.C.” and have traveled the world opening up for bands such as Morrissey, Social Distortion and Tegan and […]
Tags: band, blackheart records, girl in a coma, punk, rock, san antonio, texas
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