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Hunter Valentine and the Tour De NYC
May 15th, 2010 by planetchocko
Hunter Valentine, the all-female rock trio from Toronto, recently went on a tour de nyc on the same day their new record “lessons from the late night” came out. The band consists of Kiyomi on lead guitar and vocals, Adrienne on bass and keyboards and Laura on drums and backing vocals. Their ambitious release day […]
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wooster street art
May 10th, 2010 by planetchocko
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Tags: graffiti, new york city, nyc, street art
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Screaming Females and Jeff The Brotherhood played the NYU Strawberry Festival
May 4th, 2010 by planetchocko
The annual NYU event featured free food, carnival games, swag (i gotta free beachball and shades sucka!) and strawberries galore. I think this event was for students and staff but it’s really easy to get into. The event also included a free concert featuring Vocaholics, Hop Along, Little Lungs, Fiasco, Screaming Females and Jeff The […]
Tags: d.i.y., indie, jeff the brotherfood, little lungs, new york city, punk rock, screaming females
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INGRID MICHAELSON at the STATEN ISLAND MUSIC HALL
March 8th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
The pride of Staten Island’s own, Ingrid Michaelson came snuggling into Snug Harbor with her crystal clear pop vocals to perform at the Music Hall to raise money for the Staten Island Museum. This benefit concert is very close to Ingrid’s heart as her mother is the director of the Museum. You could tell the […]
Tags: allie moss, chris kufner, dan romer, elliot jacobsen, everybody, far away, indie pop, ingrid michaelson, new york, pop, staten island music hall, staten island musuem, the way i am
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LUCY KAPLANSKY & RICHARD SHINDELL
February 22nd, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell, two-thirds of the former super folk group, Cry Cry Cry, came eclipsing along into the historic Paramount theatre in Peekskill, NY on February 20th, 2010 with a paralyzing performance! Kaplansky & Shindell were like 2 veteran boxers much like Larry Holmes with his traffic stopping stinging jab & George Foreman […]
Tags: cry cry cry, folk, life threads, lucy kaplansky, new york, paramount theatere, peekskill, richard shindell
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ottawa graffiti
February 21st, 2010 by planetchocko
The Tech Wall in Ottawa is located on Slater Street across from Bronson Avenue. -chocko
Tags: canada, graffiti, ottawa, street art
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NORAH JONES at ST. ANN’S Warehouse – PBS Soundstage
January 28th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Planet Chocko invaded the Norah Jones taping of the PBS show, Soundstage recorded live at St. Ann’s warehouse in Brooklyn on January 27, 2010. Unfortunately, I only have 1 measly photo (a blurry one at that) taken from my crappy cell phone camera to show for it because I was so excited to attend the […]
Tags: adrock, beastie boys, brooklyn, chasing pirates, come away with me, jazz, john snotty, long way home, man of the hour, mike d, norah jones, pbs, planet chocko, pop, pop jazz soul, santigold, snotty, soul, soundstage, st anns warehouse
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Eerie Von signed and performed at Generation Records
January 12th, 2010 by planetchocko
On January 8, 2010 Eerie Von was at Generation Records (210 Thompson St., NYC) to celebrate the release of his book titled “Misery Obscura.” The book is an epic look at the history of the legendary punk bands, the Misfits, Samhain and Danzig through the camera lens of Eerie Von. I first heard of the […]
Tags: danzig, glenn danzig, horror punk, killswitch engage, minor threat, misfits, punk, samhain
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Lucy Kaplansky at the Outpost in the Burbs in Montclair-NJ
January 11th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Lucy Kaplansky performed at the ‘Outpost in the Burbs’ in Montclair, NJ on January 8th, 2010. She folked out to her 17 song set much to the audience’s delight! Lucy never plays with a pre-determined set in mind. Instead, she chooses her songs based on spontaneity, & with a little power of suggestion from her […]
Tags: bottom line, brooklyn train thunder road ten year night, cry cry cry manhattan moon, folk, hallelujah, john gorka, life threads, lucy kaplansky, montclair, new york city, outpost in the burbs, pi, ring of fire, scorpion, timeline cafe
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Alice Smith at Rockwood Music Hall
January 9th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Alice Smith made an impromptu performance at the Rockwood Music Hall in NYC on January 7th, 2010! We knew that she had a residency at Joe’s Pub with several performances already booked in the month of January at Joes,but the show at Rockwood was a pleasant surprise. It seems that Alice Smith & team are […]
Tags: alice smith, band of horses, bonnie raitt, break, for dreamers lovers and me, go, have a heart, jazz, martha, new york, no ones gonna love you, r&b, rockwood music hall, soul, woodstock
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DEATH FIRST
January 8th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Death First is a female-fronted hardcore punk band from NYC who have been playing all over the city the last couple of months after the release of a recently recorded demo. Their songs are fast, fueled by anger and the lyrics are smart and sung by one pissed off girl. Stand back! Check ’em out […]
Tags: d.i.y., death first, female-fronted, hardcore, interview, nyc, punk, punk rock
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Dar Williams at Southpaw in Brooklyn-NYC 12/27/09
December 28th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Dar Williams came out with guns blazing through brooklyn on her ubiquitous southpaw stance & delivered a heavy hitting set with a hippie inspired knockout performance at Southpaw’s in the Park slope section of Brooklyn on the Sunday after xmas of 2009! It’s always a great pleasure watching Dar perform with her amazing melodies while […]
Tags: after all, brooklyn, christian and the pagans, cry cry cry, dar williams, february, folk, hedwig and the angry inch, iowa, mercy of the fallen, midnight radio, new york, pete seeger, southpaw, spring street, stephen trask, the easy way, this land is your land, we shall overcome
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