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Cage at B.B.King’s NYC with Tame One
December 24th, 2009 by planetchocko
Me and Mr. C just made it on time to see Tame One of The Artifacts at the late show in Times Square on December 18. The Newark born emcee took command of the crowd with his complex rhyme patterns and dope, classic style on the microphone. It was so easy to see why this […]
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Bigger Princess and Kate Ferencz at 1087 Brooklyn NYC
December 18th, 2009 by planetchocko
1087 Broadway is an awesome d.i.y. feminist space in Brooklyn that has been throwing some really rad events lately. On December 15, Kate Ferencz and Bigger Princess came back after touring all around the country. ACLU Benefit, a dude with a deep baritone voice and a guitar started the night. He’s a total downer, but […]
Tags: alana fitzgerald, bigger princess, d.i.y., folk, kate ferencz
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Natural Elements at Fat Beats NYC
December 17th, 2009 by planetchocko
Natural Elements (A-Butta, L-Swift and Mr. Voodoo) came through Fat Beats (406 6th Ave. between 8th and 9th Streets in New York City) on Dec. 15 to celebrate the release of “1999: 10 Year Anniversary” an album that should have come out a decade ago. In the mid-nineties A-Butta, L-Swift and Mr. Voodoo formed Natural […]
Tags: a-butta, in-store, l-swift, live, mr. voodoo, natural elements, show, underground hip hop
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Bess Rogers @ Rockwood Music Hall – NYC 11.28.09
December 16th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Strong Island’s own, Bess Rogers performed at the Rockwood Music hall in lower manhattan on November 28th, 2009 @ Allison Weiss’s record release party. It was a cause for celebration @ Rockwood Music Hall with 3 really great acts performing including Allison Weiss, Bess Rogers, & Greg Holden. Bess Rogers mesmerized the crowd with her […]
Tags: allie moss, allison weiss, bess rogers, chris kuffner, dan romer, elliot jacobson, folk, greg holden, ingrid michealson, pop, rockwood music hall
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5 Pointz in Queens, NYC
December 15th, 2009 by planetchocko
5 Pointz located in Long Island City, NYC…the Institute of Higher Burnin. photos by chocko
Tags: grafffiti street art graff new york city
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Vivian Girls at Death By Audio w/ Yellow Fever and Happy Birthday
December 15th, 2009 by planetchocko
The show at Death By Audio on Dec. 12 was a fuzzed out, lo-fi spectacular with the newly signed to Sub Pop Records, Happy Birthday starting things off. The band features Kyle Thomas (King Tuff), Chris Weisman and Ruth Garbus. You may recognize Kyle from his other bands such as Witch (with J. Mascis of […]
Tags: death by audio, happy birthday, sub pop, vivian girls, wild world records, yellow fever
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T-Model Ford at powerHouse Arena 12.10.09
December 12th, 2009 by planetchocko
After waking up from a nap, I checked my twitter account and saw that T-Model Ford was performing in Brooklyn for free. T-Model Ford is an 80-something year old (nobody really knows his real age)quintessential blues musician from Mississippi who got a pacemaker put in about 2 years ago and continues to play. I had […]
Tags: brooklyn, delta blues, fat possum records, free show, t-model ford, the blues
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Municipal Waste at The Gramercy Theatre NYC
December 11th, 2009 by planetchocko
Municipal Waste came to town on December 9 and brought their friends with them on tour: Cauldron, Phobia and Brutal Truth. Opening act, Caludron, a trio from Toronto are the best metal band in the business who rock out like the 80’s never ended. They have the look and sound totally down and their new […]
Tags: brutal truth, cauldron, grindcore, live show, metal, municipal waste, new york city, phobia, punk, thrash
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OC and AG at FAT BEATS
December 9th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Diggin’ In The Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) members OC and AG stopped by Fat Beats NYC on Dec. 8 to promote their first album together titled “Oasis.” D.I.T.C. is a group of New York based emcees and producers who gained the respect from the hip hop community for their hardcore lyrics and classic boom-bap beats since […]
Tags: 950 plus, a.g., album, CD, d.i.t.c., diggin in the crates, dj premier, fat beats, in-store, o.c., oasis, pics
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williamsburg, brooklyn
December 7th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
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THE XX
December 7th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
UK’s The xx made a recent appearance at Newbury Comics in Boston, MA. These young musicians from South London were originally a four piece but are now down to 3 members: Romy Madley Croft (vocals and guitar), Oliver Sim (vocals and bass) and Jamie Smith (drum machines and percussion). This soft-spoken bunch play slow indie […]
Tags: boston in-store, live performance, newbury comics, rough trade, uk band, xx
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Cheeky's Last Show Ever
December 1st, 2009 by Planet Chocko
All good things must come to an end and unfortunately the awesome pop-punk band, Cheeky have called it a day. They played their last show ever last Saturday at Death By Audio in Brooklyn with a little help from their friends: Zombie Dogs, Stupid Party, Slingshot Dakota, and Shellshag. Ari Up of The Slits was […]
Tags: cheeky, death by audio, diy, last show, punk
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