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Frankie Cosmos played Other Music
June 6th, 2016 by chocko
Frankie Cosmos at Other Music March 31, 2016 Greta Kline records sweet and shimmering indie pop under the name Frankie Cosmos. Her new album Next Thing dropped a couple months ago and Frankie Cosmos performed a decent chunk of the new record at the intimate and soon to be gone forever, Other Music in New […]
Tags: frankie cosmos, greta kline, in-store, live, new york city, nyc, other music, performance, record store
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Memorial Day Punk Show 2016
June 4th, 2016 by chocko
Spike Polite of Sewage NYC at Tompkins Square Park May 29, 2016 Hey ladies and germs! It’s that time of year again and there’s nothing like a free punk show at Tompkins Square Park in The Lower East Side, NYC. I look forward to them every year. This particular edition, The Memorial Day Punk Show […]
Tags: Bobby Steele, horror punk, new york city, nyc, punk, punk rock, sewage nyc, spike polite, the omega men, The Undead, tompkins square park
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The Zombies played Rough Trade
May 27th, 2016 by chocko
Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone of The Zombies at Rough Trade NYC May 12, 2016 UK psychedelic relics, The Zombies played an intimate show at Rough Trade in New York City recently and treated the crowd to a sweet, 30 minute set. The lineup was whittled down to the duo of Rod Argent on keyboards […]
Tags: in-store, live, odessey and oracle, performance, rough trade, rough trade nyc, show, the zombies
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Naughty By Nature – Judy Torres / Bronx Week 2016 celebrations
May 19th, 2016 by Mr. C
(Vinnie & Treach from Naughty By Nature) (Judy Torres performing Sad Morning + Love you, Will you love me at the 2016 Bronx Week celebrations) —————————————————————————————————————- Planet Chocko and the old school crew headed over the Hudson and sauntered towards the Mosholu to celebrate Bronx Week last Sunday with live performances by Tito Nieves, Judy […]
Tags: bronx week, freestyle dance, grandmaster caz, hip hop, judy torres, master gee, melle mel, music, naughty by nature, smif n wessun
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Mad Tiger and Peelander-Z invade IFC Center
May 13th, 2016 by chocko
Peelander-Yellow at IFC Center (photos by chocko) The documentary MAD TIGER recently wrapped up its run at IFC Center in NYC but not without going out with a blast. MAD TIGER features the Japanese punk rockers Peelander-Z, a happy, fun and wacky costume wearing band whose shows consists of a lot of crowd participation and […]
Tags: documentary, IFC Center, jonathan yi, kengo hioki, kotaro tsukada, Mad Tiger, michael haertlein, movies, new york city, nyc, Peelander Yellow, Peelander Z
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Hey! Ho! Let’s Go to The Queens Museum
April 29th, 2016 by chocko
The Planet Chocko goon squad hopped in our flying saucer and landed in Queens to check out the opening day of the exhibition, Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk at the Queens Museum. By the time we got to the doors, the fire department had come in to limit the amount […]
Tags: dee dee ramone, exhibit, exhibition, hey! ho! let's go!, joey ramone, johnny ramone, new york city, punk, punk rock, queens museum, ramones, the ramones, tommy ramone
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Hip Hop 4 Flint at SOB’s New York City (pics and videos)
March 30th, 2016 by chocko
Frank Knight at SOBs (photos by chocko) All Elements, Big Jeff Ent., and Castro Co. in collaboration with Queen Yonsada and the Justice League NYC combined their efforts to put on a great hip hop show recently at SOB’s to benefit and shed some light on the recent water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Proceeds from […]
Tags: all elements, Cheri Lashell, dj jronin, frank knight, Grand Wizzard Theodore, hip hop, hiphop4flint, MC, mr. cheeks, Mysonne Linen, Nitty Scott, ny hip hop, Quair Lateef, royal flush, sav killz, sob's
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Chiller Theatre 25th Anniversary
February 29th, 2016 by chocko
Looking at my Gucci, it’s about that time. Chiller Theatre Expo will be coming at you live from April 22 – 24 at Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. The guests appearances this time around include Alice Cooper, Weird Al Yankovic, Meat Loaf, Tara Reid plus loads more including a CHiPS reunion, a What’s Happening!! […]
Tags: adam west, celebrities, chiller theatre, expo, horror movies, interview, Madman, new jersey, sci-fi, The Muthers, trina parks
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Anthrax signing at Vintage Vinyl
February 25th, 2016 by chocko
Anthrax (pictured above from left to right: Jonathan Donais, Joey Belladonna, Charlie Benante, Frank Bello and Scott Ian) showed up for a signing to promote their latest album “For All Kings” at the legendary NJ record store Vintage Vinyl. I’ve been to the store for many in-stores and signing events and this was probably one […]
Tags: antrax, autographs, charlie benante, for all kings, Frank Bello, joey belladonna, Jonathan Donais, record store, Scott Ian, signing, vintage vinyl
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Hinds played Other Music
January 14th, 2016 by chocko
Hinds at Other Music (photos by chocko) Other Music kicked off 2016 with a super fun in-store performance by Hinds. The band consists of Carlotta Cosials and Ana García Perrote both on guitar and vocals, who originally formed a band named Deers back in 2011. Ade Martín on bass and the Amber Grimbergen on drums […]
Tags: hinds, in-store, leave me alone, new york city, nyc, other music, performance
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byrd over staten – a shaolin jazz tribute to Donald Byrd
December 5th, 2015 by Mr. C
Some pretty fly & progressive works going on over at the SHAOLIN JAZZ labs. Who knew the rugged & raw lyrics of the Wu-Tang Clan would pair so well with the funky jazz instrumentals of Donald Byrd! After some repeated listening to their latest project – BYRD OVER STATEN – My head was steady boppin’ […]
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St. Marks Is Dead Book Party Recap
December 4th, 2015 by chocko
Murray Hill, Jimmy Webb of Trash & Vaudville and Dirty Martini Ada Calhoun wrote a book titled St. Marks Is Dead which is about the history of the ever-changing three-block stretch in the East Village known as St. Marks Place. She writes about the origins of St. Marks when it was a Lenape tribe campsite […]
Tags: Ad-Rock, Ada Calhoun, book, Bridget Everett, Erin Markey, kathleen hanna, new york city, nyc, punk rock, St. Marks Is Dead, St. Marks Place, St. Marks Zeros
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