Archive for December, 2009
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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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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“Art of the Samurai:Japanese Arms & Armor 1156-1868 Exhibition” @ the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC
December 21st, 2009 by Planet Chocko
For the avid fans of the Samurai, there is an exhibition called the “Art of the Samurai” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City running until January 10,2010. The exhibit contains a massive exhibit of samurai hardware from the period of 1156-1868. That covers a tremendous time period in history including the […]
Tags: art of samurai, metropolitan museum, new york, samurai
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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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Nick Johnson to the Yankees?!
December 18th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Heard some rumblings last night that the New York Yankees are close to signing a 1 year deal with their former prospect & Yankee hand, Nick Johnson. I was a big proponent of Nick Johnson when he was coming up through the ranks in the minors with the Yankees playing for the Columbus Clippers, but […]
Tags: baseball, larry bowa, new york yankee, nick johnson, one year contract, replace hideki matsui, yankees
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Xian Famous Foods *Grand Opening* in Chinatown,NYC!
December 17th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Calling all Planet Chocko martians, aliens, & other forms of life that enjoy good cheap ass food! I’m happy to announce that ‘Xian Famous Foods’ is opening up a branch in Manhattan’s Chinatown in NYC @ 88 Forsyth St ! Their grand opening is this Saturday, December 19th! Xian is located on the western part […]
Tags: chinatown, east broadway, flushing mall, hand pulled noodle, lamb burger, liang pi, new york, xian famous food
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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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Paulie “the magic man” Malignaggi vs Juan “the baby bull” Diaz in CHITOWN on 12/12/09
December 13th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Planet Brooklyn’s own, Paulie “The Magic man” Malignaggi successfully revenged his JR Welterweight bout (140lbs) against Juan “the baby bull” Diaz in ChiTown on 12/12/09 by unanimous decision. The 1st fight in August between these 2 combatants led to a controversial win going to the Baby Bull. This sequel on 12/12 was well worth the […]
Tags: baby bull, boxing december 12 2009, chicago, jr welterweight, juan diaz, magic man, paul malignaggi, paulie malignaggi
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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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