Archive for January, 2010
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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Motorcycle Show in NYC
January 25th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
The annual motorcycle show in NYC’s Jacob Javitz Convention Center on 1/23/10 hosted by Cycle World had a great turnout this year! There was an awesome display of crotch rockets, cruisers, custom choppers, & vintage harleys. The graphics, artwork, & paint jobs on some of these beasts were off the chain! My favorites include the […]
Tags: confederate, confederate motorcycles, indian larry, motorcycle, motorcycle show new york 2010
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Steamed Pastry!? Golden Steamer in Chinatown-NYC
January 24th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Steamed pastry…? OK, pastry seems like a term that esteemed cuisines like the french & italian usually specializes in, but the chinese also have an arsenal of goodies that the mere mortal can enjoy! What is the definition of pastry anyway? Does it have to be baked or does it just insinuate that the base […]
Tags: chinatown, chinese steamed buns, dai bao, dim sum, golden steamer, mott street bakery, new york, pork vegetable bun
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CHINATOWN!
January 18th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Recent closings of two well established businesses in Chinatown-NYC most notably Jan Lee’s, Sinotique on 19 Mott Street & Mr. Tang’s, a restaurant on the corner of Mott & Bayard Street has once again reminded us about the day in the life of a small business owner in NYC especially in the lower manhattan area. […]
Tags: chinatown, chinese new year, Mr Tang, new york city, parade, sinotique, year of the tiger, year of the tiger 2010
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KING OF BEGGARS
January 16th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Stephen Chow in ‘King of Beggars’ earns a 5 out of 10 “steamed roast pork buns” in this 1992 film directed by Gordon Chan. Chow displays his signature slapstick, comedic, kung fu play in this period piece movie. Chow plays a legendary character in China called “Beggar So”. Beggar So in the movie doesn’t start […]
Tags: beggar clan, beggar so, gordan chan, king of beggars, kung fu comedy, sleeping kung fu, stephen chow
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NEW JERSEY NETS!
January 14th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Woe is me…the NJ Nets got slaughtered like a lamb last night against the Boston Celtics. I keep telling myself they have good players with lots of upside in them with horses like Devon Harris, Brook Lopez, Yi, Chris Douglas Roberts, & Courtney Lee, but I’m beginning to lose firepower defending them. The Nets record […]
Tags: brook lopez, dancers, debarge, devon harris, nets, New jersey nets, yi
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Yankees & Rocco Baldelli?!
January 14th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
The Yankees are still in the hunt for a left fielder! We pretty much know a thumper type, high salary tenured left fielder is out of the question now, but what about taking the chance on Rocco Baldelli? He has power, great speed on the bases, & plays a savvy outfield, but his caveat is […]
Tags: baseball, brett gardner, bronx, jerry hairston, left fielder, rocco baldelli, spring training, yankees
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Gang Green!
January 13th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
The NY Jets entered a dance of playoffs that they weren’t supposed to be in! Now, these unwanted mofos are crashing the party in an ugly dress! The Jet’s don’t have anything to lose & are playing like a loose goose ready to lift off like a swift Hawk to elude the lightning from the […]
Tags: 2010, gang green, jets, new york jets, playoffs
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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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