Archive for June, 2015

Port of Call (NYAFF2015)

June 29th, 2015 by Mr. C

(Heartthrob Aaron Kwok after the Port of Call screening at NYAFF2015) My first foray into the New York Asian Film Festival 2015 was based on a true murder mystery of a 16 year old sex worker. Port of Call is a story of the murder of a young woman from mainland China who struggles to […]

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G.B.H. and Total Chaos played Gramercy Theatre

June 24th, 2015 by chocko

G.B.H. at Gramercy Theatre Total Chaos at Gramercy Theatre UK street punk vets, GBH stopped by Gramercy Theatre in NYC which marked their 35th show and 5th country on their most recent tour. Fellow punk rockers from California, Total Chaos opened up the show which featured lots of new tunes from their new album, World […]

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A Look Back At Punk Island 2014

June 21st, 2015 by chocko

Punk Island is mere hours away….rain or shine! It’s taking place on Sunday, June 21 2015 from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm at Staten Island Pier 1. 100 bands including Crack Rock Steady 7 and RVIVR. It’s gonna be insane. Check out some photos and videos from Punk Island 2014.

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Biz Markie and Masta Ace played Herbert Von King Park

June 21st, 2015 by chocko

Biz Markie at Herbert Von King Park Masta Ace at Herbert Von King Park Old school hip hop was in the house at Herbert Von King Park last Wednesday night with a free Summerstage show featuring Biz Markie and Masta Ace. After driving around Bed Stuy like Mr. Magoo and finally parking in a spot […]

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Legends Of Wrestling at Citi Field

June 18th, 2015 by chocko

This under the radar professional wrestling event happened in early June at the home of the New York Mets, Citi Field in Queens, NYC and featured old wrestling legends battling it out in the ring after autograph and Q&A sessions. A few thousand were in attendance at the baseball stadium and the wrestling ring was […]

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Big Apple BBQ Block Party

June 15th, 2015 by Mr. C

(The calm before the smoke at 10:00am at the Big Apple BBQ block party on Saturday) (my accomplices at the BBQ fest – no forks – no problem!) (Shake Shack who?) The 13th annual Big Apple BBQ Block party at Madison Square Park came and went last weekend. About 17 BBQ pitmasters came as far […]

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Jersey City – vinyl records and street art!

June 14th, 2015 by Mr. C

————————————————————————————– In trying to stay with our theme of keeping the jams in Jersey more & more instead of venturing out to NYC, the Planet Chocko goonies – Chocko & Mr. C headed into Jersey City for the Jersey City Record Riot at the Grove Street Path Station. Say What? Outdoors – Free – 35 […]

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Human Rights Watch Film Festival New York June 11-21

June 12th, 2015 by chocko

3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets (Marc Silver) The Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York will be screening movies from June 11-21 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center. The film festival focuses on films that deal with social injustices and human rights violations. It is a film festival in its […]

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Large Professor played Rough Trade NYC

June 10th, 2015 by chocko

The Legendary Hip Hop Producer and MC, Large Professor was in the house at Rough Trade NYC for the release of his latest album re:living. The performance space at Rough Trade slowly filled up early in the evening while Large Pro waited for some late guests to arrive to the venue. The new album played […]

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lower east side – nyc doings: Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival & now introducing Empanadas plus more!

June 8th, 2015 by Mr. C

(the mixologists making my chocolate egg cream with the classic Fox’s Ubet chocolate syrup!) (Peking Opera – Monkey King performance) (Puerto Rican Vejigante mask) (Puerto Rican fan making) The 15th annual Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival & this year – Empanadas were added to the Eldridge street mix! The festival provides a fun opportunity […]

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Chiller Theatre Spring 2015

June 2nd, 2015 by chocko

Here are some photos from the Chiller Theatre Spring Spectacular 2015. The next Chiller Theatre Expo is October 23 -25, 2015. Just a quick suggestion: Get your tickets in advance when they go on sale unless you like to stand in a that moves like one of those old school Romero zombies. It should be […]

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