Posts Tagged ‘punk’
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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The Undead played Tompkins Square Park in The Lower East Side NYC
December 1st, 2015 by chocko
Bobby Steele and Diana Steele of THE UNDEAD at Tompkins Square Park A couple weeks ago at Tompkins Square Park in the Lower East Side, The Shadow organized a free show a day after Halloween with a bunch of punk bands kicking out the jams. The show began with The Butchers Punk Rock (Italy) playing […]
Tags: Bobby Steele, Choking Victim, Comrades, David Peel, Dr. John Dolan, east village, Erik Petersen, lower east side, Mischief Brew, misfits, nyc, punk, punk rock, Tail Light Rebellion, The Butchers PunkRock, The Shadow, The Undead, tompkins square park
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Dead Kennedys played Irving Plaza
July 7th, 2014 by chocko
Dead Kennedys at Irving Plaza Is this Joan Jett and Slash…no, it’s Tibbie X and Paul Cripple of Reagan Youth! A couple weeks ago, I went to see two legendary punk bands, Dead Kennedys and Reagan Youth play Irving Plaza in New York City. Burning Streets from Boston, MA opened up the evening. I walked […]
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A look back at Punk Island 2013
June 20th, 2014 by chocko
Here is a super duper late review of last year’s Punk Island which moved from Governor’s Island to its present location at the Staten Island Pier. I am typing this on the eve of Punk Island 2014 which should be a blast! See you in a few short hours at Pier 1 right off the […]
Tags: 2013, antidote, aye nako, diy, hardcore punk, make music, nyc, punk, punk island, punx, review, staten island, the f.u.'s, the homewreckers, the old edison, uzuhi
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Fucked Up played Bowery Ballroom
June 8th, 2014 by chocko
Fucked Up at Bowery Ballroom (photos by chocko) Big Ups at Bowery Ballroom Fucked Up crushed and pulverized in NYC, playing a Sold Out Bowery Ballroom on Friday (6/6), with openers In School and Big Ups. I regret walking into the venue late and missing In School but I did hear that the all female […]
Tags: 2014, big ups, bowery ballroom, fucked up, glass boys, hardcore punk, june, nyc, punk, review, show, toronto
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Brooklyn Zine Fest 2013
May 30th, 2013 by chocko
The second annual Brooklyn Zine Fest, the biggest self-publishing expo in NYC celebrating zines and DIY publications happened last month. More than 80 writers and artists crammed into all of Public Assembly in Williamsburg. In the front of the venue there was an outdoor pop-up library and lots of passersby peeking in with a “what […]
Tags: 2013, brooklyn, diy, fest, public assembly, punk, zine
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Deathcycle played The Acheron
February 26th, 2013 by chocko
Deathcycle, an old school hardcore punk band who called it quits in 2009 after about 6 years in existence, revved up the engines to ride once again at the Bushwick, Brooklyn show space, The Acheron in January with the also reunited Catharsis. Deathcycle played a handful of reunion shows after disbanding but to hear they […]
Tags: deathcycle, metal, nyhc, punk, saint vitus bar, the acheron
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Paul Baribeau and Jason Anderson played Stardust Video & Coffee
February 3rd, 2013 by chocko
PAUL BARIBEAU at Stardust Video & Coffee (Orlando) 01.27.13 JASON ANDERSON at Stardust Video & Coffee (Orlando) 01.27.13 Another recent excursion to sunny Florida was coming to a close and on a Sunday night after nearly a week bouncing around all the Disney and Universal theme parks I decided to catch a local show in […]
Tags: folk, jason anderson, music, orlando, paul baribeau, punk, stardust, video & coffee
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Social Distortion played Roseland Ballroom NYC
December 8th, 2012 by chocko
MIKE NESS of SOCIAL DISTORTION Legendary Southern California punks SOCIAL DISTORTION rocked the Roseland Ballroom on October 26th. Touring in support of their latest album Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, Mike Ness (looking like a gangster from the 1930’s) and the crew played new and old songs including Machine Gun Blues, I Was Wrong and […]
Tags: lindi ortega, mike ness, new york city, nyc, punk, punk rock, roseland, roseland ballroom, show, social distortion, the biters
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REEWIND: An interview with THE INDEPENDENTS
August 31st, 2012 by Mr. C
The Independents, a horror punk/ska band were one of our favorite acts to rise out of the east village punk music scene in the late 1990s most notably playing at clubs like The Continental, Coney Island High, and Brownies. Being from the dirty planet of NJ, Chocko and I also saw the Independents perform at […]
Tags: interviews, planet chocko zine archives, punk
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REEWIND: An interview with Stockyard Stoics
August 9th, 2012 by Mr. C
Tags: interviews, joe piglet, planet chocko zine archives, punk
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2012 CBGB Festival
July 10th, 2012 by chocko
First of all, Chocko and the crew have to thank Two Boots and CBGB Festival for hooking us up with the all inclusive passes which got us into all the music showcases and film screenings. You definitely can’t beat the insane deal of buying some pizza and getting a free pass for the festival. It […]
Tags: agnostic front, cbgb, cbgb festival, madball, maximum penalty, murphy's law, new york hardcore, nyhc, punk, review, the dead boys
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