Posts Tagged ‘show’
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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The Grouch & Eligh played Highline Ballroom
April 1st, 2014 by chocko
The Grouch & Eligh at Highline Ballroom West Coast indie hip hop legends, The Grouch & Eligh played Highline Ballroom (3/19) with Eliot Lipp, Pigeon John and DJ Fresh. Grouch and Eligh, both founding members of Los Angeles hip hop collective, Living Legends took to the stage to debut songs from their new triple album […]
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Tegan and Sara played Starland Ballroom
November 8th, 2013 by chocko
Tegan and Sara at Starland Ballroom Back in 2001, I saw Tegan and Sara play a free show at South Street Seaport in NYC. The Canadian twin sisters played catchy pop music on acoustic guitars. They were absolutely adorable and their quirky on stage banter was just as fun as their songs. I’ve been a […]
Tags: Anything Anything, Bern & The Brights, concert, live, new jersey, Rich Russo, show, Starland Ballroom, Tegan and Sara
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Little Boots played Diesel (NYC)
May 15th, 2013 by chocko
Little Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh) celebrated the release of her new self-released album, Nocturnes, last week at a Diesel store (135 Spring St.) in New York City a day before the album’s U.S. release. People began queuing up an hour before the free ticketed live set. GBH/Webster Hall DJ, Alex English spun some party rocking […]
Tags: alex english, diesel, little boots, live, new york city, nocturnes, nyc, set, show, victoria hesketh
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Sound City Players played Hammerstein Ballroom
February 19th, 2013 by chocko
Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins Dave Grohl recently made his directorial debut with his excellent documentary SOUND CITY, a movie about the legendary ‘dumpy’ Los Angeles recording studio that produced a ton of great albums by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Cheap Trick, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Metallica and Nirvana. Grohl along with members of […]
Tags: dave grohl, hammerstein ballroom, john fogerty, lee ving, new york city, nyc, review, show, sound city, sound city players, stevie nicks
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Slick Rick played Brooklyn Bowl
February 3rd, 2013 by chocko
Slick Rick performed at Brooklyn Bowl in New York City last month a couple of days before his birthday. The celebration performance featured all the hits from The Ruler’s career that dates back to the Golden Era of Hip Hop in the 80’s. When his debut album The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick came out […]
Tags: birthday, brooklyn, hip hop, new york city, nyc, show, slick rick
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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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Angel Olsen played The Glasslands Gallery
November 26th, 2012 by chocko
ANGEL OLSEN at Glasslands A couple weeks ago on a Monday night (Nov. 12) Angel Olsen played some tunes at Brooklyn’s Glasslands Gallery. The Chicago-based singer took to the stage after openers Magmana and Bird Call, armed with only an electric guitar. Her mesmerizing voice was at times subtle and relaxed but was able to […]
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Punch played ABC No Rio and Death By Audio
August 16th, 2012 by chocko
It was a weekend of Punch in NYC when the San Francisco based hardcore punk band played ABC No Rio in the Lower East Side (08/04) and Death By Audio in Brooklyn (08/05). Last time I saw the band play around these parts, lead singer Meghan O’Neil was hopping around due to a broken foot […]
Tags: abc no rio, band, death by audio, hardcore punk, living eyes, new york city, nyc, punch, san francisco, show
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Rakim played Joe’s Pub NYC
June 21st, 2012 by chocko
The legendary RAKIM, played Joe’s Pub in Downtown Manhattan on Tuesday, June 12 as in a rare one-off show sponsored by Reebok Classics. When Eric B. and Rakim’s Paid In Full album came out, that rocked my world. It sounded unique, the beats and cuts on it were superb and Rakim’s lyrical flow was and […]
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The Swaggerin’ Growlers played Tompkins Square Park NYC
June 12th, 2012 by chocko
The 5th Annual BIKE NOISE Show went down in Tompkins Square Park in the Lower East Side NYC a couple of weekends ago on May 27. The show celebrated bike punks, the right to assemble and free punk rock music! Do we lose some of our punk cred if we drove a car to the […]
Tags: 2012, bike noise show, punk, show, the swaggerin' growlers, tompkins square park
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OFF! played The Bell House
May 31st, 2012 by chocko
OFF! played a last minute show with The Bronx at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NYC last night. It was a day after they played the Bowery Ballroom and the show was easy on the wallet…FREE! All you had to do was show up and pick up a wristband to get you in. Chocko had […]
Tags: black flag, brooklyn, circle jerks, keith morris, new york city, nyc, off!, punk, show, the bell house
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