Posts Tagged ‘nyc’
Boogie down Bx Takeover – 2016 Tour de Bronx
October 25th, 2016 by Mr. C
(Starting line by Lehman College) (A Bronx-Grand Concourse takeover! – the bridge is over,the bridge is over!) ————————————————————————————————————— One of my favorite annual events in NYC not to mention that it’s also free is the Tour de Bronx currently on its 22nd year of operation! The Tour de Bronx is an organized bicycle ride cruising […]
Tags: #TDB16, #tourdebronx, 2016 tour de bronx, bicycling, bicycling nyc, cycling, nyc, tour de bronx
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British Invasion!
August 28th, 2016 by Mr. C
(British grocery store – Myers of Keswick on Hudson Street in the West Village) ——————————————————————————————————————– Yesterday, the Planet Chocko hopping vampires signed up for a free bike tour of what I thought was a cruise around Upper Manhattan by 86th St and East river/Carl Shurz Park and then perhaps a dip into Central Park. But […]
Tags: Bicycle tour, Brompton, nyc, NYCE Wheels
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Summer of ’92 at Terminal 5
August 13th, 2016 by chocko
Salt N Pepa at Terminal 5 August 9, 2016 DJ Spinderella En Vogue Biz Markie The Crystal Pepsi Summer of ’92 featured artists from that totally awesome era including Lisa Loeb, Biz Markie, En Vogue and Salt N Pepa with DJ Spinderella. The 90’s party also featured a retro arcade with classic video games, a […]
Tags: biz markie, crystal pepsi, dj spinderella, en vogue, hip hop, new york city, nyc, old school, salt n pepa, summer of 92, terminal 5
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Frankie Cosmos played Other Music
June 6th, 2016 by chocko
Frankie Cosmos at Other Music March 31, 2016 Greta Kline records sweet and shimmering indie pop under the name Frankie Cosmos. Her new album Next Thing dropped a couple months ago and Frankie Cosmos performed a decent chunk of the new record at the intimate and soon to be gone forever, Other Music in New […]
Tags: frankie cosmos, greta kline, in-store, live, new york city, nyc, other music, performance, record store
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Memorial Day Punk Show 2016
June 4th, 2016 by chocko
Spike Polite of Sewage NYC at Tompkins Square Park May 29, 2016 Hey ladies and germs! It’s that time of year again and there’s nothing like a free punk show at Tompkins Square Park in The Lower East Side, NYC. I look forward to them every year. This particular edition, The Memorial Day Punk Show […]
Tags: Bobby Steele, horror punk, new york city, nyc, punk, punk rock, sewage nyc, spike polite, the omega men, The Undead, tompkins square park
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Mad Tiger and Peelander-Z invade IFC Center
May 13th, 2016 by chocko
Peelander-Yellow at IFC Center (photos by chocko) The documentary MAD TIGER recently wrapped up its run at IFC Center in NYC but not without going out with a blast. MAD TIGER features the Japanese punk rockers Peelander-Z, a happy, fun and wacky costume wearing band whose shows consists of a lot of crowd participation and […]
Tags: documentary, IFC Center, jonathan yi, kengo hioki, kotaro tsukada, Mad Tiger, michael haertlein, movies, new york city, nyc, Peelander Yellow, Peelander Z
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Hinds played Other Music
January 14th, 2016 by chocko
Hinds at Other Music (photos by chocko) Other Music kicked off 2016 with a super fun in-store performance by Hinds. The band consists of Carlotta Cosials and Ana García Perrote both on guitar and vocals, who originally formed a band named Deers back in 2011. Ade Martín on bass and the Amber Grimbergen on drums […]
Tags: hinds, in-store, leave me alone, new york city, nyc, other music, performance
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Kristen Stewart Q&A at IFC Center
January 4th, 2016 by chocko
Kristen Stewart attended the IFC Center Screening of Clouds Of Sils Maria last night, January 3, in New York City for a Q&A following the film. The movie also stars Juliette Binoche who plays the role of Maria Enders, a veteran actress who decides to take on the role in a revival of a play […]
Tags: Best Supporting Actress, cinema, Clouds of Sils Maria, film, IFC Center, IFC Film, Kristen Stewart, movie, new york city, nyc, Q&A
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St. Marks Is Dead Book Party Recap
December 4th, 2015 by chocko
Murray Hill, Jimmy Webb of Trash & Vaudville and Dirty Martini Ada Calhoun wrote a book titled St. Marks Is Dead which is about the history of the ever-changing three-block stretch in the East Village known as St. Marks Place. She writes about the origins of St. Marks when it was a Lenape tribe campsite […]
Tags: Ad-Rock, Ada Calhoun, book, Bridget Everett, Erin Markey, kathleen hanna, new york city, nyc, punk rock, St. Marks Is Dead, St. Marks Place, St. Marks Zeros
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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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Nina Diaz (Girl In A Coma) played Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
November 5th, 2015 by chocko
After taking a break from singing and playing guitar in the San Antonio band, Girl In A Coma, Nina Diaz played a ton of solo shows in her home state and began recording solo material. Last month, Nina finally took her show to some NYC area shows which included Brooklyn’s Living Room and Rockwood Music […]
Tags: convert, giac, girl in a coma, live, new york city, nina diaz, nyc, review, rockwood music hall, show
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Skuz + Led To The Grave + Ubasute played ABC No Rio
September 7th, 2015 by chocko
SKUZ at ABC No Rio A couple days ago, New Jersey’s SKUZ and Ubasute played on the same bill as Boston thrashers Led To The Grave at the Hardcore Matinee at ABC No Rio. I missed the openers but made it just in time to see Ubasute ripping it up in the legendary venue situated […]
Tags: abc no rio, grindcore, hardcore punk, HC Matinee, Led To The Grave, live, lower east side, new york city, nyc, punk rock, shows, Skuz, thrash metal, Ubasute
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