Posts Tagged ‘nyc’
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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LIL FAME + TERMANOLOGY played S.O.B.’s
December 18th, 2012 by chocko
TERMANOLOGY GRAFH EA$Y MONEY LIL FAME a.k.a. FIZZY WOMACK (when he’s producing) and Termanology played S.O.B.’s a couple weeks ago to celebrate the release of their new album Fizzyology. There were a lot of great MC’s on stage to start the show, but business didn’t really start picking up until Cool Hand Lukey hit the […]
Tags: fizzyology, hip hop, lil fame, m.o.p., new york city, nyc, s.o.b.'s, statik selektah, termanology
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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 […]
Tags: angel olsen, brooklyn, chocko, glasslands, new york city, nyc, review, show, the glasslands gallery
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Mic Mania at The New York City Graffiti Hall of Fame
October 5th, 2012 by chocko
Afrika Bambaataa Special K A couple of weekends ago, we stopped by the New York City Graffiti Hall of Fame in East Harlem for the Mic Mania Event which featured an all day hip hop art and music event. We didn’t expect to run into the legendary Afrika Bambaataa when we hopped out of the […]
Tags: afrika bambaataa, DJ Eclipse, dj js-1, graffiti, graffiti hall of fame, grandmaster caz, harlem, lava 1 & 2, new york city, nic one, nyc, photos, special k
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8th Annual Vendy Awards NYC
September 24th, 2012 by chocko
Last Saturday, perhaps the happiest event on the planet happened on Governor’s Island…people ate delicious food, lounged out and then street food vendors got recognized for excellence in their craft. Yes, The 8th Annual Vendy Awards went down in NYC, my caloric intake went up with each food sample and pandemonium broke loose along with […]
Tags: 2012, Andy's Italian Ices & Expresso Bar, chinese mirch, governors island, Mayhem & Stout, new york city, nyc, Pestle & Mortar, The Cinnamon Snail, Tortas Nezas, vendy awards, Xin Jiang Prosperity Kebabs
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Fashion’s Night Out in NYC
September 7th, 2012 by chocko
Last night the freaky, stylish and flashy fashionista zombies of NYC roamed the streets showing off the latest trends while shopping and looking for free drinks and bargains. The Planet Chocko Crew put on their freshest gear (which is not really saying much) and took part in the gawking and cat-walking in the SoHo section […]
Tags: chairlift, fashion, fashion's night out, fno, helmut lang, icona pop, la sera, new york city, nyc, prada
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Printed Matter, Inc. hosted the Opening of the Bootleg T-Shirt Show
August 21st, 2012 by chocko
Last Saturday was the first time Chocko and Mr. C stepped into Printed Matter, Inc. in NYC and it was pretty mind blowing to see so many self published books and ‘zines by artists and writers from all over the globe. Printed Matter also hosts events such as readings, classes and art shows. We stepped […]
Tags: andrew kuo, bootleg t-shirt show, new york city, nyc, o.j. san felipe, peter sutherland, printed matter, zines
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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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Where Brooklyn At: Williamsburg Street Art and Graffiti
July 24th, 2012 by chocko
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, while experiencing gentrification at the speed of light, still has some of the most interesting streets to explore for some street art and graffiti. Here are some pics taken while Chocko and Mr. C had some time to kill before the China Heavyweight screening at Indie Screen. It’s a documentary about rural kids […]
Tags: brooklyn, graffiti, new york city, nyc, street art, williamsburg
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Iconicide presents Puke Island 2012
July 5th, 2012 by chocko
The anti-Punk Island event organized by the NY hardcore band ICONICIDE went down at Tompkins Square Park last month with many bands bringing the ruckus. Chocko thinks Punk Island is cool, it’s a free event that happens once a year on Governors Island and features punk rock music. I guess Chris from ICONICIDE feels that […]
Tags: 2012, alekhine's gun, l.e.s., mongrel bitch, new york city, nyc, puke island, punk, punk rock, tompkins square park, truth in needles
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