Posts Tagged ‘new york city’
Razika played The Glasslands Gallery
March 13th, 2012 by chocko
I got to the show last night at Glasslands in Williamsburg, Brooklyn a little late and a tad shook up, thanks to the wacko walking in the middle lane of the FDR in a black hoodie and backpack. I know the sidewalks can get a little crowded at times, but c’mon now. I caught the […]
Tags: brooklyn, glasslands, new york city, nyc norwegian band, razika, show, the glasslands gallery
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Bowery Graffiti and Street Art
March 13th, 2012 by chocko
Chocko was hovering around the Bowery last week and noticed some changes in the scenery. It was a surprise to see the completed RETNA mural on the corner of Bowery and Houston Street. At first look, it appears to be ancient script or Hieroglyphics-meets-gang-graffiti in dripping red and blue paint. What does it all mean? […]
Tags: billy's antiques, bowery, graffiti, houston street, mural, new york city, nyc, retna, street art
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street art in money makin manhattan
March 4th, 2012 by Mr. C
Just a few tags that I ran across while combing the streets today enroute to the Japan Society for the “Love Will Tear Us Apart” movie program. Some pieces include the Num Pang mural inside this Cambodian sandwich shop on 41st street by the Tuff City Crew and artwork by the Roxx Cru on the […]
Tags: graffiti, new york city, street art
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Epic FAILE
March 1st, 2012 by chocko
The FAILE Mural at the corner of Bowery and Houston Street in New York City has been up for 5 months and is in the process of being replaced with new art. Here is a look back at the Brooklyn-based art collective’s eye-popping, behemoth installation shortly after its completion. Follow @planetchocko on Twitter. Let’s be […]
Tags: graffiti, new york city, nyc, street art
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Screaming Females played Generation Records
February 15th, 2012 by chocko
Screaming Females from New Jersey stopped by Generation Records in New York City for their first date on a mini tour of records stores and one lone book store. Fans packed the basement and the band played some old stuff that got the kids dancing and new songs from their upcoming fifth album Ugly. The […]
Tags: don giovanni records, generation records, in-store, new york city, nyc, screaming females, tour
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Sean Price and Smif-N-Wessun played Highline Ballroom
January 24th, 2012 by chocko
Sean Price Smif-N-Wessun Duck Down was definitely in the Building…Highline Ballroom that is. Anytime you got members of Brooklyn’s Boot Camp Clik performing a show, you know you’re going to get some REAL Hip Hop. Opening up the show last Wednesday, was Maffew Ragazino from the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. A couple years ago he […]
Tags: apollo the great, cocoa brovaz, duck down records, hip hop, maffew ragazino, new york city, nyc, show
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Crosby, Nash and Sweat
November 10th, 2011 by chocko
Last Tuesday, Keith Sweat was at J&R Musicworld in Downtown NYC to celebrate the release of his new album ‘Til The Morning. The Harlem born singer has been in the game since the 80’s ushering in the new jack swing era and continuing on to a successful soul and R&B career along with being a […]
Tags: crosby and nash, keith sweat, new york city, nyc, occupy wall street, ows
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Pictoplasma NYC
November 4th, 2011 by chocko
Pictoplasma NYC-The Festival of Contemporary Character Design and Art rolls through New York City November 3-6, 2011 with a variety of exhibitions and installations to check out all around town. Most of the art happenings are in downtown NYC and Chelsea but be sure to hop on a subway and check out what’s going on […]
Tags: art, exhibitions, festival, festival of contemporary character design and art, new york, new york city, review
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Feist played a Harlem Crypt
October 5th, 2011 by chocko
On the eve of the record release of her new album, “Metals”, Feist played in a crypt at the the Church of the Intercession on W. 155th St. in Harlem, NYC. It was an adventure getting the tickets, a record store in Brooklyn, Sound Fix had 100 tickets for the first people that pre-bought the […]
Tags: broken social scene, church of intercession, lelie feist, mountain man, new york city, nyc, secret show
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street art nyc
September 8th, 2011 by chocko
Creepy on 145 Ludlow St. Nanook + Gaia collaboration on 145 Ludlow St. YOK on 145 Ludlow St. JR on Grand St. JR on Wooster St. photos by chocko
Tags: art, graffiti, new york city, street art
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Deer Tick Played Pier 54 NYC
August 16th, 2011 by chocko
John McCauley of Deer Tick Deer Tick DOM Last Thursday, Pier 54 was the place to be to catch some free indie music and the last installment of the 2011 Hudson River Rocks series. Translations opened up the night…gotta catch them next time. We got caught up watching Obama drive by in a cavalcade of […]
Tags: concert, dom, hudson river rocks, john mcCauley, live show, new york city
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BTS: Better Than Sex (2002)
July 9th, 2011 by chocko
BTS: Better Than Sex, the 2002 hit from Taiwan got its U.S. debut screening this week at the 10th New York Asian Film Festival with director, Su Chao-Pin in attendance. The movie is a fast paced teen-sex comedy with a butt-load of characters. The main character in the movie is a porn-addicted teenager named Lin […]
Tags: lincoln center, movie, new york asian film festival, new york city, nyaff, nyc, review, subway cinema
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