Posts Tagged ‘punk’
HR + MAAFA + Rebelmatic + The 1865 played The KINGSLAND
December 10th, 2019 by chocko
Last Saturday at The Kingland in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, H.R. of the legendary Bad Brains played a set that got the kids in the crowd and older hardcore heads losing their minds to songs from his reggae and rasta solo albums and a couple Bad Brains songs thrown in for good measure. HR and Human Rights […]
Tags: bad brains, band, brooklyn, greenpoint, hardcore punk, HR and Human Rights, maafa, punk, punk rock, rebelmatic, the 1865, The Kingsland
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Kim Shattuck of The Muffs (1963-2019)
October 5th, 2019 by chocko
Kim Shattuck of The Muffs (The Pandoras, The Beards, The Coolies) passed away recently at the ago of 56 after a 2 year batttle with ALS. Shattuck was an amazing force on stage and her sweet, pop punk tunes were catchy and the live Muffs shows were so much fun. My favorite memories of Kim […]
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Back To The NYHC Roots at A7
June 13th, 2019 by chocko
Last Sunday The New York Hardcore Chronicles and NYHC Comics put together a Matinee show at A7 which is now Niagara (112 Avenue A) in The Lower East Side in New York City. This edition of “The Back To The NYHC Roots Music Series” featured the bands Antidote, Murderer’s Row, Ache, End Of Hope and […]
Tags: a7, antidote nyhc, hardcore punk, live music, lower east side, murderers row, new york city, niagara, nyc, nyhc, punk, punk rock, punk show
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Upcoming Punk Shows at Tompkins Square Park
March 27th, 2019 by chocko
(Chaotic Meltdown at Tompkins Square Park) Now that Spring has sprung and the flowers are blooming, it is a time for renewal and rejuvenation and this time of the year makes me think of all the punk shows coming up at Tompkins Square Park. Here are a few photos that have been sitting under some […]
Tags: hardcore punk, iconicide, live music, lower east side, new york city, nyc, punk, tompkins square park
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones played A Benefit Show for Jimmy G. at Tompkins Square Park
October 19th, 2018 by chocko
Last month NYHC legends Killing Time and Sheer Terror raged the stage for a benefit show for Jimmy Gestapo of Murphy’s Law who had to undergo multiple surgeries in recent months which resulted in him losing his gallbladder. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones made the trek from Massachusetts to headline the show with a blistering 21-song […]
Tags: jimmy g. benefit, jimmy gestapo, murphy's law, new york city, nyhc, punk, punk rock, show, ska, the mighty mighty bosstones, tompkins square park
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Punk Island: 11 Years of PUNK
June 23rd, 2018 by chocko
Today is the day, Punk Island is coming back atcha for a fist flying 11th year in beautiful Randall’s Island, NYC. Saturday June 23, 2018 10am-8pm BE THERE! It hasn’t been on a Saturday in a long time and by the way, IT’S FREE, ALL AGES and ALL DAY! Come on down and get there […]
Tags: diy, free event, music, new york city, nyc, punk, punk island, punk island 2018, randall's island
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Handsome Dick Manitoba and The Soul Punk Kings played The Bowery Electric
January 14th, 2018 by chocko
Handsome Dick Manitoba, lead singer of The Dictators recently played The Bowery Electric on the Eve of New Year’s Eve. Manitoba performed with his new band The Soul Punk Kings and played songs by The Dictators and debuted a couple new songs from a new upcoming solo album. At the age of 63, Manitoba sang […]
Tags: dick manitoba, handsome dick manitoba, HDM, live, proto-punk, punk, punk rock, show, The Bowery Electric, the dictators, the soul punk kings
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L.A.M.F. at The Bowery Electric
December 7th, 2017 by chocko
40th Anniversary of L.A.M.F. at The Bowery Electric November 29, 2017 Walter Lure formed a justice league lineup of punk rockers to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, L.A.M.F. by Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers. L.A.M.F. (Like A Mother F*cker) was a classic album that featured Walter Lure (lead guitar, vocals), Billy Rath (bass […]
Tags: 40th Anniversary, Glen Matlock, Jesse Malin, Johnny Thunders, L.A.M.F., lamf, mike ness, new york city, nyc, punk, punk rock, social distortion, The Bowery Electric, walter lure
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An Interview with Rebelmatic
September 28th, 2017 by chocko
Rebelmatic (Creature, Ray Reed, Alkatraz and Karnage) photo by Ricky Powell It has been a busy year for New York City’s hard rocking Rebelmatic. They played Punk Island and for the second time, the AFROPUNK Festival. You can catch them on television…they were recent musical guests on The Chris Gethard Show and featured performers on […]
Tags: afropunk, alkatraz, creature, eat the monster, elephant amnesia, hard rock, hardcore punk, interview, judas goat, karnage, new york city, nyc, punk, punk rock, ray reed, rebelmatic, survival gathering
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Roger Miret + Stigma at Generation Records
September 27th, 2017 by chocko
A couple weeks ago, Roger Miret, lead singer of Agnostic Front and one of the pioneers of New York Hardcore made an appearance at Generation Records in NYC to promote his memoir My Riot: Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts & Glory . The book is about Miret’s life and story from coming to America straight outta […]
Tags: agnostic front, autobiography, drew stone, generation records, My Riot: Agnostic Front, new york city, new york hardcore, nyc, nyhc, punk, punk rock, record store, Roger Miret, stigma, vinnie stigma
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L7: Pretend We’re Dead at DOC NYC
August 27th, 2017 by chocko
L7: Pretend We’re Dead documentary made its World Premiere at last year’s DOC NYC. The movie is the story of the all female punk, grunge, rock and roll band L7. Told mostly from their perspective with their own home footage, viewers are immersed into the van and on the road from the formation of the […]
Tags: cinema, dee plakas, doc nyc, documentary, donita sparks, jennifer finch, joan jett, L7, L7: Pretend We're Dead, movies, punk, Q&A, suzi gardner, sva theatre, The Lunachicks
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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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