Copycat on Wednesday! and Some picks

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Recommended art stuff
Most, but not all galleries are closed Sunday and Monday and usually open 11-6
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banks Violette
February 12 - April 17, 2010
Gladstone Gallery, in collaboration with Team Gallery, is pleased to announce a new installation by Banks Violette. Violette's work ranges from haunting yet exquisitely rendered graphite drawings to sculptural installations composed of cast salt, light, and sound.
Gladstone Gallery
530 West 21st Street
New York
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Thru april 17
OUR NEW SHOWS AT WHITE COLUMNS
BILLY CHILDISH
HORST ADEMEIT
AUBREY MAYER
DAN MILLER
'ADEMEIT' A FILM BY MICHAEL BAUER AND MARCUS WERNER HED
WHITE COLUMNS
320 WEST 13TH STREET
(ENTER ON HORATIO STREET)
NEW YORK, NY 10014
WWW.WHITECOLUMNS.ORG
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CHRISTINA RAY , founder of the experimental gallery Glowlab, announces the re-launch of the gallery under her own name. The gallery remains in its SoHo location with the same program and artists and a new website at christinaray.com. The re-launch will be celebrated with a group exhibition titled "Refresh," on view March 04–April 18
Refresh . March 04–April 18
CHRISTINA RAY
30 Grand Street . NYC
A/C/E to Canal Street
Phone: 212 334 0204
Hours: Wed–Sun 12–6pm
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The FLAG Art Foundation is pleased to present “Size DOES Matter”, curated by basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal. This exciting exhibition, on view from February 19, 2010 - May 27, 2010, includes works from international artists exploring the myriad ways that scale affects the perception of contemporary art.
http://www.flagartfoundation.org/current/
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Nicolas Touron: The Kingdom
Dates: April 15-May 22, 2010
Virgil de Voldere
Location: 526 West 26th Street - 4th Floor - Room 416 - New York, NY
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Tomoo Gokita
Wildest Dreams
March 25 - May 1, 2010
Dedicated to his glorious life, our friend Mr. Chiba (1964-2010)
Bill Brady's ATM / 542 West 24th Street / New York, NY 10011 / 917.417.7559
www.atmgallery.com



Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Sweet Ones, Guitar bomb and more in an early evening show
Ottos Shrunken Head
Street: 14th Btw A and B
we're hosting an after work party- since we normally don't get to mingle with the work force we wanted to have a party and still let the 9-5 er's get home at a decent hour- we are hosting a party too for our friends The Charming Youngsters on tour from Greenville NC- these guys are awesome- and lot of fun!!! Guitar Bomb is gonna do a set and so are The Sweet Ones so lets get drunk and bring your boss!!! See at Otto's shrunken Head- and its all A free show!!!
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PENDU presents: ESQUE + NEUD PHOTO live
Start Time: Tuesday, April 13 at 9:00pm
Where: Glasslands
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at the bell house
TUE 4/13: 7:30pm / FREE
SECRET SCIENCE CLUB
The Secret Science Club presents "A Night of Chemistry and Culinary Experimentation" with NYU Chemist
Kent Kirshenbaum is a professor of chemistry at NYU where he studies and creates new macromolecules in his lab. A founder of the Experimental Cuisine Collective, Dr. Kirshenbaum was the recipient of a National Science Foundation Career Award for "outstanding achievements in science" and a featured scientist on the Food Network's "Food Detectives".
Before & After
--Groove to freshly chopped tunes
--Stick around for highly nutritional Q&A
--Try our brain-boggling brew of the night (containing elements from the "BEERiodic Table")
Limited seating. Please bring ID: 21+




Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Copycat, a night of cover songs presents
A tribute to Bubblegum
Guest Guest DJ Captain Heartlock and resident Dj Xerox rock the boat
playing the sweetest of cover songs for our special tribute to
Bubblegum. You'll want to bring your special someone and stroll hand
in hand while the sun is shining, the birds are chirping (Cheep Cheep)
and the kisses taste sweeter while drinking the Copycat signature
drink, the Sour Pussy!
If you don't have a special someone, you might meet your candy girl
while downing Ottos yummy, yummy, yummy tiki drinks!
To make this night even sweeter, we are excited to have the Nouvellas
and the Anabolics delivering sets of covers, along with their original
sets.
Tonights bands
The Nouvellas
www.myspace.com/nouvellas
plus more tba
NO COVER
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday!
at Ottos Shrunken Head, 538 East 14 Street, Near avenue B
10 pm to 4 am
L Train to First Avenue
Copycatnyc.com
ottosshrunkenhead.com
see great past performances at youtube.com/copycatnyc

Thursday, April 15, 2010
from the nonsense list
The Vanishing Icons of Metropolitan Avenue: A History of Williamsburg’s Handmade Shop Signs
Not so long ago, a number of retro, sculptural shop signs lent a distinctive flavor to the area just east of the BQE in Williamsburg, among them a giant paintbrush, a diamond ring and the hammer that’s still outside Crest Hardware on Metropolitan Avenue. Neighborhood resident and writer Karen Hudes looks into the story behind the signs, about 75 of which were crafted 30 years ago by an artist named Stanley Wisniewolski.
At the exhibit, photos from the city’s Municipal Archives bring to light Williamsburg’s streetscape in the 80s, which was rich in oversized coffee cups, handbags and cows’ heads made out of Styrofoam marking each storefront. See a collection of Wisniewolski’s original signs on display, find out why the smoke shop installation caused such a stir, and take in the vision of one of the neighborhood’s pioneering graphic designers (who certainly wouldn’t be the last).
City Reliquary
370 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
7-10p; $free, with cheap beers
Exhibit runs through mid-July.
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also from nonsense
Warehouse Thursdays at the House of Yes
With Tecla (the rocktronica black cinderella), the Peeps (fun dance punk with enough Oi! for em all), Tayisha Busay (dirty 80s electronic dancey smut music), and DJ Lucas Walters (spinning that electro glam surf shit).
And for those that are just broke it's also BYOB if you just really need a 40oz. VJ 3000 A.D behind the projector and ambiance all night.
House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, at Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn
L train to Grand Street station
9p; $5 at the door or $15 for the open bar all night
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SLEEPIES
4/15/2010 8:00 PM at Tommy’s Tavern w/ Highway Gimps, Bloodweiser, Skinny Legs & Omar (Philly)
1041 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11222
Cost: $5
http://www.myspace.com/herecomethesleepies
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the back ccs
4/15/2010 10:00 PM at Santos Party House W/ The Dark Shadows( from Australia), the Arkhams.
Chinatown, Manhattan, New York
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Charlie & the Crybabies
4/15/2010 9:00 PM at Bowery Electric
327 Bowery Avenue (2nd street), New York, New York 10003
Playing with The DARK SHADOWS - australian all girl punk / psychobilly band!!!!(myspace.com/brigettehandley)



Friday, April 16, 2010
at le poisson rouge
ADV: $15
April 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM
The Little Death and Gordon Gano & The Ryans
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Fri., April 16, 2010 at 10:00 PM
"Crooked Disco" feat. DJ Morsy & DJ Kestar
dance party free! the gallery
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free at ottos
REBEL NIGHT
NYC's only Rockabilly (50's Rock n' Roll) Party.
Listen to good music, show off your vintage clothing and dance Jive, Bop and Stroll (Beginners who want to learn should come early)!


Saturday, April 17, 2010
at the bell house
SAT 4/17: 7:30pm / $15
YACHT ROCK : THE 12TH EPISODE
with special headliners on their 40th Anniversary Tour
AMBROSIA
plus the cast of Channel 101's hit internet show, Yacht Rock. We'll set sail at 7:30pm with a special set by Ambrosia at 9pm followed by the screening of all episodes of Yacht Rock including the last and final episode debut and premiere!! This proves to be the most special Yacht Rock party to date!
Ambrosia formed in 1970, in the South Bay/San Pedro area of Southern California. Ambrosia was produced and engineered by the legendary Alan Parsons, and featured the top ten hit "Holdin' on to Yesterday", "Nice Nice, Very Nice" "Somewhere I've Never Traveled," "How Much I Feel", as well as the #1 rock track "Life Beyond L.A."
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free at ottos
LIVE MUSIC
7:30PM THE RAVERS
9PM EL MUCHACHO
10PM HIGHTEEN BOOGIE
11PM WWIX
12AM BEER & CABLE
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NO PARKING ON THE DANCEFLOOR
Start Time: Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 11:00pm
End Time: Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 5:00am
Location: house of yes!
Street: 342 maujer st
City/Town: Brooklyn, NY
Moved to saturday nights! Now with aerial performances, DJ Courage, Sal P and as always $mall ¢hange!

Sunday, April 18, 2010
at the bell house
SUN 4/18: 4pm / $15
LAMB TAKEDOWN
Ewe will be rocked. 20 contestants - 300lbs of lamb - a google plex of fun. Matt Timms' Takedown series embraces the finest of all meats, and sponsor American Lamb Board makes sure everyone walks away with armloads of lamb-centric swag and a full tummy. Last year we saw lamb tacos, pulled lamb, exotic stews, and more... The contestants filled with brilliant ideas this time round- so eat everything, and think hard before you vote on this year's Brooklyn Lamb Takedown champ! $15 to come down and stuff yourself full!!! Visit chili-takedown.com for more info and other news!



Monday, April 19, 2010
at fontanas
MON
APR 19 FREE!
Glad All Over! presents Dynamic Duos
Spirit Houses
Miss Jilly w/ Justin Padro
Doppelganger
w/ DJ team - Liz and Legs!
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the back ccs
4/19/2010 8:00 PM at Don Pedro’s w/ Othermen, Angel Sluts, the Situation
261 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11222
Cost: free


Tuesday, April 20, 2010
at fontanas
TUE
APR 20 $6 cover
Cruel Black Dove April Residency
with
The Danvilles (members of The Bravery)
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Sarah Silverman
Author Signing
The popular comedienne and actress joins us to share her first book of humor, The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee.
Tuesday April 20, 2010 7:00 PM
Union Square
33 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, 212-253-0810